In the age of streaming, many shows that didn't get as much notoriety as they deserved when they originally aired are now gaining a lot of momentum. Writer and director Paul Feig is all too familiar with this concept, as two of his shows have garnered dedicated fanbases after they aired. 

In 1999, Feig crafted a show based in the '80s called Freaks and Geeks, which centers around a group of grunge misfits at William McKinley High School (no, it's not a Glee prequel). The series survived for only one season, but it furthered the careers of now-powerhouse Hollywood talent — including Linda Cardellini (the brainiac Lindsay Weir) James Franco (bad boy Daniel Desario), Jason Segal (wannabe drum god Nick Andopolis), and John Francis Daley (Lindsay's annoying little brother). Freaks and Geeks also marked Seth Rogen's first role ever: He played the secret softie Ken Miller.

Surprisingly, the throwback '80s show aimed at nostalgic Gen X-ers who were leaving their childhoods behind as they braced for the 2000s didn't pan out at NBC, which canceled Freaks and Geeks far before its time. Now, with platforms like Netflix (where the series was previously available to stream), a whole new fanbase emerged, cementing Freaks and Geeks as a cult classic. 

More recently, Feig's hilarious 2015 space comedy Other Space met the same fate — fizzling out before it even began on the now-defunct Yahoo! Screen streaming platform. Like Freaks and Geeks, Other Space has a second chance to shine; it's currently available to watch on the sci-fi streaming service DUST, where it will hopefully amass a large enough fanbase to clinch a second season. The series centers around Stewart Lipinski (Deadpool and Miracle Workers actor Karan Soni) as he attempts to captain the UMC Cruiser in an alternate version of space — where, as it turns out, a reality TV series was filmed without the crew's knowledge. James Franco's younger brother Dave even makes a small appearance on Other Space, making it similar to Freaks and Geeks in more ways than one. 

Looper recently spoke to Feig in an exclusive interview to talk about the likelihood of a Freaks and Geeks reboot.