Nominated for 12 Teen Choice Awards in its five-year (six season) run, including Best Drama Series, Dawson's Creek quickly built an extensive cult following. A surprise smash hit for the enterprising WB network, the show initiated a successful string of numerous original series for WB such as Angel (1999), Gilmore Girls (2000), and Smallville (2001). Set in the fictional township of Capeside, Massachusetts, the series was nonetheless filmed almost entirely on location in Wilmington, North Carolina (although the opening theme song, "I Don't Want To Wait," is written and performed by Massachusetts native Paula Cole). Creator Kevin Williamson (writer for the blockbuster movie Scream) is said to have modeled the characters on Dawson's Creek after various aspects of his own self from his adolescent years

Dawson's Creek follows the lives of several teenagers, some of whom grew up together, as they struggle through the tempestuous and volatile years of pre-adulthood. The title character is Dawson Leery (James Van Der Beek), an introspective and intelligent dreamer who lives nearby lifelong best friend Josephine "Joey" Potter (Katie Holmes), a tomboy unaware of how truly beautiful she is. Mutual friend Pacey Witter (Joshua Jackson) is part of their clique, as are newcomers Jennifer "Jen" Lindley (Michelle Williams), Andrea "Andie" McPhee (Meredith Monroe), and Jack McPhee (Kerr Smith). Together, the friends form the basis of a teen soap opera, complete with high drama, curiosity, and bits of comic relief. Know for its intelligent subject matter, clever dialogue, and no-holds-barred tackling of issues, Dawson's Creek made most of its cast overnight celebrities

The Dawson's Creek (Season 5) DVD features a number of dramatic episodes including the season premiere "The Bostonians" in which Joey begins her first semester at Worthington. Taking a writing class, she writes her first essay about her relationship with Dawson, prompting the professor to tell her the two have a great future ahead of them. But Joey disagrees, and when Dawson cancels his weekend visit because of an internship, Joey ends up leaving him a breakup message on his voice mail Other notable episodes from Season 5 include "Text, Lies, and Videotape" in which Dawson is sharing his feelings with a psychiatrist while Pacey tries to convince Karen that her affair with Danny is a bad idea, and "Highway to Hell" in which Jen confesses to Jack that she wants to breakup with Dawson while Dawson has feelings for Joey once again

Below is a list of episodes included on the Dawson's Creek (Season 5) DVD:

Episode 82 (The Bostonians) Air Date: 10-10-2001
Episode 83 (Lost Weekend) Air Date: 10-17-2001
Episode 84 (Capeside Revisited) Air Date: 10-24-2001
Episode 85 (The Long Goodbye) Air Date: 10-31-2001
Episode 86 (Use Your Disillusion) Air Date: 11-07-2001
Episode 87 (High Anxiety) Air Date: 11-14-2001
Episode 88 (Text, Lies, and Videotape) Air Date: 11-21-2001
Episode 89 (Hotel New Hampshire) Air Date: 11-28-2001
Episode 90 (Four Scary Stories) Air Date: 12-12-2001
Episode 91 (Appetite for Destruction) Air Date: 12-19-2001
Episode 92 (Something Wild) Air Date: 01-16-2002
Episode 93 (Sleeping Arrangements) Air Date: 01-23-2002
Episode 94 (Something Wilder) Air Date: 01-30-2002
Episode 95 (Guerilla Filmmaking) Air Date: 02-06-2002
Episode 96 (Downtown Crossing) Air Date: 02-13-2002
Episode 97 (In a Lonely Place) Air Date: 02-20-2002
Episode 98 (Highway to Hell) Air Date: 04-03-2002
Episode 99 (Cigarette Burns) Air Date: 04-10-2002
Episode 100 (100 Light Years from Home) Air Date: 04-17-2002
Episode 101 (Separate Ways) Air Date: 04-24-2002
Episode 102 (After Hours) Air Date: 05-01-2002
Episode 103 (The Abby) Air Date: 05-08-2002
Episode 104 (Swan Song) Air Date: 05-15-2002