Kevin Williamson (the Scream movie series, I Know What You Did Last Summer) created this engaging drama, which chronicles a group of young friends'passage from adolescence to young adulthood in the small coastal town of Capeside, Massachusetts. Based on Williamson's own experiences growing up, "Dawson's Creek" focuses on fifteen-year-olds Dawson (James Van Der Beek) and Joey (Katie Holmes), who have been friends since they were five and are trying to cope with the way their friendship is changing now that their hormones are raging. Add to the mix their friend Pacey (Joshua Jackson) and the new girl in town, Jen (Michelle Williams), and you can count on extra twists to the drama in their already turbulent lives.

Filmed on location in Wilmington, Durham and Raleigh, North Carolina, this first season marks the beginning of an unforgettable journey that explores the agony and the ecstasy of teenage life. Can the kids of "Dawson's Creek" really grow up without growing apart? Watch and find out!

Episodes featured on this DVD:

DETENTION

It's the Breakfast Club all over again. Dawson, Joey, Pacey and Jen all end up in Saturday detention, where they're joined by school snob Abbie. When Abbie suggests a game of Truth or Dare to quench the boredom, the punishment worsens.

BOYFRIEND

A painful period of adjustment begins as Joey tries to get some sleep with a new baby in the house, Dawson's parents go into therapy to deal with his mum's affair, and Jen's ex-boyfriend from New York shows up for a surprise visit and asks her to choose between him and Dawson.

ROAD TRIP

Revenge can be sweet, but not if your heart isn't in it.While Billy takes Dawson and Pacey to a club to meet girls and forget about being dumped by Jen, Jen and Joey team up to get even with Warren, who is spreading a rumour about Joey to enhance his reputation as a stud.

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