He'll play Mr. Honey on the show, a character who's being set up as an adversary of sorts to the core four as they plan for college. Though his name may be "Honey" he's "not so sweet," promised Smith.
While nearly every show has at least one gay character now -- including Riverdale's own Kevin -- that wasn't always the case. When Jack came out in a two-part episode back 1998, it made headlines. When the character had his first passionate kiss with another man -- a primetime TV first, too -- it was a"We were the first ones to do that. It was a crazy experience back then and you're right, look at every single show now, it's pretty amazing," he said.
"I remember the day Kevin Williamson came down to Wilmington, North Carolina ... He said, 'Kerr, let's go get some coffee,''" said Smith. "I went, 'Oh no, am I fired?' And he throws this idea, 'We want to go down a different avenue with Jack,' and I go, 'What does that mean?'" Bringing everything full circle: Berlanti is also one of the executive producers on "Riverdale." Small world, huh?Thanks to the show streaming on Amazon Prime, Smith said "Dawson's Creek" has a whole new generation of fans. "They're really young, in their 20s," he said, "and I've got a good 20 years on them now! It's interesting, but yes, there's a whole new category of people watching it now.
TooFab The only men watching Dawson's Creek were gay.
TooFab I want Dawson's Creek reboot already.
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