Veronica vs Buffy: Mind vs Emotion?

[james_davis_nicoll]

That's a grossly simplified summary of this entry over on resolute's LJ. Go read it.

If I were David Brin, I would use this as a springboard to show how this mean Veronica = Civilization and all that is good, whereas Buffy = the shadowy menace of irrationality. Note that Veronica and her father's snoopiness clearly is a metaphor for the Transparent Society.

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[burger-eater.livejournal.com]

One thing that surprised me about VM (in that "Oh, this is how things really are" sort of way) is the way Veronica felt physically threatened by the villains in the show. I'd gotten so used to seeing little actresses kickbox their way out of trouble, that it was startling when it didn't happen.

Just another way real life fails to live up to the fun of TV life, I guess.

Anyway, as wish-fulfillment fantasies go, VM is about being incredibly sharp and utterly unconcerned with the unfavorable verdict of your peers. Seeing Veronica get up onstage and sing bad karaoke at the whim of her mysterious informant, I immediately thought: this is a fantasy of a teenager without the teen hangups that adults wish they could have shed. She is not afraid of anything except physical violence.

I'm not sure how well that goes over with the general crowd.

[alexx-kay.livejournal.com]

One thing that surprised me about VM (in that "Oh, this is how things really are" sort of way) is the way Veronica felt physically threatened by the villains in the show. I'd gotten so used to seeing little actresses kickbox their way out of trouble, that it was startling when it didn't happen.

And it has an interesting effect on her father's characterization as well. Most father figures in drama who say to a heroine "Don't do that, it's too dangerous" are seen as domineering and patriarchal. Keith Mars, by contrast, is honestly trying to protect her from situations that clearly *are* extremely dangerous for her to be in.

[ross-teneyck.livejournal.com]

...little actresses...

I walked into the mall near my house at some point last year, and was startled to find the cast of Veronica Mars doing a signing. (Why were they in a random mall in Seattle? I have no idea.)

Anyway, you know that cliche that actors always look smaller in real life? Wossername who plays VM doesn't exactly look like a giant on TV, but in person I swear I could put her in my pocket. She's a little 'un.