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Tuesday, May 1, 2007
‘Veronica Mars’ is back … for now
“Veronica Mars,” the stylish teen noir series from former Austinite and Reagan High School teacher Rob Thomas, returns tonight at 7 on the CW for what is likely to be the show’s final four episodes.
The series has been on the bubble and brought back from near-death several times, but this really does look like curtains. A critical darling since its debut in 2004 on UPN, “Veronica Mars” has struggled to find an audience through most of its run — and especially since UPN and the WB merged to form the current CW.
In the meantime, star Kristin Bell has developed some serious acting chops, so do yourself a favor and check out the monthlong swan song. To help lure newcomers (and former fans who may have drifted away), the episodes will be self-contained mysteries instead of the usual serialized story lines.
The finale, titled “The Bitch Is Back,” airs May 22, and the CW’s press machine describes it thusly: “Veronica must confront her feelings for Logan.” Not much to go on …
For those who refuse to give up on “Veronica,” the perpetual fan campaign called Cloud Watchers continues its effort to save it.
These are the same people who hired a plane to fly a banner (“Renew Veronica Mars!!”) over the network headquarters in Los Angeles when programmers were pondering the show’s fate previously. Instead of the sky, this time the Cloud Watchers have been papering streets with flyers.
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