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Tom's Guide
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
I just picked my summer binge watch — and Hulu has all 128 episodes of 'Dawson's Creek'
This week sees the premiere of the latest project from Kevin Williamson, the screenwriter-director of such popular TV shows as "The Vampire Diaries," "The Following" and "Tell Me a Story" and '90s horror movie favorites like "I Know What You Did Last Summer," "The Faculty" and the "Scream" franchise. But with its coastal setting (Wilmington, North Carolina, and yes, that's a hint) and family-focused melodrama (this one's about a once-mighty fishing dynasty fighting to stay on top), the TV icon's new series "The Waterfront" — set to premiere on Netflix on Thursday, June 19 — is reminding us of another great Williamson title from way back when: "Dawson's Creek." Across six seasons, the late '90s classic chronicles the lives and relationships of the titular Dawson Leery (James Van Der Beek) and his close-knit group of friends in a waterfront New England town, beginning in high school and continuing into college. With 128 hourlong episodes of saucy storylines and witty humor, coming-of-age character-building and one of TV's best love triangles, "Dawson's Creek" is a great summertime binge — here's why you should add it to your warm-weather watch list. Long before there was "The Summer I Turned Pretty," "Outer Banks" or "Euphoria", there was "Dawson's Creek,' the seminal '90s teen soap. The Kevin Williamson-created WB drama, which ran for six seasons from 1998 to 2003, focused on four teenagers navigating adolescence and the challenges of growing up in the fictional New England town of Capeside, Massachusetts: aspiring filmmaker Dawson Leery (James Van Der Beek), sarcastic tomboy Joey Potter (Katie Holmes), charming slacker Pacey Witter (Joshua Jackson) and new girl in town Jen Lindley (Michelle Williams). Couplings between the core four — particularly the angst-filled, ongoing love triangle between Dawson, Joey and Pacey — as well as latter additions like Jack McPhee (Kerr Smith) and Audrey Liddell (Busy Philipps), provide the bulk of the show's romantic messiness, but there's plenty of family drama, too, from an infidelity that rocks the Leery household to the legal issues of Joey's imprisoned dad. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. Though it paved the way for countless teen dramas over the decades, "Dawson's Creek" differed from previous youth-focused programming thanks to both the provocative storylines and thoughtful writing it afforded its young characters. Over the course of 128 episodes, Dawson and the rest of the precocious, preternaturally articulate Capeside kiddos dealt with love and loss, divorce and depression, addiction and attraction — topics that were usually reserved for adult shows only. And whether you're revisiting the "Creek" or watching it for the first time — all six seasons are available to stream on both Hulu and Disney Plus, BTW — there's a quaint thrill is seeing the early days of not only Kevin Williamson's TV work but also the acting careers of now-staples like Joshua Jackson (currently the star and executive producer of "Doctor Odyssey"), Katie Holmes (who recently popped up on season 2 of Peacock's "Poker Face") and Michelle Williams (excellent in Hulu's limited series "Dying for Sex"). Altogether, "Dawson's Creek" is a nostalgic, engrossing watch, one packed with enough break-ups and make-ups, relatable characters and groundbreaking storylines to last you until Labor Day. Watch "Dawson's Creek" on Hulu now
New York Post
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Let's dance: Watch Kevin Bacon perform the ‘Footloose' theme song at Stagecoach
The Bacon Brothers kicked off their Sunday shoes. Kevin Bacon, 66, performed the song 'Footloose' by Kenny Loggins at the Stagecoach Festival alongside his brother, Michael Bacon. The tune is the title track in the 1984 musical drama 'Footloose,' which starred Kevin, Lori Singer, Chris Penn, John Lithgow and Sarah Jessica Parker. Advertisement 7 Kevin Bacon of The Bacon Brothers performs during Day 3 of the 2025 Stagecoach Festival. Getty Images for Stagecoach The siblings are no strangers to the stage as they've been performing as the Bacon Brothers for over 30 years. The country music festival's official TikTok shared footage from Kevin and Michael's rendition, which saw 'The Following' actor singing and playing the tambourine. The film score composer, 75, stood next to Kevin singing and playing the guitar. Advertisement The account captioned the video: 'The legend of the Bacon Brothers is alive in the Palomino.' Kevin also took to TikTok to share a clip of himself backstage, explaining to followers, 'Coming into our little Stagecoach home away from home,' before adding that he'd 'never opened for the Backstreet Boys before.' The Backstreet Boys closed down the festival with their 90-minute set and even had country superstar Luke Combs hit the stage to sing the 1999 hit tune 'I Want it That Way' with them. 7 Kevin Bacon performs at the 2025 Stagecoach Festival. Getty Images for Stagecoach Advertisement 7 The Bacon Brothers perform at the 2025 Stagecoach Festival. Getty Images for Stagecoach Kevin kicked off his movie career in 1979 after making his feature film debut in 'National Lampoon's Animal House.' Three years later, he was in the 1982 comedy/drama 'Diner' before landing the leading role in 'Footloose.' Kevin starred as Ren McCormack, a boy from Chicago who finds out the new town he calls home in Utah has outlawed dancing and rock music. Although it's the film that made him a star, Kevin isn't always keen on reliving the project during certain moments. Advertisement @stagecoach The legend of The Bacon Brothers is alive in the Palomino @The Bacon Brothers Watch the @Amazon Music livestream only on @Prime Video and Amazon Music's Twitch channel. #thebaconbrothers #stagecoach #country ♬ original sound – stagecoach 7 Kevin Bacon in 'Footloose.' ©Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection 'My worst nightmare is to be at a wedding and the DJ puts on the music,' he said at SXSW in March. 'They always start out being about the bride, and then there's alcohol involved. And by about 10:30, the song comes on, and suddenly the wedding becomes about me getting out and dancing. People will literally form a circle around me and clap their hands like I'm a trained monkey.' Now, Kevin will ask the DJ, 'Please don't play that song' while at weddings. 'It's not because I don't love the song, I do love this song,' the Golden Globe winner explained. 'It's not because I'm not proud of the movie, I'm 100% proud of it.' 7 Christopher Penn and Kevin Bacon in the 1984 film 'Footloose.' ©Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection 7 Kevin Bacon in the dance movie. ©Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection Kevin also reflected on landing the role and the fame that came with it. Advertisement 'The script was not written in that way at all, and there was no indication other than one line, like, he gets pissed off and dances or something,' he said about finding out it was a dance film. 'I was not a trained dancer.' 'It's what I wanted, I have no one to blame but myself. It was definitely my dream to have all those things,' the 'Bondsman' actor admitted of becoming a household name. 'But until you really have that, you don't really realize there's something kind of strange about it.' For Kevin, posing shirtless for teen magazines felt 'the opposite' of how he wanted to view himself at the time. 7 Michael Bacon and Kevin Bacon of The Bacon Brothers pose backstage at the Palomino Stage during the 2025 Stagecoach Festival . Getty Images for Stagecoach Advertisement These days, the 'I Love Dick' star has still only watched the cult classic 'three or four times.' Even more, Kevin confessed his two kids, Travis, 35, and Sosie, 33, whom he shares with wife Kyra Sedgwick, have never seen the movie. As he put it: 'What's up with that?'
