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==merge with [[The O.C. episode plotlines]]==
The term '''Western world''' or '''the West''' can have multiple meanings depending on its context. Originally defined as Western [[Europe]], most modern uses of the term refer to the societies of Western [[Europe]] and its genealogical and philosophical descendants, typically also including those countries whose ethnic identity and dominant culture derive from European [[culture]].
Okay, so - there are two episode list articles for this series, [[Episodes of The O.C.]] and [[O.C. Episodes]]. This article has more information, so any extra stuff in the other one needs to be copied across, and then "O.C. Episodes" needs to be deleted. I have no knowledge of this programme so i cant really do it myself. I think this one then needs to be renamed to "List of The O.C. episodes" as its a more conventional name for episode lists (which i cant do because theres already a redirect page there). -- <span style="border:1px solid #ccc;background:#eee; padding:1px">[[User:Jeffthejiff|<span style="color:#333;font-weight:bold">jeffthejiff</span>]]</span> <span style="font-size:80%;color:#999">([[User_talk:Jeffthejiff|<span style="color:#999;">talk</span>]])</span> 15:04, 17 November 2005 (UTC)
I realise people are spending a lot of time on this page; it's good work. I don't want to interupt and mess up your work. However, is there any way someone could put per-series episode numbers in here? It would probably be more useful than the overall episode number in most cases. For example; "s03e17" as well as "68".--[[User:CalPaterson|CalPaterson]] 21:40, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
==History==
===Ancient world===
The [[Hellenic]] division between [[Greeks]] and "[[barbarian]]s" (a Greek word), predates the division between East and West. The contrast was between [[Greek language | Greek-speaking]] culture of mainland [[Greece]], the [[Aegean]], the [[Ionia]]n coast and [[Magna Graecia]] in southern [[Italy]], and the surrounding non-Greek cultures of [[Thrace]] and [[Anatolia]], the [[Persian Empire]], [[Phoenicians]] and [[Egypt]]. This contrast can be traced in the [[Trojan War]], which is dated traditionally to [[1190s BC | 1194 BC]] - [[1180s BC | 1184 BC]]. Presuming it had a historical basis, the conflict was between [[Achaeans]] and the non-Greek [[Troy | Trojans]] in western [[Anatolia]]. The Greeks also considered the [[Persian Wars]] of the early [[5th century BC]] a conflict of west versus east.
I agree with Cal on the S(season)E(episode #) idea. I also think that we should create a suitable template and start making episode articles.--[[User:Rikkyc|Rikkyc]] 03:21, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
The [[Mediterranean]] basin was united by Romans, but distinctions remained between the Empire's mostly [[Latin]]-speaking western half and the more urbanized eastern half, where Greek was the [[lingua franca]]. The [[Roman Emperor]] [[Diocletian]] divided the [[Roman Empire]] into two regions, each administered by an [[Augustus]] and a [[Caesar (title)|Caesar]] (the [[Tetrarchy]]), in A.D. [[292]]; the eastern part evolved into the [[Byzantine empire]], a Christian theocracy where the emperor was also head of the spiritual life ("[[caesaropapism]]"). At the same time, Roman rule in the [[Western Roman Empire|western half]] crumbled under pressures from outside the empire, and was slowly rebuilt as a culture divided between two sources of power, the [[Pope]] and the [[Emperor]].
I have added the merge tag to [[The O.C. episode plotlines]] and after a few days, if I have no arguments, I will just use the content from this article and redirect that one to this. [[User:Masterpjz9|Masterpjz9]] 00:59, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
===Middle Ages===
:[[The O.C. episode plotlines]] has been merged with this one and redirected here. There was no info from the other page that I found would be useful here. [[User:Masterpjz9|Masterpjz9]] 12:36, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
The distinctions between the western and eastern parts of the [[Christian]] world remained through the [[Middle Ages]], despite a nominal sense of Christian unity (the concept of "[[Christendom]]") brought about by the conquests of [[Christian]] lands by the [[Muslim]] [[Arab]]s and [[Turkic peoples|Turks]]. The [[Franks]] under [[Charlemagne]] established a western empire, which was recognized as the [[Holy Roman Empire]] by the Pope, offending the [[Byzantine]] Emperor. The [[Latin Rite]] church of [[western Europe|western]] and [[central Europe]], headed by the Pope (the Patriarch of Rome), split with the eastern, Greek-speaking Patriarchates during the [[Great Schism]]. "Latin" and "Frankish" [[Crusader]]s sacked the Byzantine capital [[Constantinople]] in 1204 during the [[Fourth Crusade]] as ruthlessly as they did the 'infidel' [[Muslim]]s.
