Very sad news guys. Our beloved Veronica Mars is not on the 2007-2008 fall line up for the CW. Although they are still jerking us around a bit because their is still not one word from anyone at The CW on the cancellation but it’s pretty obvious unless some of the new shows (6 new series) doesn’t do well and they bring it back for a mid-season pickup, But I wouldn’t hold our breath. I for one am hugely upset with The CW network. I understand that if the show is getting poor ratings they have to ‘let it go’ but for a show that has run for 2 seasons they could atleast pay those visitors who have stuck by them the common courtesy of letting us know what is going on and if it’s officially axed or not.

Dawn Ostroff, President of Entertainment at The CW had this to say about the new shows.

“Our new shows have attitude and a sense of fun, and they’re going to define this network,” said Ostroff. “With that in mind, The CW is adding six new series to our schedule this fall. With established shows anchoring four nights and providing a launch pad for new programs, we will also have stability on our successful Thursday and Friday lineups. Shows that can be enjoyed by the whole family will air on Mondays and Sundays in the 8:00-9:00 hour, with the 7:00-8:00 hour on Sunday providing an innovative showcase for both viewers and advertisers.”

In other CW news, recently reported Kristen’s new voice gig for Josh Schwartz’s Gossip Girl will be airing after America’s Next Top Model at 9:00PM.

UPDATE:
Here is official word from creator Rob Thomas:

“No one has talked to me about a new, non-Veronica project. All my writer’s have been offered jobs elsewhere, and I believe they will now all accept these jobs. Very, very, very sad day around the VM offices.

I assume that anything Dawn would be talking about in the realm of a Rob-Kristen project would involve a new from-scratch pilot as they don’t have me in a deal, and they’ll lose Kristen in a couple of weeks.”

Veronica Mars just might get a chance to grow up after all. Here are some more information about if Veronica Mars is going to be renewed on the CW Network. This is what StarNewsOnline.com says:

The fan-favorite drama is nearing a fourth season renewal, thanks to a reworking of the formula featuring the titular petite private eye. According to The Hollywood Reporter, a presentation for the proposed revamped show was well received at the CW, giving a boost to the show’s chances.

If the new season gets off the ground, the show will have fast-forwarded to a few years in the future, when Veronica (Kristen Bell) is studying at the FBI Academy. The move is a smart one since Bell has the chops and real-life years under her belt to play older than a co-ed.

That would also free up Chris Lowell, who currently plays her pal/love interest Piz, to pursue his receptionist/beefcake duties over at ABC’s Private Practice, the Grey’s Anatomy spinoff starring Kate Walsh.

Although Mars is critically acclaimed and beloved by the viewers, those viewers aren’t the most plentiful when it comes to the ratings game. Hope for a continued life came in the form of creator Rob Thomas’ new concept as well as the cancellation of Gilmore Girls and 7th Heaven which will leave the CW with a little wiggle room for the fall.

We’re currently all waiting news on the fate of Veronica Mars, and since Kristen has been out of the spotlight these past few weeks, we’re all eagerly awaiting May 1st – when new epsiodes of Veronica Mars begin airing.

Here is a little blurb (in no way official) from Salt Lake City Weekly.

Return: Oh, relax. This is one of the last times you’ll have to read about Veronica Mars here—ever. Inside TV-biz buzz says that our dear Veronica has already been canceled by The CW, and this Season 3 runoff will culminate in a two-hour series finale on May 22. Well, unless there’s a pressing Search for the Next Pussycat Doll reunion/chlamydia-screening special, then forget about closure. On the upside, this will free star Kristen Bell up for deservedly bigger and better things; she was too good for UPN and definitely above a leftovers network that would cast her aside for far-less-talented hoochies and skanks (Top Models, Pussycat Dolls, One Tree Hillers, take your pick). And, since you’re not watching Veronica Mars on TV, be sure and check out the DVD sets and send me all kinds of “Hey, why did they cancel this great show?” queries later this year, OK?

At this point the odds against Veronica Mars staying on air is so slim all of us our trying to come up with ways to show support for the show we all love.

Be sure to sign the petition 1, petition 2, e-mail some people who might be able to help, and write your ‘Save Veronica’ letters to:

Dawn Ostroff
President of Entertainment, The CW Television Network
4000 Warner Boulevard, Bldg 168
Burbank, CA 91522-0002

This is a long shot as I feel we would need to take more drastic measures but the number one thing we can do is get people to watch the show! Read on for some ideas of saving the show,

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Veronica Mars might be looking at a quick graduation from Hearst College.

The fate of the CW’s cult favorite remains uncertain, but if the show returns for a fourth season in the fall, it might find the young sleuth in a different setting.

Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas has come up with an idea to fast-forward a couple of years and have Mars studying at the FBIAcademy. (As a freshman at Hearst College, Kristen Bell’s title character has been taking criminology classes looking to do an internship at the FBI.)

Thomas is filming a trailer for an alternative fourth season, which will be submitted to the CW. The network’s executives ultimately will decide whether to pick up the series for another season and, if they do, whether to stick to the drama’s current plot line or go with the new version. If Mars goes to the FBI Academy next season, it will be a third backdrop for the character, who began her P.I. adventures while in high school.

Source: Reuters/Hollywood Reporter, Gino U.

I realize that many questions are being asked right now about the fate of our favorite show Veronica Mars. I have been reading a bit online and listening for any major news and so far this is what fans should know.

Someone posted a question on the TV Guide website for Michael Ausiello asking about the chances of a 4th season.

Any news on a fourth season of Veronica Mars?

Ausiello: I just e-emailed Mars’ main man Rob Thomas for an update, and here’s what he wrote back: “We’re very much on the fence for a fourth season. My amateur handicapping of our situation — 60/40 in our favor. We are shooting the finale as a season finale — not as a series finale. There will be no alternate. If they do try to get rid of us, we’re not going to make it easy for them.” I gotta tell ya, there are few things in life I enjoy more than a juicy Rob Thomas soundbite.

The last episode for a while aired this past tuesday in the US. The show is going on an 8 week hiatus, but isn’t cancelled.

The hiatus will begin on March 6th and continue for eight weeks. However, when Veronica Mars comes back, it “will come back with five stand-alone episodes.” Each of the five episodes will work separately and run without hiatus for five weeks.

Dawn Ostroff confirmed that the new stand-alone format for the final five episodes is not “an admission that the show is in a little more trouble” or that the network is “not happy with the numbers.” In fact, Ostroff repeatedly told reporters that the network has “been really happy with the quality” and that “the numbers have been better than they ever were in the history of the series. Ostroff went on to explain the reasoning for the stand-alone episodes, “it’s really just a way to experiment and see if we can make the show closed-ended so that people aren’t intimidated to come in. And it just is more accessible to viewers, and that’s really what’s motivating it.”

Thanks to Logan & Veronica Online and TVGuide.com for the information.