TV has yet another great drama definitely worth checking out.
The set is broken up as follows:
Disc One: "Normal Is the Watchword," "Driver Ed," "Cheatty Cheatty Bang Bang," "Green-Eyed Monster," Disc Two: "Blast from the Past," "Rat Saw God," "Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner," "Ahoy Mateys," Disc Three: "My Mother, the Fiend," "One Angry Veronica," "Donut Run," "Rashard and Wallace Go to White Castle," Disc Four: "Ain't No Magic Mountain High Enough," "Versatile Toppings," "The Quick and the Wed," "The Rapes of Graff," Disc Five: "Plan B," "I Am God," "Nevermind the Buttocks," "Look Who's Stalking," Disc Six: "Happy Go Lucky," "Not Pictured"
Video:
As with the season one set the episodes are presented in 1.85:1 widescreen aspect ratio. The DVD transfer is very well done. Colors are rich and bright as they pop off the screen. The second season retains much of the pop-noir edge, with the colors and production design being put to great use. The transfer does a wonderful job of capturing the rich color tones and trapped in a dark corner sensibility often associated with the genre. Overall, this is a solid transfer. Spanish and French subtitles are also included, along closed captions.
Audio:
The audio is rather ordinary presented in a clear Dolby Digital 2.0 track. A dialogue and voice-over heavy show, music never overpowers any scenes. Everything, including ambient noises and effects, are well balanced.
Extras
As with the series´ season one set, Warner Bros. has included a somewhat disappointing mix of extras, though they do give us a little more this time around. Spread over the first few discs are a plethora of deleted scenes; nothing spectacular but they offer a few more morsels for fans to chew on. Two featurettes are also included, the most promising being "A Day on the Set of Veronica Mars." The featurette has series star Kristin Bell tote around a camera for the day and give an inside look into the making of the film. This all sounds good but given the 7 minute running time it ends up being more of a let down than what it initially promises.
"Veronica Mars: Not Your Average Teen Detective" is a pretty standard electronic press kit style extra (running about five minutes) that features clips from episodes, none too deep interviews with Rob Thomas and Kristen Bell.
The highlight of the extras is an 8 minute gag reel that is rather hilarious. Bell is front and center providing most of the laughs as she fumbles lines here and there or reacts off of her co-stars´ mistimed deliveries. It´s a fun little piece that is sure to please fans (plus Joss Whedon´s little riff is worth checking out on its own).
Film Value
While not as strong on the whole as season one "Veronica Mars: Season Two" still offers enough worth tuning in for. The show is smart, funny and full of reverence for the mystery/noir genre, and creates a world all its own. With season two the writer´s demand a bit more from their viewers, handing out interweaving story lines like candy at Halloween. The strength is that it all manages to work, more so when viewers can watch episodes closer together or back to back rather than spread out over weeks. TV has yet another great drama definitely worth checking out.
Disc One: "Normal Is the Watchword," "Driver Ed," "Cheatty Cheatty Bang Bang," "Green-Eyed Monster," Disc Two: "Blast from the Past," "Rat Saw God," "Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner," "Ahoy Mateys," Disc Three: "My Mother, the Fiend," "One Angry Veronica," "Donut Run," "Rashard and Wallace Go to White Castle," Disc Four: "Ain't No Magic Mountain High Enough," "Versatile Toppings," "The Quick and the Wed," "The Rapes of Graff," Disc Five: "Plan B," "I Am God," "Nevermind the Buttocks," "Look Who's Stalking," Disc Six: "Happy Go Lucky," "Not Pictured"
Video:
As with the season one set the episodes are presented in 1.85:1 widescreen aspect ratio. The DVD transfer is very well done. Colors are rich and bright as they pop off the screen. The second season retains much of the pop-noir edge, with the colors and production design being put to great use. The transfer does a wonderful job of capturing the rich color tones and trapped in a dark corner sensibility often associated with the genre. Overall, this is a solid transfer. Spanish and French subtitles are also included, along closed captions.
Audio:
The audio is rather ordinary presented in a clear Dolby Digital 2.0 track. A dialogue and voice-over heavy show, music never overpowers any scenes. Everything, including ambient noises and effects, are well balanced.
Extras
As with the series´ season one set, Warner Bros. has included a somewhat disappointing mix of extras, though they do give us a little more this time around. Spread over the first few discs are a plethora of deleted scenes; nothing spectacular but they offer a few more morsels for fans to chew on. Two featurettes are also included, the most promising being "A Day on the Set of Veronica Mars." The featurette has series star Kristin Bell tote around a camera for the day and give an inside look into the making of the film. This all sounds good but given the 7 minute running time it ends up being more of a let down than what it initially promises.
"Veronica Mars: Not Your Average Teen Detective" is a pretty standard electronic press kit style extra (running about five minutes) that features clips from episodes, none too deep interviews with Rob Thomas and Kristen Bell.
The highlight of the extras is an 8 minute gag reel that is rather hilarious. Bell is front and center providing most of the laughs as she fumbles lines here and there or reacts off of her co-stars´ mistimed deliveries. It´s a fun little piece that is sure to please fans (plus Joss Whedon´s little riff is worth checking out on its own).
Film Value
While not as strong on the whole as season one "Veronica Mars: Season Two" still offers enough worth tuning in for. The show is smart, funny and full of reverence for the mystery/noir genre, and creates a world all its own. With season two the writer´s demand a bit more from their viewers, handing out interweaving story lines like candy at Halloween. The strength is that it all manages to work, more so when viewers can watch episodes closer together or back to back rather than spread out over weeks. TV has yet another great drama definitely worth checking out.
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