"The O.C.": C/D

Yeah, definite shades of McLean Stevenson. Also, TV's not shy about killing off characters in general these days.

No great surprise that when they got around to dealing with her, they didn't just send her character away but killed her off.

Yeah, they could easily have sent her off with Jimmy so she wouldn't have to appear in Season 4, anyway. I kind of liked how the first few episodes of Season 4 were all about Ryan and Summer and Julie dealing with the aftermath, and taking their time doing so. It was only when Taylor became one of the core characters, someone we were supposed to care about instead of a goofy guest star, did the season start sucking.

Am I the only person that keeps reading this as "The OCD"?

Also, Che stuck around a few episodes too long, too. He was fine as the impetus for Summer's activist streak at Brown, but his arc should've ended when he got Summer kicked out of school. There was no absolutely no need for him to come to Newport and go on stupid adventures with Seth. And his appearances in Ryan/Taylor's coma dream and as Summer's champagne-fueled hallucination could've been fun if they didn't scream "9-episode contract."

kaitlin really was the best character during the last season, with julie and, yes, ryan coming in a close second and third

"I mean, I make fun of everyone. Usually 'cause I'm high."

Evil Kaitlin was awesome. Kaitlin With A Heart, less so. (Kinda like Evil-then-Needy Taylor, awesome; Main Character Taylor not so much) I still haven't watched the last five or six episodes.

Kinda miss this show.

Can't believe this shit isn't available on Hulu, Netflix or Amazon Prime.

iirc s4 and 5 of this just went straight camp (not an oxymoron) to get away from the awful melodrama of 3, but 1 and 2 were genuinely sweet and funny teenpulp. i was in high school and i wasn't ashamed.

peter gallagher was really terrific.

and julie cooper.

melinda clarke. is her name. she was great.

lololol i thought this thread was 64 posts i'll get out of underdog-championing tone

point is i own s1 and 2 on dvd

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i miss this show, i think i have seasons 1-3 on DVD tho

Shailene Woodley was the original Kaitlin!?!?

Somewhere in storage I've got tapes of at least the first mini season complete with all commercials left in. What a fascinating time machine watching them would be.

Yeah, but she really didn't get much screen time at all until her "return" as the bad girl. (xpost)

First ep is free w/ commercials on Amazon, it's holding up pretty well

Forgot how good "Into Dust" is used in the pilot

well

Now up on Hulu along with Dawson's Creek.

Just realised that they are different things.

It's been ages since I watched or rewatched a network melodrama. There are so many episodes, holy shit. Ryan and Marissa have already broken up for the first time and it's barely halfway through the first season. Seth and Anna have a relationship for three episodes!

Apparently the Cohen house burned down during the Woolsey Fire last year. Seems about right for plot line.
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Adam Brody shows up in Shazam btw as the adult superhero alter ego of one of the kids. I hadn't seen him in so long it took a while (and the credits) for me to feel confident it was him.

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