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Under Investigation: Veronica Mars
I first saw Veronica Mars about a couple of months ago, and I got curious about the shows’ main protagonist Veronica, played by Kristen Bell. You see, you don’t get to encounter a 17 year old doing detective work unless of course you read Nancy Drew.
Veronica Mars was premiered on the 22th of September 2004 and lasted 22th of May 2007. In the 66 episodes featured a murder mystery, High School and College drama, social issues and dark humor.
The series started of with the murder of Veronica’s best friend Lilly Kane, and Veronica’s search for her killer.
It showed flashbacks of Veronica’s life before Lilly’s murder. As the daughter of well-respected County Sheriff, Keith Mars, and Veronica led an easy life, being friends with the “09ers”, well-off students from the fictional 90909 zip code, she was also dating Lilly’s brother Duncan Kane. However, after Lilly’s death Veronica’s life started falling apart. Veronica’s father accused billionaire Jake Kane, Lilly’s father that he was the killer led to recall election in which Keith loses his job as sheriff. Afterward Veronica’s mom Lianne became an alcoholic and bails out on her family during the crisis. As a result of all this Veronica becomes ostracized by her former rich friends.
After losing the election, her father opens “Mars Investigations”, a detective agency, where Veronica works part-time. During the series, Veronica uses what she learns at her job to help solve crimes and conduct her own investigations.
Complete list of Characters in the show:
Veronica Mars (Kristen Bell) – A College student and skilled private detective.
Wallace Fennel (Percy Daggs III)— Veronica's best friend, frequent partner in mystery solving, and basketball team star.
Dick Casablancas (Ryan Hansen) — 09er friend of Logan, a womanizer and former high-school bully turned obnoxious frat boy.
Parker Lee (Julio Gonzalo) — Mac's extroverted roommate at Hearst College.
Stosh “Piz” Piznarski (Chris Lowell) — Wallace's roommate at Hearst College; a music lover with his own campus radio show.
Cindy “Mac” Mackenzie (Tina Majorino) — Computer expert befriended by Veronica; noted for her sarcasm.
Eli “Weevil” Navarro (Francis Capra) — Former leader of the PCH Biker gang and current maintenance worker at Hearst College. Friend of Veronica, but often suspected by her of various crimes.
Keith Mars (Enrico Colantoni) — Veronica's father, a private investigator and sometime Balboa County Sheriff.
Mallory Dent (Sydney Tamia Poiter) — Journalism teacher at Neptune High.
Duncan Kane (Teddy Dunn) — Lilly's brother and Veronica's ex-boyfriend.
Cassidy “Beaver” Casablancas (Kyle Gallner) — Dick's introverted younger brother.
Jackie Cook (Tessa Thompson) — Romantic interest of Wallace and daughter of a famous baseball player.
Don Lamb (Micheal Muhney) — Balboa County Sheriff, who won the office from Keith in the recall election spearheaded by Jake Kane. Is generally condescending and abrasive towards Veronica and Keith Mars.
After running for 3seasons, Veronica Mars has show has been canceled. On 11th of June 2007, series creator Rob Thomas confirmed that Veronica Mars had officially been canceled by the CW.
Though the show has been canceled, Rob Thomas has stated he is interested in writing a feature film based on the series, in the interests of providing closure to the storyline and character arcs. He created a trailer that takes place years after the the season ended, with the title “Veronica in the FBI”. And it is due to be released on the Veronica Mars third season DVD.
