Chicken Soup for the... Mind?

Wow. I'm gonna go on ahead and say that anything that will get your thoughts going, your mind working like crazy is probably a healthy work-out for the brain. Mysteries, especially, are always favorites of mine - trying to figure out the who-dun-it without having already seen the ending is great. This is why I'm going to plug the best* show on television right here and now: Veronica Mars. One of my favorite aspects of the show (and probably the thing that drives each season and keeps the fanbase even more guled to the screen than they were already) is that there is always at least one big mystery that isn't figured out until the finale.

If I remember correctly, Season One actually had three ongoing mysteries. Season Two had one huge mystery. Season Three - well, this time around, it looks like they're switching gears halfway through and going for two half-season mysteries. We'll see how that works out.

Plus, there's always Veronica's vastly confusing "Do I love them or hate them?" love triangles... squares... pentagons? Eh, trying to figure that out is always a mystery in itself.

If you haven't checked it out, you should. It's got the drama of Grey's Anatomy, the quick, sarcastic wit of Gilmore Girls, and the P.I. work of uh... Magnum, P.I.? CSI? SVU? Point is, it's got great mystery.
And... it's a great show. Food for thought, fuel for the imagination, and a 5K marathon for the mind.