Citizen-Times.com: New teen TV detective 'Veronica Mars' is no Nancy Drew
- Emphasizes the main character's struggle to reveal and untangle the clash of cultures in her home town.
- http://www.citizen-times.com/cache/article/take5_tvradio/61555.shtml

USATODAY.com - 'Veronica Mars': Intelligent life
- Comparisons to "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and noire movies.
- http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/reviews/2004-09-21-veronica-mars_x.htm

It'll be a crime to miss sleuthing 'Veronica Mars'
- Review of the show and discussion of low ratings.
- http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/tv/192651_tv28.html

Salon.com Arts & Entertainment | I Like to Watch
- Somewhat surreal review of fall 2004 programming.
- http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2004/10/11/i_like/index_np.html

Media Life magazine: 'Veronica Mars,' oh, to die so young
- Review of the show and discussion of its time slot.
- http://www.medialifemagazine.com/news2004/oct04/oct18/2_tues/news3tuesday.html

MSN - News - TV's Fall Harvest: Prime-Time's Best Shows
- Profiled as one of the best new shows of 2004
- http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=170480

The Onion A.V. Club | A look at TV's Class Of 2004
- An overview of new for fall of 2004 TV shows.
- http://www.theonionavclub.com/feature/index.php?issue=4042&f=2

Entertainment Weekly's EW.com | TV Review: Veronica Mars
- Similarities with Nancy Drew and "Twin Peaks".
- http://www.ew.com/ew/article/review/tv/0,6115,733014_3_0_,00.html

LA Weekly: TV: Eyes of Veronica Mars
- Comparisons with "Buffy", Raymond Chandler, "Twin Peaks", and "The O.C."
- http://www.laweekly.com/ink/04/50/tv-abele.php

Boston Phoenix- Television: Smooth Operators
- Reviews of "Veronica Mars" and "House" which are scheduled at the same time.
- http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/arts/tv/documents/04250551.asp

Intrepid Media: Caught Between a Mars and a No Place
- Article praising "Veronica Mars" and "Lost".
- http://www.intrepidmedia.com/column.asp?id=1999