Just thought I’d remind everyone that in the midst of all these winter reruns (reruns make theTVaddict sad!), THE OC is all new tonight. On tonight’s episode Ryan and Taylor’s road trip to Vegas takes a surprising turn after Seth and Summer decide to tag along.
If you’re one of the millions of fans who’ve dropped THE OC this season A.M. (after Marissa), this TV Addict hopes you’ll tune in tonight and give the show another chance. It’s been a really great year, and if more viewers don’t tune in, we can pretty much say goodbye to our favourite denizens of Newport.
In fact, the TV Addict has learned, from a source currently working on the film JUMPER, that Rachel Bilson (Summer) has pretty much been told that this will be the final season of THE OC.
Obviously, the only thing that networks respond to is ratings, so the only way to change FOX’s mind is to start showing THE OC some ratings love!
(Rachel is currently in Toronto shooting JUMPER until mid-January).
As Seth Cohen might put it, “It’s a Chrismukkah Miracle!” A very special Chrismukkah at the Cohen’s helped THE OC post its highest ratings so far this season among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Total Viewers.
In more FOX news, One of the longest-running comedies on television, KING OF THE HILL returns for its 11th season at a new date and time, Sunday, Jan. 28 (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. The animated favourite will replace AMERICAN DAD, which moves to 9:30PM, which replaces THE WAR AT HOME, which will move to Thursdays at 8:30PM following ‘TIL DEATH.
As I channel one of Thursday’s most popular television characters, this TV Addict could not BE anymore excited for tonight’s MUST SEE TV on NBC. Starting at 8PM with what is rumored to be one of the funniest episodes of THE OFFICE ever. For a preview, click here to read Maureen Ryan’s column THE WATCHER (Around these parts, Maureen Ryan is better known as the woman with the greatest job in the world).
Following the super-duper sized episode of THE OFFICE is SCRUBS at 9PM. What lesson will JD (Zach Braff) learn tonight (cue theme music. da-da-da-da da da da…)? JD learns that he’s surprisingly compatible with the future mother of his child (Elizabeth Banks). Hmmm, probably something you wanted to figure out earlier, you know, before she is pregnant with your child, but c’est la vie.
At 9:30PM is the newly Golden Globe Nominated Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey on NBC’s infommercial 30 ROCK. The peacock network is lucky this show is actually funny and I tolerate the shameless plugs for other NBC shows. Speaking of shameless plugs, if you’re still looking for that ideal gift for the TV addict in your life, check out theTVaddict.com Swag Shop.
Over on FOX, it’s Chrismukkah on THE OC. My frienemy Maureen Ryan has yet another sneak peak (again, best job ever). click here to check it out. Thanks to Taylor & Ryan (or is it Tryan, how about Ryalor), THE OC is yet again MUST SEE TV in my books.
Finally, if you waste (sorry, ‘quality spend’) hours on YouTube daily, you may actually want to tune into tonight’s episode of THE WAR AT HOME on FOX at 8:30PM. The world famous ‘Numa Numa Guy’ will make a cameo appearance. No idea as to what I’m talking about, check out the ‘Numa Numa Guy’ in action below.
Seriously, this is all I have to do for my fifteen minutes of fame? Stay tuned….
In honour of Taylor, my new favourite character on television, I’d like to take a moment to sum up my thoughts on last night’s episode of THE OC (in a similar random thought/ somewhat hyper style that Taylor uses)….
Last night’s episode rocked! Who knew Taylor kept a blog? How much do I want to read her ‘erotic memoirs of a soulful college girl’ blog! The ‘will-they or won’t-they’ chemistry between Ryan and Taylor has completely revitalized the show. It’s nice to see Ryan no longer bitter and angry. He was afterall adopted by the television equivelant of Daddy Warbucks (ANNIE reference, yes, you heard me!).
Summer forgave Che, Seriously!? He got her kicked out of Brown. I have to admit, the long distance thing was adorable and really worked for me. I sort of hope that after the holidays, sorry, Chrismukkah, Seth goes to Brown and Summer stays in Newport. With Kaitlin, Summer and Taylor in one house, THE OC sort of has there own version of Charlie’s Angels (or is it Julie’s Angels). Either way, can we please see some sort of dream sequence in Seth’s mind?
Speaking of Seth, Loved how he tried to fight for Che’s honour. Is Che gone? Did he really just get away with blaming Summer. Do FOX execs not sense a pattern. EVERWOOD Alum equals a great show. Perhaps Jake (Scott Wolf) can move to Newport, now that’s he has moved out of EVERWOOD and his whole hostage crisis on THE NINE is over. [pause, deep breath]
And finally, only Julie Cooper Nicol Roberts could manage to turn a dating service into a Heidi Fleiss-esque prostitution ring. Can’t wait for Sandy to find out what’s going on.
As much as I enjoyed last night’s episode of THE OC, I was shocked and saddened by the duplicitous and un-loyal behavior of Chris Pratt’s character Ché. Does he not remember any of the ‘lessons’ he learned in EVERWOOD? Bright would never betray a friend like that! Of course if Summer is actually expelled from Brown, it’s quite a creative and unexpected way to get her back to Newport Beach. I wonder if she’d live in her father’s house that is currently occupied by Julie Cooper Nichol Roberts?
Speaking of Miss Cooper, I must say I’m loving her love/hate relationship with daughter Katilin). Watching actress Willa Holland last night, I couldn’t help but marvel at how much she resembles her deceased older sister Marissa.
