(S04E13) One down and four to go. It's starting to feel like the end too, isn't it? Everyone seems to be finding their place. Sort of.
First off... Frank. I don't think I like him as much as I did the first time around. The whole idea of Ryan's father suddenly being in the picture feels a little forced. It was really the one unresolved thing left in his life and for that reason I suppose it makes sense that he's here now. It's just awkward and I can't quite put my finger on why. Maybe because he's been around for about 8 seconds and he's in love with Julie? Or because it's Kevin Sorbo?
I suppose it doesn't matter because the one thing you have to remember is what the show is about.
(S03E24) Prom is over and enter the aftermath. But surprise, surprise...Volchok? Not dead. Thank God. Don't get me wrong, I don't particularly care if the guy lives or dies, but it would have just been bizarro times infinity if another one of Marissa's love interests ended up in the morgue. She does seem to like them on the brink of death.
Seth Cohen's graphic novel is
jumping off the small screen and onto an even smaller one. Seth's character on The O.C. created a graphic
novel based on his family and friends, called Atomic County. That comic has been turned into a cartoon and will be
available to Verizon wireless customers. The premise of the 14-episode series is that someone stole Seth's drawings and
then the drawings come to life. The animated shorts will last three minutes. In addition, subscribers will get
behind-the-scenes video and bloopers of The O.C.
(S03E20) It's college acceptance (or rejection) day in Orange County. I just love how via the magic
of television everybody finds out on the exact same day if they got into college or not. I also love that none of the
characters oo the show applied to any safety schools. You would think that a guidance counselor would advise them to
apply to at least two schools, but whatever, everybody got into the school of their dreams...minus poor Seth. 
Every once in a while The O.C. likes to have episodes
that are sort of a downer. I think of them as bummer episodes. Nothing goes right, and all the characters are really
bummed out about their lives. There is usually a sad music/blank face montage at the end of the show to make us feel
sad and bummed out about our own lives too. This was one of those episodes. It's Kaitlin's 15th birthday, but nobody
cares. Nobody feels much like celebrating, including Kaitlin, who would rather spend her time seducing Johnny. Does she
like Johnny or is she just trying to make Marissa jealous?
Adam Brody, also known as Seth Cohen on The O.C., is going behind-the-scenes for his next project. He's
developing a show for NBC about modern-day LAPD cops who hunt for vampires. Brody is executive producing the project,
which already has a script commitment from NBC. There's no title yet for the program, which centers around a rookie cop
who joins the vampire-hunting squad. There aren't a whole lot of details about the project and whether it's supposed to
be funny, scary, or dramatic (or all three). It's probably a good idea for all the actors on The O.C. to start
looking for other projects since the end of this season marks their graduation from high school, which is usually the
beginning of the end for shows like these.
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