Ryan Atwood (Ben McKenzie) is a young man from the bad side of town who got arrested for his brother's mistake. Sandy Cohen (Peter Gallagher) is his lawyer and he decides to take him into his own home. His wife Kirsten (Kelly Rowan) isn't sure, but their kid Seth (Adam Brody) just love the fact that he has a friend. Ryan falls for the girl next door Marissa Cooper (Mischa Barton). It's love at first sight.
This is the biggest teen soap of its time. It's popularity is still shocking. I'm surprised that teen soaps aren't being churned out all the time by the networks other than CW. This show burn bright and burn fast. It lasted only 4 seasons, and was quickened by the death of Marissa Cooper at the end of season 3. I still don't know who's brilliant idea that was. Maybe Mischa Barton was tired of the show. Who knows? But it ended the show prematurely. Not to say that the show had long legs. Creator Josh Schwartz had design the show to burn through all the teen clichés real quick. By the 3rd season, it had run short of the easy story lines. I was waiting for the evil twins to turn up.
This is the biggest teen soap of its time. It's popularity is still shocking. I'm surprised that teen soaps aren't being churned out all the time by the networks other than CW. This show burn bright and burn fast. It lasted only 4 seasons, and was quickened by the death of Marissa Cooper at the end of season 3. I still don't know who's brilliant idea that was. Maybe Mischa Barton was tired of the show. Who knows? But it ended the show prematurely. Not to say that the show had long legs. Creator Josh Schwartz had design the show to burn through all the teen clichés real quick. By the 3rd season, it had run short of the easy story lines. I was waiting for the evil twins to turn up.