The O.C. - The Complete Series Collection (2003)

The Total Beach Experience Glamour. Glitz. Schemes. Dreams. The O.C. is the place to be. The complete series is yours in this extras-loaded DVD set. Outsider Ryan, quick-witted Seth, girls-next-door Summer and Marissa and more -- all the characters you love (or sometimes love to hate) are here in episodes alive with laughs and drama, indie bands and Chrismukkah, and featuring real insights into teens and parents, what's in and what matters, growing up and moving on. There's nothing like a day at the beach. Catch every wave! Includes all 92 episodes on 28 discs and tons of extras: Season 1 Remastered and presented in Widescreen for the First Time! Over 6 hours of Special Features: - Commentaries on Select Episodes and Specific Memorable Scenes by Series Creator JOSH SCHWARTZ, the Show's Stars and Others. - Cool, Sexy, Revealing UNAIRED SCENES and an EXTENDED EPISODE. - Retrospective DOCUMENTARY The O.C.: Obsess Completely. - 7 AWESOME FEATURETTES: Casting the O.C., Inside the Real O.C., The Music of the O.C., Beachy Couture, Making of the Subways Video, The Magic That Is Chrismukkah and Summer Roberts - Beauty Meets Brown - Gag reels for all seasons, Including Season Four not previous included! - Atomic County Excerpts, all-new Creator Introduction and more!

Entertaining TV

The OC is a very captivating show because of its capacity to always surprise
its audience with unexpected plot twists. Characters are more developed than on most TV shows. It feels more real than other Teen TV because the teenagers lives are depicted as very much intertwined with the adults'. A great show to watch together with the family.
September 14, 2008

Excellent Series

Don't be misled. This is not just a teen drama. The incredible writers manage to parallel the stories of the adults in the show with their younger counter parts so seamless that you don't realize it, until the end when you look at your teenager and say "hey!" This is a series that all parents should watch with their teenage kids. It definately gives the parents and their teens serious discussion material! August 22, 2008

the oc

omg I love the oc!!!!!!!!! I can sit there and watch all my seasons without going to bed. even though it takes a whole serious four days to watch them all non stop but I have to say I love the oc!!!! March 11, 2008

First-class boxset treatment

I was tempted to buy the DVD season sets individually to save money. Thank God I decided to get this instead! Here's the breakdown:

PROS:

1) The actual book's packaging is simply amazing to look at. The front cover of the book is a special lenticular material that mimics the shimmering moving water from the DVD menu as you view it from different angles.
2) The glossy photos interspersed throughout the interviews/commentary and episode summaries are very high quality and stylish, many I've never seen before. It's easy to navigate the episode guides and the excerpts of the Atomic County comic are fun to read.
3) The outside is a hard protective plastic shell that protects the inner book from dust and stuff, and you won't ever have to worry about it being damaged if you have to move or something.
4) Season 1 is completely remastered in widescreen. 'Nuff said.
5) Lots of extras and commentary on the extras DVDs.
6) I personally haven't had any problems with DVD's skipping or being scratched.

CONS:

1) I've never been a fan of cardboard DVD sleeves. Sure they're alright I guess, but I'm always paranoid I'm going to scratch the DVDs when taking them in and out, and sometimes the discs fall out if you're too rough.
2) This is a minor nitpick, but if you're a TRUE fan of the OC, you'll notice that the awesome animated shorts of Atomic County are not included on here. You'll have to buy the Atomic County collection on iTunes for a mere 2 bucks :)

Overall I am very, very satisfied with the set, this series really got the complete boxset treatment it deserved! March 10, 2008

Gorgeous!

I received my pack yesterday and I have to say the pack exudes beauty, it looks better than it does in the pictures. Just love the front cover! The pack contains all the discs, really nice pictures of the cast and episode descriptions all packed together in what seems to be like a photo album. Amazon's carrier, I think it's DHL, were horrible in their delivery. I live in Sydney, and the package arrived almost 2 weeks after the expected arrival date, just shocking, anyway I'm reviewing the box set and not DHL. A definite 5 stars from me and a must have for OC lovers! March 6, 2008

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