Media > Articles > General O.C. Does It Eonline's Watch with Kristin Fox sure knows how to throw a party. Especially when celebrating a show about superswank teens who sure know how to party. How hot was the O.C. bash Tuesday night? Let's just say two high-profile guests got so into the show's party-hearty theme they wound up together in a bathroom stall. but first, the deets on the ultra-hip series with which I'm unabashedly smitten, which premieres this Tuesday on Fox. Complete with spoiled rich kids, pimpin' rides and bonfire boozefests, the show may smell like Beverly Hills, 90210 at first whiff, but creator Josh Schwartz assures me The O.C. is more than just an heir to the TV teenybopper throne left vacant by the Walshes of yesteryear. "If anything, The O.C. was inspired by The Ice Storm and Say Anything," insists Josh, who at 26, is one of the youngest show creators ever. "If I can be so bold, I feel like in [O.C. stars] Benjamin McKenzie, Mischa Barton and Adam Brody, we have young Russell Crowe, young Audrey Hepburn and young Tom Hanks. All three of them are extremely charismatic and they're total stars." Sue enough, these kids are dripping with enough talent and good looks to skew the gene pool for generations to come. But it hasn't gone to their heads--yet. Benjamin, the show's lead, simply laughs when asked about being compared to James Dean and Russell Crowe (by producers and reporters alike). "It's slightly embarrassing," he says with a boyish smile. "I'm just a kid on a TV show. I haven't done anything. I mean, it's tremendously flattering, but I mean, come on." Much of the show's appeal centers around the burgeoning romance between rebel Ryan (Benjamin) and girl-next-door Marissa (Barton). "The quintessential good girl always falls for the bad boy, and we really want to play that out," says Barton. "There are some great epic characters who have dealt with that before, like in Say Anything. We want that epic feeling instead of just another TV romance." Still, from where this Gilmore Girls fan is sitting, the show's greatest appeal lies in its comic relief--Brody, who left his role as Lane's boyfriend David to join The O.C.. "He cannot shut up with the jokes, that man," Benjamin says of his costar. "It's hard to be in a dramatic scene with him, because he does these minute little things and you laugh. He's sort of wonderfully hyperactive. He's hilarious." True dat. But not half as funny as something I witnessed later on in the evening--this one's too giggle-worthy not to spill. After failing in an attempt to play matchmaker with Paris Hilton and her self-professed crush, O.C. bad boy Chris Carmack, I spotted her cozily chatting up singer Mark McGrath on the outskirts of the party. A little later, the pair disappeared, then reappeared in the strangest of places--I dookie you not, a stall in the women's restroom. I happened to be washing my hands at the sink when a stall door flew open, and Paris whizzed by, followed by a slower-paced, pink-faced Mark. He took the time to thank repeatedly ("Muchas gracias! Muchas gracias!") and tip the bathroom attendant--who turns out, was actually a cleaning lady who was just sweeping the floor. Premiere Party = at least $5,000 Bathroom Tip = $5 Look on Cleaning Lady's Face = Priceless 2003 Virtual Rain. This is an unofficial fansite with no relation to FOX, Warner Brothers, or any of their associates. This is just a fansite opened for the purpose of exposing the show "The O.C" to new fans across the internet. Original copyright of all photos remain to FOX/WB and are used purely for the purpose of enjoying the show and furthering its fanbase.