1 00:00:00,048 --> 00:00:01,592 Previously on Dawson's Creek 2 00:00:01,592 --> 00:00:02,672 I can't tell you how much 3 00:00:02,672 --> 00:00:04,322 I've missed this, Joey. - Me too. 4 00:00:04,322 --> 00:00:05,369 I mean, granted, 5 00:00:05,369 --> 00:00:07,424 you know, it's only for a school project, but, 6 00:00:07,424 --> 00:00:09,985 it just feels good to be making movies again 7 00:00:09,985 --> 00:00:12,059 thought you were talking about us, you and me. 8 00:00:12,059 --> 00:00:13,680 How long did you think it was going to be 9 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:16,192 before some guy comes along and is interested in her? 10 00:00:16,192 --> 00:00:18,358 And when that happens, what are you going to do? 11 00:00:18,358 --> 00:00:19,600 When I walk through that door, 12 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:21,146 and I say hello to this guy, 13 00:00:21,146 --> 00:00:22,903 I'm not just going to be telling the world 14 00:00:22,903 --> 00:00:25,073 that I'm gay, I’m actually going to be gay. 15 00:00:25,073 --> 00:00:26,647 What happened? I didn't even go in. 16 00:00:26,647 --> 00:00:27,914 When it comes right down to it, 17 00:00:27,914 --> 00:00:30,060 I'm just not brave enough to walk through the door. 18 00:00:31,698 --> 00:00:33,616 And what happened there is proof positive 19 00:00:33,616 --> 00:00:35,451 that the good Lord doesn't take lightly 20 00:00:35,451 --> 00:00:37,412 to those who dabble in the black arts. 21 00:00:51,301 --> 00:00:53,053 Nice entrance. 22 00:00:54,428 --> 00:00:56,890 Dawson, isn't there a limit on the number of times 23 00:00:56,890 --> 00:00:58,183 a person can watch their own movie? 24 00:00:58,183 --> 00:00:59,893 I've gotta be prepared. 25 00:00:59,893 --> 00:01:01,937 We've got a Q&A session after the screening. 26 00:01:01,937 --> 00:01:02,896 Oh, the screening. 27 00:01:02,896 --> 00:01:03,939 How Sundance. 28 00:01:03,939 --> 00:01:05,190 Let's not blow this completely 29 00:01:05,190 --> 00:01:07,776 out of proportion, shall we? 30 00:01:07,776 --> 00:01:09,569 What's the matter? 31 00:01:09,569 --> 00:01:10,653 Nothing. 32 00:01:11,863 --> 00:01:13,407 Could it be... 33 00:01:14,283 --> 00:01:15,825 What? 34 00:01:15,825 --> 00:01:18,287 Dawson Leery, the gifted, young, 35 00:01:18,287 --> 00:01:19,704 self-motivated auteur, 36 00:01:19,704 --> 00:01:22,332 Capeside's own Spielbergian wunderkind be nervous? 37 00:01:22,332 --> 00:01:23,457 Yeah. 38 00:01:24,209 --> 00:01:25,294 Yeah, of course I am. 39 00:01:25,294 --> 00:01:27,421 I mean, it's, you know... 40 00:01:27,421 --> 00:01:28,755 It's one thing to be a big fish 41 00:01:28,755 --> 00:01:30,548 in a small pond, that is, Capeside-- 42 00:01:30,548 --> 00:01:33,009 But entirely another to swim in the talent pool 43 00:01:33,009 --> 00:01:35,220 with hundreds of your egocentric competitors. 44 00:01:35,220 --> 00:01:36,721 Exactly. 45 00:01:38,056 --> 00:01:40,183 And thank you for that gut-wrenching visual. 46 00:01:40,183 --> 00:01:43,019 Now, I may be a little biased here because... 47 00:01:43,019 --> 00:01:45,814 Well, let's face it, I am one of the stars of your movie, 48 00:01:45,814 --> 00:01:48,358 but it's really good. 49 00:01:48,358 --> 00:01:49,818 And look at it this way, 50 00:01:49,818 --> 00:01:51,486 I mean, for better or worse, 51 00:01:51,486 --> 00:01:54,114 this experience will only take you one step closer 52 00:01:54,114 --> 00:01:55,489 to realizing your dreams. 53 00:01:57,993 --> 00:02:00,329 Besides, you don't have to spend an entire weekend 54 00:02:00,329 --> 00:02:02,038 with a complete stranger. 55 00:02:02,038 --> 00:02:03,957 That is kind of cruel and unusual. 56 00:02:03,957 --> 00:02:06,335 Yeah, well, I signed up for the college tour. 57 00:02:06,335 --> 00:02:09,129 They pair you off with one of the students. 58 00:02:09,129 --> 00:02:10,046 So...those are the rules. 59 00:02:10,046 --> 00:02:11,256 Are you nervous? 60 00:02:12,799 --> 00:02:14,009 Yeah. 61 00:02:15,344 --> 00:02:17,929 But...in a good way. 62 00:02:17,929 --> 00:02:20,932 I mean...I know we're just visiting, but... 63 00:02:20,932 --> 00:02:23,018 This trip kind of gives me hope. 64 00:02:23,018 --> 00:02:24,894 That maybe one day I will make it outta here. 65 00:02:24,894 --> 00:02:26,021 Hey, Joey. 66 00:02:26,021 --> 00:02:28,064 It's never once crossed my mind 67 00:02:28,064 --> 00:02:29,524 that you wouldn't make it outta here. 68 00:02:31,526 --> 00:02:34,279 It's easy for you to say, Dawson. 69 00:02:34,279 --> 00:02:36,530 Come on, Joey, stick with the original impulse. 70 00:02:36,530 --> 00:02:37,991 Look at this weekend as an adventure. 71 00:02:37,991 --> 00:02:40,202 All right? I mean, this is--this is our first foray 72 00:02:40,202 --> 00:02:41,703 into the real world. 73 00:02:41,703 --> 00:02:43,788 You know, this weekend could be a glimpse 74 00:02:43,788 --> 00:02:45,165 into the rest of our lives. 75 00:02:45,165 --> 00:02:46,916 Or it... 76 00:02:46,916 --> 00:02:49,211 It could be the weekend when all of our hopes and dreams 77 00:02:49,211 --> 00:02:50,962 just come crashing down around us. 78 00:02:50,962 --> 00:02:53,382 I mean, forcing us to withdraw from mainstream society 79 00:02:53,382 --> 00:02:55,633 and spend the rest of our days as these cynical, 80 00:02:55,633 --> 00:02:57,552 embittered shadows of our former selves. 81 00:03:02,224 --> 00:03:03,558 It's just a thought. 82 00:04:05,537 --> 00:04:07,163 I feel like Richard Dreyfuss 83 00:04:07,163 --> 00:04:08,873 in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, 84 00:04:08,873 --> 00:04:10,917 you know, the director's cut where he finally 85 00:04:10,917 --> 00:04:13,044 boards the mother ship and mingles with the aliens? 86 00:04:13,044 --> 00:04:14,129 News flash, Dawson. 87 00:04:14,129 --> 00:04:16,005 We are the aliens. 88 00:04:16,005 --> 00:04:18,133 What, uh, what's goin' on there, sis? 89 00:04:18,133 --> 00:04:21,261 These students enjoy the distinction of attending 90 00:04:21,261 --> 00:04:23,555 America's finest college! 91 00:04:23,555 --> 00:04:26,558 Founded in 1626, it was named after a British colonist 92 00:04:26,558 --> 00:04:30,061 who ended up donating his entire collection of books. 93 00:04:30,061 --> 00:04:32,564 The original faculty, teaching in the colonial wilderness, 94 00:04:32,564 --> 00:04:36,526 could hardly have imagined that over the next 3 centuries, 95 00:04:36,526 --> 00:04:38,320 it would become known throughout the world 96 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:41,114 as a premier center for teaching and research! 97 00:04:41,114 --> 00:04:43,533 Maybe you should write for the catalog, Andie. 98 00:04:43,533 --> 00:04:45,160 Oh, it is the catalog, Dawson. 