Recently, the act of donating to or promoting a Kickstarter campaign has become a highly politicized and moralized one for movie fans, an act brimming with questions, crises, and conundrums about systemic economic disadvantages normalized by dominant industries of filmmaking. Suspicion has been directed in droves toward legitimate-seeming yet vastly-supported projects like the studio-release Veronica Mars movie or Zach Braff’s directorial follow-up to Garden State, whose constellation of multiple funding sources perhaps says more than we’d like to admit about the complex process of realizing even the most distinctly above-the-line indie projects. (Read More)

Now that everyone else on the Internet has weighed in on who is and isn’t allowed to crowdfund creative projects, Kickstarter has published its own statement. The short version: Stop whining about the “Veronica Mars” movie and Zach Braff’s “tonal sequel” to “Garden State.” A rising Kickstarter tide lifts all boats, so says their math... (Read More)

People are opposed to the Kickstarters of celebrities like Zach Braff and Rob Thomas, but the company insists that these high-profile projects help the little guy. (Read More)

here’s been a lot of talk lately about what, exactly, are Kickstarter‘s guidelines and how they apply to various bigger fish, as it were, coming into the rather small pond of crowdfunding. Lots of claims have been made, and the grumbling is audible across most forms of social media, but what does Kickstarter the company actually think about all this? Hint: They like projects like the ones Zach Braff, Penny Arcade, and Veronica Mars have run. (Read More)

Three co-founders of Kickstarter, Charles Adler, Perry Chen and Yancey Strickler, have taken to the company blog to address a rather perplexing wave of controversy over a couple of high-profile film projects. (Read More)

ickstarter is a crowdfunding website that's popular amongst entrepreneurs and independent musicians, filmmakers, and artists. Basically, you can pitch a project or product on Kickstarter, and anyone can donate money to your campaign. (Read More)

Sarah Dvorak was desperate. The former retail executive had depleted her savings accounts, borrowed from family members, and secured a microloan from a local development group to launch Mission Cheese, a San Francisco café that would specialize in domestic products like Minnesota-made Camembert and a silky sheep's-milk cheese from Northern California. But three weeks before opening day last spring, she still didn't have refrigerated cases to store and display her fare. Despite having cobbled together $225,000 to start her business, she had come up $12,000 short. So she turned to Indiegogo, a San Francisco-based site that allowed her to appeal directly to the public for money. "Within one month, I had the funding I needed," Dvorak says. "I was in tears." (Read More)

I think we need to go over how Kickstarter, businesses, and ownership works again. As soon as I heard this story, I knew it was ridiculous. A group called “my Show Must Go On,” SMGO for short, recently made an attempt to bring back Cartoon Network’s Young Justice and Green Lantern: The Animated Series. You may remember the DC Nation shows being cancelled, meant to be replaced by the revamped Teen Titans Go! and Beware the Batman. Well, apparently they weren’t just working on bringing those two shows back, but were actually trying to be a crowdfunding site, much like Kickstarter, specifically for cancelled television shows. (Read More)

The "Garden State" director talks "Veronica Mars," anxiety over hitting the crowd-funding goal and answering all his critics. Zach Braff has heard the arguments about why he shouldn't be using Kickstarter to fund his new film. But he doesn't buy his detractors' logic. (Read More)

Might a Pushing Daisies movie be in the works? Bryan Fuller has teased the possibility. "From the moment the show was canceled, I've been trying to do a Pushing Daisies movie and started writing a script for it," Fuller says. "The best chance for it to happen, perhaps the only chance for it to happen, would be through something like Kickstarter." (Read More)

Kickstarter is amazing. As is the case with all amazing things, however, there comes abuse. And Kickstarter abuse has become increasingly bothersome and offensive. By my definition, a Kickstarter abuser is a well-known person who has the financial means and/or professional connections to fully fund their project without asking their fans for money but asks anyway. (Read More)

Zach Braff, of Scrubs/Garden State fame, recently launched a Kickstarter to fund his new film. Yup, just like Veronica Mars. He's set the goal at $2 million, and, given his net worth is probably around $23 million, a lot of people are pretty mad. (Read More)

Perry Chen is in serious danger of losing his “creative class” street credibility if he continues to allow Hollywood celebrities (who’ve had years of studio/network PR departments building up their fanbase) to come on his site and clean house. It comes across as a little disingenuous to pitch yourself as a champion for the creative class while at the same time profit off of celebrities like Braff and Bell. (Read More)

We posted about the Veronica Mars Kickstarter campaign a few weeks ago and how it could change the way the crowd-funding site is used – by indie filmmakers as well as studios. Well, if you haven’t heard, the campaign ended and instead of hitting the $2m goal, it more than doubled that with $5.7m. So, will this huge success change the way films – even studio films – are funded? (Read More)

