dreamer wrote:
> As I watch the reruns on cable, sometimes I feel like I'm the only
person
> that was a true fan of the first season and of Dawson and Joey finding
their
> way back to one another.
No you aren't. I feel the same way. I've watched season one over and
over again and when I watch or think about later seasons I ask myself
"what did they do?" :-(
After watching that first season I saw such
> potential. I loved the Dawson and Joey storyline in the first season. I
> loved the cliffhanger. Although, I thought there was a good chance of
> writing these characters into the corner too soon. But, I had faith.
> Unfortunately, the writers and TPTB took a great storyline and just
threw it
> into the crapper.
Agreed
> In my opinion, the show never recovered from the first season.
Agreed again. On Star Trek half the cast hated Shatner but you never saw
it on screen because they were professionals. Doohan and Koenig
especially had a lot to keep inside but you NEVER saw it on camera or in
public appearances.
I don't care
> if the actors on the show didn't like each other. It's about being true
to
> the characters, which they weren't. They turned Joey into an indecisive
and
> wishy-washy mess.
Yes, they took what was a phase she was going through (a lot of girls do
at that age) and used it to define her character :-(
I liked calling her the "Brandon" on the show, because she
> got the hookup every season. They made Dawson into a whiny insecure
brat.
Actually, Dawson was whiny in season one too but like Joey this was a
phase that he should have grown out of.
No
> wonder no one liked his character. And Pacey. They wrote Pacey way
better
> than Dawson. They gave his character so much more well...character.
They decided early on that they needed to "redeem" Pacey. It started
with his relation****p with Andie and when that didn't last they moved to
Joey because there had been a little bit of chemistry between them in
the episode they went into the river to do that science project in
season one. They conveniently forgot that of course there was chemistry
-- the two of them nearly froze to death during the filming which builds
natural camaraderies which only naturally comes out on screen.
To me their "romance" after that rarely looked natural and generally
felt forced.
Now, I
> wouldn't have cared so much, if the first season hadn't have been so
good. I
> wouldn't have cared if it wasn't called DAWSON'S CREEK! I mean
seriously.
> Why name the show after the character if that character isn't going to
be
> well written or given the main storylines.
They named it after Dawson because Kevin Williamson IS Dawson but unlike
his TV counterpart I think he got his "Joey" in the end as Dawson was
always intended to untill they started writing the second half of the
finale :-(
> In my opinion, since the two other actors ended up being more "popular"
the
> TPTB catered to that audience, instead of redeeming Dawson and not
making
> Pacey the much better guy.
I think this is true to a point but also the fact that they were
"redeeming" him as a character made him naturally interesting. Sadly
being "good" all the time is boring and the only think more exciting to
an audience than a bad character is a bad character being redeemed.
Even in the finale I was once again disappointed
> by Joey choosing Pacey. She had no other choice, because Dawson was so
badly
> written and was never truly redeemed after the second season.
> Please tell me I'm not the only one that feels this way. You all can't
be
> Pacey and Joey fans.
No you aren't the only one who feels this way. I do too but it's
unfortunately not up to is. Just remember -- we'll always have fanfic :-)
BB
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