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Veronica Mars

"Veronica Mars"

February 2, 2006

In a sign of progress in my home obligations, I actually managed to watch "Veronica Mars" on the same night it aired. All right, not all of it — about half last night, and half this morning, and all of it from a recording. But I'm getting closer to real-time viewing. I may even be [...]

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"Veronica Mars," "My Name Is Earl," "The Office," "CSI"

January 30, 2006

I did like the twist in the middle of "Veronica" — when we found out she wasn't as innocent as we have come to expect from watching shows that aren't as well made as "Veronica." And it was a nifty way to tie up some storylines, while starting a new one for Wallace. But I [...]

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A Small Upset, Relieved

January 18, 2006

The last couple of days have been interesting in ways I'll talk about another time — albeit ways that have nothing to do with television, except in their keeping me away from the tube.
I plan to seek solace for the next couple of hours by pulling the covers up to my chin and watching my [...]

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"Veronica Mars"

December 7, 2005

Kind of a snore tonight, although I suspect they knew that going in. And so tried to save it with that scene at the end.
Snore 1: That Meg was the character who died. She was, after all, toast in the alternate ending online last week, and — while viewers preferred the original, televised ending — [...]

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"Veronica": How Far Is Too Far?

December 1, 2005

I wish that either "Lost" or "Veronica Mars" would get out of that 9 p.m. Wednesday time slot. There must be a plot-twist limit for any time period, and one of those shows by itself uses up the quota every week. With both there, well, all the obsessing over the twists makes me too tired [...]

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"House" and Around the House

November 28, 2005

Well, that cold I mentioned is a persistent creature, and one I'm getting very tired of. It's been hanging on today, so after a brief stop at the office, I came home to work. Which proved more difficult since my cable was out for a couple of hours, not only knocking out the TV but [...]

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Spoiled

November 10, 2005

I like to guess what's going to happen on my favorite TV shows, but I don't really want to know until I see an episode. I like seeing all the turns happen, I like that burst of surprise (as was provided by last night's "Lost"). So for the most part I try not to know [...]

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Viewing Blahs

October 27, 2005

Well, tonight was one of those "Survivor" episodes where it's obvious at the end that the editors held back crucial information. Amy was voted off, and it wasn't close, and all we saw going into the vote was her attempt at forming an elimination-proof alliance — not the other alliance that easily trumped hers.
I've become [...]

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"Veronica Mars" In Real Time (With Notes About Tonight's Episode)

October 12, 2005

So I'm sitting through tonight's episode and wondering if we are really going to learn much about the bus crash, although I can forgive some digression.
As the show does so well, having established a big mystery, it still draws us until a little one. And even the little one has layers of character and scandal: [...]

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"Veronica Mars"

October 6, 2005

Finally caught up with "VM" tonight. (Also this week's installment of "The Office," where the workplace boredom-beating made for one of the truest, and best, episodes of the American show so far.) I am confused, concerned and delighted. I bow to series creator Rob Thomas, and to Diane Ruggiero, "VM" co-executive producer and a writer [...]

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