Kristen Bell Teases a VERONICA MARS Mini-Series

I missed out on Veronica Mars when the show was originally airing, but a few years later, when I caught wind of what the series was about, I tore through the DVD box set of the entire series and loved it. The show was unlike anything else that was on TV at the time, blending film noir tropes with a high school setting that reminded me a little of a poppier version of Rian Johnson's Brick.

Then the Kickstarter-funded movie came out a couple of years ago, and as much as I wanted to love diving back into that world, it seemed to have lost something. I'm not sure if it's as simple as the cast got a little older so some of the novelty of seeing a young private eye wore off, but this felt like a made-for-TV fan-fic movie that didn't quite have the spark I was hoping to see. Still, that doesn't mean we're done with Veronica forever, and after the spin-off webseries, last year Rob Thomas spoke briefly about the idea of bringing the series back for a limited run. Now, star Kristen Bell is echoing those sentiments and (half-heartedly) keeping fan's hopes alive. In an interview with TVLine, she said:

“Yes, well, yes. You know I want to be up front, because that’s how we are with our fans. We’re not going to be clandestine and try and keep it from everybody. Rob [Thomas, show creator] and I definitely want to make more Veronica Mars. There are a variety of variables, like my tv contract, his tv contract, what platforms will allow us to do something truncated, like 6 episodes or 8 episodes that won’t demand a full 22, so there’s a variety of things we have to consider. But we are definitely striving to do it again and I think the idea that is bouncing around right now is some sort of miniseries that we can put on a platform that would have us. And obviously if the audience still wants it, because Rob and I definitely want to do it.”

Personally, as much as I like and respect everyone involved in the franchise, I think I'm sort of done with Veronica Mars at this point. I'll always have the original show to fondly look back on, and I feel like dragging it back may damage its legacy even more than the movie did. What do you think?