VERONICA MARS is a celebration of what it is to be a young woman - and a welcome alternative to the feminine model that is threatening to consume American culture. The show is smart and cool and clever - all virtues that are lauded in its geeky heroine. The show's writing and casting also transcend the teen detective log line by not imagining Veronica as a super girl, but a teenager with a strong father figure and loyal friends who live in a community with complicated images of race, class and family - like all of us.
