Thursday, February 5,1998
8
Dawson’s Creek offers youthful
perspective on life’s intricacies
CHRIS ANDREW
STAFF WRITER
Virginity, sexual promiscuity and
puberty. These are only a few of the racy
topics that the new series, “Dawson’s
Creek,” addressed in the pilot episode,
which aired Jan. 20. The days of “Saved
By the Bell” are long gone, and anew
era of television is stirfacing.
The new drama is shot on location in
Wilmington and is about four attractive
tenth-graders who are trying to adapt to
growing up. You may recognize their
faces in the new J. Crew catalog, with
some UNC students, too.
The show has been publicized as part
of “New Tuesday” on WB-50 along
with Sarah Michelle Gellar’s hit show
“Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”
Dawson, played by James Van Der
Beek, has a mother who is having an
affair with a co-worker and a father who
openly discusses his sex life with him.
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At one point in the second episode
Dawson asks to borrow the camcorder,
and his dad says, “You may want to take
the tape out first.” Dawson replies, “You
can get arrested for that in some states,
ya know.” The writer seems to imply a
different kind of relationship between
father and son more of a friendship
—and tries to shock the audience with
this very open dialogue.
Joey, played by Katie Holmes, has
grown up as Dawson’s best friend and
becomes jealous when Dawson devel
ops a crush on the new girl in school,
Jen, played by Michelle Williams.
Joey also has a hard home life. Her
mother has died of cancer. Her father is
in prison. She lives with her pregnant
sister and boyfriend (a graduate of
UNC). She has no parents and greatly
contrasts Dawson. Her circumstances
make the audience pity and love her at
the same time.
Jen is an atheist from New York*
DIVERSIONS
while her grandmother, whom she is liv
ing with, is a Christian. None of the
kids are just normal.
Meanwhile, Pacey, played by Joshua
Jackson, has his own agenda. He
becomes attracted to his teacher, who is
old enough to be his mother. He first
meets her in the video store where he
works and later finds out on the first day
of school that she is his English teacher.
The previews for the next episode
hint at an affair, but who knows?
While the show revolves around the
school, Dawson shows an avid interest
in film-making. He works with the other
three kids on a horror film. The story of
Joey’s jealousy comes into play during
these scenes as she has to be near Jen in
order to be near Dawson.
The creator and executive producer
of the show, Kevin Williamson, is from
New Bern. He has written films such as
“Scream,” “Scream 2” and “I Know
What You Did Last Summer.”
The show addresses controversial
topics and bluntly approaches them.
It seems like the writer tried to make
the show seem like how teenagers real
ly are: not happy all the time and talking
about real issues that affect them in
every day life.
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Calendar
MUSIC
Local musical venues
Cat's Cradle. 300 E. Main St.. Carrboro. 967-
9053.
The Cave. 452 1/2 W. Franklin St., Chapel
Hill. 968-9308.
lizard 8 Snake Cafe. 110 N. Columbia St.,
Chapel Hill. 929-2828.
Local 506.506 W. Franklin St., Chapel Hill.
942-5506.
Skylight Exchange. 405 1/2 W. Rosemary St.
933-5550.
Thursday, Feb. 5
Hypnotic Clambake w/ Nymbua at the
Cat's Cradle.
Batty and the Gena Pool at The Cave.
Chase Theory at the Lizard 8 Snake Cafe.
The Woggles at Local 506.
Friday, Feb. 6
Jupiter Coyote at the Cat's Cradle.
2!en Frisbee at The Cave.
MAIL ORDER BRIDE at the Lizard 8 Snake
Cafe.
Billionaire, Vinyl Devotion at Local 506.
Saturday, Feb. 7
Polvo at the Cat's Cradle.
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Appetizers
Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail $10.95
Escargot with Garlic Butter 6.95
Oysters Rockefeller 7.95
Pried Calamari 6.95
Fried Onion Rings 6.95
Meatballs ea. 1.75
French Onion Soup 3.95
I\irkey Soup - with orso pasta 3.95
Homemade Chili - topped with cheese A
onions add $1.25 4.95
Fried Cheese Sticks
- with tomato sauce 5.95
Fried Zucchini - with tomato sauce 6.95
Salads
Grilled Room Salad
- with choice of dressing $3.50
Caesar 4.95
Spinach 4.95
Heart of Romaine
- with sliced tomato A onion 4.95
Summer Salad 4.95
Sides
Mushrooms -saut/ed in butter A wine $4.50
Cream of Spinach 4.95
Sautded Spinach 4.95
Asparagus with Hollandaise 4.95
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A thin, crisp crust piled high with the best meats,
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Scott Carpenter and tha Real McCoys at
The Cave.
Cigar Store Indiant at Local 506.
Sunday, Feb. 8
the Silver Applet at the Cat's Cradle
Isaac Green 8 the Scholars, Patriot at the
Lizard 8 Snake Cafe.
Barisal Guns at The Cave.
Scott Carpenter and tha Real McCoys w/
Dead Blue Cat and tha II Btty Boys at
Local 506.
Monday, Feb. 9
Steve Estes at The Cave.
Ben Jakes at the Lizard and Snake Cafe.
The Heartdrops at Local 506.
Tuesday, Feb. 10
Ben Folds Five w/ Travis 8 Venus Flytrap
Girls at the Cat's Cradle.
Glory Fountain at The Cave.
