Many fans of "The O.C." were disappointed with season 3 and most of the problems with the show had to do with the characters that the writers and producers chose to focus on. In fact the largest problem can be summarized with one name-Oliver. It also didn't help that the season ended with the death of a major character (and that the beans were spilled before the episode aired by the actor). So has "The O.C." already jumped the shark? Hard to say but there was compelling evidence everywhere during the fourth season of the show. Only die-hard fans stayed through out the entire season while the rest of the U.S. yawned and turned to another channel. ---

Image & Sound:

As with the previous sets from Warner the fourth season of "The O.C." looks vibrant with vivid colors and extremely good clarity. Audio sounds equally good although the use of the surround channels probably could have been better the overall sound of the show is quite effective. ---

We get a making-of- featurette on The Subways music video, a featurette "What's In a Name?", "From Script to Screen-The Party Favor" documenting the evolution of a single episode, an amusing gag reel. We also get "Pass the Remote" which is basically a way to use a piece meal group commentary and make it sound like something other than what it is. There are a number of other featurettes included but unfortunately I wasn't able to do more than dip my toe in the water due to time constraints to get this review posted.

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