"Veronica Mars" Pilot (2004)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Mark Piznarski

Writers:

Rob Thomas (creator)
Rob Thomas (writer)

TV Series:

"Veronica Mars" (2004)

Original Air Date:

22 September 2004 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Drama | Crime | Mystery

Plot:

Meet Veronica Mars. Your typical high school student and private eye. A year ago, Veronica's best fried Lilly was murdered...

Plot Keywords:

Rape Victim | Heroine | Rape | Murder | Father Son Relationship

Cast

Kristen Bell	...	Veronica Mars
Percy Daggs III	...	Wallace Fennel
Teddy Dunn	...	Duncan Kane
Jason Dohring	...	Logan Echolls
Francis Capra	...	Eli "Weevil" Navarro
Enrico Colantoni	...	Keith Mars
Michael Muhney	...	Sheriff Don Lamb
Corinne Bohrer	...	Lianne Mars
Amanda Seyfried	...	Lilly Kane
Lisa Thornhill	...	Celeste Kane
Kyle Secor	...	Jake Kane
Daran Norris	...	Cliff McCormack
Brandon Hillock	...	Deputy Sacks
Brad Bufanda	...	Felix Toombs
Patrick Wolff	...	Hector

Filming Locations:

Stu Segall Studios, San Diego, California, USA

Company:

Rob Thomas Productions

Trivia:

The pilot script describes Veronica the following way: "She is not cute. She is sexy. Tough. Prematurely jaded. Angelina Jolie at 17."

Goofs:

Continuity: It is critical to the entire storyline that Lily's shoes were in a photo taken the night of the murder. We see the new sheriff holding up the evidence bag on TV in the first episode of season one and the shoes in the bag are flip flops. The rest of the season they are graffiti-ed tennis shoes.

Quotes:

Logan: Hey, Veronica Mars... Do you know what your little joke cost me?
Veronica Mars: Well, I'm pretty sure you won't be getting your bong back.
Logan: Wrong answer. Would you care to guess again?
Veronica Mars: Clearly your sense of humour.
Logan: Nope. You're usually so good at pop quizzes. No, the correct answer is my car. That's right. My Daddy took my T-Bird away. And you know what I won't be having. Fun, fun, fun.

Movie Connections:

References The Outsiders (1983)

Soundtrack:

Sittin' On Top Of The World

Unwatchable

If you don't believe me, try, the next time the pilot is broadcast.

They'll need the viewers anyway since Veronica mars has been dead last on UPN since this awful premiere episode.

Why was it bad, you ask... Let's take one example: a student is found tied and tortured on the flag mast of the school. The reaction of the students? Boredom. The reaction of the teachers? None. The reaction of the parents? None again.

And all that with the tone of the episode so earnestly trying to convince you that this is a realistic show.

What nonsense!! Ever since, Veronica Mars has been hyped constantly, shown on CBS, renewed "for its potential" and has yet to get any audience traction.

The only mystery in that show is what does Joel Silver have on the CBS brass?