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19 TV Stars That Were Made Famous In The '00s And What They Are Up To Today
What a great time for television.

26 People Shared Their "Style Icons" From Middle School, And The Answers Are As Funny As They Are Nostalgic
The absolute CHOKEHOLD the Disney Channel had on our fashion sense is both mortifying and hilarious.

26 TV Actors Who Were Recast So Quickly, You Probably Never Noticed The Difference
I always wondered why Blair's mom in Gossip Girl suddenly looked...different.

15 TV Storylines That Were Traumatic And Completely Unnecessary
"I understand that Crystal Reed wanted to leave Teen Wolf, but in my opinion, it was so unnecessary to just randomly kill her off the way they did."

37 Celebrities That We All Had A Crush On In The Early 2000s Then Vs. Now
It wasn't until I put this list together that I realized how many of my crushes were from TV shows on The CW.

Anyone Who Was Born In The Late '80s Or Early '90s Should Pass This Teen Drama TV Show Quiz
If you're a middle-aged millennial who lived for the TV teen drama, this quiz is for you.

29 Actores y actrices que spoilearon durísimo sus películas y series de tv
Tom Holland, te amo, pero debes aprender a cerrar la boca.

26 TV And Movie Scenes So Bad, They Literally Brought Down Major Franchises And Series
"That scene stole my soul."

29 Actors Who Effed Up Big Time And Shared Some Major Spoilers About Their Movies And TV Shows
Tom Holland, I love you, but you gotta learn to keep your mouth shut.

24 TV Characters That Are The Exact Definition Of "Same Person, Different Font"
*Insert the Spider-Mans pointing at each other meme.*

17 TV Actors Who Were Fired Or Replaced So Quickly, You Probably Didn't Even Notice
I knew something seemed off about Pam's mom in The Office.

16 Celebrities Who Said “Thanks But No Thanks” To Doing A Sequel Or Reboot
You won't be buying tickets to Bridesmaids 2 anytime soon.

What TV Plot Twist Was So Bad, It Made You Give Up On The Show Entirely?
Some things you just can't come back from.

Adam Brody Politely Shaded The "Gossip Girl" Reboot, Arguing That It Doesn't Work For The Same Reason An "O.C." Reboot Wouldn't Work
"You have to have a real reckoning politically and socially, and is that what people want to see with this show?"

23 Times TV Shows And Movies Straight-Up Just Hit Copy And Paste On A Character From Another TV Show Or Movie
Two sides of the same coin, one might say.

19 Teen Shows Ranked By How Much Time They *Actually* Spent In Class
Is there even a high school in Outer Banks? Or just boats?

21 Shots From Television That Are, In A Word, Heartbreaking
"But, please, if you don't mind, for the sake of your poor old dad, keep the door open three inches." I'M NOT CRYING, YOU'RE CRYING!

15 Times Seth Cohen From "The O.C." Was A Little Too Relatable
"It's fate. It's destiny. We both like burritos."

27 Times TV Shows Got Rid Of Characters Then Pretended Like They Never Even Existed
Looking at you, Degrassi and Saved by the Bell.

17 Questionable Hair Choices On Teen TV Shows, Ranked From Least Offensive To Worst
We all go through that phase.

29 Actors Who Just Can't Seem To Stop Being On Teen Shows
All hail Bianca Lawson, eternal teenager.

21 Super Annoying Plot Holes And Inconsistencies That Happened When TV Shows Literally Just Wrote Off Family Members Of Major Characters
Alexa, play Taylor Swift's "I Forgot That You Existed."

Build A TV High School And We'll Tell You Which Superlative You'll Win In The Yearbook
Fingers crossed for class clown!

21 Times Popular TV Shows Tried To Make A Spinoff And Failed Miserably
Don't get me started on the Glee spinoff drama.

I’m Curious Which Of These 14 Nostalgic Teen Drama Boyfriends You Wouldn’t Give A Rose To
Still waiting for my Nathan Scott.

I Hate To Break It To You, But If You've Seen Less Than 25 Of These Teen Dramas, You're A Fake TV Fan
Don't say you love teen dramas if you don't know who Spinner Mason is!

13 Problematic TV Couples That Fans Fell In Love With
The fans have spoken!

These 27 Teen TV Show Moments Are Phenomenally Acted, But We Don't Talk About Them Enough
I still have nightmares about Void Stiles.

