The advent of a decade of "Southern California pornography" programming in "Laguna Beach" and "The Hills" can all be traced back to the debut of "The O.C.," a show that celebrated its 10-year anniversary yesterday.
Flip the "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" from a sitcom to a soap opera and set it an hour south, "The O.C." debuted to critical and commercial acclaim, due in part to a cast of high schoolers for every taste. Rachel Bilson is this here Blog's kind of flavor.
This here Blog's musings on geek culture fit snugly with Bilson's Summer Roberts, who paved the way for the cadre of ladies in "The Big Bang Theory." Summer Roberts ushered the idea that it's conceivable for Tens to pair with zeroes into the American consciousness.
And, not to neglect this here Blog's hip-hop readers, Bilson can also spit decent enough for a starlet.
Not forgetting her roots, Bilson had a special shout-out yesterday.