Guys, I’m so sad I’m missing the big convention!  No, not Comic-Con.  If you know me, and you’ve been anywhere near the Internet today, you should know I’m talking about Pacey-Con 2010.  Please feast your eyes on this hilarious Funny Or Die video the brilliant Joshua Jackson did:

Pacey-Con with Joshua Jackson from Joshua Jackson

Awhile back, I wrote an entry titled “reconcile.”  Add Joshua Jackson to the list of amazing actors who don’t shy away from the work they did in the past.  The work they may not be super proud of, but the work that made them famous.  This video is brilliant because it’s acknowledging the fans without making fun of them.  In fact, it was made for the fans.  I mean, look at that shirt.  If you watched Dawson’s Creek, you’d know that shirt was straight out of Pacey’s closet.  I wouldn’t be surprised if it were taken out of some storage unit in Studio City.  The font on the Pacey-Con banner was done in the same font as the Dawson’s Creek title card.  Serious thought was put into this.  Even the argument Josh had with the security guards was reminiscent of a Pacey Witter attitude.  It was already funny, but so much funnier to those in the know.

But here’s the thing: I wish this were a real convention.  I probably would go.  I literally just bought season one of Dawson’s Creek on DVD, and you know I love Pacey Witter.  Pacey and Joey were the first couple I wrote about in my “true love” post.  All the things that Josh was saying in the video as a joke, I actually kind of feel are true.  I do think that Pacey Witter is one of the greatest characters in television, and Dawson’s Creek was an important part of my teen years.  I’m sure this is only because I was in the right demographic at the right time when this show came out, but it’s still how I feel.  Sure, it was at times melodramatic, but it was about teenagers!  They’re all about the melodrama.  I mean, Andie going crazy?  Abby falling off the pier drunk and dying?  Pacey sleeping with his teacher?  Oh, man.  I love this show.

I also love Josh Jackson.  I’ve been a fan of his for a long time.  He’s really good at doing something great when he doesn’t have much to work with.  He was hilarious in Cruel Intentions and Ocean’s Eleven, and so moving in The Laramie Project.  He’s also fantastic on Fringe.  And honestly, Peter Bishop is not that far off from Pacey Witter: a wise-cracking smart aleck with daddy issues who is smarter than he appears?  Sound familiar?  It’s so good to see him on TV again every week on another smart genre show.  Now, if we could only get him to do a Mighty Ducks reunion, I’d be the happiest girl in the world.