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"Premiere"^[1] (also known as "Pilot")^[2] is the series premiere of the television series The O.C., which first aired on the Fox network on August 5, 2003. Written by series creator Josh Schwartz and directed by executive producer Doug Liman, the episode depicts the introduction of troubled teenager Ryan Atwood (Benjamin McKenzie) into the wealthy lifestyle of the Cohen family in [[NewpLDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GAort Beach, California|Newport Beach]], Orange County, California.

The casting directors, Patrick J. Rush and Alyson Silverberg, began selecting the principal cast eight to ten weeks before filming started. The role of Ryan was particularly hard to cast. Seth Cohen (Adam Brody) was based on Schwartz's experiences at the University of Southern California as a "neurotic Jewish kid from the East Coast in a land of water polo players".^[3] Other central characters in the episode are Seth's parents—Sandy (Peter Gallagher) and Kirsten (Kelly Rowan)—and teenage next-door neighbor Marissa Cooper (Mischa Barton).

The series premiere led the first half-hour of its time slot in viewership. It was generally well received by critics, and earned Schwartz a Writers Guild of America Award nomination for Best Screenplay in an Episodic Drama. Rush and Silverberg received an Artios Award nomination for excellence of casting in the Dramatic Pilot category. Originally broadcast and released in a 1.33:1 aspect ratio, it was remastered in a widescreen ratio for the series DVD, released in November 2007. The episode was released on MiniDVD on April 26, 2005, and is available to purchase from video on demand services.

Plot

A cold open shows Trey Atwood (Bradley Stryker) and his brother Ryan stealing a car. The police chase and arrest the boys, resulting in a prison term for Trey and a short stay in juvenile hall for the underage Ryan. A conversation between Ryan and his public defender, Sandy Cohen (Peter Gallagher), establishes Ryan as a smart boy with a rough upbringing; he has three truancies and two suspensions, but his SAT I scores are in the ninety-eighth percentile. When Ryan's mother, Dawn (Daphne Ashbrook), collects Ryan, Sandy gives his business card to the boy. At home in Chino, Dawn asks Ryan to leave, and her boyfriend, A.J. (Ron Del Barrio), expels him from the house. Standing at a payphone with nowhere to go, Ryan calls Sandy for help. As Sandy drives Ryan to his house in Newport Beach, the opening credits and the theme tune play—unlike the other episodes, there is no title sequence.^[4]

While Sandy tries to convince his wife, Kirsten (Kelly Rowan) to allow Ryan to stay in the pool house for a night, Ryan meets the girl next door, Marissa Cooper (Mischa Barton). When her boyfriend Luke (Chris Carmack) picks her up, Marissa invites Ryan to attend a fashion show fundraiser the following night. On a sailing trip the next day, the Cohens' son, Seth (Adam Brody) reveals to Ryan that he has a crush on Summer (Rachel Bilson) and would like sail to Tahiti with her, but that she never pays him any attention. Later, Marissa leaves for the fashion show with her mother Julie (Melinda Clarke), her father Jimmy (Tate Donovan), and her younger sister Kaitlin (Shailene Woodley). The Cohens and Ryan also attend the show.

Summer invites Ryan to a party after the show, and Ryan convinces Seth to join him. For the first time, Seth is introduced to the sex-, drug-, and alcohol-fueled side of Newport. He experiences the wildness of a party for the first time, while Ryan flirts with Marissa. Luke takes a girl to the beach. Later at the party, Ryan rebuffs an intoxicated Summer, but Seth misinterprets the encounter and reveals Ryan's real background. Seth walks down the beach, and is bullied by a group of water polo players that includes Luke. Ryan defends Seth by punching Luke, but Luke's friends intervene and beat up Ryan and Seth. After returning to the Cohens, Ryan sees that Marissa's friends left her passed out on her drive; he carries her to the Cohens' pool house to sleep. When Kirsten finds Seth and Ryan asleep in the pool house the next morning, she is unhappy with Ryan's new influLDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GAence and insists to Sandy that Ryan leaves. Sandy drives Ryan back to Chino, but when they find his home empty, they return to Newport.

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Development

In 2002, Schwartz met witLDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GAh Joseph "McG" McGinty Nichol and Stephanie Savage of production company Wonderland Sound and Vision. They told Schwartz they wanted to create a television show based in McG's hometown of Newport Beach.^[5]^[6] Savage suggested producing a police or extreme sports 21 Jump Street-style show, but Schwartz knew little about the genre. Having had experience with people from Newport Beach during his time at the University of Southern California, Schwartz came back to them with his own characters.^[7] The show was pitched to Fox and Warner Bros in August 2002.^[8] Fox targeted a summer laLDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GAunch for the show,^[9] and Doug Liman was brought in to direct the premiere after McG withdrew due his scheduling conflicts with Charlie's Angels 2.^[10] The show was confirmed for the [[2003–04 United States network television LDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GA GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GAule|2003–2004 schedule]] in May,^[11] and an August 5, 2003 broadcast date was selected in June.^[12]

Casting

"When Benjamin [McKenzie] came in, he wasn't physically what Josh had envisioned, but he inhabited the character unlike anyone we had seen. I think that the character of Ryan is a kid that always seems a little lost and has a sense of mystery and danger; Benjamin has all those qualities."

— Patrick J. Rush on the casting of Benjamin McKenzie as Ryan^[13]

Casting directors Patrick J. Rush and Alyson Silverberg began casting the main roles eight to ten weeks before filming began, with input from Schwartz, McG and Savage.^[14] Rush and Silverberg were later nominated in the Dramatic Pilot category of the Casting Society of America's Artios Awards.^[15]

In February 2003, Peter Gallagher became the first actor cast, playing Sandy Cohen.^[16]^[17] Kelly Rowan auditioned five times before being cast as Sandy's wife, Kirsten, in March 2003.^[18]^[19]^[20] Rush found the role of Ryan Atwood particularly hard to cast, as the producers wanted the "perfect" actor.^[13] Benjamin McKenzie was only invited to audition for the role after Warner Bros. made them aware of the actor following his unsuccessful audition for a UPN sitcom. McKenzie joined the cast in March 2003. He lacked working experience and later described his selection as "a tremendous leap of faith" on the producers' part.^[13]^[21]^[22] The role of Seth Cohen was derived from Schwartz's experiences at the University of Southern California as a "neurotic Jewish kid from the East Coast in a land of water polo players".^[3] Adam Brody first read for the part of Ryan, but found the bad-boy image did noLDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDLDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GAI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GAt suit him.^[14] In a recall for the role of Seth, Brody lost the producers' interest by ad-libbing much of the script; he joined the cast in March 2003 after a second interview.^[14]^[23]

Mischa Barton, who had met McG on Fastlane, portrayed Marissa Cooper.^[24] She was cast in February 2003.^[25] Tate Donovan, who played Jimmy Cooper, was cast in March 2003.^[23] Melinda Clarke guest-starred as Julie Cooper, but read for the role of Kirsten in her audition as there were not enough scripted lines for Julie at the time.^[14] Rachel Bilson, who was recommended to Schwartz after an unsuccessful audition for Everwood, guest-starred as Summer Roberts, whom the producers had envisaged as a tall Californian blonde.^[26] Clarke and Bilson joined as regular cast members later in the season. Chris Carmack, who played Luke Ward, was credited as a guest star for the episode;^[4] he joined the regular cast in the next episode.^[27]

Filming

Although the show is set in Newport Beach, financial penalties imposed for filming outside the "Thirty Mile Zone" forced production to the Manhattan Beach, Los Angeles County region.^[28] The scenes set in Ryan's hometown of Chino were filmed in Los Angeles.^[28] The show was predominantly shot on 35 mm film stock. Unusually for the show, a scene in the Atwood home in Chino was shot using a hand-held camera by Liman. Savage said this ensured the show "doesn't feel like glossy soap opera".^[29]

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Broadcast and distribution

The episode premiered at 9:00 p.m. (EDT) on August 5, 2003 on Fox, and was simulcast in Canada on CTV.^[32]^[33] Fox gave the show an early summer premiere to try to establish an audience before the network switched to coverage of post-season baseball in October,^[34] and ahead of "the clutter of the fall preview weeks".^[35] In the United Kingdom, the episode first aired at 9:00 p.m. (GMT) on March 7, 2004 on Channel 4,^[36] and in Australia on the Nine Network.^[37]^[38] The episode was released on MiniDVD on April 26, 2005,^[39] after release plans with other Warner Bros. titles for March were discarded.^[40] Although the premiere was originally broadcast and released in a 1.33:1 aspect ratio, it was remastered in a widescreen ratio for the Region 1 complete series DVD release. The Region 2 release retained the original aspect ratio.^[41]^[42] The episode is available on video on demand service Amazon Unbox in the United States, and from the iTunes Store in the United States and United Kingdom.^[43]^[44]^[45]

Reception

"The clothes were hot, the music was cool, the scenery was gorgeous, the writing was snappy and smart and the characters were well-defined as we found out everything we needed to know in that first episode."^[46]

— Angela Henderson, of The Herald-Dispatch.

