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Buffy, the battle takes place in a supernatural realm. The good and
evil are
cosmic. For Veronica, the evil is not
from some cosmic evil, it grows from within people (which is far more
sinister.) Buffy was always saving the world (literally); Veronica
saves people that no one else really cares about. |
(2004) Film Review |
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| CREDITS |
| Created
by Rob Thomas
Cast
(in credits order)
Kristen Bell .... Veronica Mars
Percy Daggs III .... Wallace Fennel
Teddy Dunn .... Duncan Kane
Jason Dohring .... Logan Echols
Sydney Tamiia Poitier .... Mallory Dent
Francis Capra .... Eli "Weevil" Navarro
Enrico Colantoni .... Keith Mars
rest of cast listed alphabetically
Brad Bufanda .... Felix
Zac Henry .... Mouth
Michael Muhney .... Sheriff Don Lamb
Directed
by
Sarah Pia Anderson (episode 105 "Return of the Kane")
Steve Gomer
Mark Piznarski
Marcos Siega
Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Phil Klemmer writer
Jed Seidel co-head writer
Rob Thomas creator
Produced
by
Dan Etheridge .... co-producer
Paul Kurta .... producer
Jed Seidel .... co-executive producer
Joel Silver .... executive producer
Danielle Stokdyk .... executive producer
Rob Thomas .... executive producer
Original Music by Josh Kramon
Cinematography by Victor Hammer
Film Editing by Robert Frazen and Jim Gross
Casting by Deedee Bradley
Production Design by Alfred Sole
Art Direction by Tim Eckel
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| SYNOPSIS
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 In
the wealthy, seaside community of Neptune, the rich and powerful
make the rules, they own the town and the high school, and desperately
try to keep their dirty little secrets just that…secret. Unfortunately
for them, there's Veronica Mars, a smart, fearless 17-year-old apprentice
private investigator dedicated to solving the town's toughest mysteries.
Veronica
(Kristen Bell) actually used to be one of the popular girls, walking
the halls of Neptune High with the rest of the "beautiful people."
But it all came crumbling down around her after her best friend
Lilly was murdered and her then-Sheriff father Keith Mars (Enrico
Colantoni) was removed from office for naming Lilly's billionaire
father, Jake Kane, as the lead suspect. After Jake was exonerated,
the scandal cost Keith his job, his home and wife, and Veronica
was ostracized by her popular friends, including her boyfriend Duncan
Kane (Teddy Dunn), Lilly's brother.
During
the day, Veronica must negotiate high school like any average teenage
girl. Along with fellow outcast, sophomore Wallace Fennel (Percy
Daggs III), she bravely maneuvers her classes, wary of former in-crowd
friends, like Duncan and his best friend Logan Echolls (Jason Dohring),
and edgy outsiders, like Weevil (Francis Capra) and his P.C.H. Bike
Club boys.
At
night, Veronica helps with her father's struggling, new private
investigator business, sneaking through back alleys and scoping
out no-tell motels with a telescopic-lens camera and her math book
in an attempt to uncover the California beach town's darkest secrets.
Pushed
to the edge of this multicultural, venomous little Peyton Place,
Veronica Mars relentlessly continues to search for evidence that
will clear her father's name and get her back into the "in-crowd,"
but what she finds may tear the town of Neptune apart at the seams. |
 Review
by
DARREL MANSON
Pastor,
Artesia Christian Church, Artesia, CA
http://netministries.org/see/churches/ch01198
Darrel has an incredible love and interest in the cinematic arts.
His reviews usually include independent and significantly important
film. |
 The
early teasers for Veronica Mars suggested that it would be a cross
between Nancy Drew and Buffy, the Vampire Slayer. I've never been
much of a fan of Nancy Drew, but for a new Buffy-esque show, I'm
willing to give it a chance.
The
show is set in an upscale Southern California beach community.
Veronica is in high school with lots of rich snobs. Actually,
she used to be part of that crowd. All that changed when her best
friend (her boyfriend’s sister) was killed. Veronica’s
father, the sheriff, botched the investigation, made enemies,
and was removed from office. He now works as a private investigator
and Veronica helps out along the way.
 Veronica
is now an outcast. Her former friends have dumped
her; her mother has abandoned her family. Veronica is very much
alone, but also very capable at getting to the bottom of things
and solving mysteries. However, the mysteries that really matter
to her, what happened to her friend and where her mother is, are
beyond her.
We
keep seeing hints that imply the circumstances of the killing
are not as they seemed to be. There are secrets in this town of
tony houses and fancy cars. Will Veronica be able to uncover them?
 Of
course, Veronica is not Buffy (who could be?),
but there are some similarities. Like Buffy, she is an outsider,
very gifted, and tough (but tender). She is beginning to acquire
her own little “Scooby Gang” to help her. But the
real similarity is the battle between good and evil.
In
Buffy, that battle took place in a supernatural realm. The good
and evil were cosmic. For Veronica, the evil is not from some
cosmic evil, it grows from within people (which is far more sinister.)
Buffy was always saving the world (literally); Veronica saves
people that no one else really cares about.
 So
far, the episodes are a bit uneven. Relationships still need to
be developed. Occasionally, there is an episode that does very
little to move the meta-plot along, instead focusing only on a
little minor mystery. Buffy relied on having a meta-plot that
moved through the season, while Nancy Drew could get by with solving
a mystery every week. In that sense, this is a bit of a combination
of the two. It needs, however, to concentrate more on being Buffy
in this way, and less on being Nancy.
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