September 20, 2003

Updated review from Amazon.com on what the Finale DVD will contain:

With its series-finale episode, Dawson's Creek summed up its six-year run on the WB Network with a sweet and sad tale of reunion and farewell for old friends, soul mates, and lovers. The friends are now 25 and living new lives: Dawson (James Van Der Beek) is in Hollywood executive-producing The Creek, obviously based on his own life and considered "the new hit teen soap at the WB"; Joey (Katie Holmes) is a book editor in New York with a serious beau; Jen (Michelle Williams) is a single mother; Pacey (Joshua Jackson) is now the relatively respectable owner of the reborn Icehouse Restaurant; and Jack (Kerr Smith) is teaching at the high school and struggling with his relationship. A wedding brings everyone together in Capeside, but tragedy strikes, and the remaining friends are left to consider their lives and what they want to do with them. Whether or not you agree with the final choices, of course, probably depends on who you've been rooting for.

The extended cut of the finale runs 104 minutes, about 16 longer than when it was broadcast in May 2003. Unlike deleted scenes on movie DVDs, each addition seems like a useful part of the story, and the DVD borrows a helpful feature from the Lord of the Rings extended editions by designating on the chapter menu which scenes are new or extended. Some differences are minor, but there are significant new scenes with Joey at work, Joey and her boyfriend (Jeremy Sisto of Six Feet Under), Joey and Dawson's reunion in Capeside, and Pacey's conversation with old flame Andie (Meredith Monroe).

As they did for two episodes of Dawson's Creek: The Complete First Season, creator Kevin Williamson (who co-wrote the finale) and executive producer Paul Stupin provide a commentary track in which they discuss the new scenes and which characters were originally intended to end up together.  There are also four scenes that were filmed for the original pilot presentation (not the finished pilot shown in season one) then reshot. There's a small but important difference in the last scene, Pacey meets Tamara Jacobs in a different video store, and Dawson's dad is played by a different actor before the role was recast with John Wesley Shipp. --David Horiuchi

also, an updated list of the DVDs features:

July 30, 2003

Season 2 of Dawson's Creek will be released on November 25, 2003.  

The Series Finale will still be released on September 30th.

The Series Finale DVD will contain the following:

July 28, 2003

Thanks to Amber & Chaz for the newest information!

You can now Pre-Order the finale at Amazon.com.  Clicking that link will help support Josh-Jackson.net.  We appreciate your help!  Also, another cover art has been released.

 

July 21, 2003

More information on the DC Series Finale DVD.  This from www.tvshowsondvd.com:

October 1, 2003

Updated release date from http://www.dawsonscreekmusic.com for the Season 2 DVD will be: December 16, 2003.  More information will become available next week.

"All Good Things..." "...Must Come To An End"; so said the episode titles for each portion of the double-length Series Finale for Dawson's Creek. Watched by the WB Network's biggest audience (over 7 million viewers), and written by show creator Kevin Williamson, this one took fans back to the show's basics, and wrapped up everything.

Or did it? Rumors have gone around that scenes featuring newer characters were cut, because they weren't part of Williamson's original cast. Well, perhaps we'll get to find out at the end of September.

That's because on 9/30, Columbia is releasing Dawson's Creek: The Series Finale - Exclusive Never-Before-Seen Director's Cut. With a list price of $24.95, this DVD features over 25 minutes of new material never broadcast, bringing the running time of this episode to 102 minutes.

More detailed information will be available soon, and TVShowsOnDVD will add it all to our release listing for this item. In the meantime, you can gaze your eyes upon this cover art:

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July 8, 2003

The Series finale of Dawson's Creek will be available on DVD September 30th.   (Thanks to davisdvd.com for DVD cover image)  No new news regarding the Season 2 release.