The Culture
March 4, 2021
Holy Cow, We’re Getting More ‘Party Down’
The cult comedy series is being revived with a six-episode order, more than a decade later.
Rob Thomas
Music
November 15, 2019
Hollywood, Texas: Kanye West Takes Joel Osteen to Church
The rapper heads to a Houston megachurch, Netflix introduces its new Selena, and This Week in Matthew McConaughey.
The Culture
July 24, 2019
In Defense of the Explosive ‘Veronica Mars’ Finale (Spoilers Ahead)
A debate about the last episode of the newly-revived series, which left many fans unhappy.
The Culture
July 19, 2019
‘Veronica Mars’ Creator Rob Thomas Talks Revivals, Texas, and ‘Friday Night Lights’
Veronica Mars may be set in California, but you don’t have to look too far to see the show’s Texas roots. Creator Rob Thomas graduated from San Marcos High School and attended Texas Christian University, where he walked on to the football team, before transferring to (and graduating from) the…
The Culture
June 8, 2019
What We Learned From the ‘Veronica Mars’ Panel at ATX Fest
Creator and Austin native Rob Thomas reveals a few key things about the upcoming fourth season of the revived show on Hulu.
Film & TV
March 18, 2015
SXSW 2015: Rob Thomas Has a New TV Show About a Young, Blonde Female Detective and It’s as Great as You Might Hope
At the SXSW premiere of the CW’s iZombie, Rob Thomas and cast introduced a singular vision with a few similarities to his previous singular vision. …
Film & TV
September 17, 2014
‘Veronica Mars’ Is Back Yet Again—With The ‘Play It Again, Dick’ Webseries
The Phoenix-like cult favorite show from Austinite Rob Thomas returns in another new form.
Veronica Mars
March 13, 2014
18 (More) Things to Know About Rob Thomas and Veronica Mars
A guide for first-timers and Marshmallows alike before the film's release on March 14.
Film & TV
March 10, 2014
‘Veronica Mars’ Premiered at SXSW, and This Is What It Was Like
The fan-revived cult TV series—made by part-time Austinite Rob Thomas—finally found its audience. …
The Culture
February 11, 2014
Mission to Mars
Rob Thomas was just looking for a way to breathe life into his beloved-but-canceled TV show Veronica Mars. He might have ended up changing the movie business.
Film & TV
January 10, 2014
The ‘Veronica Mars’ World Premiere Will Be In Texas
At SXSW, because ninety percent of the entertainment news you read over the next two months will involve the letters "SXSW." …
The Culture
April 28, 2013
Kickstarted: Veronica Mars Comes Back To Life
Austinite Rob Thomas and more than 90,000 fans broke four Kickstarter records to turn his canceled TV cult TV show into a feature film.
The Culture
April 20, 2012
Austin Sees the Original Unaired “Party Down” Pilot
Rob Thomas, the Austin-based writer and producer whose next project is an HBO pilot with Ira Glass and Owen Wilson, also said a Party Down movie is still in the works. …