'The End Isn't Near, It's Here'- Goodbye to The OC

Saying Farewell to The O.C.

This is it. Tonight we will say a fond farewell to The O.C. - a show that has made us laugh, cry, and want to live (even just for a day) in Orange County. What began as a summer filler show on Fox became a nationwide phenomenon and its impact on the pop culture landscape of TV won’t soon be forgotten.

THE OC SERIES FINALE- "The End Isn't Near, It's Here"

Tonight on the series finale of The O.C. “The End isn’t Near, it’s Here” (9 /8c on FOX)The series concludes six months after an earthquake rocked Newport. Taylor has an appointment with a seamstress while the fate of “The Valley” is revealed.

“Say goodbye to the world
You thought you lived in
Take a bow
Play the part
Of a lonely lonely heart
Say goodbye to the world
You thought you lived in
To the world you thought you lived in”
- Mika- "Any Other World"

QUICK NEWS- Ashley Tisdale, That's So Raven, The OC

- Ashley Tisdale:


1. Congratulations to Ashley for being the best selling Disney Channel stars!

"Bowing at #5 on next week's chart is "Headstrong", the debut studio offering from Ashley Tisdale, who plays Sharpay Evans in the Disney Channel original movie "High School Musical." The LP sold close to 64,000 copies. Ashley Tisdale’s "Headstrong" will be the highest debut by a Disney Channel Star ever! In her first week of sales she will surpass the chart positions of Hilary Duff's "Santa Clause Lane", Lindsay Lohan's "A Little More Personal (Raw)", Vanessa Hudgens "V", and Aly & AJ's "Into The Rush"!"

2. For those of you that haven't checked out her album yet, make sure you do! ALSO, her site has a brand new look! Make sure you check that out as well!

- That's So Raven:
1. For those of you who are fans of this great Disney Channel show, it IS ending and the SERIES finale have been scheduled to air on :

MARCH 2nd

This episode will mark the END of the entire That's So Raven series, and will have ended the 100th episode for That's So Raven.

Here's a sypnosis of what the episode will be about:

Raven and Chelsea throw Eddie a birthday party and invite his divorced parents. Eddie hopes they can get back together. Meanwhile, Cory, William, Larry, and Heimlich all cook the food for the party.

- The OC:

1. It's official. The OC is ending and there's only 2 episodes left. Make sure you watch it on Thursday nights at 9PM to give it the best rating it can get and let it end the show with pride and glory!

2. Take a peak at the series finale entitled, "The End's Not Near, It's Here" here:

3. Even though we still have to wait for 1 more week before the series finale, Warner Brothers has already announced the DVD release:

"'High school is over. Time to move on. But events conspire to reunite Ryan, Seth and Summer in posh, seaside Newport. And there may even be a new Core Four. Because after Taylor Townsend says a quick if not passionate au revoir to her education in France, she just might pursue Ryan until he catches her.

Time, too, for the eseries to move on with these 16 Final Episodes. Seth marries Summer? (Maybe.) Ryan goes through life like it's a steel- cage brawl? (Sometimes.) Kaitlin tries to hook up her mom Julie with a billionaire? (Well, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.) But the things you perhaps expect will happen are nothing compared to what you could never expect. Time to hit the beach for all the surprising events of a cool, compelling and revealing conclusion of The O.C.!'

The fourth, and final, season for The OC will be released on May 22 for $59.98. The 5- disc set will include the final 16 episodes:

1. The Avenger
2. The Gringos
3. The Cold Turkey
4. The Metamorphosis
5. The Sleeping Beauty
6. The Summer Bummer
7. The Chrismukk-huh?
8. The Earth Girls Are Easy
9. The My Two Dads
10. The French Connection
11. The Dream Lover
12. The Groundhog Day
13. The Case of the Franks
14. The Shake Up
15. The Night Moves
16. The End's Not Near, It's Here (Series Finale)

Episodes will be presented in Anamorphic Widescreen and the bonus materials include two all-new behind-the-scenes featurettes, a gag reel and deleted scenes."

QUICK NEWS- Ashley Tisdale/ High School Musical/ iTunes/ The OC

- Ashley Tisdale:

1. Ashley's going to be on Radio KOL on Monday at 1PM. Make sure you check it out!

2. Ashley has a BRAND NEW blog available on alloy.com. She'll be sharing her "fashion" tips and her life experiences, so visit here to access the blog

3. Warner Brothers has OFFICIALLY released "Headstrong" description and tracklisting! Make sure you buy it now! Check out the preordering site here

4. Ashley Tisdale has released 2 brand new Youtube videos... Check them out here:

And YES. Ashley CHEATED...
on Coffee Bean. LOL...

