There are a few connections between angsty teen drama Dawson’s Creek and Buffy. Katie Holmes, who played Joey in Dawson’s Creek, was originally cast as Buffy Summers but she turned the part down to continue school. Several Buffy actors have appeared in Dawson’s Creek, including Mercedes McNab (Harmony Kendall), Bianca Lawson (Kendra), Adam Kaufman (Parker Abrams), Megan Gray (Sandy), Meredith Salinger (Grace Newman) and Alex Breckenridge (Kit). Nick Marck, a Buffy director, has also directed some episodes of Dawson’s Creek.
Nicholas Brendon (Xander) is friends with Joshua Jackson, who plays Pacey on the show.
In Out of My Mind, Spike watches Dawson’s Creek on TV. In Chosen, Buffy says to Angel, “Are you gonna go all Dawson on me everytime I have a boyfriend?”.
June 5th, 2006 at 9:16 am
That freaks me out that in an alternate universe Katie Holmes could have played Buffy the Vampire Slayer…
June 5th, 2006 at 12:36 pm
That is a scary thought. The show just wouldn’t be the same, and I imagine that so many people wouldn’t love the show the way that we do if Sarah Michelle Gellar didn’t get the part.
July 13th, 2006 at 10:11 am
They should do a new buffy the vampire slayer with katie holmes as buffy and tom cruise as the miniature “big bad”