===Colonial Era===
During the early [[16th century]], explorers like [[Vasco da Gama]], [[Christopher Columbus]], [[Pedro Álvares Cabral]] , and [[Hernán Cortés]] and others opened up new continents to settlement and conquest by people from Western nations. Thus the term "Western" came to encompass nations and former colonies such as the [[United States]], [[Canada]], [[Brazil]], [[Argentina]], [[Chile]], [[Uruguay]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], etc. populated mostly by immigrants from Europe and their descendants.
==Season 3==
[[Japan]] in 1955 (immediately after its occupation by the US) would be considered by some to be part of the [[West]] - while [[Japan]] in 1750 would not. Similarly, [[North America]] in 1850 would be considered part of the [[West]] while it would not be in 1450, or even 1500 - before substantial colonization had occurred.
Anyone know when/what the last epsiode is ? --[[User:DragonWR12LB|DragonWR12LB]] 04:11, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
:Maybe you should read the article? The final episode is on May 18. Also, Wikipedians don't like people discussing an article's subject on its Talk Page. The Talk Page is only for discussing the article itself. --[[User:Fozi999|Fozi999]] 15:15, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
::I did read the article also what the hell is the point of even having an article if you don't discuss the issue? --[[User:DragonWR12LB|DragonWR12LB]] 02:54, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
===ColdSeason War=4==
Should season 4 episodes start being included in the list? Seeing as they haven't aired and rumours still surround the plot, possibly making the episode summaries lack factual accuracy -- [[User:Ryan2807|Ryan2807]] 18:02 14 August 2006 (UTC)
During the [[Cold War]], a new definition emerged. The [[Earth]] was divided into three "worlds". The [[First World]] was composed of [[NATO]] members and other countries aligned with the United States. The [[Second World]] was the [[Eastern bloc]] in the [[Communism|Communist]] [[sphere of influence]], such as the [[Soviet Union]], the [[People's Republic of China]], etc. The [[Third World]] consisted of countries [[Non-Aligned Movement|unaligned with either]].
:The current text doesnt really spoil anything and is sourced from a reliable source. It also does not reveal much. It has been okay in other Lists.. so it should be o.k here. <font face="Tahoma" size="1"><small>[[User:MatthewFenton|'''<font color="#000000">Matthew Fenton</font>''']] ([[User_talk:MatthewFenton|Talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/MatthewFenton|Contribs]])</small></font> 18:19, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::I still don't think season 4 episodes should be added yet. [[User:Iorek85|Iorek85]] made a good point on the talk page of the main [[Talk:The_O.C.#.22Spoilers.22_for_season_4|O.C.]] article by stating that the source of the season 4 spoilers isn't even appropriate for Wikipedia and that verifiable facts and viewpoints should be presented, not unconfirmed rumours, and especially not as fact. Furthermore, stressing the fact that [[WP:Not#Wikipedia_is_not_a_crystal_ball|Wikipedia is not a crystal ball]]. Therefore I think the season 4 episodes should be removed from this article for now, until the season 4 episodes have aired, only then when all the facts be known. -- [[User:Ryan2807|Ryan2807]] 13:30, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
There were a number of countries which did not fit comfortably into this neat definition of partition, including [[Switzerland]], [[Sweden]], and the [[Republic of Ireland]], which chose to be neutral. [[Finland]] was under the ''Soviet Union's'' sphere of influence but remained neutral, was not communist, nor was it a member of the [[Warsaw Pact]] or [[Comecon]]. [[1955]], when [[Austria]] again became a fully independent republic, it did so under the condition that it remained neutral, but as a country to the west of the [[Iron Curtain]] is was in the ''United States'' sphere of influence. [[Turkey]] was a member of NATO but was not usually regarded as either part of the First or Western worlds. [[Spain]] did not join NATO until 1982, towards the end of the Cold War and after the death of the authoritarian dictator [[Francisco Franco|Franco]]. ''The Western world'' became a synonym for ''the first world'' but included the West European exceptions mentioned earlier in this paragraph and excluded Turkey.
