Thinking Brody was cute, however, was a totally different story.
“Now, did I have a crush on Adam?
Everybody did,” she said.

Adam Brody on ‘The O.C.’ and Kristen Bell on ‘Veronica Mars’.WB / Courtesy: Everett; Warner Bros. Television / Courtesy Everett
“I have never seen an episode ofThe O.C.”
Cue disappointment from everyone in the room.
“That one hurts,” Bell admitted, as Shepard and Padman groaned.
“That hurt?”
Brody asked, to which Bell replied, “Yeah, a little bit.”
Shepard then stepped in to come to his wife’s defense.
“You were in your twenties,” he said.
“You weren’t watching a ton of TV.
You were out doing life.”
It was the same for Brody.
“I wasn’t in watching a bunch of high school shows,” he explained.
“I was going to the Sunset 5 [movie theater].”
“But it’s a goal!”
“I’m not proud of that.
That’s not a stance.
That’s an oversight.
That’s a missed opportunity.”
Bell concluded, “I’ve never seenThe O.C., but I adored Adam.
And I continue to.”
Listen to the pair reflect on never seeing each other’s shows in the podcast above.