honeyholz Posted 5 January 2007 Posted 5 January 2007 Teenage soap The OC is cancelled The show began in 2003 and was an instant hit with teenagers Teenage drama The OC, which starred Mischa Barton has been pulled by US television network Fox, after ratings slumped to an all-time low. The first season began in 2003 and drew in audiences of nearly 10 million. The show's popularity began a steady decline though, and in November ratings dropped to just 4 million. Series creator Josh Schwartz said the finale "will deliver real closure to the series". The final episode is due to be aired in the UK in February. Boost ratings "It will be fun and emotional and, I think, really satisfying. It is the finale we always planned to do," Schwartz added. In the past show bosses had tried to boost ratings by introducing high drama to the series, set in Orange County, California. Mischa Barton's character was killed off in the third series In the third season Marissa Cooper (Barton) was killed in a car crash, but this was not enough to entice viewers back. Audience figures failed to increase too during the last season when Ryan (Benjamin McKenzie) confronted 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. Despite the short-lived popularity of the show, the actors who played the four main characters, Ryan (McKenzie), Seth (Adam Brody) Marissa (Barton) and Summer (Rachel Bilson) have all become regulars in newspaper and magazine gossip columns. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6231603.stm) Click here to save the OC http://www.fox.com/oc/savetheoc/
Geo V Posted 5 January 2007 Posted 5 January 2007 . Never seen it either. I can remember moaning at the missus when she bought something from a similar sounding channel but it had a letter "V" in the middle
Head Honcho Posted 5 January 2007 Posted 5 January 2007 (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6231603.stm) Click here to save the OC http://www.fox.com/oc/savetheoc/ I don't watch it, but since Melissa died and they turned Ryan into a pussy...................... ..........well I don't watch it that often
andyh1884 Posted 5 January 2007 Posted 5 January 2007 One less pile of crap for the wife to try & subject me to so I'm all for it getting canned
Anish Posted 5 January 2007 Posted 5 January 2007 Admittedly I watch it - enjoyed the first 2 seasons, but the 3rd and (so far) 4th have been a let down. It's about time that the show was put out of its misery. It's got nothing on One Tree Hill
Milky Posted 5 January 2007 Posted 5 January 2007 oh, so you think you can just stroll on here for the first time in years and expect me to just sign things willy nilly ey
lookwhaticando Posted 5 January 2007 Posted 5 January 2007 Admittedly I watch it - enjoyed the first 2 seasons, but the 3rd and (so far) 4th have been a let down. It's about time that the show was put out of its misery. It's got nothing on One Tree Hill 'twas only a matter of time. When you commission 25 episodes a season, you're going to run out of material eventually. Besides, people should have seen this coming a way-off. Fourth series was only commissioned with 18 episodes, I think. So the writing was pretty much on the wall after season three. Let it die, I say. If the ratings are on the slide, the usual response will be to commission fewer episodes each additional season, and make the story lines ever-more sensational. And if that's not a turn-off, I don't know what is. PS: Only watched a few parts of a few episodes from the first two seasons. Mostly because the talent on show was tip top.
lookwhaticando Posted 5 January 2007 Posted 5 January 2007 oh, so you think you can just stroll on here for the first time in years and expect me to just sign things willy nilly ey In fairness she's posted before... she thanked everyone for the big welcome they gave her... 22nd February 2005.
Stuliasz Posted 5 January 2007 Posted 5 January 2007 Delighted to see the back of it. I reckon we should start a petition against the petition to bring it back
Fez of Mahrez Posted 5 January 2007 Posted 5 January 2007 Delighted to see the back of it. I reckon we should start a petition against the petition to bring it back I was gonna say, I signed a petition to get it cancelled! It's for girls.
lookwhaticando Posted 5 January 2007 Posted 5 January 2007 Delighted to see the back of it. I reckon we should start a petition against the petition to bring it back That's just mean. Let the petitioners have their moment. I'm not interested at all. As I said, I only watched a few parts of episodes because I had noticed a distinct abundance of talent on show. A bit like Hollyoaks, but American. Besides, Barton left already so there's not much point keeping it around... and the good ones will move onto bigger things anyway.
Milky Posted 5 January 2007 Posted 5 January 2007 In fairness she's posted before... she thanked everyone for the big welcome they gave her... 22nd February 2005. . Let's hope she sticks around a bit longer this time.
stez Posted 5 January 2007 Posted 5 January 2007 (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6231603.stm) Click here to save the OC http://www.fox.com/oc/savetheoc/ i'll not sign because i thought it was crap but where have you been since feb 2005? (except at toms birthday)
lookwhaticando Posted 5 January 2007 Posted 5 January 2007 . Let's hope she sticks around a bit longer this time. Not after this topic crashed like a lead zeppelin. So... we'll have to wait until about November 20th, 2008 for her next post.
MC Prussian Posted 5 January 2007 Posted 5 January 2007 i'll not sign because i thought it was crap but where have you been since feb 2005? (except at toms birthday) "You're my black magic woman..."
lcfc_jme Posted 6 January 2007 Posted 6 January 2007 Hmmm not the greatest show so it doesn't matter that it's finished. Is Rachel Bilson still in it?? What's she going on to do after the show finishes?
lookwhaticando Posted 6 January 2007 Posted 6 January 2007 Hmmm not the greatest show so it doesn't matter that it's finished. Is Rachel Bilson still in it?? What's she going on to do after the show finishes? She is, as far as I'm aware.
RowlattsFox Posted 6 January 2007 Posted 6 January 2007 this thread not really had the effect you was looking for as it, honeyholz
lcfc_jme Posted 6 January 2007 Posted 6 January 2007 She is, as far as I'm aware. Quality Will you post a picture and remind me what she's looking like atm? I must tune in to the show to see how she's developingprogressing in it
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