%%%* ActorLeavesCharacterDies: Alex, after Creator/ColinHanks left the show.
* CaliforniaDoubling: The wilderness scenes heavily featured KirksRock. The scenes of the town, including the Crashdown Cafe, were shot in Covina, CA.
* TheCastShowoff: Dang, Maria can sing. And have an arc devoted to her musical career.
** Don't forget Valenti's band in season three.
* DawsonCasting: Most of the cast were in their 20s when the show began in 1999. Shiri Appleby, Creator/KatherineHeigl, and Creator/NickWechsler were 20; Colin Hanks and Brendan Fehr were 21; and Jason Behr was 25. Only Majandra Delfino and Emilie De Ravin (both 18) were teens when they started their tenures on the show.
* FakeAmerican: Creator/EmilieDeRavin, who plays Tess, is actually Australian. While de Ravin later gained American citizenship, she didn't have this at the time of the show.
** Brendan Fehr, who plays Michael, is Canadian, and thus is also technically an example.
* TheOtherDarrin: Mr. Evans is one actor on episode 2 and then changed by another for the rest of the series, commonly known in fandom as The Fake Mr. Evans.
* ReferencedBy: In ''Series/DawsonsCreek'', Jen mentions to Pacey that ''Roswell'''s on in 5 minutes ("Escape From Witch Island").
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/HeathLedger auditioned for Max.
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