Showing posts with label The O.C. Merchandise. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The O.C. Merchandise. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Melinda Clarke wears our Free Marissa Teeshirt and Thomas Fincher spills OC set secrets!

 


It's a Chrismukkah miracle! My favorite character, Julie Cooper-Nichol-Cooper-Roberts-Cooper-Atwood aka Melinda Clarke has graced us with her presence by modeling our Free Marissa design on The O.C. Bitches podcast! This was by far one of the most interesting episodes as it dives into the set design and detail in the shows fantastic background. 

I really enjoyed Stephen Fincher's candid behind the scenes information and as always Melinda Clarke's brilliant research! As you know, I cover a lot of behind the scenes material on this page, particularly regarding the Cohen house sets. One such topic that Stephen spoke about was the Cohen backyard backdrop which (Cohen)sides with this article here. Years ago he actually was kind enough to email me information about how the backdrop worked and sent over some behind the scene photos that were included in that article. Be sure to check it out! 

Yet again fantastic episode gals! Check out the episode here and feel free to check out our official store if you would like to order a Free Marissa t-shirt amongst some other amazing designs! Thank you!

Thursday, December 3, 2020

The O.C. Store: Merry Chrismukkah O.C. Sweater!

 


In this spirit of Chrismukkah we have created a magical design just in time for our favorite holiday! CHRISMUKKAH!


Holy Moses, its beautiful! We call it the Merry Chrismukkah! Featuring an impeccable holiday-like sweater design minus the itchy holiday sweater feel (this ain't your granny's sweater). 

See the many available options below!


Premium sweater available in a variety of amazing colors


Women's comfort tee also available in a variety of amazing colors


Classic long sleeve shirt available in many amazing colors as well


Last but not least the unisex premium tee, you guessed it - also available in many colors!

So buy one, buy them all, we don't care if you buy any - just be safe out there and have an epic Chrismukkah! 

Monday, June 29, 2020

The O.C. Merchandise: Sharebear spotted at Walmart!



Recently one of our Everything The O.C. staff members reported that Care Bears were being sold at their local Walmart (USA)!


They feature their classic 80's retro looking packaging as well. 


One of which bears available was Marissa's Sharebear! For 12.88 you can't pass up this opportunity to hug and stare off into the abyss just like Marissa does! Happy hunting!

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

The O.C. Merchandise: New i-Spy The O.C. clothing design!


We are very excited to present a brand new fresh clothing design for 2020!
We call it - The O.C. iSpy design! 


This design features the names of many characters, places and things within The O.C. series, all located with the image of The O.C. letters. Available in many colors and clothing types!

Can you find them all?

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

The O.C. Merchandise: I'd rather be at my pool house


New design available in our official Everything The O.C. store!

Who wouldn't want a pool house. I mean they are just really cool. They got a bathroom, a kitchen, a bed..You pretty much never have to leave.

On The O.C., The pool house was not only a sweet place for the core four to hang out but also a sanctuary for Ryan's new life. 

Wear this t-shirt to let the world know how much you'd rather be at your pool house than be with them. LOL. 


Available in wide variety of styles!

Sunday, March 1, 2020

The O.C. Merchandise: NEW Harbor School OC Hoodie!


NEW! The Harbor School is kicking off their annual holiday bonfire and you're invited. 

The only thing required is bringing your Harbor School hoodie! Now available at our official store here





Tuesday, February 19, 2019

The O.C. Merchandise: Reddit User's Awesome O.C. Collection! Plus more!



A Reddit user by the name of Miami-Rice aka Sam recently posted their epic O.C. collection for everyone to see on the official O.C. Reddit page. He/she has some really great gems in there! We reached out further to Sam to see if he/she could tell us a little bit about their collection! Sam was kind enough to email us back with a few additional photos plus a description!


