tvtattle.com:
Cancelation of "Veronica Mars" is a blessing in disguise [avclub]
Leaving behind a small but significant legacy, "Veronica" is going out before it gets into more trouble next season, says Noel Murray. "'Veronica Mars' -- like Arrested Development before it -- now gets to live on in near-pristine form on DVD, unmarred by creative bankruptcy and fan revolt. And it gets to be a martyr on behalf of all the 'good TV' -- as opposed to the merely 'TV-good' -- that got cancelled before it could go out on its own terms."
Veronica's relationship with her dad will be missed the most
= Chicago Tribune | The Watcher -- So long, 'Veronica Mars.' Thanks for three memorable years MAUREEN RYAN May 18, 2007 :
I still remember picking the “Mars” DVD off the giant pile of pilots for the fall 2004. I hadn’t heard much about the show, and watching the very first “Veronica Mars” episode, I had the reaction that is one of the best things about this job -- I felt like I’d seen something really special, and I couldn’t wait to tell the world.
I’m going to miss the distinctive banter that Veronica traded with her equally witty, acerbic friends. I’m going to miss watching a drama in which a young, intelligent woman uses her brains and her perceptive abilities to explore the darker corners of the human heart (including her own).
I think what I may miss most is Veronica’s relationship with her father, Keith Mars. Kristen Bell, who plays Veronica, has rightly received a truckload of glowing press notices for her work as the tightly wound, emotionally resilient young detective. Thanks to Bell’s compassionate, intelligent approach to the role, Veronica wasn’t as brittle or off-putting as she could have been (occasionally she was brittle, but at least she was brittle in a very witty way). But when Veronica was hurting, she often didn’t say a word. Thanks to Bell’s performance, she didn’t have to. You just knew.
As Keith, Enrico Colantoni was the unsung hero of the Keith-Veronica relationship. In his own understated way, Keith was funny, smart, wise and tough as nails. You knew that Keith would do anything for his daughter, and that he loved her ferociously. Even when she disappointed him, he never doubted her intelligence and the fact that, despite all her travails, she had a good, kind heart.
Truly, they had one of the best, if not the best, parent-child relationship on television. I’ll miss that. And I’ll miss Jason Dohring as Logan (more on him here); Logan and Veronica’s on-screen chemistry, even when the couple wasn’t together, was sizzling. huh. I shld rent the season one dvds for a marathon.
I thank creator Rob Thomas, the cast, crew and writers for three great seasons.
comments:
-the median age of the show audience was 27 years old huh.
-I wish Veronica had indeed been brought to another network (USA or CBS), but the show creators don't have control over the actual 'property' of the show after they sell it to a network.If the CW smartened up and at least tried to shop it around, maybe get it 13 episodes per season somewhere else, where it could actually make its own creative decisions, Veronica would flourish.
-interesting and hopeful information:
"On May 17, 2007, the CW officially cancelled Veronica Mars. However, creator Rob Thomas and Kristen Bell are currently in talks with The CW's Dawn Ostroff about a new series. It is unclear if this new series will be related to Mars or not.[3][4] It should also be noted that the CW continues to advertise the upcoming finale as the "season finale" as opposed to the "series finale." ...
... Veronica Mars' Boss: "Very, Very, Very Sad Day" - Ausiello Report | TVGuide.com: I forwarded Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas the comments Dawn Ostroff made at the CW upfront (read 'em in my live blog) regarding the show's fate, and below is the response he just sent me:
"No one has talked to me about a new, non-Veronica project. All my writers 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." Bottom line: It's over.

Blessed Cancellations | The A.V. Club by Noel Murray May 17, 2007:
Veronica Mars leaves behind a small but significant legacy. Its first season stands as one of the best examples of how to handle long-form serialized mysteries, as well as how to mix genres in ways that elevate every element. The second season, though over-ambitious, was trying for something noble, engaging with the kind of class issues that American TV rarely touches. And the multi-arc third season was pretty good too, encompassing breezy scenes of college life and a few genuinely compelling mysteries.
comments
-So what other good/great shows should end NOW? I think that The Office (U.S.) could stand as a great 3-season show ending with Thursday's finale. V. Mars? One of my fav's. Didn't want it to end, but I agree, best to have it live on as a great weekend marathon than a "remember when..." mess.
-Sure, the first season was the best (but remember, Rob took YEARS to write that, first as a YA novel, then as a spec script int - the other seasons had to be plotted and planned within months).
-i agree with everything noel murray had to say when he wrote it -- the show had definitely waned and it might have been best for it to go ... but man, the finale hurt to watch. it really hurt to watch. the finale (and more importantly, the final 8 minutes) were reminiscent of all the brilliant elements of the show: veronica's clumsy independence, keith's "do anything" problem solving (who else shows growing pains through crimes and misdemeanors??) jason dohring's brilliant acting calls, the salient noir references, the classy music calls and the heartbreaking cliffhangers... and it made it seem like Rob Thomas and the gang were wide awake and had another season in them that was going to top them all... and damn us for missing it. I had to say something because it was a brilliant finale even if unintended. 12:35 PM Wed May 23, 2007