wing," they watched "the macneil/ lehrer," you know, "newshour." they watched "west wing" and documentaries in foreign languages, right? >> if the name of this nominee is leaked out before i want it to be leaked out, i'm going to blame you, and you're going to find that unpleasant. >> i've got to tell you something, toby, you're hot when you're like this. >> '90s television was the first wave of what we now have, remarkably specific niche programming. >> "freaks and geeks" really sympathized with the losers. it had great empathy for its characters. ♪ go on and laugh at me because you don't see that i got something going right here ♪ >> "freaks and geeks" breaks my heart every time i think about it. >> i'm sorry, did i crush your twinkies? >> it lasted 18 episodes, and they're perfect 18 episodes. but nbc hated it so much.