99 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:47,537 I think she sent away for it when she was about 9. 100 00:04:47,537 --> 00:04:50,373 Uh, class of 2005, baby. Early admissions. 101 00:04:50,373 --> 00:04:52,959 I am going to ace this interview. 102 00:04:52,959 --> 00:04:55,378 Well, I guess I better go meet my roommate, 103 00:04:55,378 --> 00:04:58,006 uh, A.J. Moller. 104 00:04:58,006 --> 00:04:59,424 Joey, you are gonna have a blast. 105 00:04:59,424 --> 00:05:00,842 I took a junior tour last year. 106 00:05:00,842 --> 00:05:03,512 As a sophomore? Early bird gets into college. 107 00:05:04,513 --> 00:05:06,306 What are you doing, Jack? 108 00:05:06,306 --> 00:05:08,350 Uh...just hang out, I guess. 109 00:05:08,350 --> 00:05:09,601 Do the tourist thing. 110 00:05:10,519 --> 00:05:12,437 Well, it is about that time. 111 00:05:12,437 --> 00:05:14,689 Yup. Yeah. 112 00:05:16,065 --> 00:05:17,275 Hmm. I am so psyched. 113 00:05:17,275 --> 00:05:18,693 Me, too. Me, too. 114 00:05:20,153 --> 00:05:21,446 Dare I say gulp? 115 00:05:21,988 --> 00:05:23,156 Ok. Bye! 116 00:05:23,156 --> 00:05:24,407 Bye. 117 00:05:33,291 --> 00:05:34,334 L-double e-r-y. 118 00:05:34,334 --> 00:05:36,169 First name? Dawson. 119 00:05:36,169 --> 00:05:37,462 Movie, please. 120 00:05:38,171 --> 00:05:39,172 Which category? 121 00:05:39,172 --> 00:05:40,549 Comedy or Drama? 122 00:05:40,549 --> 00:05:42,133 Documentary. Well, actually, more of a-- 123 00:05:42,133 --> 00:05:43,218 Date of birth? 124 00:05:43,218 --> 00:05:46,012 Uh, 3-14-83. 125 00:05:47,180 --> 00:05:48,097 Uh, favorite director? 126 00:05:48,097 --> 00:05:50,183 Spielberg. 127 00:05:50,183 --> 00:05:51,351 You're kidding. 128 00:05:51,351 --> 00:05:52,935 As a matter of fact, no. 129 00:05:54,396 --> 00:05:55,647 Steven Spielberg. 130 00:05:55,647 --> 00:05:57,524 Undoubtedly a gifted filmmaker, 131 00:05:57,524 --> 00:05:59,317 but I mean, come on. Where's the edge? 132 00:05:59,317 --> 00:06:01,444 Edge is...fleeting. 133 00:06:01,444 --> 00:06:03,154 Heart lasts forever. 134 00:06:03,154 --> 00:06:04,739 Say cheese. 135 00:06:05,615 --> 00:06:08,159 Sign here and here. 136 00:06:15,791 --> 00:06:17,751 This card'll get you into the flicks and... 137 00:06:18,836 --> 00:06:20,547 You didn't fill out a synopsis. 138 00:06:20,547 --> 00:06:22,549 Not enough room. 139 00:06:23,132 --> 00:06:24,342 See, uh... 140 00:06:24,342 --> 00:06:26,052 The film started out as a documentary 141 00:06:26,052 --> 00:06:28,012 chronicling the history of this local island 142 00:06:28,012 --> 00:06:29,431 rumored to be haunted, but-- 143 00:06:29,431 --> 00:06:30,640 Another Blair Witch Project. 144 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:31,600 Gotcha. 145 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:32,766 Good luck. 146 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:34,768 Next! 147 00:06:57,250 --> 00:06:58,293 Excuse me-- - Shh! 148 00:06:58,293 --> 00:07:00,420 I'm sorry, I-- 149 00:07:00,420 --> 00:07:01,755 Shh! J-J-Just a second. 150 00:07:07,051 --> 00:07:08,261 Yes? What is it? 151 00:07:08,261 --> 00:07:10,597 I'm looking for A.J. Moller. 152 00:07:10,597 --> 00:07:11,805 Is this her room? 153 00:07:12,848 --> 00:07:14,684 No. This is not her room. 154 00:07:14,684 --> 00:07:17,646 She's supposed to be my roommate for the weekend junior tour. 155 00:07:17,646 --> 00:07:19,105 Do you have any idea where I can find her? 156 00:07:19,105 --> 00:07:20,106 Nope. 157 00:07:20,106 --> 00:07:21,524 Heh. 158 00:07:21,524 --> 00:07:23,359 Ok, well... 159 00:07:23,359 --> 00:07:25,654 The number on my information card says room 381. 160 00:07:26,529 --> 00:07:28,156 I'm certain it does. 161 00:07:28,156 --> 00:07:29,658 And this is room 381. 162 00:07:29,658 --> 00:07:31,033 You betcha. 163 00:07:32,535 --> 00:07:34,828 And you can't tell me where to find A.J. Moller. 164 00:07:36,623 --> 00:07:38,458 I didn't say that. 165 00:07:38,458 --> 00:07:40,752 What I said was I don't know where you can find her. 166 00:07:40,752 --> 00:07:43,379 Him I can point you directly to. 167 00:07:43,379 --> 00:07:45,256 I'm A.J. Moller. 168 00:07:45,256 --> 00:07:47,133 And that must make you... 169 00:07:47,133 --> 00:07:48,384 Potter comma Joseph? 170 00:07:49,885 --> 00:07:51,387 I guess our gender- ambiguous names 171 00:07:51,387 --> 00:07:53,348 have fostered a precarious situation. 172 00:07:55,141 --> 00:07:56,351 To say the least. 173 00:07:57,352 --> 00:07:58,269 Before you start 174 00:07:58,269 --> 00:08:00,355 crying and calling home, 175 00:08:00,355 --> 00:08:02,732 I promise to give you one of the beds. 176 00:08:02,732 --> 00:08:04,609 And I-If you're really nice, 177 00:08:04,609 --> 00:08:06,402 I'll even leave the light on for you. 178 00:08:06,402 --> 00:08:08,862 Huh. I'm not staying here. 179 00:08:08,862 --> 00:08:10,532 I mean, this is not what I signed up for, ok? 180 00:08:10,532 --> 00:08:12,950 I'm supposed to be spending the weekend with someone 181 00:08:12,950 --> 00:08:14,744 who's going to show me what college is like, 182 00:08:14,744 --> 00:08:16,287 tell me what to expect, someone... 183 00:08:16,287 --> 00:08:17,580 With ovaries. 184 00:08:18,498 --> 00:08:20,208 Yeah. Listen, Joe... 185 00:08:20,208 --> 00:08:21,125 Uh...Joseph? 186 00:08:21,125 --> 00:08:22,711 It's Josephine. 187 00:08:23,294 --> 00:08:24,796 Joey. 188 00:08:24,796 --> 00:08:27,716 Listen. This is what college is like. 189 00:08:27,716 --> 00:08:30,134 Guys and girls living together, mostly in harmony. 190 00:08:30,134 --> 00:08:32,928 I mean, at Columbia, they even have co-ed bathrooms. 191 00:08:32,928 --> 00:08:34,597 And if you're not up for that, 192 00:08:34,597 --> 00:08:37,141 maybe you should be visiting women's colleges instead. 193 00:08:42,271 --> 00:08:44,733 No. Maybe you're right. 194 00:08:46,317 --> 00:08:48,653 There's really no reason 2 people of the opposite sex 195 00:08:48,653 --> 00:08:50,697 can't spend one night together in the same room. 196 00:08:50,697 --> 00:08:52,699 That's my girl. 197 00:08:52,699 --> 00:08:54,534 Now, if you don't mind, 198 00:08:54,534 --> 00:08:57,829 biggum college boy have important paper to write. 199 00:08:57,829 --> 00:09:00,707 Little high school girl take long walk around campus. 200 00:09:01,999 --> 00:09:03,418 You're kicking me out? 201 00:09:03,418 --> 00:09:05,086 You're kicking yourself out 202 00:09:05,086 --> 00:09:06,462 so I can have 2 more hours 203 00:09:06,462 --> 00:09:07,756 of unadulterated silence. 204 00:09:09,131 --> 00:09:10,216 That's not-- - Careful! 205 00:09:10,216 --> 00:09:11,801 Careful. 