Hi there,
Sam from reddit! Here's a few extra pics of the collection.
Being based in the UK I remember buying the DVD as soon as it was released in here to add to my collection. Most of the other items were collected after the final season finished. It's not a huge collection but has some pretty rare pieces! The sound bite CD is one of my favourites, it's from the first season and contains 43 sound bites from various episodes. On the back it says 'not for sale, resale or auction'. Not sure how it ended up with me!
Another one is the CD which came in a English newspaper, this one has became seriously rare with the majority being binned. It features the 'best ever' OC episode voted by the British audience. The chosen episode was Season 2, episode 4, The New Era. It also has 'The OC: Obsessed Completely, a one hour special.
I'm always on the lookout for the 4 figures from Atomic County but they're expensive to get hold of. I've got a few more items on my radar, so stay tuned!
Thanks!
Sam


Thanks so much for sharing Sam, excellent photos and write-up! Please do reach out to us if you end up acquiring anything awesome! Here at Everything The O.C. we know a thing or two about rare O.C. merchandise, we will back up Sam's statement and add that the Atomic County figurines/Maquettes are very rare indeed (see the above photo of them)! They were only for sale at the San Diego Comic-Con back in 2006 (Warner Brothers booth #4029) and only 250 were made of each character (4 in all). Unfortunately the people that own them also know that they are rare, so you won't see those babies going for sale less than a grand for the set!



Other familiar items we see in Sam's collection are: The complete O.C. DVD special box set, all the audio soundtracks, 2 OC Bear Bricks, 2 promotional OC hats, looks to be the entire set of Scholastic OC novels (get them if you like fan-fiction), a rare OC surfboard bottle opener, The O.C. the trivia game and the mini disk pilot episode! 

Monday, November 5, 2018

The O.C. Merchandise: The O.C. Perfume and Cologne!


Did you know that The O.C. once had an officially licensed line of perfume and cologne? Yes - it's very true it was called "OC for Him" and OC for Her"..Pretty lame names considering they could have easily been called Angsty Atwood and Bender Barbie but we digress. The great news though is that the cologne and perfume can still be found readily affordable online - search eBay, Amazon etc..

Legend has it that the pool house smelled just like the "OC for Him" scent - but we may never really know! We've recently sampled the cologne and we give it a solid 2 thumbs up! Interested in reading more about it? Check out this previously written article here for a deeper dive on the cologne!

Wednesday, October 3, 2018

The O.C. Merchandise: New Seth and Summer Design!


We have finally created a Seth and Summer tribute design just screaming wear me! Let's face it Seth and Summer's connection was undeniable! True relationship goals indeed!




Celebrate their love by wearing this custom design created just for fans of Seth and Summer of The O.C.! Rock this design on a pillow, sweatshirt, tank top and more, available in a ton of amazing colors too!

Click HERE to check it out! 

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

The O.C. Merchandise: Free Marissa T-Shirt!

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The Free Marissa t-shirt is NOW available in the 


free marissa the oc shirt tshirt black

Available in the classic black and white 
but also a bunch more other fun colors as seen above!


If you need a refresher - Operation Free Marissa was apart of a season three plot to get Marissa back into Harbor. Marissa was attending a "dirty poor public school" with an alternate core-four group much like Ryan, Seth and Summer (pretty boy, geek, pretty girl). Ryan, Seth and Summer wanted to get Marissa back into Harbor. Of course the roadblock in their plan was the faculty/staff and the harbor students parents, they didn't want a gun toting blonde going to their precious private school. So thus the Operation Free Marissa campaign was kicked off. During this lovely and short campaign - t-shirts and signs were created as a mini protest - we all know how it ended too!

Do your part for the cause by wearing this t-shirt everyday!

Tuesday, August 21, 2018

The O.C. Merchandise: I love The O.C. Coffee Mug!


We present to you an amazing new addition to the ever-growing OC Store! This time its the very exciting I LOVE THE OC ceramic coffee mug! This mug comes in 3 exciting colors - white, yellow and blue!


You can do a lot with it too, sip coffee out of it, stare at it in all of it's ceramic glory, put pens in it - And at ONLY 13.95 - we think this one's a real steal! The Cohen's would be very proud! Raise your mug, cheers everyone! Click here to check it out!


Thursday, March 1, 2018

The O.C. Merchandise: NEW Bait Shop T-Shirt Design!




Grab your O.C. Bait Shop shirt today and be one of the cool kids on the block! We have created this exclusive design for real fans of the show! The Bait Shop is officially open for business! Also don't forget to check out the other options/colors that rock this same design! All sales help support this website, much appreciated!

Thursday, February 1, 2018

The O.C. Merchandise: Welcome To The OC Bitch T-shirt Now Available!


There's no better way to let people know your an OC fan than walking around with one of the most memorable lines from the show! After-all that is how it's done in Orange County! Available in 8 exciting colors as well as women's tank top, coffee mug and sticker! Click HERE to order this awesome t-shirt now...bitch!

