Well, that didn't take long.  Michael Ausiello of TV Guide is reporting that he's received firsthand word from Rob Thomas that Veronica Mars is as dead as Lilly Kane.

From http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Veronica-Mars-Officially/800016822:

Maybe now the healing can begin...

The CW has officially pulled the plug on Veronica Mars. Series creator Rob Thomas confirmed the news for me via e-mail just moments ago.

"I'm afraid I have to report that Veronica Mars is officially dead," he wrote. "At least in TV show form. There's really no way that it can happen now. I'm not sure the CW should've given the glimmer of hope. I think Dawn Ostroff genuinely would have liked to have continued on with a version of the show, but there was too much resistance around her. At the end of the day, it would've been kinder had the band aid simply been ripped off rather peeled away in than this agonizingly slow manner."

Ironically, the news comes just as Veronica Mars fans — inspired by Jericho's 11th hour resurrection — are in the midst of bombarding The CW with thousands of Mars candy bars in advance of that June 15 deadline.

Oh, well.  He and I are going to put on some Ravenhurst and stay away from hotel rooftops for a while.

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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.

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Giving weight to yesterday's reports from Veitch and Ausiello, Jericho creator and executive producer Carol Barbee says CBS is negotiating to bring the show back at mid-season for eight episodes.  From The L.A. Times: 

Sometimes going a little nutty is a good thing.

For weeks, "Jericho" junkies have been firing e-mails (effectively shutting down InBoxes at CBS and this newspaper), signing petitions and sending bags of nuts to CBS headquarters in protest.

The assault seems to have worked, "Jericho" creator and executive producer Carol Barbee said Tuesday. CBS executives are in discussions with the show's producers and actors to resuscitate the show  -- killed just last month -- for an eight-episode run in mid-season.

"The idea would not be to bring it for eight and out, but to bring it back for eight with the hope that it would keep going," Barbee said. "They're making deals with the actors and there's other logistical stuff to work out too. 'Swingtown' [a new drama] was supposed to take over the same stages so it's a lot about the logistics of how to work out a schedule that works for all of us."

Read the full piece, "Resurrection:  The Fans Save Jericho" at The LA Times Show Tracker blog, then stop by Jericho Lives for your marching orders.  Command HQ is cautioning Rangers that the battle's just begun.

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Jericho Pick-Up? 

How's this for the biggest stunner you've heard all day: Sources close to CBS tell me it is extremely likely the Armageddonish drama Jericho--which did not make the CBS '07-'08 schedule a few weeks ago, meaning it was effectilvely canceled—has been revived from the dead and will return for eight episodes for midseason.

Read the full report from E Online's Kristin Veitch and Jennifer Godwin.  The rumor hadn't yet hit Jericho Lives, the last time I checked. It smells like closure in the form of a mini-series to me (an aroma which is easily mistaken for that of roasted nuts).

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So?  Where have we been?  That's highly classified.  Or not.  It could be that life swallowed us whole this year, and we never found the time we'd intended to dedicate to this blog.  But summer's here and the time is right for dancing in the streets, and for getting our resolve on.  We plan to spend the summer lazing about in the sun getting our acts together, to relaunch this blog (and our sister site at MySpace) with all new content, come the fall TV season. 

In the meantime, we are mourning the loss of our beloved Veronica Mars.  Inside sources indicate it is not exactly as dead as it looks.  Stu Segall (the San Diego production home of VM) took down its thank you note and announcement of the end of the series, and told its local extras to remain on call for the next little while. That said, we've seen the final ratings and we think we have to kiss our Veronica (and Logan, don't forget that yummy Logan) goodbye.  We'll keep our fingers crossed, just in case.

We've also had to bid a fond farewell to Jericho.  We didn't expect to like it half as well as we did. It really picked up after its ridiculously long hiatus.  CBS is now learning what happens when they drive an audience nuts with a cliffhanger-to-cancelation segue.  Personally, since the CW is a joint venture between CBS and Warner Bros., we think they ought to ship Jericho over to the CW.  If even if half its viewers went AWOL, it would still be one of the CW's biggest hits. 

For more information on the various campaigns to save Jericho, we recommend you checkout http://jericholives.com

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Jessica has posted the last of her Battlestar Galactica SPOILER updates at the Buffistas board.  See post #1866, in the Spoilers 3 thread, which can be found inside the Film and TV Discussion folder, linked from the top of the main page.

Happy spoiling.  This looks incredible. 

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Jessica continues spoiling the Buffistas -- spoiling them rotten.   Go to the Film & TV folder, and to the recent pages of the Spoilers 3 thread.  See posts 1861 and 1862.  (Earlier spoilers in posts in 1853, 1854, 1857 and 1858).

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There are more Battlestar Galactica spoilers at Buffistas.org, courtesy of Jessica.  Go to the Film & TV folder, and to the recent pages of the Spoilers 3 thread.  See posts 1857 and 1858.  (Earlier spoilers in posts in 1853 and 1854).

This is unbelievable.  I can't wait to see it on TV.  Er...obviously.

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If you want reliable, detailed Battlestar Galactica (BSG) spoilers for the final episodes, go see the Buffistas. 

In their TV and Film folder, there is a spoiler thread called "Spoilers 3:  First Mutant Enemy, Now the World."   The thread contains spoilers and links to same for multiple TV shows, so shield your eyes, click the "recent" button, and head to the posts numbered 1853 and 1854.  I'm not linking directly to the posts, so that you have a chance to consider whether or not you want to be quite this spoiled.

The source, Jessica, is reliable.  As far as I am concerned, these are CONFIRMED.  Jessica has seen the episodes with her own two eyes.  She's posting these as she writes them up, so you're finding out here, before they are even complete.  If/when she posts more, I will update here, if possible.

Again, these are DETAILED SPOILERS.  Only head to that thread if you really want to know.

P.S., if you see He Good, don't tell him anything.  He is deathly allergic to spoilers.  It's going to be a rough couple of weeks in the Good Household, because I am no good at keeping these things to myself.

--She

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I won't post any names or exact plot points here, but the Battlestar Galactica (BSG) community has been in a tizzy over some spoilers that were first reported by Mandigirl in the BSG spoiler thread at TWoP, and have been further spread by the Patriot Resource.    (Caution:  The Patriot Resource link goes right to the spoilers).  We've received some insider information on that, which I will post in white font, below the picture of President Roslin.   Skip past the rest of this post, if you don't want to know.

Laura Roslin

Okay, are you ready?   Debunking or Confirmation below.

Spoilers are vague and are written in small, white font, with a line striking them out.  With the Vox interface, that's the best we can do to protect your eyes.  If you don't want to be spoiled, skip past the rest of this entry, NOW. 

If you do want to be spoiled, highlight with your mouse, to read the spoiler.  

An always reliable source has informed us that..  

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The bare bonesones of Mandigirl's spoilers are true, particularly what she reported about four specific characters (see Patriot Resource link for specifics).  What Mandigirl reported about another character who appears at the end seems to be true, but sounds like it plays on screen as a little less clear than the way Mandigirl described it.

Good job, Mandigirl.  Whoever you are.

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The finale is reportedly spectacular.  Our source is sure we will love it. 

So say we all.

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