VERONICA MARS
This is not a teen show. No way. Not that any non-viewers would know that. Sadly, it didn't get the network nor media support it needed...although it was critically acclaimed and had a following of devoted fans. This show deserved more than just 3 seasons.
The show is...WAY to much to summarize.
It's dark, it's jaded, it's funny, it's SMART, it's compelling.
I love it.
In the first episode, we meet Veronica and her father, Keith Mars. Veronica is a high school student and Keith is a private investigator. He used to be the sheriff of Neptune (the town they live in - not the planet), but he was run out of office when he accused the richest, most powerful man in town - Jake Kane - of killing his own daughter - Lilly Kane. Lilly, by the way was Veronica's best friend. And Lilly's brother - Duncan - was Veronica's ex-boyfriend. Confused yet?
Following Keith's accusation and subsequent removal from office , Veronica's mother left town and everyone in Neptune turned against Veronica and Keith. Around the same time, a man named Abel Koontz stepped up and confessed to murdering Lilly, but Veronica and Keith didn't believe it.
Note: The videos within this post contain spoilers. So, if you ever plan to watch the series, skip the vids and go out and get the DVDs pronto! It will be worth it!
CONDENSED Version of Episode 1...
So, season 1 picks up from there. Veronica and Keith are the outcasts of Neptune, working together at Mars Investigations solving mysteries. But there are some personal mysteries Veronica is determined to solve...
1) Why did Duncan Kane abrubtly break up with her?
2) How did she lose her virginity? (She can't remember...)
3) Who killed Lilly Kane? (I'll tell you this much, it wasn't Abel Koontz.)
4) Where is her mother - and will she be back? (There are some shocking secrets relating to this question...)
2) How did she lose her virginity? (She can't remember...)
3) Who killed Lilly Kane? (I'll tell you this much, it wasn't Abel Koontz.)
4) Where is her mother - and will she be back? (There are some shocking secrets relating to this question...)
There are "mini-mysteries" within each episode, and that's fun, but it's the major mystery arcs that really drive the show. Season 1 centered around the above-mentioned mysteries. Season 2 dealt with a horrific school bus crash and the unsolved murder of motorcycle gang member Felix Tombs. Season 3 involved a rapist at a college campus and the murder of the college dean.
There is so much more to the show than I could mention. Bottom line: It's a SMART show that more people NEED to discover!
And it is, no contest, my all-time favorite show.
MY 10 FAVORITE EPISODES:
#10 Look Who's Stalking
(season 2)
Good episode. And the alterna-prom was great! Check out a scene from that...
#9 Ruskie Business
(season 1)
A lot happens in this episode...Big stuff w/Veronica's mom, interesting turns in the character of Logan - and Duncan, very cute 80s dance at Neptune High - and a good mystery of the week w/the Russians and Tom "Cruise".
CONDENSED Version of Ruskie Business
#8 Pilot
(season 1)
This is where it all began, as described, captured and condensed in video above.
#7 Weapons of Class Destruction
(season 1)
This clip is great - it's showcasing guest star Jonathan Taylor Thomas (Home Improvement), but I love the Heathers-esque lunchtime poll :-)
And a good Veronica/Logan clip for LoVe fans:
and of course:
#6 Leave It To Beaver
(season 1)
We find out who killed Lilly...Action-packed episode...Awesome!
Original promo/preview commercial:
#4 Not Pictured
(season 2)
The season 2 bus crash mystery is solved.
see below for video
#2 Normal is the Watchword
(season 2)
First episode of season 2...We find out what happened over the summer. And the new mystery of the season is revealed.
#1 A Trip to the Dentist
(season 1)
Veronica finally puts together the pieces of the night she was raped.
CONDENSED Version of the Season 2 finale "Not Pictured"
After the show ended, I ordered a book to ease my withdrawals. The book, Neptune Noir, is a series of essays about the show. I was ecstatic to read this book of intellectual analysis. It made me appreciate the show even more than I had before. If you're a fan of the show, I urge you to check out this book!
Great, very informative website "Mars Investigations":
FAMOUS FANS OF VERONICA MARS...
Stephen King
Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator)
Kevin Williamson (Dawson's Creek creator, writer of Scream movie trilogy)
Kevin Smith (actor/director)
Grey's Anatomy writers Gabrielle and Harry
Meg Cabot (author)
Tom Anderson (of myspace fame)
Damon Lindelof (creator of Lost)
Nichelle Tramble (writer)
Allan Heinberg (writer/producer)
Robert Crais (detective fiction writer)
John Kenneth Muir (award winning author)
Jenny Crusie (author)
Sarah Dessen (writer)
Rian Johnson (director)
Cynthia Eden (paranormal and contemporary romance writer)
Peter David (writer)
Diana Peterfreund (writer)
Molly Madigan (novelist)
Carter Bays (creator of How I Met Your Mother)
Naomi Klein (author)
Jane Espenson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Battlestar Galactica writer/producer)
1 comment:
Okay... <3 that you put VM as #1.
Although, if you added in REALITY SHOWS....
The Mole would be up here. =]
I'm so glad they brought the show back. *dances*
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