Veronica Mars: My Journey to Becoming a Marshmallow

So here's a rough journey I have taken into the Veronica Mars Universe.

1. I saw the book Veronica Mars: Mr Kiss and Tell on sale and bought it based on the fact that Rob Thomas was one of the co-writers and the creator of the amazing iZombie.

2. After reading Veronica Mars: Mr Kiss and Tell, I was pleasantly surprised that it wasn't about some ditzy teen chick detective who happens to also be a badass. Veronica Mars had layers, she had raw emotions that excited me. However, I felt that my book review did not do the story justice and will get back to it soon.

3. I watched the movie Veronica Mars (2014), having been intrigued by the aforementioned book. It was brilliant, Kristin Bell portrayed the exact wise-cracking sleuth that Veronica Mars should be. I quickly fell in love and found out about the first book Veronica Mars: The Thousand Dollar Tan Line.  
4. I went on to watch Season 1 of Veronica Mars. I must say although the crime solving style of the series is similar to Rob Thomas's current work iZombie, it was rather tame in comparison. In a sense that I felt that the actors/characters were held back, almost everyone felt so cagey and gloomy. The tone just didn't excite me as much as the book and movie.

5. I went and bought the book Veronica Mars: The Thousand Dollar Tan Line, and have just finished it today. You can read my book review (here).
The short version: This is one of the best books I have read in a while and eagerly wait for any sequels.

6. I'm starting on season 2, and it seems to follow a similar dark tone, but I'm optimistic it'll get better soon.

7. I plan to start on the book Veronica Mars and Philosophy: Investigating the mysteries of life edited by George A. Dunn, after consuming the full 3 seasons of the TV series and digesting it gleefully.

And so this is how I became a Marshmallow.

Cheers
Sman

Thus Far...

My last post was back in 4 June 2016 (Saturday). It has been way more than a month since. So I'll just sum up some of the things I have been doing and hopefully get back to them in retrospect.

June

1. Watched TV Series Fargo (2014-Ongoing), 2 Seasons done and hopefully will get back to how I felt about this series.

2. Finished Book, Veronica Mars: Mr Kiss and Tell by Rob Thomas, which was surprisingly awesome.  (Will have to get back to this soon)

3. Sadly, I can't remember much from the month of June, I should start blogging at the end of each month to log my progress.

July

1. Watched Bakemono Ko (2015) and Summer Wars (2009)

2. Bought a Ton of Books from Kinokuniya

- Finished Corridor (12 Short Stories) By Alfian Sa'at

- Finished Freakanomics by Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner 

3. Watched Apprentice (2016) by Boo Junfeng

4. Watching Veronica Mars (2004-2007)

5. Ongoing dread of NDP trainings.

My next post will be something more constructive, be back soon!

Cheers

Sman