1. After he graduated from High School, Josh took a holiday in Europe. His favourite country was Ireland.
2. Series creator Kevin Williamson says that the cast is handling success so well that a frequent joke on the set is which of them will become the first to get a star attitude. "We all have our cards on Dawson because it's his creek!" he joked to E! online.
3.If acting didn't work out for him James might have become a middle school teacher.
4. Because school was in session during the filming of the "Detention" episode and the producers wanted to use the local high school library, the episode had to be filmed after school hours, from 5:00pm until about 5:00am.
5. Michelle told Seventeen magazine that when she's living in North Carolina she misses "being able to go to the grocery shop at three in the morning." Apparently she did that in L.A!
6. As a kid, Katie attempted to play softball and basketball, but she wasn't very good at either. That's why she tried acting.
7. Although Joey rows her boat to Dawson's house, Katie doesn't have to actually row. The boat is rigged with a rope on the bottom that the crew pulls to make it look like Katie is really moving the boat all on her own.
8. Michelle was miffed when she saw the final version of the scene when Jen first meets Dawson and the gang on the dock. She thought her skirt looked much to short!
9. The cast says that the worst thing about filming near the creek is the bugs.
10. Dawson's Creek is becoming the most talked about show on the air. It is also the WB network's highest rated show ever.
11. Katie has been accepted at Columbia University, an Ivy League school in New York City. She has deffered admision.
12. Josh recieved two marriage proposals from Japanese fans after The Mighty Ducks movies came out.
13. Katie had to sit still for about two hours-three different times-while rubber was poured onto her face to make the "Joey mask" on which Dawson practices his kissing.
14. Josh once sang in the San Fransisco Boys Chorus.
15. If Michelle had her way she'd never leave her house. This self-confessed homebody loves nothing better than curling up with a cup of hot chocolate and a good video-or better, a good book.
16. Katie's a bit of a shopaholic. Before she started making her own money, her older brother and sisters used to take pity and drop her some cash for new clothes.
17. Before he became a succesful screenwriter, Kevin was an out-of-work actor and an assistant to a music video director.
18, Josh briefly considered going to college and studying architecture or archeology. Now he's thinking he'd like to study English or philosophy. He'd definitely like to get a degree after his time on Dawson's Creek is over.
19. Katie says that if she were one of the original Brat Pack, she'd be Molly Ringwald, while Josh thinks he'd be fellow Mighty Ducks veteran Emilio Estevez.
20. In 1997, Joshua starred in a cable TV show remake of the classic love story Romeo and Juliet, called Ronnie and Julie.
21. James is often compared to other actors. USA Today called him a "Matthew McConaughey look-alike," while Entertainment Weekly dubbed him "Ethan Hawke with better hygiene."
22. Critics and TV Writers are already calling Katie the break-out star of Dawson's Creek. She spent her first season winter hiatus filming the movies Disturbing Behaviour, Killing Mrs Tingle, and Go!
23. Unlike Dawson, James says he's never up early enough in the morning to watch the Today Show.
24. Michelle, who's a natural blonde, is thinking about going brunette just to try something different.
25. Don't expect to meet James online, he doesn't have a computer right now. However, Josh confesses to being addicted to the net and even checking out a few DC websites.
26. Although he doesn't do gymmnastics much anymore, James likes to try to get to the gym to maintain his flexibility.
27. Josh's dog, Shumba, appears in the J. Crew winter 1998 catalogue along with the rest of the Dawson's Creek cast.
28. Josh is very proud of his Irish heritage. In fact, he named his redheaded turtle Saorse, which is the Irish word for "freedom".
29. Katie graduated from her all-girls high school with a 3.8 grade point average.
30. Like Dawson, Kevin was obsessed with movies. As a teenager, he convinced his school librarian to order a subscribtion to the movie industry trade publication Variety.
31. Michelle's girlhood dream was to become the first female heavywight champion of the world.
32. Unlike Jen and Joey, Michelle and Katie instantly bonded in real life.
33. It takes seven full days to shoot an episode of Dawson's Creek.
34. After several unsuccessful attempts at molding a latex "Joey" face for Dawson's famous mask-kissing scene, the props people came up with something else. The "rubber" Joey mask on which Dawson practiced his kissing technique was actually concrete-and weighed 30 pounds!
35. Katie likes to dance in the make-up trailor when the filming day is over.
36. The producers vowed to try to shoot all water scenes in the summer after Katie and Josh nearly froze during the November shoot of their snail-gathering scene.
