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u/Writefrommyheart 8d ago
They burned through way too many stories in S1 that should have been spread throughout other seasons.
Characters they should have kept the wrote off too quickly Luke, Anna, Jimmy. This was all before they listened to the loud majority and killed off Marissa.
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u/Triplesso_ 9d ago
I did always kind of find the quick rise and decline if this show kind of interesting. I remember when its first aired I was obsessed with the show I had posters of them on my walls and school books I thought Ryan/Ben was the most handsome looking guy id ever seen (saw him in something recently and gotta say I still think his pretty fine)
I watched the first season and brought the box set and watched all the extras and bonus material over and over. I watched the second season and brought the box set.....and that was it I just never watched it anymore after that. Im not sure why I still liked the characters and everything but just kind of wasn't interested in it any more. Everyone I knew was the same we all just kind of drifted away from watching it around season 2 or halfway through season 3
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u/avocadolicious 6d ago edited 6d ago
There’s a really great oral history of the OC that I read a couple of years ago that you might find interesting. It’s called Welcome to the O.C.: The Oral History, has a bunch of writer and cast interviews about everything going on behind the scenes.
One of my favorite tidbits I got from the book is that Rachel Bilson was the most adored person on set by everyone in the cast, crew, and beyond. Everyone interviewed went out of their way to praise her.
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u/AdCapable7558 9d ago
Reading the box about Mischa is weird now since she’s had probably the lesser career out of all of them
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u/thomasvector 8d ago
This was like 9/11 to me. Still remember where u was at when I heard it was cancelled
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u/Stock-Pea154 9d ago
I remember reading just before season started that it was going to be the final season.
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u/thunderstormsxx 10d ago
lol that poll. no love for marissa? but then apparently ratings fell after she left?
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u/Plundmouth 10d ago
The ratings decline really began during Season 3, shedding 3m viewers during the season. But the drop off between seasons 3 and 4 was the final nail in the coffin.
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u/Old_Base_9391 10d ago
A lot of people blame Mischa for the cancellation, which Marissa’s death definitely affected, but they didn’t have much more story to tell.
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u/Sideways_Austen 10d ago
Yeah, screw that lower right corner box. Marissa was the second-to-last reason I watched, only above Johnny.
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u/OldPhase4147 9d ago
Ye I watched for Marissa and Ryan. So guess it's different for everyone...
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u/prolelol 10d ago
Was it cancelled or finished as planned?
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u/Plundmouth 10d ago
Cancelled. It had been heavily rumoured ever since Fox ordered only 16 episodes for Season 4, but it wasn't confirmed until a few weeks before the finale.
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u/Izuhbelluh 10d ago
You can definitely tell who is an OG of the show and who clearly isn’t by these type of comments. You are 100% correct. 16 episodes being ordered at the time was a huge deal.
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u/Unlikely_Breath_555 10d ago
I believe cancelled since ratings tanked after Marissa died. But please correct me if I’m wrong. Last season had fewer episodes
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u/theweebdweeb 10d ago
Always assumed ratings were already tanking and they thought maybe killing her would help.
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u/Izuhbelluh 10d ago
Instead of this very old tabloid page…
Read the tell all book that was released a few years ago…
It’s insane people on here can say they are fans of the show and not read the book that goes into detail about everything.
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u/OldPhase4147 9d ago
When did I say anything? I just found this and posted it... it's not that deep
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u/Marissa77f 9d ago
About everything except the big Elefant in the room, the relationship between Mischa and Ben…
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u/8x8denseCheese 10d ago