Orange County, California Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==In culture== Orange County has been the setting for numerous written works and motion pictures, as well as a popular location for shooting motion pictures. The city of [[San Juan Capistrano]] is where writer [[Johnston McCulley]] set the first novella about [[Zorro]], ''[[The Curse of Capistrano]]''. It was published in 1919 and later renamed ''The Mark of Zorro''. Science fiction novels set in Orange County include ''[[A Scanner Darkly]]'' (1977) by [[Philip K. Dick]] and the ''[[Three Californias Trilogy|Three Californias]]'' trilogy by [[Kim Stanley Robinson]] (1984β1990). Many novels by suspense thriller writer [[Dean Koontz]] are set in Orange County; Koontz is a resident of [[Newport Beach]]. Orange County was featured by [[Huell Howser]] in ''Road Trip'' Episode 109.<ref>{{cite web |title=Orange County- Road Trip with Huell Howser (109) β Huell Howser Archives at Chapman University |date=September 25, 2001 |url=https://blogs.chapman.edu/huell-howser-archives/2001/09/25/orange-county-road-trip-with-huell-howser-109/ |access-date=January 25, 2022 |archive-date=January 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125013738/https://blogs.chapman.edu/huell-howser-archives/2001/09/25/orange-county-road-trip-with-huell-howser-109/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Popular television series set in Orange County include the [[Fox Broadcasting|Fox]] drama ''[[The O.C.]]'' (2003β2007), the Fox sitcom ''[[Arrested Development]]'' (2003β2006), and the [[Bravo (US TV network)|Bravo]] reality show ''[[The Real Housewives of Orange County]]'' (2006βpresent). The three programs share a common focus on the extravagant lifestyles of the county's upper class. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page