Maybe I'm Amazed
Me, I am devolving. I am twenty-one going on sixteen. In high school, I wouldn’t mind having this go public. But at this age, this should be embarrassing.
I am obssessed with television series The O.C. So obssessed that I watched the entire first season on DVD in three days. And since that did not seem enough, I started reviewing everything on the fourth day. And I replay scenes from the show in my head when I have nothing else to do. The wallpaper on my computer at the office is Seth Cohen. I have downloaded "California" by Phantom Planet and I play it three consecutive times before jumping on to the next track. I do not fail to discuss the show with my closest friends even if none of them has seen an episode. When the show won Best Drama at the 2004 Teen Choice Award, I had goosebumps. And the worst thing is, I do not give a fig that I am this old and like The O.C. That I totally buy the Seth-Summer romance. That I like the Seth Cohen character even if his way of talking is sometimes a bit annoying. Even if the official site claims that the character is reminiscent of Holden Caulfield and there is not even an ounce of justice in that.
I do not know why I developed this obssession with the show. Clearly it does not come close to the art that is Six Feet Under. Some of the acting on The O.C. even needs a bit of work, in my opinion.
Maybe I’m just amazed at the entirely different universe the show is portraying. I know I do not really want to be a part of that type of universe, but I just find it amusing. It makes me muse over what type of person I would have been had I been born rich. Will I be reading the same books as now? Love the same movies? Ache for the same unknown this world and this lifetime will never be able to provide me with? I am quite certain though that rich or not, I would never attain that level of happiness most people misconceptualize as existent, or latent, or possible.
Well maybe I got drawn to the show to make up for my not being able to appreciate shows like The O.C. while I was in high school. I abhorred Dawson’s Creek back in high school because the characters there had the vocabulary of a thesaurus and I couldn’t stand it. I like The O.C. much better because it does not try to be a show for intellectuals. And still it has the appropriate amount of wits and I would even find myself laughing out loud once or twice on an episode.
The O.C. also has a tasteful soundtrack. In each episode they always play at least one song that you’d want to look up and download. On the season finale, this girl sang a song called "Maybe I’m Amazed," which is originally by Paul McCartney and I could not get the damn song out of my head. I think I’m going to go out later this week to purchase a copy of The O.C. Soundtrack. God help us all.
I am obssessed with television series The O.C. So obssessed that I watched the entire first season on DVD in three days. And since that did not seem enough, I started reviewing everything on the fourth day. And I replay scenes from the show in my head when I have nothing else to do. The wallpaper on my computer at the office is Seth Cohen. I have downloaded "California" by Phantom Planet and I play it three consecutive times before jumping on to the next track. I do not fail to discuss the show with my closest friends even if none of them has seen an episode. When the show won Best Drama at the 2004 Teen Choice Award, I had goosebumps. And the worst thing is, I do not give a fig that I am this old and like The O.C. That I totally buy the Seth-Summer romance. That I like the Seth Cohen character even if his way of talking is sometimes a bit annoying. Even if the official site claims that the character is reminiscent of Holden Caulfield and there is not even an ounce of justice in that.I do not know why I developed this obssession with the show. Clearly it does not come close to the art that is Six Feet Under. Some of the acting on The O.C. even needs a bit of work, in my opinion.
Maybe I’m just amazed at the entirely different universe the show is portraying. I know I do not really want to be a part of that type of universe, but I just find it amusing. It makes me muse over what type of person I would have been had I been born rich. Will I be reading the same books as now? Love the same movies? Ache for the same unknown this world and this lifetime will never be able to provide me with? I am quite certain though that rich or not, I would never attain that level of happiness most people misconceptualize as existent, or latent, or possible.
Well maybe I got drawn to the show to make up for my not being able to appreciate shows like The O.C. while I was in high school. I abhorred Dawson’s Creek back in high school because the characters there had the vocabulary of a thesaurus and I couldn’t stand it. I like The O.C. much better because it does not try to be a show for intellectuals. And still it has the appropriate amount of wits and I would even find myself laughing out loud once or twice on an episode.
The O.C. also has a tasteful soundtrack. In each episode they always play at least one song that you’d want to look up and download. On the season finale, this girl sang a song called "Maybe I’m Amazed," which is originally by Paul McCartney and I could not get the damn song out of my head. I think I’m going to go out later this week to purchase a copy of The O.C. Soundtrack. God help us all.
posted by Ryan Ben @ 5:10 PM
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