For the first time in forever (or since March when the movie and book came out), Veronica Mars fans have another glimpse into the dark and seedy world of Neptune, CA. Or rather, Veronica Mars fans get a tongue in cheek look at the actors of Veronica Mars playing a version of themselves and a whacky Dick Casablancas centered version of the TV show. Confuzzled? You probably aren’t the only one.
This web series follows Veronica Mars cast member Ryan Hansen as he attempts to parlay the mild success of the film and major media buzz into a spin-off for his charming, dumb and lovable character, Dick.
The first episode of the series premiered yesterday, September 16th on the CW Seed. I’d embed the link, but CW Seed apparently wants you to go directly to the site. Do it.
The Good
- Fast-paced, witty, Rob Thomas Dialogue we loved from the show, except now it is the cast members playing a version of themselves
- Angel/Buffy spin-off reference within first 5 minutes, not even to mention that time Monica visited on Joey
- The Jason Dohring gun show, and we all have tickets
- My celeb besties and all-time fav, Kristen Bell playing herself and eventually the Ryan Hansen version of Veronica Mars as a cameo
- Ryan Hansen is genuinely fun to watch, even playing a super enthusiastic, but less smart version of himself
- Future cast cameos!
- Jason Dohring’s abs
- Not Veronica Mars, but Veronica Mars-ish?
- Pop culture references for everyone!
- Dick jokes
- Episodes are super short
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The Bad
- If you never watched Veronica Mars (FOR SHAME, GO DIRECTLY TO AMAZON PRIME AND WATCH, WHY ARE YOU HERE?), you are not going to get it
- If suffering from a head injury, or if your head imploded after Inception, this spin-off show of a show in a show may be confusing
- For Marshmallows craving more a more legit Veronica Mars, this isn’t going to cut it
- Dick jokes (as in, when a character is named Dick and people talk about Dick and joke about Dick, Dick.)
- Episodes are super short
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The Ugly The Pretty
- Apparently Rob Thomas understands our carnal need to see Jason Dohring without a shirt and runs with it
- See above reference to tickets to the gun show
- Possible future Veronica/Logan (LoVe) smuldering?
- Jason Dohring’s abs
- Jason Dohring in a sailor’s uniform
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If you are a fan of the show, you will likely enjoy but not be fully satisfied. If you like Dick jokes, watch anyway (that’s with a capital D, mind you).
Will you be watching?
