9. James Van Der Beek was cast two days before filming
There was a bit of a disagreement over who should be cast as Dawson. Over 500 actors tried out for the part, including Adrian Grenier who went on to Entourage fame. The head of Sony wasn’t sold on Van Der Beek’s star quality, but Kevin Williamson stuck with his choice and ultimately yelled “I wrote Dawson! I am Dawson! This is Dawson!”
More in TV
-
Christian Group Attempts to Ban a Show They Haven’t Seen
20,000 people have signed Return to Order’s (a Christian Group) petition asking Netflix to cancel Amazon Prime Video’s new limited series...
June 20, 2019 -
10 TV Characters Who Almost Ruined A Hit TV Show
2. Mandy Hampton, ‘The West Wing’ The West Wing was brilliantly written from the pilot forward, but the show’s first season...
May 4, 2018 -
All 14 American Idol Judges, RANKED
6. Nicki Minaj Rapper Nicki Minaj joined the panel in Season 12, and most of her time on the show was...
April 13, 2018 -
15 Biggest Mistakes In Popular TV Shows
9. ‘Friends’ There aren’t too many complaints about Friends. It’s now considered an iconic show that will go down in history...
January 30, 2018 -
11 Reasons You Should Start Watching ‘Ray Donovan’
9. You’ll Root for Ray to Fix Everything As a fixer, it’s Ray’s job to protect Hollywood’s elite by any means...
November 27, 2017 -
10 TV Characters We Never Got to Fully Know
9. Danny – ‘The X-Files’ This FBI agent is just one of the many mysterious characters in a hit television show....
November 22, 2017