Always Anna

Today, I’m going to force you all to read about… the Top 5 Reasons I Love The OC.

5. There hasn’t been a night-time soap opera this compelling/addictive since… ummm…. the early years of Melrose place. Every week there’s a cliff-hanger, and just when you think they’re about to go overboard, they pull back a little bit to focus on the people. I know that someday they’ll go far (all shows of this type do), but so far, it’s GREAT.

4. They don’t bore you with the same old “bad guys” all the time. Sure, Julie Cooper-Nichols is always there (and she is pure evil!), but they also throw in random ones. We had Cal Cooper for a while, Ryan’s brother, the evil water-polo players, Sancy’s slutty ex-girlfriend, the porno guy, the slutty coke-head, the crazy guy that was obsessed with Marissa… you get the idea. And now, they’re giving us a spoiled-bratty-evil-rich girl who is clearly crazy, and a weirdly demonical Dean of Discipline. There’s no time for boredom in the OC.

3. This is the first show I’ve ever seen that makes you care equally about the parents/adults and the kids. I think that’s what makes the show so balanced – the ridiculous drama of the kids vs. the more real drama of the parents. And these parents – god, who wouldn’t want Sandy and Kirsten for their parents?

2. A talented cast playing cool characters. Unlike 90210 and Melrose Place, this show has legitimately good actors. With the notable exception of Mischa Barton (who, while she looks about 1,000 times better than she did last season, can’t act her way out of a paper bag), every person on this show is great. I’m especially fond of Peter Gallagher and Rachel Bilson. And of course, I LOVE Adam Brody.

1. I love, love, LOVE the sense of humor this show has. They make fun of themselves, their show, Laguna Beach, Spiderman, politics, religion, etc., and they do it without being mean or petty. I would admire any show that took itself with a grain of salt, but when it falls into this genre where most others would take themselves too seriously, I especially love it.

OC – thanks for making my Thursdays “Must-See TV” again.

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