RIP OC

So farewell then to The OC.

Now I've admitted in the past to The OC being one of my guilty pleasures. Yes it was shallow, superficial and full of some annoying Californian teens. However, in its defence it was well written, often willing to parody itself, killed off one of its major characters, and had Jim Robinson in a major role for a couple of seasons before he headed off to become the owner of Mode Magazine.

To its credit the final episode did what final episodes should do - a couple of knowing references to teen dramas lasting too long, the loose ends about who ends with who all tied up, and above all the wonderful news that Pancakes the rabbit had a family.

Overall, The OC passed the Ronseal test - it did exactly what it said on the tin. Very witty and funny it was a true ensemble piece - none of the characters were wasted with Ryan, Taylor, Julie, Seth, Summer and the Bullet all adding to the show. All the actors had great comedy timing and in Sandy it possessed the most magnificent pair of eyebrows ever to grace the magic rectangle.

Shallow? Absolutely - it contained the depth of a British reservoir in the middle of a heatwave - but what has British TV got to offer in the way of an hour's TV escapism? Holby City??

Chrismukkah will be missed.