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Season one of The O.C. received generally positive reviews from critics and is frequently regarded as the best season. Upon the show's premiere, Gael Fashingbauer Cooper of MSNBC described Ryan and Seth's friendship as "the most promising plot". The New York Times noted that "Mr. Schwartz pulled it off, sneaking a truly smart show past the gatekeepers in the guise of something commercial and trashy and fun." The reviewer also praised how the show "steered clear of both Aaron Spelling-style camp and the soggy earnestness that often characterises teen drama" and praised the integration of the adult cast into the plotlines. IGN called it "far more engaging and interesting" than its…
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60 of 180 · most liked firstMy old man opinion is that streaming should be like normal network tv. It is not natural to get people hooked on a show (ahem Off Campus) and then not have it come back after the short summer. Be like The O.C. America was great (don’t check that) back then (please don’t fact check that).
neutral · AI labelView post →You may already know that this show started its journey initially as a Gossip Girl focused show before pivoting to The O.C. and a not insignificant part of what made that show delicious was Trachtenberg‘s Georgina.
neutral · AI labelView post →2011 saw the 2nd worst drought in Texas history. Lakes in the western part of the state began to shrink in the hot, dry summer. The O.C. Fisher Reservoir near San Angelo was one such lake, dwindling from a boating & fishing area to a series of shallow lagoons. Then the lagoons turned blood-red.
neutral · AI labelView post →Vanity Fair has an excerpt from Welcome to The O.C., from the chapter about Mischa Barton's exit from the show. It was not at all the story I thought it was before I began reporting the book: www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/20...
neutral · AI labelView post →This can't be a coincidence.. Four Trek actors with recurring roles in A Man on the Inside. Top left: Eugene Cordero (Samanthan Rutherford); top right: Clyde Kusatsu (Admiral Nakamura); bottom left: Jason Mantzoukas (Jankom Pog); bottom right: Linda Park (Hoshi Sato). Ian Ramsey, who records the parody songs we love, made a video detailing the vast number of people who had worked on The O.C. that had a connection to Star Trek before or after their time on the series.…
neutral · AI labelView post →Today, The O.C. is legally old enough to drink. Was such a joy to revisit the show — yes, even parts of the third season — when I wrote Welcome to The O.C., which is still available wherever books are sold: www.harpercollins.com/pages/welcom...
positive · AI labelView post →@sepinwall.bsky.social is a great writer. Another way to support him is buying his book Welcome to the OC: The Oral History - a great walk down memory lane on a quintessential millennial show. www.harpercollins.com/products/wel...
neutral · AI labelView post →I was today years old when I realized that Anna Stern on The O.C. — aka a show I have written TWO books about — was supposed to be Jewish. (Note that Summer's Seth Cohen Starter Pack comes wrapped in red and green, while Anna's is blue and silver.)
neutral · AI labelView post →The O.C. is an American teen drama television series created by Josh Schwartz that originally aired on the Fox network in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 22, 2007, running a total of four seasons.
neutral · AI labelView post →‘THE SANDMAN’ is concluding, so showrunner Allan Heinberg might be free to write a Young Avengers or Wiccan show for Marvel! Allan created Billy Kaplan and the Young Avengers in 2005. His TV/film writing includes: Wonder Woman (2017), The O.C., Grey’s Anatomy, Sex and the City
neutral · AI labelView post →Dean is extremely sweet and kind and then just gets one-shotted by the existence of Jess, becoming an entirely different guy. The best romantic pairing in the history of the show was ruined by the existence of The O.C.
neutral · AI labelView post →#LetsGetAcquainted #MusicChallenge (9) Your Fav TV Show Song The High Strung - The Luck You Got Hard to decide because there are lots of TV show songs I love like The Nanny, The O.C, Growing Pains, Full House, That ’70s Show, TBBT, Spongebob, Three’s Company, The Love Boat, Friends etc.
neutral · AI labelView post →Cosmopolitan has an excerpt from Welcome to The O.C.'s chapter about the filming of the series' fantastic pilot episode, including some wonderful stories about director Doug Liman— with Liman himself confirming most of them: www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainmen...
neutral · AI labelView post →Is it a controversial opinion to say Grace and Logan are clearly the best couple and book in the Off Campus series Because it’s true, fellow Bluesky “the O.C.” Community
neutral · AI labelView post →There is an entire chapter just about The O.C. soundtrack, because it was as important a part of the show as any member of the cast.
neutral · AI labelView post →In this week's free What's Alan Watching? newsletter, The X-Files at 30, Reservation Dogs and other shows with series finales that weren't, and more about Welcome to The O.C. Read! Subscribe! Share! Make your own business card! alansepinwall.substack.com/p/the-truth-...
neutral · AI labelView post →The Killers play a show in an episode of The O.C. and they're such little babies. More like Brandon Seeds out here.
neutral · AI labelView post →It started in the mid 2000's bc of The OC character who went by his last name as a nickname. I guess it was sustained by trend growth and kids who watched the OC growing up and using it. Apparently Canadians really like it as a baby name. www.thedailybeast.com/the-big-baby...
