10 Hot TV Nerds Who Set Completely Unrealistic Expectations

1. Seth Cohen - The OC

adam brody He is the king of geeks, all lesser geeks bow before him. Seriously, when you do a Google Image Search of Seth Cohen, the first subcategory that pops up is Nerd. When I was a teenager watching The OC, I never could work out why it was so hard for him to get a date. He's an attractive trust fund kid with a great sense of humor -- how is this guy the outcast? Sure, he might have had an addiction to comic books, a toy horse named Captain Oats, a frankly unhealthy obsession with a girl who didn't know he even existed, and a seething contempt for everyone who lived in Newport Beach, but as far as I'm concerned, that's all just part of the package. I'll never forget the day that I realized that I would never find a Seth Cohen...those were dark times.
 
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Audrey Fox is an ex-film student, which means that she prefers to spend her days in the dark, watching movies and pondering the director's use of diegetic sound. She currently works as an entertainment writer, joyfully rambling about all things film and television related. Add her on Twitter at @audonamission and check out her film blog at 1001moviesandbeyond.com.