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Holistic Guidance - The O.C. - The Complete First Season
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List Price: $49.98
Our Price: $27.99
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Manufacturer: Fox Network
Starring: Mischa Barton, Adam Brody, Peter Gallagher
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780790796772
Format: Box set
ISBN: 0790796775
Label: Fox Network
Manufacturer: Fox Network
Number Of Discs: 7
Number Of Items: 7
Publisher: Fox Network
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2004-10-26
Running Time: 1186
Studio: Fox Network
Theatrical Release Date: 2003-08-05
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When Ryan Atwood a tough guarded fiercely intelligent 16-year-old plunges headlong into the wealthy privileged community of Newport Beach he soon discovers that the ruling families of Orange County are every bit as territorial as the tough crowd with which he ran on the streets of Chino. For Sandy Cohen the idealistic public defender who takes Ryan in; his wife Kirsten the linchpin of O.C. society; their awkward adolescent son Seth; and the beautiful troubled girl next door Marissa Copper - Ryan's presence will forever change their lives.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:Â DRAMA UPC:Â 085393968021 Manufacturer No:Â 39680
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Summary: Not What It Seems!
Comment: Three years ago I got over myself and rented the first season of The OC. I was so surprised by what I found under its glitzy surface. I was expecting a stupid teen soap with no substance or importance, but when I finally watched it I found a smart unique show that always challenged the audience's wit. It possessed clever story lines, perfect dialogue, fantastic characters, and episodes that leave you on the edge of your seat. As soon as I saw it I couldn't believe that I'd ever thought it was stupid. The commercials portrayed it to be something that it completely wasn't, the next 90210. All the seasons were good but not nearly as good as the never stop action of the first. All 27 episodes are enthralling, drama, comedy, tragedy, all rolled up in the neat little bundle that is The OC's first season. Compared to other TV shows, nothing reached the level of perfection as this season. So skeptics step aside, you may be surprised by what you find...
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Summary: First Season Lived Up to the Hype
Comment: The FOX Television Network scored a major hit in 2003 when The O.C. premiered on August 5. The show at first seemed to be the next logical step in updating the Beverly Hills 90210 and Dawson's Creek teen soap genre for the 2000s. In many ways it improved on the formula in its first season and used up and coming music stars to propel the action on screen, making stars of little known recording artists in the process. However, the show's quick rise to popularity is often compared to its equally swift fall. But that's not to say that the first season was a mediocre one.
I didn't catch the show during the 2003-2004 TV season, but viewed the entire season on the subsequently released DVD set. The story centers around fish-out-of-water Ryan, a brooding, bad-boy teenager who moves in with a rich Newport Beach family in Southern California. The Cohens are a family with money - mother Kirsten works for her rich father, who is at odds with father Sandy, a local attorney. It's Sandy who represents Ryan in a case and ultimately invites him into his home.
The key partnership in the series is between Ryan and Seth, the Cohen's son. The show centers around dorky Seth's relationship to bad-boy Ryan, who is sort of like the big brother he never had. The boys juggle relationships with fellow classmates Marissa and Summer, while tackling the usual blend of teen drama along the way.
I always think I've seen it all when I see a teen drama like Beverly Hills 90210, which was remixed for the late nineties with Dawson's Creek. But The OC somehow manages to be just as good, if not better, during its first season. The first half of the season was particularly good, with things slowing down after a plot involving an unstable friend of Marissa's named Oliver, who develops an obsessive crush. Other plots involve Marissa's struggle with alcohol and the divorce of her mother and father.
Perhaps the slight lag during the last quarter of the season kicked off the amazingly swift downfall of the series. In the end, four seasons aired, each with a major percentage of viewer loss in the ratings. Adam Brody, Mischa Barton, Benjamin McKenzie, Kelly Rowan, Rachel Bilson and Peter Gallagher are the main cast of stars that propelled this FOX drama into an overnight sensation that burned out way before it should have.
(I originally posted this review at my personal website: jasonhink.com)
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Summary: Highly recommend this show.
Comment: This show had me hooked from the very first episode. I usually like teenager shows like 90210, Dawson's Creek, Gossip Girl...etc. If you like those shows too...this one won't disappoint you. Not only was I intrigued by the teenage characters that the shows revolves around, but their parents also cause a LOT of drama. One the parents actually slept with her own daughter's ex-boyfriend. This is the type of drama that just keeps me glued. I've only watched the first season so far and I was very pleasantly surprised that it had 27 episodes. I buy a lot of TV shows on DVD and most of them don't have this many episodes in one season.
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Summary: one word: oliver.
Comment: Now let me start off by saying that I love this show, I really do. I even own all of the DVDs. (Yes, including this season) But I didn't always think so highly of this show, and this season is the reason why.
I started watching The OC mid-season one, largely due to my sister because she was the original OC fan in the house. And unfortunately the first episodes that I ever set my eyes on were the Oliver episodes. So now you may understand why I immediately stopped watching it, and nearly gave it up for a lost cause (until I watched it towards the end of season 2. Trey made me a fan again)
There are also a few other problems with this season. Summer is highly unlikeable, as she is nothing more than an annoying bimbo. (I love her in the later seasons though) The whole summer-seth-anna love triangle is utterly annoying and so predictable, as you already know that Seth was going to choose Summer all along, even when he was dating Anna. Ryan does nothing but get into fights with people. I mean you would think that after a while Sandy and Kirsten would realize that they really shouldn't have anymore fancy parties because they would only result in ryan fighting.
But there are also a few good episodes in this season that do make it worth watching. Such as the pilot and the few episodes afterward as you see Ryan, the boy from the broken home, finally find a loving home. And the best one of all is the one where they go to Mexico and Marissa tries to commit suicide. Mischas acting was superb in that one.
To wrap things up, ill just have to say that while this is the worse season of the 4 in my opinion, I would still recommend that you watch it (don't say I didn't warn you about Oliver though!) but if you do watch this one, just be sure that you watch the remaining seasons as well, that way you'll get to see what the show is really made of
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Summary: Welcome Back to The O.C.
Comment: Let me start off by saying that this show is and will always be amazing. It's a classic and I garauntee will be remembered years and years from now. The first season is amazing, like no other TV show. The plots are so interesting and great. The pilot? Best episode that really gets you in the mood for the show. Ever start a show and watch the pilot, thinking, it will hopefully get better? But you won't be thinking "hopefully it gets better" because they don't get any better than this.
The characters, in my opinion, are the most likeable out of any TV show. With the four main ones, Ryan, Marissa, Seth and Summer, I can't say I don't like one of them. They are all unique, and I think Marissa is the best. She creates drama for the show, really good looking, and believable for teens in this generation. It really is a shame for how her fate turned out, which probably everyone knows what happens to her, but I won't say more. Let's just say I'm devastated TO this day.
Maybe that's why this show is so good. Even after it gets cancelled and you don't watch it for a while, the characters stay with you, the tragic events stay with you and they don't leave. It's an unforgettable show.
However, after the first season the show started to decrease in its quality. Seasons 2-3 are all amazing, don't get me wrong, but the first season just has that feeling. I don't know what it is. Mostly the feeling of them being rich, living in a wealthy community, ongoing parties and debutantes, the characters being fresh...everything.
The first season is the best in my opinion. But if you haven't seen this show and start from this season (which you should), you'll never stop. It's that good.
There will never be a show like The O.C.
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