neutral · AI labelView post →The 30 best TV Christmas episodes, from sitcom specials to anthology installments. ew.com The 30 best TV Christmas episodes, from sitcom specials to anthology installments Mary Sollosi 7–9 minutes When the weather outside is frightful, watching TV is so delightful! Short on time with the holidays just around the corner? Or maybe you need a breather from your umpteenth viewing of A Christmas Story (1983) and Elf (2003)? Whatever the reason, the small screen serves up some major festive cheer…
neutral · AI labelView post →Hey, the first review of #WelcomeToTheOC is out! www.publishersweekly.com/9780063342798 "The insider perspectives are refreshingly candid and offer new insights into what went into making the much loved show. The O.C. fans won’t want to miss this." Preorder now: www.harpercollins.com/pages/welcom...
neutral · AI labelView post →#MusicChallenge #MusicSky #DavidsMonthofMusic Day 20 -TV Theme California ( The OC) - Phantom Planet Don't recall the show so much but for introducing Adam Brody to the world..but clearly remember hearing the opening notes &scream singing when it hit"CALIFORNIA.." www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ9w...
neutral · AI labelView post →Tomorrow is the 20th (!!!) anniversary of THE O.C. and the good people at @Vulture indulged my love of this spectacular teen show to end all teen shows by ranking all 92 episodes. Welcome to the O.C., bitch.
neutral · AI labelView post →The theme song for The O.C. evokes hella sentimental emotions for me despite having never watched the actual show
positive · AI labelView post →Here's a song associated with the TV series The O.C. and a great song on its own merits! Here's "California" by Phantom Planet on #paws4music 💜🌻🥰🎶 youtu.be/wq-S8CIU7VA?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Some of you are too busy rewatching The O.C. when you should be rewatching the OZ. (That’s Oz, the horrifying yet beautiful prison show. And THIS is my new catch phrase for 2025) (But for real I also very much enjoyed the teen beach drama)
positive · AI labelView post →::: spoiler something i'm working on for a miraheze-hosted fork of the tally hallmanac {{hatnote|For the episode of the show, see [[Good Day (episode)]].}} {{Infobox song |albumart = goodDay_singleCover.jpg |writer = Andrew Horowitz |singer = {{csl|[[Rob Cantor]]|[[Joe Hawley]]|[[Zubin Sedghi]]}} |album = {{csl|[[Party Boobytrap]]|[[The Pingry EP]]|[[Complete Demos]]|[[Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum (album)|Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum]]|Good Day (single)}} |language = English…
neutral · AI labelView post →Music wise this show is very much “we have The O.C. at home”
neutral · AI labelView post →My wife and daughter are bingeing THE O.C. tv show and I just have to say to the whole comic book subplot that this is not how the comic book industry works, THE O.C. I just tried telling my family. They told me that they don’t care.
neutral · AI labelView post →Anyways I’ve found Olivia Wilde super hot ever since I saw the clips of her doing gay shit on The O.C. I’ve never seen the actual show and have no desire to. I only just learned about what happened to the Marissa character on the show like a year ago
neutral · AI labelView post →Name your top 15 shows ever, gut instinct only, any order: 24 Angel Andor House The O.C Justified Smallville The X Files Doctor Who Californication Quantum Leap How I Met Your Mother Buffy The Vampire Slayer Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Batman: The Animated Series
neutral · AI labelView post →Share a TV show you love that takes place somewhere warm. 📺 My choice: The O.C.
neutral · AI labelView post →Please don’t say that. For real, Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage of The O.C. back in the day were seriously rumored to be developing this show. I bring it up because The O.C. famously had a lot of people involved in cast and production whom were from Trek before and after their time on The O.C.
neutral · AI labelView post →This is how they used to dress "the Black kid" on every show set in the O.C.
neutral · AI labelView post →The trick for the 100 test paper thing is to either have a playlist that is just boring enough to be background music and not interrupt your thoughts, or put on a classic TV series that you've seen 20 million times before (I recommend Dawson's Creek or The O.C. because I am a tired older millennial)
positive · AI labelView post →I consider this supplementary material to watching The O.C.
neutral · AI labelView post →I’m currently rewatching The O.C. for the 1st time since its original tv run ended and remembering being embarrassed at 17yrs old thinking he was cute on the show. Grown-up me has no shame lol 😍😍 (also if you haven’t watched Nobody Wants This, please do!!!!)
positive · AI labelView post →Long live The OC! Come for the music, stay for the drama, and be rewarded with how funny this show was.
positive · AI labelView post →Finally got a “how can you watch The O.C. when the PRESIDENT is a FASCIST??” reply. Very funny thing to say about a show that aired in 2003.
