The future's bright - The future's Orange County

Advantages: It's got Jack Black in it
Disadvantages: Very short, and predictable.

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SRowlands 16.02.2004 · Read review
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Review of Orange County (DVD)

Orange County Class

Advantages: Great soundtrack. Brilliant cast.
Disadvantages: Stereotypically American

...The OC follows the lives of supposedly average - though in truth fairly privileged - teenagers in the heart of Orange County, California, dramatizing their trials and tribulations in the typical style of a teen drama. A forerunner to more recent shows like "90210" and "One Tree Hill," this original series of the OC introduces youngster Ryan Atwood, who, suffering from family problems and run-ins with the law, is taken in by the philanthropic (and generally heroic!) Sandy Cohen. The series unfolds following the relationship of Atwood with his new found "brother" Seth Cohen (Adam Brody) and the subsequent friendships that develop due toe the excitement of such a youngster entering the community from a completely contrasting background. To be fairly blunt, this original series of the OC is possibly the finest, with the main protagonists...

AshleySweetman 04.06.2009 · Read review
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Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County

Advantages: Gripping, real life
Disadvantages: Gotta get to grips with the American way of life.

...What Is Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County? Laguna Beach is a reality TV programme shown by MTV. The cameras follow the lives of several teenagers living in Laguna Beach, Southern California, one of the wealthiest beach communities in the world. The show isn't scripted and you experience everyday things that happen to every other teenager in the world, along with all the drama on the way. The show was filmed in 2005 over an eight month period and was shown on MTV before being released onto DVD. The Main Cast Lauren Conrad Lauren, otherwise known as LC, is the main cast member of the show and narrates at the beginning of each episode. During this season, she is caught up in a love triangle between Kristin and Stephen. She was my favourite cast member of the show. Stephen Colletti Stephen has been close...

lozzy_lou178 07.05.2008 · Read review
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Jack Black is the man!!!

Advantages: The man by the name of Jack Black
Disadvantages: The leads and everything not involving Jack Black

...?It?s not just a movie, it?s a state of mind? Orange County, is the story of a Shaun Brumder, a boy on the verge of going to college. He has set his sights on Stanford University, where the man who inspired his interest in creative writing teaches. He is bright, talented and just knows he will get in. Unfortunately due to his guidance counsellor messing up the transcripts and sending someone else?s test scores under his name, he is turned down. Shaun knows that he needs to get away from Orange County and it?s surfer lifestyle to be able to fulfil his ambitions and sets about finding a way to get into Stanford. All he has for help though is his alcoholic mother (Catherine O?Hara), his uninterested father, now remarried, (John Lithgow), his permanently stoned slacker brother, Lance (Jack Black) and his girlfriend Ashley (Schuyler Fisk...

Ailran 30.12.2004 · Read review
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Review of Orange County (DVD)

It's Not Just A Film, Its An Insomnia Cure

Advantages: Erm the only one is Jack Black oh and the Soundtrack
Disadvantages: Almost everything else about the film

...It seems that I have an awful lot of films that don?t seem to appear in the database under DVD anyway and this is another such film. Now when it was first released I?d seen it advertised and of course in the video for the Foo Fighters ?the One? but never actually seen it showing at any of the local cinema?s. The other plus that really drew me to the film was Jack Black, in almost everything I?ve seen him in he has played a big part in my enjoyment of the film. Unfortunately even he cant save Orange County. The plot, if you can call it a plot, revolves around Shaun Brumder (Colin Hanks) a surfer from Orange County, California who isn?t really doing much at school and bunks off constantly to go surfing with his mates. Until of course he finds a novel by Martin Skinner, which he reads about 50 times in a month, or so we are told. Shaun...

