Customer Ratings & Reviews

this is a great show to watch. I loved watching it when I was a kid and its great to watch it now and remember what I was like and into then.

Dawson's Creek was an uneven show at best. It certainly had its moments, but regrettably they were usually few and far between. The storylines were often unoriginal, the dialog was even more frequently unrealistic and certain parts of most episodes, usually scenes involving Jen, Jack or Dawson's parents, generally weren't worth watching to me. The only reason I started watching was Katie Holmes and the main reason I continue to watch any episodes beyond the first season was the addition of Meredith Monroe in the 2nd season and Sasha Alexander in the 4th season because the whole Joey-Dawson love story, around which the entire show revolved, peaked with the season 1 finale and was all down hill from there so if you've only seen the first season, I recommend stopping there because if you keep going you will most likely be disappointed. Season 2 was tolerable only because of the addition of Meredith Monroe to the cast and the Andie-Pacey love story was by far the most compelling reason to watch season 2. In season 3, the main storyline was the development of the Joey-Pacey love story. Some people hated that, some liked it. I cannot say this relationship didn't have its moments, but the worst part of it was that in order to create this relationship, the 2 great love stories of the prior 2 seasons (Dawson-Joey and Andie-Pacey) by necessity had to be destroyed first which in my opinion was the beginning of the end of the show because those 2 relationships were the best part of the show. Season 4 continued with the Joey-Pacey love story, again to the dismay of fans of the Dawson-Joey and Andie-Pacey relationships. Fans who thought Dawson was getting the shaft were thrown a bone though with the addition of Sasha Alexander to the cast who played Pacey's sister Gretchen who became Dawson's love interest during season 4. I certainly couldn't say that Dawson-Gretchen was as compelling a relationship as Dawson-Joey, but I thought they made a good couple nonetheless and their relationship was easily the best reason to watch season 4. The biggest negative of season 4 by far was that this season was the final one for Meredith Monroe who left the show mid-season, and Sasha Alexander also did not return after season 4, which really accelerated the demise of the show. The final 2 seasons were a total train wreck in my opinion so if you didn't stop watching after season 1, definitely stop after season 4 because there's really no good reason to keep watching at that point. Setting the story issues aside, the biggest problem with the dvd release itself is that many of the songs which were originally included in the show were replaced on the dvd with other, lesser songs. In fact, starting with season 4, they actually replaced the opening theme song (Paula Cole's I don't want to wait). This was done to cut costs because of royalty issues and it completely ruined every episode which was altered. The powers that be behind this decision, and it's not limited to the Dawson's Creek series, don't seem to grasp that the cost of a dvd is irrelevant compared to maintaining the original composition of the show which is what the fans (who are the buyers of the dvds after all) want. Fans of the show know the music from each scene probably as well as the dialog and when it's replaced, it alters the mood and emotion of the scene as well as that of the audience because instead of just enjoying a particular scene we find ourselves thinking "that's not the music that goes with this scene, this sucks, change it back." Just imagine if they replaced the iconic music in films such as Star Wars, 2001, Rocky or Jaws or any other number of films and you'll know what I mean. Not that Dawson's Creek is in the same category with those films, but you get the point. It's no longer the same show if you change the music, it's something different which though similar just isn't as good or familiar. It's like the difference between regular and diet pop, it's just not the same. Buyers must stand up for themselves and send a message to the powers that be that we're not going to waste our money on these pale imitations of the shows we like. If we allow them to get away with "little" changes like the music, the next thing you know they'll be cutting out scenes, or redoing them with cheaper actors or with stick figure drawings for that matter-which as far as I'm concerned is no different than changing the music. So until a corrected version of this series is re-released on dvd with the original music, I recommend to all fans of the show not to buy these dvds. That's the only way the studios will realize and correct their mistake.

I would definitely recommend this DVD set. While it isn't filled with many special features or anything fancy, it is exactly what it looks like: a compilation of all the episodes of Season 4 of Dawson's Creek, a cheesy teen drama that is incredibly addicting and entertaining. The only downside is that the theme song that opens each episode is changed for reasons I am unaware of. All in all, I'd say this is a wonderful investment, and a great way to fill up your spare time.