The pilot episode attracted 7.46 million viewers in the United States,^[47] second in its time slot behind the season finale of Last Comic Standing.^[48] The O.C. received a rating/share^{[nb 1]} of 6.8/11 in the first half-hour, ranking first between 9 and 9:30 p.m., but lost the lead in the second half-hour with a ratingLDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GA of 6.7/10.^[51] The episode received the highest rating of the night in the 12–17-year-old demographic, but in its target audience demographic of 18–49-year-olds, it received a less-than-expected Nielsen Rating of 2.9/8.^[52]^[47] The show built on the audience of lead-in show American Juniors, and Fox said that they were "fairly happy with the show's performance".^[53] Schwartz received a Writers Guild of America Award nomination for Best Screenplay in an Episodic Drama,^[54] with casting directors Rush and Silverberg nominated in the Dramatic Pilot category of the Artios Awards.^[15] The episode was criticized by City Manager Glen Rojas for its "negative portrayal" of Chino.^[55]

Entertainment Weekly's Carina Chocano praised The O.C. for being different, claiming that it was "refreshingly free of both [Aaron] Spelling-style camp and the twee earnestness that has characterized more recent teen dramas".^[56] Robert Bianco of USA Today drew comparisons with the successful Fox show Beverly Hills, 90210, saying that "The O.C. is better-written and better-acted by a cast that just might be, incredibly enough, even better-looking".^[57] He praised the cast's skill and attractiveness as well as the show's ability to "come up with a few smart deviations from the genre norm".^[57] Nancy Franklin of The New Yorker criticized the plot for being too predictable, but praised Adam Brody as Seth, stating that "he talks too much and too fast, he mumbles, and he projects zero physical confidence. In short, his character is adorable."^[58] Rob Owen of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette felt that "[Benjamin] McKenzie, at times, is prone to overdramatizing scenes",^[59] and considered the young characters "so detestable and yet bland" that it made the show "almost painful" to watch.^[59] He nevertheless affirmed that the show had "positive attributes" that made it enjoyable.^[59] Andrew Grossman of The Boston Globe commented that "Brody is instantly likable as Seth" and that Barton "does a nice job with Marissa's torn-between-two-worlds angst", but stated that Ryan "doesn't seem to have many clear personality traits".^[60] Tim Goodman of the San Francisco Chronicle called the episode "superb" and described McKenzie as "essentially playing James Dean". He compared the actor to Russell Crowe and noted that McKenzie "pull[ed] the whole thing off with aplomb".^[61]

Popular culture

Luke's line, "Welcome to the O.C., bitch", which he says after beating up Ryan, became a tagline for the show.^[62] TV Land placed the line as 83rd in its 100 Greatest TV Quotes and Catchphrases in 2006.^[63]^[64] Hadley Freeman of The Guardian noted that the teen-focused show made many cultural references due to a "renewed interest in the teen market",^[65] adding that the use of cropped tops, micro-minis, and beaded flip-flops showed a "decidedly West Coast approach to fashion".^[65] The episode's cultural references to fashion included Julie Cooper's question to her pre-pubescent daughter, "Do you like my hair this straight or is it too Avril Lavigne?", while another mother complains, "What are you doing putting my daughter in Calvin Klein? She was supposed to be in Vera Wang!"^[65] Teenage misfit Seth complains that "Every day's a fashion show for these kids".^[65]

The episode generated interest in the program's music and was regarded as "the show to be heard on".^[66] Michael Peck from TV Guide said that he received a large quantity of mail that enquired about the song "Into Dust" by Mazzy Star, which played when Ryan carried Marissa into his bedroom.^[67] Other featured music was The All-American Rejects' 2003 hit, "Swing, Swing",^[68] and "Hands Up" by Black Eyed Peas from their 2003 multi-platinum album, Elephunk. Among Schwartz's favorite musical moments from the show was Joseph Arthur's "Honey and the Moon",^[69] which Schwartz claimed helped him write the pilot.^[70] The title track "California" introduced the band Phantom Planet into the mainstream.^[71]

Notes

^ A rating/share represents the percentage of all television households tuned into a program, and the proportion of the television audience viewing a particular show, respectively.^[49]^[50]

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^ "Backstage Pass - Episode Guide - "Pilot"". The OC Insider. Warner Bros. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
^ ^a ^b Pierce, Carrie (November 3, 2004). "'O.C.' fever heats up Aggieland". The Battalion. Texas A&M University Student Media. Retrieved February 6, 2009.
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[1] "The O.C.: The Complete First Season (DVD)". Warner Bros. Archived from the original on January 29, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2008.

[2] "Backstage Pass - Episode Guide - "Pilot"". The OC Insider. Warner Bros. Retrieved July 26, 2008.

[Seth_quote-3] Pierce, Carrie (November 3, 2004). "'O.C.' fever heats up Aggieland". The Battalion. Texas A&M University Student Media. Retrieved February 6, 2009.

