Dawson's Creek
Dawson's Creek
TV-PG | 20 January 1998 (USA)

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    Blucher One of the worst movies I've ever seen
    Stoutor It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.
    Helllins It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.
    Haven Kaycee It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film
    cassierole I never post reviews. I came upon this show out of recommendations from friends and Hulu. This show is a very typical teenage drama but the only difference is I absolutely HATE the main character. Dawson says things like "Period. End of sentence, dissertation, and postmodern diatribe", "I'm 16 years old and so hopelessly lonely" he is self-involved, sex obsessed and when things don't go his way is a whiny, petulant jerk. Joey isn't really any better in the first two episodes you see that she is also just as self involved and a mean girl to the new girl in town just because Dawson is interested in her. Asking her questions like "are you a virgin because Dawson is a virgin" and this is within the first two episodes. Seriously! Who acts like this!! What is wrong with these people! No wonder they are each other's best friends! On the bright side i do like pacey. His storyline is a bit dramatic (duh this is a teen drama) but a much more likeable character overall. He is upfront about his feelings and doesn't lie to get what he wants or manipulate people to get a reaction.
    kgoncalves123 I think that Dawson's Creek was an amazing show. Even though the storyline was a little exaggerated for how much the average teen goes through, it shows how teens could react to situations like these in a very sophisticated way. The series revolves around four friends and how they deal with adolescence and with all the things that come along with growing up. Dawson and Joey's relationship shows how hard it is for them to grow up because they are stuck in the past where they are comfortable. To them it's always been Dawson and Joey and growing up causes changes to that scene making adjusting difficult. I think that by tying in Dawson's perception of reality gives the show a lot more dimension. He sees the world as it is in movies so he is much more vulnerable to situations thus, more sensitive. Along with the main conflict of learning to deal with maturing and growing up many other separate dramas happen within the show. For example, throughout season's 3-6 Joey deals with having to choose between Dawson and Pacy. In between she's sees other men but always goes back to the same issue. Does she pick Dawson, her soul mate, the one who truly knows her as a person? Or does she choose Pacy, the boy who balances her out completely without any problems. In the end, she does wind up choosing Pacy. Personally, I would of rather had her pick Dawson, but honestly Pacy is a better choice because Joey and Dawson always found a way to hurt each other even though they loved each other. They will always have a special bond that could never be broken and their childhood connects them in a way that is so special. Adding the character of Jen Lindley also brings the show to life. She is the character that is troubled. She came from New York and her parents sent her away to live with her Grandmother. She had a troubled past and throughout the show she becomes such a great person. She was the one thing that made Joey realize her true feelings for Dawson in season 1. This show has many twists and turns and it's very entertaining. I would definitely recommend this to anyone. A pleasure to watch!
    ssvfolder-1 It's difficult for me to write an objective review for this series based on few fading memories from more than 10 years ago, but I'll still try. I must admit, I haven't seen all seasons of the show, but what I did see got imprinted in my head, as one of the best moments in my personal TV history - especially season one . It's bit weird for a grown man who is thirty years old with kids to think about it, but it brings sweet, a bit forgotten feelings inside, and I want to cherish them for as long as I possibly can. I want to find such a creek for my kids to grow - because its sweet innocence eventually makes us better people. Season one was incredible. The young cast of James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes, Joshua Jackson and Michelle Williams suited very best for creek environment - there could not be a better choice. Dawson's and Joey's first sweet love touches me now till this day. The best song by Melodie Crittenden - Broken road will always be associated with Dawson searching for Joey. Jen for me will always be an image of beautiful confused girl from the big city who losses her parents and grandfather. Pacey who ignited the screen every time he's in it, and Joey who was the perfect girl next door who all of us wanted to be with. I'm not sure if I can recommend to watch it to anyone, because it probably had that effect on me because I was in certain place in life, but I will give that show extremely high grade, because how it made me feel. Probably I shouldn't watch it now either, so my "grown up" conception of situation would not ruin this for me...
    bonosancho when this show first aired, i was just graduating high school, making me a member of the target audience. That said, as a teenager/twenty-something, it didn't appeal to me. At the time, the market was starting to get flooded with teenage shows and movies. However, i was aware of it's presence on the pop culture scene. And most of my friends (mostly girls) watched this show. Fast forward 10 years and i'm at home watching TV late at night and i catch the pilot episode. It was probably one of the better pilot episodes i had ever seen. So i started watching the show. Through the years, i caught little bits and pieces of the story lines through TV commercials, friends conversations, message boards etc..so i was aware of how the show ended. I knew that pacey ends up with Joey and that the dad dies in one of the later seasons. Part of the reason i was intrigued after watching the pilot was that i wondered how they got to that point. The way the series began, it seemed to be a childhood sweetheart story. So i was very curious of how the show turned.First, you have to know before you watch one episode that it's going to be really sappy. This comes with the territory. So if you don't like sappy, you're not going to like this show. I was aware of that. The IMDb rating is a pedestrian 6.8. Pretty average for a show with the hype it got. I wondered why the rating was so low. I know there are a bunch of haters of this show, so before i formed an opinion on it, i watched every single episode.My opinion is an informed opinion. After watching all the episodes, i must agree that the rating is appropriate. This show is very average.To start with, i'll tell you why this show is good. The music in every episode was well done. I'm a big fan of good soundtracks. Some of the songs helped bring a real sense of sentimentality. And being that this is a somewhat biography of kevin williamson, i thought that it was very effective. The show's pilot as i mentioned was very good. It introduced all the main characters and had three awesome plots with Joey and Dawson's relationship, Pacey and his teacher and dawson's parents marital issues. In between, there were some really good shows. One of my favorites was "The Long Goodbye". This episode was heartbreaking and realistic. Watching season 1's last episode, i understood why so many people liked this show. The episode "downtown crossing" was an excellent concept for a television show. The last episode was probably one of the best series ending episodes i've ever seen. It was climatic and had a good concept. I thought it would have been ridiculous to end the show when they are in their early 20s making lifetime decisions, but the idea of going into the future worked brilliantly. Now, i'll tell you why this show could have been better. It starts and ends with the dialogue. I know from reading the various postings on this message board that this is a common to criticize. This was just not realistic. Walk into any high school in America and you won't hear too many kids talk that way. Even the smart kids don't talk like that. My second criticism of this show is that there aren't many likable characters. So many times i wanted to punch dawson. Joey spunk was overplayed. Jen was in need of slapping. Andie was so annoying. When they finally got it right and got rid of her, they replaced her with a more annoying and less redeemable blonde in Audrey Liddel. Pacey was the only one who i really sympathized with and celebrated with. Pacey's character was realistic. Teenage boys are sex crazed. thats what made dawson so unbelievable. He was constantly getting propositioned and never did he concede. I find that very unbelievable. Another problem i have with some of the characters was how they all seemed to bust on to the show real abrasively and then do a 180 to become lovable. (Was this intentional? showing that people are not always what they seem to be) For example, watch Jack's early episodes then watch him in seasons 3-5. He's a totally different character. Arthur Brooks character was that way to a much lesser extent. The worst case was Grams character. She started the show as a conservative Christian who was very judgmental and was even hinted to be a racist (maybe it was just joey herself being judgmental). By the end of series, she was living with a gay man and cool with the promiscuous lifestyles of her granddaughter and her friends. That was just ridiculous. I thought it was just a way to shoehorn her into the later episodes. Speaking of which....those later episodes were pure garbage. Season 5 started good and went downhill. Season 6 is just unwatchable. Overall, this is a decent show that could have been a lot better. Those are my opinions. i'd like to hear your opinions on the show and on my opinion.