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

The O.C. Merchandise: New O.C. Crab Shack Shirt NOW AVAILABLE!



We just got word that the Crab Shack is hiring! That's right, the last guy, uh whats his name Donnie - he finally left to go back to his "hood" and now it's up to you to serve the people of Newport! Along side Ryan how could things go wrong? Brace yourself - Welcome to The Crab Shack Bitch!

Be the only person in your hood with this fan created replica gem of a shirt - we guarantee it will make you or the person your gifting it to the opposite of crabby!

Friday, February 10, 2017

Lovable Props From The O.C.: The Cohen Bagel Slicer! What brand was it and where can I buy one?


The Cohens loved them some bagels, in fact it was practically considered currency on The O.C..Among their bagel love was their equal love for their bagel slicer. Their famous white bagel slicer would hang out on the kitchen counter, practically like another character on the show. Their bagel slicer represented the good times shared in the Cohen kitchen and the warm moments between the family. Let's face Cohens + Bagels = Love.


Peter Gallagher's daughter Kathryn recently spoke to Entertainment Weekly about the Cohens bagel slicer (among other things). She mentioned: "Were big into everything bagels (speaking about her real family), and my dad is poppy seed with lox and cream cheese...We never actually got the bagel slicer (from The O.C. set), which bummed me out. When the show closed I really wanted it, it was a little heartbreaking".



If the Cohen bagel slicer wasn't given to Peter Gallagher who the heck has it? Our best guess is that it's somewhere on a shelf or framed in Josh Schwartz's man cave. Perhaps in a dust/bomb proof case similar to the one that holds the Declaration of Independence (See what Josh Schwartz actually took from the show here and scroll down to the bottom).

This all begs an important question, if we cannot locate the original bagel slicer prop from the show couldn't we as fans buy a replica? I mean haven't you asked yourself at one point, "man I wish I had a bagel slicer like that". It's okay, we have too.


Well fear not, our research team has been diligently researching what brand bagel slicer was used in the show! Results below!


During the series there wasn't a whole lot of close-up images of the bagel slicer itself but in the last episode (when the Cohens are packing up their belongings) we get a whole lot more details, in-fact we can see the front/side and bottom of the slicer all in one scene. These images helped a lot in our research.


After analyzing the photos and multiple brands, just TWO bagel slicers are an exact match as the Cohens when it comes to materials, look and quality. One of the main details that separates the fakes to the real thing are the solid brass cutlery rivets, same as in the show.


The two brands are Bagel Guillotine by Hoan and The Bagel Biter by Larien aka "The Original Guillotine Bagel Guillotine". Not much info showed up about Hoan's Bagel Guillotine but we do know that The Bagel Biter was created in the early 90's. The patent for the Bagel Biter was submitted in 1994 and approved in 1995 (pat number 5,431,078).

The only problem is that it's difficult to find The Bagel Biter new in stores or online, in-fact you may have more luck search Ebay and buy a used one. BUT Then there's the Hoan's Bagel Guillotine which we notice looks like the exact same product and also very affordable on Amazon with prime 2-day shipping (under 20 dollars USD)! Our theory is that Larien may have licensed out its product to Hoan which explains the re-branding and lack of Larien branded slicers available.

Just because we are all about getting verified answers here at Everything The O.C. we skipped the middle man and emailed Larien to clear up the confusion. They responded with:

"Hoan aka Lifetime Brands, licensed the Larien bagel slicer six years ago. Same product, different manufacturer."

Just as we suspected! So there we have it! Hoan's Bagel Guillotine for the WIN!
A perfect Cohen bagel slicer match made in bagel heaven!


FEATURES:
  • With this bagel slicer, you can safely and effortlessly slice your bagels in half
  • Simply place bagel in the slot and push down on the blade
  • The cradle holds the bagel while two clear acrylic safety shields keep fingers away from the patented bagel piercing blade
  • Perfect for bagels, muffins, buns, and rolls of all sizes
  • Features precision ground serrated cutting edges and a non-stick XYLAN® coated blade for smooth slicing and durability

With over 1,000 customer reviews and a close perfect score, this is a great product and one you can trust. It's even available in 3 colors, red grey and white although we are partial to the classic Cohen white for understandable reasons.


