Frack Me Gently With A Chainsaw, Veronica
Back in October we were a little surprised when ratings-challanged critical-darling Veronica Mars twice referenced ratings-challanged critical-darling Battlestar Galactica in its season premiere. In the end though we tossed it off as a show of respect from one show to another.
After last night's episode of VM we are not so sure.
In an already quirkier-than-usual episode in which Veronica helps a virginal geek find his maybe-soulmate who may or may not be the proverbial hooker with a heart of gold, the shows writers managed to milk BSG and its sci-fi, post-Trekkie fans for every frakin' joke they could squeeze. From "so say we all" T-shirts at Comic Con to discussions of the similarity of Cylon raptors to the Batmobile.
At first the jokes were cute, and we guess they worked in the context, but by the end of the episode they started to feel a little meanspirted. Shouldn't quality TV shows be sticking together - and not making fun of their fans?
What do you think? You can watch last night's episode of Veronica Mars here.
bubba commented:
Are you HIGH? From what I've read the only thing Diane Rugiero likes more than BSG is her dog Rufus. You need to get your facts strait Red Shirt.
filmtx commented:
Veronica Mars is the reason I started watching BSG. I''m not even a sci-fi fan. I decided if my favorite tv writer (Diane Ruggiero) was as obsessed about BSG as I am about VM, it has to be good. It is.
Polter-Cow commented:
I didn't see any mean-spiritedness at all, especially since I know Diane Ruggiero (and most of the other VM writing staff) is a huge BSG fan. I wouldn't be surprised if the joke about Cylon RAIDERS looking like the Batmobile was something that came out of a casual discussion of the show. They weren't making fun of fans; they were BEING fans. Face it, fans talk like that.
Tamara commented:
Aw, BSG is my very favorite show, and VM is second. And I personally think (and have read some interviews suggesting) that the VM writers are huge BSG fans. It was all loving homage, not fun-making.
Michelscully commented:
I did not think it was mean. I thought it was funny and added layers to the characters and the show.
We know we are geeks. Most of us are OK with it.