From The Creator of 'Hip Clicks': 'The O.C.' Decoder Ring
Hey, we're as pop culture savvy as the next guy, but some references even slip by us. Sometimes while we're watching The O.C. (it's a pleasure, minus the guilt, thank you very much), the in-jokes and allusions are so fast and so obscure that you need a Best of Bread R. Crumb trail (get it?) to figure it out.
Luckily, there's USA Today's incredibly helpful, deeply informed 'The Annotated "O.C."' column. Here's a sample from last week's installment:
That's what GQ stands for! And it's a magazine! Thank you, USA Today! Next, can you annotate The Simpsons? We're sure we've been missing jokes on that for years.