I don't want your mail, CW

Ugh. Just when I was officially slipping into denial about the Veronica Mars cancellation, the frakkin' CW sends me TWO letters rubbing it in my face!

Text of the letter:

Dear Viewer:

Thank you for your note regarding Veronica Mars. We appreciate your interest in The CW.

Veronica Mars is a show we all worked hard to support and make a success. We feel it was an extremely high-quality program during its years on both CW and UPN. Regrettably, that run has come to an end.

We hope you will sample some of our new programs this fall--Reaper, Aliens in America, Life is Wild and Gossip Girl.

Thank you again for your interest in The CW.

Sincerely,
Paul McGuire
Executive Vice President
Network Communications

Grrrrrrr. First of all, Paul, this is not a very well written letter. It does an awful job of trying to get The CW off the hook, which I assume is what you were going for. It actually makes The CW sound extra stupid because you just praise the quality of VM and then say it's done. If the show was so great, CW dumbasses, why did you cancel it? The answer is ratings and money, so just have the balls to admit it.

And, please, please do not misconstrue my interest in Veronica Mars for an interest in The CW. I have no interest in The CW in a Veronica and Gilmore-less world.

Since we have to assume that The CW is not doing so well financially, what with the finishing behind Telemundo in ratings and all, I have a cost cutting suggestion: how about sending only one insulting letter to each VM fan and buying some less expensive stationary? Is paper that's white on one side and green on the other really necessary? I'm just thinking that you may want to be saving your money for a rainy day, CW. Like when trashy burlesque dancing no longer constitutes entertainment.

Don't leave us, Veronica Mars!

Hmm... I definitely thought I must have blogged about the Sunday night finales and Heroes, but apparently I did not. Well, I don't have much to say other than I don't care that Edie maybe committed suicide on DH at all (I only wonder if she'll take over narration for Mary Alice). And the big Heroes explosion climax was "super" disappointing and fairly illogical. Why could Peter just suddenly not control the nuclear power he'd had for days? Oh, never mind. I'm not going to get into it.

And I suppose I've been avoiding blogging about the Veronica Mars "season" finale because I just don't want to admit that it is over (save for some eleventh hour act of God...I'm holding out hope). Come on, people, this show is too good to be canceled--and last Tuesday's two hour chunk of Veronica proved it! So good. But so not an appropriate series finale. Come on, CW, do the right thing. Three words: Mid. Season. Replacement. (Actually, the real reason the blog is late is that I've watched basically the entire first season of VM in less than a week.... yeah, I have no life.)

Weevil's Wobble:
First things first: I love Veronica and Weevil's relationship. The Weevil/Veronica favor cycle is one of the foundations of this show (and I should know because I'll I've done for the past week is watch Season 1... yeah, bragging about that doesn't make me cool, I know). And "Weevil, you're wobbling" is classic. Why is the kid nicknamed "Weevil" anyway? Did I miss that exposition during my Season 1 marathon?

Ann's favorite part--
Veronica: I read in Teen People that a smooth shave drives the boys wild!
Mac: Well, I read in FHM that boys like bare breasts.
Veronica: Bare breasts, you say? Huh. I did not know that.

and then at the beach...
Dick (to Veronica): Hi, hot legs!
Mac: Chalk one up for Teen People.


Ann's least favorite part--
Veronica's overalls! Ugh! Those things were even worse than the suspenders-shorts combo she wears in the CW promo. My sister says that between those two outfits, she will forever associate Kristin Bell with suspenders :-)

While I do love Piz, I have to confess that Logan beating the crap out of him was pretty hot. Not that I'm condoning violence. And after living and breathing Veronica Season 1, I recognize that beating people up is Logan's way of showing that he cares (well, not for the people he's beating up...). He's like Ryan Atwood, only much more antagonistic!

When I watched this last week, I was pretty over Logan, but you just can't watch Season 1 and not emerge hardcore LoVe. There's no way.

Oh and Piz's "Rob Thomas is a whore" was hysterical. I was too busy agreeing with him about Matchbox 20's lead singer to get the inside joke that Veronica's creator's name is also Rob Thomas. Sneaky and hilarious :-)

I HATE THE CW.

Seriously. That's all I have to say. Actually, there are a few other things I have to say, but they are obscene and I'm going to try to stay family-friendly. Unlike the Pussycat Dolls. Who, despite looking and acting like tramps, are the CW's choice for positive female role models.

OK, so if you haven't guessed, the reason I'm so pissed off is that the CW canceled Veronica Mars. Except that they don't have the guts to just admit that they've canceled it, and are just making stuff up and lying to us. Hoping we'll just forget that it ever existed, CW? Unfortunately, that won't happen because Veronica viewers are not as stupid as you apparently are.

Screw you, CW. You suck. Suck. Suck.

Another Gilmore Milestone

Gilmore Girls:
Wow. The second-to-last episode ever. I can't wrap my head around life without the Gilmores. Congrats to Rory on her graduation from Yale. This graduation ceremony wasn't the tear-jerker that her Chilton commencement was, but it was still a lovely moment. And it was all the more appropriate because I was watching the episode in Delaware with my girls who themselves will be graduating in a couple weeks :-)

Rory does seem to have bad luck relationship-wise on her graduation days. She broke up with Jess around the time she graduated from high school, and now Logan's on the way out too. I agree with her decision to decline his proposal for the time being... I mean, what is the rush? But I was a little shocked the Logan turned it into an all-or-nothing situation. Was that necessary? If he really loves her that much, how can he be willing to just cut her out of his life completely? I don't really understand, but whatever; good riddance, Logan.

