Adam Brody Archives

"Party Favor" Synopsis :: Harbor School’s Senior Prom brings out the best and the worst in everyone. Taylor hits a high at prom, while Summer falls flat with her surprising prom date. Seth and Anna come up with a prom plan to win Summer back. Meanwhile, Marissa convinces Volchok to go to the prom (he flirts with another girl and gets caught) and Ryan brings an unexpected old flame. When one of the girls is elected prom queen, it truly becomes a night to remember. Later, when Taylor’s prom funds are missing, Ryan returns to his old ways and prom night turns brutal.

ALERT!  ALERT!  ASIANS ON THE OC! ASIANS ON THE OC!  And by golly, that’s a FOB in the back row!  Ai-yah!  Total landmark moment for the The O.C. to have Asians on the show… although none them probably have speaking roles. Ha!  (Dr. Kim doesn’t count, she’s old!) This is also the same episode a black person will make it on The O.C. — American Idol finalist and real-life Orange County resident Lisa Tucker will guest-star as herself and  have a speaking role.  Fo’ shizzle. ¶ Above, the gang gather together in the Cohen backyard for a forced senior prom photo.  More pictures in the gallery including Ryan (Benjamin McKenzie) putting on corsage on Theresa’s (Navi Rawat) wrist before heading to the prom together. Ryan and Volchok (Cam Gigandet) seemingly to come to a truce before the prom and shake hands. The O.C. episode "The Party Favor" airs Thursday, April 27 (9PM ET/PT) on FOX.

 Ryan, Seth, Kirsten and Sandy (um, that picture won’t
 come out if  your fingers are all over the camera settings
 buttons) take a family snapshot before the prom.

"The College Try" Synopsis :: Graduation is just weeks away and Ryan, Seth, Summer and Marissa leave Newport to attend their respective pre-frosh orientations at UC Berkeley and Brown. While dropping the boys off at the airport, Kirsten is surprised to see Theresa and her all-too-familiar-looking baby boy. Kirsten and Sandy’s simmering feud becomes public at a benefit for the hospital. While visiting Brown, Seth runs into Anna on the quad and they instantly connect. Could this be the end of Summer and Seth? Meanwhile, Kirsten and Sandy attend a hospital benefit where Kirsten vents her frustrations and falls back into an old habit.

Samaire Armstrong returns as fiesty chick Anna Stern and gives Seth (Adam Brody) unexpected help in his last-ditch effort to get into Brown. The O.C. episode "The College Try" airs Thursday, April 20 (9PM ET/PT) on FOX.   More pictures in the gallery!

 Ryan (Benjamin McKenzie) goes to find Theresa and finds her son
 (Evan and Cole Jarvis) and the nanny (Amber Barretto) instead.

Los Angeles, CA :: Seth (Adam Brody) and Summer (Rachel Bilson) will be attending Brown University next semester but The O.C. won’t be filming in Providence, Rhode Island.  The O.C. is using The University of Southern California (USC) campus and making it look like Brown University’s campus.  Above and below is the real-life Rachel Bilson and Adam Brody enjoying some down time during a break of filming an episode. Brody and Bilson are a couple on screen and off.  More pictures in the gallery!

I see London, I see France, I see Adam Brody’s underpants!

"The Dawn Patrol" Synopsis :: Ryan leaves Newport to visit his mom in Albuquerque so he can invite her to his graduation but but before they meet he has a steamy encounter with his mom’s coworker. Back in Newport, Seth is still keeping secrets and Taylor and Summer devise a fool-proof plan to figure out what’s going on with him. Their plan backfires and Summer is left devastated. Julie Cooper pays Volchok a surprise visit and gives him some stern advice. Then Marissa confronts Volchok’s friends and helps a girl get out of an intense situation at a raging party. Meanwhile, Sandy puts an end to the trouble with Matt but leaves Kirsten at home alone.