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+| Season = 1 (2003–20LDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GA04)
-| Season = 1 (2003–2004)
 | Caption = Ryan and the Cohens at the fashion show
 | Episode = 1
 | Airdate = August 5, 2003 ([[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]])
+| Guests = [[Bradley StrykLDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GAer]]<br />[[Daphne Ashbrook]]<br />Ron Del Barrio<br />[[Chris Carmack]]<br />[[Melinda Clarke]]<br />[[Shailene Woodley]]<br />[[Rachel Bilson]]<br />Ruth Williamson<br />[[Ashley Hartman]]<br />[[Drew Fuller]]
-| Guests = [[Bradley Stryker]]<br />[[Daphne Ashbrook]]<br />Ron Del Barrio<br />[[Chris Carmack]]<br />[[Melinda Clarke]]<br />[[Shailene Woodley]]<br />[[Rachel Bilson]]<br />Ruth Williamson<br />[[Ashley Hartman]]<br />[[Drew Fuller]]
 | Writer = [[Josh Schwartz]]
 | Director = [[Doug Liman]]
 | Music = "[[California (Phantom Planet song)|California]]" by [[Phantom Planet]]<br />"Sweet Honey" by [[Slightly Stoopid]]<br />"All Around The World" by [[Cooler Kids]]<br />"[[Swing, Swing]]" by [[The All-American Rejects]]<br />"Hands Up" by [[Black Eyed Peas]]<br />"I'm A Player" by [[The K.G.B.]]<br />"[[Into Dust]]" by [[Mazzy Star]]<br />"[[Honey and the Moon]]" by [[Joseph Arthur]]<br />"Let It Roll" by [[Maximum Roach]]<br />"Show Me" by Cham Pain
 | Production = 475197
+| Episode list = [[The O.C. (seLDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GAason 1)|''The O.C.'' (season 1)]]<br />[[List of The O.C. episodes|List of ''The O.C.'' episodes]]
-| Episode list = [[The O.C. (season 1)|''The O.C.'' (season 1)]]<br />[[List of The O.C. episodes|List of ''The O.C.'' episodes]]
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-"'''Premiere'''"<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080129195558/http://whv.warnerbros.com/WHVPORTAL/Portal/product.jsp?OID=26032|archivedate=January 29, 2008|url=http://whv.warnerbros.com/WHVPORTAL/Portal/product.jsp?OID=26032|title=The O.C.: The Complete First Season (DVD)|publisher=[[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros]]|accessdate=July 10, 2008}}</ref> (also known as "'''Pilot'''")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theocinsider.com/backstage/episodes/season1/01.html|title=Backstage Pass - Episode Guide - "Pilot"|work=The OC Insider|publisher=[[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros]]|accessdate=July 26, 2008}}</ref> is the [[pilot episode|series premiere]] of the television series ''[[The O.C.]]'', which first aired on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] network on August 5, 2003. Written by series creator [[Josh Schwartz]] and directed by executive producer [[Doug Liman]], the episode depicts the introduction of troubled teenager [[Ryan Atwood]] ([[Benjamin McKenzie]]) into the wealthy lifestyle of the Cohen family in [[Newport Beach, California|Newport Beach]], [[Orange County, California|Orange County]], [[California]].
+"'''Premiere'''"<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080129195558/http://whv.warnerbros.com/WHVPORTAL/Portal/product.jsp?OID=26032|archivedate=January 29, 2008|url=http://whv.warnerbros.com/WHVPORTAL/Portal/product.jsp?OID=26032|title=The O.C.: The Complete First Season (DVD)|publisher=[[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros]]|accessdate=July 10, 2008}}</ref> (also known as "'''Pilot'''")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theocinsider.com/backstage/episodes/season1/01.html|title=Backstage Pass - Episode Guide - "Pilot"|work=The OC Insider|publisher=[[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros]]|accessdate=July 26, 2008}}</ref> is the [[pilot episode|series premiere]] of the television series ''[[The O.C.]]'', which first aired on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] network on August 5, 2003. Written by series creator [[Josh Schwartz]] and directed by executive producer [[Doug Liman]], the episode depicts the introduction of troubled teenager [[Ryan Atwood]] ([[Benjamin McKenzie]]) into the wealthy lifestyle of the Cohen family in [[NewpLDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GAort Beach, California|Newport Beach]], [[Orange County, California|Orange County]], [[California]].
 The casting directors, Patrick J. Rush and Alyson Silverberg, began selecting the principal cast eight to ten weeks before filming started. The role of Ryan was particularly hard to cast. [[Seth Cohen]] ([[Adam Brody]]) was based on Schwartz's experiences at the [[University of Southern California]] as a "neurotic Jewish kid from the East Coast in a land of water polo players".<ref name="Seth quote"/> Other central characters in the episode are Seth's parents—[[Sandy Cohen|Sandy]] ([[Peter Gallagher]]) and [[Kirsten Cohen|Kirsten]] ([[Kelly Rowan]])—and teenage next-door neighbor [[Marissa Cooper]] ([[Mischa Barton]]).
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 While Sandy tries to convince his wife, Kirsten (Kelly Rowan) to allow Ryan to stay in the pool house for a night, Ryan meets the girl next door, Marissa Cooper (Mischa Barton). When her boyfriend [[Luke Ward|Luke]] ([[Chris Carmack]]) picks her up, Marissa invites Ryan to attend a fashion show fundraiser the following night. On a sailing trip the next day, the Cohens' son, Seth (Adam Brody) reveals to Ryan that he has a crush on [[Summer Roberts|Summer]] ([[Rachel Bilson]]) and would like sail to [[Tahiti]] with her, but that she never pays him any attention. Later, Marissa leaves for the fashion show with her mother [[Julie Cooper|Julie]] ([[Melinda Clarke]]), her father [[Jimmy Cooper (The O.C.)|Jimmy]] ([[Tate Donovan]]), and her younger sister [[Kaitlin Cooper|Kaitlin]] ([[Shailene Woodley]]). The Cohens and Ryan also attend the show.
-Summer invites Ryan to a party after the show, and Ryan convinces Seth to join him. For the first time, Seth is introduced to the sex-, drug-, and alcohol-fueled side of Newport. He experiences the wildness of a party for the first time, while Ryan flirts with Marissa. Luke takes a girl to the beach. Later at the party, Ryan rebuffs an intoxicated Summer, but Seth misinterprets the encounter and reveals Ryan's real background. Seth walks down the beach, and is bullied by a group of water polo players that includes Luke. Ryan defends Seth by punching Luke, but Luke's friends intervene and beat up Ryan and Seth. After returning to the Cohens, Ryan sees that Marissa's friends left her passed out on her drive; he carries her to the Cohens' pool house to sleep. When Kirsten finds Seth and Ryan asleep in the pool house the next morning, she is unhappy with Ryan's new influence and insists to Sandy that Ryan leaves. Sandy drives Ryan back to Chino, but when they find his home empty, they return to Newport.
+Summer invites Ryan to a party after the show, and Ryan convinces Seth to join him. For the first time, Seth is introduced to the sex-, drug-, and alcohol-fueled side of Newport. He experiences the wildness of a party for the first time, while Ryan flirts with Marissa. Luke takes a girl to the beach. Later at the party, Ryan rebuffs an intoxicated Summer, but Seth misinterprets the encounter and reveals Ryan's real background. Seth walks down the beach, and is bullied by a group of water polo players that includes Luke. Ryan defends Seth by punching Luke, but Luke's friends intervene and beat up Ryan and Seth. After returning to the Cohens, Ryan sees that Marissa's friends left her passed out on her drive; he carries her to the Cohens' pool house to sleep. When Kirsten finds Seth and Ryan asleep in the pool house the next morning, she is unhappy with Ryan's new influLDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GAence and insists to Sandy that Ryan leaves. Sandy drives Ryan back to Chino, but when they find his home empty, they return to Newport.
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-==Production==
 ===Development===
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-In 2002, Schwartz met with [[McG|Joseph "McG" McGinty Nichol]] and [[Stephanie Savage]] of production company [[Wonderland Sound and Vision]]. They told Schwartz they wanted to create a television show based in McG's hometown of [[Newport Beach, California|Newport Beach]].<ref name="Schwartz">{{cite web|url=http://www.theocinsider.com/backstage/insidercommentary/archive/01.html|title=Josh Schwartz: "The O.C." Creator|work=The OC Insider|publisher=[[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros]]|accessdate=March 11, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/the-oc/exclusive-interview-josh-scwar-2651.aspx|title=Exclusive Interview: Josh Schwartz, Creator/Executive Producer of The OC|date=December 14, 2006|publisher=[[BuddyTV]]|accessdate=March 11, 2009}}</ref> Savage suggested producing a police or extreme sports ''[[21 Jump Street]]''-style show, but Schwartz knew little about the genre. Having had experience with people from Newport Beach during his time at the [[University of Southern California]], Schwartz came back to them with his own characters.