EPISODE
SEASON
The OC - Season 1
The series follows the lives of Ryan Atwood, a troubled youth from a broken home who is adopted by the wealthy and philanthropic Sandy and Kirsten Cohen, His surrogate brother Seth, a socially awkward teenager, deal with life as outsiders in the high-class world of Newport Beach. Ryan and Seth spend much time navigating their relationships with girl-next-door Marissa Cooper.
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January 29, 2015
The series reflects the youth and intelligence of its writer and succeeds by quickly getting viewers past what would seem an insurmountable obstacle -- caring about what happens to rich white kids in Orange County.
January 29, 2015
What gives The O.C added spice is that it also borrows from older films, including, most incongruously, My Man Godfrey.
January 29, 2015
Nothing in the opener is especially fresh or intriguing except the relationship between Ryan and Seth.
January 29, 2015
Somewhere in all the high-stakes soapiness and often deft and subtle drama, there is a pretty wicked satire of baby-boomer values.
January 29, 2015
Fashioned crudely to appeal to teenage masochism, the series plows old ground in the tritest possible way.
January 29, 2015
The O.C. stands for a not-too-shabby soap opera with honest-to-goodness screenwriting and actors.
January 29, 2015
The O.C. looks to have enough heart, talent and wit to generate a few seasons' worth of luxurious suds.
January 29, 2015
Most of all, The O.C. presents a father figure who is decent, smart and generous. Gallagher embodies those qualities with ease -- he's the kind of father that television sorely needs.
January 29, 2015
Much here depends on McKenzie, an unknown. But his efforts at Russell Crowe-like brooding play more as blankness.
January 29, 2015
[It] looks like it'll hit the mark with the young target audience, and this early-summer start will help generate buzz, as it did when 90210 took off.
