A year after her best friend, Lily (Amanda Seyfried), is murdered and her father, Keith (Colantoni), loses his job over the case, high school student Veronica Mars (Bell) starts her own investigation. Investigating isn't cheap. To fund the search, Veronica takes cases from her classmates and occasionally moonlights for her father's investigations. With the help of her best friend Wallace (Daggs III), gang leader Weevil (Capra), spoiled rich kid Logan (Dohring), and her ex / Lily's brother Duncan (Dunn), can Veronica find the truth?
I discovered this show after it was cancelled, which is really a shame, since it is that good. The show just starts up, throwing you into the action from the beginning and sets up the main plot: who killed Lily Kane? The story is interesting and the cast engaging. Kristen Bell shines as Veronica, making her 3 dimensional from the beginning: smart, funny, tough, etc. She has great chemsitry with Enrico Colantoni who plays her father; they are the highlights of the show. And it has a great theme song "We Used to be Friends" by the Dandy Warhols.
Every episode features a mini-case for Veronica to solve. Season 1 focuses on the Lily Kane murder. The second season revolves around Veronica's senior year and a mysterious bus crash that killed several students. In the final season, Veronica and friends go to community college, where the problems are bigger and are not fully solved by the end of the season. It's a pity they only got 3 seasons for this show... show creator Rob Thomas later went on to create the Party Down, with several of the characters / guest stars from this show.
Veronica Mars (2004-2007)
Created by: Rob Thomas
Starring: Kristen Bell as Veronica Mars
Percy Daggs III as Wallace Fennel
Jason Dohring as Logan Echolls
Teddy Dunn as Duncan Kane
Francis Capra as Eli "Weevil" Navarro
Enrico Colantoni as Keith Mars
Ryan Hansen as Dick Casablancas
Tina Majorino as Cindy "Mac" Mackenzie
Michael Muhney as Sheriff Don Lamb
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