This week Alli and Mary discuss Firefly's sad lack of robots, whether The Train Job works better as an opening episode and how much of a through line there is between the concept of browncoats and the confederacy. Both the Train Job and Bushwhacked explore Mal's character in depth: a guy who will break the law, but has a strict moral code; a captain who will do his own dirty work; a dude who knows how to get shit done. We also learn a bit more about reavers and the big bad alliance. Cheers!
Welcome to the new season of Must Be Tuesday! We're starting off Joss Whedon's Firefly with the exposition heavy pilot. We learn almost everything there is to know about the 'verse, the crew and the bad-guy alliance central government. If that wasn't enough, we're introduced to enough catchphrases and linguistic quirks to fill far more than the mere 14 episodes and one movie that make up Firefly's canon. Grab a beer and join us--cheers!
This week we grab a Spotted Cow and discuss the long-awaited Veronica Mars movie, a project that led the way of Kickstarter and fan-backed revivals (see also: Arrested Development). The movie leaves us debating if Veronica is really better off back in Neptune and, honestly, if Neptune is better off with her in it. Overall, it's funny, engaging and well worth the wait.
Next up for Must Be Tuesday: a short break, and we will be returning with Firefly, Dollhouse and iZombie! We're pumped and we hope you stick with us. Cheers!
In the blink of an eye, we've reached the end of (the TV version of) Veronica Mars. We're back season one-fighting form this week, with a vengeful and in over her head Veronica, a wrathful Logan, a morally dubious Keith and assorted Neptune regulars joining the fray and helping out. It's a bittersweet ending that sets up for a season four that never was, but you have to ask--if it had been like most of season three would it even be worth it?
We learn yet another valuable lesson in episode one, which oddly combines CW Relationship Drama (TM) and a mystery about child soldiers. Sooo, there's that. However, episode two snaps us right back into place with a Weevil-centric mystery that helps set up for the next season that never was. Join us to start enjoying Veronica Mars again right before it's snatched away. Cheers!
This week on Must Be Tuesday, we discuss the serious, interminable downturn in the episode quality post-Dean murder mystery. Guys, Paul Rudd shows up and these episodes STILL blow. All of our beloved characters are replaced by their pod-CW counterparts, full of angst, teen drama and handholding. It's a calmer, tamer, sweeter Veronica Mars. Bleh.
A couple of real season highlights in this week's episodes! We find Veronica finally behind bars, a payoff that was worth 2.5 seasons of wait. Logan also suddenly develops a likable personality? Then in episode two, it's all dean mystery all the time! Finally we get some solid (ish) detective work from Sheriff Mars and even a bit from V herself. A brief glimpse into the Veronica Mars of yore!
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Logan and Veronica break up again, for real, we swear, this time. Logan deals with that by hanging out with a heart-eyed kid, and Veronica deals with it by getting involved in a basketball murder mystery. Keith continues on in more interesting plots as he investigates the dean's murder. Also, Dick has an amusing runner of getting married and Veronica ends up in the clink.
Last chance to hit us up with your thoughts on our next show! We'd love to hear from you: mustbetuesdaypodcast@gmail.com or @mbtpodcast on twitter. Fringe? Gilmore Girls? iZombie? Firefly?
The Veronica/Logan merry-go-round continues its cycle this week, as they manage to get back together and screw it up in a single Must Be Tuesday podcast ep! A new record. For a long semi-philosophical discussion of the L/V relationship, see the last 30 min of the podcast ep. In other, more fun news, Mac/Parker/V team up to find an escaped research monkey, Mac finds herself a new boytoy, and Keith finally gets a plotline in the dean murder case. Hurrah! Grab a drink and cheers to that.
Again, hit us up with any opinions on our next show! Fringe? Gilmore Girls? iZombie?
We wrap up the first season one extended mystery: it was the guy who was creepy all along! And his friend, Mr. Need-For-The-Plot! Anyway, we load a sufficient amount of guilt onto Logan this week as he (rightly) breaks up with Veronica right before she's assaulted by his buddy. Logan and Veronica continue their quest to be the world's most relatable college couple, Team Friends does an amazing job helping V out at a party and... Patty Hearst shows up? Truly the strangest cameo appearance of all time, especially given her plot.
Also, we begin to discuss what we'll be watching next for the podcast, so please hit us up if you have any suggestions/thoughts!
Alli and Mary grab a Negroni and a beer respectively to chat this week's Veronica Mars episodes. Disappointment is the name of the game: we have a fake rape victim, Logan running off from a burning building, and Keith and Veronica's fave prof having affairs with a married woman. Of course, Veronica learns a Very Valuable Lesson about trusting the people who mean the most to you and also to forgive, but if I was a betting woman I'd say that's gonna stick as well as dried sticky tack. Cheers!
Veronica Mars experiences some CW-style growing pains for these two episodes, but we suppose not every ep can be a big winner. We chat one of the major season bummers: Veronica and Keith are not so great at their detective work anymore. Keith spends his time getting led around by the nose while Veronica's lot in life seems to be being inexplicably hated by everyone. Meanwhile, Logan is a hothead and Weevil is arrested AGAIN. Oh and Wallace sucks at school now, but don't expect us to care too much as the show sure doesn't.
Trigger warning: this episode and those for the foreseeable future has frank discussion of rape.
We have a couple of light-touch mysteries this week on Veronica Mars, which seems to be a bit of foreshadowing for how season three will play out. Veronica is back to her old tricks of making enemies, Weevil struggles to find work as an ex-con, Logan & Veronica negotiate an adult relationship, and there's a truly unfortunate plot regarding rape and feminism. Oh yeah, and Keith is there. Remember when he was important to the plot?
