veronica mars news for next season
Veronica Mars producer Rob Thomas (not the guy from Matchbox 20) has a great website with lots of VM good stuff--pictures, clips, etc. There's also an option to write to Rob himself (which I did...come on, I am a psycho fan) and ask to be put on his mailing list. Well, on Thursday I got my first Rob Thomas email!
Some of the season 2 information had already been revealed in last week's Ask Ausiello column on TV Guide (scroll down a bit to get to Ausiello's interview with Rob.) However, there were a few tidbits he saved for the email. Such as:
-Dick and Beaver Casablancas will become series regulars, along with a featured role for their stepmother, their dad's trophy wife. She's "Bunny Lebowski ten years later" according to Rob, and will not (necessarily) be played by tara reid, despite rumors to the contrary.
-Veronica will get a new friend in the form of Jackie Chase, daughter of a famous baseball player.
-Keith will be asked to run for sheriff again! by the new candidate for mayor, whose daughter will also be a new cast member.
But the biggest, and most reassuring news by far, which also appeared in Ask Ausiello, was the news that despite some very serious rumors to the contrary, no cast members will be killed off in episode 6! I had read this rumor in so many places that I pretty much believed it, and was leaning towards Weevil or Duncan though my deepest fears said it might be Logan.
In his email, Rob explained that although UPN has asked that they add all these new characters, they don't really have a budget that's any bigger, so some characters' episode counts have been reduced. He said on TV Guide that, for example, Weevil has gone down from 16 episodes to 12. The prevalence of the rumor makes me wonder if, at first, they considered getting rid of a character completely, and then rethought the idea when fans got upset. Either way, I'd much rather have less of a few characters than have to lose someone.
Some other cool things in the email included info about a contest for unsigned bands to get their music on VM, and Rob's pretty inventive idea for getting more music into the show--having established musicians come on and do karaoke, while having their latest singles featured elsewhere in the show. Whether or not people would do it is up in the air, but I think it's a really cool idea, and certainly better than another Bait Shop.
Also, some sad news for those of you waiting for the DVD to catch up on VM before the second season starts: Warner Home Video doesn't want to compete with the DVD releases of Lost and Desperate Housewives in September, so the VM release won't be untl October! At that point, you have to wonder why they just don't wait until January and release a set with commentary and extras, but I guess the idea is still that sooner is better.
Rob ended the email with some pictures of his adorable baby daughter. Even though this was just a mass email, I really feel that by being so involved with VM, I've become a part of an awesome community of television fans.
Some of the season 2 information had already been revealed in last week's Ask Ausiello column on TV Guide (scroll down a bit to get to Ausiello's interview with Rob.) However, there were a few tidbits he saved for the email. Such as:
-Dick and Beaver Casablancas will become series regulars, along with a featured role for their stepmother, their dad's trophy wife. She's "Bunny Lebowski ten years later" according to Rob, and will not (necessarily) be played by tara reid, despite rumors to the contrary.
-Veronica will get a new friend in the form of Jackie Chase, daughter of a famous baseball player.
-Keith will be asked to run for sheriff again! by the new candidate for mayor, whose daughter will also be a new cast member.
But the biggest, and most reassuring news by far, which also appeared in Ask Ausiello, was the news that despite some very serious rumors to the contrary, no cast members will be killed off in episode 6! I had read this rumor in so many places that I pretty much believed it, and was leaning towards Weevil or Duncan though my deepest fears said it might be Logan.
In his email, Rob explained that although UPN has asked that they add all these new characters, they don't really have a budget that's any bigger, so some characters' episode counts have been reduced. He said on TV Guide that, for example, Weevil has gone down from 16 episodes to 12. The prevalence of the rumor makes me wonder if, at first, they considered getting rid of a character completely, and then rethought the idea when fans got upset. Either way, I'd much rather have less of a few characters than have to lose someone.
Some other cool things in the email included info about a contest for unsigned bands to get their music on VM, and Rob's pretty inventive idea for getting more music into the show--having established musicians come on and do karaoke, while having their latest singles featured elsewhere in the show. Whether or not people would do it is up in the air, but I think it's a really cool idea, and certainly better than another Bait Shop.
Also, some sad news for those of you waiting for the DVD to catch up on VM before the second season starts: Warner Home Video doesn't want to compete with the DVD releases of Lost and Desperate Housewives in September, so the VM release won't be untl October! At that point, you have to wonder why they just don't wait until January and release a set with commentary and extras, but I guess the idea is still that sooner is better.
Rob ended the email with some pictures of his adorable baby daughter. Even though this was just a mass email, I really feel that by being so involved with VM, I've become a part of an awesome community of television fans.
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