Hee. Yeah, that was fun times. It's mostly notable for being a major publication that steadfastly complained about the resolution to the rape mystery. Yes, this professional critic who writes television reviews thought the arc was over last week.
You got fired, and you still hang around here like a big loser. Why can't he?
Cordelia ,'Chosen'
Veronica Mars: Annoy, Tiny Blonde One. Annoy Like the Wind.
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Polter-Cow - Nov 29, 2006 4:40:44 pm PST #4574 of 5730
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Topic!Cindy - Nov 29, 2006 4:53:03 pm PST #4575 of 5730
What is even happening?
It is adored, but the asshat thought 3.08 was the last episode in the rape arc, in other words--thought the resolution was Chip getting raped and the fems shrugging.
eta...
Off what Jon said, I'd like to see short mysteries, but not weekly ones, because honestly, I don't think the writers are that good with coming up with the stand alones.
I'm thinking I'd enjoy a lot of two and three parters, with maybe the occasional 4 parter. It doesn't sound like that's on the menu, but I think it's time to bring back the old, "To be continued..."
le nubian - Nov 29, 2006 5:55:04 pm PST #4576 of 5730
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I'm not interested in watching Veronica Mars She Wrote. Give me 3-5 ep length mysteries.
Theodosia - Nov 30, 2006 2:38:44 am PST #4577 of 5730
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
The door thing is simple -- Mercer and or Moe swapped out the standard dorm lock in favor of one that you can lock(/unlock) on both sides with a key. So all that Moe had to do to lock V. in was take the key that stays in the inside lock out, lock it from the outside, and there she was.
Frankenbuddha - Nov 30, 2006 4:27:55 am PST #4578 of 5730
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I want Clemmons to replace the dean, and I don't care how contrived it is.
Yes, please!
I'm not interested in watching Veronica Mars She Wrote. Give me 3-5 ep length mysteries.
This is me.
sj - Nov 30, 2006 6:24:19 am PST #4579 of 5730
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I don't like the idea of stand alone episodes. I would rather have the whole season arcs back with more stand alone subplots.
Polter-Cow - Nov 30, 2006 6:37:14 am PST #4580 of 5730
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Good news from Rob:
Yeah. Big day for us.
Received congratulatory calls from Dawn Ostroff and Peter Roth.
More nights like that will bring us back for Season 4.
I asked him about the fact that they made a good promo and actually aired it:
Les Moonves actually called Dawn Ostroff yesterday and asked "why the upswing on Veronica?" She said, "Well, we did give it a bunch more promotion."
It couldn't've worked out better for us.
They promoted us. We went up.
Believe me, we're harassing them on this front.
That's so funny. And awesome.
My knee-jerk to the stand-alone season was "Nooooo!!" But that was my knee-jerk to the mini-mystery idea too, and I've come to really like it. Veronica is a detective, so I don't think the mysteries would be gone forever, but I think that maybe they might have longer mysteries that go over three or four episodes rather than defined mini-arcs. I think it's definitely a good idea to go stand-alone for the last four episodes, however, rather than attempt to squeeze a six-episode mystery into that smaller space.
tiggy - Nov 30, 2006 6:39:00 am PST #4581 of 5730
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
he sounded pretty damn optimistic in that interview with a reporter formerly known as Wanda about a season 4.
Topic!Cindy - Nov 30, 2006 6:41:27 am PST #4582 of 5730
What is even happening?
I think it's definitely a good idea to go stand-alone for the last four episodes, however, rather than attempt to squeeze a six-episode mystery into that smaller space.Is the above in reference to this season? If so, I do agree with that. They lost two episodes after the second arc was all plotted, and much of it filmed. There'd be too much squooshing in the third mystery.
Polter-Cow - Nov 30, 2006 7:13:48 am PST #4583 of 5730
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
he sounded pretty damn optimistic in that interview with a reporter formerly known as Wanda about a season 4.
Yeah, much more so than he sounded last week after the reduced order, when he said he was losing faith.
Is the above in reference to this season?
Yeah. I was actually hoping they'd do stand-alones for that. I don't particularly relish the prospect of a stand-alone season, but I also think we're freaking out both preemptively and unduly. Like I said, we reacted this way to the mini mysteries too, and the writers proved their mettle. And, honestly, I hope doing stand-alones would give them the opportunity for more out-of-the-box episodes, the sort of ones that stood out on Buffy. When you break the formula and break it WELL (e.g., this week's teaser), it's glorious.