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The O.C.
andy614
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Anyone miss this show? Infact i miss alot of those kind of shows that were around at that time, something such as One Tree Hil is still around, and i still love, but that has even changed alot from it's original style. I just remember those types of glossy angsty teen shows really making me want to live in america cus it seemed so cool and exciting. Infact i still think that!
New shows like Gossip Girl ect i think are quite good, but nothing on shows like The O.C. and OTH in it's early days.
New shows like Gossip Girl ect i think are quite good, but nothing on shows like The O.C. and OTH in it's early days.
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I miss the OC though, I think the fact the adult characters were so well written/acted along with fairly solid storylines for the kids made it more watchable and entertaining than most similar dramas. It wasn't just pure wishy-washy teen angst, like 90210 (which I love because it's so trashy but not a patch on The OC) it had a balance of storylines for Julie, Kirsten and Sandy as well as the 4 main kids.
I was gutted to see it go, but the last 5 minutes of season 4 are just awesome, Forever Team Julie!
I enjoyed seeing the actress that played Julie crop up in The Vampire Diaries, which is another show i really like atm.
Don't like 90210 at all.
Did you watch OTH?
OTH definately isn't the same now, but i did class it as up there with The OC at the time, it's obvously changed alot now and has a different kind of feeling, the characters are obviously in there 20's now and all successful and working. The OC and OTH were shows i just LOVED at that time.
GG i do watch, although started to lose interest last season, deffo isn't in the same league as The OC. Just not the same.
Julie was fantastic across the entire 4th season, her chat with Summer before the wedding was brilliant, and the moment she finally grew up herself with her "Don't Settle for Comfortable" and "The World deserves to know you Summer Roberts" comments it was so emotional.
I just love her reaction when she collects her Degree though, Melinda Clarke has been awesome in everything I've seen her in. She was amazing as Miss Heather, the dominatrix in CSI Vegas (Her first appearance was in an episode which also starred Kelly Rowan strangely)
It's strange because now I don't really like all that teenage angst stuff anymore which I avoid like the plague but I truly loved the OC. I remember being gutted when Marissa died.
Season 4 had some good points. I liked Autumn Reeser and far prefered Kaitlin to Marissa. Although turning Summer into some crazed hippie was just tedious.
The fact that it was the new characters who made season 4 good just shows that the original characters had nowhere left to go.
Unfortunately, killing off Marissa hung over the 4th season. But they had to do something, there's only so long that they could keep going with the 2 couples (Summer/Seth & Ryan/Marissa) being on again, off again.
Autumn Reeser was a star in Season 4, but I think al the newbies brought something special to make season 4 the best since season 1. Bullet was awesome, as was Kaitlin and they all brought so much more than Marissa ever did.
And without Marissa bringing her down, Julie had a chance to truly shine.
I'm on Season 3 now, and I have to say it has been going downhill. It's still good to watch because of the characters (apart from Marissa - she has to die. She overdosed, has a same-sex relationship, almost killed someone, broke up with Ryan ten times, got kicked out of school, got sexually assaulted and shoplifted. There was nothing left for her to do!) but the actual plots have been quite repetitive and less believable.
Loved Taylor Townsend. She, Summer and Seth should get their own spin-off show. Hilarious.
Ben McKenzie's fantastic in Southland. If you haven't seen it, it's a bit similar to The Wire.
The OC was first rate overall, but my favourite season has to be season 4. Didn't think it'd work as well without Marissa, but I was pleasantly surprised.
I love seasons 1,2 and 4... lets just forget that season 3 happened
I must of seen them all about 5 times!!!
One tree hill is also amazingly good!!
GG and 90210 are ok... both are hit and miss!
About OTH, i still think it's great, i still really enjoy it, i just miss the old style when they were all in school as well.
Definitely prefer Gossip Girl. Although it comes across as more superficial the characters seem quicker, smarter, slightly darker. It's just a shame the made it a bit too much like The OC but in New York what with sime changes from the book and similarities between certain OC and GG characters - the show and characters are great in their own right, they don't have to be OC clones.
Ryan Atwood is a rookie cop in "Southland."
Yeah there is. This is the one I have, its really cool but I paid a lot less than its selling for now.
was impressed when i got the 1st season dvd too...27 hour long episodes
cool. it works out a lot cheaper buying each season seperately.
Didn't miss marissa once she'd left though, it gave the awsome taylor townsend the chance to be a main character
HMV - £42.84
The Hut.com - £41.40
edit: I've never used the hut before? is it reliable?