21 Times TV Shows Just Straight-Up Forgot About Major Storylines And Characters
I still don't know who Chuck's mom is.


27 Female TV Characters Who Started Off Kinda The Worst, Then Had Incredible Growth
We love a good redemption arc!

Only A Real "The O.C." Superfan Can Get 100% On This Trivia Quiz
*Plays Imogen Heap in the background*

19 "Serious" TV Moments That Are Accidentally Hilarious
"I have a master's degree in American literature."

35 Romantic-As-Hell TV Moments That Deserve To Be Talked About Way More
"I remember everything."

32 Actors Who Had To Pretend To Be In Love With Their Ex On Screen
Talk about awkward!

For Scientific Purposes, I Need You To Sort These 25 Teen Drama Characters Into Their Hogwarts Houses
Nathan Scott is a Gryffindor — change my mind.

Almost Every TV Show Has Plot Holes, But These 26 Teen Show Inconsistencies Really Grind My Gears
I could make a whole list of just Degrassi plot holes alone.

23 Teen Drama Storylines I Saw No Problem With When I Was 15, But Now I Find Super Irresponsible
These make rewatching a lil' hard, TBH.

Rachel Bilson Says She Felt "Tension" With Her "O.C." Co-Star Samaire Armstrong Because Of Her Relationship With Adam Brody
"I get transported back to 18 years ago, and I get a little jealous."

Mischa Barton Reflected On Feeling "Pressure" To Lose Her Virginity During "The O.C."
"Being a virgin at the time in that context made me feel like a fraud."

11 Portrayals Of Bisexuality On TV Shows That Were Kinda Problematic, TBH
It's not that complicated.

We Still Don't Have A Ton Of Bisexual Rep, But These 19 TV Characters Make Me Feel Seen
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's "Gettin' Bi" was a cultural reset.

23 Queer Teen Drama Couples We Can't Get Enough Of
Paige and Alex walked so Zoë and Rasha could run.

17 TV Shows And Movies That Just Straight Up Forgot How Aging Worked
I feel like it shouldn't be this confusing.

Everyone Belongs At A Fictional High School — Which One Should You Attend?
I think we all wanted to go to PCA!

18 Completely Iconic TV Music Moments That People Should Study In History Books
♪ ♫ Mmmm whatcha say... ♪ ♫

Rachel Bilson And Melinda Clarke Are Confused By Mischa Barton's Comments About Leaving "The O.C."
"I'm definitely pretty confused by most of it."

16 Groundbreaking Moments From '00s Shows That We Still Think About Today
A lot of these shows were ahead of their time.

Listen: Stop What You're Doing And Go Set Your Venmo Transactions To Private Now
“Sure it’s fun to see that your friend paid your other friend for a burrito—but you don’t *have* to be seeing that.”

Mischa Barton Finally Shared The Real Reason She Left "The O.C." And It's Actually Pretty Sad
"I [was] relieved that I was going to extricate myself from that situation."

23 Actors Who Were Honestly Way Too Good For The Teen TV Shows They Were On
Naya was absolutely incredible on Glee, and we don't talk about it enough.

29 Times Teen Dramas Committed 2000s Fashion Crimes That We Were All, As A Generation, Culpable Of
I could do a whole list just on The O.C., but I'll spare you that horror.

These 18 TV And Movie Outfits Are So 2000s It Hurts — Would You Actually Wear Any Of Them?
Let's be clear: There were some very strong choices made.

23 Teen Drama Betrayals People Can't Believe Really Happened
I would not forgive a lot of these!

Rachel Bilson And Melinda Clarke Are Totally Down For A Reboot Of "The O.C."
"Never say never!"


16 Pruebas de que ningún programa es más millenial que "The O.C."
Los adolescentes ya no se parecen a Seth Cohen.

31 Incredibly Underrated Romantic TV Moments We Really Should Talk About More
"Let's just enjoy whatever this is."

37 Teen Drama Pairings Whose Chemistry Was So Off The Charts, They Should Have Won Awards
We'd give these ships a five on the AP Chem exam.

21 Times Teen Shows Referenced (Or Low-Key Shaded) Another Teen Show
"She's so two-dimensional, she's practically a character in Glee."

21 Actors Who Shockingly Left Their TV Shows And How It Was Written Into The Series
Steve Carell's exit from The Office still makes me emotional.

27 TV And Movie Characters Who Were Sold To Us As "Unsexy", But No One Is Buying It For A Second
"My suspension of disbelief can only go so far."