Finally Taylor is to THE OC what Paris is to GILMORE GIRLS. Only she could pull off a line like, “What do you do when you really like a boy and you’ve already tried to pretend to be his sleep therapist?” Autumn Reeser has done a brilliant job making us fall in love with her adorably nuts Taylor Townsend. This TV Addict wonders how long until Ryan follows suit?
Quite a few readers have emailed theTVaddict today asking about the fate of THE OC. Apparently there is a rumour floating around the net that THE OC has been cancelled. I just got off the phone with a contact at FOX and can officially tell you that THE OC has not been cancelled. So please, stop worrying, THE OC is here to stay (at least for the time being!). If anything changes, you my dear readers will be the first to know.
Ding Dong Volchok’s Dead! Okay, not exactly dead, but ‘dead’ as a plot device on THE OC, which in this TV addict’s book, means dead to the show. Unless of course FOX tries to jump on the PRISON BREAK bandwagon with a spin-off. Imagine…. PRISON BREAK: VOLCHOK EDITION.
Imaginary spin-offs aside, with Volchok presumably behind bars, Ryan, Julie and Summer can hopefully get on with their lives and start to feel happy again. Of course the big question is, do we want them to get on with their lives? It’s ironic that in death, Marissa Cooper has had such a positive effect on THE OC. The show has started its fourth season with perhaps its strongest episodes ever —telling interesting stories, filled with solid acting and some classic OC humour thrown in for good measure (Loved how Sandy was referred to as “crazy eyebrow man”).
Marissa’s death has turned Summer into a tree-hugging defender of the homeless (Why exactly does Summer not invite her homeless possé to her own mansion?) and gave Julie her most touching scene ever. I loved the episode’s final moments, as Julie asks Ryan to tell her about Marissa. Julie’s realization that she never really took the time to get to know Marissa was fantastic, I wonder if she’ll make the same mistake with Kaitlan? Who by the way brought home the ugliest dog ever, and as a dog lover, that’s quite difficult for me to say.
Finally, it wouldn’t be an OC roundup without mentioning my new favourite character Taylor. I am loving her continued integration in the show and cannot wait for the inevitable Ryan Taylor hook up.
Surely I’m not the only viewer who saw the irony of Summer wasting a few trees as she attempted to write Seth a letter explaining her feelings. Here’s an idea for our favourite new hippie: Why not use the shiny new MacBook on your desk to send an email to Seth…. far more environmentally friendly.
Summer’s tree-killing aside, I loved last night’s episode of THE OC. Taylor is quickly becoming my favourite opinionated blonde sidekick on the west coast (my east coast favourite being none other then Paris Gellar). Her antics, and surprising impromptu marriage revelation provided for some nice light moments in contrast to the dark depression that is Debbie Downer, sorry Ryan Atwood.
Thank God for Seth and his superior comic book nerd brain power. Providing Ryan with the wrong address for Volchok was a stroke of brilliance. Lord knows we didn’t need to see Ryan arrested (again!). Let’s hope Volchok disappears for good (or at least until the season finale) so that Ryan can move on with his life, and we can forget about Marissa.
And finally, as much as I hate to say this, Sandy had no right to be angry at Newport’s hottest mom with poor judgement. No doubt Julie should not have literally sent Ryan to kill Volchok, but one mustn’t forget, that if it wasn’t for Ryan being ‘adopted’ by the Cohens, Marissa might still be alive today (Forgetting the fact that Ryan did indeed save Marissa’s life twice: First in Tijuana and second from Crazy Oliver).
OC fans take note. This week is a double dose of THE OC. Tune into THE OC at 9PM tonight and tomorrow on FOX to see if Ryan finally hunts down Volchek so he can move on with his life and hook up with Taylor (oops, spoiler alert!)
I of course will be PVRing THE OC in order to take part in the final LOST LIVE BLOGGING EVENT of 2007. Will the true island Gods Lindeloff and Cuse provide us with any answers with regarts to what is actually happening on the island? Probably not. But it’s fun to talk about how frustrated we are. It’s like a support group for hopeless Lost-a-holics. The first step is admittance: Hi, I’m Daniel, and even though nothing ever seems to happen, I’m addicted to LOST….
Last night’s GILMORE GIRLS had a little something for everyone. Christopher continued his self-realization and journey of discovery by finally realizing that he was in fact a pretty awful father to Rory (well duh!). With her strong leadership skills, Rory showed us that she turned out perfectly with only Lorelai for a mom (take that Dan Qualie!). And finally, Luke learned how to swim. Yeah, I didn’t really get that storyline either, but it gave Lane some much needed screen time and hopefully some extra cash for babysitting April. How Lane is going to support a child on a struggling band’s salary is the true mystery of GILMORE GIRLS!
In honour of Taylor, my new favourite character on television, I’d like to take a moment to sum up my thoughts on last night’s episode of THE OC (in a similar random thought/ somewhat hyper style that Taylor uses)…. 
As much as I enjoyed last night’s episode of THE OC, I was shocked and saddened by the duplicitous and un-loyal behavior of Chris Pratt’s character Ché. Does he not remember any of the ‘lessons’ he learned in EVERWOOD? Bright would never betray a friend like that! Of course if Summer is actually expelled from Brown, it’s quite a creative and unexpected way to get her back to Newport Beach. I wonder if she’d live in her father’s house that is currently occupied by Julie Cooper Nichol Roberts? 
Quite a few readers have emailed theTVaddict today asking about the fate of THE OC. Apparently there is a rumour floating around the net that THE OC has been cancelled. I just got off the phone with a contact at FOX and can officially tell you that THE OC has not been cancelled. So please, stop worrying, THE OC is here to stay (at least for the time being!). If anything changes, you my dear readers will be the first to know. 
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