![]() There was a progressive tone to Williamson’s pilot, something that stuck with the show more or less its entire six seasons. It worked because there was such authenticity in the female storylines and how Katie Holmes and Michelle Williams portrayed them. ![]() In that same way that Mad Men was just as much about Don Draper’s story arc as it was the female characters in the show, Dawson’s Creek couldn’t ever have just been about Dawson. In a way, I feel like why Dawson’s Creek worked (even though it was about a precocious teen boy who fumbles with his own feelings) is that the writers never once sacrificed the point of view of the females characters. And part of that is because of the care both executives and writers took with Joey and Jen. The show was lightning in a bottle, there’s no way it could have existed with such an impact at any other time. In a recent article about the writer’s room at Dawson’s Creek in Vanity Fair called the series, “a cultural phenomenon, drawing scores of die-hard teenage fans and defining the WB as a home for adolescent angst.” And I’d be hard-pressed not to agree. They didn’t talk like bimbos or idiots, it was stylized but in a way that made the entire show ernst. They were smart, snappy and even the characters that struggled with school were smart at their core, complete and interesting. Their journeys provided story arcs where a character’s flaw could eventually become their guiding light. They weren’t too rich or popular and each of them struggled with the innate challenges of being human. Dawson (James Van Der Beek), Joey (Katie Holmes), Pacey (Joshua Jackson) and Jen (Michelle Williams) were normal kids with relatable problems. So when Dawson’s Creek debuted in 1998 I was almost, kind of, floored. ![]() A normal girl who enjoyed learning but not all the unnecessary chatter of being popular. You see, when I was a 16-year-old girl, I didn’t always feel like teen dramas were clearly marketed to someone like me. In her memory, the organization has named the annual Parent Initiative Award after her.This past weekend, DAWSON’S CREEK celebrated its 20th anniversary so I had to rewatch it and see if th characters and story held up. In 2014, she was invited to speak at the BlogHer Conference.įor her passionate advocacy, the Infantile Scoliosis Project honored Ferrer in 2010 with the National Hero Award. As her online following grew, so did the incorporation of writing into the blog. That same year, Ferrer pivoted her writing skills to the web where she started her blog,, to document her then-infant son's battle with progressive infantile scoliosis. Her 2008 movie, "Princess," for ABC Family did well for the network and played for many years. Over her career, she sold screenplays and pitches and did re-writes for major studios. In 1999, Ferrer served as a writer for several episodes of the hit teen drama "Dawson's Creek" and "Wasteland," on which she worked with producers Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec. ![]() A few years later, she pursued screenwriting and sold her first spec, "The C Word," to producer Arnold Kopelson, setting her down on a path that would lead to her 24 years as a member of the WGA. Born in Salinas, Kansas, Ferrer made her way to Los Angeles by the late '80s to pursue an acting career at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
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