37. On the set, the actors sit in chairs with their character's names on them-not their own names-to lessen the likelihood of fans stealing the canvas backs.
38. Kevin Williamson's first movie was shot in his own backyard with an 8mm camera. It was called "White As A Ghost" and included a cherry Jell-O decapitation sequence complete with spaghetti noodles.
39. How has stardom changed James's life? "I can afford to eat now," he joked on the Ultimate TV Web site.
40. Josh landed his first professional job in a commercial promoting tourism in British Columbia.
41. Josh's favourite kinds of music are rap, hip-hop, jazz, and blues.
42. Katie took ballet and jazz dance lessons as a child.
43. When the cast has time off, they like to make a road trip to nearby Wrightsville Beach for a little bit of fun in the sun.
44. Josh says one of the things he hates the most is getting water up his nose.
45. Kevin refers to his characters as "my kids".
46. Like Joey, Katie's a tomboy. She'll take sneakers and jeans over high heels and gowns any day!
47. Josh is the "cast clown". When someone has to be really serious, or even cry in a scene, trust Josh to be just out of camera range-mooning his castmate.
48. Josh recently leased a new car. It's a Chevy Tahoe.
49. At an international modeling and talent convention in New York, Katie was discovered by her manager. He convinced her to try out for The Ice Storm, her first proffessional job!
50. Although Josh says it's a compliment to be compared with My So-Called Life, he thinks that the characters on Dawson's Creek are happier and more secure than Angela Chase and her friends.
51. Call him Mr Popularity: When James attended the private high school Cheshire Academy, he went to four proms!
52. Katie says her worst habbit is drinking too much coffee.
53. Joshua appeared on an episode of Outer Limits that also starred Small Soldiers' Kirsten Dunst.
54. Kevin says that one of the influences for Dawson's Creek was a TV show he enjoyed as a kid. It was called James at 15 and it ran from October 27, 1977 to July 27, 1978.
55. Michelle hated her high school in San Diego. She'd spend most lunch hours hiding in the girls' room because they teased her so much.
54. Michelle avoids watching episodes of the show because she's hypercritical of her performance. Katie, however, enjoys watching the show because she's always curious to see which shot the director used.
55. Katie likes to run three or four miles a couple of times a week. She says that it really helps to clear her head from all the tension and stress of being on the set.
55. Josh admits to not taking school very seriously when he was fifteen. "I got kicked out of high school twice," he told YM magazine,"once for attitude and once for lack of attendance."
56. Everyone agrees that Josh has the personality closest to the character he plays. "I'm the class clown," he told Seventeen.
57. One of the first films to be lensed in Wilmington was the 1984 horror flick Firestarter, which starred a very young Drew Barrymore.
58. Katie's parents gave all five of their kids piano lessons.
59. James's favourite TV show-not counting Dawson's Creek-is Monday Night Football.
60. Kevin describes Dawson's Creek as "Northern Exposure meets My So-Called Life."
61. The producers of Dawson's Creek originally bought the idea for the series to the Fox TV Network. Fox turned it down because they thought it was too similar to Party Of Five.
62. The producers wanted to use Alanis Morrisette's hit song "Hand in My Pocket" as the opening theme of Dawson's Creek but she refused to liscense her tune. Luckily Paula Cole had no such objection! Her "I Don't Want To Wait" is the show's theme tune.
63. At her very first profesional audition Katie landed the role of Libbets Casey in the 1997 movie The Ice Storm.
64. Although the Mighty Ducks trilogy was a comedy, Joshua played Charlie, the most serious ice hockey player on the team. "I've been in comedies, but I've never done comedy," he told Tiger Beat.
65. James called playwrite Edward Albee, who cast James in his off-broadway play Finding The Sun,"the most brilliant man I've ever met."
66. YM printed James' take on Dawson-"He's a tragically nice guy-and so am I."
67. Josh is particularly happy to be involved in a show that doesn't stress a "message". "Teenagers are smart enough to figure out a lot for themselves," he told Tiger Beat. "We go under the assumption that the audience can make up their own minds about the situations on the show."
68. In the movie Angus, James played the obnoxious football player boyfriend of Jurassic Park star Ariana Richards.
69. Katie's hometown best friend plays for her school's basketball team. When Katie is in Ohio she tries to show up to cheer her friend to victory.
