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The murder of high-school student Lilly Kane shook the seaside town of Neptune, California to the core. For once popular girl Veronica Mars, it meant the loss of her best friend and being ousted from the affluent crowd that she once thought were her friends. Her father, Sheriff Keith Mars, found himself voted out of his job after making some unpopular accusations about the murdered girl's family. In response, Keith opened his own private detective agency. Now, Veronica, with her sardonic wit and a few new friends, works as his assistant while also navigating life as a high school (and later college) student.
Written by
L. Hamre
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Street smart with heart.
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Trivia
In the later seasons of the show, Logan's (
Jason Dohring) swanky apartment has a large square window in the back, the design on the outer part of the window revealed the Silver Pictures logo. This is a reference to Producer
Joel Silver, who produced this show. Ironically, the design is spot on, but the coloring of it is gold, not silver.
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Goofs
The time of the bus crash in season 2 is first given as 4:20pm in episode 2.2,
Veronica Mars: Driver Ed, but in later episodes, the time of the crash is given as about 7:03 PM.
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Quotes
Logan:
I'm no doctor but, um... I'm pretty sure penicillin will clear that problem right up.
Veronica:
I can't say I was expecting you.
Logan:
Yeah, I usually avoid buildings with stained glass.
Veronica:
That's why you haven't come to visit.
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Crazy Credits
The first season finale did not include the usual opening credit sequence. The credits simply appeared over an early scene.
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Connections
Featured in
Veronica Mars (2014)
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Soundtracks
We Used to Be Friends
(main titles theme)
Performed by
The Dandy Warhols See more »
Veronica Mars is a dark and poignant tribute to teenage angst and isolation. As a sophomore, we find Veronica popular and happy. She is dating the most popular guy in school, Duncan, and is best friends with Duncan's sister- the wild Lily Kane. After Lily's brutal and highly publicized murder, Veronica loses her friends, her social status all because she choose to stick by her father who accused Lily Kane's own father, the rich and beloved Jake Kane.
Season 1 follows Veronica's life post Lily's violent murder. Veronica has become cynical and disheartened due to what she feels as betrayal by her closest friends. Overnight Veronica became the most hated girl in school. She formed a hard outer shell, cutting herself off from her emotions in order to handle all the events that occur after the murder, the taunts of classmates, and the current class war that's been waged through out her town.
Veronica Mars is homage to the noir film genre of the 1950s with our main character being a high school teenager. The uses of color in scenes are key to understanding the story. Every aspect of the show is used to tell parts of the story from lighting to background prop placement and it all comes together to tell a beautiful story about death, betrayal, love, revenge and redemption.
The best thing about Mars, besides the character develop, plot twist, and witty dialogue, are the issues that Veronica Mars faces on a daily bases. Including murder, rape, teen pregnancy, gang violence, reports on abuse, and drug trafficking. It also tackles the normal high school issues all teens face like peer pressure, cliques, and gossip but in a smart way. The story lines are tasteful and believable; the writers did a great job avoiding the normal camp and clichés found in a lot of teen shows.
Veronica Mars is hands down the best show ever to be featured on UPN/CW, and possible network TV in general. It is defiantly worth your time.