I actually just had this discussion with Liz at lunch.

For starters, I think Veronica is annoying. I hated teenagers when I was a teenager. I still hate most teenagers, and Veronica is a particularly hideous breed of teenager.

Secondly, the show is very clever. The show -- should I say Rob Thomas? -- is obsessed with its own cleverness. I find people like that really entertaining (um, myself being one of them!), but television shows and novels tedious. If I am not in on the joke, the joke isn't funny -- and since I don't like Veronica, or any of her supporting cast (except the biker gang guy), I am not in on the joke and it's not funny.

Thirdly, Veronica is annoying.