I liked that Christopher was back for this episode. I find it odd though that only a few months later Chris and Lorelai seem to have already moved on from their failed marriage, while Lorelai and Luke are still all messed up. Like, geez, Luke, just because Lorelai is telling Miss Patty and Babette that her karaoke song didn't mean anything, it doesn't mean that's how she really feels. Like she would tell Miss Patty and Babette the truth about that?

My favorite part was when Chris said he didn't think GiGi is ready for The Search for the Next Pussycat Doll. Ha! Take that, CW.

Better get the kleenex ready for next week's series finale :-( It's going to be hard to say goodbye.

Veronica Mars:
I love this show. It's a triumph, really. Even this week when there was not much mystery in either of the two cases, the show still made for a very entertaining hour.

Yea for Paul Rudd. I have great affinity for him; he is, after all, Josh from Clueless, one of my favorite movies ever. He was hilarious as the washed-up rocker. His radio interview with Piz alone was fantastic. First, he asks the girl in the food court to show him her boobs, then he admits to using drugs and alcohol to get him through the day, and then he points out that a campus Jewish group's initials are S.S. Oy vey.

I also very much enjoyed Dick's online video of himself dancing next to his moving car and running over his own foot. And I do like the Mac and Max combo. Mopey Logan was a little annoying, what with his wondering whether Veronica cheated on him with Piz. No, Logan dear, infidelity is your thing, not 'Ron's. And 'Ron was too busy surveilling Logan to have time to cheat on him :-)

Piznarski is such a sweetie which, according to Paul Rudd, was why he had no women, but now he's got one! Woot! (And Chris Lowell and Kristin Bell are just as adorable in real life! Their interview on cwtv.com is hilarious. Best part is Kristin comparing her seeing Chris to Queen Elizabeth seeing the deer in The Queen. Fantastic.)

What a time to be a Gilmore Girl...

The CW is saying that Gilmore is not coming back for another season (even another shortened season). That is bad news. Seriously bad news. This is a dark day :-(

This better mean that they have a time slot open for Veronica Mars on next season's schedule.

I Love Veronica!

Ahh, a Tuesday with new Gilmore and Veronica! Savor it, boys and girls, because there may not be too many more of them. Which is just freaking wrong, by the way.

Gilmore Girls:
Oh, Rory, I know how you feel. Go ahead and hide under your covers (with your unfinished blue book), I won't hold it against you at all. I must confess, however, that I do find it a bit gratifying to see this girl who has had everything she's ever wanted handed to her on a silver platter floundering a bit now. She'll make it though. There are more that three newspapers in the country, for crying out loud.

I'm still so over Luke. And I remember exactly when I started to detest him: that episode where he bought those stupid self-help books on tape. Ugh. That was three years ago and he's still not working for me. L/L still seems so awkward to me. It always has. I almost find myself longing for the days Max Medina :-) Or Digger. Digger!

And, as for Lorelai, while I would have expected her to sing something a little funkier than "I Will Always Love You" at karaoke night, to quote Zach, Lauren Graham does have some serious pipes! And the look on her face at the end when Logan said he wants to marry Rory and move her to San Fran--- just give the woman her freaking Emmy already! Seriously.

Veronica Mars:
It's back!!! It's back!! Yea!!!!! And Pizonica is totally on! Good for Piz. He's such a nice kid and I think Veronica could use a little nice in her life right now--especially when Parker and Logan seem to be making it their personal duties to rub her face in their relationship and guilt her into hanging out with them. Why did she have to go to Parker's stupid birthday party? Hasn't Veronica done enough for that girl, what with solving the Hearst rape case and all?

Can I just say, though, Veronica rocks! She is such a badass--paintballing the stupid paintball kids, picking up the Arab restaurant worker guy's pictures at the One Hour Photo... Wow, I wish Veronica were a real person and my friend! I would totally just follow her around all day long. She's so freaking interesting.

I thought Papa Mars was a bit of a drag tonight, but I guess somebody has to keep the underagers out of the bars, lest they get drunk and stumble into the street. Cool how he fired four corrupt deputies. When Sheriff Lamb was there, I really don't remember there being that many deputies working in the police station though. It always seemed like it was just him and the deputy with the mustache. But whatever.

Funniest parts:

• Logan's comment that he bought a special pen that highlights text in neon colors.
• Logan and Mac making jokes about their good old times in high school like when Logan made a bet that he could turn Mac into the prom queen, but then fell in love with her :-)
• Keith giving Wallace and Piz really bad fake IDs and Wallace saying, "We really don't all look alike, Mr. Mars."
• Veronica and Dick in the elevator. Like Mac, I was almost afraid something was going to happen with Veronica and Dick. Thank goodness Veronica is much, much, much too smart for that.
• Mac and Max, (What's Mac doing? She has that cute save-the-animals boyfriend...) especially Max's "My friends didn't pay you, did they?" You can't blame him for asking; there is precedent.

Oh and is Piz's name really Stosh? Stosh? That's awful. No wonder he goes by Piz, which is also pretty freaking bad.

And finally, Law and Order: Criminal Intent is terrible! They had Jimmy Cooper playing an astronaut and the show was still unwatchable! The story line was blatantly stolen from the news and the dialogue was cumbersome at best. The rotund detective guy could barely get his lines out. And the lady cop sidekick is not any better. Yikes. I think everyone who was watching L&O: CI instead of Veronica Mars last night should have to publicly stand up and account for their poor taste.