<ref name="Alan">{{cite web|url=http://sepinwall.blogspot.com/2007/02/oc-josh-says-goodbye.html|title=The O.C.: Josh says goodbye |last=Sepinwall |first=Alan|date=February 22, 2007|publisher=[[Blogger (service)|Blogspot]]|accessdate=March 11, 2009}}</ref> The show was pitched to Fox and [[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros]] in August 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theocinsider.com/backstage/insidercommentary/archive/04.html|title=Stephanie Savage: Co-Executive Producer/Writer|work=The OC Insider|publisher=[[Warner Bros.]]|accessdate=March 11, 2009}}</ref> Fox targeted a summer launch for the show,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117879314.html|title=Fox femme pair to pilot|last=Schneider|first=Michael|date=January 22, 2003|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Reed Business Information]]|accessdate=March 11, 2009}}</ref> and [[Doug Liman]] was brought in to direct the premiere after McG withdrew due his scheduling conflicts with ''[[Charlie's Angels 2]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117881284.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1|title=Selleck's on deck for NBC|last=Schneider|first=Michael|date=February 26, 2003|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Reed Business Information]]|accessdate=March 11, 2009}}</ref> The show was confirmed for the [[2003–04 United States network television schedule|2003–2004 schedule]] in May,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117885605.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1|title=Nets prep flight plans with pilots on tarmac|first=Josef|last=Adalian|coauthors=Schneider, Michael|date=May 4, 2003|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Reed Business Information]]|accessdate=March 11, 2009}}</ref> and an August 5, 2003 broadcast date was selected in June.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117888051.html?categoryid=14&cs=1|title='Juniors' to juice 'O.C.'|last=Schneider|first=Michael|date=June 16, 2003|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Reed Business Information]]|accessdate=March 11, 2009}}</ref>
+In 2002, Schwartz met witLDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GAh [[McG|Joseph "McG" McGinty Nichol]] and [[Stephanie Savage]] of production company [[Wonderland Sound and Vision]]. They told Schwartz they wanted to create a television show based in McG's hometown of [[Newport Beach, California|Newport Beach]].<ref name="Schwartz">{{cite web|url=http://www.theocinsider.com/backstage/insidercommentary/archive/01.html|title=Josh Schwartz: "The O.C." Creator|work=The OC Insider|publisher=[[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros]]|accessdate=March 11, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bLDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GAuddytv.com/articles/the-oc/exclusive-interview-josh-scwar-2651.aspx|title=Exclusive Interview: Josh Schwartz, Creator/Executive Producer of The OC|date=December 14, 2006|publisher=[[BuddyTV]]|accessdate=March 11, 2009}}</ref> Savage suggested producing a police or extreme sports ''[[21 Jump Street]]''-style show, but Schwartz knew little about the genre. Having had experience with people from Newport Beach during his time at the [[University of Southern California]], Schwartz came back to them with his own characters.<ref name="Alan">{{cite web|url=http://sepinwall.blogspot.com/2007/02/oc-josh-says-goodbye.html|title=The O.C.: Josh says goodbye |last=Sepinwall |first=Alan|date=February 22, 2007|publisher=[[Blogger (service)|Blogspot]]|accessdate=March 11, 2009}}</ref> The show was pitched to Fox and [[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros]] in August 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theocinsider.com/backstage/insidercommentary/archive/04.html|title=Stephanie Savage: Co-Executive Producer/Writer|work=The OC Insider|publisher=[[Warner Bros.]]|accessdate=March 11, 2009}}</ref> Fox targeted a summer laLDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GAunch for the show,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117879314.html|title=Fox femme pair to pilot|last=Schneider|first=Michael|date=January 22, 2003|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Reed Business Information]]|accessdate=March 11, 2009}}</ref> and [[Doug Liman]] was brought in to direct the premiere after McG withdrew due his scheduling conflicts with ''[[Charlie's Angels 2]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117881284.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1|title=Selleck's on deck for NBC|last=Schneider|first=Michael|date=February 26, 2003|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Reed Business Information]]|accessdate=March 11, 2009}}</ref> The show was confirmed for the [[2003–04 United States network television LDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GA GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GAule|2003–2004 schedule]] in May,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117885605.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1|title=Nets prep flight plans with pilots on tarmac|first=Josef|last=Adalian|coauthors=Schneider, Michael|date=May 4, 2003|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Reed Business Information]]|accessdate=March 11, 2009}}</ref> and an August 5, 2003 broadcast date was selected in June.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117888051.html?categoryid=14&cs=1|title='Juniors' to juice 'O.C.'|last=Schneider|first=Michael|date=June 16, 2003|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Reed Business Information]]|accessdate=March 11, 2009}}</ref>
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 Casting directors Patrick J. Rush and Alyson Silverberg began casting the main roles eight to ten weeks before filming began, with input from Schwartz, McG and Savage.<ref name="Casting">{{cite web|url=http://www.theocinsider.com/backstage/insidercommentary/archive/05.html|title=Backstage Pass - Insider Commentary - Patrick Rush: Casting "The O.C."|work=The OC Insider|publisher=[[Warner Bros.]]|accessdate=July 27, 2008}}</ref> Rush and Silverberg were later nominated in the Dramatic Pilot category of the [[Casting Society of America]]'s [[Artios Awards]].<ref name=casting_award>{{cite web|url=http://www.castingsociety.com/component/content/article/42-artios-awards/80-previous-artios-awardr-winners#2004|title=Artios Award Winners 2004|publisher=[[Casting Society of America]]|accessdate=December 18, 2008}}</ref>
-In February 2003, [[Peter Gallagher]] became the first actor cast, playing [[Sandy Cohen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117880487.html?categoryid=1300&cs=1|title=Gallagher, DeMornay tabbed for Fox pilots|first=Melissa|last=Grego|date=February 12, 2003|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Reed Business Information]]|accessdate=March 11, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.petergallagher.com/tv/oc/oc.htm|title=Peter Gallagher (Official Website) - The O.C.|last=Gallagher|first=Peter|publisher=McGillicuddy Productions|accessdate=July 27, 2008}}</ref> [[Kelly Rowan]] auditioned five times before being cast as Sandy's wife, [[Kirsten Cohen|Kirsten]], in March 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Artists/R/Rowan_Kelly/2004/03/24/761272.html|title=From O.C. to The O.C.|last=McQueen|first=Ann Marie |publisher=[[Jam!]]|accessdate=February 11, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theocinsider.com/upclose/kelly.html|title=Up Close & Personal - Kelly Rowan|work=The OC Insider|publisher=[[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros]]|accessdate=July 27, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117882558.html|title='Charlie' rubs CBS the right way|last=Feiwell|first=Jill|date=March 17, 2003|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Reed Business Information]]|accessdate=March 12, 2009}}</ref> Rush found the role of Ryan Atwood particularly hard to cast, as the producers wanted the "perfect" actor.<ref name="Production">{{cite web|url=http://www.theocinsider.com/backstage/productionnotes.html|title=Backstage Pass - Production Notes|work=The OC Insider|publisher=[[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros]]|accessdate=July 27, 2008}}</ref> [[Benjamin McKenzie]] was only invited to audition for the role after [[Warner Bros.]] made them aware of the actor following his unsuccessful audition for a [[UPN]] sitcom. McKenzie joined the cast in March 2003. He lacked working experience and later described his selection as "a tremendous leap of faith" on the producers' part.<ref name="Production"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/411-OCs-MVP-41062.aspx|title=The 411 on The O.C.'s MVP|last=Katner|first=Ben|date=August 12, 2003|publisher=''[[TV Guide (magazine)|TV Guide]]''|accessdate=January 14, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117883365.html|title=Farr better thing: 'Girl'|last=Feiwell|first=Jill|date=March 24, 2003|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Reed Business Information]]|accessdate=March 12, 2009}}</ref> The role of [[Seth Cohen]] was derived from Schwartz's experiences at the University of Southern California as a "neurotic Jewish kid from the East Coast in a land of water polo players".<ref name="Seth quote">{{cite web|url=http://media.www.thebatt.com/media/storage/paper657/news/2004/11/03/Aggielife/o.c-Fever.Heats.Up.Aggieland-791013.shtml|title='O.C.' fever heats up Aggieland|last=Pierce|first=Carrie|date=November 3, 2004|work=[[The Battalion]]|publisher=[[Texas A&M University]] Student Media|accessdate=February 6, 2009}}</ref> [[Adam Brody]] first read for the part of Ryan, but found the bad-boy image did not suit him.<ref name="Casting"/> In a recall for the role of Seth, Brody lost the producers' interest by [[Ad libitum|ad-libbing]] much of the script; he joined the cast in March 2003 after a second interview.<ref name="Casting"/><ref name="Heavy">{{cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117882162.html|title=Pilots casting hot, heavy|last=Feiwell|first=Jill|date=March 12, 2003|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Reed Business Information]]|accessdate=March 12, 2009}}</ref>