:Reveretd and isnerted {Future television}. <font face="Tahoma">[[User:MatthewFenton|{{{2|MatthewFenton}}}]] ([[User talk:MatthewFenton|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/MatthewFenton|contribs]])</font> 13:59, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
::What was the reliable source? FOX is a reliable source, but none of the fansites or spoiler sites are. The titles for the eps are fine, they seemed to be accurate enough last season, but the details are just rumour, unless, as the template says, they came from interviews or preview clips. (Even then, it's kinda murky; This is Wikipedia, afterall, not TV.com... [[User:Iorek85|Iorek85]] 23:37, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
== Individual Episode Pages ==
===Post-Cold War===
After the end of the Cold War, the phrase "second world" fell into disuse, and "first world" came to refer to the democratic, wealthy, industrial, [[developed nation]]s, most of which had been aligned with the US. The "third world" came to refer to the poor, unindustrialized [[developing nation]]s. That is, the term "Western" is not so much a geographical definition as it is a cultural and economic one, therefore:
* [[Africa]]n history can speak of ''Western'' influences by the European countries that lie to its north, as well as by the relatively westernized country of [[South Africa]] at its southernmost tip.
* [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] can be considered Westernized countries located in the East.
* International companies founded in America may be considered foreign influences in Europe, but be said to be ''Western'' when their presence is seen (and sometimes criticized) in the [[Orient]].
* Economically, [[Japan]], although located very far east, may still be considered Western or "first world" despite the fact that it remains culturally non-Western.
Everyone of the episode pages needs work. There are no cites, extended plots, and information that is best left out all together. Whoever is monitoring this page and those pages should read this [[Wikipedia:Centralized discussion/Television episodes]]. This is the policy created to establish guidelines for episode pages. If you do not have well referenced material try developing Seasonal pages until you do. [[User:Bignole|Bignole]] 12:51, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
Nowadays, people differ in their definitions of the West, and different definitions overlap only partly. There are certainly non-Western developed nations, not all Western countries are members of NATO, etc.
== To do.. ==
In 1993, [[Samuel P. Huntington]] published the article "[[Clash of Civilizations|The Clash of Civilizations?]]" in ''Foreign Affairs'', which was later expanded into a book, ''The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order'', in 1996. Huntington's thesis was that the world can be understood as being made up of several civilizations, and that conflicts between civilizations will be the primary tensions of the post-cold-war world, replacing the ideological conflicts (i.e capitalism vs. communism) that characterized the cold-war world. According to Huntington's thesis, the primarily [[Roman Catholic]] and [[Protestant]] countries of [[Western Europe|western]] and [[central Europe]], together with the [[United States]], [[Canada]], [[Australia]], and [[New Zealand]], constitute the "Euro-Atlantic" civilization, which share a common system of values, shaped by the historic influence of the [[Renaissance]], [[Reformation]], and [[Enlightenment]]. Huntington and his followers understood "The West" to be roughly synonymous with the Euro-Atlantic civilization, although countries with roots in other civilizations, such as [[Greece]], [[Turkey]], or [[Japan]], may choose to ally themselves with the West as a result of having absorbed "Western" ideas and values into their societies. Huntington's thesis was influential, but was by no means universally accepted; its supporters say that it explains modern conflicts, such as those in the former [[Yugoslavia]]; the thesis' detractors fear that by equating values like [[democracy]] with "Western civilization", it reinforces racist and/or xenophobic notions about "non-Western" societies, as well as blatantly ignoring non-Western democracies (for example [[India]], which holds roughly a third of all the people in the world who live under a democratic system).
We need to convert all episode images to wide-screen. We should consider converting to {{tl|Episode list}} and getting all episode summaries down to 2 lines maximum.. keeping longer synopses to the individual pages. <small>[[User:MatthewFenton|Matthew Fenton]] ([[User talk:MatthewFenton|talk]] <small>•</small> [[Special:Contributions/MatthewFenton|contribs]])</small> 16:04, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
In Huntington's thesis, the historically [[Eastern Orthodox]] nations of southeastern and [[eastern Europe]] constitute a distinct "Euro-Asiatic civilization"; although European and [[Christian]], these nations were not, in Huntington's view, shaped by the cultural influences of the [[Renaissance]], [[Reformation]], and [[Enlightenment]], and were not "Western" in the same sense as the Euro-Atlantic civilization. Huntington also considered [[Latin America]] to be a separate civilization from the West.
