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Taylor Townsend (The O.C.)
Taylor Townsend is a fictional character on the Fox Broadcasting Company, FOX television series ''The O.C.'', played by Autumn Reeser. Reeser was promoted to series regular for the fourth season in light of cast member Mischa Barton's departure. Characterization Background Taylor is the daughter of Veronica Townsend, a successful sports agent and chair of the parents' committee at The Harbor School. Her unnamed father left them when she was young. The only mention of her father is in episode 3.02 when Summer mentions raffling off a gas guzzling SUV from Taylor's father's dealership, and in an episode in season 4 where she is trying to convince Ryan to see his father by telling him that her father "lives in San Diego with his new family, and is in Newport once a quarter to check on his car dealership", and tell him that she hasn't spent more than 20 minutes with him since second grade. Taylor is highly intelligent, quick-witted and over-achieving. She is thought to be multi-ling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preppy
Preppy (also spelled preppie) or prep (all abbreviations of the word ''preparatory'') is a subculture in the United States associated with the alumni of old private Northeastern college preparatory schools. The terms are used to denote a person seen as characteristic of a student or alumnus of these schools. Characteristics of preps in the past include a particular subcultural speech, vocabulary, dress, mannerisms and etiquette, reflective of an upper-class, old money upbringing. Definition The term ''preppy'' derives from the private, university-preparatory schools ("prep schools") that some American upper class and upper middle class children attend. The term ''preppy'' is commonly associated with the Ivy League and broader group of oldest universities in the Northeast as well as the prep schools which brought students to them, since traditionally a primary goal in attending a prep school was admittance into one of these institutions. Preppy fashion derives from the fash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Cooper (The O (1920–2014), American judge
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Julie Cooper also refer to: * Julie Cooper (politician) (born 1960), British Labour Party Member of Parliament * Julie Cooper (''EastEnders''), character from the British soap ''EastEnders'' * Julie Cooper (''Home and Away''), character from the Australian soap ''Home and Away'' * Julie Cooper (''The O.C.''), character from the U.S. TV series ''The O.C.'' See also * Julia Cooper Mack Julia Cooper Mack (née Perry; July 17, 1920January 17, 2014) was a judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. She was appointed to this position in 1975. She was the first African-American woman ever appointed to a court of last resor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Ward
'' The O.C.'' is an American Television series created by Josh Schwartz for the FOX Network in 2003. Schwartz serves as executive producer while also writing and directing for the show, including the premieres and finales of all seasons. The show began with seven main characters which eventually became 9 by the end of the first season. Since then, characters from that first season have left the show, with new main characters having been both written in and out of the series. Originally, it follows the life of Ryan Atwood, a troubled but tough young man from a broken home who is adopted by the wealthy and philanthropic Sandy and Kirsten Cohen. Ryan and his surrogate brother Seth, a socially awkward yet quick-witted teenager, deal with life as outsiders in the high-class world of Newport Beach. Ryan and Seth spend much time navigating their relationships with girl-next-door Marissa Cooper and Seth's childhood crush Summer Roberts. Main characters The following is a list of ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Perfect Storm (The O
A perfect storm is a confluence of events that drastically aggravates a situation. Perfect storm may also refer to: * 1991 Perfect Storm, a weather event ** ''The Perfect Storm'' (book), a 1997 book by Sebastian Junger about the 1991 Perfect Storm ** ''The Perfect Storm'' (film), a 2000 film adapted from the book Television * "Perfect Storm" (''Flashpoint'') * "The Perfect Storm" (''The O.C.'') * "The Perfect Storm" (''Pretty Little Liars'') * "Perfect Storm" (''Tru Calling'') * "Perfect Storm" (''Grey's Anatomy'') * '' Perfect Storm: Disasters That Changed The World'', a Canadian historical documentary series Music * ''The Perfect Storm'' (album), by Twista * "Perfect Storm" (song), by Brad Paisley * "Perfect Storm", by AJ Tracey from his 2021 album '' Flu Game'' Other * The Perfect Storm, a concept in the ministry and marketing from John Paul Jackson * Carl Crawford Carl Demonte Crawford (born August 5, 1981), nicknamed "The Perfect Storm", is an American former pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seth Cohen
Seth Ezekiel Cohen is a fictional character on the Fox television series ''The O.C.'', portrayed by Adam Brody. Seth is one of the "core four" characters on ''The O.C.'' alongside Ryan Atwood, Marissa Cooper, and Summer Roberts. Seth's friendship with Ryan, who eventually became his adoptive brother, formed a focal point of the series along with their romances. Seth married Summer in the series finale. His other relationships were with Anna Stern and Alex Kelly. Seth's goal was to attend Brown University, but he ends up going to Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and continuing work on his comic book ''Atomic County''. The role saw Brody win four Teen Choice Awards from five nominations, from 2004 to 2006. Character development Casting and creation Brody did not immediately get the part of Seth Cohen after his first audition because he improvised the dialogue. However, the producers called him back a month later for another test, and he was cast in March 2003. Schwartz said a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trey Atwood
