Dawson's Creek

Capeside coming-of-age series

Dawson's Creek is an American television drama that aired from 1998 to 2003, following teenagers in a small Massachusetts coastal town.

The show was known for its unusually articulate dialogue and frank treatment of adolescent sexuality.

It helped establish the WB network and launched several acting careers.

The title references the main character's surname and his waterfront home.

Related
  • teenYoung person, 13-19
  • dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
  • WBTwo-letter media abbreviation
  • network televisionMajor channel broadcasting
  • 90sFinal twentieth-century decade

Katie Holmes · romance · angst · friendship · Massachusetts · sailboat · Wilmington · dialogue · coming-of-age · heartbreak · pier · soundtrack · unrequited · love triangle · small town · nostalgia · Jen · James Van Der Beek

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Opposites
tv tone and genre

Dawson's CreekSeinfeld

The Simpsons · South Park · sitcom · Friends · Saturday Night Live

target demographic and sensibility

Dawson's Creek24

Hours per day

The Sopranos · NCIS · Walker Texas Ranger · Monday Night Football · WWE Raw

dialogue and writing style

Dawson's CreekThe Wire

Covert listening device

Deadwood · NYPD Blue · The Sopranos · subtextual

Family

Dawson, creek, creeks

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG