A Bit About The OC...

creator: Josh Schwartz (writer / producer)

OC - a troubled youth becomes embroiled in the lives of a close-knit group of wealthy, upper class neighbourhood of Newport Beach.

Josh Schwartz also created...
"Gossip Girl" - privileged teenagers attend an elite private school in New York City.
"Chuck" - 20 something year old geek inadvertently downloads critical government secrets into his brain, his former college friend turned CIA, recruits him as a secret agent, all while keeping him out of his evil hands.

Release Date of The OC:
UK: 7th March 2004
USA: 5th August 2003

Channel 4 airs The OC

Production Company:
-Wonderlan Sound and Vision (US) also a production company of "Chuck", "Supernatural", "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle"
-Warner Bros. Television (US) also production company of "NipTuck", "Veronica Mars", "Joey" etc
-College Hill Pictures Inc (US) also production company of "Chuck", "Gossip"

Awards...
14 wins and 17 nominations...
2005 - Logie Awards - Most Popular Overseas Programme.
2006 - Prism Awards - Performance in a drama series episode.
- Teen Choice Awards - Choice actor (Brody), choice actress (Barton & Bilson), choice drama.
2005 - Teen Choice Awards - Choice actor (Brody), choice actress (Bilson), chemistry between actor/ess (Brody & Bilson), choice tv show.
2004 - Teen Choice Awards - Breakout T.V Show, breakout tv star (female - Barton), tv actor (Brody), choice tv show.

Official site for the OC...
UK: channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/o/the_oc/
USA: www.fox.com/oc/

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