Veronica Mars is an American mystery and crime series created by Rob Thomas. It ran on UPN from September 22, 2004 to May 9, 2006 then on The CW from October 3, 2006 to May 22, 2007. It ran for three seasons.
Series summary[]
Veronica Mars (Kristen Bell) lived a normal life until her best friend, Lily Kane, was murdered; her father, the county sheriff, blamed Lily's rich and powerful father, Jake (Kyle Secor). When Jake walked free, Veronica's father lost his job. Now she helps him run a PI agency, solving cases week to week while tracking down her friend's true killer. The second season sees Veronica investigating a bus crash with multiple fatalities that was apparently intended for her; and the third season focuses on her hunt for a serial rapist.
Spin-off[]
Veronica Mars spun off a 2014 film of the same name.
Connections in Veronica Mars[]
- In "Donut Run", Veronica's fortune cookie message has the numbers that won Hurley the lottery (and turned up in several other strange places) in Lost.
- A mugshot of Malcolm Wiggins from The X-Files "Titonus" appeared in "Leave it to Beaver"
- The Albacore Club, a fictional club which Jake Gittes visits in Chinatown appears in "M.A.D."
Brand connections in Veronica Mars[]
- Veronica Mars features the fictional Hearst College in multiple episodes starting from "One Angry Veronica". The college is also mentioned in iZombie"Love & Basketball" and forms the primary setting for Moonlight 'Sonata'.
- Heisler appeared in “Weevils Wobble But They Don’t Go Down”.
Disputed brand[]
Lariat Rental Car, the fictional car rental company that appeared in Veronica Mars "Rat Saw God", is not the same Lariat company used by Mulder and Scully from The X-Files, Breaking Bad and Supernatural.