Meet the Stars of Dawson's Creek (Laurel-Leaf Books)

Since its debut on Tuesday, January 20, 1998, Dawson's Creek has become the most talked-about new show on television. Dawson's Creek has taken America by storm. In its first four weeks on the air, the show received a 5.2 Nielsen rating, reaching more than five million homes. According to the ratings, Dawson's Creek is the number one show among girls twelve to seventeen and number four among teens overall. It is currently the WB's highest-rated show, ahead of the popular Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which is Dawson's lead-in on Tuesday night. What are the secret ingredients that make Dawson's Creek stand out? Why has it become a hit in such a short time? Perhaps the appeal of Dawson's Creek can be summed up by Kevin Williamson, the show's creator-producer, who is also famous as the writer behind Scream and Scream 2. He says, "I think it's [the show is] truthful. There's nothing preachy about it. The moment anyone says anything that sounds like a message, the characters discard it. Th