Hannigan Goes to Mars

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WYK

Sunday, February 27, 2005 2:21 PM

Here's what Alyson had to say about Veronica Mars
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http://www.eonline.com/Gossip/Kristin/Archive2005/050122.html

"I called and begged and begged and begged," [Rob Thomas, creator of VM and Cupid] told me. "But the great thing about casting Alyson, her hesitation was like, 'Am I going back and doing the new Buffy?' But at the same time, she said she loved the show. She knew everything that was going on and she's a really big Jason Dohring [Logan] fan. And the fact that she would get to do scenes with Jason, actually, I think meant a lot to her."
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http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271|93624|1|,00.html

"Nice," Hannigan says. "They were talking about being compared to 'Buffy,' which I'm sure is annoying for them, but it's actually a good thing. There's always going to be some sort of comparisons, and at least it's a show that was also critically acclaimed, instead of some sort of bad show. I would hope that 'Buffy' fans would watch it."

"Hopefully they'll get picked up for a second season, and there'll be more of a big arc for my character. Call me optimistic, but if UPN wants to have good shows on the network, I would think they'd keep the ones they have.

"They need to keep 'Veronica Mars,' because it's such a good show. I don't understand why people aren't watching it.
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http://www.tvguide.com/news/askausiello/050216.asp

Alyson Hannigan, who debuts Tuesday as Logan's spoiled half sister, has signed on to do a second episode, airing April 26. And Aly tells me she'll "hopefully have a big arc next season," too! Tuesday's episode, she points out, "is really just an introduction to [my character] and telling the audience that she exists so that later on I can actually have more to do. I hope it works out because it is such a great show and it was so much fun to do. But I got so nervous [on my first day]. I think I probably blew my first scene. I don't know what happened. I just got so nervous. It was as if I had never done a day on Buffy before!" Having seen her big debut, I can assure Aly that she has nothing to worry about. Our favorite little witch did just fine.
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And for those of you familiar with Television without Pity, Veronica Mars is currently the highest scoring (based on recapper and user grades) drama this season on the TWoP roster. Lost currently ranks 8th and Battlestar Galactica ranks 12th.

http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/index.php?showtopic=3120844&vi
ew=findpost&p=2531877

RUXTON

Sunday, February 27, 2005 10:11 PM

Hey, WYK!

Thanks a bunch for the Alyson info. Nice to know I'm not the only one out there who likes Veronica Mars.

I'd like to see some of the Buffy/Angel/Firefly bit-part actors on it too, especially Carlos Jacott. I suspect Mars would get even better, and for we fans, more fun to watch. Not to turn it into Buffy, but I'd like to see some of the familiar gang.

Speaking of Jacott, anyone else agree "She Spies" was TOTALLY RUINED by dropping him second season? His part on the first season was a breath of fresh air to me. He plays comedy well.

TODDAS

Sunday, February 27, 2005 10:39 PM

It's on frakking UPN...

Enterprise! grrr...

WYK

Monday, February 28, 2005 10:50 AM

Ruxton, you should read this post at wheadonesque.com that talks about Eonline Kristin's Save our Show campaign. The funny thing is what started out as a "vote for Point Pleasant" request, ended up as a "Sorry Marti but Point Pleasant sucks, I voted for Veronica Mars instead" thread. There are alot of Buffy fans who like Veronica Mars. http://whedonesque.com/?comments=6177

Because of the low ratings, the fans at television without pity have started a Save the Show thread. There are alot of ways to show your support for the show. http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/index.php?showtopic=3123655

RHYMEPHILE

Monday, February 28, 2005 5:45 PM

Yeah, and over at TWoP the recapper Couch Baron looooves Veronica Mars. That in itself is an odd thing, since TWoP is known for being snarky and really sticking it to shows that suck. I think VM surprised a lot of people. Fingers crossed for another season.

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"I've seen life on this planet, Scully, and that's precisely why I'm looking elsewhere."

-- Fox Mulder, The X-Files

LISSA

Monday, February 28, 2005 6:31 PM

i voted for american dreams. that show is freaking amazing. i'm so scared it's gonna get cancelled:( if you haven't seen it, please check it out. it starts up again on weds. march 9th at 8. it's not hard at all to get into. i know it sounds like sentimental crap, but it is SO GOOD. you really never know for sure what's going to happen, the acting is great, the writing and direction are great (david semel anyone?) and the characters are so interesting. character development out the wazoo. awesome stuff.

~lissa, spwhore

RUXTON

Monday, February 28, 2005 8:31 PM

Rhymephile = "I think VM surprised a lot of people."

Veronica Mars also surprised me. I watched it out of curiosity, "...a long time ago," and forgot about it. But then, over the next few days, I started thinking about what I'd seen and heard. It haunted me. Everything -- from the theme song to the intricate facial expressions of Miss Bell, to the plot -- kept coming back into my consciousness. I watched again, and my next thought was, this show is too good to last. It'll be gone like Firefly before we know it.

And now I'm hooked, and wishing it the very best and longest life.

WYK, thanks. Lots of good stuff out there.

WYK

Tuesday, March 1, 2005 3:17 AM

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Yeah, and over at TWoP the recapper Couch Baron looooves Veronica Mars. That in itself is an odd thing, since TWoP is known for being snarky and really sticking it to shows that suck.

This is from Couch Baron's latest Veronica Mars recap:
I wouldn't normally bestir myself to do something about it, but this is the best, most interesting show I've ever recapped, which, thank the HoPs, is saying a lot.

Couch Baron has also recapped Buffy, Oz, and Everwood, so for him to say that Veronica Mars is the best show he has ever recapped says alot about the show. For a site known for ripping shows apart, it is so weird to go on the VM TWoP boards because it is just one big continous Rob Thomas lovefest. Lost has a 39 page bitterness thread, and yet the biggest complaint the VM fans have is that they have to wait until March 29th for the next new episode.

I haven't been this excited about a show, and this nervous about the ratings since Firefly.

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