Wednesday, Feb. 11
Jump, Little Children at the Cat's Cradle.
Tift Merritt at The Cave.
Hayride w/ The Candy Snatchers at Local
506.
THEATER
'Master Class.' Play Makers Repertory
Company. Paul Green Theatre. Opens Feb. 7.
For ticket information, call 962-PLAY.
FILM
The Story of Boys and Girls.' Thursday at 6:30
IcpS-Grifleßoom
14” Cheese Pizza $ll.OO
Each Additional Item 1.50
Mushrooms • Pepperoni • Italian Peppers
Black Olives • Ground Beef • Italian Sausage
Prosciutto Ham • Meatballs • Onions • Green Peppers
• Anchovies • Spinach • Red Peppers
Steak & Chops
Includes Choice of Potato and Grille Room Salad
Certified Angus Beef
Slow Roasted Prime Rib
House Cut - I4oz $19.95
Large Cut - 18 oz 24.95
Filet Mignon - 7oz-wrapped in bacon 19.95
Filet Mignon
-lOoz - wrapped in bacon 23.95
(Larger cuts available upon request)
12 oz. New York Strip 21.95
18 oz. Kansas City Steak
-bone-in New York Strip 22.95
12 oz. Ribeye .. 21.95
20 oz. T-Bone Steak 22.95
14 oz. Pork Chop 14.95
Pork Chop Chianti
- sauteed chop with red wine sauce 17.95
Freeh Seafood
Includes Choice of Potato A Grille Room Salad
12 oz. Fresh Fish Daily $21.95
Oysters - pan fried w/cole slaw 14.95
Grilled Scallops - seasonal 19.95
Jumbo Shrimp - pan fried w/cole slaw 22.95
Rounder - pan fried w/cole slaw 17.95
You have just come from a two hour meeting in a
state-of-the-art meeting room. The meeting was
great, but you have so much work to do and you
haven't even had dinner. So, you grab a bagel, a
bowl of soup, and a cup of coffee and kick back for a
few minutes to collect your thoughts in a cozy and
relaxing lounge.
But time is short so you head off to the 24-hour
Computer Lab where you meet a group from your
English class. You work well into the night on your
paper and when it is complete, you go to the Copy
Center and make copies of the paper for everyone.
You can now go home.
Busy night running all over the place? Nope. You
didn't even leave the building. Vote for the renova
tion and expansion of your student union and THIS
COULD BE YOU.
Vote Tuesday, February. 10.
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pm and 9 p.m. Carolina Union Auditorium.
Free with UNC ONE Card.
'Mrs. Brown.' Friday at 6:30 p.m„ 9 p.m.
Carolina Union Auditorium. $2 admission.
The Shining.' Saturday at 6:30 p.m. and 9
p.m. Carolina Union Auditorium. Free with
UNC ONE Card.
The Philadelphia Story.' Sunday at 4 p.m. and
6:30 p.m. Carolina Union Auditorium. Free
with UNC ONE Card.
ART
"Seeking the Spiritual: The Paintings of
Marsden Hartley.' The Ackland Art Museum.
A selection of modernistic paintings on dis
play through Mar. 29. For more information,
call the museum office at 966-5736.
'Regarding Women.' The Ackland Art
Museum. A collection of images by and
about women on display through Mar. 29.
For more information, call the museum office
at 966-5736.
MISC.
The Parsons Dance Company. Feb. 10,
Memorial Hall, UNC campus. Tickets cost
$22, $lB, sl4 for the general public. sl2,
$lO, $8 for UNC students. For ticket infor
mation, call Carolina Union Box Office at
962-1449.
PLAN AHEAD
Less Than Jake at Cat’s Cradle. Feb. 13.8:30
p.m. Tickets cost $9. For additional informa
tion call 967-9053.
Third Eye Blind' 8 'Smash Mouth' at The Ritz.
Feb. 15.7:00 p.m. Tickets on sale at The Ritz
box office or charge with Ticketmaster at
8344000
'Grease.' Memorial Auditorium. UNC campus.
Starts Feb. 19. Tickets on sale at Union
Ticket Office.
Kalian Specialties
Fertile ini Alfredo $10.95 "
Spaghetti A Meatballs 9.95 Z
Spaghetti A Italian Sausage 9.95 *
Lasagna 12.95 '
Ravioli 10.953
Ravioli - with meat balls 12.95 -
Veal Parmagiana 15.95 ~
Eggplant Parmagiana 13.95 ~
Veal Marsala 15.95 -
Chicken Rigatoni - chicken alfredo with
mushrooms A green peas 14.95 '
Chicken Parmagiana .. 13.95
Scallops A Angel Hair Pasta Marinara 15.95 ~
Shrimp A Angel Hair Pasta Marinara 16.95 *
Osso Buco - braised veal shank 16.95
SahunOocca - veal or chicken sauteed in lite lemon butter..
sauce w/prosciutto A provolone 15.95/14.95
Qrlllo Room Specialties
All Served With French Fries
Hamburger $5.95
Cheeseburger 6.50
Bacon Cheeseburger 6.95
Prime Rib Sandwich.. 10.95
Gub Sandwich 7.50
Meatball Sub - with mozzarella cheese 6.95
Grilled Chicken Sandwich - with cheese A bac0n...!. 95 .
Fresh Turkey - hot open face sandwich
w/homemade gravy 8.50