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Dawson's Creek

  • TV Series
  • 1998–20031998–2003
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes, Joshua Jackson, and Michelle Williams in Dawson's Creek (1998)
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Four friends in a small coastal town help each other cope with adolescence.Four friends in a small coastal town help each other cope with adolescence.Four friends in a small coastal town help each other cope with adolescence.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
42K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
550
94
    • Kevin Williamson
  • Stars
    • James Van Der Beek
    • Katie Holmes
    • Michelle Williams
    • Kevin Williamson
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    • James Van Der Beek
    • Katie Holmes
    • Michelle Williams
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    • 278User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    Kerr Smith and Adam Kaufman in Dawson's Creek (1998)
    James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes, and Michelle Williams in Dawson's Creek (1998)
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    James Van Der Beek
    James Van Der Beek
    • Dawson Leery
    Katie Holmes
    Katie Holmes
    • Joey Potter
    Michelle Williams
    Michelle Williams
    • Jen Lindley
    Joshua Jackson
    Joshua Jackson
    • Pacey Witter
    Mary Beth Peil
    Mary Beth Peil
    • Evelyn 'Grams' Ryan
    Kerr Smith
    Kerr Smith
    • Jack McPhee
    Mary-Margaret Humes
    Mary-Margaret Humes
    • Gale Leery
    Nina Repeta
    Nina Repeta
    • Bessie Potter
    John Wesley Shipp
    John Wesley Shipp
    • Mitch Leery
    Meredith Monroe
    Meredith Monroe
    • Andie McPhee
    Busy Philipps
    Busy Philipps
    • Audrey Liddell
    Sasha Alexander
    Sasha Alexander
    • Gretchen Witter
    Dylan Neal
    Dylan Neal
    • Doug Witter
    Mark Matkevich
    Mark Matkevich
    • Drue Valentine
    Oliver Hudson
    Oliver Hudson
    • Eddie Doling
    Michael Pitt
    Michael Pitt
    • Henry Parker
    Monica Keena
    Monica Keena
    • Abby Morgan
    Hal Ozsan
    Hal Ozsan
    • Todd Carr
      • Kevin Williamson
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    • Trivia
      Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson were a real-life couple early on in the show's run.
    • Goofs
      Mic packs being worn by the actors are occasionally visible.
    • Quotes

      Jen: What about you, Joe? Are you a virgin?

      Joey: You kidding? Years ago. Trucker named Bubba.

    • Alternate versions
      Paula Cole's "I Don't Want to Wait" was the theme song originally used during the broadcast of the show. However on the US region 1 DVDs this song is only used for the first two seasons. The subsequent seasons use Jann Arden's "Run Like Mad"
    • Connections
      Featured in The Lady with the Torch (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      I Don't Want to Wait
      (theme)

      by Paula Cole

    User reviews278

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    A superb character driven teenage drama program
    Dawsons Creek was revolutionary as it was a show that really cared about its characters, the story lines and the audience. The characters in the show were very likable, honest people who the audience grew to love. The thing that puts this show above most of the other teenage shows is the strength of the acting, the character depth, the realism of the show and the way the show is written.

    Dawsons Creek follows the trials and tribulations of a group of very close teenage friends who are growing up in the fictional seaside town of Capeside. James Van Der Beek plays the main character in the show, the honest, romantic and genuinely good-guy Dawson Leery. Katie Holmes soul mate Joey Potter and Joshua Jackson was the plays his life-long best friend and funny, naughty and charming other best friend Pacey Whitter. Kerr Smith and Michelle Williams does a good job as Jen Lindley and Jack McPhee who were the other main cast in the show and who were also friends with the other three characters.

    The show is mainly about these teenagers growing up through their adolescent years and it shows all the problems that they encounter, and by having each other the characters so close to each other it means they all have people they can turn too when things go wrong. This show dealt with a massive amount of issues and themes whether it be: sexual encounters, affairs, deaths, gay characters, love triangles, fights, mental problems etc and at the heart of the show is the problems they all have with growing up into adults.

    Many people complain about the way that these characters spoke in sophisticated vocabulary that was unrealistic to how teenagers would really speak and that may be true to a point that was one of the good things about the show. It did not stick by the conventional teenage drama mould that has been copied many times by other shows.

    All the characters in the show are very complex and because they are all there from day one the viewer learns to love each character because we come to respect and understand them. The viewer can also learn to see things they like in each of the characters and because the show stays true to itself, the characters do not change they just evolve.

    The writing in this show is generally of a very good standard, and particularly in the first three seasons the music score is also great. The best episode of the show is probably "The Longest Day" as this is just superbly directed and put together and will probably rank among the best for many fans of the show.

    A big strength of this show is that it appeals to a large amount of people in the teenage age group and unlike most teenage shows, it appeals to both men and women. I think this is due to the fact that the characters are not just two-dimension Hollywood cutouts and they all have deep personalities. The audience can identify with the characters because they paint a realistic portrayal of teenage life.

    I personally think the show went on for too long and it should have finished after the fourth season. This is due to the fact that in Season 5 most of the characters moved away to different parts of the country and the closeness of the characters we had become to love simply vanished. The new characters that were cast into the show did not really add much to the already established show.

    Go and see this show 9/10
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      • January 20, 1998 (United States)
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      • Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA
    • Production companies
      • Outerbanks Entertainment
      • Columbia TriStar Television
      • Columbia TriStar Domestic Television
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