How I forgot about this one in the earlier thread, I don't know.
This series is a perfect example of quality over quantity. It only lasted 18 episodes (which in the pre-streaming era was considered closer to a full season). Informed by his cynicism about network television's process for ruining projects, Executive Producer Judd Apatow said he didn't expect the series to make it. Consequently, they poured every good idea they had into the scripts as quickly as possible. They even filmed the show's finale earlier in the season to make sure it was in the can so they could put the right capper on the project when the axe came down.
Unless you were there, you have little idea how accurately this show captured the 1980s high school experience.
This series is a perfect example of quality over quantity. It only lasted 18 episodes (which in the pre-streaming era was considered closer to a full season). Informed by his cynicism about network television's process for ruining projects, Executive Producer Judd Apatow said he didn't expect the series to make it. Consequently, they poured every good idea they had into the scripts as quickly as possible. They even filmed the show's finale earlier in the season to make sure it was in the can so they could put the right capper on the project when the axe came down.
Unless you were there, you have little idea how accurately this show captured the 1980s high school experience.
