 Couch Baron from Televisionwithoutpity.com had the pleasure to interview "Veronica Mars"-showrunner Rob Thomas.
Couch Baron: And now you've got Alyson Hannigan. How did that come about?
Rob Thomas: At one point I mentioned in front of Joel that we had tinkered with the idea of Logan having an older sister. Joel, being Joel, was immediately like, "That's a fantastic idea -- get me a list of all the early twenties, hot actresses out there." And we turned over all these lists, but they were -- like, he wanted Tara Reid. And Tara Reid wouldn't come to our show. And this is where we have different philosophies, and I don't even mean to say that mine is the correct one, because I don't think that -- he raises very valid points. He says, "If you want to keep doing that precious little cult show on UPN, that's fine --  cast whoever you want. If you want people to watch, if you want to be on the air for Season 2, let me put someone in there who will bring people to the show." And it's a constant debate we have. But Alyson appeared on one of these lists, and I circled her name and said she would be great, and fun to play against Logan. When I called her and talked to her, it was a bit of a struggle to get her, but the fun part of it was that she was already a huge fan of the show, and one of the things that really excited her was getting to work with Jason. The thing working against us was the she said, "You guys are kind of the new Buffy, and will that be a real sideways move in my career if I come on the show?" She signed for two episodes this season, but we're not sure where we're going with it beyond that. If she doesn't get a pilot and get a show on the air, maybe we'll see her next year.
You can read the complete interview, when you click on the source-link. It's very interesting, Rob Thomas talks about the beginning of the show, the casting, the voice-overs, Joel Silver, David E. Kelley, Paris Hilton, the wizard of Oz, the karaoke scene, his time on "Spooks", "Cupid" and "Dawson's Creek", the Veronica Mars drinking game and he tells why there is no Miss Dent (Sydney Tamiia Poitier) anymore.
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