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Paul S. Feig ( 17 de Setembro de 1962) é um diretor americano, ator e roteirista. Feig é conhecido por interpretar Mr. Eugene Pool na série Sabrina. Feig criou a série aclamada pela crítica, Freaks and Geeks [ 1] e dirigiu vários episódios de The Office e Arrested Development, além de selecionar episódios de 30 Rock, Parks ...
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Paul Feig (/ f iː ɡ /; born September 17, 1962) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. He is best known for directing films such as Bridesmaids (2011), The Heat (2013), Spy (2015), Ghostbusters (2016), A Simple Favor (2018), and Last Christmas (2019).
Paul Feig is an American film director and writer who is known for creating Freaks and Geeks and directing Bridesmaids, The Heat, Spy and A Simple Favor. He is known for directing films starring frequent collaborator Melissa McCarthy. He also directed the highly controversial 2016 reboot of Ghostbusters.
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Paul Feig is an American film director and writer who is known for creating Freaks and Geeks and directing Bridesmaids, The Heat, Spy and A Simple Favor. He is known for directing films starring frequent collaborator Melissa McCarthy. He also directed the highly controversial 2016 reboot of Ghostbusters. He also directed episodes of The Office.
- September 17, 1962
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- Cast and Characters
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- Appearances
- Reception
- Cancellation and Legacy
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Teenager Lindsay Weir and her younger brother, Sam, attend William McKinley High School during the 1980–81 school year. The show is set in the town of Chippewa, Michigan, a fictional suburb of Detroit (named after Chippewa Valley High School, which series creator Paul Feigattended). Lindsay joins a group of friends who are referred to as the "freak...
Main cast
1. Linda Cardellinias Lindsay Weir 2. John Francis Daleyas Sam Weir 3. James Francoas Daniel Desario 4. Samm Levineas Neal Schweiber 5. Seth Rogenas Ken Miller 6. Jason Segelas Nick Andopolis 7. Martin Starras Bill Haverchuck 8. Becky Ann Bakeras Jean Weir 9. Joe Flahertyas Harold Weir 10. Busy Philippsas Kim Kelly (credited after titles as "also starring")
Guest stars and cameo appearances
Guest stars included: 1. Samaire Armstrongas "Deadhead" Laurie 2. Alexandra Breckenridgeas mathlete Shelly Weaver 3. Jack Conleyas Kim Kelly's stepfather 4. Kevin Corriganas Millie's delinquent cousin 5. Allen Covertas a liquor store clerk 6. Matt Czuchryas a student from rival Lincoln High 7. Alexander Gould as Ronnie, the boy Lindsay babysitswhile high 8. Steve Higginsas Mr. Fleck, the Geeks' A/V teacher 9. Rashida Jonesas Kim Kelly's friend Karen Scarfolli 10. Bianca Kajlichas a nose pierc...
The script for the pilot episode of Freaks and Geeks was written by Paul Feig as a spec script. Feig gave the script to producer Judd Apatow, who sold it to DreamWorks, where Apatow was under an overall deal. DreamWorks sold it to NBC, who greenlit a pilot. Before the script was shot, Feig wrote a second episode at the behest of Apatow. He showed t...
DVD and Blu-ray
On April 6, 2004, a six-DVD Freaks and Geeks box set was released through Shout! Factory and Sony BMG Music Entertainment. A limited "yearbook edition" set, including two additional discs, was also available through the official website for the show. Fans who had signed an online petitionto get the show on DVD got priority in purchasing the special set. On November 25, 2008, the deluxe "Yearbook Edition" box set was re-released through Vivendi Entertainment. The set features all of the episod...
Books
In October 2004, Newmarket Press released two Freaks and Geeks books: Freaks and Geeks: The Complete Scripts, Volume 1 and Freaks and Geeks: The Complete Scripts, Volume 2. Each book covers nine scripts from the series, compiled by Paul Feig and Judd Apatow. Extra content includes behind-the-scenes memos and notes, photos, additional plot lines and excerpts from the Freaks and Geeksseries bibles.
Soundtrack
Freaks and Geeks' creators made it a priority to feature genuine, period-specific music that would help to create the show's tone. Clearing such names as Billy Joel, Cheap Trick, the Grateful Dead, Rush, Styx, The Moody Blues, The Who and Van Halen required much of the show's budget. Eventually, this became an obstacle in releasing the show on DVD due to the difficulty and expense of clearing all of the music rights for the series. Music cues were changed or removed for Freaks and Geeks when...
In 2000, the cast of Freaks and Geeks was featured in an episode of the game show Family Feud hosted by Louie Anderson.
Critical reception
At Metacritic, Freaks and Geeks has a score of 88 out of 100, based on 26 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". On Rotten Tomatoes, the show has a score of 100% with an average rating of 9.7 out of 10, based on 34 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads, "Freaks and Geekslampoons real-life adolescence while affectionately embracing every growing pain along the way with refreshing honesty."
Ratings
The show averaged 6.77 million viewers and was #93 in the rankings during the only season it ran.
Awards and nominations
The series received three Emmy Award nominations: creator Paul Feig was nominated twice for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, for the episodes "Pilot" and "Discos and Dragons", and it won for Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series (Allison Jones, Coreen Mayrs and Jill Greenberg). It was also nominated for two Television Critics Association Awards, for New Program of the Year and Outstanding Achievement in Drama. For acting, the series won for Best Family TV Series – Comedy and was nom...
One of the cited reasons for its early cancellation was its inability to gain an audience due to its "erratic scheduling" and poor time slots, competing with the high-rated Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. The producers created a website for the series, but NBC would not share its URL because "they didn't want people to know the Internet existed; the...
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Ghostbusters (also marketed as Ghostbusters: Answer the Call) is a 2016 American supernatural comedy film directed by Paul Feig, who co-wrote it with Katie Dippold.
Paul S. Feig é um diretor americano, ator e roteirista. Feig é conhecido por interpretar Mr. Eugene Pool na série Sabrina. Feig criou a série aclamada pela crítica, Freaks and Geeks e dirigiu vários episódios de The Office e Arrested Development, além de selecionar episódios de 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, Mad Men e outras séries de ...