- High School Musical:

1. Bill Borden (a producer of "High School Musical") has recently did an interview with WorldScreen.com. It was a pretty interesting and revealing interview. In there, he talked about the beginning of High School Musical, and TONS of High School Musical 2 info. (including information about the long anticipated kiss... and the script!) Read out the interview here.

2. I FINALLY got tickets to go to the High School Musical concert! I will be attending the Anaheim Honda Center one in California on January 26. I will TRY (NOTE TRY) to get pictures and videos! :)

3. It seems like the High School Musical video game will come out on July 1. Please note this release date is NOT official yet. I'll keep you updated on that as soon as more information begins to come in!

- iTunes:
1. iTunes has recently added, "The Cheetah Girls", and the ENTIRE AIRED season 1 of "Ugly Betty"

- The OC:

1. Last night's episode, sadly only raised for 3.94 million of viewers. But hopefully, next week will be better...

2. You can check out the next week's episode preview:

3. Here are some more information about the Save the OC program:

E-mailing:

E-Mail FOX: askfox@fox.com
FOX Address: The OC
P.O. Box 900
Attn: FOX BROADCASTING Publicity Dept.
Beverly Hills, CA 90213-0900
Email CW: feedback@cwtv.com

P.S. It is very important that you email both networks. You should send land mail and e-mail to FOX at the above address and email the CW on their email address above because they don’t have a land mail system, please do it as soon as you can!

Here's an example of what the email should be like:

