The Oc Is Canceled.

01-03-2007, 07:56 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) - "The O.C.," the once-hot teenage soap opera that saw its ratings plummet like a delinquent student's grades, has been canceled.

The final episode of the drama will air 9 p.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 22, Fox TV and Warner Bros. Television Production Inc. said Wednesday.

The finale "will deliver real closure to the series, to the story we began telling four years ago," series creator Josh Schwartz said in a statement. "It will be fun and emotional and I think really satisfying. It is the finale we always planned to do."

Based in the affluent Orange County, Calif., city of Newport Beach, "The O.C." caught fire in its first season, 2003-04, as the top-rated drama among advertiser-favored young adults and with a total audience of nearly 10 million.

The show's story lines revolved around Ryan (Benjamin McKenzie), an outsider thrust into a heady new world of money and sex, and rich high school kids including Seth Cohen (Adam Brody) and Marissa Cooper (Mischa Barton) and their families.

"The O.C." didn't sustain its momentum, dropping to about 7 million weekly viewers during 2004-05 and then to fewer than 6 million last season. This year, returning in November after Fox wrapped its postseason baseball coverage, "The O.C." has only drawn about 4 million viewers.

The third-season finale's high drama, in which Marissa was killed in a car crash, didn't turn the series around. This year found Ryan confronting the death of his one-time girlfriend and the man who caused it.

Fox ordered 16 episodes for the 2006-07 season and all will have aired when the series concludes in February, a network spokesman said Wednesday.

Others in the show's cast include Peter Gallagher, Kelly Rowan, Melinda Clarke, Rachel Bilson and Autumn Reeser.

Despite its brief heyday, the show helped establish cast members including Brody, Bilson and Barton as fan and tabloid favorites.

A replacement for the series was not immediately announced by Fox.

^From AT&T news.

There we have it. The end of The OC. Truely a sad thing to see, but I hate to say it, was a little overdue. Ever since season 2, the show as been on the downslope. Each season since then has made you long for the privious one. Regardless of its quality, I will still miss The OC as much as the next person. It has given me great times with friends and has entertained me for the past 4 years. It is truely the end of a fantastic show and will be remembered. Goodbye The OC.

ELS

01-03-2007, 08:39 PM

This news has spread EVERYWHERE.
The worst possible news about the show ever!!!

01-03-2007, 09:46 PM

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This news has spread EVERYWHERE.
The worst possible news about the show ever!!!
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I know. Im sorry to be the one to break it to you like this. Im suprised this forum has not picked up that quickly yet. This is the biggest news about the show ever.

01-04-2007, 02:15 AM

I'm so sad..I got like kinda depressed when I heard about it..why why??..its the best show ever..when I watch tv its not gonna be the same w/o the OC..i'm gonna miss it so much..

alex.stef · 01-04-2007, 03:52 AM

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QUOTE(lozoc @ Jan 3 2007, 07:39 PM) [snapback]238803[/snapback]

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This news has spread EVERYWHERE.
The worst possible news about the show ever!!!
[/b]

I know. Im sorry to be the one to break it to you like this. Im suprised this forum has not picked up that quickly yet. This is the biggest news about the show ever.
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the news was posted in the living room earlier than this
anyway,it's really sad for the real fans

01-04-2007, 04:11 AM

To bad i really thought the new season was gonna take it back to the old level
:')

01-04-2007, 07:36 AM

Josh, Josh Josh... would not listen to us... Killing off Marissa?!??? Ryan and and Taylor??? Seth/Marissa getting married ?!?!?! What a complete joke.

So tell me, how can any idiot killed off such a great show with such a great start!! Look at Dawson's Creek, Smallville for start, they goes on forever!!! WITHOUT killing people, and a very consistent casts !!!

marissafanalways · 01-04-2007, 08:29 AM

ELS
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this is so sad

.. but i mean i didnt like where it was going this season anyways.
Ryan and taylor.. like come on ?
and summer NOT wanting to marry seth but said yes anyways because she tought she was pregos? i dunno .. not the same spark in it as it used to be. and marissas gone , when she died the shoe died with it in my opinon.

IM REEEEEALLY wondering how they are going to end it though , they said with like closure ? .. im curious to see if they even mention marissas name in the finale. urgg i have so many questions :P

01-04-2007, 08:49 AM

yeah well watching the tv will never be the same again.

