All three seasons are available on Netflix Watch Instant, but with each season consisting of 22 episodes it's a big time commitment. If you only have time to watch one season, Season 1 is among the best whole seasons of television I've ever watched, up there with 24 Season 1, Chuck Season 2, and Lost Season 1. It follows Veronica Mars, daughter of a P.I. and former star sheriff, as she tries to crack the case of her murdered best friend. Veronica Mars was Kristen Bell's star-making role and it saddens me to see her reduced to one-note movie roles like in When in Rome and You Again. This girl can handle so much more than rom-coms! I hope she comes back to television to tackle some meaty roles worthy of her spunk soon.
After hearing people rave about this show for years, I added all three seasons on Netflix a few months ago, and they're just taking up space. I just can't get through the first season. Maybe it's just not the show I was expecting because I thought it was going to be edgier.
ReplyDeleteVeronica Mars was excellent! I watched all three seasons in the UK on the Living Channel and was really upset that they cancelled it. I had heard rumours that they were going to do a film to tie up all the loose ends but never heard anything else about it.
ReplyDelete@Marcos - if the first season doesn't grab you, then you should definitely just take them off the cue. The first season is by far its strongest, with a great overarching mystery of who killed Lily with episodic mysteries as well. This season had the best balance and most important season arc compared to the other 2.
ReplyDelete@Cameron - Kristen Bell is still fighting for a movie to be made! It's just hard to get everyone together since they're all working on different projects nowadays. Plus, I don't know many studios who would turn a show that didn't get that big of numbers in the ratings, that would invest in a movie to continue it. But stranger things have happened. I'd totally watch a VMars movie!
I've been continually disappointed to Kristin Bell's movie roles. You're right, she's capable of so much MORE! Just see Veronica Mars. Incredible. (Though I kind of wish I'd never watched the 3rd season.)
ReplyDelete@HereBeDragons - I actually haven't finished Season 3 yet. I marathoned Seasons 1 and 2, but all the negative comments about Season 3 have left it on my queue untouched. Maybe I'll just delete it...
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