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I Don’t Want To Wait For Our Lives To Be Over

James Van Der Beek, titular star of the iconic teen soap series Dawson’s Creek, passed away yesterday at the age of 48.  Van Der Beek announced he had been diagnosed with Stage 3 colorectal cancer in November of 2024.

Van Der Beek rose to fame starring as Dawson Leery on the WB hit drama.  He would later play a fictionalized version of himself on Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23.  On the big screen, he was known for his starring role in Varsity Blues.

Van Der Beek is survived by his wife and their six children.

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Post Mortem – Friends With Better Lives

fwblIf only this were called Friends With A Better Show.  This had a lot of pluses going into it: James Van Der Beek, following a career reviving turn in Don’t Trust The B in Apt 23, Zoe Lister Jones, who was one of the bright spots on Whitney, Brooklyn Decker, who is drop dead gorgeous, and Majandra Delfino, who I have been waiting for a starring role since Roswell went off the air back in 2002.  Sadly, this show quickly squandered all of the good will I had for it and I was done after 2 episodes.  America must have felt the same way, as CBS cut its losses and axed the show a month and a half after its debut.

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2012 New Fall Season – Tuesdays

It’s time to take a look at the Tuesday night offerings for this season.

7:00

Raising Hope – The quirky Fox drama returns for its third season with more of the same hilarity.

7:30

Ben and Kate – The premiere episode wasn’t bad, and I was pretty impressed with Dakota Johnson as Kate, but I could feel Nat Faxon’s Ben starting to grate during the first half hour.  I’m not sure how much more of him I am willing to take.

8:00

Go On – Matthew Perry’s latest attempt to escape the shadow of Chandler Bing has aired three episodes already and it isn’t bad.  Perry plays a sports radio host who joins a support group after his wife died.

New Girl – Zooey Deschanel returns in one of last season’s break out comedy hits.  The show got stronger as the season went on and the writers found their footing, and I’m looking forward to its return.

Happy Endings – This went from a late season replacement to one of the most consistently funny comedies on TV last season.  The ensemble group plays well off of each other and the writers bring the funny every week.

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