I want to marry Kristen Bell

I had never heard anything about Veronica Mars or watched an episode until this box set went on sale on Amazon and I bought it. After guest starring on Heroes and starring in Pulse I soon fell in love with Kristen Bell and decided to give her show a shot. Ten minutes into the first episode I was hooked. I have never seen a detective show like this one before. This show is filled with great music (ex: The Dandy Warhols), has very different albeit appealing cinematography, the dialouge is fresh and witty and best of all it isn't just another teen soap opera. I was dissappointed later to find out that it only lasted for 3 seasons and after watching the last episode it was apparent the show's writers were not expecting to be cancelled and the last episode left too many questions unanswered. Veronica Mars has become one of my favorite shows and I have watched the 3 seasons many a times since purchasing it. I love that the main character is a strong and feisty girl who doesn't need to pull out "secret tae kwon do" moves to pull it off (like Alias or Buffy not that I don't love these shows too). This show is awesome and the writer's seemed to fight the network influence in controversial story lines that most good shows eventually suffer from (Buffy 4th season-lesbian storyline and O.C. season 3-Marissa Cooper in general). I think we should all get together and petition for a 4th Season because I can not get enough Veronica Mars.

One of the best shows on TV in recent years

This was such a great show, I'm sad that it's ended. The problem, in my opinion, is that it was marketed all wrong. To judge by the commercials it looked like a modern day Nancy Drew show about a teenager helping her father solve mysteries. Instead it's a smart a cynical teenager who's trying to track down her best friends murderer, all the while trying to figure out who raped her, why her mother left, and any number of other problems Nancy Drew never had to deal with.

If they'd marketed this to the right people (ie: not the Gilmore Girls audience) it probably would have done a lot better. As it is, I'm glad we got a full three seasons, so many shows I love go away after a single season, or less (Firefly got half a season, Mission Hill had one, Freaks and Geeks had one, Sports Night only had two, etc.). I just wish there had been a few commentaries or "making of" features included, I'm a sucker for behind the scenes insights (there are some of these on the second season set).

The most underated series

I first watched this on cable and knew I had to see them all. A good story line, well acted and well cast. High school girl with a father who is a private detective and who has a thing for camera's and computer's. If you're looking for a story that keeps moving check this one out. It lasted three season's and that's not near enough...