Veronica Mars (2004)

Based on the first two discs from season 1, it looks like we've got Encyclopedia Brown meets Twin Peaks meets Beverly Hills 90210. It's eminently watchable. Kristen Bell is very good in the title role, Enrico Colantoni (the dad) and Jason Dohring (Logan) deserve praise for excelling in complicated roles, and the rest of the cast does well, too. Special kudos to Daran Norris, who plays the defense lawyer. It's a caricature so far, but he plays it perfectly and has precisely the right voice for the role. Perhaps more as we get through the rest of the season.