Van Der Beek was shown from the shoulders up in a close-up, wearing a newsboy cap and looking pale and thin. His co-star, Michelle Williams, organized the event, at which the prominent cast members gathered for a one-night-only reading of the show's pilot script. “I have been looking forward to this night for months and months ever since my angel Michelle Williams said she was putting it together. I can’t believe I’m not there. I can’t believe I don’t get to see my castmates, my beautiful cast in person,” Van Der Beek said in his message while thanking the cast, crew, and the "best fans in the world."