| Atomic County | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Animated |
| Created by | Eric Wight John Sephens |
| Opening theme | "Invincible" by OK Go |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Production | |
| Running time | ~2 minutes[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | V CAST |
| Related | |
| The O.C. | |
Atomic County is a spin-off, animated television series based on the comic book of the same name, which featured in The O.C. The "mobisodes", which have also been referred to as "webisodes", were based on cartoon versions of characters out of the The O.C.
History
editAtomic County is a comic book featured in the second series of The O.C. Orginally in comic the characters The Ironist, Little Miss Vixen, Kid Chino and Cosmo Girl represented The O.C. characters Seth Cohen, Summer Roberts, Ryan Atwood and Marissa Cooper. However for the animated series Marissa's character was renamed Cosmolass,[2] probably to distinguish it from the magazine.
Other characters featured in the animated series also appeared as drawings in The O.C. In the ? epsiode of the ? series the "demonic water-polo player" is depicted.[3]
Production
editIn April 2006 Verizon Wireless announced that their customers, on V CAST, would be able to:
| “ | exclusively experience the launch of a new wireless series, called Atomic County, based on "The O.C." | ” |
| — Verizon Wireless[1] | ||
| # | Title | Additional characters | Created by | Original airdate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Sympathetic Monster" | Demonic Waterpolo Player (Zach Stevens) | Eric Wight & John Stephens | TBA | |
| 2 | "The Crime of Fashion" | TBA | Eric Wight & John Stephens | TBA | |
| 3 | "The One Too Many" | TBA | Eric Wight & John Stephens | TBA | |
|
Cosmo is at it again! She drinks too much Cosmo Juice whilst fighting crime and chaos begins. | |||||
| 4 | "The Chick Fight" | TBA | Eric Wight & John Stephens | TBA | |
|
The Ironist invites a new team mate when Cosmo drinks a little too much Cosmo Juice. | |||||
| 5 | "The Pestering" | TBA | Eric Wight & John Stephens | TBA | |
| 6 | "The Mentalist" | The Mentalist (Oliver Trask) | Eric Wight & John Stephens | TBA | |
| 7 | "The Web of Seduction" | TBA | Eric Wight & John Stephens | TBA | |
|
Cosmo lass discovers a hideous secret about her arch nemesis, Mistress Widow. | |||||
| 8 | "The Kosher Kahuna" | TBA | Eric Wight & John Stephens | TBA | |
| 9 | "The Axe to Grind" | TBA | Eric Wight & John Stephens | TBA | |
| 10 | "The Sibling Rivalry" | Kid Chino's brother (Trey Atwood) | Eric Wight & John Stephens | TBA | |
|
Kid Chino's secret brother is getting Chino into trouble by being mistaken for Kid Chino at crime scenes. | |||||
| 11 | "The Anguish" | TBA | Eric Wight & John Stephens | TBA | |
| 12 | "The Abs of Desire" | Killer Abs (Kevin Volchok) | Eric Wight & John Stephens | TBA | |
| 13 | "The Ringmaster" | TBA | Eric Wight & John Stephens | TBA | |
| 14 | "The Coaliton of Doom" | TBA | Eric Wight & John Stephens | TBA | |
Promotion
editIn the twenty-third episode of season three, when Anna bumps into Seth at Brown she congratulates him on the success of Atomic County, and states "that V CAST was hilarious" to which Seth replies "what the hell's a V CAST".[4]
In a neat tie-in, at the 2006 San Diego Comic Con four limited edition maquettes of The Ironist, Little Miss Vixen, Kid Chino and Cosmolass were sold to promote Atomic County.[5] In The O.C. Seth and Ryan had themselves previously visited a fictional version of the convention.[6]
Created by Eric Wight and John Stephens
- Episode 1 - The Sympathetic Monster
- Episode 2 - The Crime of Fashion
- Episode 3 - The One Too Many
- Episode 4 - The Chick Fight
- Episode 5 - The Pestering
- Episode 6 - The Sibling Rivalry
- Episode 7 - The Web of Seduction
- Episode 8 - The Axe to Grind
- Episode 9 - The Mentalist
- Episode 10 - The Abs of Desire
- Episode 11 - The Ringmaster
- Episode 12 - The Kosher Kahuna
- Episode 13 - The Anguish
- Episode 14 - The Coalition of Doom
Atomic County Core Four Heroes:
- The Ironist (Seth Cohen)
- Lil' Miss Vixon (Summer Roberts)
- Kid Chino (Ryan Atwood)
- Cosmolass (Marissa Cooper)
- Punky Spit Fire (Anna Stern)
- All American Boy (Luke Ward)
Miscellaneous Atomic County Heroe:
- The Litigator (Sandy Cohen)
- Demonic Water Polo Player (Zach Stevens)
- Mistress Widow (Julie Cooper)
- The Pirate (Featured in Ep. 3 & Ep. 14)
- Evil Kid Chino (Trey Atwood)
- Battle Axe (Alex Kelly)
- The Mentalist (Oliver Trask)
- Blinding Ab's (Kevin Volchok)
- Type A (Taylor Townsend)
- The Industrialist (Caleb Nichol)
- Johnny Tears (Johnny Harper)
Theme Song is Invincible by OK Go
Disc #28 -- The O.C.: The Complete Series- Season 4, Episodes 1 - 14 [2][3]
History
edit[6] V Cast archive Official Press Release Official Press Release
References
edit- ^ a b Nelson, Jeffrey (April 6, 2006), "Verizon Wireless Brings New Content From "The O.C." To Mobile Phones", Verzion Wireless. Retrieved on July 16, 2008
- ^ "Atomic County", OC Insider. Retrieved on July 16,
- ^ "Eric Wight's Artwork". USA Today. Gannett Company. 2005-02-08. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|note=ignored (help) - ^ Philbin, J. J. (writer) & Wharmby, Tony (director). "The College Try". The O.C., FOX. Episode 22, Season 3. Aired on April 20, 2006.
- ^ Steve (July 10, 2006), Atomic County The O.C. Collectible Maquettes Comic-Con Exclusives, Action Figs. Retrieved on July 16, 2008.
- ^ Schwartz, Josh (writer) & Bookstaver, Sanford (director). "The Escape". The O.C., FOX. Episode 7, Season 1. Aired on September 16, 2003.