by Lauren
I am a Marshmallow - that is to say I am a HUGE Veronica Mars fan.
So to hear that there is a new Rob Thomas show, on the CW, which hosts some of my very favorite shows (Arrow, The Flash, Supernatural.) I was more than intrigued. To see it was about a zombie that solves crimes, I was a bit more dubious.
But I watched it - and here's what I thought...
So to hear that there is a new Rob Thomas show, on the CW, which hosts some of my very favorite shows (Arrow, The Flash, Supernatural.) I was more than intrigued. To see it was about a zombie that solves crimes, I was a bit more dubious.
But I watched it - and here's what I thought...
Oh look, Veronica Mars meets Warm Bodies meets Tru Calling. Hmmm...
The pilot episode is a solid OKAY. I will give it another shot to see if it evolves into something a bit more original as they go beyond the origin story. It is based on a comic book, so I've got to hope there is more to it.
So here's the basic plot. Olivia Moore (get it "Live More") is an up-and-coming heart surgeon who is struggling for acceptance by her peers during her hospital residency. She has a great career, loving family, and the perfect fiancee. She gets invited to a party on a boat by the hospital's version of the popular kids (or 0-9ers if you are a Marshmallow.) There are mysterious 'designer drugs' at the party that turns people into zombies and mayhem ensues. Olivia is scratched while trying to flee the 'burning boat of murder.' Wakes up in a body bag on the beach - like you do.
So here's the basic plot. Olivia Moore (get it "Live More") is an up-and-coming heart surgeon who is struggling for acceptance by her peers during her hospital residency. She has a great career, loving family, and the perfect fiancee. She gets invited to a party on a boat by the hospital's version of the popular kids (or 0-9ers if you are a Marshmallow.) There are mysterious 'designer drugs' at the party that turns people into zombies and mayhem ensues. Olivia is scratched while trying to flee the 'burning boat of murder.' Wakes up in a body bag on the beach - like you do.
Cut to six months later. She is the only survivor of what the police and media only think of as the boat massacre (no mention of the Z-word at all.) Her best friend, family, and now ex-fiancee stage an intervention. They think Liv is suffering from PTSD and is throwing away her life by leaving the hospital to go work in the coroner's office and generally withdrawing from the world (also that pale skin and white hair look is very unflattering dear...) and breaking it off with Mr. Perfect.
Of course we know she is a zombie and the coroner's office is a great place to get brains without killing anyone - but she isn't as sneaky as she thinks and her boss catches on to her condition. As a former CDC researcher, he wants to study and cure her in return for a steady supply of 'food' from the morgue.
Then there is the main plot device - when she eats the brains, she gets the person's memories, habits and skills along with it. So, she posses as a psychic to help a down-on-his-luck detective solve a murder - and finds her purpose in life. or unlife. or undeath - well, you get the picture.
The whole show has the noir-style inner monologue that made VMars popular - and hell, star Rose McIver sounds almost exactly like her. Oh, and to add a bit of a super-hero element she can kind of 'hulk-out' and go uber-zombie badass when angered.
The whole show has the noir-style inner monologue that made VMars popular - and hell, star Rose McIver sounds almost exactly like her. Oh, and to add a bit of a super-hero element she can kind of 'hulk-out' and go uber-zombie badass when angered.
I just can't shake the fact that I've seen this show before. I know nothing is truly original - so this show will live and die on the charm of its cast and the richness of its mythology. I just hope it doesn't take more than a few episodes to come into its own...