'Veronica Mars' made the industry sit up and pay attention when it earned the money it needed to become a movie in 11 hours. What will this mean for fans of beloved canceled TV shows? (Read More)

A Kickstarter campaign for "Veronica Mars: the Movie" has pulled in over $5.7 million. The goal of the pledge drive is to make a film version of the program which ran for three seasons (2004-2007). (Read More)

Even before a single frame has been shot, the “Veronica Mars” movie boasts a happy ending. The month-long Kickstarter campaign to fund a movie based on the cult favorite television series wrapped Friday with a record $5.7 million raised by 91,585 backers. (Read More)

Created by Rob Thomas, the Veronica Mars TV series starred Kristen Bell as a high schooler and then college student who moonlights as a private investigator. The show premiered in 2004 and ran for three seasons before US network The CW chose not to renew it. (Read More)

One thing is for sure: "Veronica Mars" fans are passionate. (Read More)

The Veronica Mars movie Kickstarter campaign has officially closed, with a final tally of $5,702,153 raised. Supporters who donated to the campaign will be eligible to receive rewards ranging from T-shirts to a speaking role in the movie, depending on the amount of their donation. (Read More)

The Veronica Mars Kickstarter campaign officially closes at $5.7 million! Also breaks Kickstarter record for highest number of backers! (Read More)

It’s a wrap for the Veronica Mars Kickstarter campaign. Since EW exclusively revealed the game-changing fundraiser last month, Rob Thomas & Co. accrued a mind-blowing $5,702,153 — well above the $2 million Kickstarter goal and Thomas’s personal goal of $5 million. (Read More)

The "Veronica Mars" movie will get made thanks to fans. The Kickstarter to fund the "Veronica Mars" movie ended on Friday, April 12 and shattered records on the crowd funding site. (Read More)

The online campaign to crowd-source funding for a "Veronica Mars" film drew the most backers in Kickstarter's history and raised more than $5.7 million to finance a movie based on the hit TV series. "With six hours to spare, we shattered the last record we were aiming for, passing 87,143 to become the Kickstarter with the all-time highest number of backers," (Read More)

The Veronica Mars movie has officially become the most-supported project in fundraising website Kickstarter.com history after sailing past 88,000 backers. (Read More)

When my daughter had a life-threatening illness, this show became her saving grace—so she returned the favor. (Read More)

If you've been meaning to donate a few bucks to the belovedVeronica Mars movie project, you only have a few hours left. (Read More)

The Kickstarter campaign to bring the cult TV show "Veronica Mars" to the silver screen is drawing to an end, after raising more than $5 million from nearly 100,000 devoted fans. (Read More)

The highly-anticipated Kickstarter campaign to fund a Veronica Mars movie comes to a close tonight, after shattering a few crowdfunding records. The campaign, pegged at a $2 million goal, ended up raking in nearly $5.5 million at the time of this post, with over 86,000 backers chipping in to get Neptune's favorite teen detective on the big screen. (Read More)

The Kickstarter for the Veronica Mars movie ends later today, breaking fundraising records, taking in over $5 million on the crowdfunding platform, and inspired talk that this could change the way films get made. Wired talked to Thomas to find out more. (Read More)

The "Veronica Mars" movie Kickstarter has finally ended. The groundbreaking crowd-funding effort ended up making $5,701,694 from 91,564 total backers. The Kickstarter's goal had only been $2 million. (Read More)

Rob Thomas and Kristen Bell’s Veronica Mars revival broke all of Kickstarters records along the way to a fully funded movie. (Read More)

Last night, I encouraged Logan fans to keep an eye on this morning's Backer Updates for details about an additional reward option we'll be adding today at 1 pm EST. I'll elaborate, but first I thought you might want to hear the basics from Jason... (Read More)

Among the recent updates to the Veronica Mars movie Kickstarter page is the announcement that the project managed to cross the $5 million mark. With just one day left to go in the Kickstarter campaign, the film is very close to breaking the record for most supporters on a single Kickstarter project. Those fans who want to be a part of that, and have their name on the movie's official website as well need only to pledge $1. (Read More)

It takes a pirate's haul to fund a blockbuster Hollywood feature. some of the most expensive, the last Pirates of the Caribbean, Titanic, Spider Man 3, all had budgets exceeding a quarter of a billion dollars. But a lesser known film project is breaking a new kind of record. (Read More)

Gang, I only planned on doing one update today, but I'm too excited to wait. A few hours ago, your efforts helped us reach a secret goal I've been fixating on since our Kickstarter campaign launched: a breathtaking $5 million raised in support of... (Read More)