Please, please tell me that you are going to put me out of my misery and consider picking up The OC and running it on the CW Network. I can not even begin to tell you how devastated I am by the Fox Networks complete and utter disregard for the fans of The OC. The posted their own Save the OC Poll which it last count was upwards of 330,000 votes, they requested that all the fans of the show, show their support and email Fox all of the reasons that we love the OC. What did Fox do with this information, absolutely nothing, because as you are well aware I’m sure 4.5 Million people don’t amount to much, well at least in Fox’s opinion we don’t. They didn’t even have the common decency to post the cancellation of the show on the Fox OC Board; they let all of the fans find out for themselves. I’m sorry that just blatant show of the worst disrespect I’ve ever seen. What was all of the hoop-la about? Can you tell me?
I’ve got news for the Fox Network; 4.5 million people are not nothing. I never intend to watch another program on the Network the longest day I’m alive. I only started watching their programming (American Idol) while waiting for the OC to come on. It started during the 2nd Season of American Idol; I started watching Idol while waiting for the OC to come on. Eventually I began to give Fox’s other shows a shot and soon after found that I was mostly watching Fox programming in support of the Network that carried by favorite show of all time.
From the start I was completely and utterly captivated by the OC. My love affair with the OC began in the Summer of 2003 when Fox was promoting the heck out of the show and I thought, hmmmmmm, this looks promising I’m going to have to tune in to find out what this is all about, I needed to find out what happened to that kid from Chino and his attorney. I watched the first episode and was and have been compelled to tune in every week thereafter to find out what happened next. I’m always on the end of my seat watching and I’m pretty sure holding my breath, even when I wasn’t thrilled with the storylines, I had to watch, it’s The OC. And I love The OC to pieces.
Why do I love The OC, where do I start, the actors, the writing, the storylines, the music, the settings and the attention to detail, the shout outs that call to mind a completely unrelated subject (they make me bark at the TV in hilarity, i.e., last episode, the story on Meerkats that the Cohen family was watching was a shout out to fans in the know who know that Ben in Junebug tried taped a Meerkat documentary for his wife), remain in my opinion unduplicated by any other program out there, the likes of which we will never see again and the very thought of it makes me heartsick. I find very difficult to even write this letter, it is bringing tears to my eyes and lump in my throat.
I world without the OC, oh please no. I’m not some psychotic fanatic, life is hard, I have a job that is hell on wheels, and I’m the Vice President of Administration of a Company. I’m completely stressed all the time, I have a life, I travel, socialize, I’m married and a generally a happy stressed out person. But at least when I’m having a bad week I know that for one night during the week I’ll will be transported from my troubles, problems and woes and completely entertained from start to finish and that means a lot to me as I’m sure it does others. It relaxes me, makes me laugh, cry, giggle, groan and snort and I’ll admit bark at the set once in a while.Over the years I have come to sincerely love these characters, the way that they are written and the amazing talent displayed by the actors themselves, they breathe such life into them, that they’re real to all of us fans. I can’t imagine never having them enter my home again after February 22, 2007, that thought gives me a sickening feeling in the pit of my stomach. What to say about all of them, Ryan (Ben McKenzie) the range of emotions this guy is able to convey without uttering a sound, he’s so amazing at the non-verbal stuff, and that’s not an easy Josh set for him, and he nails every time. And he’s just so great at deadpan, cracks me up. He’s brought such warm and honesty to this tough kid from Chino with a heart of gold, that little sideways look/glare and that smile when it lights up his face makes everyone feel good. Then there’s Sandy (Peter Gallagher) what I can say, I love him, doesn’t everyone wish they knew Sandy Cohen, boy he could sell any used car in a lot, he’s present in the scene, he’s just so Sandy. Julie (Melinda Clark) what can’t this woman do, comedy, drama, she’s just delicious. And Adam Brody (Seth), he and Rachel Bilson (Summer), just magical together on scene, and nothing beats Seth/Ryan time, nothing. Kirsten (Kelly Rowan) she brings such needed warm to every scene she’s in, she’s golden. The new characters, Taylor (Autumn Reeser) hilarity at it’s finest and her chemistry with Ryan is undeniable. It must be said that I didn’t like Kaitlyn (Willa Holland) in Season 3, but this season, loving her, underneath what we thought was a mean streak is actually a soft heart, she’s Julie’s daughter completely!
This said, I now have to tell you about the Overseas Fans of the show, they must be included they’re such good friends of mine and have been for a very long time. They have no say in our rating system here, but they must be mentioned, they’re wonderful people, from Australia, Canada, England, Germany, South Africa…..etc. Warner Brothers needs to recognize that these people are fans too and they’re out there downloading the episodes as soon as they can because they can’t wait to find out what happens next. Actually that’s not good enough for some of my friends and immediately following the show I have to email them a blow by blow description of the nights show, then they download and then watch it again when it’s in their country and then run out to the store or get on line as soon as the DVD is available to order it. JUST LIKE THE FANS HERE DO!!!!
When I originally started watching the OC I didn’t realize how addicted I would become but around about the 6th episode I started recording it as well as watching, now I actually watch, TIVO and tape the show so there’s no way I don’t have a copy of the episode and then I buy it on DVD when it becomes available. So when the 1st Season ended, I thought I can’t wait till October to get the DVD to see it again, I need to be able to watch this again and again all summer. I quickly went on line to EBay and got a hot copy (before they were pulled), paid for it and watched it and watched it and watched. I then gave the DVD to all of my friends and family to watch, I must’ve gotten at least 20 additional people to watch the show this way, all now as addicted as me by the timeSeason 2 rolled around. (They just kept passing it around and I still don’t know where that ended up.) This really doesn’t matter because a hot copy isn’t good enough I have to have the official WB copy. After having relayed all of this can you see how we are how much we love this show?
Now to point out where Fox went wrong, Season 2 on in November after baseball and well after people had made their viewing decisions for the season. Big mistake. Season 3 they realized they were wrong so they started it before baseball and stopped it for it and then moved the night to further muck up the works. Fox then promised fans that if the show didn’t do well they would move it back. They didn’t, can you see the handwriting on the wall here. Fox just plain stopped caring about the show and/or doing anything to support it.
Well I hope they’re happy with the decision because they’ve lost more than a few fans with their decision to cancel the OC, No OC no Fox for me. I truly believe that the place for the OC is the CW Network. You guys try harder, you know how to support a show, and you show re-runs. Pick up the show, put it on after One Tree Hill or before they are the perfect shows to follow each other. I never watched One Tree Hill or Smallville, but the CW Network knows how to rope in new fans, you guys ran re-runs of those shows on Sunday nights to draw in other viewers and that’s how I got sucked in. There are 57 channels on, on Sunday nights and nothing on. It was perfect and I was hooked. Now I promise you this, that should the CW Network grant me my hearts desire and support my favorite show of all time (just to put it in perspective I’ve never written to a Television Network in my life till I had to fight for the OC) I am prepared to support the CW Network and in any and every way that I can and bring a few million of my friends with me. I already watch Smallville, I don’t watch Supernatural anymore because it’s on at the same time as the OC. Please, please pick up me show, it’s not time for its demise yet, it’s such an excellent show, there’s not a lot of that around.
Please, please allow me the opportunity to say “Welcome to the CW…….Switch”
Cathy Tallarico

QUICK NEWS- Ashley Tisdale/ Cory in the House/ High School Musical Cast/ Jordan Pruitt/ The OC

- Ashley Tisdale:

New information about her album!:
1. The song, "Unlove You" is about her first relationship. Her exact quote was: "One song is about your first relationship. Even though you're not with that person and don't have feelings toward that person anymore, there's still that... you can't un-love them!"

