When you come across ‘best tv shows ever’ lists, you’ll see a hodgepodge of obvious award winning television shows like The Wire, Breaking Bad, The Sopranos, etc. Every once in a while, you’ll come across a little known UPN/CW show called Veronica Mars. Back then, I would scoff and say how weird this Dawson’s Creek/Gillmore Gills look-a-like made this list? I mean a show about the dramas of little ‘ol highschoolers? How is this ABC Familiy-esque TV show getting such high praise? So I threw it in the back of my head and judged the judgements of others and claimed that it must have been some sort of fluke.
And then that Kickstarter happened. Creator Rob Thomas launched a Kickstarter asking loyal Veronica Mars fans to help make their dream come true by asking the unreal sum of $2,000,000. Twenty four hours later, the goal was broken and the final sum of the Kickstarter ended past $5,000,000. So I had it. That was it. I had to see what the big deal was about. Who was this Veronica Mars and why was she so special? What could compel fans enough to throw $5,000,000 at the promise of a movie about some non-premium cable TV show? How does a such a rabid fan base exist that I’m not a part of yet? I investigated all these by finally catching up on the three seasons of Veronica Mars in preparation for the movie. And now I just wish I was a fan earlier, so I could too help support this much needed cause.
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