We used to be friends, a long time ago.
So it’s been over a year, but it has felt like a lifetime without my favorite crime-fighting female, Veronica Mars (played to perfection by Kristen Bell). Because of its low rating, the third season ended abruptly and you couldn’t help but wonder where the story could’ve progressed to if it was given the time and opportunity.
Well maybe here’s the chance! According to Entertainment Weekly’s Michael Ausiello, there has been serious talks between VM creator, Rob Thomas, and his starlet, Kristen Bell, about bringing the beloved TV-show to the silver screen. Here’s the article: http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2008/08/exclusive-veron.html
My first reaction was pure excitement. I mean… come on! A Veronica Mars movie?! How I’ve been longing to watch the Mars family fend off evil with their quick wit and guerilla tactics for one more time. I haven’t even checked my house plants to see whether or not they’ve been bugged in months! But just as Veronica Mars was dying in my memory, this movie talk has revived me of her snooping and prodding. Oh, and not to mention the LoVe drama withdrawal (though I found myself in the minority by rooting against the LoVe connection… c’mon, Piz was the man!). Yes… the thought of a Veronica Mars movie blew my mind…
Until I thought about it a little more. Did you guys watch the preview to what could’ve been the next season where Veronica Mars attended training for the FBI? I thought it was dreadful. How would that have worked? The collaboration of the entire cast and their chemistry together was what made the show something special. But if Veronica went off to the FBI and left everyone behind, that’s a whole new show. No Keith, Logan, Piz, Wallace, Weevil, Dick, and the Kanes? That’s not Veronica Mars!
So basically, as excited I am to hear the news, there is still a lot more to figure out before everything falls into place. And by then, it’ll be years after the final episode aired. Veronica probably would be in the FBI and maybe that teaser showing her undercover and bearing a gun will actually be the movie plot. If that’s the case, then please DO NOT make a Veronica Mars movie. With such a cult show like this, the expectations would be insanely high and the only direction the film could bring to this franchise is down. Okay, maybe I’m talking way out of line here. Heck, maybe the film will be good, but it’s not going to tie all the loose ends together from the past, and if anything, it’ll just be two hours of finally bringing Logan and Veronica together. That might be what most people want to see, but not me. I want to be alongside Veronica during another noir-style mystery with so many twists and turns to make my head spin. Unfortunately, I’m afraid that ship sailed a long time ago.
