The Real OC - So after the Beav favorite new drama of the year, denizens of Orange County, California have finally embraced their television alter ego, acknowledging that The OC has brought them tourism, respect and yes, the elusive cool factor.

With further accolades for The OC comes this Chicago Trib article thanking creator Josh Schwartz for TV Jews who act Jewish.

P.S. I thought this was old news, but apparantly, I was wrong. In case you missed it, OC star Peter Gallegher recently presented the very first Sandy Cohen Fellowship at Boalt Hall, the UC Berkeley law school.