I think my problem with the possibly new format is that Neptune was as much a character to me as any of the cast. So even the move to Hearst has been a little disappointing.

I'm sure I'd watch whatever they go with, if the show is renewed, but I also hate the idea that the network is dictating changes that the creators didn't have in mind.

Four years is not enough time to get Veronica in the FBI. They've got really strict recruitment standards, and they don't recruit right out of college. Usually you need (a) a graduate degree in something relevant (law, criminology, pathology, accounting) or (b) serious law-enforcement experience, to get in.

t / X-Files geekery

Which of course doesn't mean they'll pay attention to that.

I'm not sure what I think, except that I think fandom is crazy and I'm not going looking at any of the panicking fangirls. Although I may swing by FW, for yucks.

Usually you need (a) a graduate degree in something relevant (law, criminology, pathology, accounting)

It\'s not unreasonable that Veronica could have a Masters in four more years of school.

I suppose it's possible, true. She'd have to spend more time actually doing classwork and less time solving cases, though.

What do we actually know about the FBI summer program that Veronica is suppose to be up for? Is it supposed to be a fast track into the FBI in any way?

I think my problem with the possibly new format is that Neptune was as much a character to me as any of the cast. So even the move to Hearst has been a little disappointing.

This is why I'd like to see her be an adult detective, rather than a gifted hobbyist. Keith could be Sheriff, and they could have a complicated relationship. Her situations could be much more adult, and the storylines could be so much more film noir in character.

You also have to go through the physical training at Quantico. I don't see the wee Veronica making it through.

The FBI idea makes me kind of ill. Veronica's a rule breaker. She does what she has to do to get the job done. That isn't the way law enforcement works.

I just don't see it. I'm just smelling desperation from CW.

I just don't see it. I'm just smelling desperation from CW.

This is me.

There are plenty of shows about the FBI on the air already. Who needs another one? And honestly, as Cash said, Veronica fitting in at the FBI? I can't see it. I can't see her wanting to, for that matter.

This is why I'd like to see her be an adult detective, rather than a gifted hobbyist.

I don't see how that would make the show any different, though. She gets paid now, sometimes, and even if she doesn't have a license, it certainly doesn't seem to matter.

I guess my feeling is, Veronica never showed any interest in solving crimes or detective work until Lily died and her mother disappeared. Yeah, she's gifted at it, but again, it was the personal connections to the mysteries that informed her characters, and the show, for me. That's already, mostly, gone. And Veronica is, again *to me*, becoming a lot less likable, for reasons I'm not sure I understand.

Some shows don't have a long-term premise, just as some novels wouldn't spawn a series. For me, what was best about this show and these characters has already been covered.

t /pessimist

It's true, changing it to the FBI makes the show pretty much by definition not noir.

Might be uh, fun, to have VM takeoff of "To Live And Die in L.A."

Wrong federal agency though.