''The O.C.'' is an American Television series created by Josh Schwartz for the FOX Network in 2003. Schwartz serves as executive producer while also writing and directing for the show, including the premieres and finales of all seasons. The show began with seven main characters which eventually became 9 by the end of the first season. Since then, characters from that first season have left the show, with new main characters having been both written in and out of the series. Originally, it follows the life of Ryan Atwood, a troubled but tough young man from a broken home who is adopted by the wealthy and philanthropic Sandy and Kirsten Cohen. Ryan and his surrogate brother Seth, a socially awkward yet quick-witted teenager, deal with life as outsiders in the high-class world of Newport Beach. Ryan and Seth spend much time navigating their relationships with girl-next-door Marissa Cooper and Seth's childhood crush Summer Roberts. Main characters The following is a list of seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marissa Cooper
Marissa Cooper is a fictional character on the FOX television series ''The O.C.'', portrayed by Mischa Barton. Marissa was among the original "core four" characters on ''The O.C.'' She is a privileged California native born into a wealthy family, residing next to the Cohen family's house. Throughout The O.C.'s storyline, Marissa is introduced to new characters who influence her perspective on life and her personality. Characterization Personality Marissa Cooper is characterized as the privileged yet troubled girl next door. Her designer-label-packed wardrobe masks her turbulent mood swings and hard-partying ways. Although Marissa is tall, thin and pretty, she is not much else. She is afforded all the privileges of a Newport Beach lifestyle, yet she fails to show any interest or engagement with the world around her. Like many of her peers, she is emotionally distant from her mother and becomes disillusioned with her mother's materialistic ways. As a result, she, like her sister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monsters And Critics
Monsters and Critics is an online entertainment news website focusing on TV, movies and celebrities. It publishes news, reviews, recaps, interviews, feature articles, explainers, blogs and commentary. The website has been owned by Digital Minefield Ltd since November 2017 and has writers based in the US, Canada and the UK. In January 2022, the website migrated its anime news section to its subsidiarAnime Geek Background Monsters and Critics was founded in 2003 by James Wray and Ulf Stabe. Wray previously ran an online forum dedicated to ''The Lord of the Rings'', and the website's name is a reference to J. R. R. Tolkien's 1936 lecture " ''Beowulf'': The Monsters and the Critics". Monsters and Critics initially carried the slogan "Watch it ... Read It ... Play it", a reference to its early focus on covering entertainment franchises which spanned various media. The site later moved into more mainstream entertainment news, and for several years also carried general news. Julia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Squad
Weblogs, Inc. was a blog network that published content on a variety of subjects, including tech news, video games, automobiles and pop culture. At one point, the network had as many as 90 blogs, although the vast majority of its traffic could be attributed to a smaller number of breakout titles, as was typical of most large-scale successful blog networks of the mid-2000s. Popular blogs included: Engadget, Autoblog, TUAW, Joystiq, Luxist, Slashfood, Cinematical, TV Squad, Download Squad, Blogging Baby, Gadling, AdJab, and Blogging Stocks. Today, Engadget and Autoblog are the only remaining brands from the company, now existing as part of Yahoo Inc. History The company was founded in September 2003 by Jason Calacanis and Brian Alvey, in the wake of Calacanis' ''Silicon Alley Reporter'' magazine, with backing from investor Mark Cuban. By early 2004, Weblogs, Inc. and Gawker Media were establishing the two most notable templates for networked blog empires. Initially, Weblogs, Inc. c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Champion Industries
Champion Industries is an American commercial printing company based in Huntington, West Virginia. The company was founded in 1964 and has grown throughout the southeastern United States. The largest stockholder, Chairman of the Board and CEO is Marshall Reynolds. The company owns commercial printing operations in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Tennessee, West Virginia, Indiana and Louisiana and office equipment concerns in West Virginia, Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ..., and Ohio. It also prints ad inserts for numerous newspapers. On May 22, 2009 the company defaulted on a 70 million dollar loan used to purchase the Herald-Dispatch and eliminated about 15% of the newspaper's workforce. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Herald-Dispatch
''The Herald-Dispatch'' is a daily newspaper that serves Huntington, West Virginia, and neighboring communities in southern Ohio and eastern Kentucky. It is currently owned by HD Media Co. LLC. History ''The Herald-Dispatch'' was founded in 1909 when two Huntington newspapers, the ''Herald'' and the ''Dispatch'', merged. In 1927, the newspaper became a part of the Huntington Publishing Company, operated by Joseph Harvey Long, the owner of the ''Huntington Advertiser''. The company was operated by the Long family until 1971, when it was sold to the ''Honolulu Star Bulletin'' and then to Gannett ten months later. Its companion afternoon paper, the ''Huntington Advertiser'', ceased as a separate publication in 1979. Prior to the ''Huntington Advertiser's'' demise, the combined Sunday newspaper was referred to as the ''Herald-Advertiser'', correctly depicted in the movie '' We Are Marshall''. Today, it also publishes the ''Putnam Herald'' and the ''Lawrence Herald'', more localized e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
