 When Adam Brody (qv) tested for the role of Seth Cohen, he decided  to improvise everything. That didnt sit well with writer  Josh Schwartz (qv) who told the producers afterwords that he never  wanted "to see that kid ever again". A month later, when they still  had not found the right Seth, the producers called Brody back for  another test. Despite Schwartz not liking the fact that Brody would  not stick to the writing, he had to admit that there was something  about him. Schwartz later confessed that Brody reminds him of  himself in many ways 