206 00:09:11,801 --> 00:09:14,804 Say "fair" and you'll really be showing your age. 207 00:09:16,848 --> 00:09:18,349 Oh, and, uh, Potter comma Joseph, 208 00:09:18,349 --> 00:09:19,809 shut the door on your way out. 209 00:09:19,809 --> 00:09:22,061 Otherwise I can hear those idiot econ majors 210 00:09:22,061 --> 00:09:24,480 playing nerf basketball down the hall. 211 00:09:38,077 --> 00:09:39,788 Hey. Whatcha got? 212 00:09:40,496 --> 00:09:42,415 Uh...just a...you know, 213 00:09:42,415 --> 00:09:43,833 a--a guide book to Boston. 214 00:09:43,833 --> 00:09:47,462 Oh. Ok, tell me you're not going off in search 215 00:09:47,462 --> 00:09:49,338 of Thoreau's butt print at Walden pond. 216 00:09:49,338 --> 00:09:51,674 Heh heh. No, I hadn't planned on that. 217 00:09:51,674 --> 00:09:53,092 Hey, you know what you should do? 218 00:09:53,092 --> 00:09:55,386 I heard there's a great art museum around here. 219 00:09:55,386 --> 00:09:56,554 You should go check it out. 220 00:09:56,554 --> 00:09:57,806 Ok. Maybe I will. 221 00:09:57,806 --> 00:10:00,683 Ok. Well, I gotta go. Bye! 222 00:10:00,683 --> 00:10:01,976 See ya. 223 00:10:27,794 --> 00:10:30,338 Hi. I'm Andie McPhee. 224 00:10:32,841 --> 00:10:34,258 Spell the last name, please. 225 00:10:34,258 --> 00:10:36,970 M-c-p-h-e-e. 226 00:10:39,305 --> 00:10:42,224 Says here your appointment isn't until march. 227 00:10:42,224 --> 00:10:44,185 Either there's something wrong with my calendar 228 00:10:44,185 --> 00:10:45,728 or you've got a very long wait. 229 00:10:45,728 --> 00:10:47,689 Well, Mrs... 230 00:10:47,689 --> 00:10:49,315 Boyd-- - Call me Fran. 231 00:10:49,315 --> 00:10:50,525 Great. Ok. Well, 232 00:10:50,525 --> 00:10:52,485 my dad, Joseph McPhee, is an alumnus. 233 00:10:52,485 --> 00:10:53,569 Class of 1972, 234 00:10:53,569 --> 00:10:54,946 and he always said 235 00:10:54,946 --> 00:10:56,364 if you want something badly enough, 236 00:10:56,364 --> 00:10:58,533 make sure you're first in line. 237 00:10:58,533 --> 00:10:59,784 A Daddy's girl, huh? 238 00:10:59,784 --> 00:11:01,536 Me, too. 239 00:11:01,536 --> 00:11:03,037 God rest his soul. 240 00:11:04,831 --> 00:11:07,542 So, you think you can maybe squeeze me in? 241 00:11:07,542 --> 00:11:09,042 Not a chance. 242 00:11:09,919 --> 00:11:12,588 But, uh...I just want 5 minutes 243 00:11:12,588 --> 00:11:14,256 with the Dean, that's all. 244 00:11:14,256 --> 00:11:16,384 The thing is everyone else here has an appointment 245 00:11:16,384 --> 00:11:17,385 today. 246 00:11:17,385 --> 00:11:19,762 Oh. 247 00:11:19,762 --> 00:11:21,973 Well, do you think something might open up? 248 00:11:21,973 --> 00:11:25,059 Would you cancel your university interview at the last minute? 249 00:11:27,812 --> 00:11:29,981 See my point? 250 00:11:33,902 --> 00:11:35,778 Hey, the boat's here! 251 00:11:54,380 --> 00:11:56,883 Man. Been there, seen that. 252 00:11:56,883 --> 00:11:58,384 Where do you wanna go eat? 253 00:11:59,886 --> 00:12:01,512 Uh, ladies and gentlemen, 254 00:12:01,512 --> 00:12:02,889 if anyone has any... 255 00:12:02,889 --> 00:12:04,807 Questions or comments, 256 00:12:04,807 --> 00:12:05,934 uh, the filmmaker would be 257 00:12:05,934 --> 00:12:08,269 glad to answer them for you. 258 00:12:08,937 --> 00:12:10,229 M-Mr. Leery? 259 00:12:11,564 --> 00:12:14,901 Uh, Dawson Leery, can you step up here, please? 260 00:12:32,710 --> 00:12:35,128 Hi, um--oops. Heh. 261 00:12:37,506 --> 00:12:38,967 Sorry. Heh. 262 00:12:38,967 --> 00:12:42,011 Uh...I'm Dawson Leery. 263 00:12:43,387 --> 00:12:44,639 Um... 264 00:12:46,015 --> 00:12:48,141 D-D-Does anyone, uh... 265 00:12:48,768 --> 00:12:50,311 Have any questions or... 266 00:12:53,481 --> 00:12:54,398 Uh, yeah. 267 00:12:54,398 --> 00:12:55,399 Yes. 268 00:12:55,399 --> 00:12:57,110 Question. Where's the Joey chick? 269 00:12:57,860 --> 00:12:59,988 She here? She is hot. 270 00:13:02,448 --> 00:13:03,825 Um... 271 00:13:10,832 --> 00:13:12,416 Dawson! 272 00:13:12,416 --> 00:13:14,251 You all right? Yeah, fine. 273 00:13:14,251 --> 00:13:16,004 These screenings, it can get pretty brutal 274 00:13:16,004 --> 00:13:17,672 when the lights come up. 275 00:13:17,672 --> 00:13:19,841 I can handle that, I mean, it... 276 00:13:19,841 --> 00:13:21,425 So what if my movie's not hip enough 277 00:13:21,425 --> 00:13:23,803 to arouse the interests of these pseudo intellectual 278 00:13:23,803 --> 00:13:25,304 art house snobs? On the bright side, 279 00:13:25,304 --> 00:13:27,015 at least no one threw things. 280 00:13:27,015 --> 00:13:28,599 Thank god for small favors. 281 00:13:28,599 --> 00:13:29,725 You are upset. 282 00:13:29,725 --> 00:13:30,935 Wouldn't you be? 283 00:13:30,935 --> 00:13:32,687 I'm sorry about what happened in there. 284 00:13:32,687 --> 00:13:34,022 I really am. But... 285 00:13:34,022 --> 00:13:35,898 In light of The Blair Witch project, 286 00:13:35,898 --> 00:13:37,733 I don't know what you were thinking. 287 00:13:37,733 --> 00:13:38,985 What? 288 00:13:38,985 --> 00:13:40,736 Riding the coattails of some absurdly 289 00:13:40,736 --> 00:13:43,238 successful cultural phenomenon is simply not gonna cut it. 290 00:13:43,238 --> 00:13:45,240 Before you eviscerate my work any further, 291 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:46,701 why don't you at least tell me your name? 292 00:13:46,701 --> 00:13:48,619 Nikki. 293 00:13:48,619 --> 00:13:50,371 Nikki Green. 294 00:13:50,371 --> 00:13:52,165 Nice to meet you, Nikki. 295 00:13:52,165 --> 00:13:54,125 Take this Joey character, for example, I mean, 296 00:13:54,125 --> 00:13:56,209 who is she and what does she mean to you? 297 00:13:56,209 --> 00:13:59,047 Are--are you friends, lovers, what? Nothing was clear. 298 00:13:59,047 --> 00:14:00,589 More troubling is that you didn't seem 299 00:14:00,589 --> 00:14:02,091 to understand that that was the most 300 00:14:02,091 --> 00:14:03,592 interesting part of your story. 301 00:14:03,592 --> 00:14:04,969 Well, aren't you perceptive. 302 00:14:04,969 --> 00:14:06,637 Don't patronize me. 303 00:14:06,637 --> 00:14:09,057 I'm trying to give you an honest assessment here. 304 00:14:09,057 --> 00:14:10,558 Well, excuse me, but it's not every day 305 00:14:10,558 --> 00:14:12,143 that I'm subjected to an unsolicited 306 00:14:12,143 --> 00:14:14,103 note session from a-- - Volunteer? 307 00:14:14,103 --> 00:14:15,270 Paper pusher? 308 00:14:15,270 --> 00:14:16,939 My position and altruism 309 00:14:16,939 --> 00:14:18,774 invalidate my opinion. 310 00:14:18,774 --> 00:14:19,859 Well, next time I'll pick 311 00:14:19,859 --> 00:14:21,360 which wounds to lick more carefully. 312 00:14:43,132 --> 00:14:44,717 Well? 313 00:14:44,717 --> 00:14:45,927 You in or out? 314 00:15:13,162 --> 00:15:14,747 Dawson. 315 00:15:14,747 --> 00:15:17,083 Hey. 316 00:15:17,083 --> 00:15:18,292 How'd the screening go? 317 00:15:19,168 --> 00:15:20,753 Huh. 318 00:15:20,753 --> 00:15:24,423 Come on, it couldn't have been that bad, could it? 319 00:15:24,423 --> 00:15:27,301 It was an unmitigated disaster. 