I hope he's using his real accent in the role. :)

I'm not a huge Talking Heads fan, but that clip is incredible. Another live track that is better than the studio is the Who "A Quick One While He's Away" from the Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus film. The recording of this ended up on the Kids are All Right soundtrack.

So much of the plot of this episode was just revisiting season seven of 24. Secret tunnel into the White House/Embassy? Check! Terrorists take over the White House/Embassy? Check! President/Ambassador are safe in the panic room/vault? Check! Terrorists start executing hostages? Check! Completely idiotic decision by…

This show was just perfect. Like Sam, I started high school in the fall of 1980. Freaks and Geeks captured the era perfectly. Kids from small towns didn't dress like an MTV video. We wore army jackets and jeans and t-shirts, just as portrayed here. We didn't have "cool" radio stations like KROQ in LA, instead, we had…