By now, pretty much anyone who's a fan of Judd Apatow knows the rotating cast of actors he chooses for films and that some of them started out on one of his first TV series, Freaks & Geeks. The alumni of that show include Freaks James Franco, Jason Segel, & Seth Rogen as well as the Geeks who have had some success themselves (John Francis Daley on Bones, Samm Levine on Inglourious Basterds, Martin Starr on Party Down). But, there were many other up-and-coming (as well as one more renowned) actors who had equally as entertaining, albeit smaller roles on the show that was cancelled after just one season. IFC has recently begun airing old episodes of the series, which inspired us to look back at these later-turned celebrity cameos.

Despite my frustrations over egregious Sons of Anarchy snubs and superfluous Mariska Hargitay and Tony Shalhoub noms, today's Emmy nominations announcements are largely a happy occasion for me, personally, for one reason and one reason alone: Mike O'Malley, one of the most underrated actors on television, has been nominated for his tremendous work on Glee. In that weird guest actor category instead of the more prestigious supporting actor one, sure, but I'll still take it -- I just adore the guy. I always thought he was a far better actor than he ever got credit for and frequently gushed over his work in My Own Worst Enemy -- which got me mocked quite a bit at the time -- so now I'm feeling pretty vindicated. So, in the spirit of the day, let's review the credits that got him to Glee (and maybe an Emmy!), shall we?

With yet another report that Damages has seen its final days, it's probably time to accept its demise as a fact, FX official acknowledgment or not. It's really a shame -- there are few legal shows as thrilling and unique as Damages has been (yes, even taking Season 2 into consideration), but for some reason it never found an audience. Maybe the ads made it look boring, maybe people thought it would be too highbrow and complicated for them to enjoy, maybe people are just freaked out by Glenn Close. We'll never know the reason why people didn't want to watch this fantastic, Emmy-winning show, but we do know that we'll miss it something fierce next season. Here are the main reasons why.