Girls of TV: Katic vs. Phillips

Well, we didn't get as many votes as I would have liked for the first No. 1 seed. I guess Sunday's are a little more difficult to get voters.

Anyway, Cuthbert - our first No. 1 seed - barely snuck by Ellie Kemper in her first round matchup. Perhaps with more voters it would have looked differently, but I guess we'll see in the rounds to come.

The rest of the No. 1 seeds revealed over the next three days. Come back and vote - Enjoy!

(1) Stana Katic

I honestly had never heart of Stanic before she was mentioned to me as someone who should be in this game. And, apparently others think she belongs as she was voted to be a top seed. She is currently starring as Kate Beckett in ABC's Castle.

(8) Busy Phillips

Phillips, though the higher seed, was able to knock off Modern Family's Sofia Vergara in her 'play-in' round matchup. Known for Freaks & Geeks and Dawson's Creek Phillips is now part of the culdesac crew on ABC's Cougar Town.

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Girls of TV: Phillips vs. Vergara

Wow, another surprise vote. I thought I was the only one who thought Kemper was cute. But, good to see I am not.

Kemper moved on to the next round as she knocked out the lady with the smallest last name in the bracket, Q.

Slowly finishing up the 'play-in' rounds, but a lot of lovely ladies should be showing their faces soon.

Keep up with the voting, and spread the word.

(8) Busy Phillips

Phillips is most notably known for starring in Freaks and Geeks and Dawson's Creek, but since the end of the Creek, she has been bouncing around the tube. She now stars as one of Jules' best friends, Laurie Keller, on ABC's Cougar Town.

(9) Sofia Vergara

I had never really heard of Vergara until she was a character in the short-lived television show Knights of Prosperity. Since then she has become a huge fan favorite as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett, the new wife of Ed O'Neil's Jay, on Modern Family.

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Freaks & Geeks

With the huge explosion of all things Judd Apatow nowadays, I felt it was only right for me to try and check out his original television show, Freaks & Geeks.
The show was on NBC during the 1999-2000 television schedule, but unfortunately due to low viewership was canceled after only 12 episodes had aired. The show, however, did complete filming 18 episodes which are now available on DVD.

I have only watched three episodes so far, but I am pretty entertained.

The show is more of a dramedy, which is hard to believe coming from a guy like Apatow - but then again if you think 40 Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up all had underlying messages, despite the outrageous comedy factor.

Anyway, Freaks & Geeks is about Lindsay Weir (Linda Cardellini) and her brother Sam (John Francis Daley).

From the pilot, we learn that Lindsay is starting to rebel after the death of her grandmother, whom she was really close. She was formally a mathlete, straight-A student, and best friends with Millie Kentner (Sarah Hagan), a very relgious girl.

She sort of veers from that path of life into trying to fit in with the "Freaks". These are the kids who would rather skip class, smoke and could care less about high school. The main "Freak" is Dan Desario (James Franco), whom it is obvious Lindsay has a bit of a thing for. He is followed by his two friends, Nick Andopolis (Jason Segel) and Ken Miller (Seth Rogen). A fourth "Freak", Kim Kelly (Busy Phillips), is Dan's on-and-off girlfriend, and gives Lindsay a bit of a hard time.

On the other side of things, Sam is a freshman in high school who is considered a "Geek". He hangs around with his two best friends, Neal Schweiber (Samm Levine) and Bill Haverchuck (Martin Starr). They are in between trying to figure out what is cool and not - and also trying to not get beaten up by Alan White (Chauncey Leopardi).

It's sort of amazing to see the amount of people getting their start in this show. Linda Cardellini now plays Sam Taggart on ER. James Franco has shot up the A-list movie star, especially with the role as Harry Osborne in Spiderman. Jason Segel, despite being part of the new Apatow Universe, is now a star on How I Met Your Mother. Seth Rogen is the king of the Apatow Universe now, and is bringing Martin Starr along with him in smaller roles. John Francis Daley now plays Dr. Lance Sweets on Bones. Samm Levine, however, is due to star in the new Quentin Tarantino movie.

Though I am only three episodes in, I am upset I didn't watch this show from the start. It's just another show that never truly got a chance in this day and age of neilson ratings. A lot of great shows have been canceled due to bad ratings, which usually comes from bad marketing.

Give this show a look if you happen to like the Apatow movies or any of the above people.

I am hoping to check out Apatow's second television try in Undeclared when I am finished. Another show that probably didn't get it's fair shake.