+In February 2003, [[Peter Gallagher]] became the first actor cast, playing [[Sandy Cohen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117880487.html?categoryid=1300&cs=1|title=Gallagher, DeMornay tabbed for Fox pilots|first=Melissa|last=Grego|date=February 12, 2003|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Reed Business Information]]|accessdate=March 11, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.petergallagher.com/tv/oc/oc.htm|title=Peter Gallagher (Official Website) - The O.C.|last=Gallagher|first=Peter|publisher=McGillicuddy Productions|accessdate=July 27, 2008}}</ref> [[Kelly Rowan]] auditioned five times before being cast as Sandy's wife, [[Kirsten Cohen|Kirsten]], in March 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Artists/R/Rowan_Kelly/2004/03/24/761272.html|title=From O.C. to The O.C.|last=McQueen|first=Ann Marie |publisher=[[Jam!]]|accessdate=February 11, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theocinsider.com/upclose/kelly.html|title=Up Close & Personal - Kelly Rowan|work=The OC Insider|publisher=[[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros]]|accessdate=July 27, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117882558.html|title='Charlie' rubs CBS the right way|last=Feiwell|first=Jill|date=March 17, 2003|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Reed Business Information]]|accessdate=March 12, 2009}}</ref> Rush found the role of Ryan Atwood particularly hard to cast, as the producers wanted the "perfect" actor.<ref name="Production">{{cite web|url=http://www.theocinsider.com/backstage/productionnotes.html|title=Backstage Pass - Production Notes|work=The OC Insider|publisher=[[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros]]|accessdate=July 27, 2008}}</ref> [[Benjamin McKenzie]] was only invited to audition for the role after [[Warner Bros.]] made them aware of the actor following his unsuccessful audition for a [[UPN]] sitcom. McKenzie joined the cast in March 2003. He lacked working experience and later described his selection as "a tremendous leap of faith" on the producers' part.<ref name="Production"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.cLDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GAom/news/411-OCs-MVP-41062.aspx|title=The 411 on The O.C.'s MVP|last=Katner|first=Ben|date=August 12, 2003|publisher=''[[TV Guide (magazine)|TV Guide]]''|accessdate=January 14, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117883365.html|title=Farr better thing: 'Girl'|last=Feiwell|first=Jill|date=March 24, 2003|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Reed Business Information]]|accessdate=March 12, 2009}}</ref> The role of [[Seth Cohen]] was derived from Schwartz's experiences at the University of Southern California as a "neurotic Jewish kid from the East Coast in a land of water polo players".<ref name="Seth quote">{{cite web|url=http://media.www.thebatt.com/media/storage/paper657/news/2004/11/03/Aggielife/o.c-Fever.Heats.Up.Aggieland-791013.shtml|title='O.C.' fever heats up Aggieland|last=Pierce|first=Carrie|date=November 3, 2004|work=[[The Battalion]]|publisher=[[Texas A&M University]] Student Media|accessdate=February 6, 2009}}</ref> [[Adam Brody]] first read for the part of Ryan, but found the bad-boy image did noLDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDLDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GAI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GAt suit him.<ref name="Casting"/> In a recall for the role of Seth, Brody lost the producers' interest by [[Ad libitum|ad-libbing]] much of the script; he joined the cast in March 2003 after a second interview.<ref name="Casting"/><ref name="Heavy">{{cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117882162.html|title=Pilots casting hot, heavy|last=Feiwell|first=Jill|date=March 12, 2003|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Reed Business Information]]|accessdate=March 12, 2009}}</ref>
-[[Mischa Barton]], who had met McG on ''[[Fastlane (TV series)|Fastlane]]'', portrayed [[Marissa Cooper]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/mischa_barton/biography|title=Celebrity Central: Mischa Barton - Biography|last=Dinh|first=Mai|coauthors=Murphy, Janet|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|publisher=[[Time Inc]]|accessdate=July 27, 2008}}</ref> She was cast in February 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117880834.html|title=Larroquette, Reuben cast their lots at nets|last=Grego|first=Melissa|date=February 19, 2003|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Reed Business Information]]|accessdate=March 12, 2009}}</ref> [[Tate Donovan]], who played [[Jimmy Cooper (The O.C.)|Jimmy Cooper]], was cast in March 2003.<ref name="Heavy"/> [[Melinda Clarke]] guest-starred as [[Julie Cooper]], but read for the role of Kirsten in her audition as there were not enough scripted lines for Julie at the time.<ref name="Casting"/> [[Rachel Bilson]], who was recommended to Schwartz after an unsuccessful audition for ''[[Everwood]]'', guest-starred as [[Summer Roberts]], whom the producers had envisaged as a tall Californian blonde.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cosmopolitan.com/celebrities/exclusive/Rachel-Bilson|title=Rachel Bilson|last=Rotchford|first=Lesley |work=[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]|publisher=[[Hearst Corporation]]|accessdate=July 27, 2008}}</ref> Clarke and Bilson joined as regular cast members later in the season. [[Chris Carmack]], who played [[Luke Ward]], was credited as a guest star for the episode;<ref name="Here"/> he joined the regular cast in the next episode.<ref>{{cite news|first=Alison|last=Maxwell|first2=Jim|last2=Cheng|title=A grown-up's guide to 'The O.C.'|url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2004-04-13-oc-adults_x.htm|work=[[USA Today]]|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|location=[[McLean, Virginia|McLean]], [[Virginia]]|date=April 14, 2004|accessdate=July 11, 2008}}</ref>
+[[Mischa Barton]], who had met McG on ''[[Fastlane (TV series)|Fastlane]]'', portrayed [[Marissa Cooper]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/mischa_barton/biography|title=Celebrity Central: Mischa Barton - Biography|last=Dinh|first=Mai|coauthors=Murphy, Janet|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|publisher=[[Time Inc]]|accessdate=July 27, 2008}}</ref> She was cast in February 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117880834.html|title=Larroquette, Reuben cast their lots at nets|last=Grego|first=Melissa|date=February 19, 2003|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Reed Business Information]]|accessdate=LDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GAMarch 12, 2009}}</ref> [[Tate Donovan]], who played [[Jimmy Cooper (The O.C.)|Jimmy Cooper]], was cast in March 2003.<ref name="Heavy"/> [[Melinda Clarke]] guest-starred as [[Julie Cooper]], but read for the role of Kirsten in her audition as there were not enough scripted lines for Julie at the time.<ref name="Casting"/> [[Rachel Bilson]], who was recommended to Schwartz after an unsuccessful audition for ''[[Everwood]]'', guest-starred as [[Summer Roberts]], whom the producers had envisaged as a tall Californian blonde.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cosmopolitan.com/celebrities/exclusive/Rachel-Bilson|title=Rachel Bilson|last=Rotchford|first=Lesley |work=[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]|publisher=[[Hearst Corporation]]|accessdate=July 27, 2008}}</ref> Clarke and Bilson joined as regular cast members later in the season. [[Chris Carmack]], who played [[Luke Ward]], was credited as a guest star for the episode;<ref name="Here"/> he joined the regular cast in the next episode.<ref>{{cite news|first=Alison|last=Maxwell|first2=Jim|last2=Cheng|title=A grown-up's guide to 'The O.C.'|url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2004-04-13-oc-adults_x.htm|work=[[USA Today]]|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|location=[[McLean, Virginia|McLean]], [[Virginia]]|date=April 14, 2004|accessdate=July 11, 2008}}</ref>
 ===Filming===
