Distributor:
Warner Brothers Home Entertainment Certificate: Not Rated |
1186 minutes | NTSC | Region 1
Available to buy Extras: Yes
ANYONE
IN IT WE KNOW?
Benjamin
McKenzie, Adam Brody, Mischa Barton, Peter Gallagher, Kelly Rowan, Chris
Carmack, Melinda Clarke, Tate Donovan, Rachel Bilson
WHAT’S
IT ABOUT THEN?
When
Ryan Atwood (Benjamin McKenzie),
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
SO
IS IT ANY GOOD?
Quickly
proving itself a hit right from the get go The OC is a very strong teen
drama series. Whilst touching on the conventions of prime time/soap
drama The OC also manages to steer its own course, thanks in no small
part to the excellent scripts (writers include the likes of Buffy scribe
Jane Espensen) and the fact that helmers on the show include mainstream Hollywood
names such as McG and Doug Liman. The other major factor in the quality
of the show though is the fantastic playing of the cast from Adam
Brody's geeky Seth to Mischa Barton's Marissa and best of all the
playing and sparking off between Peter Gallagher and Kelly Rowan as the
Cohens.
Definitely
one of the better drama series to emerge in recent times The OC has
plenty going for it. Check it out. The OC of course stands for Orange
County
ANY
SPECIAL FEATURES?
Nicely
packaged this 7 disc set (which contains 27 episodes) also has quite a
few quality extras starting with 10 minutes of previously unseen
moments, an audio commentary on the pilot from series creator Josh
Schwartz and producer Stephanie Savage; A shortish feature on casting
the show, a tour around Orange County with producer McG; a 10 minute
feature on the music featured in the series as well as 6 episodes
featuring pop up facts about the music and a look at what's in store for
season 2. The set also contains a DVD Rom drive feature of a
weblink offering you clips from the OC online music sampler.
