Has Veronica Mars "jumped the shark?"

hmm, well I don't think this season has been my favorite, but I don't think it has jumped the shark at all. It still has so many interesting stories to tell, it is just different. I am excited about the stand alone episodes because while I enjoy season long arcs very much, some people are turned off by that and do not tune-in. I hope it still retains its Veronica-ness though. I'm still holding out hope that it will pull through and get another season. Personally though I loved season 1 and they may have a hard time ever topping that.

I agree, the current season isn't the greatest, but you still gotta love it. One thing that does annoy me is the new opening credits, as though they're trying to hard to make it seem "noir"

I think with the change to the CW, the writers had to change the style of the show to get a bigger audience. I'm hoping it doesn't deviate too much from the original theme. First season was and still is the best for me.

I haven't been as impressed with this season as with the previous two, but last night's episode was impressive. I think the story line was fresh and more in line with the characters that the previous two. I still love VM and am hopeful that they are back on track!

I just love that expression, "jumped the shark!" I watched the first 2 seasons of Veronica Mars and I had a hard time getting into it towards the end. The relationship subplots I felt became too tenuous and all of the love triangles, oi!

I don't think Veronica Mars has "jumped the shark". There have been plot twists this season that were more compelling then things we have seen earlier in the shows life. One to point out is the murder of Dean O Dell. Mindy thought it was Landry. Landry thought it was Mindy. Landry kills Mindy by accident. Veronica discovers that Tim Foil is the real killer. That is brilliant storytelling, although I must admit that it could have been projected better on screen, still I really enjoyed the latter half of the dean's murder arc (especially the two parter episode where the coaches son is accused of murder). But on that note, as a whole, I think season three is not too good. The character relationships have sort of delved. Veronica and Keith are funny, but there isn't as much father daughter bond there that was so obvious in the first two seasons. The Veronica and Logan plotline boars the hell out of me, I just don't like Logan all that much, he makes every scene so boring unless he's being snarky. We hardly see Wallace or Mac, which is horrible because they were part of the soul of the show in earlier seasons. As much as I have complaints for this season, I don't think it has jumped the shark. It's starting to tip-toe though. If the show renews it for a fourth season, we will see whether the show has an upswing or a downswing.

no. i don't think they 'jumped the shark'. truthfully i like veronica mars because of the fact that they allow their characters to grow and mature. so for this season, going to college is just part of the show's charm for me. veronica mars has gone to college, she's older, more experienced and much much wiser with way more adventures to come.