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 Although the show is set in Newport Beach, financial penalties imposed for filming outside the "[[Thirty Mile Zone]]" forced production to the [[Manhattan Beach, California|Manhattan Beach]], [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]] region.<ref name="Fagin">{{cite web|url=http://www.theocinsider.com/backstage/insidercommentary/archive/06.html|title=France Myung Fagin: Locating "The O.C."|work=The OC Insider|publisher=[[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros]]|accessdate=March 3, 2009}}</ref> The scenes set in Ryan's hometown of [[Chino, California|Chino]] were filmed in Los Angeles.<ref name="Fagin"/> The show was predominantly shot on [[35 mm film|35&nbsp;mm]] [[film stock]]. Unusually for the show, a scene in the Atwood home in Chino was shot using a [[hand-held camera]] by Liman. Savage said this ensured the show "doesn't feel like glossy soap opera".<ref name="Commentary">{{cite video|people=[[Josh Schwartz]] (creator) and [[Stephanie Savage]] (producer)|year2=2004|title=[[The O.C. (season 1)#DVD release|The O.C. - The Complete First Season]] – Special Features – Pilot Commentary |medium=DVD|publisher=[[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros]]|accessdate=March 3, 2009}}</ref>
-The Cohen family home was shot on location in [[Malibu, California|Malibu]]. A mock pool house was built for use in the pilot, and taken down after filming completed. The Cohen's home was recreated on a soundstage at Raleigh Studios in Manhattan Beach for filming during the rest of the series; external shots of the house remained in use.<ref name="ProductionNotes">{{cite web|url=http://www.theocinsider.com/backstage/productionnotes.html|title=Backstage Pass: Production Notes|work=The OC Insider|publisher=[[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros]]|accessdate=March 3, 2009}}</ref><ref name="PostProduction">{{cite web|url=http://digitalcontentproducer.com/digitalfilm/video_production_meets_post/|title=Production Meets Post|last=Goldman|first=Michael|date=November 1, 2003|work=Digital Content Producer|publisher=[[Penton Media]]|accessdate=March 3, 2009}}</ref> The fashion show was filmed at the [[Wilshire Ebell Theatre]]; though it did not advance the story, Schwartz described it as necessary to show the world in which the characters lived.<ref name="Commentary"/> The party at Holly's beach house following the fashion show was filmed at a beach house in Malibu over three consecutive nights.<ref name="Commentary"/>
+The Cohen family home was shoLDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GAt on location in [[Malibu, California|Malibu]]. A mock pool house was built for use in the pilot, and taken down after filming completed. The Cohen's home was recreated on a soundstage at Raleigh Studios in Manhattan Beach for filming during the rest of the series; external shots of the house remained in use.<ref name="ProductionNotes">{{cite web|url=http://www.theocinsider.com/backstage/productionnotes.html|title=Backstage Pass: Production Notes|work=The OC Insider|publisher=[[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros]]|accessdate=March 3, 2009}}</ref><ref name="PostProduction">{{cite web|url=http://digitalcontentproducer.com/digitalfilm/video_production_meets_post/|title=Production Meets Post|last=Goldman|first=Michael|date=November 1, 2003|work=Digital Content Producer|publisher=[[Penton Media]]|accessdate=March 3, 2009}}</ref> The fashion show was filmed at the [[Wilshire Ebell Theatre]]; though it did not advance the story, Schwartz described it as necessary to show the world in which the LDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GAcharacters lived.<ref name="Commentary"/> The party at Holly's beach house following the fashion show was filmed at a beach house in Malibu over three consecutive nights.<ref name="Commentary"/>
 ==Broadcast and distribution==
-The episode premiered at 9:00&nbsp;p.m. ([[Eastern Time Zone|EDT]]) on August 5, 2003 on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]], and was [[simulcast]] in Canada on [[CTV Television Network|CTV]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/tv/133608_tv05.html|title=Fox's handsome 'The O.C.' may be just what teens crave|last=McFarland|first=Melanie|date=August 5, 2003|work=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]|publisher=[[Hearst Corporation]]|accessdate=January 24, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Daring to do good: Role in the O.C. Peter Gallagher feels close to his|last=Gee|first=Dana|date=August 2, 2003|work=[[The Gazette (Montreal)|The Gazette]]|publisher=[[Canwest|CanWest Interactive]]|accessdate=February 9, 2009}}</ref> Fox gave the show an early summer premiere to try to establish an audience before the network switched to coverage of [[Major League Baseball on Fox#Post-season coverage|post-season baseball]] in October,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-7790931.html|title=At 26, Josh Schwartz Is Living His Childhood Goal in L.A. as Creator of Fox's New Teen Drama|last=Ryan|first=Suzanne C.|date=August 5, 2003|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|publisher=Globe Newspaper Company|accessdate=February 9, 2009}}</ref> and ahead of "the clutter of the [[Fall schedule|fall preview weeks]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allbusiness.com/services/motion-pictures/4887822-1.html|title=Fox brass stand by risk-taking|last=Grossman|first=Andrew|date=July 18, 2003|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=[[AllBusiness.com]]|accessdate=February 9, 2009}}</ref> In the United Kingdom, the episode first aired at 9:00&nbsp;p.m. ([[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]]) on March 7, 2004 on [[Channel 4]],<ref>{{cite news|first=Caren|last=Clark |title=Switched on this week the best bits on TV|url=http://www.southportreporter.com/125/southportreporter125-7.shtml|work=[[Southport Reporter]]|publisher=PCBT Photography|date=March 6, 2004|accessdate=July 16, 2008}}</ref> and in Australia on the [[Nine Network]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/11/04/1099547313833.html?from=storyrhs|title=Hoo-roo, forever|last=Warneke|first=Ross|date=November 5, 2004|work=[[The Age]]|publisher=[[Fairfax Media]]|accessdate=February 4, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allbusiness.com/services/motion-pictures/4889998-1.html|title=News Digest - June 2, 2004|date=June 2, 2004|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=[[AllBusiness.com]]|accessdate=January 1, 2009}}</ref> The episode was released on [[MiniDVD]] on April 26, 2005,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/O-C-Pilot-Mini-DVD/dp/B0009298RU|title=The O.C. - Pilot (Mini DVD)|publisher=[[Amazon.com]]|accessdate=July 26, 2008}}</ref> after release plans with other Warner Bros. titles for March were discarded.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Site-News/2705|title=Site News - Mini-DVD explodes: 3 more players, several more studios, and new TV titles including The O.C.!|last=Lambert|first=David|date=October 10, 2005|publisher=[[TVShowsOnDVD.com]]|accessdate=July 26, 2008}}</ref> Although the premiere was originally broadcast and released in a [[Aspect ratio (image)#4:3 standard|1.33:1 aspect ratio]], it was remastered in a [[Aspect ratio (image)#16:9 standard|widescreen]] ratio for the Region 1 [[The O.C.#The O.C. - The Complete Series|complete series DVD]] release. The Region 2 release retained the original aspect ratio.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/OC/7741|title=The O.C. - It's A Chrismukkah Miracle: Complete Series Includes Season 1 in Widescreen!|last=Lambert|first=David|date=July 27, 2007|publisher=[[TVShowsOnDVD.com]]|accessdate=August 11, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.entertainment.currys.co.uk/currys/9947548.product|title=The O.C. - Complete|work=[[Currys]]|publisher=[[DSG International (retailer)|DSG International]]|accessdate=October 29, 2008}}</ref> The episode is available on [[video on demand]] service [[Amazon Unbox]] in the United States, and from the [[iTunes Store]] in the United States and United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001AVXIJI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&redirect=true&s=digital-video&qid=1225290038&sr=1-1|title=Amazon Video On Demand - The O.C.|work=[[Amazon Unbox]]|publisher=[[Amazon.com]]|accessdate=October 29, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTVSeason?id=281301996&s=143441|title=''The O.C., Season 1''|accessdate=January 24, 2009|author=Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc|authorlink=Warner Bros.|format=''note: Requires iTunes software with US iTunes Store''|work=[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] |publisher=[[iTunes Store]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTVSeason?id=281301996&s=143444|title=''The O.C., Season 1''|accessdate=January 24, 2009|author=Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc|authorlink=Warner Bros.|format=''note: Requires iTunes software with UK iTunes Store''|work=[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] |publisher=[[iTunes Store]]}}</ref>
