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Veronica Mars

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Veronica Mars

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Veronica Mars

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The CW | UPN | HULU | Release Date: September 22, 2004

Summary: In the wealthy, seaside community of Neptune, California, the rich and powerful make the rules. 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 used to be one of the popular girls, but it all came crumbling down aroundIn the wealthy, seaside community of Neptune, California, the rich and powerful make the rules. 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 used to be one of the popular girls, but it all came crumbling down around her after her best friend, Lilly, was murdered, and her then-sheriff father, Keith, was removed from office for naming Lilly's rich father as the lead suspect. During the day, Veronica must negotiate high school like any average teenage girl. But at night, she helps with her father's struggling, new private investigator business--and what she finds may tear the town of Neptune apart at the seams.… Expand

Genre(s): Drama, Suspense

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78

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Jonathan Storm

Feb 16, 2013

Season 1 Review: A wonderfully complex drama, with plenty of sly humor, that showcases slick performances from its two stars, and magically straddles the parallel universes of film noir and high school high jinks, while generously tossing out amusing asides. [22 Sept 2004, p.D1]

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Entertainment Weekly

Gillian Flynn

Jun 18, 2013

Season 1 Review: What makes Veronica so strangely touching is that on a larger scale, her quest mirrors the common teen conundrum: My family's screwed up, and I'm not cool enough. How can I fix it? Read full review

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Boston Globe

Matthew Gilbert

Feb 16, 2013

Season 1 Review: It's an extraordinarily appealing series, one that's so much more than its easy label as a teen private-eye series. [22 Sept 2004, p.D12]

80

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Gail Pennington

Feb 17, 2013

Season 1 Review: A quirky mix of light and dark, humor and grit, sentiment and substance -- "The O.C." if scripted by Raymond Chandler. [21 Sept 2004, p.E1]

80

The New York Times

Mike Hale

Jul 22, 2019

Season 4 Review: The adult intelligence is still there, and Bell and Colantoni are still wonderful together, consistently nailing the old-Hollywood, tough-and-tender style the show demands and demonstrating seemingly effortless comic grace. But Thomas hasn’t found a really satisfactory replacement for the show’s loss of teen spirit; and the grown-up romantic travails of Veronica and Logan, a significant subplot in the new season, aren’t as compelling as their tempestuous high school amours. ... [Still,] “Veronica Mars” finds ways to charm you. Read full review

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New York Magazine (Vulture)

Kathryn VanArendonk

Jul 17, 2019

Season 4 Review: The best Veronica has been since its 2004 debut. Read full review

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Under The Radar

Lily Moayeri

Aug 7, 2019

Season 4 Review: There are a few new characters that are life preservers in this murky swamp of uninteresting plots. Read full review

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madddearth

Aug 3, 2019

If you’re not stuck in the high school days of Veronica Mars then you’ll absolutely love season 4. It takes huge risk and growth to show you Veronica isn’t a marshmallow anymore. Can’t wait to see how the capitalize on it in season 5!

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Cyclone84

Jul 30, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Despite the polarising twist in the final episode of the new season, season 4 was a breath of fresh air. It recaptured the spirit of the earlier seasons, and updated the show to account for the passage of time in the main character's life. If Rob Thomas and the cast and crew can make a fifth season even half as good as this one, I can't wait to view it.… Expand

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LanceGardner

Aug 29, 2019

The plot of Twin Peaks meets the tone of Buffy, Veronica Mars is eminently watchable, although it never quite reaches the heights of either of the shows that inspired it. While lifted by excellent performances by a talented cast, the show struggles at times to organically work the same groupThe plot of Twin Peaks meets the tone of Buffy, Veronica Mars is eminently watchable, although it never quite reaches the heights of either of the shows that inspired it. While lifted by excellent performances by a talented cast, the show struggles at times to organically work the same group of characters into a new murder mystery every season, and it is perhaps too reliant on soap-opera storylines which are discarded almost as quickly as they are generated. As a mystery show it rarely succeeds beyond the first season, but as a drama it is quite enjoyable throughout, and if one is willing to suspend disbelief and overlook the occasional plot hole, Veronica Mars is well-worth a binge, consistently delivering suspense, drama and entertainment.… Expand

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AmyPC

Oct 14, 2019

Veronica Mars S4 was riddled with character inconsistencies and continuity errors.

