Brody
04-02-2004, 04:18 PM
I want to hate it. I really do. It's a cliche ridden mess, full of people who are far too good looking, all in a perpetual state of misery, all talking at a level which makes me feel half-asleep, and the whole thing seems to be a snail-pace tale of unappealing 'teenagers' (i use the term loosley) in the Orange County. Like I say, I want to hate it. I really do.
But I don't.
It's about five or six episodes gone on British Channel 4, and to be honest, i've only caught it intermittently. I was turned right off when it was promoted as some kind of successor to the rancid peice of filth known as Dawson's Creek (excuse me, i've just been sick), and I thought that in no way was it going to surpass, or even rival, the 90s series Party of Five, which was an incredible series in every way, as far as I remember. And the fact that it was unrelentingly depressing didn't matter, as the strength of writing and performance was so high. Now the O.C. doesn't surpass, or even rival that series, (it's sort of more of a successor to 90210, but without the 'moral of the week' framework which made that show such a cartoon) but, I do admit a passing attraction toward it. It needs a shot of adrenalin, and that main character guy with the nose needs to get some facial expressions quick, and they need to round off the sharper 'breakfast club' elements (the jock, the geek, the beauty queen, the bitch - this show seems to be stuck in the dark ages), but on the whole, dammit, ...i just don't hate this show.
Anyone else wish they hated it, like me?
But I don't.
It's about five or six episodes gone on British Channel 4, and to be honest, i've only caught it intermittently. I was turned right off when it was promoted as some kind of successor to the rancid peice of filth known as Dawson's Creek (excuse me, i've just been sick), and I thought that in no way was it going to surpass, or even rival, the 90s series Party of Five, which was an incredible series in every way, as far as I remember. And the fact that it was unrelentingly depressing didn't matter, as the strength of writing and performance was so high. Now the O.C. doesn't surpass, or even rival that series, (it's sort of more of a successor to 90210, but without the 'moral of the week' framework which made that show such a cartoon) but, I do admit a passing attraction toward it. It needs a shot of adrenalin, and that main character guy with the nose needs to get some facial expressions quick, and they need to round off the sharper 'breakfast club' elements (the jock, the geek, the beauty queen, the bitch - this show seems to be stuck in the dark ages), but on the whole, dammit, ...i just don't hate this show.
Anyone else wish they hated it, like me?