James Van Der Beek is looking SO great amid his cancer battle! This is so nice to see! In a new post to Instagram made by The Today Show's Craig Melvin, we can see the Dawson's Creek alum looking refreshed and happy while on set. On Wednesday, Craig revealed he spent some time on James' Texas ranch with him while filming the episode: "Spent the day in TX on James Van Der Beek's ranch (@vanderjames) Overcast and dreary outside but James is quite the ray of positivity these days. It was refreshing and inspiring.