Above is Seth (Adam Brody) walking into the student lounge to find Summer’s (Rachel Bilson) surprise kissing booth.  Summer tries to get Seth’s attention during class but both get stuck in detention together (pictured after the jump). The O.C. episode "The Dawn Patrol" airs Thursday, April 13 (9PM ET/PT) on FOX. More pictures in the gallery!

"The Day After Tomorrow" Synopsis :: The arrival of college-acceptance letters draws different reactions from Summer, Seth, Ryan and Marissa. Meanwhile, Sandy confronts Henry about Matt’s misfortune, but Kirsten fears for her husband’s future. The kids receive their college acceptance and rejection letters, forcing them to make some life-altering decisions. Ryan and Sadie try to decide what do after high school and their decision concerns Sandy and Kirsten.  Meanwhile, the drama surrounding Sandy’s job intensifies and seeps into the Cohen household.

Above are Summer (Rachel Bilson), Seth (Adam Brody), Ryan (Benjamin McKenzie) and Marissa (Mischa Barton) at Taylor’s College Sweatshirt Party at Harbor where Marissa and Summer patch up their friendship and Summer and Seth are on the verge of a break-up. The O.C. episode "The Day After Tomorrow" airs Thursday, April 6 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.  More pictures in the gallery!

Hollywood, CA :: The O.C. fictional couple (Seth and Summer) and real-life couple Adam Brody and Rachel Bilson, who didn’t pose for a photo together, attended the NYLON Magazine GUYS Spring 2006 Issue Launch Party last night.  Adam Brody looks great as the cover boy this issue (scans after the jump) but absolutely looks hammered from last night’s par-tay.  More pictures in the gallery!

Spoilers/Synopsis :: Julie and Dr. Roberts announce their engagement and the Cooper ladies move in with Summer and her dad. Meanwhile, Marissa drifts away from the group and Summer when she seeks solace in the bad company of Volchok and his crew. Ryan tries to move on with Sadie, but Seth’s concerns for Marissa get in the way. At the Newport Group, Sandy’s woes with Matt continue and Kirsten surprises Seth with a night out.

Kirsten (Kelly Rowan) and Seth (Adam Brody) offer each other support in the form of a hug after Kirsten shares her experiences with Seth and other attendees of her AA meeting.  Inset :: Matt (Jeff Hephner) snoops through Newport Group’s files behind Sandy’s (Peter Gallagher) back and gets into a mysterious confrontation giving him a bloody nose and a scratched up face (pictured after the jump).  The O.C. epsiode "The Secrets and Lies" airs Thursday, March 30 (9PM ET/PT) on FOX.  More pictures in the gallery!

The hero of Thank You For Smoking is Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhart), chief spokesman for Big Tobacco, who makes his living defending the rights of smokers and cigarette makers in today’s neo-puritanical culture. Confronted by health zealots out to ban tobacco and an opportunistic senator (William H. Macy) who wants to put poison labels on cigarette packs, Nick goes on a PR offensive, spinning away the dangers of cigarettes on TV talk shows and enlisting a Hollywood super-agent (Rob Lowe) to promote smoking in movies. Nick’s newfound notoriety attracts the attention of both tobacco’s head honcho (Robert Duvall) and an investigative reporter for an influential Washington daily (Katie Holmes). Nick says he is just doing what it takes to pay the mortgage, but he begins to think about how his work makes him look in the eyes of his young son Joey (Cameron Bright).

Actors Katie Holmes, 27, and Adam Brody, 26, are part of the young talent in Thank You For Smoking being released nationwide on March 17 ,2006.  Above looks like the sex scene between Katie Holmes (Heather Holloway) and Aaron Eckhart that mysteriously disappeared at the Sundance Film Festival.  Will Katie’s sex scene return to its original editing as shown at the Toronto Film Festival?  Director Jason Reitman Scientologists will decide.  More pictures in the gallery!

Rob Lowe (Jeff Megall) and Adam Brody (Jack) stand in front of
a samurai costume in Thank You for Smoking.  Doesn’t Adam’s
tie remind you for a peacock’s feather?  SQUAWK, SQUAWK!