The O.C. (2003) (TV Show)

format_quote Summer: Lost my mind there, didn't I?
Marissa: Little bit.

stars  Ryan and Seth only hug a few times in the series.

stars  The character name Taylor Townsend is eerily similar to the neighboring towns mention in Bissinger's Friday Night Lights. One is Taylor, another is Townsend.

stars  To go out with a bang in the third season, the producers spread the word that one of five different leading characters would die in the last episode of the season. Rumors spread that they had actually shot all five deaths to avoid exposure of the truth about which character was dying. Whether or not all five death scenes were shot or not was never confirmed. However, Mischa Barton revealed it was her character that died on Access Hollywood an hour before the episode aired.

stars  In last season Kirsten turns 40, but Seth is 18 or maybe even 19 years old. That means Kirsten got pregnent when she was 20-21 years old. In the series she said that she met Sandy when she was 22, but Seth is obviously Sandy's child.

stars  In season four Ashley Benson and Janel Parish have small roles in one episode, "The Summer Bummer," both later went on to play leading roles and co-star in Pretty Little Liars.