Rare Photos: Peter Gallagher's smoking head-shot and autograph!

Here is a really cool head-shot of Peter Gallagher getting his smoke on..Judging by the turtle neck we predict this was taken in the late 80's to early 90's but only Peter himself could tell us the real story behind the image! Oh yeah and look its autographed and might we say that Peter has the world's coolest autograph! 

Behind the Scenes: Adam Brody having a good laugh!

Adam Brody laughing behind the scenes while filming a season 2 episode in the bait shop!

Throwback Thursday O.C. Style: Rare photo of Seth and Summer Goofing off!

Enjoy this very rare early promotional photo in all of it's cheesy nostalgic glory..Furthermore try not to stare too hard at Adam Brody's strange looking toes! As a closing thought Rachel Bilson is jacked!

Behind the Scenes: Marissa's Lifeguard Tower Set!

Here is a very rare behind the scenes photo of the famous S-49 lifeguard tower! You know the place where Marissa spent a lot of time contemplating the many stresses of teen life!

"Coop you spend all of your time on that lifeguard stand staring out at the water like you're a Naval widow."  - Summer

This set was built to replicate the real S-49 lifeguard tower located on Dockweiler Beach as seen above. Right behind the LAX airport. Google map link here!

The real lifeguard tower is very similar to the replica. The replica set was built inside Manhattan Beach Studios (the same place where the Cohen house set was). The set came complete with fake hills, plants, shrubs, background lighting and lots and lots of sand! Clearly this set was only used for night scenes.

Many lifeguard towers were seen in passing during the series. Here is a shot of a different lifeguard tower at Hermosa Beach in season 1 episode 9 "The Heights". 

Here is a rare scan from The O.C. Insider Magazine providing additional angles of lifeguard tower the set

Generally sets are created when the show creators realize that a certain location will be used a bunch of times, making it much more cost effective than shooting at the actual locations. Not only can they film whenever they want in a studio but they can also control nearly every aspect of the scene (which is not the case when shooting on location).

They sure had us fooled! Were you fooled? Regardless we thought this was pretty cool and the set designers did a heck of a good job on it! What else is housed inside the beach set you ask? Stay tuned!

Rare Photos: Early Benjamin Mckenzie Magazine Clipping!

Magazine Except reads:

Since he's so crazy busy, there's just no time for a girl in Ben's life. But as easy as it was for us to fall for Ryan Atwood, Ben's character on The O.C., it's even easier to fall for him. THE GOOD: "Sometimes, people's connections go deeper than anything they can really put their finger on. Not that I've really fallen in love at first sight before, but I do kind of believe in it--in a weird way. I guess I'm a closet romantic. I also believe you can 'think' you're in love at first sight and find out that you're completely wrong." THE BAD: "Everyone is trying far too hard to set me up. Just let me sleep on the weekends."

The O.C. Rare Photos: Season 3 Photo Shoot Video + Photos!

Here we have a very rare season 3 promotional photo shoot video! This rare video gives you a peek of what it was like for the actors during their off-screen time for The O.C..This video was a very hard to find so appreciate it in all of its glory! Actors in the photo shoot are as follows: Benjamin Mckenzie, Mischa Barton, Adam Brody, Rachel Bilson, Melinda Clarke, Peter Gallagher and Kelly Rowan. The photos in this shoot were used to promote the show through various mediums. 

Below are the photos from the video above. Enjoy!

 

Rare Photos: Rare photo of Adam Brody and Rachel Bilson on a Bike!

Thanks to you guys we now have over 300 likes on our official Facebook Page as well as 300+ likes on our official Twitter Page!! For that we present to you a very awkward and rare photo of Adam Brody and Rachel Bilson on a bike! To keep up with all the latest content at Everything The O.C. make sure to like our Twitter and Facebook page! You will be glad that you did!

The O.C. Rare Photos: Early Season 1 Promotional Photos!

The following images would have been lost forever if it wasn't for Everything The O.C! 

Our awesome researchers have secured the following images from the deep dark depths of the vintage O.C. web! These images were taken to promote season 1 of the show. The location of these images is unknown, at first glance you could assume they were taken at the pilot episode house location in Malibu but that isn't the case. The pools simply don't match up. Regardless enjoy them OC'ers and feel free to share them around like wildfire (we know you will). Notice Summer is missing, this was because Summer wasn't written as a main character from the start. 

The O.C. Rare Photos: Kelly Rowan's Early Pre-OC Glamour Headshots!

Here we have a few rare early pre-OC glamour head-shots of Kelly Rowan aka Kirsten Cohen before she became the warm and lovable mother on The O.C.! 

In Hollywood head-shots are basically images of a given actor handed out by your agent when submitting for an acting role, putting a face to the resume. If the casting director is interested in what they see they will schedule a interview or reading. 

Wow! Judging by those pants we will carbon date this to be taken in the 90's! 

That blazer, so edgy Kiki! 

Fun fact about Kelly Rowan, she is Canadian. 

Rare Photos: Josh Schwartz and Peter Gallagher pose for a photo!

Here we have Peter Gallagher aka Sandy Cohen and the creator of The O.C. Josh Schwartz posing in a photo together. They are hanging out at the 2005 Fox All-Star TCA Party at the Santa Monica Pier!

Rare Photos: Adam Brody the McDreamy of The O.C.?

Well played Fox, well played.