Just a couple of quick ...
Question: Just a couple of quick questions. Why do you think
Veronica Mars is struggling? Is it just a flaw with the gathering of statistics? I ask this because most people (of various ages and background) I know love this show and think it's the best one on television right now. Also, I was wondering what you thought of the
Huff second-season premiere. I know that you're not very fond of shows that try to squeeze too many tragic/dramatic/shocking moments (
Six Feet Under,
Queer as Folk) into one series but I thought it was really entertaining. Do you agree?
Answer: I'm just being realistic when referring to
Veronica's ratings woes — it's not pretty. I like the show a lot (though I've felt it's lost its focus from time to time this season), and I'm reasonably sure that it will end up on the new CW. But I'm not going to paint a rosier picture than the facts support just because its fan base is so passionate. As for
Huff: Read my recent
review. If anything, I think the show has gotten worse. I watched more than half of the new season (seven episodes) before writing that review, and each hour was a struggle. It's a mess, stranding some very good actors in an incoherent jumble of overdone tragicomic attitudes. (By the time I bailed, the only character I remotely cared about was Huff's emotionally damaged brother, Teddy.)