2. The song, "Love Me for Me" was originally written for Paris Hilton (she probably recorded it) but it didn't make it to the final cut. But Ashley picked the song so she will be singing it with her own version.

3. The previously leaked song "Don't Touch" was a fake clip, and it was by Jennifer Elliot.

4. The song, "I Will Be Me" WILL be released as a bonus track of Headstrong, if you buy it off iTunes. (Credit to anonymous reader of TV Teen!)

- Cory in the House:

1. This Disney Channel original series will premiere on Disney Channel in 8 days! But as off now, you don't have to wait for any longer! iTunes has released a special sneak peak (the ENTIRE episode) for FREE download! All you need is iTunes. iPod is NOT required to play this file!! :) Click here to visit the download site.

2. TV TEEN EXCLUSIVE ALERT! TV Teen is offering a free download today. Download the show's theme song in full length here.

- High School Musical Cast:

1. The High School Musical Cast were on MuchMusic in Toronto, Canada a few days ago. Check out a video capture (THANKS JUSTIN!). Download it here

- Jordan Pruitt:

1. Here's a peak at her album's cover. Her album will drop on February 6. If you preorder Jordan's album NOW on her site, you can get a bonus DVD with bonus music videos.

- The OC:

1. As a lot of you might have heard, The OC has been cancelled OFFICIALLY by Fox yesterday. But.. there's still things that you could do. SavetheOC @ Wordpress has released a final plan to save The OC. Check it out here and PLEASE PARTCIPATE!!

SAVETHEOC.WORDPRESS.COM

SAVE THE O.C. WEEK: 4 DAYS OF ACTIVISM: 8-11 JANUARY 2007.
We @ www.savetheoc.wordpress.com have come up with a campaign called “Save the O.C. Week: 4 Days of Activism”. In this campaign we have a specific task to do everyday. Here are the details on what to do each day, starting from 8th january until 11 january 2007.

The Scheduled activities for each day are as follows:
MONDAY JANUARY 8TH 2006
Email the FOX network our thoughts and suggestions and ask them to please re-think their decision about cancelling our favourite T.V show. We should state the obvious and give all our true views. ·
Email: askfox@fox.com

TUESDAY JANUARY 9TH 2006
Because of the speculation and rumors that have surfaced about The CW being very interested and in talks about taking over The O.C. from the FOX network, we should email them and plead for them to be the new network of the O.C. remember to point out all the positives and to be polite
.· Email: feedback@cwtv.com

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 10TH 2006
Wear your banner day. To advertise the “5 Days Of Activism campaign” and to advertise this “Save The OC” site and to show our dedication to The O.C. We need to chose 1 out of these following 6 banners to put as your signature on every forum on the net that you are a part of. · Banners: Here [Use top 3 banners and other 2 banners which can be found in the 2nd row]

THURSDAY JANUARY 11TH 2006
Last chance to sign the petition at fox.com’s dedicated petition site for The O.C. The petition has grown a staggering 290,000 in just over a month and this could be our last chance to get to 300,000 signatures and over. · Sign here: www.fox.com/oc/savetheoc
This campaign may just be our first step in a new season of the O.C. If we can do all of the above tasks within next week, we might get a bit closer to saving The O.C. if we don’t succeed, we always have seasons 1,2,3,4 to watch Please help me and advertise this campaign all over the net, in all the OC forums and by telling all your friends aswell. All The O.C’s websites in every language should be informed about this campaign. Please participate and do your best! Please leave positive comments awsell, any negativity will be deleted.

2. If this plan does not work, we may just sit back and enjoy the final 8 episodes of this season. Producer, Josh Schwartz has given loyal fans a "preview" of what's to come in this season. You can read the interview here: (BEFORE YOU START READING, LET ME WARN YOU THAT THIS IS A RATHER REVEALING INTERVIEW. DO NOT READ IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO BE SPOILED)

The O.C. Creator Previews Series Finale!
Fox may have pulled the plug on our beloved O.C. today, but let's focus on the positive: We've still got eight episodes left, the first of which airs tomorrow night. Even better, I just got off the phone with series creator Josh Schwartz and got his take on the big farewell, as well as scoop on who will and won't be in the series finale on Feb. 22.

Read on:Ausiello: What can you tell me about the final eight episodes?

Josh Schwartz: As you teased in Ask Ausiello today, there going to be a lot of fun. There's going to be some surprises.

Ausiello: A pregnancy?

