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The O.C. (2003–2007) is at its most basic is a story of coming of age for four young people and the other people that affect them. Ryan, a young man from Chino, is adopted by a family in Newport Beach and is thrust into a world of luxury that is just as dangerous as the mean streets he grew up on. Accompanying Ryan's storylines were the storylines of his wealthy friends, Seth Cohen, Summer Roberts, and Marissa Cooper, along with their wealthy families.

The series premiered to critical acclaim and relatively high ratings, with many critics proclaiming it to be the next Beverly Hills, 90210. However, during its second season, the show fell out of favor after being placed into a highly competitive timeslot and has failed to completely recover. In the fourth season, the series' ratings plummeted to a record low average of 4 million viewers per episode, leading FOX to announce that the fourth season would be the show's last. Nonetheless, at the height of the show's popularity, it spawned the common phrasing of "O.C." as a somewhat sarcastic term to describe Orange County, as well as popular reality knockoffs such as Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County and The Real Housewives of Orange County that will continue to remain on the air past The O.C.'s finale.

Due to critical acclaim and a very noticeable jump in quality between the third and fourth seasons of the series, The CW is allegedly interested in picking up the series for a fifth season for the Fall 2007 television season. However, due to liberal use of on-location filming and the popularity of the show's actors, the show is relatively expensive to produce and it is doubtful whether The CW will want to take a risk on the show financially.

Contents 1 Cast 2 Seasons 3 In-Depth 4 DVD Releases 5 CD Releases 6 External Sites

[edit] Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Billed Cast
Peter Gallagher	Sandy Cohen	1	2	3	4
Benjamin McKenzie	Ryan Atwood	1	2	3	4
Kelly Rowan	Kirsten Cohen	1	2	3	4
Adam Brody	Seth Cohen	1	2	3	4
Mischa Barton	Marissa Cooper	1	2	3
Rachel Bilson	Summer Roberts	1	2	3	4
Melinda Clarke	Julie Cooper	1	2	3	4
Tate Donovan	Jimmy Cooper	1	2	3	4
Chris Carmack	Luke Ward	1	2
Alan Dale	Caleb Nichol	1	2
Shailene Woodley	Kaitlin Cooper	1
Willa Holland				3	4
Autumn Reeser	Taylor Townsend			3	4
Supporting/Recurring Cast
Michael Nouri	Dr. Neil Roberts	1	2	3	4
Kim Oja	Trayn Baker	1	2	3	4
Amanda Righetti	Hailey Nichol	1	2	3
Navi Rawat	Theresa Diaz	1	2	3
Samaire Armstrong	Anna Stern	1		3
Rosalind Chao	Dr. Kim	1		3	4
Daphne Ashbrook	Dawn Atwood	1		3
Bradley Stryker	Trey Atwood	1
Logan Marshall-Green			2	3
Taylor Handley	Oliver Trask	1
Billy Campbell	Carter Buckley		2
Nicholas Gonzalez	D.J.		2
Nikki Griffin	Jess Sathers		2	3
Olivia Wilde	Alex Kelly		2
Michael Cassidy	Zach Stevens		2
Shannon Lucio	Lindsay Gardner		2
Cam Gigandet	Kevin Volchok			3	4
Jeffrey Hephner	Matt Ramsey			3
Ryan Donowho	Johnny Harper			3
Eric Mabius	Dean Jack Hess			3
Wayne Dalghish	Brad Ward				4
Corey Price	Eric Ward				4

[edit] Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale	#
FOX
Season One	August 5, 2003	May 5, 2004	27
Season Two	November 4, 2004	May 19, 2005	24
Season Three	September 8, 2005	May 18, 2006	25
Season Four	November 2, 2006	February 22, 2007	16

[edit] In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

[edit] DVD Releases

Title	Release Date	#
Complete Series
The Complete Series	November 27, 2007	28	purchase
Season Sets
The Complete First Season	October 26, 2004	7	purchase
The Complete Second Season	August 23, 2005	7	purchase
The Complete Third Season	October 24, 2006	7	purchase
The Complete Fourth Season	May 22, 2007	5	purchase

[edit] CD Releases

Title	Release Date	#
Soundtracks
Music From the O.C.: Mix 1	March 30, 2004	1
Music From the O.C.: Mix 2	October 26, 2004	1
Music From the O.C.: Mix 3	October 26, 2004	1
Music From the O.C.: Mix 4	April 5, 2005	1
Music From the O.C.: Mix 5	November 8, 2005	1
Music From the O.C.: Mix 6	December 5, 2006	1

[edit] External Sites

• Official website for The O.C.
• The O.C. Episodes, TV Listings, News, Photos and More at TVGuide.com
• The OC Music Index at TuneFind.com