*Spoilers* caution VERONICA MARS has been compared to BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER or TWIN PEAKS meets NANCY DREW, but Veronica Mars ain't your mom's Nancy Drew. Veronica Mars is a detective film noir with a teen girl as the protagonist/detective. Her beat is not the Los Angeles of the 1950s but the Southern California beach town of Neptune in the early 21st century. Veronica works for her dad, the former sheriff of the county. She is dealing with a lot of things. There is the loss of her best friend, Lily Kane, through an unsolved murder, the loss of her boyfriend, who is the brother of the dead girl, the loss of status, the loss of her mother, and the loss of her own virginity through a rape, about which she has never told anyone. Veronica loss of her virginity is a gritty reminder of the loss of the innocence of her high school life. Like the hero detectives of film noir she is a person who wants to do the right thing but is often misunderstood. And like film noir, no one is as they appear. The gang leader has a family and a heart. He too must stand alone, misunderstood. The rich kids have their own problems. The former boyfriend obliviously still cares for Veronica but can't reach out too far because of family and friends. This show is beautiful filmed in Southern California locations. Neptune is located somewhere near San Juan Capistrano. The lighting is fabulous. The locations are perfect. Camelot Motel where Veronica's Mom is having an affair with Jake Kane (Lily's dad and Mr. Mars' #1 suspect) is so aptly named. Camelot after all was destroyed by the adulterous affair of Guenivere and Lancelot. I hope that VERONICA MARS will stay on the air and find an audience. It has great writing and good actors. There are mysteries and cases to be solved every week with the major mystery being the murder of Lily Kane. If Veronica solves the Lily's murder will she be redeemed or will more pain just follow? Stay tuned.
Review of Veronica Mars
