Keith Mars-related stories
Posted Oct 21st 2007 12:19PM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: TV on DVD, OpEd
I could be wrong here, but I think most fans of
Veronica Mars felt that season three was clearly its weakest. For me, in fact, the third season was so disappointing that I wasn't going to even bother completing my DVD collection for the series.
Now that I've gotten to take an early look at the
Veronica Mars season three DVD set, I'm going to say that if you were also thinking of not grabbing this set, you may want to reconsider.
Continue reading Veronica Mars season three - DVD review
Posted Jun 17th 2007 10:15AM by Richard Keller
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, The Simpsons, Veronica Mars, TV Squad Lists
When I posted my list of the top 5 best TV dads last Father's Day many of you commented that I missed a few really good patriarchs. This included Keith Mars, Keith Mars, Keith Mars, and, oh yeah, Keith Mars. So, there was no doubt in my mind that a new list of TV dads needed to be compiled for this Father's Day. I mean, you dads out there need something else as a gift other than the glow-in-the-dark tie your kids purchased at the dollar store. So, without fanfare, here are five more of the greatest TV dads. And, guess who's first?
Keith Mars (Veronica Mars): Commenters have mentioned that Veronica's dad, Keith (played by Enrico Colantoni), was one of the most real and believable fathers on television. He was also very loving and supportive of Veronica in her side hobby of solving crimes, big and small. If the series had gone to a fourth season with (as rumors stated) Veronica leaving her friends and family in Neptune behind in order to become an FBI agent, the presence of Keith Mars would have been sorely missed.
Continue reading The five greatest TV dads -- Part II
Posted May 23rd 2007 10:57AM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Veronica Mars, Cancellations
As we all know,
Veronica Mars was
refused a renewal for the 2007-2008 TV season for The CW. We also have heard of the plans for Rob Thomas possibly trying to retool the show, basically fast-forwarding the series to where Veronica is an FBI agent, no longer residing in familiar Neptune. Would such a show reboot appease rabid fans of the old show? Would it be enough to grab new viewers? And what would this new show look like?
Luckily for all of us, I've got a very reliable anonymous source who has seen a copy of the retooled
Veronica Mars, and I have to say I'm in agreement with this person's assessment of the new show. It's only a matter of time before the episode leaks to YouTube, but for those who can't wait for that moment, here's my source's description of the episode with some commentary.
Continue reading What Veronica Mars could have been
Posted May 22nd 2007 11:29PM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Veronica Mars, Episode Reviews
(S03E19/S03E20) Well now I'm pissed. As if I wasn't already pissed before this episode aired, they go and end things with a big ol' fizzle. Unfortunately for all of us, Rob Thomas took a gamble that the series would get picked up for a new season, so we're left what feels very, very much like a
season ender, not a series ender. And sorry, but a flash-forward reboot retooling can't possibly clear up the loose ends we're left with after this episode.
With that said, even though we all know this was a series ending episode, this was pretty decent for a season ender.
Continue reading Veronica Mars: Weevils Wobble But They Don't Go Down / The Bitch Is Back (series finale)
Posted May 17th 2007 12:56PM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Veronica Mars, Pickups and Renewals, Upfronts
Fresh from The CW's post-
upfront press conference this afternoon comes some sad news:
Veronica Mars will not live on for a new season.
The CW has kept us on the edge of our seats for months now, not really making much of a peep about the fate of one of my favorite shows. This season definitely had its hits and misses, but I felt another season with the
reported possible retooling would bring it back to first-season-like greatness.
Unfortunately for all of us this means we'll be left with a rather lackluster series ender next week, as everyone involved with the show seemed to think it was premature to write an episode that worked as a series ender. Even if the season finale could "work" as a series ender, I'll be surprised if it'll cut it.
Then again, maybe a miracle will happen and the show will move to another network in the future. Ah who am I kidding.
Posted May 15th 2007 10:48PM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Veronica Mars, Episode Reviews
(S03E18) I love that although they've done away with the larger mysteries, it's nice that the writers put a little shout out here and there to us longtime fans. Sure they're not mystery related, but at least it's not all boy-girl relationship related.
Speaking of which, I thought I was OK with the whole Pizonica thing until the opening scene of this episode, with the two of them playing, what, armsies? Elbow-sies? It was just ... not right.
Continue reading Veronica Mars: I Know What You'll Do Next Summer
Posted May 8th 2007 11:20PM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Veronica Mars, Episode Reviews
(S03E17) Y'know, these mini-mysteries (minsteries?) are growing on me. It's quite possible that not having to worry about a longer and larger storyline gives the writers more time to concentrate on some of the other aspects that make (or made) this show great. Hell, even the relationships are done pretty well -- from me, that's saying something.
