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She’s a Marshmellow

December 12th, 2005

First Firefly, then Wonderfalls, and now… Veronica Mars. Finally I’m hooked on a show that hasn’t been axed by FOX!

Nancy Drew, with a murder, a rape, a missing parent, and a corrupt sheriff. And the most hard-boiled 17-year-old you’re ever likely to meet.

Intrigue, mystery, romance. Like the O.C., but with a zoom lens, a pitbull, a powerbook, and a tazer. (Don’t believe me? Whedon loves it too…)

So I did have a whole tirade about downloading TV. But what I didn’t say before was covered better anyways by Thomas Hawk. And the rest ended up as a comment on a piece by Jeff.

I just think it’s funny that with 600 channels of cable, we can’t get UPN in Waterloo. Yet my house in T.O. with its ancient—yet south-pointing—antenna can pick it up. Ah well, steal now, buy it with the Christmas money.

Mike

← Earlier Later → Posted at 9:46 pm to TV.

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Mike - you like this show so much, you obviously forgot to mention something in comparing it to Nancy Drew: the lack of awfulness.

Posted at 8:35 pm on December 15th by Christine.
My familiarity with Nancy Drew is limited to Wikipedia and the mounds of references elsewhere in pop culture. So perhaps it’s unfair to draw a comparison when I’m not fully educated.

Nonetheless, it seems clear that Drew is based around tea party scandals more than any sort of real crimes that seriously impact the lives of the characters. The brilliance of Mars is how, in solving other peoples problems, she gradually assembles enough pieces of the puzzle to reconstruct the two crimes that destroyed her old life: her friend’s murder and her own rape. Some of the week-to-week mysteries are better than others, but the finale is just amazing.

Posted at 9:26 pm on December 15th by Mike.

You can use Markdown for style. I love hearing from readers, but please don’t hijack the discussion, use offensive language, or try to sell anything.

She’s a Marshmellow

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