320 00:15:29,553 --> 00:15:31,055 What do those hipper-than-thou 321 00:15:31,055 --> 00:15:32,181 film brats know, anyway? 322 00:15:32,932 --> 00:15:34,307 Maybe they're right. 323 00:15:35,977 --> 00:15:37,311 Come on. 324 00:15:38,896 --> 00:15:40,231 You don't mean that. 325 00:15:40,231 --> 00:15:42,024 No, I--I've been thinking that... 326 00:15:42,024 --> 00:15:43,651 You know... 327 00:15:43,651 --> 00:15:46,237 Maybe the problem with having such a big dream is... 328 00:15:46,237 --> 00:15:48,197 You never stop to question whether you actually 329 00:15:48,197 --> 00:15:49,740 have the talent to back it up. 330 00:15:49,740 --> 00:15:53,161 What if I--I just simply don't have what it takes 331 00:15:53,161 --> 00:15:54,662 to be a great filmmaker? 332 00:15:55,704 --> 00:15:57,790 Dawson... 333 00:15:57,790 --> 00:16:00,251 I've been there from the beginning. 334 00:16:00,251 --> 00:16:02,962 To most people, movies are just a way of passing time, 335 00:16:02,962 --> 00:16:06,715 but I was there that day that they became something more to you, 336 00:16:06,715 --> 00:16:09,093 the day you decided to pick up your parents' camcorder 337 00:16:09,093 --> 00:16:11,220 and make a movie of your own. 338 00:16:11,220 --> 00:16:13,306 The day that you said for the first time out loud 339 00:16:13,306 --> 00:16:15,724 that you were going to be a filmmaker. 340 00:16:15,724 --> 00:16:18,227 I've had the privilege of watching you take this dream 341 00:16:18,227 --> 00:16:19,228 and make it a reality. 342 00:16:19,228 --> 00:16:21,605 And you know what? 343 00:16:21,605 --> 00:16:23,357 I'm really proud of you. 344 00:16:43,211 --> 00:16:44,378 You! 345 00:16:44,378 --> 00:16:46,463 Mm-hmm. How'd you get in here? 346 00:16:46,463 --> 00:16:47,548 The janitor. 347 00:16:47,548 --> 00:16:51,010 Don't worry. I didn't touch anything. 348 00:16:51,010 --> 00:16:52,636 But I brought you dessert. 349 00:16:54,096 --> 00:16:56,140 And I thought I'd seen it all. 350 00:16:56,140 --> 00:16:58,226 Well, I thought I'd be here, 351 00:16:58,226 --> 00:16:59,727 you know, on the off chance 352 00:16:59,727 --> 00:17:01,896 that Dean Hargrove got back early. Then I could, you know. 353 00:17:01,896 --> 00:17:05,107 You've got chutzpah, I'll say that much for you. 354 00:17:05,107 --> 00:17:06,067 So... 355 00:17:06,067 --> 00:17:07,318 Is he back yet? 356 00:17:07,318 --> 00:17:09,362 He's a notoriously late luncher. 357 00:17:12,031 --> 00:17:13,282 What's the matter? 358 00:17:14,242 --> 00:17:15,701 Nothing. 359 00:17:17,078 --> 00:17:19,247 Do you know how many kids I have? 360 00:17:19,247 --> 00:17:21,456 7. 361 00:17:21,456 --> 00:17:23,709 You know how many went to this university? 362 00:17:23,709 --> 00:17:24,919 Zero. 363 00:17:24,919 --> 00:17:27,213 It didn't seem to bother them much. 364 00:17:27,213 --> 00:17:28,756 So you don't think I'm gonna get in. 365 00:17:28,756 --> 00:17:30,258 Oh, I gave up a long time ago 366 00:17:30,258 --> 00:17:33,386 tryin' to figure out who they're gonna accept. 367 00:17:34,970 --> 00:17:36,180 So you had 7 kids. 368 00:17:36,180 --> 00:17:38,599 2 are doctors... Um... 369 00:17:38,599 --> 00:17:41,852 One's an investment banker, whatever that is. 370 00:17:41,852 --> 00:17:43,062 The 3 girls are married, 371 00:17:43,062 --> 00:17:45,398 and one didn't go to college. 372 00:17:45,398 --> 00:17:48,317 Plays horn in a jazz band downtown. 373 00:17:48,317 --> 00:17:50,485 Which do you think is happiest? 374 00:17:51,946 --> 00:17:54,365 Ok. So what you're telling me is 375 00:17:54,365 --> 00:17:56,617 avoid medical school and wall street, 376 00:17:56,617 --> 00:17:57,868 don't get married, 377 00:17:57,868 --> 00:18:00,329 and skip college. 378 00:18:00,329 --> 00:18:02,290 What I'm saying is whether or not you attend 379 00:18:02,290 --> 00:18:04,875 this distinguished university 380 00:18:04,875 --> 00:18:06,501 will have little or nothing to do 381 00:18:06,501 --> 00:18:09,671 with what kind of person you turn out to be. 382 00:18:09,671 --> 00:18:12,341 Or whether you find fulfillment in your life. 383 00:18:12,341 --> 00:18:13,717 Hmm. 384 00:18:28,232 --> 00:18:30,484 Freshman English, huh? 385 00:18:32,278 --> 00:18:34,780 You picked a good one to visit. 386 00:18:34,780 --> 00:18:36,324 Don't tell me you're in this class. 387 00:18:36,324 --> 00:18:38,492 Kinda. 388 00:18:40,995 --> 00:18:42,121 Wanna sit? 389 00:18:42,121 --> 00:18:44,497 Uh, no. I can't. 390 00:18:45,249 --> 00:18:46,500 So I, uh... 391 00:18:46,500 --> 00:18:48,169 I guess this professor's really late. 392 00:18:48,169 --> 00:18:49,878 No, he's not coming. 393 00:18:49,878 --> 00:18:50,838 They do that a lot. 394 00:18:50,838 --> 00:18:51,839 Then some poor schmuck 395 00:18:51,839 --> 00:18:53,466 undergraduate teaching assistant 396 00:18:53,466 --> 00:18:55,217 has to come in and try to rally the troops 397 00:18:55,217 --> 00:18:57,928 for what's known as discussion session! 398 00:18:57,928 --> 00:19:00,055 Hi, guys! 399 00:19:00,055 --> 00:19:03,267 Professor Taylor's at a semiotics conference in Seattle, 400 00:19:03,267 --> 00:19:05,311 so you're stuck with me 401 00:19:05,311 --> 00:19:07,229 again. 402 00:19:07,229 --> 00:19:11,359 Now, we have a lot of visiting high schoolers in our midst today, 403 00:19:11,359 --> 00:19:14,445 so I thought we'd take a break from our ongoing great books discussion, 404 00:19:14,445 --> 00:19:17,948 and ask some of them what books they consider great. 405 00:19:17,948 --> 00:19:21,160 How about you? 406 00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:23,537 In the cheap seats. Brown-haired girl. 407 00:19:25,289 --> 00:19:26,999 What's my favorite book? 408 00:19:26,999 --> 00:19:29,293 You read, don't you? 409 00:19:33,755 --> 00:19:35,424 Little Women. 410 00:19:35,424 --> 00:19:38,177 Louisa May Alcott. Interesting. 411 00:19:38,177 --> 00:19:39,345 You know, I haven't read that 412 00:19:39,345 --> 00:19:42,723 since I was... 10 or so. 413 00:19:42,723 --> 00:19:44,266 As far as I remember, 414 00:19:44,266 --> 00:19:46,643 it's sort of a less successful version of Jane Eyre. 415 00:19:46,643 --> 00:19:50,563 Something about a girl with a boy's name? 416 00:19:52,107 --> 00:19:54,235 The girl's name is Jo. 417 00:19:54,235 --> 00:19:57,405 She has 3 sisters, a mother, a father who's usually not around, 418 00:19:57,405 --> 00:20:00,241 and when he is, he's very impractical 419 00:20:00,241 --> 00:20:03,077 and he's not the greatest at providing the material things in life. 420 00:20:03,077 --> 00:20:04,453 That's right. 421 00:20:04,453 --> 00:20:06,205 They're poor, but they have each other. 422 00:20:06,205 --> 00:20:08,416 And there's something to do with a boy next door. 423 00:20:08,416 --> 00:20:10,042 Yeah, it's all coming back to me. 424 00:20:10,042 --> 00:20:11,919 Ok, so Little Women. 