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The viewer positioning in television dramas play a very important and critical part in how the drama is portrayed to the audience, and hence this gives an idea on how successful the show will be. Dawson’s Creek is a relatively new TV drama aimed at teenagers and the issues they face and have to deal with in society today. The viewer positioning, in relation to the show’s themes, construction and values will be discussed and analysed. The “Pilot” episode (first episode of Dawson’s Creek) will be referred back to in this essay, as this episode was what propelled Dawson’s Creek into becoming the most watched teen show around the world and what made the actors/ actresses into instant stars. Dawson's Creek is about one boy's coming of age journey and his lifelong friendship with a girl from a vastly different home life. The vivid and absorbing relationship between Dawson (James Van Der Beek) and Joey (Katie Holmes) is at the core of the series. B!

est friends since they were small children, the two are faced with many new challenges ahead of them in their teenage years, ones that would not have arisen in their childhood days. One is sustaining their close friendship in spite of their budding romanti

ration, fun and joy, the show provides a fresh and gripping approach to the vast and diverse universal emotions associated with growing up. Never underestimating the 16-year-old mind, the series deals with sensitive issues that reflect the concerns of the four characters striving for self-awareness, while afraid of losing something special and not being able to find anything to replace it in the future. The agony of surviving puberty intact, discovering their sexuality, unearthing their future and figuring out life in general are just some of the themes that surround the central characters of Dawson's Creek. During a time when friends and family have an enormous impact on their lives and future, Dawson, Joey, Pacey and Jen worry about where they're heading and what they'll be when they grow up. Afraid of doing something stupid, or making mistakes that have lifelong consequences, each of the four characters must learn to deal with the other gender, their own sexuality as well a!

s is an example of some of the teen angst on the show. There are a lot of compelling emotional scenes, and also some great humour and fun, which makes Dawson’s Creek a delight to watch. Dawson’s Creek is an hour-long drama, which is the standard for most dramas on television. The first season contained 13 episodes, the second contained 22 episodes and the third will contain 26 episodes. This suits the viewers because the episodes are not too short, and not too long. There is enough time for character development in an episode, but it does not get boring and long. In an hour, there can be numerous conflicts, which can be resolved, however it would be difficult to do this effectively if the drama went for half an hour. If it did go for thirty minutes, then it would be more like a soap opera because one episode would continue on from another. Every episode, a number of conflicts arise, and they are either resolved in the same episode, or in one of the future episodes.!

ine has a huge impact on teenagers as they could be in similar positions in the future. Dawson’s Creek is constructed like most other TV dramas are, as it holds the audience’s attention and liking. Dawson’s Creek makes the audience think a lot, about the future and the past. This is what makes Dawson’s Creek spectacular to watch and added with the good blend of drama and humour, these are the reasons why it became the most watched show by teenagers around the globe

n’s Creek and the rest of the field. The writers and producers made it clear from the first episode (the “Pilot” episode) that the subject of sex would play a big portion of the show. In the “Pilot” episode, there was a lot of sexual tension between the main characters. The main characters discussed their sex-lives, sexual

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