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Dawson's Creek : Season 2

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Dawsons creek has to be one of my all time favorite TV shows, and season 2 was probably my favourite. With that in mind I cannot begin to tell you how awful this set is. What is wrong with you WB? Have you no respect for the fans of the show? No pride in what you put on the shelves? These sets are intended as keepsakes for people to remember the show.
The picture quality is almost as bad as the first season, but the real thing which is going to make me return this dvd is the replaced music. What WB or whoever made the changes obviously does not understand is that the music was a very very important part of the show, and scenes and episodes are connected to certain songs for all the fans. Well not with this DVD.

Why can't Dawsons Creek get the same respect and treatment on DVD that shows like Buffy, or Smallville, or countless other shows get on DVD? Raise the price $10 or $20 - fans will pay it if you make it worthwhile - which its currently is not.

I'm not going to purchase any more seasons of dawson creek until they stop with the cheap crap they are putting out and release a proper DVD set.

My anticipation for this release was so great that I didn't pay attention at first to the comments online re the music changes. I read them belatedly, yet still hoped against hope that they would be minor. They are not.

First of all, I am appalled that these changes are not more prominently noted on the packaging for the collection. Would most people know that "features brand new music selected by the executive producer" in small type on the back of the box means that this is not additional music but is a full replacement of 75-90% of the original songs?

Second, this is a show that pioneered big pop soundtracks on TV. Working in the industry, I remember one of my first reactions to the show was that the budget on music clearances must be enormous--well, this is where the producers finally let the fans down. After two soundtrack CD's and a TV special promoting the music used in DAWSON'S CREEK--not to mention the afore-mentioned exec producer bragging about his selections on DVD commentaries--we lose far too many of these same songs in this new collection.

So many fans have noted their missing favorites and I agree with them all. For me, one of the most devastating loses is Natalie Merchant's "Frozen Charlotte", which plays under the scene after Dawson's disastrous 16th birthday party when Joey goes to the window and makes a wish on the first snowfall. It's a moment filled with magic as well as melancholy and the song adds to its poignancy and power. Hearing the song for the first time made me want to investigate the other music used in the shows. The new song is sweet enough but pales in every comparison.

To say I was disappointed is a gross understatement. I can tell you this: I was considering buying a second copy as a Christmas present for my niece (who is following my interest in the show). Forget about it. I'll give her my tapes instead. I want her to see the show as it was originally intended.

To Sony & company: Please continue to release THE CREEK on DVD--but don't tamper with the shows! You probably lost sales on this one trying to save money on clearances, and I'm sure I'm not the only fan who would have gladly paid the extra $$$ to get the show they love instead of this hybrid.

The commentaries are disjointed, and lack substance. If you buy this DVD, buy if for the episodes, not the extras.

(English below)
Honestamente no sé que pensó Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment al lanzar este DVD set con tan pocos extras y tan baja calidad en el video, quieren economizar tanto que acaban con las series que presentan, detallo a continuación:

- DISCO 1: cinco episodios, trae como extras un comentario adicional para un episodio y básicamente los mismos previews que fueron incluidos en la primera temporada.
- DISCO 2: seis episodios, lo que hace que el bitrate del video sea de menor calidad considerando que un DVD regular a una calidad aceptable solo tiene capacidad para 4 episodios.
- DISCO 3: seis episodios.
- DISCO 4: cinco episodios, con la gran "novedad" de un comentario adicional para un episodio.

Creo que una vez más esta editora nos ha dejado decepcionados de estos sets. Esperemos que las ediciones por venir incluyan más extras y que el video sea de mejor calidad.

ENGLISH:

Honestly, I have no idea what Columbia TriStar was thinking when they released this DVD Set with basically no extras and so low video quality, they want to save too much money and they end messing up the TV shows, here are the details:

- DISC 1: five episodes, and additional audio commentary for one episode and the same trailers included on Dawson's Creek Season One.
- DISC 2: six episodes, which makes a very low quality video bitrate considering that a regular DVD has a four episodes capability, on a normal video bitrate.
- DISC 3: six episodes.
- DISC 4: five episodes and an additional audio commentary for one episode.

I think that one more time Columbia has disappointed us. I honestly hope that the upcoming releases include more extras and a better video quality.

