The End of an Era: The O.C. is Cancelled

According to Ain't It Cool News:

The series finale of The O.C. will air Feb. 22, the Fox Network announced Wednesday afternoon.

This comes as a surprise to few, as Fox ordered only 16 episodes for the series’ fourth season, and has been getting clobbered Thursday nights by megahits Grey’s Anatomy and CSI.

I'll admit that last year's season was crap, and putting it up against the Thursday Night juggernauts surely was not going to help. All that, MINUS Mischa. The end seemed inevitable.

But did you check out this season? The O.C. finally returned to the standard of enjoyment it set during its first season without the help of the waif-like Mischa Barton, whose acting prowess probably peaked while vomiting in The Sixth Sense. Autumn Reseer as bubbly Taylor Townsend solidified herself near the top of the TV Hotties list, and the new amusing additions of Mini Cooper and Summer's hippie college chum Che were making The O.C. return as one of those shows I thoroughly look forward to watching. The Cohens are as lovable as ever, and my cougar-crushes on Kirsten and Julie remain with full force.

I'm just now recovering from the loss of such TV gems as Roswell and Arrested Development, coping barely with the help of their DVD box sets.

Frankly, I'm looking forward to the myriad "Save The O.C." petitions that are sure to pop up.

Oh, wait. Here's one now. Save The O.C.