neutral · AI labelView post →Going south from the O.C. (CA) to El Cajon for my last gem & mineral show of the year. It's at the Lakeland Rodeo Grounds. Free. Bring the kids-they love rocks.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Leftovers You’re The Worst Mr. Robot Batman | The Animated Series Andor Cheers The Venture Bros. Hannibal Atlanta Barry Utopia Fargo Boy Meets World The O.C. 24
neutral · AI labelView post →they had the trajectory of a lot of indie rock bands at the time - a sorta quirky likable self-recorded debut and a more competent but less interesting follow-up. they also had a song on The O.C.? and then faded from my interest. they also opened for the Shins the very first live show i ever went to
neutral · AI labelView post →do you think the perfect dad guy from the O.C. resents that show being his absolute unmatched lifetime best role or is he cool irl and gets it #HouseOnHauntedHill #Sundayscares #DeepThoughts
neutral · AI labelView post →Today on Show Tunes we’re diving into a song that defined a generation, launched a cultural phenomenon, and might just be the anthem of your teen years… or, if you’re like me, your adult years too. We're talking about California the theme from The O.C.! play.rtl.lu/shows/en/sho...
neutral · AI labelView post →Choose 20 tv shows that have stayed with you or influenced you. 📺 One show per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just gifs #TVsky Day 20: The O.C.
neutral · AI labelView post →Tomorrow is the 20th (!!!) anniversary of THE O.C. and the good people at @Vulture indulged my love of this spectacular teen show to end all teen shows by ranking all 92 episodes. Welcome to the O.C., bitch.
neutral · AI labelView post →My girlfriend and I have been on a kick of watching early-to-mid 00’s film and television and decided to watch something that would be “new” to both of us… The O.C. We’re currently halfway through season 3 and honestly? This show has some truly great comedy and heart.
positive · AI labelView post →Happy birthday to American actress and model Willa Holland, born today in 1991. She is best known for her roles as Kaitlin Cooper in the Fox teen drama The O.C., Aqua in Kingdom Hearts, and Thea Queen in The CW series Arrow as well as its spin-off The Flash. #WillaHolland
neutral · AI labelView post →I didn’t even know his name, he was just “the guy who played Ryan on that ridiculous but still somehow great show The O.C.”
positive · AI labelView post →Any time I think about the show “The O.C.” I crack up cuz Ryan was from Chino and they considered that to be “the wrong side of the tracks.” Lmao. I guess maybe for powder rangers that could be true…
neutral · AI labelView post →Alex Kelly is a fictional character on the FOX television series The O.C., portrayed by Olivia Wilde. She is bisexual, dating both Seth Cohen and Marissa Cooper in the second season of the series.
neutral · AI labelView post →See you said "OC" and my brain instantly thought of the tv series "The O.C." 😆
neutral · AI labelView post →No sé. Yo me animé a ver LFMB (2006) por un tiktok de teilor suif. Y me animé a ver Hilda Huracán (1998) por un tiktok de Cristian Castro 😭 Quiero decir, he visto muchos edits de muchas series antiguas y recientes pero de esa serie no, pese a que veo edits de The O.C.
neutral · AI labelView post →Downloaded season one of The O.C., as one does, and am reminded of the time when TV shows were TWENTY SEVEN episodes long per season. I would have liked to have 27 episodes of Alien Earth instead of 8, but maybe that's just me. 27 episodes could have fixed S3 of Strange New Worlds, maybe.
neutral · AI labelView post →The O.C. premiered yesterday 22 years ago. Not to be dramatic but this show quite literally changed my life.
positive · AI labelView post →Two decades later, the magic of The O.C. still holds up! ✨ Peter Gallagher, a.k.a. Sandy Cohen, knew from the very beginning that the show was special. We're celebrating the anniversary of its iconic premiere. #TheOC #TVNews #TVSky #entertainmentnews
neutral · AI labelView post →Ampenvire uses fragments of broken media-Saw Il, The O.C. TV show, Britney Spears interviews, Rebecca Black, Charlie Sheen, Ryan Trecartin, early YouTube, even fellow plunderphonics artist Jeesh-to build soundscapes that further the genre of plunderphonics
neutral · AI labelView post →Ok. I'll take one more guess based on your clue. Forgive me if it's way off b/c I've never seen this show: The O.C.?
neutral · AI labelView post →Alex, just wondering if you've seen this gem from Peter Gallagher's wiki page: "From 2003 to 2007, Gallagher starred as Sandy Cohen, a Jewish public defender and corporate lawyer, on the Fox television show The O.C. He hosts an annual award ceremony named "The Sandy Cohen Awards" or The Sandys,
neutral · AI labelView post →Bottom line, you can't separate the soundtrack from The O.C. any more than you could from Northern Exposure, Scrubs, The Drew Carey Show, etc. It's narratively important and ever-present. And now it's streaming on Prime, soundtrack intact. Is there some positive change on the horizon? 👀
positive · AI labelView post →I have officially logged out of twitter and have signed a 3-year exclusivity deal with Bluesky. Prepare for lots of upcoming tweets about depression, loneliness, and Fox’s hit 2023 show “The O.C.”
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