‘The O.C.’ Turns 20: How Seth Cohen Ruined a Generation of Women
Twenty years ago, I was 18, freshly graduated from high school, and had long forced my friends into watching movies and TV shows together, whether it was Y Tu Mama Tambien or Degrassi: The Next Generation.
On one fateful night, crammed in my friend Caitlin’s parent’s basement, I made everyone watch the premiere episode of The O.C., Fox’s new teen drama about a teen boy (Benjamin McKenzie’s Ryan Atwood) who ends up under the wing of the wealthy Cohen family in Orange County, Calif., after his family abandons him.
Yes, The O.C. just turned 20.