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I remember conversations we had after the original series finale, with the downer ending where Veronica screws up Keith’s shot at being re-elected sheriff. Your argument was that this is a noir show and it works best when it gives the audience what the story needs rather than what the fans want.Right. But what I will admit is I want to make more of them. And that Season Three ending meant we got to make more. If I had given it a nice bow, we never would have seen more Veronica Mars. At the time that I wrote the Season Three finale, the CW was telling us, “Hey, you might want to tie this up. There’s a good chance you may not be coming back.” And that was one where I fought it: “We’re going to go down swinging, if that’s the case.” But I think that feeling of there not being a conclusion, of leaving Veronica midstream, was why we got to do more. I like bittersweet endings, and the movie ended bittersweet, even though it felt there was more … [Read more...] about ‘I’m Terrified’: ‘Veronica Mars’ Creator Rob Thomas on That Shock Ending

Veronica creator Rob Thomas presciently set the original series in a California beach town with no middle class — only the ultrarich and the people who work for them. The setting works even better amid our present-day class warfare, and the plot involves a series of bombings that may be connected to a movement to drive out the city’s few remaining mom-and-pop businesses. Chief among the early suspects: “Big Dick” Casablancas (David Starzyk), a real-estate mogul (and holdover from the original series; he’s the father of Ryan Hansen’s Dick) publicly insisting that “we need to get back to a better time.” There’s a healthy mix of new faces, including Patton Oswalt enjoying his celebrity as witness to the first bombing; J.K. Simmons at his most charming as an ex-con now working as Big Dick’s enforcer; Kirby Howell-Baptiste as a bar owner Veronica befriends; and Izabela Vidovic as a teen reminiscent of Veronica back in the UPN days. … [Read more...] about ‘Veronica Mars’ Review: A Teen Heroine Grows Up

Passengers can be fined a minimum of £500 for not complying with the rules, but the Home Office confirmed today that they are then let on their way - meaning dozens of people with Covid-19 could have been let into the UK since the rules were brought in.   … [Read more...] about Home Office admits passengers without correct Covid paperwork are fined £500 then simply waved through gates into UK and ‘told to quarantine’ – as Heathrow Border Force penalise 30 arrivals who failed to show negative test

"The JCCIC, in consultation with diversified public health and medical experts and the Presidential Inaugural Committee, has determined that this global pandemic and the rise in COVID-19 cases warranted a difficult decision to limit attendance at the 59th Inaugural Ceremonies to a live audience that resembles a State of the Union," said JCCIC Chairman Roy Blunt. "We are also working on enhanced opportunities to watch the ceremonies online, in addition to the traditional televised national broadcast." … [Read more...] about Biden inauguration on Wednesday: How to watch live, start time, security, celebrity performances

Thereafter, the President-elect will receive a Presidential Escort from 15th Street to the White House, providing the American people and world with historic images of the President-elect proceeding to the White House without attracting large crowds and gatherings. … [Read more...] about As Joe Biden’s Inauguration day approaches, here’s guest list, where you can watch swearing-in ceremony