Debuting on September 22, 2004, the 'Veronica Mars' TV show marked its 10th year anniversary this week and creator Rob Thomas shared his thoughts on the series and subsequent movie (released earlier this year).
The series ran for just four seasons but the legacy remains until now. Fans were so devoted that seven years after cancellation, a movie which includes all the key characters in the original series was made thanks to devoted fan-funding.
The noir series was Kristen Bell's TV debut as snarky teenage detective Veronica Mars.
Thomas wanted Veronica to be an independent and very strong feminist character. Aside from trying to figure out her best friend's murder and helping her friends out, she also has to solve her own rape after being drugged and taken advantage of during a party.
"I didn't want it to be because she's puckish or curious. I wanted there to be some driving thing. Some motivation that was raw and that would make you believe that someone would be that sort of righteous and driven to find the answers for both herself and for others," TV.com reported Rob Thomas as saying regarding Veronica's penchant for solving crimes and mysteries.
He even went as far as wishing the 'Veronica Mars' TV show would replace the legendary Nancy Drew.
"The grand ambition is to replace Nancy Drew as the iconic young, female detective and that somehow Veronica is more representative of the age we live in," he told E! Online. "Rather than Nancy Drew trying to find the secret jewels in the haunted cave, Veronica Mars is helping the girl whose boyfriend took dirty pictures of her."
Veronica may not have actually replaced Nancy Drew as a legend, but she certainly put together a great following even after a decade since it first aired.
As for the lead character's love story, Thomas admitted that he didn't originally plan on bringing Veronica and Logan Echolls (Jason Dohring) together. In fact, he wanted Logan to be the villain, the "obligatory psychotic jack*ss" out to make Veronica's life a living hell.
However, after reading fan forums about the show, he decided to officially bring the two characters together in season one, their love extending even to the feature film.
Thomas did promise, though, that he won't be bringing the two into a cuddly relationship in the novels he's planning to publish.
What did you think of the 'Veronica Mars' TV show? Do you want a follow up to the movie released earlier this year?
