Summer is coming to a close, which means two things. Many of the brilliant summer shows that cable gave us this year are over or close to, and its time for the fall premiers. Two of my favorite Virgin Diaries posts also found some closure, as Buffy finished high school, and Veronica just finished.

Defying Gravity

“Do you guys ever get, like really bad cramping when you clench your butt checks together like that?” — Wass

Greek

“He was a nerd but he was hot … it was just so confusing.” — Random ZBZ sister to Casey, about Max

“I had to fake a nosebleed to get out of there.” — Dale to Calvin, on how he supposedly escaped from Sheila at the party

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(Season 3, Episodes 19-20)

Well, that’s that. Veronica Mars is all over, and it definitely went out with a whimper, not with a bang. I suppose I have to cut the show runners some slack, as they didn’t prepare the end of season three to be their swan song.

Coming into the final season I was really wary. A couple people even told me not to bother with it for my diary, as it was so sub-par. Honestly, I thought that episode for episode, season three was just as good as the first two. Granted, there wasn’t an overarching mystery, but I did enjoy the two mini-arcs that were featured. After that, though, the remaining handful of episodes were pretty terrible. Honestly, though, season one and two had some lousy episodes sprinkled in, too.

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(Season 3, Episodes 16-18)

Thank god for Paul Rudd. With no big mystery stringing these final episodes together, there isn’t a whole lot of focus. Keith is back in the sheriff’s office — which is still strange — and the dating musical-chairs game is in full swing. It’s a shame, as this certainly isn’t a really strong way to end the series. I’ve been told that the series finale is a strong one, though. I’ll find out soon. Read the rest of this entry »

Was it just me, or did this week seem a little off? Despite being funny, Psych put me to sleep (literally, not figuratively) with its not-so-interesting plot. Leverage was hilarious, but didn’t offer nearly as many good one-liners as it normally does. And depressingly, Bob’s Veronica Mars Virgin Diary is quickly coming to a close (which, I’ve got to warn you, means more Buffy quotes for everyone — I love shows that bring the wit). Alas, however, the Fall Season quickly approaches. Read the rest of this entry »

(Season 3, Episodes 13-15)

Mystery two of the season has been wrapped up and I have to say that it didn’t deliver as well as the first mystery. It seemed like Keith did most of the heavy lifting with this case, while Veronica was relegated to doing silly college cases and mooning over Logan. The stakes seemed a lot higher in the rape story line and things were a whole lot more personal.

All comparisons aside, I wasn’t disappointed with how things turned out; the whole murder mystery was still very well done and complex, with all the twists and turns that I’ve come to expect from Veronica Mars.

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(Season 3, Episodes 10-12)

The serial rapist story line was wrapped up in the last block of episodes of Veronica Mars, and the investigation into the death of the Dean is taking the forefront. Well, it’s at least taking the back burner. I’ve been a little disappointed so far because each of the first nine episodes seemed pretty tight, and each seemed pertinent to the rapist plot. These three episodes seemed much more interested in the case-of-the-week plot than O’Dell’s murder. Hopefully things will turn around.

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Project Runway: All-Star Challenge

[You'll have to work with me on this one, but it's easily the quote of the week]

“When I see boobs going all over the place I get dizzy.” — Heidi [not liking that one of the models, who was wearing a really tight t-shirt, wasn't wearing a bra]
“Me too!” — our very own Brett Love watching at home

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