Schwartz: There will be a pregnancy. There will be a most unexpected new love triangle. There will be some new animals that need saving. There will be some hallucinatory dreams. And there's going to be a fight for the love of a certain woman. And there's going to be some surprises for the Cohen family, and some really big decisions for everybody to make. The finale is really going to deliver real closure to these characters. It's going to be the finale we had always planned to do.

Ausiello: What can you tell me about my new favorite couple, Taylor and Ryan?

Schwartz: Taylor's going to have to deal directly with some of her hang-ups to make it work with Ryan. Let me put it to you this way: Their world is about to get shaken up.

Ausiello: Do you feel like you need to accelerate the plot?Schwartz: No. We were planning for this. We've had all season to plan for this and deliver the season we really wanted. And Fox has been good about letting us creatively deliver what we wanted to do.

Ausiello: A lot of people, myself included, are calling the current season your strongest yet -- at least creatively. That must feel good.

Schwartz: I'm thrilled. Very few shows get the opportunity to have their last season be their best season. I know there's been some speculation about a Season 5 on another network, but I feel like because this season [is so strong], I would love to go out creatively on top.

Ausiello: So there's no chance of it moving to another network? Like, say, the CW?

Schwartz: I don't want to ever say never, because at a certain point... At this moment? No. Secretly, I would love a Julie-Kaitlin anti-Gilmore Girls show.

Ausiello: They've turned into a great mother-daughter team.

Schwartz: They're great. And that's really going to be a big part of the second half of the season.

Ausiello: Any chance Marissa might reappear in some form?

Schwartz: I feel like we've made our peace with that storyline. I feel like she's been honored, and it's really about these characters moving forward.

Ausiello: So no ghosts or anything?

Schwartz: There will be no Ryan doing pottery with "Unchained Melody" playing in the background and Marissa helping him. (Laughs) We really want to focus these last episodes on our core characters. The cast is clicking so well.

Ausiello: Happy ending for Ryan and Taylor?

Schwartz: It's going to be a really satisfying ending for people who have been with the show for four years, and really watched Ryan grow and search for happiness.

Ausiello: I'll take that as a yes! Anything else you want to add?

Schwartz: Like I said, I'm incredibly proud of this season. And that was my only goal this year. Knowing we were being asked to do an impossible task -- given the Thursday timeslot -- the sole goal was to really deliver the best possible season, and I feel really satisfied that we've done that this year.

3. The OC is back with a brand new episode tonight. (also features a very special father-son reunion!)

QUICK NEWS- Ashley Tisdale, iTunes, Save The OC

- Ashley Tisdale:

1. Following are 2 possible album arts for Ashley Tisdale's "Headstrong" album. One is from Ashley's official music site, and one is from Tommy2. Which one do you like better? Please note that "Headstrong" has no OFFICIAL covers yet.

- iTunes:

1. A little browsing led me to find this. iTunes has added "Cow Belles" and "Life is Ruff" for download! (the next 2 DCOMs to be released after "High School Musical"!) You can download both of them in High Quality for $14.99 each on iTunes. "Life is Ruff" is really worth it because it's actually in WIDESCREEN and I don't think that movie is coming to DVD anytime soon, so make sure you catch that fans!

- The OC

1. PLEASE SAVE OC
Please join in on Wednesday 27th December 2006 in the 2nd “Save the OC” Petition signing campaign. All you need to do is go look for the time that you must sign (Look Below) and go to www.fox.com/oc/savetheoc/ and sign the petition with the rest of the world @ your specific time!

Sign @ 7:00 AM:
Brisbane Austrailia… Must Sign @ 7:00 AM on Thursday 28th December!
Sign @ 8:00 AM:
Melbourne, Australia - Must Sign @ 8:00 AM on Thursday 28th Dec 2006
Sign @ 1:00 PM:
California USA… Must sign @ 1:00 PM Wednesday 27th December!
Sign @ 2:00 PM:
Montana, USA… Must Sign Wednesday 27th December @ 2 PM On Monday!
Sign @ 3:00
PMUSA, Griffis, - USA, Arkansas - USA, Wisconsin - USA, Texas, - USA, Illinois… Must all sign @ 03:00 PM on Wednesday 27th December 2006!
Sign @ 4:00 PM:
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Sign @ 9:00
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Italy - Spain - Austria - Germany - Italy - Sweden - Poland - Luxenmourg - Belgium - Holland - Switzerland - Denmark - Czech republic.. All need to sign @ 10 PM on Wednesday 27th December!
Sign @ 11:00 PM:
South Africa - Ukraine - Turkey - Finland - Egypt… Need To Sign @ 11:00 PM. Wednesday 27th December!