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Anyway, the O.C.: I've watched the first two episodes, and I see the slash potential, but somehow the characters haven't really clicked with me. I mean obviously I like teen angst -- otherwise, would I watch shows like Everwood? -- but for example in Everwood there are all those "kind of cliched at first glance but really quirky" characters whom I mostly liked right away, whereas the O.C. characters feel fairly "bland" as of yet. Part of it is, I think, that Ryan is (understandably) very guarded (and who wouldn't be if the super rich public defender suddenly takes you in?), while Seth is cast as the friendless geek, but we haven't seen much of him beyond that cliche either. And I have to say that the premise is slightly bizarre, even if I buy that Sandy is overidentifying with Ryan and wants to "save" him, it requires some suspension of disbelief, though I can go with it. Still I hope the series is going to find its footing, there's certainly potential. If they made the endless party orgy scenes a little shorter in the future episodes that would help too. I mean, it's all well and good to see the depravity and decadence of the idle rich, but I don't need that to go on and on and on.
( not swords to plowshares, but ugly bunkers into uglier apartment buildings )
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Anyway, the O.C.: I've watched the first two episodes, and I see the slash potential, but somehow the characters haven't really clicked with me. I mean obviously I like teen angst -- otherwise, would I watch shows like Everwood? -- but for example in Everwood there are all those "kind of cliched at first glance but really quirky" characters whom I mostly liked right away, whereas the O.C. characters feel fairly "bland" as of yet. Part of it is, I think, that Ryan is (understandably) very guarded (and who wouldn't be if the super rich public defender suddenly takes you in?), while Seth is cast as the friendless geek, but we haven't seen much of him beyond that cliche either. And I have to say that the premise is slightly bizarre, even if I buy that Sandy is overidentifying with Ryan and wants to "save" him, it requires some suspension of disbelief, though I can go with it. Still I hope the series is going to find its footing, there's certainly potential. If they made the endless party orgy scenes a little shorter in the future episodes that would help too. I mean, it's all well and good to see the depravity and decadence of the idle rich, but I don't need that to go on and on and on.
( not swords to plowshares, but ugly bunkers into uglier apartment buildings )
( boring readers with weather updates )