425 00:20:11,919 --> 00:20:14,880 Perennial American classic, yes. 426 00:20:14,880 --> 00:20:16,507 But great book? 427 00:20:16,507 --> 00:20:18,384 Worthy of inclusion in the literary canon? 428 00:20:18,384 --> 00:20:21,178 What do we think, people? 429 00:20:21,178 --> 00:20:24,348 No way. This book is completely anti-feminist in spirit. 430 00:20:24,348 --> 00:20:26,225 I concur. 431 00:20:26,225 --> 00:20:30,438 I mean, the heroine supposedly burns with this artistic genius, 432 00:20:30,438 --> 00:20:32,856 but ultimately she gives up all of her dreams, 433 00:20:32,856 --> 00:20:34,816 gets married, and starts popping out babies. 434 00:20:34,816 --> 00:20:36,902 Alcott's a minor writer. 435 00:20:36,902 --> 00:20:39,947 Most of what she wrote, she wrote purely for money. 436 00:20:39,947 --> 00:20:41,865 And what's the lesson here? 437 00:20:41,865 --> 00:20:43,700 That we can't say a book is great 438 00:20:43,700 --> 00:20:47,162 simply because we identify with the hero or heroine. 439 00:20:51,208 --> 00:20:53,210 Joey, wait. 440 00:20:53,210 --> 00:20:55,963 Why, so you can sic one of your little overeducated minions on me? 441 00:20:55,963 --> 00:20:57,298 Try again. 442 00:20:57,298 --> 00:20:59,258 Admittedly we were a little harsh. 443 00:20:59,258 --> 00:21:00,634 I concur. 444 00:21:00,634 --> 00:21:03,304 You said you wanted the college experience. 445 00:21:03,304 --> 00:21:04,805 Don't be so glib. 446 00:21:04,805 --> 00:21:07,224 What you did in there was insensitive. 447 00:21:07,224 --> 00:21:08,725 You hardly know me, A.J. 448 00:21:08,725 --> 00:21:11,270 Maybe I am just some naive little high school girl, 449 00:21:11,270 --> 00:21:13,730 but I was actually looking forward to getting a taste 450 00:21:13,730 --> 00:21:15,483 of the fun part of the college experience, 451 00:21:15,483 --> 00:21:18,486 not just that mean, bitter part. 452 00:21:18,486 --> 00:21:20,404 Do you spend so much time staring at that iBook 453 00:21:20,404 --> 00:21:22,739 that you've forgotten that part even existed? 454 00:21:22,739 --> 00:21:24,283 I'm sorry. 455 00:21:25,826 --> 00:21:27,453 How about we start over? 456 00:21:27,453 --> 00:21:28,621 Give me a chance to show you 457 00:21:28,621 --> 00:21:30,080 what college is really all about. 458 00:21:31,123 --> 00:21:32,666 What do you say? 459 00:21:38,547 --> 00:21:39,881 Whoa. 460 00:21:39,881 --> 00:21:41,300 Shh. 461 00:21:45,596 --> 00:21:47,139 You got any idea who shot this? 462 00:21:47,139 --> 00:21:48,807 Shh. Quiet! 463 00:21:48,807 --> 00:21:51,310 It's on another level is what I think. 464 00:21:51,310 --> 00:21:52,936 Hey, man, keep it down. 465 00:21:52,936 --> 00:21:54,688 Shh. 466 00:22:00,110 --> 00:22:03,030 Let's get this gifted young filmmaker up here, shall we? 467 00:22:31,058 --> 00:22:32,351 Dawson. 468 00:22:32,351 --> 00:22:34,269 Hey. 469 00:22:34,269 --> 00:22:37,606 I need a sugar fix after all stressful experiences. 470 00:22:37,606 --> 00:22:39,733 Finally. 471 00:22:41,485 --> 00:22:44,905 Stressful? Come on, that was a love fest. 472 00:22:44,905 --> 00:22:47,199 Don't sound so overjoyed. 473 00:22:47,199 --> 00:22:48,825 Don't be falsely modest. 474 00:22:48,825 --> 00:22:51,286 If it had been the other way around, 475 00:22:51,286 --> 00:22:53,539 I would have enjoyed your success. 476 00:22:53,539 --> 00:22:55,957 So you're not only a better filmmaker than I am, 477 00:22:55,957 --> 00:22:57,750 you're a better person. 478 00:22:59,545 --> 00:23:02,881 Look. Can we start over again? 479 00:23:04,550 --> 00:23:06,385 Yeah. Let's. 480 00:23:07,636 --> 00:23:10,931 So, what did you think of my film? 481 00:23:10,931 --> 00:23:14,476 Really. Constructive criticism only, please. 482 00:23:14,476 --> 00:23:16,937 I, uh, I thought your film 483 00:23:16,937 --> 00:23:19,940 was technically accomplished. 484 00:23:19,940 --> 00:23:22,109 "Technically accomplished." 485 00:23:22,109 --> 00:23:24,737 That sounds like a nice dismount off the balance beam. 486 00:23:24,737 --> 00:23:28,073 Well, it's better than derivative... 487 00:23:28,073 --> 00:23:31,118 Or unclear or not understanding your own material. 488 00:23:31,118 --> 00:23:37,666 Ok, maybe I was a little insensitive in my comments. 489 00:23:38,166 --> 00:23:39,209 I'm sorry. 490 00:23:39,209 --> 00:23:41,086 Duly noted. 491 00:23:41,086 --> 00:23:44,715 Now, you never mentioned before 492 00:23:44,715 --> 00:23:46,508 that you were entered in this film festival. 493 00:23:46,508 --> 00:23:47,676 Why not? 494 00:23:48,843 --> 00:23:51,597 I don't lead with my chin, Dawson. 495 00:23:51,597 --> 00:23:53,056 You can get hurt that way. 496 00:23:54,600 --> 00:23:55,808 Yeah, you can. 497 00:23:57,102 --> 00:24:01,273 Well, um, you seemed to really knock them dead. 498 00:24:01,273 --> 00:24:02,857 Congratulations. 499 00:24:08,697 --> 00:24:10,574 I think I'm gonna write about her. 500 00:24:10,574 --> 00:24:12,743 For your application essay? 501 00:24:12,743 --> 00:24:17,122 Who was the one person who influenced you the most and why? 502 00:24:17,122 --> 00:24:19,291 You should. 503 00:24:19,291 --> 00:24:22,835 Might help you organize your thoughts about her. 504 00:24:25,422 --> 00:24:27,716 I remember one day, 505 00:24:27,716 --> 00:24:30,636 it was about 6 months after the accident, 506 00:24:30,636 --> 00:24:33,221 I found her by the creek. 507 00:24:34,431 --> 00:24:37,142 She was just sitting in the water, 508 00:24:37,142 --> 00:24:41,814 her blouse was soaking wet, and... 509 00:24:41,814 --> 00:24:47,528 Her hair was plastered in strands across her face. 510 00:24:47,528 --> 00:24:50,405 It's like she didn't know where to go or what to do. 511 00:24:52,449 --> 00:24:55,619 I don't think I'll forget that image as long as I live. 512 00:24:55,619 --> 00:24:59,581 Do you mind if I lay a dose of truth on you? 513 00:24:59,581 --> 00:25:03,460 Sure. After I spilled my deepest, darkest secrets, why not? 514 00:25:04,712 --> 00:25:08,256 One--always wear sensible shoes. 515 00:25:08,256 --> 00:25:11,426 If your feet are killing you, you can't think straight. 516 00:25:11,426 --> 00:25:13,762 Ok, and 2? 517 00:25:13,762 --> 00:25:17,850 Let yourself off the hook for things over which you have no control. 518 00:25:17,850 --> 00:25:21,061 Just because your mother couldn't get past your brother's death 519 00:25:21,061 --> 00:25:23,480 doesn't mean you have to beat yourself up 520 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:24,773 for making peace with it. 521 00:25:26,941 --> 00:25:28,943 I'm sorry, I shouldn't be sticking my big nose in. 522 00:25:28,943 --> 00:25:31,071 No, no, I was just thinking something. 