The Kickstarter campaign to fund the "Veronica Mars" movie reached its original $2 million goal in less than 12 hours, and now it has officially passed the $5 million mark with over two days still to go. How high will the crowdfunded budget go? (Read More)

The "Veronica Mars" Kickstarter campaign raised a record $2 million in just ten hours — zooming past the 30-day goal. The campaign to turn the canceled TV show into a feature length film has since raised a total $4.5 million in funding — but apparently it's still not enough. (Read More)

With the April 12 end date for the Veronica Mars Kickstarter project looming, a director’s cut of its launch video featuring 42 seconds of additional footage was released Sunday to goose the project to an ambitious new goal. (Read More)

There are only a few more days left on the Veronica Mars Kickstarter clock, but we already know this project has moved WAY faster than expected! The campaign has now officially raised over $4.8 million thanks to its 73,000 backers, and creator Rob Thomas has already completed the first draft of the movie! But given the work still left to be done, Rob took to the Kickstarter page to update Marshmallows on how the extra money raised will be spent. (Read More)

A Kickstarter campaign for a movie adaptation of TV's Veronica Mars has raised $4.8 million US to date, surprising everyone from film studio Warner Bros. to show creator Rob Thomas. (Read More)

Four million people pledge money for films, fashion and photography through the popular Kickstarter crowdfunding site. (Read More)

Dear Marshmallows,  As promised, the t-shirt designs are finally here! In fact, as you'll see below, we've even got two designs that you'll be able to choose from.  The first is what we're calling our California Noir. It's what Jason is wearing in... (Read More)

Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas has sent the film’s Kickstarter backers a lengthy status update. Top news: He has just finished a first draft of the movie. “There’s a lot of work left to do, but it’s a movie I can’t wait to make. I think it’s also the movie you’ve been waiting to see,” he writes. With one week left in the Kickstarter campaign that has raised more than $4.5 million, Thomas took the opportunity to encourage more fans to donate: The only Kickstarter record the project hasn’t yet broken is the total number of backers (Veronica Mars was approaching 70,000 as we typed this; Double Fine Adventure had 87,142). (Read More)

Those �Veronica Mars �fans who pledged $25 or more to the film's Kickstarter campaign will be treated to a limited edition t-shirt. As much as we're all anticipating the actual film, there's nothing quite like a great t-shirt. Backers will get their pick of two great t-shirts, in appreciation of their financial support of the movie, and today Rob Thomas has given us a look at the designs. (Read More)

I think that this whole campaign is sort of the very antithesis of what Kickstarter is about. Correct me if I'm wrong but I've always seen Kickstarter as a place for artists without industry support to go to make their dreams come true. (Read More)

Jason Dohring is heading back to Neptune for the "Veronica Mars" movie. "Veronica Mars" creator Rob Thomas announced Dohring's official involvement in an email to the backers of the "Veronica Mars" movie Kickstarter. (Read More)

Earlier this month, Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas launched a Kickstarter to fund a Veronica Mars movie. The goal was to raise $2 million in a month, but the Kickstarter hit its goal in the first day. It was the fastest Kickstarter project in history to hit $1 million, and then the fastest to hit $2 million. It beat the record for highest goal ever achieved, and became the largest film project in Kickstarter history. (Read More)

We are in the home stretch now, Marshmallows! And here's the new situation: our not-so-secret ambition is to have more backers than any Kickstarter drive in history. To do that we just need to get past Double Fine Adventure's 87,142 backers. We just... (Read More)

Yes, you may have raised and surpassed showrunner Rob Thomas’ $2 million goal AND astounded the world Warner Bros. studio executives with your carazay fundraising skills, but there’s just one more thing the VMars team is asking of you: to join in on their “not-so-secret ambition” and break the record of most backers in Kickstarter drive history! Currently having raised $4.4 million with close to 65,000 backers, the VMars Kickstarter is about 22,000 away from defeating Double Fine Adventure’s 87,142 total. SO CLOSE! (Read More)

Now that Kickstarter has hit the awareness of the independent film community with the successful $2 million raise for Veronica Mars, it is time to pause and think through the legal consequences of using Kickstarter for both sides -- contributors and recipients. (Read More)

From the Kickstarter-fuelled resurrection of Veronica Mars to Amanda Palmers art of asking, the influence of crowdsourcing is impossible to ignore. Can it provide a new perspective on the relationship between art and money? (Read More)

Closed Captioning has been added for our supporters in the deaf community. You can see our video (below) and turn on captioning by clicking the CC in the player!  (Read More)

