Some exciting news just came out!
TVShowsonDVD.com is reporting that Dawson’s Creek: The Complete Series box set will be available in November.
They don’t have any more information but I’ve always found this site to be very reputable!
That means we can look forward to all six seasons (totaling more than 100 episodes), including the pilot and series finale, and hopefully some amazing special features.
Start saving your money now!
Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four
1. Kelly and Dylan (Beverly Hills, 90210)
This couple probably sparks the most debate among fans because there is a whole slew of people that believe Kelly belongs with Brandon and Dylan belongs with Brenda. I am NOT one of those people. In fact, I believe Kelly and Dylan are…dare I say it…SOULMATES (Dylan even said that himself!). While the way their relationship started was less than ideal, in some ways it had a solid foundation: childhood experiences, growing friendship, common family problems, etc. Kelly and Dylan understood each other in a way that no other person was able to for either of them. And while I obviously enjoyed Kelly’s season 5 relationship with Brandon, I was overjoyed when Dylan had visions of he and Kelly together in an earlier life. After a multi-year break, it was hard not getting sucked back in during season 9 when Dylan returned to town and longed to be with Kelly, just as she had longed to be with him in season 3. The end of season 10, when they finally re-committed to each other in the series finale, was a logical progression and the best ending I could have asked for. (The new 90210 technically ruined that but I like to pretend that that doesn’t exist!) Major Kelly-Dylan moments mark some of my favorite episodes, the ones I consistently TiVo and rewatch. There’s no couple that’s ever meant more to me and I doubt there ever will be.
See an archived version of this page to access the video below.
A Tribute to Kelly and Dylan (Seasons 9 & 10)
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In my first post in this series, I hinted that there’s a pattern among all my all-time favorite couples. It’s hard to sum it up in just one word without an explanation so I will try to give both themes and reasons. First, the common words and phrases: unrequited love, the underdog, star-crossed lovers, destiny, etc. All these couples had something stopping them from being together at first, namely one-half of them was in another relationship. This new love, then, was forbidden-like. We all know what it’s like to want someone you can’t have and so it’s hard not to be drawn to stories like that. In the case of 90210 and Dawson’s Creek, I have to admit that I didn’t initially watch those series from the beginning so I didn’t have the chance to fall directly in love with Brenda/Dylan and Dawson/Joey as original viewers did. I think if Kelly/Dylan and Pacey/Joey was the first relationship they saw, they’d be a lot more accepting.
What’s also is interesting is the order I put these favorite couples in. While Kelly and Dylan ALWAYS top my list as my all-time favorite couple, pairs 2, 3 and 4 (Brelly, Joey and Pacey, Leyton) are very interchangeable depending on my mood, what episodes I’ve recently watched, etc. As I did the video research for Joey and Pacey, I sat for a while thinking if they should really go in the number 2 spot. And I wondered if I was shortchanging Leyton by putting them at number 3. Or was I just feeling especially connected to them right now because they’re still on the air in new episodes and they were the “last” (aka, most recent) couple I fell in love with? It sounds kind of lame to say those couples all tie for my number two position so I had to number it somehow. But in reality they are all my favorite, standing out above and beyond the dozens of other couples on these shows.
I’ve thought about doing a favorite quotes series but then I realized most of them–if not all–have been included in the clips used in this series. My favorite quotes, of course, often come from my favorite couples and their “best” moments. But if you want to know more about these couples and need specifics, check out my love triangles series, which gives a lot of the key episodes and key scenes for these couples.
Okay, enough with all this gooey love stuff. Next week, expect some tragedy!
There is a HUGE spoiler posted on OneTreeHillBlog.com.
I am not reposting it here but let’s just say it has to do with the death of a major character.
Click here if you want to read it.
How do you feel about spoilers?
There are those that don’t mind them, those that avoid them and those that live for them.
I’m in that last category. I love being spoiled! I actively seek out spoilers for a simple reason: I do not have the patience to wait and see what will happen on my favorite shows. I am dying to know new storylines, twists and plot outcomes.
Contrary to popular belief, this does not take away from the experience of watching the show. I may have read about what’s going to happen but now I get to see how it happens. Reading plans is one thing. How it unfolds on-screen is another. Plus with foilers and last-minute changes, there are still plenty of surprises.
What do you think? Are you pro- or anti-spoilers?