+The episode premiered at 9:00&nbsp;p.m. ([[Eastern Time Zone|EDT]]) on August 5, 2003 on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]], and was [[simulcast]] in Canada on [[CTV Television Network|CTV]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/tv/133608_tv05.html|title=Fox's handsome 'The O.C.' may be just what teens crave|last=McFarland|first=Melanie|date=August 5, 2003|work=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]|publisher=[[Hearst Corporation]]|accessdate=January 24, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Daring to do good: Role in the O.C. Peter Gallagher feels close to his|last=Gee|first=Dana|date=August 2, 2003|work=[[The Gazette (Montreal)|The Gazette]]|publisher=[[Canwest|CanWest Interactive]]|accessdate=February 9, 2009}}</ref> Fox gave the show an early summer premiere to try to establish an audience before the network switched to coverage of [[Major League Baseball on Fox#Post-season coverage|post-season baseball]] in October,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-7790931.html|title=At 26, Josh SchwLDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GAartz Is Living His Childhood Goal in L.A. as Creator of Fox's New Teen Drama|last=Ryan|first=Suzanne C.|date=August 5, 2003|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|publisher=Globe Newspaper Company|accessdate=February 9, 2009}}</ref> and ahead of "the clutter of the [[Fall schedule|fall preview weeks]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allbusiness.com/services/motion-pictures/4887822-1.html|title=Fox brass stand bLDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GAy risk-taking|last=Grossman|first=Andrew|date=July 18, 2003|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=[[AllBusiness.com]]|accessdate=February 9, 2009}}</ref> In the United Kingdom, the episode first aired at 9:00&nbsp;p.m. ([[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]]) on March 7, 2004 on [[Channel 4]],<ref>{{cite news|first=Caren|last=Clark |title=Switched on this week the best bits on TV|url=http://www.southportrLDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GAeporter.com/125/southportreporter125-7.shtml|work=[[Southport Reporter]]|publisher=PCBT Photography|date=March 6, 2004|accessdate=July 16, 2008}}</ref> and in Australia on the [[Nine Network]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/11/04/1099547313833.html?from=storyrhs|title=Hoo-roo, forever|last=Warneke|first=Ross|date=November 5, 2004|work=[[The Age]]|publisher=[[Fairfax Media]]|accessdate=February 4, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allbusiness.com/services/motion-pictures/4889998-1.html|title=News Digest - June 2, 2004|date=June 2, 2004|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=[[AllBusiness.com]]|accessdate=January 1, 2009}}</ref> The episode was released on [[MiniDVD]] on April 26, 2005,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/O-C-Pilot-Mini-DVD/dp/B0009298RU|title=The O.C. - Pilot (Mini DVD)|publisher=[[Amazon.com]]|accessdate=July 26, 2008}}</ref> after release plans with other Warner Bros. titles for March were discarded.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Site-News/2705|title=Site News - Mini-DVD explodes: 3 more players, several more studios, and new TV titles including The O.C.!|last=Lambert|first=David|date=October 10, 2005|publisher=[[TVShowsOnDVD.com]]|accessdate=July 26, 2008}}</ref> Although the premiere was originally broadcast and released in a [[Aspect ratio (image)#4:3 standard|1.33:1 aspect ratio]], it was remastered in a [[Aspect ratio (image)#16:9 standard|widescreen]] ratio for the Region 1 [[The O.C.#The O.C. - The Complete Series|complete series DVD]] release. The Region 2 release retained the original aspect ratio.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/OC/7741|title=The O.C. - It's A Chrismukkah Miracle: Complete Series Includes Season 1 in Widescreen!|last=Lambert|first=David|date=July 27, 2007|publisher=[[TVShowsOnDVD.com]]|accessdate=August 11, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.entertainment.currys.co.uk/currys/9947548.product|title=The O.C. - Complete|work=[[Currys]]|publisher=[[DSG International (retailer)|DSG International]]|accessdate=October 29, 2008}}</ref> The episode is available on [[video on demand]] service [[Amazon Unbox]] in the United States, and from the [[iTunes Store]] in the United States and United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001AVXIJI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&redirect=true&s=digital-video&qid=1225290038&sr=1-1|title=Amazon Video On Demand - The O.C.|work=[[Amazon Unbox]]|publisher=[[Amazon.com]]|accessdate=October 29, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTVSeason?id=281301996&s=143441|title=''The O.C., Season 1''|accessdate=January 24, 2009|author=Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc|authorlink=Warner Bros.|format=''note: Requires iTunes software with US iTunes Store''|work=[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] |publisher=[[iTunes Store]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTVSeason?id=281301996&s=143444|title=''The O.C., Season 1''|accessdate=January 24, 2009|author=Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc|authorlink=Warner Bros.|format=''note: Requires iTunes software with UK iTunes Store''|work=[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] |publisher=[[iTunes Store]]}}</ref>
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-The pilot episode attracted 7.46&nbsp;million viewers in the United States,<ref name="OverallResults">{{cite web|url=http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1951157|title=The Programming Insider: Thursday 8/7/03|last=Berman|first=Marc|date=August 7, 2003|publisher=[[Nielsen Company|Nielsen Business Media]]|work=[[Mediaweek]]|accessdate=January 20, 2009}}</ref> second in its time slot behind the season finale of ''[[Last Comic Standing]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/2003/08/07/2003-08-07__comic__has_last_laugh_again.html|title='Comic' has last laugh against 'O.C.'|date=August 7, 2003|first=Stephen|last=Battaglio|work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|publisher=[[Mortimer Zuckerman]]|accessdate=January 31, 2009}}</ref> ''The O.C.'' received a [[Nielsen Ratings#Ratings/share and total viewers|rating/share]]{{#tag:ref|A rating/share represents the percentage of all television households tuned into a program, and the proportion of the television audience viewing a particular show, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nielsenmedia.com/nc/nmr_portal/t27/glossary.jsp?term=Rating|title=Glossary of Media Terms & Acronyms: Rating|publisher=[[Nielsen Media Research]]|accessdate=February 7, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nielsenmedia.com/nc/nmr_portal/t27/glossary.jsp?term=Share%20(of%20Audience)|title=Glossary of Media Terms & Acronyms: Share (of Audience)|publisher=[[Nielsen Media Research]]|accessdate=February 7, 2009}}</ref>|group="nb"}} of 6.8/11 in the first half-hour, ranking first between 9 and 9:30&nbsp;p.m., but lost the lead in the second half-hour with a rating of 6.7/10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1949863|title=The Programming Insider—Wednesday 8/6/03|last=Berman|first=Marc|date=August 6, 2003|publisher=[[Nielsen Company|Nielsen Business Media]]|work=[[Mediaweek]]|accessdate=January 20, 2009}}</ref> The episode received the highest rating of the night in the 12–17-year-old demographic, but in its target audience demographic of 18–49-year-olds, it received a less-than-expected Nielsen Rating of 2.9/8.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-291583.html|title=The Beautiful People of 'O.C.' Deliver Some Ugly Numbers|last=de Moraes|first=Lisa|date=August 7, 2003|work=[[The Washington Post]]|publisher=[[The Washington Post Company]]|accessdate=February 9, 2009}}</ref><ref name="OverallResults"/> The show built on the audience of lead-in show ''[[American Juniors]]'', and Fox said that they were "fairly happy with the show's performance".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271%7C82745%7C1%7C,00.html|title='O.C.' Is OK for FOX|date=August 6, 2003|publisher=[[Tribune Media Services]]|accessdate=February 9, 2009}}</ref> Schwartz received a [[Writers Guild of America Award]] nomination for [[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay - Episodic Drama|Best Screenplay in an Episodic Drama]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywood.com/news/WGA_Announces_Screenplay_Noms/1740296|title=WGA Announces Screenplay Noms|last=Cadorette |first=Guylaine|date=January 2, 2004|publisher=Hollywood Media Corp|accessdate=July 26, 2008}}</ref> with casting directors Rush and Silverberg nominated in the Dramatic Pilot category of the [[Artios Awards]].<ref name=casting_award /> The episode was criticized by [[City Manager]] Glen Rojas for its "negative portrayal" of Chino.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271%7C82761%7C1%7C,00.html|title=Town Upset by Negative Portrayal in 'O.C.'|date=August 8, 2003|publisher=[[Tribune Media Services]]|accessdate=February 9, 2009}}</ref>
