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I Heart Veronica Mars: Waxing Nostalgic for Neptune

I've been suffering through some serious Veronica Mars withdrawal lately. Even though the series only ended about a month ago, I feel as though it's been eons since we've caught up with the gang in Neptune... or what's left of them after the finale's high body count. Hell, I even miss Jackie.

So imagine my surprise when I stumbled onto a bunch of homemade Veronica Mars music videos. The first one captures some of the memorable moments of the Veronica-Logan-Duncan love triangle, all set to the haunting strains of Mono's "Life in Mono." (Despite the video's end credits, it's most definitely a Mono song and not Portishead. I know my Portishead.) So crack open a cursed Lost numbers fortune cookie, sit back, and prepare to get a severe case of the sniffles.



But if you're looking for a Veronica Mars fix that's a little less, well, overtly maudlin, here's one of my personal favorites, "The Veronica Mars Rewind Video," set to Coldplay's song, "The Scientist."



Actually, that's making me a more than a little too nostalgic for Veronica & Company. At least Veronica Mars' second season DVD comes out August 22nd. In fact, I think I'll be pre-ordering mine at Amazon today.

What's On Tonight

8 pm: Ghost Whisperer (CBS); Dateline (NBC); What I Like About You/Twins (WB); America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC); 24 (FOX); WWE Friday Night Smackdown (UPN)

9 pm: Close to Home (CBS); Windfall (NBC); Reba/Living with Fran (WB); Hope & Faith/Hope & Faith (ABC) , 24 (FOX)

10 pm: NUMB3RS (CBS); Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC); 20/20 (ABC)

What I'll Be Watching

10 pm: The Thick of It on BBC America.

The British political satire "so sharp you could cut yourself on it." (According to yours truly, anyway.) On the final installment of The Thick of It, Hugh finds his new offices rather disappointing.

Comments

Anonymous said…
Now I miss it even more, since Q & I finished watching season 1. Is it August 22nd yet? I'm thinking that's a good thing to ask for my birthday.

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