We say goodbye to UPN and hello to the newborn CW network for Veronica Mars season 3! Alli and Mary grab a beer and talk our brand new characters (Buffy's Riley-equivalent Piz & poor peppy Parker), our old characters' new attitudes (puppy dog Logan and bratty Veronica), and dropped plotlines galore (bye Kendall!). Pour one out for Veronica's poor LeBaron, she is no more. Cheers!
It's Veronica Mars season two finale time here at Must Be Tuesday! We celebrate Mary's correct guess at the season big bad: Beaver "My Name is Cassidy" Casablancas. Lots of bad dudes get their comeuppance, with Duncan taking out Aaron Echolls, Keith arresting Woody, and Cassidy, well, taking out himself. It's non-stop movement as Veronica figures out the mystery about a third of the way in and it just ramps up from there. Weevil gets screwed, Wallace and Jackie exist, and Logan gets to play the hero. Cheers!
We have special guest Sarah on this week to help us talk about the penultimate episode of season two: Happy Go Lucky. We chat what a bummer it was that Veronica Mars and Buffy were underrated, Alli rants about Star Trek (sorry!) and what makes a person a Logan fan. Then we get into the show proper, where we discuss Aaron Echolls going free, Woody Goodman being a huge creepazoid and a fun Weevil/Mac/Beav school side-plot.
Alli and Mary talk one of Veronica Mars' most quoted, classic episodes: season 2's Look Who's Stalking. We are all high school all the time here, folks--it's prom season! Before we can get to that, though, we have to be thoroughly skeeved by Woody Goodman as he and Gia are stalked by creepy-with-a-secret janitor Lucky. After that, we get alternaprom and Logan's big "I love you, Veronica" speech. Lives ruined, blood shed. Epic!
Alli and Mary grab some beers and dig into the Veronica Mars bus crash mystery, which makes its triumphant return to the forefront of the show. Mary lays out her Big Bad theory, so listen in to see how close to the mark she got! After that, we discuss which characters have experienced the most growth (Weevil), the most stalling (Veronica), and the most backsliding (to an extent, both Logan and Wallace). But hey, at least Wallace and Logan get to bro out!
This week on MBT, we discuss a couple episodes that return Veronica Mars back to the groove we were enjoying in the beginning of the season. Veronica solves a couple of cases, but more importantly Weevil is back and better than ever! Just in time, too, because Team Dude is lagging a bit this week, as Logan swings wildly from a boring, nonsensical devotion to good-girl Hannah right back into the literal arms of Veronica. Simultaneously, our best bro Wallace goes full teen boy, flirting all over the place and cheating on his gf.
This week on Veronica Mars, we shout out some cool listeners, rant about the weird pacing of middle season two and the absurdly long previously-ons. Over with the characters, Veronica is doing some tradition season one sleuthing, Keith is working the bus crash angle, the Beav and Kendall have their fingers in Neptune real estate, and Logan is skeezing hardcore with sweet sophomore Hannah. The true mystery is where the fuck Wallace and Weevil are, their presence is nowhere to be found.
Alli and Mary discuss Veronica Mars fashion, the mysteries of Instagram and Twitter, and the possibility of show-related guest stars. Then we discuss this week's episodes that involve Weevil's conscious uncoupling from the PCH gang, Wallace continuing to be a Good Guy, Jackie rehabilitation, and a return to a season one-style school-related episode of the week.
With two special guests this week, our theme composer Stevo and return podcaster Alex, things get drunk and rambling for our big farewell to Duncan. Specialty drinks (a Bloody Lily and a Backup) and shots are the name of the game. We talk Veronica Mars shipping (Logan/Veronica? Wallace/Veronica??? Everyone/Therapy?), how much we won't miss Duncan, more Logan debate, and Wallace as continued MVP.
Alli and Mary get into their first real rant while we discuss two episodes with DEEPLY mediocre A-Plot mysteries. Nonsense and tedium is the name of the game here; luckily, the background stories make up a bit for the drag ass plot about mistranslations and jury duty. We discuss season two's intense escalation of the high school kids' adult-level problems. Even more importantly, Logan/Weevil resume being frenemies AND we get the best-ever Buffy reunion where Willow-as-Trina and Cordy-as-Kendall meet and snark. Oh, also Duncan's gonna be a dad! Snoozers.
Due to some scheduling fun, Alli and Mary discuss just one Veronica Mars episode this week. We fill the top of show with some extra ER and 90s television show chat, so feel free to skip down to 23 min to get to the in-depth Vmars chat! We delve deeply into Logan's mystery this week, with Veronica making probably her most bone-headed decision EVER to follow an admitted pedophile and crime family member alone into his crime-bar. Logan displays some quick thinking to help her out, but is himself put in some serious danger by suspicious Weevil. Lastly, Duncan continues... well, whatever it is that he's up to. Hard to tell with that guy.
This week on Veronica Mars, we revisit last season's patsy, Abel Koontz and his daughter Amelia. Spoiler alert: they dead. However, this does allow Veronica to buddy up with her two slightly-inappropriate middle age man partners in crime: Cliff and Clarence. Meanwhile, Logan's life continues to suck but Veronica is busy being pod-girlfriend dealing with Meg's Mystery Babysitting Creepiness. Duncan remains shady AF.
PS: yep, Mary's voice is absurd this week--think of it like a fun cartoon character.