The sexy nerd is an elusive breed on TV and film, but a real treasure. They're more than competent, they're good at what they do and they know exactly what they're doing. They don't need to show off to let you know that they're really the ones running the show.
Case in point #1: Dean Cain as Clark Kent.
In the awesome show Lois and Clark (which I intend to write about further), Clark Kent was playful, awkward, and totally adorable. He usually let the much more assertive Lois (a young Teri Hatcher!) take the lead, but he wasn't incompetent or stupid. Overall he was just a good guy; the kind of man you'd want to be father to your children. Everybody knew it.
And he was totally hot in his own nerdy way! And, in my opinion, much hotter as Clark Kent than as Superman. It's not about the costume (well, maybe a little bit...). It's partly the glasses and the hair, but really, a lot of it has to do with attitude. Thus, Clark Kent >> Superman.
Case in point #2: Cilian Murphy as Dr. Crane/Scarecrow. Cilian Murphy as Dr. Crane in Batman Begins looks like and acts like that one prick in high school who was always better than you at Model UN or speech and debate or mock trial. And in his own nerdy way, he was kind of cute, but god was he easy to loathe because you just knew that this kid was going to be running the country someday or something.
Also, it's tough to argue that Crane's alter ego is sexier than the guy underneath:
In all fairness, Cilian Murphy did a hell of a job looking threatening while running around with a bag on his head and getting beaten up by Batman. But there's really no comparison. Dr. Crane >> Scarecrow. In conclusion, nerds rule.
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