With the writers' strike over, Radar salutes the nymphets of scripted television

The barren television landscape wrought by the writers' strike has taught us two things: Don't mess with the nerds who make you look good (hello, Jay Leno), and—though it feels a little pervy to admit—high school girls are insanely hot. Blame it on reality show fatigue, but even reruns of scripted TV shows are starting to look good to us. And while that William Petersen is surely a handsome fella, it's the nubile young things pretending to be nubile younger things that really keep us from flipping around.

Seriously. Where were these girls when we were in high school? The ones roaming our halls looked like future gym teachers compared to the current crop of teenage goddesses, each and every one of whom seems to be in her sexual prime. But how to distinguish the naughty from the nice? The Bettys from the Veronicas? The prudes from the skanks? We took a moment to break down the relative chastity of a few choice hotties from some of our favorite shows. It feels a little sexist and wrong, sure. Probably because it is. But you can at least salve the jailbait guilt by reminding yourself that this is Hollywood—most of these temptresses are probably pushing 40 anyway.

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Show: Gossip Girl
Character: Serena van der Woodsen

Don't let her Goldilocks-like appearance fool you: This privileged Upper East Side princess is no stranger to the messy entanglements of romance. Having slept with the boyfriend of best frenemy Blair, Serena returned to Manhattan at the beginning of the season in ignominy. Minus a best friend and boyfriend, she also had to deal with the added burdens of an uptight mother and suicidal brother—but at least her nose looked great!

With her life nearly in shambles, the lissome beauty really started slumming it: befriending, dating, and ultimately sleeping with a boy from—wait for it—Brooklyn. And here you thought her only reckless extracurricular was bulimia.

Lolita Points: 5/10. Would be higher, but let's be honest: She looks like that hot divorced friend of your mom's.