Judd Apatow, who will forever be a hero to many TV viewers who loved the too short-lived NBC series Freaks and Geeks, is saying goodbye to television. But not before one final shot with the soon-to-be-released feature film The TV Set.
The movie stars David Duchovny as a series creator who butts heads with various studio executives (including Sigourney Weaver) who just don't get what he's trying to do with his TV show. And, yes, it's a version of what Apatow and The TV Set director Jake Kasdan went through when they worked on Freaks and Geeks.
The film gets into what creative people have to go through with execs to get things on the air the way they want and how the industry is changing. One part of the film has network execs changing the show's (about a man dealing with his brother's suicide) title from The Wexler Chronicles to Call Me Crazy!
Apatow doesn't really want to work in television anymore. He's working on several big screen projects though, including the comedies Knocked Up and Walk Hard. He also directed The 40 Year-Old Virgin. Pesonally I hope he comes back to TV, maybe on cable.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
3-26-2007 @ 5:12PM
David said...
Yes, come back to Cable TV, you can do what you like with the show as long as you don't want more than 10 episodes a season.
I think he would be great on Showtime, they already have Weeds and I think he would fit in well.
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3-26-2007 @ 5:41PM
John said...
Jon Turteltaub, executive producer of Jericho says, "If you want freedom, write a book."
It's so unfortunate when people that fund art are only concerned with the reward, but not with the work.
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3-26-2007 @ 8:01PM
tv junkie said...
i loved Undeclared and Freaks and Geeks, and i think Apatow should be great on Showtime as well.
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3-26-2007 @ 11:59PM
Kyle Beasley said...
Come back to TV Judd Apatow. It's so lonely here without you.
(P.S. Don't tell my television but I love The 40-year Old Virgin and can't wait for Knocked Up)
http://kylebeabo.blogspot.com/
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3-27-2007 @ 12:35PM
Valerie St. John said...
I agree, Showtime would be an excellent fit Judd and I'm literally pacing the floor just waiting for his new movie The TV Set - hurry up already Judd!
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