▁as ▁David ▁( season ▁ 6 ); ▁Jack ' s ▁love ▁interest ▁for ▁the ▁season ▁ ▁No ▁Dou bt ▁as ▁Th ems el ves ▁( mus ical ▁guest ), ▁( season ▁ 6 ) ▁episode : ▁" Sp ider web s " ▁ ▁Sarah ▁Shah i ▁as ▁Sad ia ▁Shaw ▁( season ▁ 6 ); ▁a ▁rep orter ▁who ▁investig ates ▁P ace y ▁ ▁S eth ▁R ogen ▁as ▁Bob ▁( season ▁ 6 ); ▁a ▁stranger ▁who ▁Aud rey ▁has ▁a ▁one - night ▁stand ▁with ▁ ▁M imi ▁Rog ers ▁as ▁Helen ▁Lind ley ▁( season ▁ 6 ); ▁Jen ' s ▁mother ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁Con ception ▁Following ▁the ▁s elling ▁of ▁his ▁spec ▁script ▁for ▁Wes ▁Cra ven - direct ed ▁S cre am ▁( 1 9 9 6 ), ▁film ▁assistant ▁Kevin ▁William son ▁was ▁taking ▁several ▁meet ings ▁with ▁film ▁and ▁television ▁produ cers ▁before ▁the ▁slash er ▁film ▁began ▁production . ▁In ▁what ▁would ▁be ▁his ▁first ▁television ▁meeting , ▁William son ▁met ▁executive ▁Paul ▁St up in ▁and , ▁when ▁asked ▁if ▁he ▁had ▁ideas ▁for ▁a ▁television ▁production , ▁William son ▁came ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁a ▁te en ▁series ▁based ▁on ▁his ▁youth ▁growing ▁up ▁near ▁a ▁North ▁Carolina ▁cre ek ▁as ▁an ▁asp iring ▁film maker ▁who ▁wor sh ipped ▁director ▁Steven ▁Spiel berg . ▁St up in ▁liked ▁his ▁idea ▁and ▁asked ▁him ▁to ▁come ▁back ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁and ▁pitch ▁it ▁to ▁Columbia ▁Tri Star ▁Television ▁stud ios