Customer Reviews
A Guilty Pleasure 
2008-09-29
This show was a summer replacement on Fox. It was right after my freshman year of college and I basically tuned in because the lead girls were hot. The show was irritatingly addictive. Within five weeks, all of my friends were watching too. The show is ridiculous, on so many levels. So much more ridiculous than Beverly Hills 90210, but I think that is the appeal.
The show burns so brightly the first 10 episodes that it was bound to let down eventually. The inclusion and persistence of the Oliver story arc proves this, but, in the end, the 27 episodes in season 1 are some of my favorite television. I highly recommend this show as I'd watch it multiple times.
great show 2008-08-28
fell in love with this shown when it was on tv, now I can watch it anytime I like!
Not What It Seems! 2008-08-20
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...
First Season Lived Up to the Hype 2008-08-02
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)
Highly recommend this show. 2008-07-21
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.
one word: oliver. 
2008-06-11
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: DRAMA UPC: 085393968021 Manufacturer No: 39680
Welcome Back to The O.C. 2008-04-18
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.
Addictive 2008-04-06
The OC. Season One
The highly addictive series which takes place in the wealthy neighborhood of New Port, CA. Ryan Atwood, living a life of crime in Chino, is given a chance to start a new life when the Cohen family welcomes him to New Port as an adopted son. His arrival sparks a handful of high school drama, plot twists and outrageous situations. This season will have you on the edge your seat and waiting for the next epidsode. No question, it's the "The Highschool Soap Opera" for teens. Great acting, deep story, endless drama. A perfect watch for people of all ages.
This DVD set is recommended so that you can watch episode after episode commercial free, rather than waiting a week for the next show. Very long season, with 7 discs containing 4 episodes each, that is 21 hours of footage, definetly your money's worth. Not many bonus features though, so don't expect deleted scenes and extras.
Excellent, just don't buy here. 2008-04-06
First of all, wow. I'm almost done with the first season and I bought this like a day ago. It's that addicting. But if you have a wallmart near by, you can pick up each season for $19.88. do it.
Good Experience 2008-02-10
Although it took longer than expected to get here, I was extremely pleased to purchase this item for such a low price in perfect condition.
