History Trivia / VeronicaMars

* PlayingWithCharacterType: In season 4, Creator/PattonOswalt plays another "nerdy, {{Adorkable}} comic relief guy" who constantly impedes in the investigation carried out by the main characters with his bumbling antics, is constantly trading insults with the SitcomArchnemesis in his online group of amateur sleuths, and it's even somewhat sweet when he starts to romance one of his female friends. [[spoiler:Until it's revealed that he's really a delusional PsychopathicManchild who treats everything as a game, ''murders'' the SitcomArchnemesis to frame him, and becomes a copycat MadBomber to undo his perceived lack of respect from the "alpha crowd" around him.]]

* PlayingWithCharacterType: In season 4, Creator/PattonOswalt plays another "nerdy, {{Adorkable}} comic relief guy" who constantly impedes in the investigation carried out by the main characters, is constantly trading insults with the SitcomArchnemesis in his online group of amateur sleuths, and it's even somewhat sweet when he starts to romance one of his female friends. [[spoiler:Until it's revealed that he's really a delusional PsychopathicManchild who treats everything as a game, ''murders'' the SitcomArchnemesis to frame him, and becomes a copycat MadBomber to undo his perceived lack of respect from the "alpha crowd" around him.]]

* PlayingWithCharacterType: In season 4, Creator/PattonOswalt plays another "nerdy, {{Adorkable}} comic relief guy" who constantly impedes in the investigation carried out by the main characters, and it's even somewhat sweet when he starts to romance one of his female friends. [[spoiler:Until it's revealed that he's really a delusional PsychopathicManchild who treats everything as a game, becoming a copycat MadBomber to undo his perceived lack of respect from the "alpha crowd" around him.]]

* PlayingWithCharacterType: In season 4, Creator/PattonOswalt plays another "nerdy, {{Adorkable}} comic relief guy" who constantly impedes in the investigation carried out by the main characters, and it's even somewhat sweet when he starts to romance one of his female friends. [[spoiler:Then it's revealed that he's really a delusional PsychopathicManchild who treats everything as a game, becoming a copycat MadBomber to undo his perceived lack of respect from the "alpha crowd" around him.]]

* Mac ''was'' supposed to be in Season 4, however her actress was unsatisfied with what would've have been Mac's diminished role in the story and ultimately concluded that Mac appearing would just be superfluous, so she opted not to appear.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Mac is absent from Hulu's revival season because her actress Tina Majorino had other commitments.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/JessicaChastain appears as a VictimOfTheWeek in Season One.

* {{Uncanceled}}: Via Kickstarter, six years after the final season.

** And of course, Creator/KrystenRitter plays a recurring character here who's the complete and polar opposite of her [[JessicaJones iconic role.]] Ironically, said role's characterization is quite similar to the titular Veronica Mars.

* RetroactiveRecognition: [[Creator/JessicaChastain]] appears as a VictimOfTheWeek in Season One.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Combined with HilariousInHindsight: Every scene featuring Krysten Ritter as Gia Goodman feels ''very'' different once you've seen her as the title character in ''Series/JessicaJones'', which could basically be described as "Veronica Mars with [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse superpowers]]".

** Married-in-real-life Harry Hamlin and Lisa Rinna play Aaron Echolls's parents.

** With Harry Hamlin playing the character of an actor, Aaron Echolls, there would be the just so ever sly acknowledgment such as e.g. ''Film/ClashOfTheTitans'' playing on a motel TV.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Combined with HilariousInHindsight: Every scene featuring Krysten Ritter as Gia Goodman feels ''very'' different once you've seen her as the title character in ''Series/JessicaJones'', which could basically be described as "Veronica Mars with [[MarvelCinematicUniverse superpowers]]".

** Also 34-year-old Creator/CharismaCarpenter played 25-year-old Kendall Casablancas.
*** [[spoiler:Keith eventually finds out that she's impersonating someone else, meaning she's a few years older than she said she was]].