Andy.mack 08.02.2004 · Read review
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Dorset County Hospital

Advantages: Friendly, Efficient, Very Clean
Disadvantages: None, apart from waiting time

...I am at present resting at home after an operation on my left shoulder, made necessary after a clumsy fall that compressed the shoulder joint. After a regimen of physiotherapy and steroids it was deemed that an operation called a subacromial decompression was arranged and took place at the orthopaedic unit of the Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester, Dorset. I was given a choice of three hospitals, in line with the government's policy of offering a choice and I feel that I made the correct decision. The choices on the list were The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospital, Poole General Hospital and the Dorset county. Bournemouth was too far away, Poole is not a very nice hospital so I was left with Dorchester . First Impressions Once the appointment for surgery was made I was asked to attend a Anaesthesia Pre...

JeffFromPoole 15.07.2009 · Read review
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The futures bright... the futures orange

Advantages: Great service, great offers and great coverage
Disadvantages: slightly pricey

...I have been with orange for many years and have found them to be quite a good service provider. I first pondered over the many different contracts that they had on offer, confusing myself in the process. I finally opted for the pay as you go option as, at the time, I only really needed the phone for receiving calls for work and this worked out to be the cheapest option. Over the years I have stuck with pay as you go, more because of trust and reliability than cost, simply changing my telephone and upgrading my SIM to keep up with the times. You can simply add credit to your phone by: A~) Pay point, found at most shops B~) Vouchers, bought at most shops Or C~) Cash machines, top up from your bank account. ** THE OFFERS** Orange PAYG has different pay packages for everyone. *Racoon: This a simple flat rate offer of 15...

blissman70 06.05.2008 · Read review
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Review of Orange

Orange network in general

Advantages: Great contracts on offer, good reception, good service
Disadvantages: Not consistent waiting times when phoning cust services - can wait a while at peak times

...I have been with the Orange network since owning my first mobile phone at the age of 16 (13 years ago) and (touch wood) I have encountered very little problems with them. At present my partner and I have both our mobile phones and our home broadband with Orange because we believe they offer good customer service as well as cost efficient prices. The Broadband we get from them amounts to just £5.00 with unlimited downloads which is an offer they advertise should you have a phone contract with them. They also offer free internet should you have a contract with them but with limited downloads instead. Orange offer a wide range of contracts to suit all needs. There are 3 different groups of contract offered by orange which are named Racoon, Dolphin and Panther. Should you be after inclusive text messages then a Dolphin contract would...

bexx0907 16.10.2009 · Read review
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Orange Customer Service

Advantages: Good Deals
Disadvantages: BAD network to be on if your in an 12-18month contract

...After being leered into an 18month contract with a FREE PS3 I was utterly disappointed to find that not only did I continuously lose signal when roaming the UK but also, I was given 3 faulty phones by Orange themselves. This was the 1st inconvenience caused as I live an hour away from any Orange Store. I had contacted Orange customer services several times and received very little help if any! They were slow at getting back to me about my issues raised and told me on one occasion that I would have to phone the helpline up instead of sending an emailing. I was more than happy to do this but spent over an hour on the phone on hold, running up a huge bill which they never apologised for. I was also charged for countless phone calls and texts that i had not actually made or sent. With only 4 months left remaining until my 18month...

Charleyk89 06.02.2009 (11.02.2009) · Read review
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Review of Orange

Who wants an Orange

Advantages: Free customer care on contract
Disadvantages: Choice of phones is somewhat limited

...Orange, more than just a colour, more than just a fruit, it?s the name of one of the four main UK mobile communication networks. But is it any good, and if it is, why? I am about to reveal. Orange offers a stupidly high number of tariffs. In fact, more than any other network. This is because of their value match policy, which means that if you like the look of another tariff on any UK network, they will let you have it on their network. Tariffs change or are updated frequently, information is available from their website, detailed at the end of this review. Personally I chose the Everyday 50 plan before it was discontinued, although I continue to benefit from it until I choose not to. The Everyday 50 plan gives 50 minutes of off-peak calls every day to other Orange mobiles or non-premium-rate landlines (i.e. local rate and national...

magicloudz 18.04.2003 · Read review
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