But not all the actors stray as far from their true selves for the series. "The Kristen that's in this movie is extremely close to my personality, because I adore Ryan and I would do anything for him," Bell said, perched in the shade of a dozen enormous trees that enshrouded the house's backyard. "The only difference is that I don't poo-poo him as much as the Kristen in this webseries. We have an extremely jovial, brother/sister relationship and we are able to pal around with that. And off camera, have a whole helluva a lot of fun."

The strong sense of family and camaraderie Bell spoke of permeated the entire set, which was almost completely comprised of crew members who previously worked on at least one Thomas project (either Veronica Mars, Party Down, Cupid, or his latest, The CW's iZombie). Much like the Mars alumni, once you're in Thomas' brain, he can't stop bringing you back.

"Rob quickly gets to know his actor's strong suits," Buckley said of his new iZombie boss, who specifically created this Play It Again, Dick character for him. "I love it because there's a shorthand that starts to exists between the two of you, so there's less time of explaining. If he's writing a certain character, he knows which of us can do it well. If he's got something in mind for you, it's like he's given you a gift."

Although, the actor momentarily was taken aback when he found out exactly which character Thomas had written for him this time around. "I play this effeminate choreographer, who ends up having to act in the show, but he's, like, the world's worst actor — and they'd been calling the character 'Buckley' the entire time," he said, with a laugh. "It's kind of a mixed bag when you tell me the character's strongest traits are that he's an effeminate bad actor and you've named him after me. But, of course I was in."

Daggs didn't hesitate to sign on either, although spending more time with his Veronica Mars family was only part of the project's immediate attraction. "I haven't had the opportunity to do much like this in my career," he said about the show's highly satirical tone. "This is so over the top and absurd, it's kind of amazing. But I trust anything these guys are doing with Veronica Mars, so it was a no-brainer for me. I said yes right away."

Bell's participation, however, was initially in doubt, given her increasingly packed schedule — and pregnancy. But the actress never imagined a world in which she was not a part of the group's next undertaking. "First and foremost, these people are a priority for me," she said. "Working for Rob is a priority for me. And this character is a priority for me. All of those things combined means we can give a little something extra to the people who want it. And if the fans will enjoy it, we'll keep doing it."