There's been something of an uproar lately about Kickstarter. Specifically, folks have been questioning the meaning of the immensely successful Veronica Mars movie campaign. Does this mean we can use Kickstarter to fund whatever we want? Can we cut out Hollywood entirely? On the negative side of things, people have asked whether this is a good road to go down at all. In essence, Hollywood could hold franchises hostage until people give them enough money. The latest video from PBS Idea Channel explores this and more. (Read More)

We've just opened up 50 more slots at our $400 Twitter Follower level. If you kick in $400 to the cause, we will love you so much that Kristen (@IMKristenBell) and Rob (@RobThomas) will follow you on Twitter for an entire year. You’ll also receive... (Read More)

As of this minute, we are making 50 additional pairs of tickets available for our Los Angeles and New York City premieres. These are available to domestic AND international backers. We won’t know the exact date until we’re well into... (Read More)

We are now open for business in Brazil, Mexico, Norway and Switzerland. Our first nine reward levels are available to backers in these countries. Thank you so much for your patience. We're so happy to have you aboard.  (Read More)

As of right now, residents of the following countries can pledge to the Veronica Mars Kickstarter Project: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, UK. Our... (Read More)

The "Veronica Mars" movie Kickstarter campaign took the world by storm this March. The campaign achieved its goal of $2 million in less than 12 hours, ensuring the "Veronica Mars" movie would get made in the summer of 2013. (Read More)

This story first appeared in the April 5 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. Now that Kickstarter has hit the mainstream with almost $4 million raised (and counting) for a Veronica Mars movie, it's time to think through the legal consequences of using the service -- for both contributors and recipients. (Read More)

After the initial success of the Kickstarter campaign for a movie based on the TV show Veronica Mars (with a goal of $2 million, it has currently raised $3.9 million, and there are still 17 days to go), I had a chance to interview the show’s creator Rob Thomas and his agent Julien Thuan about what’s next for the movie, as well as what the campaign’s success means for other TV shows and films. (Read More)

Rob Thomas is already making good on his promise to keep the momentum going as the Veronica Mars movie Kickstarter campaign continues well past its $2 million goal. The above video gives us a behind-the-scenes look at what March 13 was like for series creator Rob Thomas and some of the cast of the show as Thomas nervously launched the Kickstarter page and then celebrated the first pledge, and many more to follow. (Read More)

After years of hope and frustration, 'Veronica Mars' creator Rob Thomas watched a dream come to fruition in a sudden digital rush. (Read More)

Thanks to Veronica Mars, TV fanaticism is about to get really expensive. (Read More)

The biggest controversies to come out of this are two debates that have followed crowdfunding from day one. Whether this is a charity, giving money to Warner Bros., the rights holder and eventual distributor is an issue that has sprung up in the project’s wake. Rob Thomas is pretty clear that he has a different vision of what Crowdfunding is: pre-selling to the core audience. (Read More)

Following Veronica Mars' demonstration of the potential for fan-funding to bring critically-acclaimed but commercially-unsuccessful projects back from the dead, the Internet came alive with rumors of which shows could be next to Kickstarter their way back to screens. (Read More)

On this week's show, the regular band is back together, and I am a rock. I am an island. Specifically, now that the original feverish excitement over the Veronica Mars Kickstarter and what how it might change the landscape has subsided, we take a look at what it might mean for the future and what questions both fans and creators will have to face going forward if the audience is going to be more involved in directly funding projects. (Read More)

After years of hope, stalled efforts and studio frustration, "Veronica Mars" creator Rob Thomas watched a long-held dream come to fruition ... (Read More)

I’ve never seen an episode of “Veronica Mars.” I vaguely had interest in the cancelled high school detective drama, but I have many, many other television shows ahead of “Veronica Mars” on my mental Netflix Instant Watch list (“The Walking Dead,” “Breaking Bad” and “The Wire,” just to name a few). But what show did I hear more about than any other program on TV this past spring break? Whose name did I hear more than the new pope’s? You guessed it: Veronica Mars. (Read More)

Twelve hours after it was announced the Veronica Mars movie campaign reached its fundraising goal of $2M, breaking all sorts of Kickstarter records in the process. Now, they’re up to $3.6M with three full weeks left in the campaign. Rob Thomas and Kristen Bell have always said in order to make a Veronica movie a reality, the fans needed to show support. Warner Brothers asked producers to show their wallets, and despite setbacks, everything came together to make the Veronica Mars movie a reality. And these are my top five reasons why everyone should be excited, and why seeing Veronica on the big screen will be amazing. (Read More)

