Veronica Mars: Oh, She's a Keeper

UPDATE:  Ausiello is reporting that Rob Thomas himself just confirmed the show is dead.  Please do not send any more money to the campaigns to save the show.  Check out http://invisiblechildren.com instead.  See our latest entry at http://goodtv.vox.com/library/post/veronica-mars-goodbye.html

Veronica Mars fans are mounting a sweet last minute campaign to save our favorite precocious, persnickety private detective.  They are sending oodles of candy to Dawn Ostroff, President of Entertainment at the CW.

The original campaign idea involved sending Mars Bars.  Unlike cheerleaders with low self-esteem, Mars Bars are not available domestically, so it didn't take long for the campaigners to buy out all the imports they could find.  They have now moved onto other confections made by the MARS company, and will also include marshmallows (fans will get the reference) in their delicious delivery, along with a message that we need S'more Veronica Mars. 

Last but not least, the fans have run an ad in The Hollywood Reporter (which reads a little sour to us, but a few marshmallows will take that bitter taste right out of your mouth) from Friday through today.  Tomorrow, they're buying the VM season finale, "The Bitch is Back," en masse, at iTunes.

He Good and I don't have any campaigning left in us, and yet it breaks our heart to say goodbye to Veronica Mars, who is so much smarter than we.  J. Geils was right.  Love stinks.  You can dress it up in sequins and shoulder pads, but one way or another, you're just gonna end up alone at the spring dance strapped in uncomfortable underwear. 

That said, it costs us absolutely nothing to spread the word to you Veronica Mars fans who are perhaps less jaded, more energetic and/or not slaves to your mortgage.  Some people think the Veronica Mars fandom has been spurred to action by the success of the good people at Jericho Lives.  There is truth to that, but what's really driving them is that there is actually a small glimmer of hope for Veronica Mars.   It is that hope that has sent fans into this last minute frenzy.   Here are some of the reasons why their hope springs eternal:

1. On or about Wednesday, May 30, the studio was given the order to tear down the Veronica Mars set. The very next day, word came down from on high to stop tearing down the sets, immediately.
2. After the CW's May, 2007 Upfront presentation in New York, http://veronicamarsextras.com (the casting arm of Stu Segall Studios -- the San Diego production arm of Veronica Mars) posted a goodbye and thank you note to Veronica Mars.  It soon took down that message and put up a new one, telling all its extras they're on stand-by in case of a mid-season replacement. 
3. A studio source has said there is a possibility that Veronica Mars will be brought back as a mid-season replacement.
4. A separate setside source has said that things are very quiet -- too quiet, and far more quiet than when a show is canceled for sure.
5. A writer's office intern has said there is reason to not yet give up.
6. Rob Thomas is in hot demand, but has yet to ink a contract for a new series, and has already turned down at least one offer.
7. Rob hasn't yet spoken to the fans publicly, which is just not like him.
8. As of a Kristen Bell interview, published June 8th, Kristen Bell was still saying there was some hope.
9. Michael Ausiello of TV Guide, has mentioned the possibility of a feature film, more than once.
10. A source from the CW is saying there is still a small chance.