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WeUseToBe

Nov 17, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you wanted seasons 1-3 (and movie) of a show called Veronica Mars from 2004, this is a different show. While the actors and character names are the same, this is a completely different show. If you enjoyed seasons 1-3, you may not enjoy season 4. I was disappointed in the direction of the main character and would not want to see more seasons of a mediocre and irresponsible detective.

They should've just made a new show.… Expand

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WhoKnew

Oct 10, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I absolutely adored this show for 15 years and cried happy tears when the revival was announced last year even though there was always that nagging feeling what Rob would do. And now I know, he would do the absolutely worst and I wish we never would have gotten a revival. He not only killed my favourite character of all time and the male lead of the show, no, he did it in an absolute senseless and cruel way without giving us or Veronica time to grieve. He would have deserved a heroic and meaningful death but instead we're expected to immediately move on. Logan was the heart of the show, the character with the most growth, the most interesting character and the only one who challenged Veronica. He turned into a role model for a lot of people. Logan and Jason's portrayal of him was the best thing about this season.
But nonetheless I could have accepted his death, if it had been handled a lot better. If Rob had given his death any meaning. But he didn't. There was still so much left to be told with Logan and with L/V. Being married isn't the end, it's a beginning. There was no need in killing of Logan.
To add insult to injury, the reasoning behind this decision is infuriating. Women don't need trauma to be interesting and women certainly can have a boyfriend/husband AND a career. I would have loved to see Veronica grow and handling her trauma in therapy, but no, apparently that is boring and she "needs to be the underdog" (losing her husband doesn't make her a underdog, Rob!). Actually facing one's problems is badass, not some trauma for the sake of trauma. Furthermore, Rob regressed Veronica to a shell of herself this season and we never get any reasoning behind it. She seemed way softer and more willing to open up in the movie and in the books. What happened? Yes, she's probably depressed but we never get why or if there is no "why" when at least have one of her close-ones mentioning her unhappiness besides Logan.
But instead we get a cruel, racist, drug & alcohol abusing and spiteful Veronica who mocks her 5-year-partner for trying to better himself by going to therapy and manipulates him into losing control. The Veronica I've known would have encouraged his wish of self-improvement.
The Veronica I've known would have loved the baby of her best friend or at least wouldn't have been dismissive of him.
To add to this, Kristen was amazing in S1-S3 portraying Veronica but in S4 she mostly seemed to be phoning it in. Sadly the whole season was bad. The mystery was weak and people who know Rob could have already guessed it just by seeing the cast list (also he gave it away in one of the first episodes), Wallace and Weevil were demoted to window dressing and Rob AGAIN turned a female on this show into a rape survivor. Apparently he can't write a story without rape. Rob always says he doesn't want to do "teen drama" or "soap opera" anymore but he is the one who constantly goes for love triangles nobody wants and he ended this season in the most soap opera-y way.
We certainly didn't want Leo and I certainly don't want her to end up with Leo as Rob already hinted at. On top of that, Rob used and purposefully misled the show's fanbase by relying heavy on LoVe promo, only to turn it around at the end of the season and in his interviews. He planned on killing Logan since 2014 (after the movie the fans funded), probably even earlier. But of course he wasn't upfront about it because he needed the money and the support of the shippers who kept this fandom alive, who did the legwork for him, who asked for more seasons, who organized rewatches, wrote fanfic, etc.
It's save to say that without the kickstarter campaign, Rob never would have gotten a revival, but as soon as he thinks he doesn't need the fans anymore, he walks all over them. All for Rob's weird vision of Veronica being a P.I. on the road. That's not the Veronica I want and certainly not the reason why I loved the show. I watched for the characters and their relationships. Without them, the show lost everything special and is dead to me. If he wanted to create a new show, he should have been honest and not used this fanbase that has been nothing but loyal up to this point. Loyalty can be lost. I don't like being used and betrayed. This show always gave me a lot of comfort and strength over the years and was utterly important to me but now it is forever tainted and I'm afraid I'll never get that back and that might be the worst thing about this revival.… Expand

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AudreyDailey

Aug 7, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So disappointing. I loved the first season of Veronica Mars (arguably the strongest) and it used to be my favorite tv show. Season 4, however, took a huge u-turn in terms of character development and, quite frankly, it didn’t make sense or fit. All the things I loved about the series were gone. I wish they hadn’t even bothered with a revival and left my favorite show alone.… Expand

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Series Overview
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: July 19, 2019
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  S4:E2. Chino and the Man
  Air Date: July 19, 2019
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: October 3, 2006
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 28, 2005
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 22, 2004