: What's the best way of converting all the images to wide-screen? I've got ALL the episodes on DVD, so I can do it, but I need to know how big the wide-screen images should be and how I should add them to the article (should I just replace the existing images?) [[User:Jayden54|Jayden54]] 16:41, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
:If you have them on DVD that's great - the best way is to upload a new version over the present (click the image and scroll to the bottom) - Generally when getting images I resize to 66.77% of the original (thats around the size of most of these/the season 4 ones) - ones that need doing are: [[:Image:OC-101.jpg]], [[:Image:OC-103.jpg]], [[:Image:OC-112a.JPG]], [[:Image:OC-111.jpg]], [[:Image:OC-210.jpg]], [[:Image:OC-215.jpg]], [[:Image:OC-223.jpg]], [[:Image:OC-304.jpg]], [[:Image:OC-305.jpg]], [[:Image:OC-307.jpg]], [[:Image:OC-309.JPG]], [[:Image:OC-310.JPG]] - All the others should be a'okay - When all synopsises are trimmed down and the tables are converted it should start looking pretty good :) - Hoepfully ill be able to do some work converting them soon. <small>[[User:MatthewFenton|Matthew Fenton]] ([[User talk:MatthewFenton|talk]] <small>•</small> [[Special:Contributions/MatthewFenton|contribs]])</small> 17:22, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
:: I've just uploaded a new version of [[:Image:OC-210.jpg]], let me if that's what you want, and I'll do the others, except for season 1, because I don't have the wide-screen version of that (only the regular 720x480 version). [[User:Jayden54|Jayden54]] 15:16, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
::: That looks awesome :-) <small>[[User:MatthewFenton|Matthew Fenton]] ([[User talk:MatthewFenton|talk]] <small>•</small> [[Special:Contributions/MatthewFenton|contribs]])</small> 15:23, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
I have spent the past few hours converting the article to {{tl|Episode list}}. If possible could someone please find a 720x480 pixel image for each of the screenshots, as that would suit the new layout very well. Also could all the episode summaries be shrunk down to 3 lines. Thanks. [[User:Stickeylabel|Stickeylabel]] 01:40, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
:I have spent a further few hours adding new screenshots for the majority of episodes in 720x480 resolution. There are a few screenshots however, of which I cannot find a suitable replacement for. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. [[User:Stickeylabel|Stickeylabel]] 05:28, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
==Episode Title Errors==
In the [[Near East]] or [[Middle East]], (both terms relative to Europe as being in the west), the distinction between [[Western Europe]] and Eastern Europe is of less importance; countries that western Europeans might think of as part of [[Eastern Europe]], i.e. [[Russia]], might be counted as ''Western'' in the Middle East, in the sense of being both European and Christian.
A lot of the episode titles aren't what they should be. It seems like whoever named them tried to sum up the plot of the episode, and they didn't use the actual episode title given by Fox or whoever names these episodes.
==Definitions==
I fixed it.[[User:Seeninator|Seeninator]] 07:39, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
The term '''Western world''' can have multiple meanings depending on its context.
== Title of episode 2.13 ==
* Classical definition
* Rich countries
* Cultures that dominate since the colonial era
* NATO-countries during the cold war
* Countries that situated in the West of Asia
* Legal definitions (eg immigration law)
[[User:Adelyna|Adelyna]] and I have been in a minor dispute lately about the name of episode 2.13 which I believe is called "The Test", and Adelyna believes it's called "The Father Knows Best". [http://www.fox.com/oc/recaps/213.htm According to the official website] it's called "The Test", so I'm almost certain I'm right, but Adelyna claims that the DVD of the second season lists it as "The Father Knows Best", but I can't verify this since I don't have the DVD myself. For now I've reverted all of Adelyna's actions, and will continue to do so under the assumption that it's called "The Test" (which would make more sense considering the plot of that episode). Cheers, [[User:Jayden54|Jayden54]] 07:20, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
In reality, it is not always clear which definition is used. For this reason, most scolars prefer the classical meaning.
:I just did a quick Google check, and it appears that the episode is called "The Father Knows Best" on the DVD (see [http://www.amazon.com/O-C-Complete-Second-Season/dp/B0009K7QZ8]), but I think we should stick we the original title, which is also listed on the official website. [[User:Jayden54|Jayden54]] 07:25, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
As these definitions differ, it is impossible to compose a list of Western contries from a [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|neutral point of view]].
::Press release has it down as "[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings.aspx?id=20050127fox14 The Test]". [[User:Matthew|Matthew]] 07:34, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
===ClassicalSingle meaning=episodes==
I plan on redirecting these per [[WP:EPISODE]] soon. Information from multiple secondary sources must be present for a single episode to need an article. This includes reception and development. Single plot summaries and trivia don't make a substantial article. I suggest [http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Wikia Wikia] and [http://www.tv.com/ tv.com] as alternate venues for this information. [[User:TTN|TTN]] 21:27, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
According to the classical definition, the term Western World refers to Western [[Europe]] and its genealogical and philosophical descendants, typically also including those countries whose ethnic identity and dominant culture derive from European [[culture]]. This mainly includes [[Western Europe]], [[North America]], [[South America]] and [[Oceania]]. It refers to countries with catholic, protestant and jewish roots and the abundance of religious, philosophical and legal traditions that has been developed in these countries. The term Western culture is highly related to this meaning of the term Western world.
