I just listened to a new radio interview of Ben McKenzie where he was talking about The OC a lot. Only a snippet of the interview is available online at the moment (it got cut off in various parts), but you guys will adore the stuff he said.
He was asked if it bothers him that some people still bring up The OC and he said, "No, not at all!" and was very happy to talk about the show.
It doesn't seem to bother him if he's referred to as Ryan either.
And one of the interviewers said that's good because she loved The OC and Ben said, "I love it too."
And he was talking about everyone in the cast, even Mischa, but it was cut off.
He had nothing but pleasant things to say.
He's so sweet.