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Freaks & Geeks: Yearbook Edition | 
 enlarge | Director: Jake Kasdan;judd Apatow
Actors: Linda Cardellini, John Francis Daley, James Franco, Seth Rogan, Samm Levine
Studio: Shout! Factory
Category: DVD
List Price: $169.98
Buy New: $102.98
You Save: $67.00 (39%)
New (19) Used (5) from $102.98
Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 1344
Format: Box Set, Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc, Special Edition
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 8
Running Time: 1440 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6.4
Dimensions (in): 11.2 x 8.7 x 0.9
MPN: 10978
UPC: 826663109788
EAN: 0826663109788
ASIN: B001B73PTO
Release Date: November 25, 2008 (New: This Week)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Unlike the beautiful teens populating most television shows in 1999, Freaks And Geeks,created by Paul Feig and executive produced by him and Judd Apatow (40-Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Super Bad), told the stories of the rest of us. At McKinley High in the suburbs of Detroit in 1980, were a group of outsiders; the stoners, the tough kids, the bad girls, the brains and the dorks. It was a smart, funny, authentic testimonial to the highs and horrors of high school for the kids who didn t fit anywhere. The show, fiercely loved and supported by its fans, was cancelled after 19 amazing episodes.
As a thank you to the people who have loved and supported this show, the Cast and Creatives all came together to create this special limited Yearbook Edition.
Previously available only via the Freaks and Geeks website, and now long out of print, this special edition contains all the original episodes, commentaries and special features of the Complete Season set, plus two bonus discs all housed in a loving recreation of a 40-page yearbook, chock-full of exclusive photos, memorabilia and essays.
Special Features on the the Yearkbook Edition's Two Exclusive Bonus Discs
* Museum of Television & Radio Panel
* Table Read
* Deleted Scenes
* Original Cast Auditions
* Raw Footage
* Mr. Rosso Live In Concert
* Photo Galleries
* NBC Promos
* Behind the Scenes footage
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 No closed captioning December 1, 2008
Jake O'Donnell (Here, there and everywhere.)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Great! No closed captioning again! Thanks a lot Shout!
The first edition wasn't captioned and neither is this follow up!
Lets all give big fat ZERO rating to Shout! on behalf of the hearing-impaired crowd! :(
Yes, I'm talking to you Shout!, the producers of this video. Shame on you for not captioning this and nearly all of the other DVDs you release.
 No, it actually IS a great deal! November 20, 2008
M.R. (Los Angeles, CA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
As someone who bought this Yearbook version when it came out, I'm actually glad that this repressing isn't cheaper than the $120 I paid for it. Selfish, I know!
But at the price Amazon has it for, it's still a great deal, only a few bucks more than I paid.
Is it worth getting if you already have the regular 6-DVD version? Depends on how much you love the show. Personally, I'd have to say yes. The 2 bonus DVDs are great--they really help you understand what went into making the show on a day to day basis. But I think that the REAL reason to get the Yearbook is the Yearbook itself. The care and detail that went into making it is just awesome and amazing. I've never seen a DVD set that approaches it. It's something you can return to again and again.
Is This Reprint Worth the Extra Money? November 18, 2008
Auggie Worldwise (Los Angeles, California)
26 out of 33 found this review helpful
Don't get me wrong. I LOVE Freaks and Geeks. But this yearbook reprint is severely overpriced. It was originally marketed as a limited edition when it was released in 2004 until it sold out in January 2007. You could somewhat justify the high price of $130 on that version because it was SUPPOSED TO BE A COLLECTORS ITEM with a limited printing of only 25,000. Now Shout Factory has decided to start making it again, except they aren't calling it a limited edition. What doesn't make sense is that they are charging the same price for this reprint as they did for the limited edition collectible.
Skip the yearbook and buy the standard edition. At $45 or so, it's a much better deal. It has loads of extras that will satisfy the most diehard fans. Keep in mind that discs 1-6 are EXACTLY THE SAME on both editions. There is a heckuva lot on these 6 discs: All 18 episodes, 29 full length commentaries (some episodes have more than 1), 69 deleted scenes (also with commentaries), 2 sets of bloopers, a behind the scenes video, audition tapes for Cardellini, Segel, Daley, Starr, Levine, Rogen, Phillips, (Sorry, Franco's audition doesn't appear on either set). The standard edition is loaded with extras.
The yearbook edition gives you everything on the standard edition, but only 2 more discs for all that additional money. And they are less desirable extras, like auditions of supporting cast members and poorly produced videos of 3 table readings where the sound is barely audible. They used all the best extras on the standard edition. I'll admit the 80 page yearbook is cool to look at, but 22 of the pages contain an episode guide which also appears in the booklet that comes with the standard edition. Another 12 pages in the yearbook are reprints of articles that ran in the LA Times and LA Weekly, and that you can still find on the internet. For the hefty price, you'd expect them to put a lot more original stuff into the yearbook.
You'd think that if you were paying 3 times the price, you'd get 3 times as much stuff.... but that's definitely NOT the case. Considering the contents of this yearbook edition, $69-$79 would be a fair price. $130 is way over the top.
IT'S GOOD TO BE A GEEK! November 13, 2008
James M. Hansen (Abilene, TX)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This collection is a must for true Freaks and Geeks fanatics. I bought this yearbook edition several years back, via the website, and couldn't have been more satisfied with it. I also paid $130 through the website for mine and I think it is worth every penny. The dvds come enclosed in a yearbook containing tons of pictures and detailed episode descriptions, among other things. The dvds have a ton of extras as well, such as casting videos, outtakes, deleted scenes, commentary, etc. If you love Freaks and Geeks this is a must have collection. You will not be disappointed!
Best Ever!!! November 13, 2008
krackerjen (Sweetwater, TX United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I own this. I was one of the fans that was signed up to buy the dvds if they would ever release them with all of the original music. My husband and I watch it several times a year and especially around Halloween. (The Halloween episode is one of our favorites.) The yearbook that holds the dvds is really cool and is filled with tons of things and episode summaries. It is worth the price.
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