523 00:25:31,071 --> 00:25:35,158 Maybe when your mom starts to lose her mind, 524 00:25:35,158 --> 00:25:36,785 you sort of do, too, you know, 525 00:25:36,785 --> 00:25:39,747 as a way of trying to understand what she's going through. 526 00:25:42,583 --> 00:25:44,585 This is so weird. I mean, incredible, even, 527 00:25:44,585 --> 00:25:47,962 that I am sitting here in Cambridge with-- 528 00:25:47,962 --> 00:25:51,299 A 60-year-old career secretary. 529 00:25:52,718 --> 00:25:55,512 Well, one thing I learned a long time ago-- 530 00:25:55,512 --> 00:25:59,600 life can surprise you in a thousand different ways. 531 00:26:02,644 --> 00:26:04,104 You know, as much as I appreciate 532 00:26:04,104 --> 00:26:06,106 your willingness to spend time with me, 533 00:26:06,106 --> 00:26:08,400 I gotta ask, where are we going? 534 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:10,110 You'll see. 535 00:26:22,831 --> 00:26:24,833 What is this place? 536 00:26:24,833 --> 00:26:27,878 Rare book and manuscript library. 537 00:26:27,878 --> 00:26:30,631 Well, are we supposed to be in here? 538 00:26:30,631 --> 00:26:32,800 What's the matter? You afraid the library police 539 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:35,636 are gonna come snatch us up? 540 00:26:35,636 --> 00:26:37,387 I wanted to show you something here. 541 00:26:37,387 --> 00:26:38,971 What? 542 00:26:41,224 --> 00:26:42,975 Have a seat. 543 00:26:48,816 --> 00:26:50,066 This. 544 00:26:51,777 --> 00:26:52,985 Little Women? 545 00:26:53,821 --> 00:26:55,864 Not quite. 546 00:26:55,864 --> 00:26:57,616 The book we know today as Little Women 547 00:26:57,616 --> 00:27:00,368 was originally published in 2 separate volumes. 548 00:27:00,368 --> 00:27:01,787 This is just the first. 549 00:27:03,246 --> 00:27:07,083 It's Louisa may Alcott’s very own copy. 550 00:27:07,083 --> 00:27:10,545 Go ahead, open it. Carefully. 551 00:27:10,545 --> 00:27:13,340 Let's see what this favorite book of yours has to offer. 552 00:27:23,642 --> 00:27:25,185 This is the part where Jo and Meg 553 00:27:25,185 --> 00:27:27,019 go to Mrs. Gardiner's party. 554 00:27:29,898 --> 00:27:32,400 "Jo saw a big red-headed youth approaching her corner, 555 00:27:32,400 --> 00:27:33,986 "and fearing he meant to engage her, 556 00:27:33,986 --> 00:27:36,571 "she slipped into a curtained recess. 557 00:27:36,571 --> 00:27:39,616 She found herself face-to-face with the Laurence boy." 558 00:27:39,616 --> 00:27:42,034 "Don't mind me. Stay, if you like." 559 00:27:45,330 --> 00:27:47,332 "Shan't I disturb you?" 560 00:27:47,332 --> 00:27:49,793 "Not a bit. I only came here 561 00:27:49,793 --> 00:27:51,461 "because I don't know many people 562 00:27:51,461 --> 00:27:53,714 and felt rather strange at first, you know." 563 00:27:54,798 --> 00:27:57,217 "So did I. 564 00:27:57,217 --> 00:28:01,346 Don't go away, please, UN-unless you'd rather." 565 00:28:01,346 --> 00:28:04,892 "The boy sat down again and looked at his boots. 566 00:28:04,892 --> 00:28:07,059 How's your cat, Miss March?" 567 00:28:08,645 --> 00:28:11,023 "Nicely, thank you, Mr. Laurence, 568 00:28:11,023 --> 00:28:13,984 but I ain't Miss March. I'm only Jo." 569 00:28:24,327 --> 00:28:26,038 My mom used to read this to me. 570 00:28:26,038 --> 00:28:28,916 That's why she named me Josephine. 571 00:28:28,916 --> 00:28:31,710 It was her favorite book. 572 00:28:33,754 --> 00:28:34,922 Was? 573 00:28:36,548 --> 00:28:38,090 She passed away. 574 00:28:40,928 --> 00:28:42,345 Sorry to hear that. 575 00:28:45,265 --> 00:28:48,894 I guess that's why I read it 576 00:28:48,894 --> 00:28:50,562 and reread it. 577 00:28:52,606 --> 00:28:54,106 'Cause when I do it's... 578 00:28:55,901 --> 00:28:57,193 It's like she's with me. 579 00:28:59,071 --> 00:29:01,281 So it's like a friend, the book. 580 00:29:02,407 --> 00:29:03,867 Yeah. 581 00:29:05,786 --> 00:29:07,119 Exactly. 582 00:29:11,165 --> 00:29:13,710 Well, you can never have too many friends, 583 00:29:13,710 --> 00:29:14,962 Potter comma Joseph. 584 00:29:20,008 --> 00:29:22,886 So, Miss A.J. Moller, 585 00:29:22,886 --> 00:29:25,555 what is your favorite book? 586 00:29:25,555 --> 00:29:28,308 Some ponderous Tome by Herodotus? 587 00:29:28,308 --> 00:29:30,142 Are you ready for this? 588 00:29:31,645 --> 00:29:33,855 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. 589 00:29:36,900 --> 00:29:38,526 Well that sounds rather infantile. 590 00:29:38,526 --> 00:29:40,320 Entirely. 591 00:29:40,320 --> 00:29:43,073 But like all the best things in life, 592 00:29:43,824 --> 00:29:46,994 simple, sweet, magical. 593 00:30:24,156 --> 00:30:25,615 How you doing? What can I get you? 594 00:30:25,615 --> 00:30:27,075 Good. Uh--uh, um, I guess a, uh-- 595 00:30:27,075 --> 00:30:29,786 My guess is he can't handle much more than a beer. 596 00:30:29,786 --> 00:30:32,205 Make that 2, please. 597 00:30:32,205 --> 00:30:33,957 Oh, you don't have to do that. I-I'm-- 598 00:30:33,957 --> 00:30:35,709 It's ok. I wanted to. 599 00:30:35,709 --> 00:30:37,836 Ok, thanks. 600 00:30:40,463 --> 00:30:42,007 You're adorable. 601 00:30:46,636 --> 00:30:49,222 You're shy, right? Let's just start all over, ok? 602 00:30:49,222 --> 00:30:53,351 You're not adorable and I am not attracted to you. 603 00:30:57,105 --> 00:30:59,232 Would you like to go somewhere else? 604 00:30:59,232 --> 00:31:01,442 I mean, this really probably isn't your scene, 605 00:31:01,442 --> 00:31:03,444 and we could just talk, ok? 606 00:31:03,444 --> 00:31:06,406 Maybe, I don't know, get to know each other a little better 607 00:31:06,406 --> 00:31:07,699 and then we-- 608 00:31:08,950 --> 00:31:10,911 Our second place finalist, 609 00:31:12,079 --> 00:31:14,581 Windscape. David steiner. 610 00:31:21,004 --> 00:31:23,965 And now, in first place, 611 00:31:23,965 --> 00:31:26,093 the award goes to... 612 00:31:27,219 --> 00:31:30,471 Tommy and Mo. Carl Michael Diggins. 613 00:31:36,937 --> 00:31:39,064 Very nice, very nice. 614 00:31:49,741 --> 00:31:51,284 Nikki. 615 00:31:53,536 --> 00:31:54,955 What now? 616 00:31:54,955 --> 00:31:56,790 Time to rub salt in the wound? 617 00:31:56,790 --> 00:31:57,832 You were robbed. 618 00:31:57,832 --> 00:31:59,333 Excuse me? 619 00:31:59,333 --> 00:32:01,128 I saw every single film at the festival. 620 00:32:01,128 --> 00:32:02,587 Yours was the best, hands down. 621 00:32:02,587 --> 00:32:05,048 Let's dispense with the mock compassion, shall we? 622 00:32:05,048 --> 00:32:07,550 Nothing mock about it, Nikki. It's a simple fact. 623 00:32:07,550 --> 00:32:10,262 If it's ok with you, I'd like to be alone right now. 624 00:32:10,262 --> 00:32:12,722 How can you be so upset about this? 625 00:32:12,722 --> 00:32:14,390 Like your failure didn't affect you? 626 00:32:14,390 --> 00:32:15,934 It did, but there's a difference 627 00:32:15,934 --> 00:32:18,186 between what happened to me and what happened to you. 628 00:32:18,186 --> 00:32:19,813 And what's that? 629 00:32:19,813 --> 00:32:21,355 Well, I learned that I have to dig deeper 630 00:32:21,355 --> 00:32:22,899 and reveal more of myself in my work 631 00:32:22,899 --> 00:32:25,068 if I'm gonna make a film that's worth anything. 