Word: williamsons
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...give away the story ahead of time. Suffice it to say that the pilot's hormonal preoccupations, though largely limited to words rather than deeds, have already drawn a consternated flurry from cultural watchdogs. "You gotta look past the 'size queen' references and masturbation talk," says Williamson. "The show at its core is about sweaty palms, hand holding and 'Will she kiss...
...this weekend, as the multiplex masses pour into Scream 2 to learn who's trying to carve up poor Neve this time, Williamson will be poring over the decidedly calmer dailies for Dawson's Creek, a coming-of-age TV series whose adolescent anxieties are resolved not by gleaming cutlery but by awkward, angsty dialogue (though the dead-on post-grunge sound track remains the same). Debuting next month on the WB network, the quiet, thoughtful Dawson is about as far removed from slasherdom as you can get and still have L.A.'s BMW brigade return your calls...
...person, Williamson is sweet of nature, mild of manner and decidedly nonviolent. "I'm too squeamish for horror," he says. "I can't handle all the blood." In fact, he really wants to be the next John Hughes, albeit for a far edgier generation than the one that peopled The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink. Williamson's calling card may have been an eye for artful carnage, but his staying power derives from his ear for the voice of the '90s teen, whom he describes as "a very self- aware, pop-culture-referenced individual who grew up next...
...Williamson kids may talk like therapists, but they act like guarded and wounded 15-year-olds whose cell phones and videotapes stand in for a sadly absent adult institutional authority. Scream worked not just because teens reacting to murders in their midst by ironically citing old horror movies was a fresh take on a way-stale tale, but also because their jaded nonchalance felt almost frighteningly cynical...
Call it Clearasil Realism. "His characters are incredibly honest," says 20-year-old James Van Der Beek, who plays Williamson alter ego Dawson in the new TV show. "They say things teenagers are thinking but don't necessarily say, especially about sexuality." Dawson is a high school sophomore, aspiring filmmaker and overall sweetheart. He's the rosy lens through which we observe Williamson's latest assemblage of troubled, fumbling teens, notably the two competitors for Dawson's heart: Jen (Michelle Williams), the new girl in town whose dark past will emerge in time for the February sweeps, and his childhood...