good match for any woman he sets his eyes on. When some nevertheless ignore or reject him, he feels slighted. The irony of Nice Guys like Dawson, of course, is that their entitlement is not nice." Van Der Beek's thoughts on Dawson Leery James Van Der Beek has joked he wouldn't want to be friends with Dawson in real life and said he was personally Team Pacey. Van Der Beek also spoofed his character in the 2000 comedy Scary Movie and in a sketch for Funny or Die called "Vandermemes". References Dawson's Creek characters Fictional directors Fictional producers Fictional characters from Massachusetts Television characters introduced in 1998 Teenage characters in television