Adam Brody Shares the 3 Ways ‘The O.C.’ Set the Benchmark for Teen Dramas: ‘Self-Awareness Had Not Been Done’ | Video

Adam Brody thinks he knows the three ingredients that have made “The O.C.” stand the test of time all these years.

While partaking in a “Hot Ones” interview with Sean Evans,” Brody was unsurprisingly asked about the teen drama series he’s most known for. The “Nobody Wants This” star identified a few things that are likely culprits for the long-lasting legacy of “The O.C.”

“I think two things – well, maybe three things – are involved in that, and one of them I think is the most nostalgia-based, which is music,” Brody said. “You know, I think for a teen show it was the most music-centric. Music is such a lock…