'O.C.' leaves its mark

February 21, 2007 There aren't too many TV series that can introduce an entirely new holiday into the lexicon of American pop culture, but Fox's "The O.C." can lay claim to that very unique achievement. The notion of Christmakuh -- that marriage of Christmas and Hannukah invented by hyperarticulate hipster teen Seth Cohen (Adam Brody) -- might represent one of the show's more enduring legacies, but when the angsty primetime soap concludes its 92-episode run Thursday night, it will leave behind a fairly significant legacy. "O.C." not only proved that networks could launch a hit series during the dog days of summer, but it gave the TV business a youthful new voice in creator/executive producer Josh Schwartz.

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