+The pilot episode attracted 7.46&nbsp;million viewers in the United States,<ref name="OverallResults">{{cite web|url=http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1951157|title=The Programming Insider: Thursday 8/7/03|last=Berman|first=Marc|date=August 7, 2003|publisher=[[Nielsen Company|Nielsen Business Media]]|work=[[Mediaweek]]|accessdate=January 20, 2009}}</ref> second in its time slot behind the season finale of ''[[Last Comic Standing]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/2003/08/07/2003-08-07__comic__has_last_laugh_again.html|title='Comic' has last laugh against 'O.C.'|date=August 7, 2003|first=Stephen|last=Battaglio|work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|publisher=[[Mortimer Zuckerman]]|accessdate=January 31, 2009}}</ref> ''The O.C.'' received a [[Nielsen Ratings#Ratings/share and total viewers|rating/share]]{{#tag:ref|A rating/share represents the percentage of all television households tuned into a program, and 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Deliver Some Ugly Numbers|last=de Moraes|first=Lisa|date=August 7, 2003|work=[[The Washington Post]]|publisher=[[The Washington Post Company]]|accessdate=February 9, 2009}}</ref><ref name="OverallResults"/> The show built on the audience of lead-in show ''[[American Juniors]]'', and Fox said that they were "fairly happy with the show's performance".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271%7C82745%7C1%7C,00.html|title='O.C.' Is OK for FOX|date=August 6, 2003|publisher=[[Tribune Media Services]]|accessdate=February 9, 2009}}</ref> Schwartz received a [[Writers Guild of America Award]] nomination for [[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay - Episodic Drama|Best Screenplay in an Episodic Drama]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywood.com/news/WGA_Announces_Screenplay_Noms/1740296|title=WGA Announces Screenplay Noms|last=Cadorette |first=Guylaine|date=January 2, 2004|publisher=Hollywood Media Corp|accessdate=July 26, 2008}}</ref> with casting directors Rush and Silverberg nominated in the Dramatic Pilot category of the [[Artios Awards]].<ref name=casting_award /> The episode was criticized by [[City Manager]] Glen Rojas for its "negative portrayal" of Chino.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271%7C82761%7C1%7C,00.html|title=Town Upset by Negative Portrayal in 'O.C.'|date=August 8, 2003|publisher=[[Tribune Media Services]]|accessdate=February 9, 2009}}</ref>
-''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'''s Carina Chocano praised ''The O.C.'' for being different, claiming that it was "refreshingly free of both [Aaron] [[Aaron Spelling|Spelling]]-style camp and the twee earnestness that has characterized more recent teen dramas".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,474135,00.html|title=The O.C. (2003)|last=Chocano|first=Carina|date=August 12, 2003|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=[[Time Inc]]|accessdate=July 26, 2008}}</ref> Robert Bianco of ''[[USA Today]]'' drew comparisons with the successful [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] show ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'', saying that "''The O.C.'' is better-written and better-acted by a cast that just might be, incredibly enough, even better-looking".<ref name="usatoday"/> He praised the cast's skill and attractiveness as well as the show's ability to "come up with a few smart deviations from the genre norm".<ref name="usatoday">{{cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/reviews/2003-08-04-the-oc_x.htm|title=Juicy plots, pretty faces add to appeal of 'The O.C.'|last=Bianco|first=Robert|date=August 4, 2003|work=[[USA Today]]|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|accessdate=July 26, 2008}}</ref> Nancy Franklin of ''[[The New Yorker]]'' criticized the plot for being too predictable, but praised Adam Brody as Seth, stating that "he talks too much and too fast, he mumbles, and he projects zero physical confidence. In short, his character is adorable."<ref name="NewYorker">{{cite web|url=http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2003/08/18/030818crte_television?currentPage=1|title=Sunny Money|last=Franklin|first=Nancy|date=August 18, 2003|work=[[The New Yorker]]|publisher=[[CondéNet]]|accessdate=July 26, 2008}}</ref> [[Rob Owen (journalist)|Rob Owen]] of the ''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]'' felt that "[Benjamin] McKenzie, at times, is prone to overdramatizing scenes",<ref name="PostGazette"/> and considered the young characters "so detestable and yet bland" that it made the show "almost painful" to watch.<ref name="PostGazette">{{cite web|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/tv/20030803owen0803p2.asp|title=TV Review: 'The O.C.' provides lifeless look at rich teens|last=Owen|first=Rob|authorlink=Rob Owen (journalist)|date=August 3, 2003|work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|publisher=PG Publishing Co|accessdate=July 26, 2008}}</ref> He nevertheless affirmed that the show had "positive attributes" that made it enjoyable.<ref name="PostGazette" /> Andrew Grossman of ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' commented that "Brody is instantly likable as Seth" and that Barton "does a nice job with Marissa's torn-between-two-worlds angst", but stated that Ryan "doesn't seem to have many clear personality traits".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://search.boston.com/local/Search.do?s.sm.query=%27O.C.%27+bubbles+with+soapy+fare|title='O.C.' bubbles with soapy fare|last=Gilbert|first=Matthew|date=August 5, 2003|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|publisher=Globe Newspaper Company|accessdate=February 9, 2009}}</ref> Tim Goodman of the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' called the episode "superb" and described McKenzie as "essentially playing [[James Dean]]". He compared the actor to [[Russell Crowe]] and noted that McKenzie "pull[ed] the whole thing off with aplomb".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/08/05/DD246310.DTL|title='The O.C.' tiptoes the line between drama and soap and doesn't lose its balance|last=Goodman|first=Tim|date=August 5, 2003|work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|publisher=[[Hearst Corporation]]|accessdate=February 9, 2009}}</ref>
+''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'''s Carina Chocano praised ''The O.C.'' for being different, claiming that it was "refreshingly free of both [Aaron] [[Aaron Spelling|Spelling]]-style camp and the twee earnestness that has characterized more recent teen dramas".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,474135,00.html|title=The O.C. (2003)|last=Chocano|first=Carina|date=August 12, 2003|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=[[Time Inc]]|accessdate=July 26, 2008}}</ref> Robert Bianco of ''[[USA Today]]'' drew comparisons with the successful [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] show ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'', saying that "''The O.C.'' is better-written and better-acted by a cast that just might be, incredibly enough, even better-looking".<ref name="usatoday"/> He praised the cast's skill and attractiveness as well as the show's ability to "come up with a few smart deviations from the genre norm".<ref name="usatoday">{{cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/reviews/2003-08-04-the-oc_x.htm|title=Juicy plots, pretty faces add to appeal of 'The O.C.'|last=Bianco|first=Robert|date=August 4, 2003|work=[[USA Today]]|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|accessdate=July 26, 2008}}</ref> Nancy Franklin of ''[[The New Yorker]]'' criticized the plot for being too predictable, but praised Adam Brody as Seth, stating that "he talks too much and too fast, he mumbles, and he projects zero physical confidence. In short, his character is adorable."<ref name="NewYorker">{{cite web|url=http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2003/08/18/030818crte_television?currentPage=1|title=Sunny Money|last=Franklin|first=Nancy|date=August 18, 2003|work=[[The New Yorker]]|publisher=[[CondéNet]]|accessdate=July 26, 2008}}</ref> [[Rob Owen (journalist)|Rob Owen]] of the ''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]'' felt that "[Benjamin] McKenzie, at times, is prone to overdramatizing scenes",<ref name="PostGazette"/> and considered the young characters "so detestable and yet bland" that it made the show "almost painful" to watch.<ref name="PostGazette">{{cite web|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/tv/20030803owen0803p2.asp|title=TV Review: 'The O.C.' provides lifeless look at rich teens|last=Owen|first=Rob|authorlink=Rob Owen (journalist)|date=August 3, 2003|work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|publisher=PG Publishing Co|accessdate=July 26, 2008}}</ref> He nevertheless affirmed that the show had "positive attributes" that made it enjoyable.<ref name="PostGazette" /> Andrew Grossman of ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' commented that "Brody is instantly likable as Seth" and that Barton "does a nice job with Marissa's torn-between-two-worlds angst", but stated that Ryan "doesn't seem to have many clear personality traits".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://search.boston.com/local/Search.do?s.sm.query=%27O.C.%27+bubbles+with+soapy+fare|title='O.C.' bubbles with soapy fare|last=Gilbert|first=Matthew|date=August 5, 2003|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|publisher=Globe Newspaper Company|accessdate=February 9, 2009}}</ref> Tim Goodman of the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' called the episode "superb" and described McKenzie as "essentially playing [[James Dean]]". He compared the actor to [[Russell Crowe]] and noted that McKenzie "pull[ed] the whole thing off with aplomb".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/08/05/DD246310.DTL|title='The O.C.' tiptoes the line between drama and soap and doesn't lose its balance|last=Goodman|first=TLDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GARIBALDI GAim|date=August 5, 2003|work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|publisher=[[Hearst Corporation]]|accessdate=February 9, 2009}}</ref>
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