TV Crap

From tonight's episode of The O.C., "The Rager":

[Seth notices a girl approaching him and Summer that he hasn't told Summer about]

Seth: Yeah, you know what? I think I see someone doing magic by the pool. Let's go check that out.
Summer: Magic tricks. Definitely someone you invited.

For those that don't watch the show, Seth is the geeky, awkward one. While he may be "geek chic" (in other words, he's so quirky and sarcastic that he's actually cool), this dialogue is far from complementary for magic. It's basically saying that the guy doing magic tricks at a party is a total geek. (That's right, guys - whipping out a deck of cards at a party is not cool - it's rather awkward and bizarre and indicates, at least to the girl, that you need some kind of social crutch in order to participate in social interactions.) Yup, magic isn't even cool on The O.C, a show where two of the main characters are writing a comic book (or, as Seth would correct me, a "graphic novel") and the nerdy, awkward white boy has become a teen heartthrob. In other words, a show that made being a geek cool can't even make magic seem hip.

There must still be hope somewhere though...right?