Wow is this season great. This is sort of a continuation of the first season; it picks up where season one left off. Dawson and Joey, after months of angst, finally begin their romantic relationship, but they're headed for rocky seas. Pacey begins a relationship with Andie, a newfound sparring partner. Jen, under the influence of Abby Morgan, begins a downward spiral into her old New York ways but eventually finds solace in Jack, who reveals a secret that surprises everyone. Although the end of this season did get a little crazy, it was still really good. Definitely a season worth watching.

Best Episodes:
*The Kiss- Dawson and Joey deal with their relationship
*Crossroads- Dawson invades Joey's privacy
*The Dance- Andie and Pacey get together, but Dawson and Joey break up (which I didn't like)
*His Leading Lady- Dawson makes a movie
*Be Careful What You Wish For- Dawson gets drunk and tells the truth (watch it, you'll know what I'm talking about)
*A Perfect Wedding/ Rest in Peace- Dawson and Joey get back together and Abby takes a turn for the worse (don't want to ruin it, but the title sort of gives it away)

I love the show and this season which is the sole reason for the four star rating. The DVDs suck. The only special features are two commentaries by Paul Stupin for the first and last episodes. Nothing from Kevin Williamson, no interviews with the cast, nothing about why the season was written the way it was, etc. I sincerely hope that the rest of the season DVD sets are much better than this one...

Got Seasons 1 & 2 and the Series Finale DVD. I thank this show for my affinity with big SAT-type vocabulary and my tendency to use big words. This show was a constant thing throughout my hectic college life. This show set the bar high for teen dramas. Am anxiously waiting for Season 3 and 4--my favorites since I'm a huge Pacey/Joey fan--to be released.

DO NOT READ IF NOT HAVE SEEN SEASON!!!!

Well here it finally is, the complete Second season of Dawson's Creek. This is agruablly the best season the show had. I remember when it was when, for me atleast, Dawson went from an "oh well i missed an episode" to a ... I MISSED ANY EPISODE (followed by a kick to a book). After this season the show lost its executive producer and creator Kevin Williamson, and his leaving can definatly be felt in the later seasons, but im getting ahead of myself. The second season starts right where the first season left of (to the second) and continues to tell the story of the gangs freshman year of Highschool.

The Second season is basically a continuation of the first season with one major difference... the addition of two characters. One character is Andie McPhee and pretty-blonde who hates Pacey, so they naturally become an item. And the other character is Jack McPhee Andies brother, who after a few month becomes Jen's best friend. These characters has a diffent effect on the show, and Jack stays for the remander of the series, while Andie sticks around for a few years.

This is a teen soap, so it would be pretty hard to explain the story-line of an entire season but I will try... Dawson and Joey go out until Joey realizes that she wants to find herself, and breaks up with DAwson, but then starts to go out with Jack until he realizes he is Gay, then joey floots until she wants to get back together with DAwson but won't because he helped put her father back in Jail. Pacey meets a girl, that he falls inlove with, but who has problems nobody could foresee. Jen becomes an drunk outcast that only sobbers up when her friend Abby is killed. And Dawson just floats as usually, trying to figure out what to do about his parents.

The Second Season Episodes are The Kiss, Crossroads, Alternate Lifestyles, Tamara's Return, Full Moon Rising (my personal season favorite), The Dance, the All-nighter, The Relucant Hero, The Election, High Risk Behavor (Argueably the best episode of the series), Sex She Wrote, Uncharted Waters, His Leading Lady, To Be or not to Be (1), ...That is the Question (2) (Changed television history), Be Carefull what you wish for, Psychic Friends, A Perfect Wedding, Reunited, Ch... Ch.... Changes, Parental Discretion Advised.

The Special Featurs for the season include Audio Commentaries (Can't figure out which episodes yet email me if you do (moviemancritter@yahoo.com)), Featurette, Interactive Map of Capeside, Music Video, and DVD-Rom.

So Sit back and remember what it was like to be 15 and have the vocabulary of a 35 year old english professor.

Wow, this is a wonderful season. I only began watching Dawson's Creek in its last few seasons and I am watching these episodes on DVD for the first time. I must say that Season 2 is unbelievably funny and addicting as chocolate. I must have watched 1 dvd a sitting!!! This is as great season, and I'm hoping that Season 3 will be as entertaining and enjoyable as well.

This show is truely remarkable!!! There will never been a drama like it, it was engaging, fresh, exiting, new, and amazing. The acting is truely superb. In comparison to some of the resent shows on TV they are all mere copies of this breathtaking show. I can't say enough about Dawson's Creek.. it's just that good.