Lords of Kobol, hear my prayer...

It must anniversary week, since it was brought to my attention that yesterday also marked the 20th anniversary of when Veronica Mars premiered.

This was a show I stuck around with during its original run. I remember getting into it in the middle of its first season after hearing so much about it from online friends, and let me tell you I was hooked. The show was fresh and engaging, it was bright and vibrant with color and great cinematography and stylistic choices. Veronica was such a fantastic character. I adored her sardonic dry sense of humor, how she fought for the underdogs, the relationship she had with her father along with helping him with his private detective work and doing her own investigating on the side, as well. The mystery and how it resolved was well-done, too, I liked that they didn't draw it out and had it wrapped up nicely. It was quite possibly a near-perfect first season.

Sadly, looking back the first season was probably the only good season the show had. Seasons two and three paled in comparison, and while the success of their Kickstarter was impressive, I didn't bother with the reunion movie that came out from that, and I refuse to acknowledge the fourth season revival.

Nevertheless, despite those grievances I do have fond memories with this show, and being reminded that it's been twenty years since its premiere is bringing them all back. Especially the fandom friends I made along the way with our shared love of the show at the time.

++ I definitely want to read Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn whenever I get the chance to, because of the high praise of the miniseries which is rightfully deserved. I already knew what the reveal was since I looked it up beforehand, but it still didn't lessen how effective that finale was. It's why I can't wait to actually read the book since I've heard that it's even more chilling and disturbing.

++ Melissa Rosenberg, the creator and showrunner for Netflix's Marvel's Jessica Jones, will be leaving after its third season. Most are worried about what this means for the future of the show. Whether Netflix will cancel it or find a replacement showrunner, and if the latter then will they find someone appropriate to fill in the shoes that will handle the topics and subject matter featured on the show with the same kind of sensitivity and respect that Rosenberg has been adamant about since day one. There's a lot of uncertainty right now, which is understandable. We'll just have to see what happens. Though whoever they choose for the possible next showrunner, I hope they will be more inclusive with adding more WOC/POC, which many have already criticized Rosenberg for excluding, who then claimed that "it didn't occur" to her. So yeah, while there's no doubt that Rosenberg brought a lot of amazing stuff to the show which is worth recognizing, she also lacked in certain areas, too. It's important to acknowledge these flaws and for hoping that S3 and beyond will try to do better in that department, regardless of the showrunner.

++ Veronica Mars will possibly be getting that revival treatment, with a limited eight-episode order on Hulu. I'll be completely honest, I have conflicted feelings about this. I think my main issue is mostly tied to this revival/reboot culture we're currently living in that I've ranted about before, and how oftentimes these revivals have less than desirable results with their final product. Some may be decent, but sometimes you gotta take a step back and go, do we really need this?

I loved Veronica Mars when it aired, but I think as time has gone on I've since gained a different perspective and have come to the conclusion that I only really truly loved the first season, everything else after that was lackluster in some form or another. S2 was a mess, S3 was slightly better but not by much, and I didn't even bother with the reunion movie despite the success of the Kickstarter (which ironically is where I believe this revival trend sparked from, tbh) since it was mostly just bringing back as many actors as possible without there being much of a plot. So, in my opinion, their track record hasn't really been that impressive for getting me on board with this revival. Perhaps I'm being too cynical, idk. It could actually turn out to be rather decent, but as a whole I'm just not at that excitement level as I probably would've been years ago.

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Apparently, there's been a lot of excitement going on today in fandom. Mostly because of the announcement that the possibility of a VERONICA MARS movie may be happening.

This is rather a big deal, considering that whenever Kristen and Rob Thomas approached Warner Bros. over the years about the possibility of making a Veronica Mars movie they always shot it down because they didn't believe there was an audience for it. Despite, you know, the huge dedicated fanbase and all the raving critics when the show was airing, etc. Well, thank goodness for something like Kickstarter to exist because fans can help fund for the movie, making this possibility into a reality. In a way, this shows Warner Bros. that there is an audience out there, and that there is massive support of getting this movie in production.

I'm all for this. Bring it on.

UPDATE: Well damn, that was fast. It seems that fans can do anything, including raising over 2 million dollars in a single day. O_O

++ If anyone still would like a Christmas card, please go to this post and give me your address. Also let me know if you want to send me one so I can give you mine. *g*

++ In the midst of finding new fandoms to get attached to, I've come across one that has surprised me. Pretty Little Liars. Has anyone else watched this season so far? It's good, like really good. I haven't read the books, but I really like it so far and the show really does great with the mysteries and the characters and their relationships. I definitely recommend it for those who like teen dramas that have mysteries. Also, alexwhitman25? I downloaded all of the first season of The Vampire Diaries and will be starting that soon after I finish with Pretty Little Liars. I've also been catching up on the new Hawaii 5-0 and I also like that, too. It's your typical procedural crime show of course, but with Daniel Dae Kim and the lovely Grace Park. Seeing more Asians on my television is a good thing, I mean they had Dichen Lachman in one of the previous episodes. How awesome is that? \O/

++ I also rewatched the third season of Veronica Mars and....I don't understand the negativity people had for it. I thought it was way better than the second season, and actually felt like the first season writing/acting wise, and I'm happy where it ended off, inconclusive probably but with the relationships of characters it was nice, and Veronica had gotten her groove back. So I don't understand the amount of hate it got.

++ Reading articles like this and this make me really pissed off and bitter about what happened with Caprica. For a network that says they are behind the BSG franchise, nothing of what they've done supports such a claim at all. It disappoints and infuriates me, it also makes me even more adamant in fighting against it.

++ HARRY FREAKING POTTER THIS FRIDAY! OMGOMGOMG.

It is almost finally here! Anyone going to the midnight showing? Unfortunately I cannot, however I will be planning on going this weekend for sure and I most certainly am going to be buying a midnight ticket when Part 2 comes out next year. *shaking and crying*

I'm guessing everybody's heard the news that Veronica Mars has been cancelled, indefinitely. After all the bouncing around in-and-out of speculated rumors, it's been officially confirmed that the show is no more. Can't say that I'm surprised, though it is unfortunate. I used to love watching the show, the first season was golden and I thought it was intelligent television. But then things started declining and I fell out of the fandom altogether. The cancellation isn't really shocking considering how fans felt about the direction the show had been going, but it's always a devastation when a show you like (or used to like watching) will be going off the air. Farewell, VMars.

And since everybody is doing this interesting little meme:

Name a character and I’ll tell you three (or more) facts about him/her from my own personal pseudo-canon.

Those unfamiliar with my fandoms can be located in my userinfo, though the ones I'm currently following at this moment are: Heroes, Battlestar Galactica, House M.D., Supernatural, Painkiller Jane, Dexter (though I've only seen the pilot), Bones, Medium, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Stargate Atlantis, and Criminal Minds.