Hidden Palms – Kevin Williamson’s New Series

Ohh...And we have Kevin to thank for this!

While I’m sobbing about the demise of Veronica Mars, my favorite teenage show since Freaks and Geeks, I can grab a tissue and suck it up because there’s a glimmer of hope on the horizon.

Hidden Palms premieres May 30th on The CW. This is Kevin Williamson’s new show. He’s the openly-gay writer who introduced meta-fiction into the realm of TV and horror films with Dawson’s Creek and Scream. I will proudly admit to having watched every episode of Dawson’s Creek.

But it’s not just because I love teenagers (though I do) or horror, (though I do) it’s that Williamson treats these subjects with the dignity they deserve. He makes my guilty pleasures feel acceptable because there’s a brain behind them.

Hidden Palms seems like it just might be an awesome combination of Twin Peaks and Dawson’s Creek: a love triangle, dark secrets, Williamson’s pitch-perfect dialogue and the superficially constructed world of Palm Springs.

So goodbye Veronica, but howdy Johnny, Greta and Cliff. I’ll see you Wednesday!

Comments

[noah]

Farewell VMars... The last episode yesterday was definitely a little sad -- esp w the return of Jake Kane (and the portraits of Lily and Duncan). It felt like a whole story arc of which we only got to see a quick glimpse. I'll miss that little Veronica. Sigh...