70. Although Josh sometimes suggests a different way for Pacey to say a line, he doesn't feel it's his place to offer plot twists to the show's writers. "I have no experience producing or writing a TV show, so I wouldn't know what I'm talking about."
71. Josh starred in the Showtime cable movie Robin Of Locksley along with Casper actor Devon Sawa. In this update of the legend of Robin Hood, Josh plays John Prince Jr., the bad guy.
72. Michelle told TV Hits that being on Dawson's Creek hasn't changed her life that much, except that now,"I have to go buy nice dresses." She's still trying to get used to seeing her face on those gigantic Dawson's Creek billboards.
73. James was the last core member of the Dawson's Creek foursome to be cast. He flew down to North Carolina to start filming the pilot just three days after snagging the role.
74. Kevin Williamson was named one of the "100 Most Creative People in Entertainment" in 1997 by Entertainment Weekly. Among his upcoming features is a black comedy called Killing Mrs. Tingle, which is Kevin's revenge on a teacher who once said he had no talent.
75. Katie is a fan on 70's rock singer Janis Joplin.
76. Teen People held an online poll to find out whether Dawson's Creek's viewers like Jen or Joey more. Sorry Jennifer, Joey won!
77. Michelle, like Jen, isn't necessarily looking for love. "I'm still trying to figure out who I am," she said in a recent interview, "so a steady boy isn't what I want right now. Besides, I wouldn't know where to find the time."
78. Kevin is trying to write a guest-starring role for Sarah Michelle Geller, star of Buffy The Vampire Slaye, in a future episode of Dawson's Creek. Because she was killed in both Kevin's I Know What You Did Last Summer and Scream 2, she would really like her character to die on Dawson's Creek, too.
79. Josh admits that he's not so smooth with the girls. "I'd like to be romantic," he confessed to a reporter, "but generally, I'm too oblivious."
80. Although there a number of Internet sites dedicated to Dawson's Creek don't expect to meet Michelle visiting them. Computers "are all foreign contraptions to me," she told TV Hits. "I can't even type my name."
81. James has tried to steel himself for stardom. "I'd like to think I'm completely ready, but I have no idea what to expect," he confessed in an interview.
82. Katie's trailor is painted in shades of blue. The color has a calming effect on her.
83. Michelle, who's single, spent Valentine's Day 1998 watching romantic movies with some friends and eating Haagen-Daz chocolate ice cream. It's her favourite treat next to chocolate brownies.
84. Katie admits that in high school she was never one of the girls who got all the guys. Of course, since she attended an all-girls school there weren't a ton of cute boys around anyway.
85. Michelle likes to write her innermost thoughts in a journal.
86. Josh says,"If Hollywood is a state of mind then I'm an ignorant man." As you might guess this native of Vancouver, Canada, isn't moving to Los Angeles any time soon.
87. Don't expect to meet James online, he doesn't have a computer.
88. Meredith was born and raised in Houston, Texas.
89. Kerr was born and raised in Exton, PA.
90. James appeared on Clarisa Explains It All-a very long time ago of course!
91. How romantic is James? Once, he told YM, he prepared a nighttime picnic for his girlfriend on a city rooftop. "We just watched the stars."
92. Even though Michelle's the youngest cast member she insists she has "a past".
93. To pass the time on the set of Dawson's Creek, James has been teaching himself to play the guitar. He also writes in his journal.
94. James's dad played minor league baseball with the Los Angeles Dodgers. At one time, James assumed he'd follow in his father's footseps and play ball for a living,too.
95. Although Joey's had romantic thoughts about Dawson, Katie insists she's never thought about James-or any other of her costars-as anything but a friend.
96. Katie played Lola in her high school's production of Damn Yankees. She even postponed her Dawson's Creek audition to make sure she was at the plays opening night.
97. Kevin based Joey on his old friend Fanny. He showed her an early video of the Dawson's Creek pilot and she loved it!
98. Josh Jackson once told a teen magazine that the only thing he looks for in a girlfriend are "teeth and a pulse!" However, he would also like to meet someone nice who appreciates his sense of humour.
99. Although he's played the bully in two movies-Angus and I Love You...I Love You Not-James admits that during his middle school years, he was the one who got picked on by bigger guys.
100. Two first season episodes of Dawson's Creek were satires-one was a spoof of The Breakfast Club and one paradied Kevin's own Scream.
101. Dawson's Creek is a real place located near the town of New Bern, North Carolina, about two hours away from where the series is filmed.
