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* [[Actor Allusion]]: At Kaitlin's school, Marissa pretends to be an exchange student from London. Mischa Barton was born in London to British parents. [[Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping]] also applies and is lampshaded.
* [[Actor Allusion]]: At Kaitlin's school, Marissa pretends to be an exchange student from London. Mischa Barton was born in London to British parents. [[Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping]] also applies and is lampshaded.
* [[Billing Displacement]]: Peter Gallagher & Kelly Rowan are billed first in the opening credits for all 4 seasons, despite their characters being less prominent than the teenagers. When Melissa Clark & Rachel Bilson were added as regulars, Clark was again billed ahead of Bilson despite the same applying.
* [[Billing Displacement]]: Peter Gallagher & Kelly Rowan are billed first in the opening credits for all 4 seasons, despite their characters being less prominent than the teenagers. When Melissa Clark & Rachel Bilson were added as regulars, Clark was again billed ahead of Bilson despite the same applying.
* [[Creator Backlash]]:
** Mischa Barton publicly blamed the show for her personal issues. Shortly after the show's cancellation, she said it was no surprise the show had been cancelled, since they killed her off.
** Tate Donovan has been rather critical of the show's younger actors in interviews following his departure from the show.
* [[Creator Breakdown]]: Josh Schwartz was jaded by pressure from some fans and [[Executive Meddling]] and seemingly zoned out during Season 3.
* [[Creator Breakdown]]: Josh Schwartz was jaded by pressure from some fans and [[Executive Meddling]] and seemingly zoned out during Season 3.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]:
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]:

Revision as of 23:35, 20 March 2015


  • Actor Allusion: At Kaitlin's school, Marissa pretends to be an exchange student from London. Mischa Barton was born in London to British parents. Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping also applies and is lampshaded.
  • Billing Displacement: Peter Gallagher & Kelly Rowan are billed first in the opening credits for all 4 seasons, despite their characters being less prominent than the teenagers. When Melissa Clark & Rachel Bilson were added as regulars, Clark was again billed ahead of Bilson despite the same applying.
  • Creator Backlash:
    • Mischa Barton publicly blamed the show for her personal issues. Shortly after the show's cancellation, she said it was no surprise the show had been cancelled, since they killed her off.
    • Tate Donovan has been rather critical of the show's younger actors in interviews following his departure from the show.
  • Creator Breakdown: Josh Schwartz was jaded by pressure from some fans and Executive Meddling and seemingly zoned out during Season 3.
  • Hey, It's That Guy!:
    • Steve-O as an insane Marine Seth meets and drinks with in Mexico (4x02).
    • Thirteen plays Seth and Marissa's ex-girlfriend and her ex-girlfriend was Sloan.
    • Rosalie Hale plays one of Ryan's girlfriends and James plays the antagonist of Season 3 who kills Marissa.
    • Apparently when Taylor was a kid she looked like a younger version of CeCe.
  • What Could Have Been: The writers tried to get Trey to return in Season 4 to finish his story arc. In the same season, Al Gore was supposed to be Summer's GEORGE recruiter, but had scheduling differences.