Continue reading Veronica Mars: Debasement Tapes
Posted May 1st 2007 10:55PM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Veronica Mars, Episode Reviews
(S03E16) First of all, I have to come out and say that I feel like an ass for not reminding readers of TV Squad that
Veronica Mars was returning tonight. Unfortunately since my cable network doesn't carry The CW in HD, and since I don't watch anything else on the channel, I felt like the show's return came with very little fanfare.
The return of the show marks the beginning of the new mini-mystery-only format, though I think I can already see where they're going with things to keep fans of longer plots interested. While we didn't get the beginnings of a five-episode mystery arc, we did get a few nuggets thrown in that will more than likely last through to the season finale.
Continue reading Veronica Mars: Un-American Graffiti
Posted Feb 27th 2007 10:39PM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Veronica Mars, The CW
(S03E15) I'm going to take this moment to make a plea to Rob Thomas and The CW to not throw out the season long (or semi-season long) story arcs on this show. This episode was a prime example of what the buildup from several episodes of story can result in. Would the climax of this episode been as dramatic had we only been built up for one, two or even three episodes?
Sure, most of us called Tim the mastermind of the murder all along, but this episode threw so many wrenches into the works that I was quickly doubting myself. It wasn't until the final moments of the episode that I was once again sure Tim was responsible.
Continue reading Veronica Mars: Papa's Cabin
Posted Feb 20th 2007 11:27PM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Veronica Mars, The CW
(S03E14) I know a lot of readers get really ticked off when we reveal any sort of spoilers before the jump of the post, so I'll just start off with a big "WOW!" If you saw the episode, you certainly know what I'm talking about. I'm both saddened and thrilled at the end result of things ... but I'll talk more about that later.
I think what makes me more sad is the fact that, after next week, we have to wait until April for a new episode. Boo.
Continue reading Veronica Mars: Mars, Bars
Posted Feb 13th 2007 11:15PM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Veronica Mars, The CW
(S03E13) I'll be first to admit (and remind some of you) how disappointed I was to hear of the Dean O'Dell murder being the final "big" mystery of the series. But hey, I think tonight's episode may have given me some hope for what's in store for the future -- semi-mini mysteries, spanning two episodes! Now this is more like it.
As this episode was shaping up, I had no idea that this would be a two-parter, so I was starting to gear up for it being not-so-great. We actually get a decent amount of big mystery details along with a decent semi-mini mystery. And hey, we get to see Wallace for once!
Continue reading Veronica Mars: Postgame Mortem
Posted Feb 6th 2007 11:03PM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Veronica Mars, The CW
(S03E12) This was probably exactly the kind of episode that The CW executives want to see go away from Veronica Mars. It was definitely the kind of episode that you'd really need a fair amount of prior involvement with the series to understand, and that's not including the few details we got regarding the primary mystery of Dean O'Dell's death. But for me, I say keep them coming.
Finally Veronica learned to start confronting people when she hears rumors about them instead of simply continuing to lose sleep and making up scenarios in her head ... which she of course did anyway.
Continue reading Veronica Mars: There's Got To Be A Morning After Pill
Posted Jan 30th 2007 11:11PM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Veronica Mars, The CW
(S03E11) I'm sorry folks, but with every passing episode I'm finding I'm already missing the season-long mystery arc. Sure, we have a shorter one being followed now, but It's the last one. What's Keith going to spend his time working on then? Small-time jobs looking for cheating husbands/wives? Bah.
Continue reading Veronica Mars: Poughkeepsie, Tramps and Thieves
Posted Jan 23rd 2007 10:52PM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Veronica Mars, The CW
(S03E10) Well folks, don't get used the this new semi-season-long mystery, as everything said recently by Rob Thomas and crew indicates this will be the last of them.
Here's my problem with the idea of no long mysteries. Sure, there are a lot of what I call "mini-mysteries" for Veronica to solve all season long, and we've seen our share of them on this show. But can we really tolerate and believe that she's going to have a new mystery every week? I guess if it worked for Scooby-Doo it'll work for Veronica, eh? But I guess what I feel will take me away from this show is their over-reliance on relationship drama as the glue that holds everything together. Yuck.
Anyway, I digress.
Continue reading Veronica Mars: Show Me The Monkey
Posted Nov 28th 2006 10:54PM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Veronica Mars, The CW
(S03E09) This episode was just way too fast for a partial-season ender. While we got answers for the bulk of the episode, there are definitely some questions left hanging around unanswered. But I'll get into those later.
My first thought when Veronica was running away in the opening scene was that it was unlikely that her pursuer was a girl. I just couldn't see her fleeing away from one of the feminiazis, no matter how menacing she was nor the fact that I, for one, would run away from that she-bitch in a dark dorm hallway. Yiieee.
Continue reading Veronica Mars: Spit & Eggs
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