Is Veronica Mars My Favorite Show Ever?

Wow. That’s all I can say about the Veronica Mars finale. And don’t worry all you slackers who are waiting for the season 2 DVD to come out in August, I’m not going to go into specifics. That being said, I have to take a moment to discuss the finale in general because something occurred to me about 45 minutes in; I am WAY WAY too invested in this show. I love Veronica, & Wallace & Keith & Logan (especially logan) way too much and it made me wonder if I could love this show more than Buffy. That’s a big thing for me to say because, hello, BUFFY! Buffy is my favorite show EVER; I couldn’t have loved the characters more if they had been real, live people. It was the first show that ever really traumatized me (in a good way); I lived that show for 7 seasons. So for me to even consider that I love this show –as much—as buffy is a big thing to say. I know that I have yelled at those that have compared this show to Buffy, but last night, during a dream sequence in which Veronica imagined her life if Lilly had never been murdered, I realized how similar the two title characters are. They are both women who, if their lives had not taken such dramatic turns, would have ended up as perfectly nice, vacant, Jessica Simpson clones. If fate had not stepped in & made these girls deal with such extraordinary circumstances they never would have become the powerful characters they are today. P.S. Kristen Bell may be competition for SMG as all time best cry-er ever. When SMG starts crying, it is all over, but wowie, Kristen Bell has let the tears go in the last 3 episodes and in each instance I was welling up moments later!!!! Emmy for Kristen Bell! NOW!!!!!

I don’t love VM simply because Veronica is a strong female character. If that was the case I’d still love Alias. I love the quick, snappy dialogue, the (complicated) relationships, the way everything isn’t tided up at the end of the hour. Wow—this does sound like my favorite vampire slayer. Last night, during the last 20 minutes, I burst into tears (at least twice), gasped 5 times, screamed at the tv several times (Jay had to lock himself in the bedroom) and actually felt nauseous during a commercial break (I was too excited to wait 15 minutes so that I could tivo past commercials, I had to watch it live!!). It went something like this:

What? What? VERONICA! BEAVER! VERONICA! Wha? NOOOO! KEITH!! KKKKKEEEEIIIITTTTHHHH! Yay Logan! OMG! Aaron!!! Clarence?? Duncan!!!!

I was definitely a little traumatized after the show ended. It is absolutely my favorite show right now (as much as I love 24 & lost I am not one iota as devoted) and only time will tell if Buffy can be overthrown. I will say this though, at one point, I thought that Alias might overtake Buffy (back in Alias season 2) but then the next 3 seasons were less than stellar, hopefully the same fate is not waiting for VM. One last point, last night, Logan got himself inducted into the “Boys I love the most Club”. So that makes: Pacey (Dawson’s Creek), Noel (Felicity), Spike (Buffy) & now Logan.

Pfew. I feel much better. What else do I have to share with you?

Next week is the network uprfronts, which means we find who is in, and who is out (hee hee). So allegedly, VM is safe, but for all you One Tree Hill fans, I really don’t have anything good for you. I hear it is a toss up right now. Also, still no word on Everwood. NBC 5/15; ABC 5/16; CBS 5/17; CW & Fox 5/18). I’ll probably send out daily reports of what made it to next season.

Us Weekly reported it last week, but last night Britney officially confirmed that she is expecting baby number 2. Word is that Britney is not too happy, although she loves being a mom, because she was recording and planning her comeback. Now it is all on hold. Britney, you need to get away from that man. He is a walking baby maker! If he winks at you, you’ll get knocked up! Divorce him or your career is over!!!

I think that is about it. Finales are rolling (see the previous KT Update for a listing of dates) but I feel pretty good because I don’t think anything can be more stressful than that Veronica Mars finale. And if you don’t watch VM yet, go get yourself season 1. Season 2 will be out in August so you’ll have plenty of time to watch it before season 3 starts!