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Orange Crushed -- FOX Cancels "The OC"

Posted Jan 3rd 2007 6:47PM by TMZ Staff

Like you didn't see this one coming down the 405?

After killing off their most famous character, turning Summer into a hippie, and forcing Ryan to fight just about everybody who looked at him the wrong way, the folks behind "The OC" have finally thrown in the beach towel.

"This feels like the best time to bring the show to its close," said Josh Schwartz, the show's creator and executive producer. According to FOX, on February 22 the struggling series will ride off into the California sunset one last time.

"The OC" was an overnight sensation when it first debuted in 2003. But darker plotlines led to a departure from what the show did best -- lighthearted comedy mixed with teen angst -- culminating in the death of Mischa Barton's character last season, and now the death of the series.

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1. Good the show sucked anyway

Posted at 6:51PM on Jan 3rd 2007 by Anthony

2. Altleast rachel and adam dont have to work side by side for years after thier split unlike chad micheal murry and sophia bush.

Posted at 6:54PM on Jan 3rd 2007 by AmandaInNY

3. Yea!!!! It's about time!!!

Posted at 6:55PM on Jan 3rd 2007 by Ed Mazz

4. This is terribly sad news!!! I've been a devout "OC" fan from the beginning, and was actually happy when the talentless Mischa left the show. I hope Josh Schwartz does something new in the future. Oh, and I love you, Adam Brody.

Posted at 6:55PM on Jan 3rd 2007 by Faithful Fan

5. I think it was the best to close it...it got wrong and UN-interesting.
I will sure miss them :(

Posted at 6:55PM on Jan 3rd 2007 by Melissa

6. noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! i'm so sad. i thought the show was lame at first, but i got into it and i'm so sad. but thanks for the post. it's good to know.

Posted at 6:57PM on Jan 3rd 2007 by tiffany

7. Isn't that the show which featured the talentless Kevin Conolly???

If so, I;m so sad. NOT!

That's what he gets for cheating around on Nicky Hilton. Every dog has his day!

Posted at 7:02PM on Jan 3rd 2007 by LOL

8. Good. The show sucked.

Posted at 7:03PM on Jan 3rd 2007 by Potty Mouth

9. Ever since they killed of Marsia everyone knew the show was soon to tank.

Posted at 7:11PM on Jan 3rd 2007 by OC

10. And number 2 brings up a very good point.

Posted at 7:12PM on Jan 3rd 2007 by OC

11. oh no! that is one of my favorite shows! i am still wishing that 90210 would come back! but i do agree that there first mistake was to kill marisa off, that was the biggest mistake ever! shoot!

Posted at 7:31PM on Jan 3rd 2007 by luvbny

12. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
This season is my favorite. How?! How?!
Noooo!

Posted at 1:08PM on Jan 6th 2007 by Alex

13. Good riddance to bad rubbish.

Posted at 7:40PM on Jan 3rd 2007 by ezze

14. I HATE FOX, THEY ARE THE MOST USELESS NETWORK OUT THERE!! I HOPE THEIR STUDIOS BURN DOWN AND PETER LIGOURI GETS FIRED!!

THE OC DOESN'T DESERVE TO BE CANCELLED... THE OC 4EVER!!!!!!

Posted at 6:15AM on Jan 4th 2007 by Sheldon

15. I am actually bummed the show is cancelled! I am 37 & my husband is 39. We laugh that we religiously watch the show. I was just saying how much better the show is since Mischa's character left the show. I though they did a great not cheesy transition into post Mischa life in the OC. She was a skinny, winey & annoying character. Then again, I loved the show Reunion & they cancelled that after I got ropped in. After they cancelled that I promised I would never watch any new Fox shows. They don't like the older viewers anyway! Guess I have to stick with the other networks!

Posted at 8:30PM on Jan 3rd 2007 by Jennifer R

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