Much like that time the members of The Police all showed up in a bagel shop on the same day, the Vacation reboot/sequel (requel? seboot?) will also feature a mini Freaks And Geeks reunion. Since playing Sam Weir in the short-lived show, John Francis Daley has continued acting while also writing for films such as Horrible Bosses and The Incredible Burt Wonderstone. Daley’s work on these comedies lead to him writing the script for the new Vacation film—and eventually, be brought on as the film’s director.
In an interview with Vulture, Daley discussed Vacation and its ever-expanding cast—which he hopes will include his former Freaks And Geeks compatriots Samm Levine and Martin Starr. “I just wanted a chance to get the three geeks back together, in the same project,” Daley told Vulture, saying that Starr has yet to be confirmed, but he’s got his hopes up. Daley also noted this his own role in the film is just a two-line cameo, but this kind of brief, fleeting moment in an otherwise unrelated property is as close we’ve come yet to a Freaks And Geeks reunion.