We then stumbled on this hilarious gem while looking at the Hoan Bagel Slicer product reviews! (This review by Christina deserves an award):

"I love this product. I originally bought it because I wanted to feel more like a Cohen (bagels + schmears were a staple in the Cohen family kitchen on the television show The O.C.). Pretty sure this is the exact model they used on the show (see attached photo- which of course I own no rights to)

Anyway, it cuts my bagels very satisfactorily.
Schmear on, my friends."


Click here to purchase the Hoan Bagel Slicer
aka The Cohens Bagel Slicer! Only $16.49!



Well there you have it, an O.C. mystery solved! We ordered ours and it no only came in 2 days but its a work of art! Hey it's the simple things in life! Now you too can live life just like the Cohens, eating bagels the Cohen way! Now picking the right cream cheese is up to you though! Just make sure you get your schmear on!

Sunday, January 8, 2017

The O.C. Merchandise: Where can I watch the O.C. TV show online for free?

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This question comes up a lot in YouTube comment sections as well as on The Official O.C. Reddit page. Let's face it, the struggle is real! Many fans new and old are looking for a place they can watch their favorite series online for free but come up empty handed and frustrated.

Even more frustration was created a few months ago the when the CW Seed decided to stop hosting the series online for free. The CW Seed hosts many shows old and new which you can stream for free with advertising but their shows are only around for a limited time. Although I applaud their effort to the series it was only up for about a year before they took it off, Many fans were in the middle of watching the show to only be left in the dark!

Too be honest there really isn't a great legal free option to watch the entire series at the moment but many affordable options exist! While some countries are reporting the series being on their Netflix, it has yet to come out via Netflix in the states. But fear not the following are places you can watch the show!

Solutions:

Archive.org currently has season 1 hosted. The video/audio quality is sub par but watchable. Although remember this content can be taken down at any time so enjoy as soon as possible.
Link to season 1 here.

POP TV

POP TV is a cable channel. POP plays one OC episode in the morning through the weekdays (check your local listings for details). People often DVR these episodes that way they can play them when they please. Main con of POP TV is that there is commercials. The other con is the show doesn't always air or the show may play out of order. And also many people do not have this cable channel.

Hulu 

Hulu currently has the series available on their 8 dollar a month subscription service along with a boatload of other content. However a large con of Hulu is that the show can be taken down at any time regardless of how far you made it in the season. Furthermore you get no bonus content, bloopers, audio commentaries etc. You also have to be online to access shows which isn't always convenient.

Itunes

Itunes currently has the show for 1.99-2.99 per episode or 29.99 a season, digital copies only. So with these figures it would cost you 120 dollars to buy the whole O.C. series. Not such a great value, you adont get to own anything physical and it will take awhile to download each episode, eating up precious computer space and all that jazz.


BEST OPTION!

We highly recommend The O.C. Complete Series Box Set for multiple reasons. It contains every O.C. episode on 28 DVD's and will look freaking awesome on your shelf! It's the best option for true fans! Buy it and reap a lot of great benefits. The O.C. box set contains so much more than just the episodes, it has awesome artwork, photos, deleted scenes, documentaries, commentaries, outtakes you name it! 8 hours of special features in all! The set also looks very visually cool and appealing to the eye! Buy it once, own it forever, watch it often! This is for real fans that are looking for more O.C. content than just the episodes and The O.C. Complete Series Box Set has you covered!



Main reasons to buy the DVD box set:

1. Its freaking awesome
2. Every O.C. episode plus episode guide
3. The hilarious outtakes/bloopers
4. The deleted scenes
5. The documentaries
6. The commentary tracks
7. Rare photos inside the DVD booklet
8. The Atomic County mini comic
9. Watch the show whenever you want
10. You don't need an internet connection
11. Watch in HD without buffering
12. Awesome case design

This is the very best option for people that like to re-watch the show multiple times annually! 

CONS= ZERO! No summer bummer here! 

Monday, December 5, 2016

The O.C. Holidays: The Seth Cohen Starter Pack!


Having trouble figuring out what to give the love-ones in your life this holiday? 

How bout try the Seth Cohen Starter Pack!

The Seth Cohen Starter Pack contains everything your gift receiver could ever need! 
Deathcab, Brighteyes, The Shins, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay and The Goonies! 

