Before The OC first aired, Nerd Culture was seen as something to be mocked. Liking things like Comic Books, Star Wars, and Indie Music would get you laughed at and made fun of. So young Nerds never got the feeling that what they liked was actually cool. Until The OC aired and Seth Cohen, played by Adam Brody, came along. Seth Cohen made all that was once made fun of, actually cool for the first time on Television.