632 00:32:25,068 --> 00:32:26,444 You learned that film festivals 633 00:32:26,444 --> 00:32:28,321 don't necessarily reward the meritorious. 634 00:32:30,073 --> 00:32:32,324 I wanted to win, Dawson. 635 00:32:32,617 --> 00:32:34,327 Nikki. 636 00:32:36,704 --> 00:32:38,957 Your film wasn't just technically brilliant, ok? 637 00:32:38,957 --> 00:32:40,667 It was inspired. 638 00:32:41,251 --> 00:32:42,961 It inspired me. 639 00:32:42,961 --> 00:32:45,964 It made me remember why I got into film in the first place. 640 00:32:45,964 --> 00:32:48,466 Not to win festivals, not for glory, 641 00:32:48,466 --> 00:32:50,384 but to reach people. 642 00:32:53,180 --> 00:32:55,849 And you did. 643 00:32:55,849 --> 00:32:58,310 You made them laugh, you moved them. 644 00:33:00,812 --> 00:33:02,230 No matter what happens to me, 645 00:33:02,230 --> 00:33:05,066 I'm not gonna give up until I reach that goal. 646 00:33:06,067 --> 00:33:07,902 You really liked my movie? 647 00:33:07,902 --> 00:33:09,612 Yeah. 648 00:33:11,072 --> 00:33:12,824 I really liked your movie. 649 00:33:20,414 --> 00:33:22,083 Are we the first ones here? 650 00:33:22,083 --> 00:33:23,501 Yeah, looks like it. 651 00:33:23,501 --> 00:33:26,504 So did you get your interview? 652 00:33:26,504 --> 00:33:28,006 Yeah, I did. 653 00:33:28,006 --> 00:33:31,718 Not the one I expected, but maybe the one I needed. 654 00:33:31,718 --> 00:33:32,677 Pray tell. 655 00:33:32,677 --> 00:33:34,804 Oh, long story short, 656 00:33:34,804 --> 00:33:36,556 I had this chance encounter 657 00:33:36,556 --> 00:33:38,225 that yielded a little clarity. 658 00:33:38,225 --> 00:33:40,476 What about you? Did you get what you came here for? 659 00:33:40,476 --> 00:33:44,772 Yeah, I did, also in a most unexpected way. 660 00:33:44,772 --> 00:33:47,400 Hmm. I think that's what screws us up the most. 661 00:33:47,400 --> 00:33:49,110 What? It's like you get this picture 662 00:33:49,110 --> 00:33:51,363 in your head of the way things should be, 663 00:33:51,363 --> 00:33:53,156 and you end up closing yourself off 664 00:33:53,156 --> 00:33:55,116 to some of the wonder and serendipity 665 00:33:55,116 --> 00:33:56,576 of the actual experience. 666 00:33:56,576 --> 00:33:59,829 Who was this chance encounter with, Deepak Chopra? 667 00:33:59,829 --> 00:34:02,665 Yeah, something like that. 668 00:34:07,879 --> 00:34:09,089 Are these taken? 669 00:34:10,382 --> 00:34:12,425 Uh, yeah. Kind of saving them for some friends. 670 00:34:13,760 --> 00:34:15,803 No problem. Say no more. 671 00:34:19,307 --> 00:34:21,935 Actually, you know what? Um, it's cool. 672 00:34:21,935 --> 00:34:24,312 You know, I don't even know if they're coming. 673 00:34:24,312 --> 00:34:25,855 You sure? 674 00:34:25,855 --> 00:34:26,940 Yeah, yeah, positive. 675 00:34:34,114 --> 00:34:36,741 Do me a favor. Wake me up when we get to Capeside? 676 00:34:38,826 --> 00:34:39,702 You're going to Capeside? 677 00:34:39,702 --> 00:34:41,246 Yep. 678 00:34:41,246 --> 00:34:42,997 Me, too. 679 00:34:48,502 --> 00:34:52,548 Hey, Porter, is that decaf or caf? 680 00:34:52,548 --> 00:34:54,175 Nikki, hey. 681 00:34:54,175 --> 00:34:55,509 What are you doing here? 682 00:34:55,509 --> 00:34:57,887 I'm doing the divorced kid shuffle. 683 00:34:57,887 --> 00:35:00,681 Mom's a techie, she's been transferred to Chicago. 684 00:35:00,681 --> 00:35:03,893 So I'm going to co-habitate with my dad. 685 00:35:03,893 --> 00:35:07,647 I know the drill. My parents just got divorced. 686 00:35:07,647 --> 00:35:08,815 Sucks, doesn't it? 687 00:35:08,815 --> 00:35:10,275 Mm-hmm. 688 00:35:10,275 --> 00:35:12,652 I mean, I guess, you know, 689 00:35:12,652 --> 00:35:14,654 it's for the best and everything, you know. 690 00:35:14,654 --> 00:35:16,406 It was a really long, drawn-out battle. 691 00:35:16,406 --> 00:35:20,327 If it's for the best, then why do I still feel so lousy? 692 00:35:20,327 --> 00:35:22,536 Yeah. 693 00:35:22,536 --> 00:35:25,165 So, um, where does your father live? 694 00:35:25,165 --> 00:35:27,208 Um, a place called Capeside. 695 00:35:27,208 --> 00:35:29,169 You're kidding. 696 00:35:29,169 --> 00:35:31,629 No, he's, uh, the high school principal there. 697 00:35:31,629 --> 00:35:35,633 Wait a minute. Your father is Principal Green? 698 00:35:35,633 --> 00:35:37,635 Do not tell me that you go to school there. 699 00:35:39,762 --> 00:35:40,721 This is too weird. 700 00:35:40,721 --> 00:35:41,889 What are the chances? 701 00:35:46,186 --> 00:35:48,646 Wow, um-- so, Mr. Jordan is the film teacher, 702 00:35:48,646 --> 00:35:50,773 and his film lab is actually really full. 703 00:35:50,773 --> 00:35:52,775 I had to beg, borrow, and steal to get in, 704 00:35:52,775 --> 00:35:54,777 but you know I think I have some pull with him. 705 00:35:54,777 --> 00:35:55,862 I'm already in. 706 00:35:56,779 --> 00:35:57,780 What? 707 00:35:57,780 --> 00:35:59,532 We've been e-mailing each other. 708 00:35:59,532 --> 00:36:02,785 He's been giving me this sort of private tutorial. 709 00:36:02,785 --> 00:36:05,913 Ok. 710 00:36:05,913 --> 00:36:07,999 I wasn't aware that he did that sort of thing. 711 00:36:07,999 --> 00:36:11,752 You can handle a little friendly competition, can't you? 712 00:36:16,090 --> 00:36:17,633 Bingham, Breely, and Buckingham? 713 00:36:17,633 --> 00:36:18,843 It's a prep school. 714 00:36:18,843 --> 00:36:21,095 Sounds more like a law firm. 715 00:36:21,095 --> 00:36:22,514 Sometimes it feels like one. 716 00:36:22,514 --> 00:36:24,474 But in the main, I'm just happy 717 00:36:24,474 --> 00:36:26,267 to be out of claustrophobic Capeside. 718 00:36:27,977 --> 00:36:29,187 So what brings you back? 719 00:36:29,937 --> 00:36:31,689 Heartbreak. 720 00:36:31,689 --> 00:36:34,192 I need a little parental TLC-- 721 00:36:34,192 --> 00:36:37,111 some chicken soup and the comfort of my childhood bed. 722 00:36:37,111 --> 00:36:38,821 Long relationship? 723 00:36:38,821 --> 00:36:41,032 2 years. 724 00:36:41,032 --> 00:36:43,951 Feels like a divorce, I swear. 725 00:36:43,951 --> 00:36:46,579 Not to mention that I see him every day at school. 726 00:36:46,579 --> 00:36:50,458 It's like we're broken up but still living together. 727 00:36:51,792 --> 00:36:54,754 What's the matter, I get under the gaydar? 