Part One, Part Two, Part Three
2. Kelly and Brandon (Beverly Hills, 90210)
Brandon and Kelly had chemistry right from the get-go in season one. For one reason or another, this wasn’t fully explored until the latter-half of season 4. Despite the various challenges they faced during their relationship, it was probably the most healthy, stable, normal and rational one either ever had. Part of the reason I think this relationship failed in the end is because Kelly and Brandon were ultimately the same person. Of course it didn’t start out that way when the show began, but their characters grew to be exactly the same, just in different genders. They were too similar for their own good. Now this doesn’t mean it wasn’t great when they were together. As I said before, in their times apart (Kelly wanting him, Brandon wanting her, etc.) I wanted nothing more than for them to get back together. But while their strong friendship is what helped their relationship succeed, that same best friendship almost limited the passion (even if it did sometimes increase the fun and the romance). Still, if I said I didn’t love every second of it, I’d be lying!
RELEVANT QUESTIONS–DON’T READ IF YOU DON’T WANT TO KNOW!!!
Question: Were you suggesting that Kristen Bell was in the running to play a young Lily in the Gossip Girl spin-off? — Tara
Ausiello: I was not. I’m actually going to keep quiet about which actress I was referring to until there’s something solid to report. Don’t want to jinx things. Having said that, I’d like to take this opportunity to nominate American Dreams ingénue Brittany Snow for the role. Not only does she have “young Kelly Rutherford” plastered across her forehead, but as she proved on her much-missed NBC drama, she has a timeless quality. (If she can pull off the ’60s, the ’80s oughta be breeze.) Plus, anything that keeps her away from Prom Night 2 has to be a good thing, right? If you agree, please, say so in the comments section. It’s no fun being out on this limb all alone.
Question: Please, I need some Gossip Girl scoop on Blair and Chuck! — Carla
Ausiello: Okay, but I have to warn you, it’s going to make you very angry. Leighton Meester’s real-life beau, Sebastian Stan, will be reprising his role as the shifty Carter Baizen. He’ll appear in the next two original episodes and, per my source, his mission is twofold: to mess with Chuck and hook up with Blair. Don’t shoot the messenger!
Question: I am leaving for France tomorrow for nine days. Could you please give me some Gossip Girl to hold me over? — Rachel
Ausiello: You know Serena’s new grifter beau, Gabriel (Armie Hammer)? She’s met him before — only she can’t remember where or when.
3. Joey and Pacey (Dawson’s Creek)
When the show began and even through its first two or so seasons, you never would’ve imagined Pacey and Joey paired up together. Though Pacey once contemplated the idea (in an early season one episode), the idea of them together not only seemed unlikely but also just not…right. But then season 3 comes along and everything changes: the characters, the storylines, the show. The season marked a turning point for the series, and the turning point in who my preferred couple was. As Pacey slowly fell for Joey, longed for her, ached for her, I did too. I felt Pacey’s urge to be with her, his growing love and loneliness. For anyone who has ever experienced unrequited love–or impossible love–it was impossible not to be touched by the path this storyline took. Though they broke up at the end of season 4, the bond was unbreakable, the memories unforgettable and the destiny sealed. With the maturity that only time can bring, Joey and Pacey grew enough to be able to commit to each other once and for all. While that realization in the series finale was a little rushed, it is satisfying to know that the show did end with them together and I can forever think of them that way.
RELEVANT QUESTIONS–DON’T READ IF YOU DON’T WANT TO KNOW!!!
Please give me some information about 90210‘s Annie and Ethan. I really like them together, and I am sick of the show messing with all the couples! — Heather
MICKEY: What’s your damage, Heather? (Heh.) Let’s play “I’d rather.” I’d rather date Flip Wilson than Annie Wilson. Fun, right? The tempestuous Annie-Ethan potboiler will be taken off the fire in the near future, as the ladies band together to help a friend in crisis. The solution: A little religion never hurt anyone, right? Unless you’re West Bev’s crown princess of darkness, then it might sting a little.
Is Michael Copon (Felix, One Tree Hill) going to be on Gossip Girl? He’s doing that thing with his Facebook status again! — Amy
MICKEY: Well, everything on Facebook is true, right? Mazel tov, Michael! Except, IRL, when I shook down my CW source, who is not dissimilar in appearance than that trusty prognosticating Eight Ball, signs pointed to: X-No, X-No.
Sorry Adam Brody fans!
Rachel Bilson (Summer, The O.C.) is engaged to actor Hayden Christensen.
Brody (Seth, The O.C.) and Bilson broke up in 2006 after dating for three years.
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