Veronica Mars in danger of cancellation
POSTED BY: thecrazykind
UPDATED: Tuesday, April 5, 2005 19:58
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The ratings for Veronica Mars are and have been extremely low (although they have grown a minimal amount), which isn't much warrant for the network to renew it for another season. They really need to see a growth in viewers and increased fan support. I'm not sure how many people here at FireflyFans actually watch the show but I thought I'd come and beg people to at least give the show a try. It's fine if you don't like it. I don't expect everyone to fall head over heels in love with it but at least give it an hour of your time. This is not your average, run of the mill, teen angst show. Veronica Mars is intelligently written, has an amazing cast, and I really think it has something for everyone. So pretty please with cherries on top, give it a try.
If you don't know anything about the show, there's some brief info at http://www.tvtome.com/VeronicaMars.
You can also go to UPN's official website at http://www.upn.com/shows/veronica_mars/index.php or Neptune High at http://www.neptune-high.net, which is an excellent fan site.
Veronica Mars airs on UPN Tuesdays at 9/8c
Next week (Mar. 15) VM is a rerun ("Silence of the Lambs") and there will also be a rerun Mar.22 ("Clash of the Tritons"). New episodes start back Mar.29.
For those of you already fans of the show, go to http://www.saveveronicamars.com to find out about some ways you can help save the show.
Farscape, I-Man, Wonderfalls, and Firefly are all shows I love that had so much potential and were cancelled prematurely. I don't want to have to add Veronica Mars to that list. So please, check out the show.
And I know none of you know me. In fact this is my first post in this community. I just really wanted to get the word out about VM so maybe a couple of new people will decide to give it a try. 
-Liz
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I've tried to avoid watching V.M. One, because I'm getting too old to watch shows based on characters still in H.S. Two, because it IS a good show, and I'm afraid I'll get hooked into lliking it, which will lead me to watch it , which will lead to it being cancelled and leaving ( once again ) with that icky empty feeling.
" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "
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I would watch it. I would LOVE to watch it, in fact.
But I don't get UPN. *muttergrowl*
I'm trying to get the episodes by other means, but that, of course, doesn't really help the ratings...
"Bwaa...it's kind of a warrior...strikes fear into the hearts of..."
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As far as ratings go, I'm pretty sure unless you have a ratings box, it doesn't matter whether you actually watch or not. However, you could let UPN know that you love the show by letters or sending in the $2 found at Save Veronica Mars. Or you could send in letters/sign up at tvshowsondvd/amazon to help get VM on DVD, which would probably be more beneficial to you since you don't have UPN. There's plenty of ways to show the network that you support the show.
And as a side note, I also didn't get UPN or at least that's what I thought. Where I live, the local channel that carries the WB used to switch to UPN after the WB primetime shows were done airing. However, it started airing only the WB about a year or so ago. I had been downloading VM episodes until one night while channel surfing, I happened to come across Top Model. Turns out another channel airs UPN primetime and I just didn't know it. So you might want to make absolutely sure none of your local channels carries UPN b/c I thought mine didn't and it turns out they did. :)
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I've tried to avoid watching V.M. One, because I'm getting too old to watch shows based on characters still in H.S. Two, because it IS a good show, and I'm afraid I'll get hooked into lliking it, which will lead me to watch it , which will lead to it being cancelled and leaving ( once again ) with that icky empty feeling.
" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "
Trust me when I say I know that icky empty feeling. I've had far too many of the shows I love cancelled by stupid networks *cough* Scifi/FOX *cough* who I now wish to beat over the head with something large and heavy. (I'm not bitter or anything...
) The reason I'm willing to still fight for those struggle, underrated shows is b/c I think they deserve it. TV has seriously gone to a very dark and fiery place and what few good shows manage to escape need all the support they can get. UPN saved Roswell for another season and took over Buffy from the WB. I think if the fans show support for VM, they'll listen. I might be wrong but I don't want to sit by and watch yet another great show go down the drain.
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I really like Veronica Mars, and watch it every week. My situation is similar to TheCrazyKind's, since there is no UPN affiliate in my area. Where I live there is also not a WB affiliate either, but the local FOX channel runs the WB primetime lineup starting at 9PM (Central), and my cable company runs the UPN primetime shows on their second C-SPAN channel from 7-9pm. Because of that reason, I'm not sure I could help VM even if I did have a ratings box, but I'm going to send off a note to UPN to let them know Veronica Mars is the only one of their shows I watch at all.
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Unless UPN are really stupid then I don't think they will cancel Veronica Mars. Veronica Mars is the only good show they have ever created. They didn't create Buffy.
If they are smart they should release the DVD set of season 1 before they show season 2. It will no doubt sell well on DVD and attract a bigger following, which will lead to a ratings boost for season 2.
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Veronica Mars is truly outstanding, well worth saving. I voted on a "save Veronica Mars" online petition a week or so ago, but don't recall where it was. The push to save Mars, i.e., give it a second season, was at that time very strong, and probably still is. Critics love it. Remember, Alyson Hannigan is on the show, and may well have a big part in season two.
So, please do everything y'all can to save "Mars."
TheCrazyKind, a week or so ago I posted that Hannigan was going to be on Veronica Mars, on this forum. The thread, "Hannigan goes to Mars," was seen by only about 5-600 people, and has now drifted into obscurity.
Thank you for your insight and for bringing this great show once again to this worthy forum.
Zoic, great idea on the early DVD. Can that actually happen?
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Originally posted by AURaptor:
I've tried to avoid watching V.M. One, because I'm getting too old to watch shows based on characters still in H.S. Two, because it IS a good show, and I'm afraid I'll get hooked into lliking it, which will lead me to watch it , which will lead to it being cancelled and leaving ( once again ) with that icky empty feeling.
" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "
Trust me when I say I know that icky empty feeling. I've had far too many of the shows I love cancelled by stupid networks *cough* Scifi/FOX *cough* who I now wish to beat over the head with something large and heavy. (I'm not bitter or anything...
Yeah, I use to believe in things when I was your age too.
" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "
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Originally posted by AURaptor:
Yeah, I use to believe in things when I was your age too.
" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "
Hey, Farscape got a mini series, Firefly is getting a movie, and Wonderfalls got put on DVD. I know it happens.
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