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Veronica Mars
Season 1 DVD


9.7

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Starring Kristen Bell, Percy Daggs III, Teddy Dunn, Jason Dohring, Francis Capra, Enrico Colantoni, Amanda Seyfried, and Harry Hamlin

High school student by day in the wealthy, seaside community of Neptune, California, and apprentice private investigator by night, 17-year-old Veronica Mars attempts to rebuild her life while solving the murder of her best friend, Lilly.

GENRE(S):	Drama, Mystery & Thriller
CREATED BY:	Rob Thomas
RELEASE DATE:	October 11, 2005
# OF DISCS:	6
# OF EPISODES:	22

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

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Entertainment Weekly Joss Whedon

The teen-soap element of the show is just as compelling as the season-long murder mystery. [14 Oct 2005, p.131]

Under The Radar Nick Hyman

Unfortunately, the show deserves a much better DVD set.... For now, we’ll have to settle for one of the best shows from last few years in widescreen, and hope that Warner does better with season two. [#11; score listed is for series; DVD score is 50/100]

Paste Magazine James South

It’s a thematically compelling, stylistically coherent and fully realized 22 hours of television.

Variety Ben Fritz

"Veronica Mars" plays even better on DVD than it did on TV.... But sadly, this DVD... offers virtually nothing for those who already watched the episodes on UPN.

Amazon.com Kathleen C. Fennessy

The smartest high school drama since Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Veronica Mars is The O.C. as penned by Raymond Chandler.

Baltimore Sun David Zurawik

One of the most off-beat and refreshingly tart TV detectives in decades.

DVD Town Erik Martinez

It’s fun, smart and brimming with enough adventure and mystery to keep you coming back week after week. [Individual grades: Video 8, Audio 7, Extras 2, Film Value 8]

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Anita Srikamswaren

If seeing the first season is what it will take to make you a follower, and it might be, get the DVD set.

IGN Filip Vukcevic

While the video does not impress and the lack of extras is a problem, I am not going to let those negatives influence the set's final score too much for one reason: DVD was invented for shows like this.

The average user rating for this tv show is 9.7 (out of 10) based on 82 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Hugo H. gave it a10:
This is the smartest show I ever seen, Rob Thomas is a genius! The show is a mix of romance, comedy and thriller. Best show ever!

Flora H. gave it a10:
This is by far the best season of my favorite show to ever be on television I don't know how you can't love this show.

Paco gave it a10:
The best show in the last 15 years!

Alefiya A gave it a10:
Loved this show! The sarcasm is just brilliant! Its an absolute shame the way it ended like it did...

Dan gave it a10:
One of the best shows of all time.

Kevin L. gave it a10:
One of the best television series of our time. Its witty dialogue and its strong lead character is just brilliant. This is exactly what teen drama should be. The characters and the plotline is compelling, smart, witty and refreshing.

Epic gave it a10:
A strong contender for best show! Ever!

Veronica Mars Season 1 DVD

Veronica Mars
Season 1 DVD