Crowdfunding has been a way of life for indie film for years, but with fractions of the $3.7 million (and counting) banked by Veronica Mars. Could indie films ever measure up? (Read More)

Last week the 'Net was all abuzz about the resurrection of Veronica Mars, courtesy of Kickstarter. Right after the news broke, many fans were speculating what other shows Kickstarter could potentially bring back. (Read More)

"We were built by fans so we’ll try to do our best to keep the momentum going through that," Thomas says. "We’re hoping to go to Comic-Con, maybe have some footage to show at Comic-Con. We have a documentary following the making of the movie." Hopefully with lots of Kristen Bell and Percy Daggs III blowing people minds by still being adorable together over 30. (Read More)

The Veronica Mars Kickstarter campaign continues to grow while show creator Rob Thomas promises fans BTS photos, tweets, and Comic-Con documentary. (Read More)

The Veronica Mars movie kickstarter campaign has officially passed the $3 million mark and is now a bonafide phenomenon. But, wait a second! What does this mean for other shows that ended too soon? Or just tv shows that we desperately want to see on the big screen?? (Read More)

The stampede to fund a Veronica Mars movie is "sort of like a perfect storm," according to Kickstarter co-founder and head of communications Yancey Strickler. Kicking off the Engadget Expand event in San Francisco over the weekend, Strickler acknowledged that the Veronica Mars movie is the latest sensation to take Kickstarter by storm, following on the heels of crowd-funded projects like the Pebble smartwatch and the Ouya game console. (Read More)

The Veronica Mars Kickstarter has become huge news — so much so that MSNBC asked me to talk about it for a few minutes yesterday. (Read More)

The popular fundraising site is a godsend for artists, but is every project under the guise of 'art' really worth your donation? (Read More)

Rob Thomas va pouvoir faire son film Veronica Mars. Si on se borne à cette nouvelle, on ne croise que des sourires sur les visages, ou les regards interloqués de ces gens qui se demande ce que c’est qu’un « Veronica Mars », peut-être une barre chocolatée au caramel et à la fraise (pour le côté Veronica). Mais comme dans les films avec des génie qui exaucent des vœux, il y a un coup fourré. Du moins c’est ce que certains avancent. Car si film Veronica Mars il y a, c’est parce que les fans ont donné plus de 3 millions de dollars. Et pas à Rob Thomas. A Warner Bros. (Read More)

It’s breaking records and changing paradigms — but what impact will Veronica Mars‘s studio-supported but fan-funded feature film have not just on the Kickstarter economy, but Hollywood in general? (Read More)

The massive success of the Veronica Mars Kickstarter campaign—it's raised $3.57 million and counting—has caused the creators of some other dear departed shows to perk up their heads and consider a fan-funded revival. One of those? Bryan Fuller, who's expressed interest in doing a Pushing Daisies movie. To quote the great Olive Snook: Jiminy krispies! (Read More)

The stampede to fund a Veronica Mars movie is "sort of like a perfect storm," according to Kickstarter co-founder and head of communications Yancey Strickler. (Read More)

We said we were trying to make it happen, and now it has. Canadian fans can now pledge to the Veronica Mars movie project. Our two options on the rewards column are "ships within U.S. only" and "ships worldwide." Neither of those options is currently... (Read More)

Illustrating the power of social media, more than 30,000 fans of the cult favorite television series "Veronica Mars" pledged $2 million in a single day — or 10 hours, to be exact — to finance an independent film based on the teen drama. (Read More)

We can resurrect a long-lost TV franchise but we can't keep a vital service from shutting down? (Read More)

Now that the Veronica Mars Kickstarter has been such a fund-raising success (they've currently raised more than $3 million), naturally the conversation has turned to what gone-but-not-forgotten show will be next. Deadwood? Unlikely. Terriers? Shawn Ryan did tweet about it. Pushing Daisies? Looks like a yes, actually. (Read More)

Is the entire movie industry about to be turned on its head? Could a Freaks and Geeks movie be next? What the Kickstarter success story really means. (Read More)

In the age of Kickstarter, anything is possible. My daughter, a media studies master’s student specializing in studying “fandom,” has been telling me for years that the rising power of fan communities is changing the balance of power in the entertainment industries. Now, I went to one of the first Star Trek cons (when they were still called conventions), I’ve watched a few episodes of Survivor: Fans vs. Favorites (years ago, not the current edition), and I once helped my son vote for a finalist on American Idol. But I wasn’t sure about this “power of fans” thing. (Read More)

It took three days for Veronica Mars to change the way movies are made. Or maybe it didn’t. (Read More)

