Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1 Binding: DVD EAN: 9781419816062 Format: Box set ISBN: 1419816063 Label: Warner Home Video Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Number Of Items: 6 Publisher: Warner Home Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: 2005-10-11 Running Time: 935 Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: 2004-09-22
Customer Rating: Summary: Stop Denying yourself VERONICA Comment: this is one of the best tv shows i have seen, it is only second to heroes.
the series revolves around Veronica Mars, a high school student and private investigator in the fictional Southern California seaside town of Neptune. As the daughter of well-respected County Sheriff Keith Mars, Veronica's biggest problem was getting unceremoniously dumped by her boyfriend, Duncan Kane, until the murder of her best friend Lilly Kane (Duncan's sister). With Lilly's murder, however, Veronica's life falls apart. Her father accuses Lilly's father, the popular software billionaire Jake Kane, of being involved in the murder; this provokes Neptune's wrath and causes Keith to lose a recall election. Veronica's mother, Lianne, develops a drinking problem and leaves town. And Veronica's "09er" friends--wealthy students from the fictional 90909 ZIP code--force her to choose between them and her father. Veronica chooses her father. After being forced out of the sheriff's office, Keith opens his own private investigation agency, Mars Investigations, where Veronica works part-time. Over the course of the series, Veronica helps her father solve cases and conducts her own investigations on behalf of friends and acquaintances at school.
THIS WILL WORK ON REGION 2 EQUIPMENT, I TESTED IT ON 9 TV'S AND DVD PLAYERS AND IT ALL WORKED FINE, SO DONT WORRY ABOUT THE REGION CODING!!!!!!!!!!!! BUY THIS NOW AND ENJOY TEH BEST IN TV ENTERTAINMENT FOR YEARS... VERONICA RULES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Customer Rating: Summary: Surprisingly Good Comment: I didn't have high hopes for Veronica Mars, but I was really impressed. The chemistry between the actors and the social dynamics are very good. Particularly the relationship between Veronica and her dad Keith - who is played superbly. He has the cringeworthy 'dadness' down, but enough warmth and personality to avoid being a stereotype. Interesting as well as the series goes along with Keith trying to look out for his little girl, while in many respects Veronica is looking out for her dad. Both know more than the other thinks they know, and the byplay between the P.I ex-sheriff dad and the super-sleuth teenage daughter can be both touching and amusing as they try and outfox eachother.
Veronica is an interesting character as her social isolation at school clashes with her job's need for interviews and people skills. She has problems letting anyone get close to her due to personal issues which are fleshed out in the series, and deals with this through anger and 'getting even.'
Ultimately, her goal is to find out who killed her best friend Lily and she's very determined, single-minded and cutthroat on that score.
Throughout the series you get a constrast through glashbacks between the previous 'sweet sixteen' style Veronica and the Veronica of the present.
Veronica Mars is a genre straddler - reminiscent of Buffy, but also detective shows and in some ways Twin Peaks (though in a teenage setting and without the surrealism). Often the plot has one over arcing story, with various smaller 'whodunnits', with the usual twists and red herrings.
Near the end of the series it can become addictive viewing as the plot twists are resolved - I watched five episodes in one day...
The begining of season 2 has been a bit of a let down so far, but hopefully it will pick up and be of the same calibre of season 1. Customer Rating: Summary: Incredible! Comment: Honestly I only watched the show because of praise from Joss Whedon (creator of Buffy). So I went ahead and watched the series and it was incredible! It's my new Buffy, the characters, the plot, the everything is like a scoop of Ben and Jerrys. It's just...amazing. Customer Rating: Summary: Teen Drama With A Heart Of Darkness Comment: It is difficult to summarise this series, but I'll try.
Once upon a time, Veronica Mars had it all. Her father was the local sheriff; she was dating Duncan Kane, one of the richest boys in town; and she was the best friend and confidante of Lilly Kane, Duncan's sister. But then Lilly Kane was murdered and Veronica's life fell apart. Her father was voted out after bungling the murder investigation and they now live in a shabby flat on the wrong side of town, existing on the living he makes from his P.I. business. And when the town is Neptune, the wrong side can be a dark and dangerous place. Ostracised by the people she once counted as her friends, Veronica does her best to survive high school and help her dad, all the while focused on (some might say obsessed by) her own personal mission: to find out who really murdered Lilly Kane.
As you can see from this brief summary, this is no ordinary teen series and Veronica Mars is no ordinary character. With her wit, cynicism and cute blonde appearance, it is easy to see why she has been compared to the iconic Buffy, though I would argue that Veronica is much more bitter than early Buffy. Neptune is a corrupt town. There are very few decent people. Everyone has a motive, everyone has a price. In all of this, Veronica has two people that she can rely on: her father and her new friend, Wallace Fennel. Keith Mars is probably one of the best fictional fathers ever created, up there with Atticus Finch, and his mutual love and tenderness with Veronica often provide a necessary light and a balance to the generally dysfunctional and damaged parent-child relationships that you see with the other characters. Wallace is just fun, a good counterpoint to Veronica's darkness and jagged edges, providing the support and grounding she needs. Then there's Logan Echolls, seemingly a text-book bad boy who gradually reveals more layers than you'd think possible; Mac, the Q to Veronica's Bond; and the arrogant Don Lamb, replacement Sheriff and Veronica's rival in the investigation stakes.
Apart from the witty script and interesting characters, what is most appealing about this series is its refusal to gloss over the darker side of life. Unlike "The O.C." and other American series aimed at teeangers, "Veronica Mars" refuses to be sentimental. The teenagers can be nasty and cruel, the adults weak and self-serving. Bad things can (and do) happen to good people. The dead do not come back to life. One of the most poignant scenes in the whole series comes right at the end, with Veronica and Lilly lying on lilos in a pool of water lilies.
"This is how it's always going to be, right?" says Veronica.
Lilly looks at her. "You know how things are going to be now, don't you? You have to... Don't forget about me, Veronica."
You won't forget Veronica Mars easily. Buy this series and be amazed. Customer Rating: Summary: Amazing, addictive, awesome!!! Comment: Wow. You know, I can't really add much to the positive reviews already posted here. I'm currently 11 episodes into Season 1 and I'm seriously ADDICTED! For those of you who like the Chloe Sullivan character in Smallville... you'll LOVE Veronica Mars. She is sassy. She is techie. She is seriously wily. VM has a gripping, continuous plot thread running throughout this first Season, which does not take anything away from the sub-plot you get for each individual episode. I'm extremely looking forward to how the continuous plot thread pans out. In every episode, Veronica unlocks a further piece of the puzzle. And the characters grow on you very quickly. This really is one of those series that keeps you gripped and wanting to watch every episode back-to-back! I've never seen this series in the UK before, but the name sounded familiar somehow. And even though this DVD set is labelled and listed as being Region 1, it works on my UK Region 2 player. Perfect for taking round to a friend's house to watch if they don't have a multi-region/region unlocked player. I haven't unwrapped my Season 2 set to know if this also works on my Region 2 player. If I discover that it does, I'll be sure to leave a note on the page relating to that set. More people in the UK should be exposed to this brilliant series. Even the great Joss Whedon is a self-confessed addict! Buy it! Buy it now! And expose your friends to this brilliant, smart, witty series. :)
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