jediwands

I study astrology so I was interested in seeing the sun signs...

I am a Capricorn Sun. Meredith is a Capricorn Sun. Doesn't surprise me.

Capricorns are actually considered the strongest sign in the zodiac. We don't outwardly strut the strength though because we come from earth. However, we are resilient, determined, and always get through any tough time. Down to earth, pretty introverted, and very determined.

Michelle Williams is a Virgo earth sign. Another strong sign, coming from earth. Virgos are strong, perfectionists and also don't take crap but unlike Fire signs who would be more vocal when ticked, Earth signs handle it in a different way. More of a silent but strong type of path.

Interesting that speaking of Fire signs… Both Katie and Katherine Heigl are Sagittarius signs. They do not hold back. They tell it like it is in a very honest way.

So I understand why Meredith and Michelle internalized and got through the crap on Dawson's Creek in a strong but behind the scenes way.

Katherine Heigl would not go that route.

Very interesting.

Of course astrology is way more complicated than sun signs but generally speaking this makes sense.

TL22

Very interesting analogy.

jediwands

Thanks!

TL22

OK should everyone flee, I'm a Scorpio. LOL

jediwands

No. I have so many Scorpio friends.

Matter of fact, Capricorns and Scorpios are a great match. Extremely compatible! If you and Meredith ever met, you two would get along nicely.

Jerry D

It's hard to say, but like you said, Katherine Heigl was and is much more vocal about working conditions that she doesn't like, where Michelle and Meredith were more passive, so what I think would have happened is that Jen/Katherine would most likely have been written off the show at the end of Season Two, maybe an early death for Jen like you said Tony.

Ultimately though, I feel that Katherine Heigl's attitude has short-circuited what was once a promising career.

What I find the most sad about the way Meredith Monroe was treated was that her career never got the chance to blossom like Michelle Williams' career did. I thought that Meredith was an excellent actress who should have gone farther than she has.

TL22

I wonder about Meredith's career. I know she was promised a series and she has never gotten one. She originally in Married to the Kelly's and filmed the pilot. :I've watched the pilot many years ago, she was good, but at the very last minute they replaced her with Kilie Sanchez. I wonder if that was revenge for her hard to get attitude at the end of season four, when they wanted her to come back for the graduation episode. According to Stupin she was highly pissed at being let go and they really had to kiss her butt to get her to return for the one episode.

Meredith has had a successful career, having landed over seventy five roles and has guest starred on about every show on TV. Also she has made many straight to DVD movies, some which are not to bad.

Her performances in Cold Case and Masters of Horror are considered the best episodes of the respective series by many.

The One. A movie she did with Richard Ruccolo, and Gabriel Hogan. It is a romantic comedy she made for ABC. This movies rivals any romantic comedy that Jennifer Aniston or Katherine Heigl has done.

The odd thing is that you can't find it anywhere. No DVD, hasn't been on TV for several years. It's gone. (Almost)

When I was on IMDB we were discussing the movie and why no one can't find it. Then someone posted that he/she had a copy and could make us copies. I took a chance and went for it. Well it worked out and I received a copy. The DVD was made from a master that had been sent to TV stations. You could tell by the gaps that were left for commercials.

From everything I can tell Meredith seems like a happy well adjusted individual. She has been married to the same man for over twenty years, has two children. I would call that very successful.

I wish I had copied all the articles and videos I have seen. Most of them are lost now.

I agree that she should have been a bigger star, with a series and first line movies. Maybe she chose not to.

Spare Change.. A short video clip made for some reason.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vN7ouA4UhI

I just found a promo for The One

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkLfMz1XmFI

The movie, The One, was on youtube, but they were made to take it down.

Jerry D

Thanks Tony. I've seen the Spare Change Video before (I believe that you posted it a while back) and Meredith did an incredible job in it. It was so poignant and heartbreaking.

I'll always feel that what was done to her on Dawson's Creek was so unfair and it did Meredith and her character of Andie a real disservice.

jediwands

I saw this review on imdb:

LOL.

Jerry D

That's funny!

Jerry D

I liked what one person said on IMDB:

jediwands

^ Very true. In my mind, Dawson's Creek ended after season 2. Seasons 3-6, it was a completely different show with every aspect downgraded and severely lowered in quality.

jediwands

Jerry, we both watched Roswell.

Which cast do you feel had more overall talent:

Roswell or Dawson's Creek?

Jerry D

That's a tough question Michelle. I would give a slight edge to the cast of Dawson's Creek in terms of talent.

I thought that most of the cast of Roswell were pretty lightweight actors and on Dawson's Creek, Michelle Williams, Meredith Monroe, Josh Jackson and Mary Beth Peil were good actors, but the other actors were pretty mediocre. I think The WB hired actors more for their youthful good looks than their acting talent to be honest. I remember at the end of 1999 there was a WB Promo that featured young actors from different WB Shows that were on at the time (Dawson's Creek, Felicity, 7th Heaven, Charmed, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Roswell, and a few other shows) and it just showcased how good looking they were:



All the actors featured in this promo were young and beautiful, and that's what The WB was promoting. I think it's funny that they had pictures of James Van Der Beek and Michelle Williams in that promo, but James and Michelle weren't in the promo. They probably didn't want to have anything to do with it!

jediwands

I had never seen that before. I'm almost embarrassed for the actors that had to participate. Yes I bet they did not want to participate, James and Michelle. That is seriously one of the most embarrassing, superficial, yet, defining examples of what the stupid network was all about. I don't even know why they picked up Everwood. It was WAY to good for this network.