Post by BillI'm not very 'in-the-know' about them but I do know that Katie and Joshua were dating
in the first and part of the second season. Wish I knew more that I could share with you
but I've only recently picked up on the show so I'm learning too.
I have followed the show from the beginning and here is the breakdown of the
relationships between the actors.
Katie Holmes/Michelle Williams...after Season 1 Michelle Williams distanced
herself from Katie because Michelle became increasingly offended that the
entire show was forming "Joey" into the most dominant character in terms of
being the center of the most important stories. One of the main reasons why
Michelle Williams had no problem with her character of "Jen" dying at the end
is because Michelle didn't want to do a reunion show. So Michelle is still
bitter about Katie Holmes getting so much stardom from the show while Michelle
herself has received so little.
James Van Der Beek/Joshua Jackson..these two hated each other. Joshua is very
smug and sarcastic in real life much like his character of "Pacey"..Joshua had
frequent clashes with James over how dialogue should be said in a scene. James
threw frequent emotional tantrums on the set when he became frustrated that the
rest of the cast didn't share his same vision. The Producers tried to keep the
peace but it only went so far.
James Van Der Beek/Meredith Monroe...Meredith did not like James, she said in
an interview that he was a snob.
Katie Holmes/Meredith Monroe..they got along fine
Michelle Williams/Meredith Monroe..they tolerated each other but didn't
socialize much together.
Michelle Williams/Busy Phillips...they got along great...Michelle seemed to
bond with Busy and she didn't feel so isolated anymore.
Katie Holmes/Busy Phillips..they enjoyed spending time together..Busy is said
to be very friendly in real life
Joshua Jackson/Brittany Daniel..they dated for a long time while Brittany was
guest starring on the show...later Brittany was expecting a wedding ring from
Joshua but he bailed out and dumped her soon after. This is why when you watch
the re-runs, the "Eve" Storyline of Brittany's character seems so
abandoned..they never returned to it. A lot of this had to do with that
Brittany simply didn't want to return to the role because Joshua had dumped
her.
I hope this helps. I have friends in Wilmington, N.C. so they helped fill me
in with some of the details..