When I was a kid, my favorite book was Harriet the Spy.
I read that book so many times, I could probably have recited pages from it, on demand.
I owned an almost complete series of original, hardcover, Nancy Drews, that, to this day, I bitterly regret trading in for a complete set of Sweet Valley Highs.
I was glued to Scooby Doo, and was proud to solve the mystery as soon as the bad guy graced the screen, and Shawn Cassidy and Parker Stevenson, as Frank and Joe Hardy were my idea of perfection.
I dominated at the game Clue.
As an adult, I continued to gravitate toward mystery novels, loved trying to beat the cops in solving the crime on Law and Order, and was on the edge of my seat at every whodunnit thriller to grace the silver screen.
So, imagine my surprise when I was looking through Amazon Prime Instant Video, a few weeks ago, and stumbled across a show about a detective I hadn’t seen before.
I’ve got a bit of a “thing” for tv, particularly for tv shows that are geared for people in high school.
Can’t help myself.
So, my surprise was made greater when I realized it was about a girl, teenage detective.
Veronica Mars.
I started streaming it while on the treadmill and found that I lost track of time, (which was not a bad thing), completely caught up in the show.
The show began to dominate my thoughts.
I was/am addicted.
I even decided I needed to own a canvas bag like Veronica carries, because that’s how I roll.
For those who missed it, (like me), Veronica Mars is a junior in high school and her father is a private investigator. She helps her father with different cases, but everyone in her school comes to her with their own mysteries to solve. Predominant in the first season is the mystery of who killed her best friend, Lily. The second season has another mystery that spans the episodes, and season three, yet another.
Love triangles, excellent dialogue…you’d expect that it was written by Joss Whedon, because it’s basically Buffy without the vampires.
I love it.
She’s smart, she’s sassy, she’s awesome.
Best show ever?
Probably not, but I am enjoying every second that I watch.
I’ve roped Monkey Girl in, after having the prerequisite conversations about “Don’t do as they do” because of the drinking and sex, but she gets why I love it, and she loves it, too.
There were only three seasons of the show, from 2004-2007, but a kickstarter campaign, begun by Kristen Bell (who plays Veronica) and Rob Thomas (the producer) a few years ago funded a movie that tied up loose ends and made the fans happy.
We are both partway through season 3, and because I’m already beginning to mourn the loss of the show, I’ve gotten a commitment from Monkey Girl that, once we finish season 3 and watch the movie, she’ll give Buffy a try.
Because you’ve gotta love a show about a smart girl who doesn’t take any crap from anyone and stands on her own two feet.
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