Here's one take, from the smartest teen soap opera fanatic I know.
Also worth a look: This mini-interview, in which Josh Schwartz dissects the mistakes he made with The O.C.
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I guess I'm getting old, because I couldn't help but cringe at how teens across middle America are going to view the drinking, pot smoking, and general bad behavior of the rich young New Yorkers as glamorous and aspirational, no matter how much the show's makers may protest that they're showing consequences. And Josh Schwartz once again reverts to his stock situation: a fight breaks out at a party.
Posted by Hank Scorpio | September 22, 2007 3:40 PM