Tens of thousands of fans rallied around Kickstarter this week to fully fund a project to take cult-hit TV show Veronica Mars to the silver screen. Not only did the Kickstarter campaign reach its $2 million goal already — hitting the $1 million mark in record time within hours of its launch Wednesday — but the backers keep coming in with still 28 days left to go. (Read More)

A chuckling Weinstein, who made the list of the Observer’s 100 Most Influential New Yorkers, told VF Daily that the paper’s less-than-flattering illustrations don’t bother him. “I like the illustrations. It reminds me of Hirschfeld.” Weinstein also mentioned that he thinks using Kickstarter to raise funds for a Veronica Mars movie is a good idea. “Why not? I love Veronica Mars, and I love Kristen Bell,” he told VF Daily. (Read More)

Gimme gimme more, gimme more, gimme gimme more. Having hit just over $3.3 million today, the Veronica Mars monster Kickstarter fund is the gift that keeps on giving. In fact, VMars creator Rob Thomas, who we may now call a Santa Clause of sorts, revealed that he'll be rewarding fans for donating with some NEW prizes! (Read More)

The beloved, short-lived drama Veronica Mars created history—and debate—this week when its creator and star quickly funded a follow-up movie using Kickstarter. Now Hollywood is scratching its head as the teams of other cherished, but canceled, shows start discussing the possibility. One of the most vocally interested parties has been creator of Pushing Daisies, Bryan Fuller. (Read More)

So stormed Tim Goodman of The Hollywood Reporter, joining a chorus of pundits railing against the success of Wednesday’s Veronica Mars Kickstarter campaign. Underlying their criticisms is the premise that these payments represent a kind of crowd-sourced corporate welfare—an argument that misses the point entirely. With Kickstarter, Warner Brothers isn’t acting like a non-profit asking for charity; it’s being a capitalist, applying price discrimination to create economic surplus for itself and its customers. (Read More)

Never underestimate the will of the heartbroken TV fan whose beloved show has been canceled before its time. This week, Veronica Mars fans contributed millions of dollars to the promise that their show could find closure, greater glory, and romantic resolution through a long-envisioned movie. The Veronica Mars Movie Project broke Kickstarter records on Wednesday, the same day it was launched, hitting its $2 million goal in about 10 hours. (Read More)

In the wake of the cult show's record-breaking movie campaign, Hollywood wonders whether its path to a greenlight can be replicated. (Read More)

Fans of the TV detective series 'Veronica Mars' have raised $3.3 million and counting to get the show onto the big screen. More than 50,000 people have made donations to the Veronica Mars movie project on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter and Warner Bros. agreed to distribute and market the film. (Read More)

You asked for it, you've got it! A New York City premiere and after party! An Austin, Tx Southern Fried Rob Thomas Friends and Family Jubilee and Premiere. And more spots for extras in a the movie. Now more even more value when you and a friend do it... (Read More)

By the way, yesterday we set a few records. We were the fastest Kickstarter project to hit $1M. We were the fastest Kickstarter project to hit $2M. We set the record for highest goal ever achieved. (Other KS projects have done better than us -- so... (Read More)

Holy cow, what a day. As of 4 a.m. CT, we're just over $2.5M dollars. We couldn't be happier. We really couldn't. My wife says I'm insufferable, but she said that four days ago in anticipation of a day like today. A couple important announcements.... (Read More)

Geeks are passionate, especially when it comes to their favorite shows. Just about every geek can name at least one show that they would like to see more of. For Veronica Mars fans, their hopes may come a reality thanks to a movie Kickstarter campaign. (Read More)

On Wednesday, the creator of the much-loved but relatively short-lived TV series Veronica Mars took to Kickstarter to raise money to make a movie version of the show. In less than 12 hours, fans pledged more than $2 million, smashing the site's records along the way. (Read More)

Can a Veronica Mars movie really happen? Fans of the canceled series have been wondering that for years, and star Kristen Bell and creator Rob Thomas have only fueled the fire by repeating that, yes, they'd be interested in putting the cult series on the big screen. (Read More)

It's a win, but not a game changer. (Read More)

The "Veronica Mars" movie is actually getting made, thanks to the fans. The Kickstarter project started by series creator Rob Thomas received more than $2 million in contributions in about 11 hours. (Read More)

And so there will be a "Veronica Mars" movie, because on Wednesday some 30,000 fans (and counting) pledged $2 million (and counting) via Kickstarter, the popular crowd-funding website, to make it so. (Read More)

To say that the arrival-- and swift success-- of Rob Thomas' Kickstarter campaign for a film based on his television show Veronica Mars has been controversial is putting it mildly. (Read More)

“$3M! I love you all,” creator Rob Thomas tweeted. (Read More)