== Episode naming ==
Those who use this definition is a strict way, do not call countries like [[Japan]], [[Singapore]] or [[South-Korea]] Western but ''Westernised''. An example is the book ''Westernizing the Third World'' (written by Ozay Mehmet) that uses the subtitle ''The Eurocentricity of Economic Development Theories''. According to this definition, Latin-America belongs to the Western world.
I noticed the episodes that need to be disambiguated from other things have the extension ''(The O.C. episode)'' rather than the conventional just ''(The O.C.)''. I would like to move all of the episodes to conform to the [[WP:TV-NC]] standards, but want to make sure I am doing the right thing and that this isn't a special exemption like for ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode articles. Let me know. '''<font color="FF4500">[[User:Bmitchelf|bmitchelf]]</font>'''•[[User talk:Bmitchelf|T]]•'''''<font color="FF0000">[[User:Bmitchelf/Favorites|F]]</font>''''' 05:30, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
===Rich countries===
This definition stresses the contrast between the [[First World]] or the Western World and the [[Third World]] or developping countries.
Among those who use this definition, Japan is considered a Western country. Rich Arab countries are not included in this definition, suggesting that this definition of the term Western world is less solid than the classical meaning.
In contrary to the classical definition, Latin America does not belong to the Western world if Western world is defined as "rich countries"
In order to avoid the difficulties surrounding this definition of Western world, the contrast between rich, industrialised, democratic countries and the poor countries is more and more described as "the North" and "the South". This provides some absolute geographical definition of "northern countries", and this distinction statistically happens to capture most wealthy countries.
===Cultures that dominate since the colonial era===
The term Western world often refers to a group of countries that is culturally and militarily dominant since the second half of the second millenium.
Sometimes the term "the West" is used pejoratively by those critical of the west's influence and history of [[imperialism]] and [[colonialism]].
===NATO-countries during the cold war===
During the [[Cold War]], the term the Western World referred to the NATO countries that were allied against the East. Countries that sympathised with NATO were also considered to be Western.
Before the [[Second World War]], countries like [[Poland]], [[Hungary]] and the [[Czech Republic]] were considered Western countries. During the Cold War these countries belonged to the [[Eastern bloc]]. After the collapse of the Berlin wall, this definition is losing significance and [[Poland]], [[Hungary]] and the [[Czech Republic]] are more and more considered to be Western countries. This is also caused by fact that economic growth is making these countries richer.
The expression ''the free West'' had a polical meaning. It suggested that non-Comunist countries were not free. At that time, however, not all NATO countries were democratic.
===Countries situated in the West of Asia===
This is a definition of the Western World that was common during the Colonial era. It refers to the contrast of the culture of Asia and the culture of Western Europe. Note that Europe was not always considered to be "Western" often it was considered to be the middle. Consider for example names like [[British East India Company]] and [[Dutch West India Company]].
The Orient Express (meaning Eastern Express) is still the name of a long-distance passenger train that used to run from [[London]] to Istanbul (the beginning of the East).
The British writer [[Rudyard Kipling]] wrote about this contrast: ''West is West and East is East and never the twain shall meet'', expressing that somebody from the West can never understand the Asian cultures as the later differ to much from the Western cultures
===Legal definitions===
Governments my use definions, for example for immigration policies. Generally, these definitions are lists of countries.
==Related terms==
===Western culture===
Western culture is the collection of cultures that has developed in the Western world. ''A Western culture'' is one of those cultures.
See [[Western culture]]
===Western life===
Western life refers to the high (relative) [[standard of living]] for most citizens in the Western world (in the meaning of rich countries). They may also have [[democracy|democratic]], (mostly) secular governments, [[rule of law]] and developed bodies of laws that have some expression of [[right]]s (for their own citizens) in law. Also, high levels of education, and a similar, "modern" [[popular culture]] may reflect the Western or [[Westernized]] society.
===Western thought===
The term ''Western thought'' is usually associated with the cultural tradition that traces its origins to [[Greek philosophy|Greek thought]] and [[judaism|Jewish]] and [[Christianity|Christian religion]].
See [[Western thought]]
==See also==
* [[Eastern]]
* [[Eastern world]]
* [[OECD]]
* [[Group of Eight]]
* [[Pacific Rim]]
* [[Western mystery tradition]]
* [[Western culture]]
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