This epic combo has twice the resistance of any normal Christmas gift and is bound to bring a huge smile on your family's face this holiday season!




And finally here is Seth's hilarious Seth Cohen Starter Pack Speech!


Saturday, May 7, 2016

Sandy Cohen History Lesson: Everything The O.C. Insider!


After the huge success of season 1 of The O.C. an exclusive The O.C. fan site was created in 2004 by Fox and The WB. It was called The O.C. Insider also known as OCI. For the first few years the website required a paid membership for the small-small price of 24.95 per year (in 2006 it became free for everyone).

Being an OCI member got you unlimited access to exclusive content such as cast interviews, video clips and pics, downloads for your computer or flip phone, fashion/style tips, access to message boards, discounts on O.C. gear and merchandise as well as the OCI Quarterly Magazine. In other words if you had an OCI membership you were all that and a bag of oats.

Furthermore the O.C. Insider Magazine would occasionally contain a trial membership card to the O.C. Insider website which would allow a friend to access the site for a certain amount of hours. Basically the gateway O.C. drug, giving you a glimpse of what the grass tasted like on the other side of the pasture..Then leaving you wanting more!



As you can see in the above time capsule, this is a real capture of the long defunct OC Insider website. This is what the site looked like in 2005 complete with flashy flash objects minty enough to make an epilepsy sufferer have a seizure or an O.C. super fan high and eat a ton of bagels!

Benefits of being a member stated on the site:

"THE OC INSIDER MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES:
 - A three-issue, one-year subscription to The OC Insider magazine, published by Titan Publishing
 - One year of access to theocinsider.com - the online component of The OC Insider and the ultimate online The O.C. destination which includes exclusive behind the scenes video and photos, weekly music streams and downloads, chats with talent, fashion and make-up tips
 - A membership kit, which includes a letter from series creator, Josh Schwartz, posters, and other exciting and exclusive The O.C. products.
 - Discounts and early purchases at theOCInsiderShop.com. Many exclusive items and hot fashions not available anywhere else 
- Hundreds of dollars in FREE wireless downloads!"



One of the coolest area's of the site was the pool house page!


Inside the pool house page you could download buddy icons, screen savers for your PC, flip through Seth's sketchbook and play awesome games like Casino Night Hold'em or Fold'em or Blackjack (the count goes way higher with multiple decks).


Everything The O.C has rescued some of the digital download files featured on The O.C. Insider including the two games above. They can be located in the downloads section of the site! You can thank us later!


The sites concept was pretty genius and pretty revolutionary for the time. Not only could The O.C. make money on the screen but it could also make money in digital subscription form all the while proving a ton of great content.  To hardcore fans this was a no-brainer especially keeping yourself entertained in between waiting for episodes to air. An OCI membership card, talk about the perfect Chrismukkah stocking stuffer!


The awesome video interviews were probably one of the best things going for the site. Many of which can still be found floating on YouTube by searching "The O.C. Insider". Above is an example of the typical question and answer format. It's okay Sandy your guilty pleasure is safe with us!

 

Additionally Starbrand.tv partnered with The O.C. Insider and started cross promoting their site that sold various merchandise, clothing, bags, wall art, electronics (flip phones and Ipods) that were featured on The O.C. as well as other shows of that era.


This allowed you to basically replicate the styles of the characters you loved as well as allowing you emulate their room decorations etc for a price (sometimes pretty hefty)..Giving you the capabilities of living your own unique alternate O.C. universe of sorts, you could be the main character of The O.C. wherever you lived and in complete bliss.


If you wanted Ryan's hoodie from season 2 episode 1, you could buy it..If you Marissa's top featured in X episode you could buy that too. Everything from Seth's hair wax to Sandy's public defender tie collection could be bought! Starbrand.tv would include a store locator or brand website if you were interested in purchasing an item. If this was done now they would have included a buy it now Amazon link. Starbrand.tv also did this with other TV shows with great success.

Both sites lasted awhile after the series was over. The O.C. Insider was taken down in late 2015 and Starbrand.tv was acquired by Popsugar, the site was later taken down as well. There is now a ton of copy-cat sites doing the same thing that Starbrand did. Here at Everything The O.C. we try to research and archive forgotten O.C history for you. That way fans of the future will still be able to know the way things were, not myth's but pure facts and legends!



So now you know, put that on your bagel and schmear it! 

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