If
you were to go back in time and tell me one of my favorite shows of all time
would be about a smart and savvy teenage girl detective solving crimes
and surviving high school, I'd tell you to go f*ck yourself. But boy would I be
wrong. Veronica Mars is about just what I said, a high
school detective. The show premiered back in 2004 and ran for three seasons; it
was well received by critics and loved by its fan base. Much of
the acclaim came from Kristen Bell's performance as the shows protagonist,
I couldn't think of a better actress to play the part. One problem with shows
about teens is that so often they get actors who don't look like teens.
Fortunately Kristen isn't just a good actress, but with a little make up and
the right lighting she really did look like a teenager. While Kristen had the
stand out performance, all the supporting actors where well cast and brought a
unique and interesting spin to their characters. From the over protective
ex-cop father to the damaged street kid who always gets into trouble, they all
work great. The show follows a young girl named Veronica; she ends up doing
detective work for her father who is a private investigator. She's kind of a
loner and is just a lot more mature than the rest of her class mates. She used
to be one of the popular kids but falls out of that group after her lifelong
best friend, and the queen of the school, is murdered. And right after that the
girl’s brother, who was dating Veronica, breaks it off and just ignores her. So
throughout the first season she sets out to find out who killed her friend.
Each season shows a huge leap forward for veronica and what type of cases she
takes on. So often we see strong and empowered female characters come
of really annoying, but you don't get that with Veronica. She has a
surprisingly deep with some heart breaking back story. Her best friend was
murdered, she was raped before the events of the show, and she finds out her
father might not be her actual father. It's just nice to see a really damaged
character come out of these terrible situations and use them to make her
stronger. The one thing that really drew me to the show was
the writing. It's the perfect amount of comedy and drama mixed up in
a very smart mystery. I can't think of a show that combined comedy and drama as
well as Veronica Mars did. So let's get to my final thoughts, I absolutely love
this show. Alongside Firefly, it's one of my all time favorite shows. The
writing, acting, and just about everything else was fantastic. While I was sad
to see it go, I am ecstatic that the movie is being made. While it has some
huge expectations to live up to, this is a project that the creators are
very passionate about and have been working on for years; so I have
faith. If the show seems appealing at all I would highly
suggest checking it out, I believe the whole series on Netflix.
From beginning to end the show is great, and it's finally getting the movie it
deserves.
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