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'The OC' throws in the beach towel
By Stone Martindale Jan 4, 2007, 5:16 GMT

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Beloved teen series "The OC" has been cancelled due to poor ratings following the decline in viewers after actress Mischa Barton's left the show.
The once hit series is one of the first notable TV casualties of the new year, yet will see out the rest of the season. The final episode of the series will air February 22nd.
"This feels like the best time to bring the show to its close," said Josh Schwartz, the show's creator and executive producer. "It has been an amazing experience and a great run. For a certain audience, at a certain time, The OC has meant something. For that we are grateful." Reports Contactmusic.com.
"The OC" was an hit when it first debuted in 2003. But writers strayed from more lighthearted comedy mixed with teen angst to darker storylines, culminating in the death of Mischa Barton's character last season.
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i wish marissa hadn't died in the oc season 3 finale,i was pissed the fuck off,rumors went around before season 3 finale that marissa was goting to died ,because mischa baton(marissa)wanted to far her career,but her career was great,she was like a roll model her character,marissa,her character fell in love with a hottie,and dated for a long time and ryan saved her a couple times,ryan and marissa broke up after johnny died ,or what ever his name was.ryan altwood!!!hottie!!!,then she went out with dirty bastard motherfucker(volchelk) she did bad things to fit in but what is bad to do at a prom bring volchelk!he tried to steal money for the after party hosted by taylor (i think)ryan goes to check up on volchelk but marissa was following to catch volchelk make out with some girl and marissa walks over to volchelk and slaps his face off ,later volchelk steals money and ryan goes and gets it and beats up volchelk and volchelk is rush to the hospital and he tell on him if ryan helps him steal and all that ryan helps not much and ditches volchelk.later in the episodes after they gradute ,marissa gets a call from her dad and offers her a job on his boat for a year,and she accepts.before she goes,her, ryan,seth and summer sneak in a house and swims ina the pool ,like 20 mins,everyone out and then marissa says she be right back out and heads back inside and ryan walks in see she crying and hugs her.later that night ryan and marisa hop in his new car from his mother and drives to the airport but ryan or marissa doesn't know volchelk driving right behind them,runs the car with ryan and ask them to pull over so he can talk to marisa ,and she says no!and he keeps hitting the car then ryan loses control and off the road then the car lands ,flipped over,ryan wakes up and see a flame onthe gas pipe and pulls the unconicious marissa out and carrys her from the car thenthe car explodes ryan lays marisa in his arms and shakes marissa ,she wake up and ryan says he gotting to get help and marissa trys persuade him to stay and then passes out then ryan shakes her whispering marissa but she doesn't wake up she died in his arms and that as the finale of season 3 of the oc,i was surpise and very dispointed and very sad/mad i was mad that she left the oc forever ,if marissa wanted to quit why couldn't they let her get on the plane and shes gone and mischa decides to come back to the show she can but now she can'tnow you know why SHE DEAD!!!very bad ending ever#,mischa baton,josh swattz i hope your happy ,because the hell i not!but now the after like 8 episodes inthe 4th season it comes to the feb 22th i think because there are ownly 6 episodes thanks to mischa and josh for making the show rate sink bad,worse then thats 70's show but doesn't on ,its stills does,please josh ,before the oc is gone forever,can run a marahron of the oc's greatest episodes on fox just for me and all the people who r giant fan of the oc PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!goodbye the oc
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steveJan 4th, 2007 - 10:32:19
FINALLY!
Look i've loved the OC since it started but all good things come to an end...and i believe the good things ended with season 2. After that, the show wasn't addictive anymore.
Just hope that we finally get to see a Marissa funeral
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