Way to go, "Veronica Mars" fans. The V-Mars movie we've all been waiting for since the show went off the air in 2006 is happening. (Read More)

WOWZA!! Maybe the government should enlist Veronica Mars to save the economy too, LOL! We thought reaching $1M so fast was impressive, but Kristen Bell and Rob Thomas' Veronica Mars movie kickstarter has reached its $2M goal (all thanks to fan donations)… …IN LESS THAN 11 HOURS, HOLY SH*T! (Read More)

A Kickstarter crowdfunding project collects more than enough cash pledges from Veronica Mars fans in just one day. Which TV shows would you pay to see revived? (Read More)

Sometime between 10:30 am Wednesday — when the Veronica Mars movie Kickstarter campaign was announced — and 11 am, something unfortunate, but perhaps inevitable, happened. People started getting kicked for kicking their money in. (Read More)

The “Veronica Mars” movie a feel-good story for all the fans of the show who have longed to see Veronica and Keith, Logan, Wallace, Mac and Weevil again, right? Well, yeah -- mostly. (Read More)

Thought Rob Thomas’s efforts to fund a Veronica Mars movie would end when his project hit the $2 million mark — less than 11 hours after its Kickstarter launched? Think again. (Read More)

Rob Thomas and Kristen Bell raised $2m through Kickstarter yesterday, and they did it in under 10 hours. As of this morning, their effort to score a budget for a Veronica Mars movie has secured their goal with about $500,000 and 29 days to spare. One guy, entrepreneur Steve Dengler, even gave $10,000 to the production to get a small speaking role in the film (and because he’s a big, big supporter of crowdfunding). (Read More)

The Kickstarter for a Veronica Mars movie hit its $2 million target in less than 12 hours yesterday. But what does its record-breaking success really mean? (Read More)

Oh, to be Rob Thomas this morning. Six years after the writer/producer's cult-darling TV series Veronica Mars was canceled by network executives at the CW, Thomas' attempt to reboot the series as a feature film has become a historic success at the crowdsourcing website Kickstarter. (Read More)

Or we'll cry. No seriously Rob Thomas, bring back the argyle polo. (Read More)

"Maybe there'll be a movie!" It's been the rallying cry of many a disappointed fan of a prematurely dead TV series. Deadwood fans have carried the hope of a wrap-up movie ever since the HBO Western was fed to the pigs. (Read More)

"Veronica Mars" fans are putting their money where their mouths are. Lovers of the cult television show -- which was canceled after three seasons by the CW in 2007 -- are donating money for a low-budget Mars film that could be shot this summer, according to Entertainment Weekly. Actress Kristen Bell, who played the title character, and show creator Rob Thomas have launched a Kickstarter campaign hoping to raise $2 million in 30 days. If they make it, Warner Bros. has agreed to make the film and pick up the tab for marketing, promotion, and distribution. According to EW, the film would be released in the first quarter of 2014 for a limited-time theatrical run, before moving to VOD, iTunes, and other digital platforms. (Read More)

Six years after the show was taken off air, cult noir series Veronica Mars may finally return, thanks to a new Kickstarter campaign to fund a movie revival. (Read More)

A Kickstarter.com campaign launched Wednesday to raise $2 million to make a feature film of the TV show Veronica Mars, which aired from 2004 to 2007 and was filmed in San Diego. (Read More)

Like so many other brilliant-but-cancelled TV series, Veronica Mars has been surrounded by movie sequel rumors since the day it ended. As the years went on, though, the talk continued but the progress didn’t (or at least not that we could see). The cast and crew continued to field questions while doing press for their other projects, but it seemed clear that the Veronica Mars movie sequel was dead in the water. (Read More)

If a “Veronica Mars” movie doesn’t happen now, there will be no mystery about who did it in — its loyal fans will be the culprits. Rob Thomas, the television producer and creator of “Veronica Mars,” the cult hit series that starred Kristen Bell as a crime-solving teenager, has thrown down a challenge to viewers who have long clamored for this show to be turned into a film, telling them that they had 30 days to help raise $2 million for the project and calling it “our one shot” to see it happen. (Read More)

Three seasons and a movie? Cult TV favorite Veronica Mars may be getting the big screen treatment - if you pay up. The Veronica Mars Movie Project hit crowd-funding site Kickstarter this morning, and has received a flood of early support. (Read More)

There are fans, and then there are stans — the rabid zealots who spend 12 months creating detailed replicas of a fantasy world out of Legos, or those who make it their mission to cook every single food mentioned in their favorite series, or who camp outside for hours in a blizzard in hopes of maybe getting a ticket to see the object of their devotion perform. (Read More)