728 00:36:54,754 --> 00:36:57,006 That's what everyone says. 729 00:36:57,006 --> 00:36:59,842 I'm the straightest gay guy they know. 730 00:37:01,386 --> 00:37:02,636 What about you? 731 00:37:02,636 --> 00:37:05,432 What about me? 732 00:37:05,432 --> 00:37:07,683 Can people tell right away? 733 00:37:12,146 --> 00:37:14,315 How can you tell? 734 00:37:14,315 --> 00:37:16,109 I mean, is it that obvious? 735 00:37:16,109 --> 00:37:18,486 Actually, yeah. 736 00:37:18,486 --> 00:37:22,449 I mean, not in a raging queen way, but more in a... 737 00:37:22,449 --> 00:37:25,034 More in a what way? 738 00:37:25,034 --> 00:37:28,413 A babe in the woods newbie way. 739 00:37:28,413 --> 00:37:30,540 Newbie? 740 00:37:32,750 --> 00:37:35,795 Any sweet, inexperienced, young gay man 741 00:37:35,795 --> 00:37:38,881 destined for a broken heart. 742 00:37:38,881 --> 00:37:41,842 Make it sound so inviting. 743 00:37:41,842 --> 00:37:44,471 Well, let's face it, most guys are clueless. 744 00:37:44,471 --> 00:37:45,763 How do you mean? 745 00:37:47,056 --> 00:37:48,308 You'll see. 746 00:37:51,102 --> 00:37:53,605 Hey, what's your name anyway? 747 00:37:53,605 --> 00:37:56,690 Jack. Jack McPhee. 748 00:37:56,690 --> 00:37:59,569 Ethan. It's nice to meet you. 749 00:38:04,324 --> 00:38:06,618 I hope I didn't keep you up all night. 750 00:38:06,618 --> 00:38:09,662 You talked for 8 hours about Ulysses. 751 00:38:09,662 --> 00:38:12,123 Yeah, I know. Sometimes it's hard 752 00:38:12,123 --> 00:38:14,417 to get that teaching assistant stuff out of your head. 753 00:38:14,417 --> 00:38:16,377 Especially when you're really passionate 754 00:38:16,377 --> 00:38:17,837 about something, you know? 755 00:38:17,837 --> 00:38:19,964 'Cause then your inner geek just runs wild. 756 00:38:21,382 --> 00:38:22,800 So what about you, Joey Potter? 757 00:38:22,800 --> 00:38:24,427 What are you passionate about? 758 00:38:24,427 --> 00:38:25,719 What are you a geek for? 759 00:38:26,513 --> 00:38:28,556 Mmm, I don't know. 760 00:38:29,807 --> 00:38:31,725 Um, I wish I did, but... 761 00:38:32,852 --> 00:38:34,937 But? 762 00:38:34,937 --> 00:38:36,814 Well, for the past couple of years, 763 00:38:36,814 --> 00:38:40,276 my life has kind of revolved around this boy. 764 00:38:40,276 --> 00:38:41,819 How pathetic is that? 765 00:38:43,363 --> 00:38:46,240 But you guys aren't together? 766 00:38:46,240 --> 00:38:47,617 No. 767 00:38:49,619 --> 00:38:51,704 Do you know what a manifold is? 768 00:38:52,997 --> 00:38:56,125 It's a math thing, it's hard to explain. 769 00:38:56,125 --> 00:38:59,170 But imagine yourself shrunk to the size of a pinpoint, 770 00:38:59,170 --> 00:39:00,880 sitting on the surface of a doughnut. 771 00:39:00,880 --> 00:39:02,423 Look around you, and it looks like 772 00:39:02,423 --> 00:39:04,008 you're sitting on a flat disk, right? 773 00:39:04,008 --> 00:39:07,011 But go down one dimension and sit on a curve, 774 00:39:07,011 --> 00:39:08,555 and suddenly the stretch nearby 775 00:39:08,555 --> 00:39:10,682 looks like a straight line. 776 00:39:10,682 --> 00:39:14,143 You kind of lost me somewhere around the doughnut. 777 00:39:14,143 --> 00:39:17,938 In other words, the way something appears from afar 778 00:39:17,938 --> 00:39:19,440 might be quite different 779 00:39:19,440 --> 00:39:22,360 from the way it appears to your nearsighted eye. 780 00:39:22,360 --> 00:39:25,363 So in order for me to figure things out, 781 00:39:25,363 --> 00:39:27,781 I should give myself some distance. 782 00:39:27,781 --> 00:39:30,326 Take your face out of the iBook. 783 00:39:37,500 --> 00:39:40,336 Would it be all right if I were to, you know, 784 00:39:40,336 --> 00:39:42,755 phone you sometime? 785 00:39:45,883 --> 00:39:47,635 It wouldn't suck. 786 00:39:47,968 --> 00:39:49,721 Ok. 787 00:39:51,598 --> 00:39:53,182 Do you have a pen? 788 00:39:53,182 --> 00:39:54,642 Oh, yeah. 789 00:39:54,642 --> 00:39:57,103 Do you have a piece of paper? 790 00:39:57,103 --> 00:39:59,313 Um, no. 791 00:40:31,387 --> 00:40:32,639 Bye. 792 00:40:35,057 --> 00:40:36,142 Bye. 793 00:40:43,441 --> 00:40:46,694 Joey. Hey, this is, uh, Nikki. Nikki, Joey. 794 00:40:46,694 --> 00:40:49,155 Hi. Nice to meet you. 795 00:40:49,155 --> 00:40:50,822 She's going to our school. 796 00:40:56,245 --> 00:40:57,664 Who's that? 797 00:41:00,124 --> 00:41:01,959 My roommate. 798 00:41:11,302 --> 00:41:13,721 Is it just me, or does the prospect of going to college 799 00:41:13,721 --> 00:41:15,847 suddenly loom a lot larger? 800 00:41:16,432 --> 00:41:18,392 I know what you mean. 801 00:41:18,392 --> 00:41:20,394 Is it the light at the end of the tunnel, 802 00:41:20,394 --> 00:41:21,979 or is it an oncoming semi? 803 00:41:23,314 --> 00:41:24,982 Or is it both? 804 00:41:27,610 --> 00:41:31,197 Well...it's definitely going to take some getting used to. 805 00:41:31,197 --> 00:41:34,575 Huh...heh. 806 00:41:34,575 --> 00:41:37,411 Do you ever have one of those moments where you just kinda realize 807 00:41:37,411 --> 00:41:40,873 that the world has snuck up and completely blindsided you? 808 00:41:43,835 --> 00:41:46,504 I've been thinking about a career in fast food. 809 00:41:47,839 --> 00:41:49,716 Welcome to taco bell. Can I take your order? 810 00:41:49,716 --> 00:41:52,051 It just kinda rolls off the tongue. 811 00:41:52,051 --> 00:41:55,471 Dawson...everything in life is not just about winning. 812 00:41:55,471 --> 00:41:57,306 I mean you have to find joy in the process. 813 00:41:57,306 --> 00:41:59,433 You have to love what it is that you do. 814 00:42:00,476 --> 00:42:02,019 Good point. 815 00:42:03,145 --> 00:42:05,439 Which begs the question, 816 00:42:05,439 --> 00:42:07,900 what life lessons did you stumble upon this weekend? 817 00:42:09,736 --> 00:42:11,904 Well... 818 00:42:13,072 --> 00:42:14,741 Well, college to me has always been 819 00:42:14,741 --> 00:42:16,617 about getting the hell out of Capeside, right? 820 00:42:16,617 --> 00:42:18,494 Right. 821 00:42:18,494 --> 00:42:21,205 Now I'm thinking that it could be more than that. 822 00:42:21,205 --> 00:42:22,914 I mean, it's scary, sure, 823 00:42:22,914 --> 00:42:26,960 but...it's this world full with these deeply passionate people. 824 00:42:26,960 --> 00:42:31,340 I mean, people who get excited about books and ideas and theories and... 825 00:42:34,510 --> 00:42:36,178 It kind of excited me. 826 00:42:36,178 --> 00:42:39,473 My suspicions have been confirmed. 827 00:42:39,473 --> 00:42:41,016 What do you mean? 828 00:42:41,016 --> 00:42:44,604 You are a really... Big geek. 829 00:42:52,820 --> 00:42:56,365 So is it just me, or... 830 00:42:56,365 --> 00:42:59,410 Does this room seem a lot smaller all of a sudden? 831 00:43:00,745 --> 00:43:02,413 Really? 832 00:43:04,457 --> 00:43:07,627 I was just kinda thinking it seemed...safe. 833 00:43:20,807 --> 00:43:22,892 I'll see ya, Dawson. 834 00:43:24,351 --> 00:43:26,228 I'll see ya, Joey.