( CNN ) -- Sorry , Screech , but Zack thinks you are wrong . Mark-Paul Gosselaar , who played Zack Morris on the cult classic '90s TV show `` Saved by the Bell , '' does n't agree with former co-star Dustin Diamond 's portrayal of their time together . Diamond -- who played super nerdy Samuel `` Screech '' Powers -- put out a book years ago titled `` Behind the Bell . '' Now there 's a Lifetime TV movie , `` The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story , '' which purports to show the less-than-glamorous side of life on the show , complete with fights , jealousy and other drama . During an interview with HuffPostLive to promote his current series , `` Franklin & Bash , '' Gosselaar said he neither was involved with nor consulted on the TV project . As for Diamond 's book , the actor said it is `` negative . '' `` Everything I 've heard about his book is , it is negative , '' Gosselaar said . `` I do n't remember those things . My experience on the show was very positive . '' Gosselaar 's `` Franklin & Bash '' co-star took it even further when commenting on Diamond . `` This guy 's such a d**k , '' Breckin Meyer said . `` I do n't know Dustin at all but everything I read . ( Gosselaar ) and I have talked endlessly about 'Saved by the Bell . ' I grew up at the same time , I was acting , and I used their sets one time when I did a pilot . `` The Dustin Diamond thing is just so silly , '' he added . `` It 's just so negative , and it always bums me out . '' During a 2013 interview with OWN , Diamond distanced himself from the book , saying that he had a ghostwriter and that it was a `` disappointment '' to him . `` I talked to a guy a few times , so the book has some truth in it , but a lot of the stories were just kind of throwaways , '' Diamond said . `` I have nothing but good thoughts and memories towards everybody . '' 'Saved by the Bell ' to have dirt exposed . See more comedy content at CNN Comedy .
He said he disagrees with Neil Diamond 's memories of the show . He said he was not happy with the new TV movie . In 2013 , Diamond distanced himself from his memories about the show .