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Joshua Jacksonis opening up about why he doesn’t think aDawson’s Creekreunion special will ever happen.
While chatting withThe Guardianin an interview published Sunday, the 43-year-old actor was asked about a potential reunion of the popular The WB series, similar to that of theFriendsreunionthat premiered earlier this year on HBO Max.
Revealing that he doesn’t think it would work out given the cast’s ages today, Jackson explained, “I think because theFriendscast were already adults when they were doing the show, it’s less jarring to see them now. If you put our mid-40s selves together on a couch now, with our creaking backs, it might shock people.”
“Nobody needs to hear Pacey grunting when he gets out of a chair,” he joked, referring to his character on the teen drama, Pacey Witter.
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Dawson’s Creekaired for six seasons from 1998 to 2003. The show followed the story of a group of friends as they grew up in the fictional seaside town of Capeside, Massachusetts. Jackson starred alongsideKatie Holmes,James Van Der BeekandMichelle Willamsin leading roles.
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Earlier this year, Mary-Margaret Humes — who played Dawson’s mom Gail Leery on the classic primetime drama — said there had beentalks about a potential rebootof the hit series.
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Humes, 67, did clarify, however, that she believes networks may be hesitant to potentially pick up a revival today because of the original show’s straightforward storyline.
Dawson’s Creekfollowed a group of teens navigating coming of age and romance, while many popular shows today with protagonists of the same age fight crime, use superpowers or steer through social media.
“What they have expressed is our show was so much simpler than what television is now, again because of social media,” Humes said at the time. “And it’s like, youcanactually do a show and not make any references to social media. We can pick up where we left off, let that element be there but not be so predominant.”
source: people.com
