Veronica Mars: Difference between revisions

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[[Veronica Mars (character)|The character Veronica Mars]] is a student who progresses from [[high school]] to [[college]] while moonlighting as a [[private investigator]] under the tutelage of her detective father. In each episode, Veronica solves a different stand-alone case while working to solve a more complex mystery. The first two seasons of the series each had a season-long [[Story arc|mystery arc]], introduced in the first episode of the season and solved in the season finale. The third season took a different format, focusing on smaller mystery arcs that would last several episodes.

Thomas, who said he "conceive[d] the show as a one-year mystery," decided that he needed to introduce and eliminate several characters to be able to create an "equally fascinating mystery" for the series' second season. Thomas felt that he could not bring back the Kanes and the Echolls and "have them all involved in a new mystery"; he needed "new blood".<ref name="marsthomasin">{{cite news |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=September 28, 2005 |title=Mystery deepens on Mars |url=http://www.projo.com/tv/content/projo_20050928_veronica.11a78ce9.html |access-date=November 8, 2008 |work=[[The Providence Journal]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616070232/http://www.projo.com/tv/content/projo_20050928_veronica.11a78ce9.html |archive-date=June 16, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The second season saw the introduction of [[Tessa Thompson]] as [[Jackie Cook]], a romantic interest of Wallace and daughter of a famous baseball player. Previous recurring characters [[Dick Casablancas]] and [[Cassidy Casablancas|Cassidy "Beaver" Casablancas]] were upgraded to series regulars. Dick, played by [[Ryan Hansen]], was an 09er friend of Logan, a womanizer and former high-school bully turned frat boy. [[Kyle Gallner]] portrayed "Beaver," Dick's introverted younger brother.<ref name="veronicaseason2dvd" /> Dunn left the series midway through the season, although was credited as a main cast member throughout that season.<ref name="veronicanewformat">{{cite news |url=http://blog.seattlepi.com/tv/2006/07/17/kristen-bell-rob-thomas-hope-the-cw-switch-solves-the-mystery-of-why-veronica-mars-hasnt-caught-on-/ |title=Kristen Bell, Rob Thomas hope The CW switch solves the mystery of why ''Veronica Mars'' hasn't caught on. |access-date=September 17, 2008 |last=McFarland |first=Melanie |date=July 17, 2006 |work=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]] |archive-date=October 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009010336/http://blog.seattlepi.com/tv/2006/07/17/kristen-bell-rob-thomas-hope-the-cw-switch-solves-the-mystery-of-why-veronica-mars-hasnt-caught-on-/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Thomas explained that the Logan-Veronica-Duncan love triangle had run its course, and to keep the series fresh, there would need to be "other guys in her life." He attributed Dunn's removal to fan interest dominating the Logan-Veronica relationship,<ref>{{cite news |date=September 20, 2006 |title=Many Happy Returns |last=Madden Toby |first=Mekeisha |pages=01E |work=[[The Detroit News]]}}</ref> saying "it became clear that one suitor won out".<ref name="thomasseasonthree"/>

 

 

==Production==

===Cancellation===

[[File:Enrico Colantoni 2007.jpg|upright|thumb|[[Enrico Colantoni]], who played Veronica's father [[Keith Mars]], expressed interest in the film adaption of the series.]]

In January 2007, Dawn Ostroff announced that while she was pleased with the gradual ratings improvement of ''Veronica Mars'', the series would be put on hiatus after the February sweeps to air a new reality series, ''[[Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll|Pussycat Dolls Present]]''. When the hiatus ended, the series returned for the last five episodes of the season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.seattlepi.com/tv/2007/01/19/the-cw-loves-chris-pussycat-dolls-bump-veronica-mars/ |title=The CW loves ''Chris'', Pussycat Dolls bump ''Veronica Mars'' |access-date=September 17, 2008 |last=McFarland |first=Melanie |date=January 19, 2007 |work=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]] |archive-date=October 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009065125/http://blog.seattlepi.com/tv/2007/01/19/the-cw-loves-chris-pussycat-dolls-bump-veronica-mars/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> At the 2007 CW Upfront, Ostroff announced that ''Veronica Mars'' was not part of the new primetime lineup and was "not coming back". Thomas created a trailer that took place four years after the third-season finale, with the working title "Veronica in the FBI", and released it on the third season DVD.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Veronica-Mars/7573 |title=''Veronica Mars'' – Official Studio Press Release For 3rd & Final Season (& New Hi-Res 3-D Art) |last=Lambert |first=David |publisher=TVShowsOnDVD.com |date=June 29, 2007 |access-date=February 24, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209160238/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Veronica-Mars/7573 |archive-date=February 9, 2012 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> When asked if the FBI concept could happen, Ostroff said that the series was probably completely gone "in any form". Ostroff also said that Kristen Bell and Rob Thomas might collaborate on another project for the CW network.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/789/789402p1.html |title=''Veronica Mars'' is Dead, but Kristen Bell is now CW's ''Gossip Girl'' |access-date=September 17, 2008 |last=Goldman |first=Eric |date=May 17, 2007 |publisher=[[IGN]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012222825/http://tv.ign.com/articles/789/789402p1.html |archive-date=October 12, 2007}}</ref> In June 2007, ''[[TV Guide]]'' writer [[Michael Ausiello]] confirmed that the cancellation of ''Veronica Mars'' was official.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/veronica-mars-officially-8545.aspx |title=''Veronica Mars'' Is Now "Officially Dead" |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |work=[[TV Guide]]}}</ref>

 

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