Arrested Development, Freaks And Geeks never got the opportunity to offer fans a largely disliked version of itself. As the cast continued to age out of their roles, those hoping for more Freaks And Geeks gave up the fight. After all, one perfect season is better than several mediocre ones. And Freaks And Geeks ended the way every show should: with several episodes never making it to air, and its lead character joining some hippies to follow the Grateful Dead on tour. If only Advertisement After being canceled by NBC, Freaks And Geeks didn’t exactly have the pick of the litter network-wise. Still considered a cult show, Paul Feig and Judd Apatow’s evening family comedy had a hefty production and music budget. Not exactly a good sales pitch to other networks. One cable channel, however, was willing to pick up part of the check—well, some of the check. According to a new interview with Collider, series creator Paul Feig and producer Judd Apatow said that MTV made an offer at a reduced budget. “When the show was cancelled, there was an offer from MTV to continue making the show at a much lower budget,” Apatow said. “And we all decided we didn’t want to do a weaker version of the show.”