Editing Freaks and Geeks (section)

==Media releases==

===DVD and Blu-ray===
On April 6, 2004, a six-DVD ''Freaks and Geeks'' box set was released through [[Shout! Factory]] and [[Sony BMG Music Entertainment]]. A limited "yearbook edition" set, including two additional discs, was also available through the official website for the show. Fans who had signed an online [[petition]] to get the show on DVD got priority in purchasing the special set.<ref name="dvd"/>

On November 25, 2008, the deluxe "Yearbook Edition" box set was re-released through [[Vivendi Entertainment]]. The set features all of the episodes, commentaries and special features of the "Complete Series" six-DVD set, plus two extra discs and deluxe packaging. It is packaged as an 80-page color yearbook with essays, pictures and episode synopses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Freaks-Geeks-Yearbook-Edition/10730|title=Freaks and Geeks – Shout Sends Over a New Fact Sheet for their Retailer Release of the Yearbook Edition|publisher=TVShowsOnDVD.com|date=October 20, 2008|access-date=December 9, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100709050457/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Freaks-Geeks-Yearbook-Edition/10730|archive-date=July 9, 2010}}</ref>

In July 2015, [[Shout! Factory]] announced it had begun preparing for a [[Blu-ray]] release of the series.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/ShoutFactory/status/619701725239185408 |title=We're doing Freaks & Geeks on Blu! We have the film to work with and it's happening! |author=Shout! Factory |publisher=Twitter |date=July 10, 2015 |access-date=July 13, 2015}}</ref> It was subsequently confirmed in December 2015 that Shout! would release the complete series on Blu-ray on March 22, 2016, and the set would contain all special features from the previous releases and the episodes in both their original aspect ratio and widescreen.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Freaks-Geeks-The-Complete-Series-Collectors-Edition-Blu/21790 |title=Freaks and Geeks – Shout! Press Release for 'The Complete Series: Collector's Edition' Blu-ray |publisher=TVShowsOnDVD.com |first=David |last=Lambert |date=December 3, 2015 |access-date=December 3, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151205160349/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Freaks-Geeks-The-Complete-Series-Collectors-Edition-Blu/21790 |archive-date=December 5, 2015 }}</ref>

As of July 1, 2021, all U.S. DVD and Blu-ray releases have been discontinued and are out of print.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.shoutfactory.com/page/list/id/282113 |title=Going Out Of Print Soon – Save While Supplies Last! :: Shout! Factory |website=shoutfactory.com |access-date=11 August 2021 }}</ref>

===Books===
In October 2004, [[Newmarket Press]] released two ''Freaks and Geeks'' books: ''Freaks and Geeks: The Complete Scripts, Volume 1'' and ''Freaks and Geeks: The Complete Scripts, Volume 2''. Each book covers nine scripts from the series, compiled by [[Paul Feig]] and [[Judd Apatow]]. Extra content includes behind-the-scenes memos and notes, photos, additional plot lines and excerpts from the ''Freaks and Geeks'' series bibles.<ref>{{cite book|title=Freaks and Geeks: The Complete Scripts, Volume 1 (Newmarket Shooting Script)|isbn=155704645X|last1=Feig|first1=Paul|last2=Apatow|first2=Judd|year=2004|publisher=Newmarket Press }}</ref><ref>{{cite book| title= Freaks And Geeks: The Complete Scripts| id= {{ASIN|1557046468|country=ca}}}}</ref>

===Soundtrack===
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''Freaks and Geeks''{{'}} creators made it a priority to feature genuine, period-specific music that would help to create the show's tone. Clearing such names as [[Billy Joel]], [[Cheap Trick]], the [[Grateful Dead]], [[Rush (band)|Rush]], [[Styx (band)|Styx]], [[The Moody Blues]], [[The Who]] and [[Van Halen]] required much of the show's budget. Eventually, this became an obstacle in releasing the show on DVD due to the difficulty and expense of clearing all of the music rights for the series. Music cues were changed or removed for ''Freaks and Geeks'' when it aired in [[rerun]]s on Fox Family. However, ''Freaks and Geeks''{{'}} creators chose to wait to release the DVD until they could find a company willing to pay for the original music. [[Shout! Factory]], a music and video company specializing in comprehensive reissues and compilations, eventually brought ''Freaks and Geeks'' to DVD with all of its music intact.<ref name="dvd">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Freaks-Geeks/976|title=Freaks and Geeks – Official Press Release: April 6 is the day!|work=TVShowsOnDVD|date=January 15, 2004|access-date=August 12, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100709045710/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Freaks-Geeks/976|archive-date=July 9, 2010}}</ref>