Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Three versions of the O.C.



The O.C. was one of the greatest shows on television! Seth, Ryan, Summer, and Marissa gave us a lot of drama to deal with every week. It was a reminder of what being in high school was like; the only difference was we did not have the sanctuary of a lavish Orange County home to relax in. Seth finally got the girl he was obsessed with (Summer.) Ryan and Marissa finally got together, unfortunately she was drinking and contemplating suicide. You maybe thinking where were the parents? Lets just say they had a lot of their own drama going on. For all of you who were fans of "The O.C." know exactly what I am talking about. I am trying to contemplate how real the lives of these families were depicted. We have two other shows that have recently come out to compare the fictional version of “The O.C.” to. "Laguna Beach the Real Orange County" and "Real Housewives of Orange County." are the perfect comparisons for living a lavish life style. “Laguna Beach” showed the lives of rich kids living off of their parent’s money. Kids were partying and living the Orange County lifestyle. Stars of the hit reality show Lauren Conrad, Jason Wahler, and Stephen Colletti lived the lifestyle that every young high school kid dreamed of. Lauren moved on to become a young fahionista at Vogue, and is a popular fixture in every tabloid and newspaper for being on another MTV reality show "The Hills." Lauren dated Jason Wahler and Brody Jenner, and is a fixture in the Hollywood party scene. Wahler went in the opposite direction and has been arrested four times in the past nine months, and apparently has a death wish for playing Russian roulette with his pal Jay 211. Stephen has hosted a few episodes of TRL and is currently canoodling with "Heroes" star Hayden Panattiere. There are good and bad sides of being a young kid from Orange County. Lets not forget the "Real Housewives" this reality show gives us an inside look at the rich and fabulous housewives who claim their status behind the gates. Joe, Jeana, Vicki, and Lauri have had their problems but they still live the lifestyle that many women would love to have. We have all watched Vicki be the domineering mother and wife, Jo having her life paid for by her ”fiancĂ©” Slade Smiley, Jeana having marital problems but pushing her son Shane to become a pro baseball player so he could follow in his father's footsteps, and Lauri dealing with her son Josh being in juvenile hall. These are real women dealing with family issues that let you view the reality of what happens in Orange County. These are three outlooks on being in a wealthy family, but you have to think to yourself, other than the huge homes and the drama that happens either behind the gates or behind the walls of Orange County, would you want to live this lifestyle?

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