I have had the bad luck of catching this show three or four times and, with all of the word of mouth it's getting, I tried to give it a chance. I just don't like this show. Being a teenager, I have to say that the dialogue is not quite as unrealistic as everyone says, but it does (often) reach the point of being laughable. And, my God, I would hate to live in that town, everyone's life sucks (or at least everyone thinks their life sucks). Teens are not all that dramatic, and when we are we still don't mumble the pseudo-intellectual drivel that spills from these characters' mouths with such ease. The exception is the Joshua Jackson character; he seems more real than any of the other ones. Actually, the show might be watchable if they got rid of Dawson and Joey. Nothing against Van Der Beek, I like him and I think he showed a decent amount of range with "Varsity Blues." Holmes, however, gets on my nerves more than anyone. Her face seems to be perpetually stuck in two expressions: annoyance and embarrassment. She has always got either an icy stare or a blushing, crooked smile on her face. I find the show as a whole to be a basic soap opera disguised as a My So-Called Life- like teen drama. I can see it being addicting, because of the strong soap opera overtones. But I wouldn't watch a soap opera, and I make every attempt not to watch this either. It's a shame that fluff like this gets so many people's attentions and a fabulous show like "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" remains critically acclaimed yet without the viewership of "Dawson's." Oh well, the world's a twisted place.
Review of Dawson's Creek
