Typically used of a television show. Of or resembling the characters, events, writing style, or unique elements of the Dawson's Creektelevision series.
Many parts of that new series "The O.C." strike me as particularly Dawsonesque; especially the friendship between Seth and Ryan, as it parallels the relationship between Dawson and Pacey.
Of, relating to, or suggestive of either the style of the "Professor Layton" games or Professor Layton himself. In the former object this refers to the style of music, art, characters or storytelling. In the latter, of gentlemanly propriety and deductive aptitude, characteristic to Professor Layton.