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'''[[Lucy Lawless|Morris]]''': Sheriff, we have interrogated Al Qaeda members at Gitmo. [[Tempting Fate|I think we can handle a teenage girl]]. }}
'''''Veronica Mars''''' was an hour-long teen drama that ran for three seasons on UPN (later CW) between 2004 and 2007. The brainchild of novelist Rob Thomas, the series combined the [[Amateur Sleuth]]/[[Kid Detective]] with a healthy dose of [[Film Noir]] and class warfare.
The main character is, appropriately, Veronica Mars, high school junior and possessor of an elaborate [[Backstory]]. Here comes the [[Info Dump]]:
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The first two seasons each had an overarching [[Story Arc]]. In Season One, of course, the [[Driving Question|big question]] was "who killed Lilly Kane?". Season two opens with a bus crash that kills several of Veronica's classmates. Season Three, where Veronica goes to [[California University|Hearst College]], deviated from the formula in an attempt to attract new viewers. The big mystery format was abandoned, in favor of two short arcs and a hand-full of stand-alone episodes. The show was canceled at the end of the season, going out on an [[Your Mileage May Vary|awesome]] (and [[Tear Jerker|heart-breaking]]) two-part finale.
In 2014, a [[Veronica Mars (film)|film sequel]] was made, partly financed by fan contributions on [[Kickstarter]]. Several years later, the series was restarted on [[Hulu]], with its eight-episode-long fourth season appearing all at once on July 19, 2019. It's described as the "final" season, but as of early 2022 the possibility of a fifth season was still being discussed.
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** In "Weapons of Class Discussion", after Veronica figures out who is issuing the bomb threat, she confronts him over the phone.
{{quote|Veronica: "He was suspended for holding you down and letting a tarantula crawl across your face... and stealing your lunch money."}}
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** On at least three occasions {{spoiler|when the Dean died, when the bus driver died, and when the Coach died}} someone asks Veronica or Keith to prove a death ruled a suicide was in fact murder because their life insurance policy won't pay in the case of suicide. In California, life insurance policies are required by law to pay in full in the case of suicide if the policy has been in place for 2 or more years. Less than two years refunds all premiums.▼
* [[Ascended Extra]] - Oh, ''Dick Casablancas.'' He started off with one word in episode 2 - "Logan" - and his role just got bigger until he got a [[Promotion to Opening Titles]] for season 2.
** It was rumored that the only reason why the actor playing Dick got booted up to full-time cast member was due to the fact that {{spoiler|the actor playing Dick's brother Cassidy was brought on full-time for season two, as the [[Big Bad]] and that having him in the title and not the actor playing his on-screen brother, would make give away the season's twist ending).}}
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** Maeby was also in "The Rapes of Graff".
** And don't forget that the Dean from season three was Ed Begley Jr., Stan Sitwell from ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]'' (among many other roles), and promoter of the electric car.
** And the FBI agent in 2x11 is [[Xena: Warrior Princess|Lucy]] [[Battlestar Galactica
** Who would have thought that [[The Vampire Diaries|Vicki Donovan]] would beat out Veronica for valedictorian
** When did [[Home Improvement (TV series)||Randy Taylor]] become a government agent?
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** Veronica considers this with leads for the serial rapist in season three: "{{spoiler|Dick}}, a rapist? Two in the same household?" {{spoiler|He's not, by the way.}}
** An overarching example in the series is Veronica, the [[Born Detective]], born of Keith...a detective.
* [[Insistent Terminology]] - "My ''name''...is ''[[
** A funnier example occurs in "The Rapes of Graff", [[It Makes Sense in Context|when a prostitute comes over to Veronica and Keith's apartment]]:
{{quote|'''Veronica:''' Dad, your hooker's here.
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* [[Worst Whatever Ever]]: "Worst. Easter Egg Hunt. Ever."
* [[Wouldn't Hit a Girl]] - Subverted, in that most of the bad guys on the show are not afraid to raise a hand to a woman. (That's how you know they're ''bad guys''.) On the other hand, there are relatively few female antagonists, and almost none who get unreasonably violent, so there's no way to know if male protagonists would go easy on a female antagonist in an actual fight.
▲* [[You Fail Law Forever]] - Many, many occasions - Veronica's cross-examination at the Lily Kane murder trial being the most [[Egregious]]. Most episodes have at least one.
▲** On at least three occasions {{spoiler|when the Dean died, when the bus driver died, and when the Coach died}} someone asks Veronica or Keith to prove a death ruled a suicide was in fact murder because their life insurance policy won't pay in the case of suicide. In California, life insurance policies are required by law to pay in full in the case of suicide if the policy has been in place for 2 or more years. Less than two years refunds all premiums.
* [[You Look Familiar]] - the same person played Lucky in season 2, and [[Punny Name|Tim Foyle]] in season 3.
* [[Your Cheating Heart]] - A lot of examples. {{spoiler|Aaron Echolls, Lianne Mars, Jake Kane, Kendall Casablancas}} plus many clients' spouses. Notably averted with Logan while he's dating Veronica, even if she's constantly jealous of him.
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