Veronica: From Buffy to Alias

'Veronica' toys with time warp

March 16, 2007 at 11:02:00 AM

If picked up, Mars might see action at the FBI Academy.

Veronica Mars might be looking at a quick graduation from Hearst College.

The fate of the CW's cult favorite remains uncertain, but if the show returns for a fourth season in the fall, it might find the young sleuth in a different setting.

Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas has come up with an idea to fast-forward a couple of years and have Mars studying at the FBI Academy. (As a freshman at Hearst College, Kristen Bell's title character has been taking criminology classes looking to do an internship at the FBI.)

Thomas is filming a trailer for an alternative fourth season, which will be submitted to the CW. The network's executives ultimately will decide whether to pick up the series for another season and, if they do, whether to stick to the drama's current plot line or go with the new version. If Mars goes to the FBI Academy next season, it will be a third backdrop for the character, who began her PI adventures while in high school.

Riley on House

I love convergence! Who shows up on House but Buffy's ex, Riley, as a soldier with a mysterious condition? The Buffy x-ers are taking over the world muahaha

Buffy Lovers

EEK! Spike and the annoying doctor from Grey's Anatomy? and he was a poet before being a vamp, how cute. :)

her name is Kali Rocha and she's in Grey's as the ultra perky and annoying Dr. Sydney Heron. She's also been in Bones, which is an interesting Joss Whedon line to follow (with David Boreanaz).

Ha ha, from Spike to Angel through one degree. nice.

st. paddys

Rumors that VM wont be cancelled but have a leap forward in time to Veronica as a FBI agent in training. I like it- as long as they dont cancel my show!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMY :)

Random thought blobs

While I was watching VM this week (which was a fragmented experience) I saw a CW add. It was mixed clips of VM and Gilmore Girls and at the end it said "Spread the word for your favorite CW shows." I thought this was an interesting way of advertising. The CW seems to capitalize on its niche appeal and the fact that the fans are definintely subcultures spread by mutual fandom and word of mouth. It was also introducing Veronica and the Gilmore Girls (rory and somebody?) as old friends and putting the two shows in dialogue with each other. Very emotional branding.

I also wanted to talk about the game room as a site specific media place. It is interesting to me that the tvs in Swat are in designated lounge-relaxing areas. After, this tv is the "game" room, specifically designated for fun. The tvs in the libraries are in very dark uncomfortable rooms- after all, these are for academics. Last semester someone stole the remote so now the new remote is chained to a desk in the gameroom, which I think is funny and always requires me to manuever my chair over to that spot during my shift. As the gameroom attendent I usually get priority in picking the channel but I can and have been overruled by sporting events. Apparently, there is nothing more culturally sacred than a sports game. But I do try to temper my choices to something that the guys will stand for. I don't dare to do lifetime or soap or even Disney- but I can usually do an eighties movie and Southpark always works.

Lost- did anyone else think the "mark" on Juliet's back was very similar to the creepy plugs in eXistenZ? and the way Jack touched it, uck.