********************************************************************* THE ULTIMATE DAWSON'S CREEK PAGE NEWSLETTER: --------------------------------------------------------------------- VISIT US ON THE WEB AT: http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Boulevard/6557/dawson.html EMAIL THE EDITOR AT: Kevin@faustino.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- ********************************************************************* Date: Thursday June 11, 1998 Issue: #11 ********************************************************************* Writers: If you would like to write an article for this newsletter, just e-mail it to me at Kevin@faustino.com and I will include it in the next issue. These articles can be about anything related to Dawson's Creek. You can write about your thoughts on the following: story lines, characters, cast members, predictions, Kevin Williamson stuff (such as Scream 3). Write what ever you want to write about. ********************************************************************* NEWS AND RUMOURS ********************************************************************* - No news today ********************************************************************* ARTICLES ********************************************************************* I just started getting the newsletter, so my comments may seem a bit dated. Anyway, I just wanted to ramble on about the season finale and the show in general. I must admit that it seemed destined that Dawson and Joey would get together, though I didn't think it would come this soon. Seeing Joey and Dawson together really sent chills up my spine, but there was some regret as well. Where does the show go from here? What do you do when the show's central conflict seems resolved? As it now stands, the build-up and eventual culmination of the Dawson-Joey relationship made a nice movie...but the climax is over. What do Dawson and Joey do from here? I sure hope they're not going to turn this into the perils of Dawson and Joey for the rest of the show's life. The tension is gone...the suspense is gone...the star-crossed lovers are together. (Someone I know compared these friends in the pre- Ross/Rachel era. There was tension then too. Once it was over, there was no tension left. I'm no big Friends fanatic, but it seems valid.) The only way I see this thing working in the long-term is some new cast members. The core four cannot survive by themselves. There are only so many possible combinations. (Think of the 90210 cast...there are a million of them and they swap all around and add new people all the time) I've often wondered if Kevin Williamson has a grand scheme for Dawson's Creek. Does he foresee the show being a three-year project? Or will he just keep the thing going along as long as possible? These questions need to be addressed now, while the show is cresting. I see a major letdown when the show returns next season and the Dawson-Joey relationship is cemented. (I'm still going to watch...I'm even going to tape 90210 to watch at 9:00...I never thought I'd say that....) One obvious development has got to be Pacey and Jen, but I don't want to see that happens. Then everything just fits into nice little pockets. Perhaps they will develop some of those peripheral characters (Cliff and Abby {I think that's her name...the girl from the Breakfast Club and pregnancy episodes}) These folks might mix things up a little. Maybe the snobby girl from the pageant and Pacey will get together. There seemed to be some attraction there. Well, I've rambled on entirely too much. I just wanted to throw in my two cents on the whole Dawson/Joey scenario. Everything's not as happy as you might think... Marc (flughm@aol.com) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Thinking it and Meaning it but Not Saying it One of the issues that has really caught my attention in the first season of Dawson's Creek is the fact that everyone is afraid of letting everyone else know how they feel. Dawson loves Jen (or thinks he does), Joey loves Dawson, Dawson loves Joey, Joey still loves Dawson. However, nobody SAYS so. I believe that there is a fundamental difference between saying something and meaning it and just meaning it. If we don't say how we feel, how are people to know? First of all, I, of all people, know how hard it is to express my feelings to people I care about, and I fully understand why anyone else would have the same problem. If you take the show, for example, you see that both times a character tells another exactly what he feels, he is rejected outright. The first is Pacey and his ill-fated kiss with Joey, and the second is Cliff's rejection by Jen in the "The Scare." Unfortunately for us, both of these instances provide examples of how we can go wrong when we tell people how we feel. And also, in one of the instances in which I personally believe "Dawson's Creek" is not realistic at all, characters who do get together do so with no words, and only a kiss. In the season finale, it could have been so much easier for everyone (though, admittedly not as dramatic for the audience) if Dawson could have told Joey how he felt at the dock, after Joey asked him for one "off the top of his head, non-analytical" reason why she shouldn't go to France. I can't think of a better reason than "Because I love you, Joey." And neither could Dawson, which is why he stood silently in front of her. And even in the final scene, with Joey pleading with him to use small words rather than big ones, to think with his heart rather than his head, he still can't find the courage to tell her that he loves her. (Though Joey is just as guilty for not using them herself) In my experience, a kiss is not enough. Hearing the words "I love you" is just as important as the kiss, and when the words come from the heart, they can be twice as potent. We will give Dawson and Joey a few more than 13 episodes to work out their feelings. But, for all the Dawson's and Joey's out there who feel like they did for nearly half a season, I implore you make the first move, and lay it out on the line. The best time is now and there are only good things that can come out of it. In the best case, you find out the other person feels the same way, and in the worst, you can move on with your life and not waste anymore-sleepless nights of yearning. Maybe after writing this, I can even take my own advice. Kevin Adams --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello Creek Lovers, I would like to write about the season finale of D.C. I think that the show had its ups and downs. I love the last part of the show and I watched it over and over and over again. I think that Dawson and Joey took too long to come together. Pacey has been going through some trouble times but all they ever show of Pacey is when he is talking to his brother Deputy Doug. I think that in the next season they should show more about Pacey. Well some of you out there agree with me about Jen. I think that Jen should not be trying to get back with Dawson only because she sees that he does not lust for her anymore. I hope that she will go with Cliff or something. Anyway I am so happy that they finally saw the light and got together. No the show can run smoothly with no interruptions. Thank you any questions or comment please right Devona_2@hotmail.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Kevin and all Dawson Creeker's, I am writing for a few reasons and hope you can help me out. For one, rumour has it that they are coming out with a Dawson Creek Soundtrack. I was wondering if this was true or just a misunderstanding? I think it is a great idea, and if are making a one they should include "On My Own", the song Joey sang for the Miss Wind Jammer Contest. So please keep me updated! I saw the season finally last week and I absolutely loved it. I think that it was great that Dawson and Joey got together. I also believe that Best Friends can have a lasting relationship. So good luck to whom ever wrote in Anonymously in the last newsletter about being in Joey's place. I haven't seen all of the Dawson Creek episodes, because I began watching after the show had started it's first few shows. I was wondering why they aren't showing re-runs of the show? I noticed Buffy the Vampire Slayer is taking its place on Tuesdays at 9pm during our summer days. What is up with that? I often hear Joey saying that see knows she isn't pretty. We all know that it's a lie. I think she is really pretty, and a lot prettier than Jen. That is about it for now. If anyone wants to chat or talk about Dawson's Creek or shares my ideas, e-mail me at Aylissa83@yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for reading: Kevin Faustino Editor of The Ultimate Dawson's Creek Page Newsletter ************************************************************************************** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -End of Issue-