“That was always the threat looming for Nick,” says the actor.

That’s always how I was thinking of playing him.

For Nick, the desperation in his character is that the alternative is not making it.

Jason Segel as Nick Andopolis in ‘Freaks and Geeks’

Jason Segel as Nick Andopolis in ‘Freaks and Geeks’.Credit:NBCU Photo Bank/Getty

How sad, because you’renotgoing to drum your way out of it."

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“We started to notice that the craft services table was really dwindling.

Jason Segel as in the ‘Freaks and Geeks’ series finale

Jason Segel as Nick Andopolis in the ‘Freaks and Geeks’ series finale.Mike Ansell/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty

At first, it was like beautiful cold cuts and all the stuff you would want.

And then all of a sudden it was like mini Corn Pops and dairy creamer.

“We shot the finale of the show and just held it in anticipation of getting canceled.”

Freaks and Geeksis streaming on Hulu.