* TheOtherDarrin: Leighton Meester was one of the few original cast members unable to reprise their role, but since her character Carrie Bishop was central to the movie's plot, she was re-cast with Andrea Estella.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Oh, so many. [[Series/TheJamieFoxxShow Christopher B. Duncan]] as Clarence Wiedman; real-life married actors Harry Hamlin and Lisa Rinna as Logan's parents; Veronica's own dad is played by [[JustShootMe Enrico]] [[Series/{{Flashpoint}} Colantoni]]; Kyle Gallner as Cassidy "Beaver" Casablancas; the longest run on television of Creator/AmandaSeyfried; Percy Daggs from the Nestle Crunch with Caramel commercials featuring Shaq and a bunch of shows; [[HomicideLifeontheStreet Kyle Secor]] as Jake Kane; the list goes on. Not to mention it's how Creator/KristenBell became [[Film/ForgettingSarahMarshall Sarah Marshall]].
** Also notable: Kendall Casablancas is [[Series/{{Angel}} Cordelia Chase]].
** And Trina Echolls is [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Willow Rosenberg]].
** Oh, and that {{Jerkass}} boss is [[Creator/JossWhedon Joss-freakin-Whedon]].
** Remember Dean Rudolph, Veronica's tour guide at Hearst College in "The Rapes of Graff"? Creator/MichaelCera.
*** [[Series/Arrested Development Maeby]] was also in "The Rapes of Graff".
*** And don't forget that the Dean from season three was Ed Begley Jr., Stan Sitwell from ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'' (among many other roles), and promoter of the electric car.
** And the FBI agent in 2x11 is [[Series/XenaWarriorPrincess Lucy]] [[Series/BattlestarGalactica2003 Lawless]].
** Who would have thought that [[Series/TheVampireDiaries Vicki Donovan]] would beat out Veronica for valedictorian
** When did [[Series/HomeImprovement Randy Taylor]] become a government agent?
** And of course, as we learn in 1x14, [[Series/ParksAndRecreation Ben Wyatt]] isn't such a good teacher, after all.
** Some folks will be surprised to learn that the DA from the pilot was once [[Series/LegendsOfTheHiddenTemple a guide at some old Mayan temple]]. Maybe he still has an animated stone head somewhere in his house?
** Veronica's pregnant neighbor [[Film/ZeroDarkThirty hunted down Osama bin Laden]]!
** Creator/ArmieHammer appears in 3x03.
** [[Film/PoliceAcademy Mahoney]] became the Mayor of Neptune!
** Logan's [[spoiler:fake half-brother]] was also named Logan [[Series/GilmoreGirls in a different series]].
** [[Series/{{Glee}} Quinn Fabray]] asked Weevil if he missed the gang life, and [[Series/{{Bones}} Wendell Bray]] was the missing boyfriend who spent the night out partying.
** Even [[Series/TheNanny Maxwell Sheffield]] showed up as the husband of the granddaughter of Hearst's founder.
** Creator/PaulRudd as Desmond Fellows, the rockstar from episode 3x17.
** The show has an in-series example as James Jordan plays Lucky and later comes back as Tim Foyle
** [[Series/BreakingBad Jesse Pinkman]] drops in as a pervert who likes taping girls at bars in the same episode that [[Series/NewGirl Schmidt]] shows up as a rookie cop. And one of Veronica's friends is [[Creator/KrystenRitter Jane Margolis]].
** [[Series/{{Chuck}} Beckman]] went to high school with Veronica's mom.
** [[Series/{{Scrubs}} The Todd]] is on the jury in "One Angry Veronica"
** Dylan, Mandy's crush and bully in Hot Dogs is [[Series/{{Cupid}} Nick]].
** Meg Manning [[Series/{{Supernatural}} went on to become a demon hunter]].
* HeyItsThatVoice: [[WesternAnimation/TeamAmericaWorldPolice Daran Norris]] plays the [[RecurringCharacter slightly shifty lawyer, Cliff McCormack]].
** Darcy in "Drinking the Kool-Aid" later becomes [[VideoGame/BioshockInfinite a time and reality manipulating young woman in the 1910s]].
** [[Anime/PerfectBlue Mima Kirigoe]] is Madison's adoptive mother.

** Oh, and that JerkAss boss is [[Creator/JossWhedon Joss-freakin-Whedon]].

** Maeby was also in "The Rapes of Graff".
** And don't forget that the Dean from season three was Ed Begley Jr., Stan Sitwell from ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'' (among many other roles), and promoter of the electric car.

** Some folks will be surprised to learn that the DA from the pilot was once [[LegendsOfTheHiddenTemple a guide at some old Mayan temple]]. Maybe he still has an animated stone head somewhere in his house?
** Veronica's pregnant neighbour [[Film/ZeroDarkThirty hunted down Osama bin Laden]]!
** ArnieHammer appears in 3x03.
** [[PoliceAcademy Mahoney]] became the Mayor of Neptune!
** Logan's [[spoiler:fake half-brother]] was also named Logan [[GilmoreGirls in a different series]].

* HeyItsThatVoice: [[TeamAmericaWorldPolice Daran Norris]] plays the [[RecurringCharacter slightly shifty lawyer, Cliff McCormack]].

** With Harry Hamlin playing the character of an actor, Aaron Echolls, there would be the just so ever sly acknowledgment such as e.g. ClashOfTheTitans playing on a motel TV.

** Laura San Giacomo is dating Enrico Colantoni? Why does that sound [[JustShootMe so familiar?]]
** In-universe example: Trina wanted to play herself in the Aaron Echolls story. The studio wanted [[AmericanPie Tara Reid]]. Also doubles as a HilariousInHindsight moment.

** In the season 4 preview, Creator/BobGunton plays [[TheShawshankRedemption a corrupt prison warden]].

** [[PerfectBlue Mima Kirigoe]] is Madison's adoptive mother.

* {{Tuckerization}}: Piz was named after a regular director for the show, Piznarski.
* UnCanceled: Via Kickstarter, six years after the final season.

** Season Four was supposed to have been a complete reformatting, complete with TimeSkip and firing all cast members save for Kristen Bell. The relaunch would make Veronica an FBIAgent, going on undercover assignments with a new milquetoast boyfriend agent and [[Series/TheShield actor Walt Goggins]] as her supervisor/mentor.

** Season Four was supposed to have been a complete reformatting, complete with TimeSkip and firing all cast members save for Kristen Bell. The relaunch would make Veronica a FBIAgent, going on undercover assignments with a new milquetoast boyfriend agent and [[Series/TheShield actor Walt Goggins]] as her supervisor/mentor.

** ArmieHammer appears in 3x03.

** [[Series/BreakingBad Jesse Pinkman]] drops in as a pervert who likes taping girls at bars in the same episode that [[Series/NewGirl Schmidt]] shows up as a rookie cop.

** And the FBI agent in 2x11 is [[XenaWarriorPrincess Lucy]] [[Series/BattlestarGalactica2003 Lawless]].
** Who would have thought that [[TheVampireDiaries Vicki Donovan]] would beat out Veronica for valedictorian
** When did [[HomeImprovement Randy Taylor]] become a government agent?
** And of course, as we learn in 1x14, [[ParksAndRecreation Ben Wyatt]] isn't such a good teacher, after all.