01-04-2007, 10:05 AM

Be interesting to see how they end it. Although it sucks and its sad that it's going to end, at least (in my view) they are going out on one of the best seasons ever, with fantastic episodes. For me it really picked itself up after season 3, and think its best to end it on a high rather than reaching the bottom of a slippery slope.

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01-03-2007, 07:56 PM	#1
OCrazy24 Posts: n/a	LOS ANGELES (AP) - "The O.C.," the once-hot teenage soap opera that saw its ratings plummet like a delinquent student's grades, has been canceled. The final episode of the drama will air 9 p.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 22, Fox TV and Warner Bros. Television Production Inc. said Wednesday. The finale "will deliver real closure to the series, to the story we began telling four years ago," series creator Josh Schwartz said in a statement. "It will be fun and emotional and I think really satisfying. It is the finale we always planned to do." Based in the affluent Orange County, Calif., city of Newport Beach, "The O.C." caught fire in its first season, 2003-04, as the top-rated drama among advertiser-favored young adults and with a total audience of nearly 10 million. The show's story lines revolved around Ryan (Benjamin McKenzie), an outsider thrust into a heady new world of money and sex, and rich high school kids including Seth Cohen (Adam Brody) and Marissa Cooper (Mischa Barton) and their families. "The O.C." didn't sustain its momentum, dropping to about 7 million weekly viewers during 2004-05 and then to fewer than 6 million last season. This year, returning in November after Fox wrapped its postseason baseball coverage, "The O.C." has only drawn about 4 million viewers. The third-season finale's high drama, in which Marissa was killed in a car crash, didn't turn the series around. This year found Ryan confronting the death of his one-time girlfriend and the man who caused it. Fox ordered 16 episodes for the 2006-07 season and all will have aired when the series concludes in February, a network spokesman said Wednesday. Others in the show's cast include Peter Gallagher, Kelly Rowan, Melinda Clarke, Rachel Bilson and Autumn Reeser. Despite its brief heyday, the show helped establish cast members including Brody, Bilson and Barton as fan and tabloid favorites. A replacement for the series was not immediately announced by Fox. ^From AT&T news. There we have it. The end of The OC. Truely a sad thing to see, but I hate to say it, was a little overdue. Ever since season 2, the show as been on the downslope. Each season since then has made you long for the privious one. Regardless of its quality, I will still miss The OC as much as the next person. It has given me great times with friends and has entertained me for the past 4 years. It is truely the end of a fantastic show and will be remembered. Goodbye The OC. ELS

01-03-2007, 08:39 PM	#2
lozoc Posts: n/a	This news has spread EVERYWHERE. The worst possible news about the show ever!!!

01-04-2007, 02:15 AM	#4
tines_5 Posts: n/a	I'm so sad..I got like kinda depressed when I heard about it..why why??..its the best show ever..when I watch tv its not gonna be the same w/o the OC..i'm gonna miss it so much..

01-04-2007, 04:11 AM	#6
TheShizniq Posts: n/a	To bad i really thought the new season was gonna take it back to the old level :')

01-04-2007, 07:36 AM	#7
asx88 Posts: n/a	Josh, Josh Josh... would not listen to us... Killing off Marissa?!??? Ryan and and Taylor??? Seth/Marissa getting married ?!?!?! What a complete joke. So tell me, how can any idiot killed off such a great show with such a great start!! Look at Dawson's Creek, Smallville for start, they goes on forever!!! WITHOUT killing people, and a very consistent casts !!!

01-04-2007, 08:29 AM	#8
marissafanalways Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 27	ELS [/quote] this is so sad .. but i mean i didnt like where it was going this season anyways. Ryan and taylor.. like come on ? and summer NOT wanting to marry seth but said yes anyways because she tought she was pregos? i dunno .. not the same spark in it as it used to be. and marissas gone , when she died the shoe died with it in my opinon. IM REEEEEALLY wondering how they are going to end it though , they said with like closure ? .. im curious to see if they even mention marissas name in the finale. urgg i have so many questions :P

01-04-2007, 08:49 AM	#9
Dark_Memory Posts: n/a	yeah well watching the tv will never be the same again.

01-04-2007, 10:05 AM	#10
jpmfan Posts: n/a	Be interesting to see how they end it. Although it sucks and its sad that it's going to end, at least (in my view) they are going out on one of the best seasons ever, with fantastic episodes. For me it really picked itself up after season 3, and think its best to end it on a high rather than reaching the bottom of a slippery slope.