History Trivia / VeronicaMars

** The death of [[spoiler:Meg Manning]]: She was supposed to have died in the bus crash, but UPN demanded at least one survivor due to them not wanting to open the show's second season with a bunch of dead teenagers. So [[spoiler:Meg]] (who was supposed to die) lingered in a coma with the plan being that [[spoiler:Meg's mother would euthanise her possibly braindead daughter and Veronica (hiding in the room) would witness this and be busted by hospital staff members, after Meg was smothered to death when she comes out of hiding and removes the pillow from Meg's face]]. This got shot down too (though Thomas was allowed to film it as part of a stunt "alternate ending" that was posted on the show's UPN website). So instead, the episode that aired ended instead with the reveal that [[spoiler:Meg was pregnant with Duncan's baby and her waking up just in time to give birth and die from a brain hemorrhage.]]

* TheWikiRule: [[http://veronicamars.wikia.com/wiki/Veronica_Mars_Wiki The Veronica Mars Wiki]].

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The Marses make use of then cutting-edge technology like laptop cameras, complete with full explanations of them which feel pretty weird now. Plus, the presence of a VerySpecialEpisode about Invisible Children dates the show to before the organization's reputation was stained by the "Kony 2012" debacle.

* ActorSharedBackground: At the beginning of his trial, Aaron Echolls states that he has been voted People Magazines Sexiest Man Alive in 1987. The actor playing Aaron, Creator/HarryHamlin, has been voted Sexiest Man Alive in 1987.

** 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 Creator/WaltonGoggins as her supervisor/mentor.

* CastTheRunnerUp: Both Amanda Seyfried and Alona Tal auditioned to play Veronica. Both actresses went on to play key roles in the series, although one was a PosthumousCharacter from the beginning [[spoiler: and the other would join her in Season 2.]]

** ''Play It Again, Dick'' re-introduces Duncan Kane into the franchise for the first time since Season 2, but he's no longer played by Teddy Dunn. Instead, the role is taken by Ryan Devlin, who interestingly already had a significant role in the show as the first BigBad of Season 3.

* PlayingWithCharacterType: In season 4, Creator/PattonOswalt plays another "nerdy, {{Adorkable}} comic relief guy" who repeatedly 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.]]

** Besides ordering season three to have smaller arcs and stand-alone episodes, network executives forced show writer Rob Thomas to feature Creator/ParisHilton as a character in the show's second episode (where she played the world's oldest teenager) and rewrite the entire ending to Meg's character.

* ShrugOfGod: [[spoiler: Rob Thomas says that Kendall Casablanca is dead.....until someone gives a good enough story to convince him that she's still alive.]]

* ActorAllusion:
** 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/{{Clash of the Titans|1981}}'' playing on a motel TV.
*** An episode was named [[LiteraryAllusionTitle Clash of the Tritons]]
*** And his wife in the show is played by Hamlin's real-life wife, Lisa Rinna.
** Laura San Giacomo is dating Enrico Colantoni? Why does that sound [[Series/JustShootMe so familiar?]]
** In-universe example: Trina wanted to play herself in the Aaron Echolls story. The studio wanted [[Film/AmericanPie Tara Reid]]. Also doubles as a HilariousInHindsight moment.
** After running away, Duncan eventually ends up in Australia, where Teddy Dunn was born.
** In the originally planned season 4 preview, Creator/BobGunton plays [[Film/TheShawshankRedemption a corrupt prison warden]].
** Zachary Ty Bryan plays Caz, one of the jocks at the school in season one. Later on in season one, Jonathan Taylor Thomas would play a student [[spoiler:later revealed to be a crooked ATF cop]]. [[Series/HomeImprovement sounds so...familiar.]]
* ActorSharedBackground: At the beginning of his trial, Aaron Echolls states that he has been voted People Magazines Sexiest Man Alive in 1987. The actor playing Aaron, Harry Hamlin, has been voted Sexiest Man Alive in 1987.
* BreakthroughHit: This started Rob Thomas's career as a television producer, although his book ''Rats Saw God'' started his career as a novelist.

** Veronica is implied to be 17 years old at the beginning of the show. Kristen Bell was 24 when they shot the pilot. Also Teddy Dunn (Duncan) and Jason Dohring (Logan) are a couple of years older than their respective characters.

* RetroactiveRecognition:
** Creator/JessicaChastain appears as a VictimOfTheWeek in season one.
** And of course, Creator/KrystenRitter plays a recurring character here who's the complete and polar opposite of her [[Series/JessicaJones iconic role.]] Ironically, said role's characterization is quite similar to the titular Veronica Mars.

* StuntCasting: Paris Hilton in season one, Alyson Hannigan in season one (and two, along with Charisma Carpenter). Paul Rudd appeared in season three.
* {{Tuckerization}}: Piz was named after a regular director for the show, Mark Piznarski.

** 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 Walton]] [[Series/{{Justified}} Goggins]] as her supervisor/mentor.

** Both Amanda Seyfried and Alona Tal auditioned to play Veronica. Both actresses went on to play key roles in the series, although one was a PosthumousCharacter from the beginning [[spoiler: and the other would join her in Season 2.]]

* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/JessicaChastain appears as a VictimOfTheWeek in season one.

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