Executive producer David Steven Simon spoke to Thea Glassman for her behind-the-scenes book Freaks, Gleeks, and Dawson's Creek: How Seven Teen Shows Transformed Television (via Entertainment Weekly about the Smith's response.
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"I remember him saying that would be a really bad idea," Simon said "And I said, 'No, listen, hear my[...]