Product Description

Hearst College jewel of the Pacific. A citadel of higher education set amid rolling lawns and swaying palms. But since Hearst is in Neptune California - and since Veronica Mars is among its incoming freshmen - you know it's also a noir netherworld of lies betrayal secrets and (of course) murder. Veronica Logan and more of your VM favorites join cool new characters for a Season 3 of seething mystery and sardonic wit. College is indeed a learning experience as Veronica aces a crim class led by a hunky prof solves the case of on-campus rapes that began in Season Two and gives a grad seminar in sleuthing when two faculty members take sudden eternal early retirements. Frosh year is gonna be freaky!Running Time: 900 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 085391142973 Manufacturer No: 114297

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #918 in DVD
• Brand: Warner Brothers
• Released on: 2007-10-23
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Formats: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, NTSC
• Original language: English, French
• Subtitled in: English, French, Spanish
• Number of discs: 6
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 842 minutes

Amazon.com
Equal parts Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Nancy Drew, Veronica Mars is smartly written and well-acted. This third and final season of the critically acclaimed (but viewer-challenged) series ends as all good shows should--by leaving viewers wanting more and wondering how their favorite characters will fare in the future. By now, our spunky heroine Veronica (played by the effervescent Kristen Bell) is a college student working on a degree in criminology. Though blond, pretty, and uber-smart, Veronica doesn't have an easy time fitting in to her new setting. The series focuses as much on her personal life this season as it does on the cases she is hired (and paid) to solve. Besides dealing with rapes, robbery, and other sordid crimes, Veronica has to clear her own name when she is accused of plagiarizing. She also gets involved in helping figure out who may have given a pregnant friend a pill that caused her to lose the baby. This year's guest stars include some stunt casting with Patty Hearst, who plays a wealthy woman who disappears during an event held in her honor. Unlike the first two years where Veronica focused on solving one major crime, this season features several story arcs. Perhaps it was the producer's way of trying to attract more viewers, but diehard fans may be turned off by the change, which provides a less cohesive storyline than in the past. All 20 episodes--which aired originally during the 2006-2007 television season--are included in this six-disc set. The collection also includes a cute gag reel and an informative bonus feature that includes insightful commentary from show creator Rob Thomas. --Jae-Ha Kim

Customer Reviews

Two great seasons, one not so much!
I loved this show when it came out. I thought it was really different and the players were deep and you loved getting to know them. We were led on a journey to find out what made them tick. In season three the characters changed in ways that were not very flattering or developed. I am not sure if it was the change of network or a downward spiral in writing, but the third season left behind reason and never looked back. I spent most of season three wanting to put Veronica on "time out" and shaking my head at Logan. These characters deserved more. Like any good show you have to ride the wave to the end and there were some really good moments, but the writers lost touch with what made us fall in love with these people and introduced new people not worth knowing. If you get this season on sale it is worth buying!

Veronica Mars Third Season review
I found this final season of the Veronica Mars series to be highly entertaining. The package and DVDs arrived in excellent condition and the shows both touched and amused me. It was awesome to watch the special features disk and see the 4th season that never came to pass, as well as a gag reel and interviews from the actors and crew. This series should have been able to stay on the air - fortunately, thanks to DVDs, we can watch them whenever we like.

OK, I admit, I was hooked on Veronica Mars the first time round
Seasons 1 and 2 both have an underlying thread throughout the entire season, where as season 3 had two or three such threads. When I first saw this season on TV, I remember thinking this was the one thing that let it down.

However, rewatching it on DVD, I just didn't get that feeling this time round. Maybe because as I watched Veronica, her father, her friends and the cool cases she always worked on, I knew this would be the last of VM. CW really blew it cancelling VM and I'm glad I now have all three seasons on DVD.

But it would be nice to know what happened to her after season three.