The final fate of "Veronica Mars"...

I’m running a little behind these days, so in these next several posts, I’ll be playing catch-up…

The first thing I need to catch up on is the final fate of “Veronica Mars.” Unfortunately, it is officially dead.

Fans were in the process of staging a “Jericho”-type campaign by sending the CW Mars bars, when the decision came down. You may recall that CW Entertainment President Dawn Ostroff gave some hope during the upfronts, but show creator Rob Thomas told “TV Guide” that should have never happened. “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 than peeled away in this agonizingly slow manner.”

Fans can find some hope in the fact that Thomas has expressed interest in bringing “Veronica Mars” to the big screen. And the third season hits DVD October 23rd…