19 Times Teen Shows Roasted Their Own Couples
I love a good roast for dinner.

I'm In Love With The Princess Sparkle "O.C." Throwback That Rachel Bilson Just Shared
But where's the captain??

17 Instances Of TV Couples Referencing Earlier Moments That Are Just *Chef's Kiss*
'Tis the season for Easter eggs!

13 Times Teen Shows Didn't Understand Their Own Timelines
High school is six years long on The CW.

23 Teen Drama Scenes That Sparked Our Sexual Awakenings As Teens
The boy toy auction on One Tree Hill was a gift to us all.

23 Shocking TV Character Deaths That Truly Changed Everything
BRB, just crying over here.

19 Bad — And I Mean BAD — Parenting Decisions Characters Made On TV Shows
Why were the parents never around on teen dramas?

How Do Your Teen TV Opinions Compare With Everyone Else's?
Let the battle begin.

16 Reasons No Show Is More Millennial Than "The O.C."
They just don't make them like Seth Cohen anymore.

People Are Voting On Whether These 25 Iconic TV Intros Deserve To Be Skipped, Or Listened To In Full
Are you a "skip intro" kind of person?

21 Of The Most Romantic TV Moments Your Eyes Will Ever See
"I remember everything."

13 TV Breakups That Were So Healthy And Mature And 13 That Were Chaotic As Heck
"There's no such thing as fate."

Host The Best Chrismukkah Ever To Find Out If Your Soulmate Is Ryan Or Seth From "The O.C."
"It's sweeping the nation!"

It's Time To Decide Once And For All Who Would Win Out Of These Iconic Queen Bees
Who would win: Regina George or Sharpay Evans?

19 Times Actors Turned Their TV Cameos Into Main Roles Just Because They Were So Damn Good
There IS no Friends without Phoebe and Chandler.

Max Greenfield Read The Internet's Thirstiest Tweets And It Was...Shockingly Wholesome
"I play the white boy of the year on The Neighborhood."

Can We Guess Your Zodiac Sign Based On Your Early 2000s TV Love Triangle Opinions?
Team Damon or Stefan?

36 Celebs I Did Not Even Realize Guest-Starred On My Fave Teen Dramas
More than one Oscar nominee got their start on a teen drama.

15 Female TV Characters Who Had The Most Compelling Story Arcs Of All Time
Cece from New Girl grew soooo much.

Which Character From "The O.C." Are You?
Welcome to the O.C., bitch!

We Want To Know Which Teen Drama Boyfriends You Hate With A Burning Passion
SO many terrible options to choose from!

Which TV Death Was So Awful, It Ruined The Whole Show?
I just want to speak to a couple of these writers...

11 Character Departures That Ruined The Show And 10 That Actually Made It Better
Good riddance, Mark Brendanawicz and Elena Gilbert.

29 Actors Who Gave Amazing Performances On Teen TV Shows But Didn't Get Enough Credit
Bethany Joy Lenz as Haley James Scott on One Tree Hill was extraordinary.

26 Teen Drama Couple Moments That Ripped Out My Heart And Stomped On It
"Close your eyes."

Do You Skip The Same TV Show Opening Theme Songs As Everyone Else?
Honestly, if you skip the Friends theme song, I don't trust you.

19 Teen Drama Moments That Were Supposed To Be Romantic But Were Actually Kind Of Messed Up
Side-eyeing some of these scenes SUPER hard now.

18 TV Characters Who Defined 2000s Fashion
Please give me Buffy's closet.

29 Teen Drama Scenes That Were Accompanied By The Perfect Song
Name a more iconic moment than Quinn giving birth to "Bohemian Rhapsody" on Glee. I'll wait.

14 "The O.C." Moments That Prove Ryan Was Actually Really Funny
"Did you guys hear Ryan's funny now?"

17 Weird And Wonderful Things That Happened This Week In Pop Culture History
How has it been 17 years since The O.C. came into our lives?!

We Know Your Type Based On If You'd Date Or Dump These Teen Drama Men
Are they endgame?

Would You Choose The Same '00s Boyfriend As Everyone Else?
Stefan or Damon Salvatore?

If You Can Identify All 20 Of These Hot Guys From Teen Shows, You Deserve To Date One Of Them
Warning: You will need a cold shower after this quiz.

Can You Guess The Teen Drama In 11 Words Or Less?
"We both like burritos."

Only Someone With Strong Opinions On "The OC" Should Answer These Polls
California here we come!

22 Incredible TV And Movie Dads Who Helped Raise Us All
These guys are the definition of #dadgoals.