It's been almost six years since Veronica Mars went off the air, but fans are still crazy about the teenage private investigator played by actress Kristen Bell. The show's creator, Rob Thomas (pictured above with Bell), is raising funds on Kickstarter to try to finance a Veronica Mars movie. For those with a hazy memory, the CW Television Network show (originally on UPN) was about high schooler Veronica Mars who became an apprentice detective and tried to uncover secrets in her town. The show ran from 2004 to 2007. (Read More)

If you were a fan of the teen detective TV show Veronica Mars, this was an exciting morning — creator Rob Thomas launched a Kickstarter campaign to finance a Veronica Mars movie. (I’m a fan, and I’ve backed the project.) (Read More)

Kickstarter is most commonly known around these parts as the site that funded the Ouya, Oculus Rift and Tim Schafer’s next game, along with countless other hardware and software projects in the gaming sphere. (Read More)

You did it, Marshmallows! Less than 11 hours after Rob Thomas and Kristen Bell announced a Kickstarter campaign, fans have raised the $2 million necessary to finance a Veronica Mars movie. It’s officially on! “My mind is blown. I’ve been fantasizing about this and had to tell myself, ‘Stop it, Rob, you’re being silly. You’re setting yourself up for disappointment,’” the Mars creator tells EW. “And now today has exceeded the wildest pipe dream I let myself entertain. Holy cow. We better make a good movie. These amazing fans have stepped up. We better deliver.” (Read More)

The Veronica Mars movie Kickstarter has crossed the all-important $2 million threshold in… about ten hours. Records have been set. Aside from how quickly it was done, just achieving this goal in any case means that the film is set for production in one month from now. Crikey. It almost feels like a dream. The story doesn’t usually go this way at all. (Read More)

"Veronica Mars" fans who've been longing for a movie are taking up creator Rob Thomas' offer to make it happen. 'Veronica Mars': Where are they now? Thomas, who created the series that centered on a smart, witty teen detective named Veronica Mars, has launched a Kickstarter fund to finance a film. (Read More)

A long time ago we used to be fans, but we hadn't thought of her lately at all… But all eyes are on Veronica Mars today! The spunky teen detective is finally getting her own movie thanks to a record-breaking first day on Kickstarter! Mere hours after Kristen Bell and show creator Rob Thomas announced they were using the site to crowdfund their dream project, the movie has already made… (Read More)

HitFixs Alan Sepnwall writes that Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas and star Kristen Bell are launching a Kickstarter campaign to try to fund a movie sequel to the UPN/CW detective drama. (Read More)

The campaign calls for $2 million in fan donations to fund a 'Veronica Mars' feature. If the goal is reached, it will be the largest Kickstarter-funded project of all time. (Read More)

Veronica Mars fans donated in hoards Wednesday, helping the first day of a campaign to bring the cult TV show to the silver screen break the site's fastest-to-$1 million record. (Read More)

Shortly after 11 a.m. Wednesday, Rob Thomas, creator of the short-lived UPN/CW detective drama “Veronica Mars” tweeted that if fans would pledge $2 million by 11 p.m. Friday, April 12, Warner Bros. had agreed to put into production a “Veronica Mars” movie that would get a limited theatrical release in early 2014, and would foot the bills for marketing, promotion and distribution. (Read More)

"Dearest mashmallows," Bell writes on the Kickstarter page. "I am currently the happiest blonde in a hamster ball the world has ever seen. We have been waiting so long to make this movie dream a movie reality, and it's because of YOUR commitment, YOUR persistence, that we finally have a chance. We just have one more step to go." (Read More)

Kristen Bell‘s show Veronica Mars announced today that if fans could help raise money on Kickstarter, a film version of the TV show would happen. (Read More)

The fan favorite raised $1 million within four-and-a-half hours and is nearly at the $2 million finish line, and Warners Bros. didn't even have to break a sweat. Read this article by Donna Tam on CNET News. (Read More)

TV cult favorite is the first feature to hit the $1 million mark on the crowdfunding site, doubles that within hours. (Read More)

UPDATE: The Veronica Mars Movie is now happening for sure, as the $2 million needed is raised in about ten hours via Kickstarter. (Read More)

Campaign to make the cult-favorite TV series into a movie became the fastest project to raise $1 million on the fundraising site on Wednesday. (Read More)

Writer-director Rob Thomas said Wednesday that he was launching a Kickstarter campaign to help greenlight a film version of his critically-acclaimed, but low-rated, television show “Veronica Mars.” He hopes to raise $2 million in 30 days to prove to Warner Bros., which owns the rights to the series, that there’s enough fan interest to merit a feature-length film. (Read More)