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“Dawson’s Creek- Season 3”
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Reviewed
by: |
Wayne A. Klein |
| Genre: |
Drama |
| Video: |
1.33:1 Full
Screen |
| Audio: |
Dolby Digital
Surround 2.0 |
| Languages |
English |
| Subtitles |
English |
| Length |
Approximately
989 minutes |
| Rating |
NR |
| Release Date |
6/29/04 |
| Studio |
Columbia
Tristar Home Video |
| Commentary:
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by executive
producer Paul Stupin and actor Kerr Smith on “First Encounters
of a Close Kind” and “True Love” |
| Documentaries:
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None |
| Featurettes:
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None |
| Filmography/Biography:
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None |
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Interviews: |
None |
| Trailers/TV
Spots: |
Previews |
| Alternate/Deleted
Scenes: |
None |
| Music
Video: |
None |
| Other:
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Web link
to purchase the new soundtrack CD |
| Cast
and Crew: |
James Van
Der Beek, Katie Holmes, Michelle Williams, Joshua Jackson, Kerr
Smith |
| Written
By: |
Jeffrey Stepakoff,
Liz Tigelaar, Mike White |
| Produced
By: |
Paul Stupin
and Dana Baratta |
| Directed
By: |
Sandy Smolan,
Lev L. Spiro |
| Music:
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Jann Arden,
John Lennon |
| The
Review: |
The third season of “Dawson’s Creek”
pops out on video with some fairly radical changes. Temptation
rears its head in the form of Eve a new girl that Dawson meets
just after breaking up with Joey. Eve’s temptations are more
than sexual, though, as she offers “information” that could
help Dawson and his friends cheat on the PSAT. Meanwhile,
the prom looms ahead at the season conclusion in the clever
“The Anti-Prom” and “True Love” wraps up some of the relationships
that have sprung up over the season. ---
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| Image
and Sound: |
As is typical
of most of Columbia Tristar’s releases, “Dawson’s Creek” looks
very good on DVD. The picture quality with 4 episodes stuffed
on four discs looks very good. The colors and textures look
exceptionally good over the course of these 23 episodes from
season 3. The sound also comes across very well in this nicely
done transfer. --- |
| The
Extras: |
Not much
in the way of extras included on the third set but it’s priced
right which probably has a lot to do with the lack of anything
new included. We do get a new theme song. Paula Cole’s “I
Don’t Want to Wait” is replaced by a track by Jan Arden that
was used in the international release of the show. Evidently
this change was dictated by the cost to continue to use the
theme song. Don’t know if this is going to continue with the
next boxed set or not but it might disrupt the show for many
of the series fans. There are a number of other changes in
the music throughout various episodes. These music changes
are highlighted as an “extra” although many fans of the series
would argue the point. ---
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| Commentary:
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We only get
commentary on two tracks one with executive producer Paul Stupin
and the other with actor Kerr Smith. Actually Stupin’s commentary
tends to be the more enlightening of the two although Smith
dishes a bit on his acting brethren on his comments. |
| Final
Words: |
Aside from
the theme song change, “Dawson’s Creek” is kept pretty much
intact from its original airings. The extras are slim with just
commentary tracks on two episodes. It’s a pretty good set overall
despite the changes and slim pickings when it comes to extras.
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