Gumshoe Academic

Scholar of detective shows and stories, especially these. I also make original and random observations.

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Jason Dohring is like a secret weapon that only Rob Thomas knows how to deploy.

Thank you, Rob Thomas.

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This is an old post of mine from before S4 was announced. I hope that Rob Thomas never actually saw this because it would break my heart if there's even the slightest possibility that he got the idea for that horribly misguided ending from this. Ugh.

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Logan and Dick in Neptune's own version of the Mystery Machine

Source: X

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Veronica Mars is the tiny, blonde detective show that you just can't get rid of.

And it is a wonderful thing, indeed.

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Jason Dohring is like a secret weapon that only Rob Thomas knows how to deploy.

Thank you, Rob Thomas.

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Reblogging 'cuz of Episodes 4x05 and 3x12

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Jason Dohring is like a secret weapon that only Rob Thomas knows how to deploy.

Thank you, Rob Thomas.

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Logan Echolls 2014    |     Jason Dohring 2017

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20 TV Shows Most Influenced by 'Twin Peaks'

From surreal murder mysteries and quirky small-town sitcoms to 'The X-Files' – these series owe David Lynch's cult show a serious debt

When Twin Peaks signed off on June 10th, 1991, it left behind a lot of unanswered questions, a legion of devoted fans – and a serious impact on the medium. Ever since then, showrunners and writing rooms have looked to David Lynch and Mark Frost’s “Peyton Place on acid” series for examples on how to push the boundaries of small-screen serial storytelling. It’s cast a long, long shadow, and you could argue that almost every other TV show that’s hit the airwaves since then – especially in the premium-cable “Prestige” age – has been influenced by the groundbreaking show. We’re not living in the Peak TV era so much as the Peaks TV era.

There have been a handful of mysteries, melodramas, and quirky comedies, however, that owe a bigger or more obvious debt to this story of secret lives and curdled small-town Americana than most. We’ve singled out 20 TV shows – some old, some new, some niche, some network hits – that have borrowed elements of Twin Peaks and run with them. It may be the “Dead Girl” catalyst that’s turned into a television trope, or it might be the oddball denizens that populate an out-of-the-way woodsy burg. It could even just be a weird-as-hell vibe that a series shares with Lynch and Frost’s lysergic primetime soap. But all of these well-known series have certainly built off the weird, the wonderful and often WTF Peaks foundation.  

‘Veronica Mars’

The first season of Rob Thomas’ teen noir centered on the death of Lilly Kane, the daughter of a local billionaire murdered in the fictional beach town of Neptune, California. The corrupt local sheriff declares the case closed, but Lilly’s best friend, high schooler-turned-gumshoe Veronica Mars (Kristen Bell), smells a rat. The show owes plenty to Twin Peaks: It’s noir aesthetic; its unorthodox detective protagonist giving us the play-by-play of her investigation; and most of all, a small town full of shady figures whose moral decay – and shadowy culture of sexual assault – goes all the way to the core. Bonus: Amanda Seyfried, who played Lilly, is also in cast of the Showtime Peaks reboot. JS

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Scooby Gang through the Ages by Julia Wytrazek

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Not sure if you know or she really cares, but you used Troublescout's manip for your campaign poster and might want to credit her.

Thank you for letting me know! I take crediting sources very seriously and tagged the person who I saw the image from (who incidentally wasn't Troublescout). I did not know the image was a Troublescout manip and have added the credit to my original post. Thank you again for bringing it to my attention.

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It’s Mars-Echolls 2016, y’all! Inspired by this and this. (Manip of a manip by Troublescout.)

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Why is Veronica Mars in the VM movie wearing the same gray shirt that Jeannie Van Der Hooven wears in the House of Lies pilot episode? Inquisitive minds want to know.

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@GillianA: Thanks for a fun ride, @davidduchovny. Till next time xxx.

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Well that does it, folks. The Marshmallow Guide to Snickerdoodling is fully posted. It took a lot longer to complete than I expected, as I kept on finding more and more recipes inspired by the Veronica Mars world. That Rob Thomas is a sneaky foodie, I tell you.

Head on over for complete recipes of:

Buttered Toast 

Pop Tarts

Locker Santa Snickerdoodles

Get Out Of Jail Peanut Butter Cookies

Bronson Eggplant Parmesan

Maxuccine Fettuccine

Hibachi Steak

Base Of The Food Pyramid Sundae

Neptune Grand Creme Brulee

Hot Mess Brownies

Corn Nuts

Liquid Evil

There are a surprising number of other recipes I didn’t even get to. I’ll save that, possibly, for a future collection. Bon appetit!

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Make your own version of VM-inspired Corn Nuts with the recipe here.

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Make your own Neptune Grand inspired Creme Brulee. Recipe here.