Customer Reviews
The O.C. - The Complete Third Season 
2008-06-15
I enjoyed the third season of the O.C. It did go quite a bit heavier that the previous seasons, but most shows do. Although a lot of this show does not deal in what I would call reality, it does deal well with some real-life situations realistically. Kirsten's alcoholism, Marissa's experimentation in a same-sex realationship and the fall out from Marissa shooting Ryan's brother Trey. Spoiler alert! Obviously it sucks that Marissa was killed off, but think about it, what more could she do. She is one of the most tragic characters ever on prime time TV. Overall, this was a great season of The O.C. and I would definitely recommend it.
Very pleased 2008-06-12
I was very pleased with the condition of the DVD set. The delivery was quick as well. Thank you for a good purchasing experience.
It went great! 2008-01-20
I ordered the 3rd season of the OC less than a week before christmas. I wanted to get it by christmas on the regular delivery, but i really didn't get my hopes too high. I was so happy when i got it 2 days before christmas!! It was in perfect condition and it was just what i needed. I was very impressed with the efficiency. it was nowhere near how it goes when i order from ebay. that always takes much much longer.
Superb 2008-01-08
Delivered as promised without any problems. Great price for a great season of a great show. What else could I ask for?
Very Good! 2007-12-28
I am a Japanese girl living in Japan. This drama is very popular in Japan, although, we still do not have the third and forth seasons in our stores. I was very happy to see this drama and also I am very glad that I could bought it in a very reasonable price. Needless to say, this drama was awesome! Thanks.
Great!! 2007-09-26
Senior year. Prom. Graduation. College visits. Old friends. New problems. And plenty of Korean popstars. Ryan's savior complex becomes a recipe for disaster. Seth and Summer's relationship hits the rocks thanks to Seth's compulsion to edit the truth. As Kirsten attempts to put her life back together Sandy assumes leadership of the Newport Group and finds himself the heir-apparent to Caleb Nichol's legacy of scandal. Marissa spirals out of control after little sis Kaitlin - a Julie Cooper in the making - returns home to stir the pot. And speaking of Julie Cooper she's cast out of her Palace - into the slums of the OC.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 012569762305 Manufacturer No: 76230
The worst season of the series 
2007-09-19
Well, this is by far the worst season of the series and possibly the reason why the show lost so much of its fans. They try to reuse ideas that worked for season 1 and the second time around it seems old and boring. Personally, the character of marissa becomes extremely annoying and the series arc is dissapointing. But if you're an OC fan like me you'll probably still end up buying this season
The Dark Side Indeed 2007-07-27
I have a theory about the OC - or at least the first 3 seasons. The more grim and depressing it is, the darker the box gets. The first season was packaged in sunny orange to reflect the humour and fun of the show, while season 2 was slightly more melancholy in blue...well Season 3 comes in a grey box. What do you make of that?
I was hesitant to even buy S3 of The OC on DVD because in my memory it wasn't as good as the first two seasons, and I was proven right upon rewatching it. My friends & I have discussed what goes wrong in this season (and the following, let's not even go there) and it's many-fold. For one, the fact that everything eventually turns out okay is quite predictable. Sure characters die, but they're brushed under the rug. A second problem is the focus on secondary or minor characters as the original family focus is diminished. All of a sudden you have episodes devoted to Marissa's little sister or Summer's dad or the school villain Taylor or Sandy's co-worker, and it becomes a lot less about the family unit created in Season 1 and torn apart in Season 2 with Sandy & Kirsten's problems.
Which leads to a third major problem, all of a sudden, Kirsten is a non-entity on the show. She does nothing but give disapproving glares and momly advice, there are no fiery outbursts or comical musings as we saw in earlier seasons. Did I mention the show also becomes a lot less funny? Everything is all gloom and doom and misunderstandings abound. But really the number one thing that I think kills this season is the fact everyone is so seperate and dealing with so many seperate (but predictable these days) storylines and small characters that you stop caring.
To recap the season briefly - if the above paragraphs haven't convinced you of its downfall - it picks up several months after the shooting incident with Marissa. Of course, things turn out well there except Marissa & Ryan are exiled from Harbour thanks to a new Dean of Discipline and his student sidekick Taylor. Ryan gets back in eventually after a brief stint of homeschooling (aka visiting Marissa all the time) while Marissa attends public school and befriends some surfers, Johnny and Chilly. Eventually Johnny quite predictably falls in love with Marissa, who remains loyal to Ryan, but some disasterous results eventually tear the 3 of them apart. Meanwhile Seth and Summer are figuring out their college plans, or lack thereof, Julie is searching for her next sugar daddy, Sandy is a corporate bigwig running the Newport Group, and Kirsten is...doing nothing.
One additional frustrating thing about this season is that a big focus is of course on senior year and college (although in theory if you watch season 1 the show started in grade 11 so season 2 was grade 11 and a 1/2 I guess). Yet if you bother going on to S4, college is a nonentity!
In terms of special features, I haven't gotten through them all yet but there is a few "pass the remote" features, in other words, commentaries with Josh Schwartz the show's creator and various others. The gag reel isn't quite as funny as past years, and the Subways 'making of' is kind of dumb other than to see a few of the sets in a different way.
Overall, a purchase only for the die-hard OC fan (I got mine on sale for $20). It'll break your heart to watch the show that rocked us so much in season 1, and more or less in season 2...and don't even get me started on season 4.
Review of O.C. Third Season 
2007-07-12
I enjoyed watching the DVD's. The show is great, especially the music! It's a shame it had to end.
Excelent 2007-07-12
Una serie cuativadora, ambiciosa, fascinante, son pocas las palabras para esta serie que en su tercera temporada parte lenta un poco aburridos los primeros episodios pero despues despegas y no quieres dejar de verla, un dia tuve que ver los 5 discos y me quede totalmente anodado Remoendado 100% la proxima semana compro la 4ta.
