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‘Veronica Mars’ To Hit The Big Screen

Ilan Mester — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:32:24 +0000

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Producer Rob Thomas told E! News that after his new series “Cupid” airing on ABC has been cut down from 13 episodes to 8, he’ll have more time to work on the “Veronica Mars” movie script.

“What that means for me is that I have a couple of months to write the Veronica Mars movie,” Thomas said to E! News. “I suddenly find myself with enough time to write that script. That’s the next project.”

Rumours had been flying that the movie would show Veronica Mars solving crimes while in college. Thomas set the record straight to E! News, “I think it would open just days before Hearst College graduation, so Veronica would be at the end of her college career.”

Although the cast for the movie has not been confirmed, Thomas hopes the original cast will sign on, “I’ve talked to Jason Dohring, I’ve talked to Enrico Colantoni and I’ve talked to Kristen [Bell], obviously. I know that Kristen wants to do it. I want to do it”.

‘Veronica Mars’ Creator Struck By ‘Cupid’

andPOP Staff — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:36:52 +0000

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Cupid must have shot an arrow into ABC’s heart, because the network is giving the show another chance.

The cult hit, which originally aired in 1998 and starred Jeremy Piven, only made it to episode 15.

But in the hands of Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas, execs are hoping the revamped show will be a hit.

Thomas plans to stick to the original plot line about a man who believes himself to be Cupid, and the therapist who tries to convince him that he’s gone a little crazy.

However, Thomas will pen a completely new pilot. The leads will also be re-cast, of course, as Piven is busy earning Emmys as Ari Gold on Entourage. But Thomas plans to bring on a slew of guest stars to the project, so don’t rule out a cameo.

And as for the question of whether “Cupid” is insane or heaven-sent? “If we make it into syndication, this time I promise that I’ll answer the question,” Thomas said.

CW Order More Episodes of Veronica Mars, One Tree Hill

andPOP Staff — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 20:22:20 +0000

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It looks like teen dramas Veronica Mars and One Tree Hill will live on on the new CW network. The network has ordered three more episodes of each series this season. When the WB and UPN joined forces to form the CW earlier this year, it was unclear which shows would survive the merger and which wouldn’t.

Veronica Mars has been doing well since it kicked off its third season this fall while One Tree Hill’s ratings have been on the rise. It even beat Fox’s teen drama juggernaut The O.C. last week in adults 18-49.

However, the CW has generally not been doing as well as execs hoped. The merger was supposed to bring more audiences as the broadcaster would air only the most popular shows from the two former competing networks. That hasn’t happened.

TV Column: Re-Running Through the Summer

andPOP Staff — Thu, 04 Aug 2005 22:11:19 +0000

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Let?s face it. Summer is a crappy time for primetime television. I can?t stomach all the reality television the networks are shoveling out, but what I can do is offer up some suggestions for great reruns. Whether you watch them weekly or grab a couple DVDs and watch them all at once, the following shows will make for some great viewing that will be sure to help pass the time before Sweeps are finally upon us.

SCRUBS ? This NBC comedy is up for two Emmy?s this year ? its second time being nominated since the show?s debut in 2001. Scrubs features a cast of experienced actors lead by Zach Braff (Garden State), Donald Faison (Clueless) and Sarah Chalke (Roseanne). The actors portray resident medical students working hard to become doctors while attempting to take themselves seriously as professionals and as adults.

While the writing is superb, the great thing about Scrubs is that the entire cast has a knack for performing comedy and drama simultaneously, allowing for scripts of great depth that in turn develop diverse, realistic and relatable characters. Scrubs is the only show on television with writers and actors talented enough to tastefully master fart jokes and death issues in the same half-hour episode.

Be sure to check out Scrub?s first season DVD for John C. McGinley as Dr. Cox, a sarcastic doctor with a penchant for minute-long rants, and Zach Braff as Dr. John Dorian, whose gift for inner-monologue is second to none.

VERONICA MARS ? Veronica Mars just wrapped up its first season this spring, but as long as no one has ruined any season finale surprises for you, it is well worth the reruns. The plot centers on Veronica Mars, daughter of a private eye, who is desperately trying to solve the murder of her best friend, Lilly. Cracking other cases along the way, Veronica receives pieces to Lilly?s puzzle as the season progresses, while dealing with every day high school drama typical of any seventeen-year-old girl.

This show serves up an equal dose of drama and laughs with a healthy sense of dark humor, but it?s the honest portrayal of high school life that really has me hooked. So often, the teenagers we see on television transparently reflect the forty-year-old writers who created them, or the thirty-year-old actors portraying them. But these characters make you forget the fact that they are characters at all, and isn?t that the sign of a job well done? Watch one episode (CBS, Thursdays at 8pm), and I guarantee you will be watching them all for the wit, the writing, and the unfurling mystery that will keep you guessing every time.

ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT ? FOX will finish airing the second half of its Arrested Development marathon this Friday, so if you have some plot re-capping to do before the September 19 season premiere, make sure you?re in front of T.V. tomorrow night at 8pm.
And if you?ve never watched the show before, where the hell have you been?

This Emmy-winning comedy is famous for its sharp wit, inside jokes, and bits that ? if you?re not watching carefully ? can go right over your head. That kind of humor makes this show perfect for re-run watching; you?ll find something new to fall off the couch laughing over every time you watch it.

The plot follows Michael Bluth, who is involuntarily put in charge of his dysfunctional family and their crooked business after his father is imprisoned for cooking the books. Michael must pull the business out of the hole and restore its reputation while supporting his family ? his alcoholic mother Lucille, shopaholic twin sister Lindsay, older brother/magician Gob, mentally stunted younger brother Buster, aspiring actor brother-in-law Tobias, rebel niece Mabey, and finally, Michael?s own neurotic son, George Michael.

The acting on this show is absolutely flawless. The actors have an innate sense of comedic timing, and play off of each other as if they?ve been working together forever. When you?re watching them, you actually get a sense of the fun they?re having, which will inevitably put a big smile on your face in turn. The jokes are subtle and intelligent, without relying too heavily on gags or slapstick, and often leave you wondering ?How did he just say that with a straight face?? In short, Arrested Development respects its viewers? intelligence, and promises to leave them rolling in the aisles.

So there you have it. Three great television shows that will pull you out of your ?Rockstar: INXS?/ ?Extreme Makeover: Home Edition? rut. Something different. Something with substance. Something awesome. Happy re-running!