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8.7 Great
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Ended

Premiered

August 5, 2003

Ended

February 22, 2007

Genre

Drama , Family

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Family

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The End's Not Near, It's Here
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9.7

The End's Not Near, It's Here

The Cohen family says goodbye in the series finale as the episode jumps six months after the earthquake to show the Cohens, Ryan, Taylor, Summer and the Cooper women trying to piece their lives back together. The Cohens find out that fixing up their old mansion would cost more than rebuilding it but Ryan and Seth see this as an opportunity to give Sandy and an expecting Kirsten a surprise that'll change their lives.

Aired: 02/22/07

Show Summary

The O.C. - also known as Orange County, California - is an idyllic paradise, a wealthy, harbor-front community where everything and everyone appears to be perfect. But beneath the surface is a world of shifting loyalties and identities, of kids living secret lives hidden from their parents and ofMore parents living secret lives hidden from their children. 'The O.C.' tells the story of the Cohen, Cooper and Nichol families and Ryan Atwood, a troubled teen from the wrong side of the tracks who is thrust into this world and who will forever change the lives of the residents of The O.C. Produced by: Warner Brothers TV, College Hill Pictures, Wonderland and Hypnotic Productions Theme Song: California (Here We Come) by Phantom Planet.

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    9.5 Superb

    the cohen family transforms the life of ryan atwood in so many ways. drama with every character is constant, however the story is mostly about ryan. hide show

    this show is ridiculous. i cant even put in words how much i love it. i watch it all the time. i hate watching things more than once, i feel it is a waste of time, however this show is something i will never get tired of. it puts me in a mood i not necessarily like, but i cant stop watching it. the music in the show is awesome. the characters are great and the story is wonderful. it is sad how much time i spend watching this show, but its so interesting and it is something i truly love. ryan atwood is absolutely gorgeous. i love him!! one thing i hate about it is that marissa became a lesbian. she and ryan's relationship didnt need to end. they were too perfect. taylor is great and everything, but once you start with someone, it is in people's minds that they should be together only. that they are the only people meant for eachother. still love the show and just put a bid on ebay for the series=)

    -cschneid

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    9.5 Superb

    A show that treads new water, and revolutionizes how TV shows are written...not hard to see why this is such an amazing show. hide show

    Ever since its creation, The O.C. has raised a new standard for television shows everywhere. The writing, character development, and invention of the "Adam Brody" character arch type are just at a new level of emotional suspense and comedy that no drama before it even compares. It starts off pretty standard; a small fish in Ryan Atwood is introduced to a big pond when he moves away from a broken down ghetto to a financially lush environment in Newport Orange County. Throughout the show we see him evolve and try to fit in his new community with his bad boy demeanor along with his friends, most notably his brother in law, Seth Cohen.

    Although the story doesn't sound so different compared to other teen dramas, where it absolutely excels in is its absolutely fantastic writing. Dialogue, comedy writing, it does everything at an elite level. Every episode you wonder to yourself if the best writers in the business joined together to carve the episodes out. You'll be laughing out loud at least a couple of times per episode in largely thanks to Seth Cohen's witty remarks and sarcastic humour, or feel so empathetic with the various love relationships or dramatic situations that happens with various characters in the series. What sticks out the most is how particularly strong the supporting cast is; side characters are developed better than main characters in other TV shows, and that's no knock on those other TV shows. Coming into watching my first episode of The O.C., I was an anime head into those gory action animes, but The O.C. has really opened up my eyes to dramas, though the unfortunate thing is that none of them will ever be better than The O.C.

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    9.5 Superb

    a show that total changed things and paved the way for shows like one tree hill and gossip girl and a remakes of 90210 and others. hide show

    i think the oc is one of the best shows of all time for its catagory. it total changed things well there was 90210 and mel rose place but the oc was diffrent it had if funnyness and comdey on top of the serious topics that kids went through and had alot of high rated eps. and drew in millions of views over 9 million watched the first season. it changed thing. it had so many good eps from chrismaka to the final countdown and so many others and it had its serious eps were marisa over does and were marisas mom cheats and her father loese everything. and kalab dies in the pool and to the porn tape of marissa mom.i think you could say the life in the oc was crazy. it was a great show and could of kept going if marisa did not die and i was so mad when the show went off. but its was one of the all time greats for its catagory.

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    9 Superb

    The classic O.C. First 2 seasons where Better than any Soap -op i can think of. hide show

    The O.C is about a bunch of 17 year old teenagers in Orange County, California. And of course they're always a rich family. =p
    And i remember watching this in 2004 when it came out on tv in Australia. And i loved it so much i watched it every week! The first 2 seasons where fantastic! Then in season 3 it really started to get worse for me so i remember watching some episodes. And i remember Marisa got Killed off? What's up with that? I Mean sure she wasn't a great actress and all, but still one of the main characters. I never saw season 4 but i heard it wasn't good at all. But if you like teenage dramas like 90210, gossip girl etc. Then you'll love this! For the first 2 seasons anyway. But if you're old enough you'll probably wanna watch season 3 and 4. If you're thinking of watching it then definitely do! Very good show despite it's Flaws.

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    10 Perfect

    great hide show

    the oc it one ov the greatest programs going no other tv show could beet it so i wished it came back on with the same characters and bring marrisa back because i think it was a bad mistake cuttin her off

    i think seth goin a lot better with anna than he does with summer she is such a selfish idiot

    i also think that ryan goes well with marrisa if she wasent so bad to him poor thing i so hope that the oc comes back on even if they don't live in the big house or manshon .

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