TV Review - Veronica Mars

Veronica Mars (2004)
Ep. 1 - "Pilot," directed by Mark Piznarski
Ep. 2 - "Credit Where Credit's Due," directed by Mark Piznarski
Ep. 3 - "Meet John Smith," directed by Harry Winer
Ep. 4 - "The Wrath of Con," directed by Michael Fields
rating: 2 out of 5 jalapeños
on DVD from Andy

Here as in real life, heart-warming video tributes to former lovers and dead friends constitute flat-out, unforgivable schmaltz.

Then again, I'm sure Veronica's target age demographic skews a little lower than the Oxford nursing home where I live these days.

One last rattle of the cane: "VM" proves that the magic in "Buffy" was much more than metaphor for the daily grind of coastal CA.