I don't watch television all that much anymore, something I would never say a few years back when television and I were quasi-inseparable. I guess time became an issue when I started to be much more busier, or also because network executives just seemed to release strings of average to mediocre shows and cancel them one after another throughout the seasons. Shows went off the air on hiatus, and never came back. Some come back on different time slots and return on the air leaving the viewers with no interests to continue watching any longer. Well, that's how it is with me. Unfortunately, some actually good shows get the axe sooner than they should of. Hence why my relationship with television became a sort of bittersweet one. Not to say I have given up watching television shows anymore...I just really narrow down my favorite shows that are worth following religiously and view them online when I'm at home whilst binging on food. For me, television-watching experience isn't the same without food. Call me a fat boy.
But during the period of time where I would never miss a show of mine (I went to great lengths to get myself out of any functions to be home on time), there's this one show that I used(still do) love. Sure, it's no ground-breaking series full of philosophical enlightment or that it's very "fresh", but it had so much heart and warmth that I can honestly re-watch it on DVD over and over again. It's a 2003 teen drama called The O.C. that aired on the Bush-endorsed FOX channel. For the non-followers, you would probably not know why the hell anyone would enjoy watching a series about young wealthy teenagers living in Newport Beach doing unrealistic things that promote superficiality . But to the followers, the show is filled with perfectly-timed comedy, endless emotion rollercoasters, witty dialogues, extraordinary music and Seth Cohen. The first season of The O.C. was pure television gold. It had equal proportions of things that work for a primetime teen soap opera: beautiful people, charismactic characters, crazy mothers, crazy psychopath, amazing soundtrack, and most importantly, tons of drama. The acting isn't something to brag about really, but it's not bad enough to cringe your teeth to death. I can't say the whole life-span of The O.C. was good, I can only say that season 1 and 2 really marked a part of my life, and I can never forget. Two things really did it for me on The O.C., Seth Cohen/dialogue and the music. In a nutshell, Seth Cohen is a privileged kid who's not close to be the most popular guy at school, a little self-absorbed, enjoys comic books, hates his sunny hometown and wears Penguin polo shirts like it's nobody business. He's awkward yet approachable. He delivers one of the funniest lines I've heard on television with such certainty and never failed to accompany his lines with an appropriate facial expression. Albeit his geeky looks and manners, he still gets the pretty girls. So yeah, Seth Cohen is definitely a legendary television character and I think the show would have failed without him. I can't stress enough how the music on The O.C. is just simply brilliant. Every songs used for every scenes are so appropriate, clever and fits so marvellously-well with the situation that it just moves you. I sound like I'm overdramatizing it, but I'm not. I get chills everytime I watch some certain scene with that certain song playing in the background. The music is fun, lively, sunny, upbeat, sad, melancholic, it's the music that makes you want to laugh, share the sad moments, and enjoy life with the people you care most about.
I found on YouTube a channel dedicated to the best The O.C. music moments throughout the series, and I have to show you my all-time favorite ones.
Song: Dice
Artist: Fin Quayle
Song: If You Leave
Artist: Nada Surf
Song: I'm Shakin'
Artist: The Rooney (great band!)
There you have it, these are a few of my favorite music moments on The O.C. To view more, go here, and you will have a handfull of awsome music. The O.C. was an immediate hit during season 1 which launched the young stars into fame and fortune. But unfortunately, with the lack of creative writers and involvement of Josh Schwarts the creator, the series went downhill and lost many of its viewers. With season 1 averaging 21 million viewers per episodes to averaging only around 4 million viewers by the end of season 4, FOX obviously couldn't afford to let it go on any further, especially with Mischa Barton (Marissa Cooper) off the show. Like they say, all good things come to an end. But it ended on a high note, and the finale episode to The O.C. had a well-deserved happy ending.
Now it's time for me to digg up my DVD box set and relive the epicness that is The O.C.
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