Seth Rogen Confronted the Guy Who Canceled Freaks and Geeks
Fifteen years ago, Judd Apatow and Paul Feig created a show about '80s-era high school burnouts and nerds the show starred Seth Rogen, James Franco, Jason Segel and Linda Cardellini. Sounds like a can't-miss hit, right? And yet, to the chagrin of the show's cult following, Freaks and Geeks was canceled after only one season. Though the show's stars and creators went on to successful movie and TV careers, they  like the fans  never quite got over the decision to drop the show. That's why when Seth Rogen was presented with the opportunity to confront the show's creator, he did, Rogen shared the dirty details of the conversation in an interview with HuffPost Live. The actor was visting Saturday Night Live to support his friend Bill Hader when he overheard someone say the name of the executive who canceled Freaks and Geeks. "I know his name, obviously, because we've talked about how stupid he is for the last 15 years," Rogen said. With the help of fellow comedian Paul Rudd, Rogen asked him why he decided to kill the show, Rogen was careful not to out the former NBC executive, but apparently the executive didn't mind naming himself. Garth Ancier, a television programmer since the '70s, took to Facebook to make his case, When Rogen dismissed Ancier as a rich kid who wouldn't understand the trials and tribulations of public high school, he posted yet another response on Facebook, , We may never know how the conversation really went down. Paul Rudd, care to respond? But whether Ancier is a villain or not, Freaks and Geeks will forever be remembered  alongside Sports Night, Rome and Happy Endings  as a show that was canceled far too soon.