GROWING CONCERNS MARK 'O.C.'S' RETURN.Byline: - Valerie Kuklenski ``The O.C.'' ventures into ``9021-uh-oh'' land with its third-season premiere tonight (8 p.m., Fox), as the gang heads into senior year of high school. While the producers and network execs are stewing over such issues as ``If we'd known it would be a hit, we would have started them in third grade,'' there's a little catching up to do. The new season picks up two months after the end of the last one. In the spirit of back-to-school orientation, here's what's up: --Marissa (Mischa Barton Mischa Anne Barton (born January 24 1986) is an English-born American actress and fashion model, known for her role as Marissa Cooper on the former Fox television teen drama series The O.C. ) has put love interest Ryan's (Benjamin McKenzie Benjamin McKenzie (born Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan on September 12, 1978) is an American actor best known for playing Ryan Atwood on the television series The O.C. ) big brother, Trey (Logan Marshall-Green Logan Marshall-Green (born November 1, 1976) is an American actor known for his roles in The O.C. and 24. Biography Early life He was born in Charleston, South Carolina and raised by his mother, Lowry Marshall, in Cranston, Rhode Island. ), at death's door courtesy of a gunshot wound. Marissa is equally tormented by the prospect of life in prison and her social standing in school - although Julie (Melinda Clarke) unexpectedly is trying to protect her. --Speaking of Julie, her dear, departed Caleb is barely in the ground when when she decides Jimmy (Tate Donovan) is worth another try in the boyfriend department. She has to have something to keep her busy while waiting for Caleb's will to be read. --The rocky marriage of Sandy (Peter Gallagher Peter Killian Gallagher (born August 19 1955) is a Golden Globe-winning American actor. Biography Early life Gallagher was born in New York City, the son of Mary, a bacteriologist, and Tom Gallagher, an advertising executive. ) and Kirsten (Kelly Rowan) has hit another dry spell, after she apparently considered isopropyl alcohol isopropyl alcohol: see isopropanol. a ``call'' drink and has gone into rehab, where she'll meet the mysterious Charlotte (guest star Jeri Ryan Jeri Lynn Ryan (born February 22, 1968) is an American actress who came to fame as the ex-Borg Seven of Nine on . Biography Childhood Ryan was born Jeri Lynn Zimmerman in 1968 in Munich, Germany, to American parents; she has one older brother, Mark. ). --Other new faces include a rival for Summer (Rachel Bilson) named Taylor (Autumn Reeser) and a new dean of students (Eric Mabius). |
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