alienminx Reviews

Veronica Mars (2004–2019)

A cool, watchable show and i'm not even a teenager...

[7/10 · 23 January 2007]

When i was walking my dog along the dog beach in San Diego, they were shooting scenes for a new show called Veronica Mars, and so i thought i'd watch it to see if my dog was now famous of course... But i actually really liked the show, it keeps you watching, you really don't know "who did it", although you really do need to keep watching to keep up with who's who and what's going on, so it's kind of annoying that it's not re-run later in the week like most the popular shows because.

I suppose it's kind of aimed at a viewing audience of teenagers, but i'm in my 30's and love the show, i've watched it from the beginning, and no, my dog didn't star in it after all. It does have similarities to Buffy and X-Files, (which i also loved), so it's fun that they've brought in a couple of Buffy stars along the way.

Kristen Bell does a good job, it's nice to see a pretty girl in a show who isn't all about clothes and perfect hair, she seems real, independent and determined to be herself, no matter how unpopular it may make her.

Let's hope the network keeps it running, it's good entertainment and different.

Secret Smile (2005)

Another point of view

[7/10 · 28 December 2006]

After watching the whole show (both parts of the mini series on BBC America), i really wasn't sure if Brendan deserved what he got. Did he actually do all the things we were lead to believe he did or did Miranda just get obsessed with the whole idea of what she thought he was doing. He did actually move on and get out of her life, but she still persisted on going after him. Was he really a murderer or was he set up by a woman just set on revenge???

Looking back over it, you really don't know on a lot of things, did he deliberately date Miranda's sister to get back at her (or just to be near her), did he cause Troy's death, did he kill Laura, did he kill his parents, we don't really know, Miranda just leads you to think that. OK, Brendan can be a really nasty piece of work, definitely a split personality.

I think it's worth another look, just don't look at the flaws too much, it's a good watch, very entertaining, not the best suspense made but David Tennant's performance alone makes it worth watching!