Veronica Mars ends its third and final season tonight in a two-hour finale, not that you didn’t already know that. Things have changed a lot since it began in 2004. For a blast from the past, check out this article — I think this is the one that first persuaded me to get on the VMars bandwagon, way back when. Unfortunately at the time I didn’t know a single other (non-internet) person in the world who watched the show. Though it’s sad now, at least I’m not sad alone, ’cause now lots of people I know watch. Yay! I mean, boo. Sad. Last episode. Many tears.

I look forward to finding a show that hooks me so immediately and so forcefully in the future, but shows as well-written and unique and surprising as VM don’t come along very often. We may be waiting a while.

We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming: Though I can say with certainty that I won’t be watching, I suppose it’s worth mentioning that Steven Spielberg’s reality show On the Lot premieres tonight. It’s a movie director’s Project Runway.

I have lots of happy memories from my childhood. While many of them didn’t involve television — many of them did. There was the time my dad let me stay up past nine one time and I got to watch Night Court. There were my pajama-clad Saturday mornings that climaxed at PeeWee’s Playhouse. And then there was the Disney Afternoon with Ducktales and Rescue Rangers.

There is one television memory that has stuck with me, though, and I didn’t really understand it when I was a kid. Now that I’ve grown and developed a love of cheesiness (the flavor and the concept), I’ve rediscovered it as one of my favorite PSAs.

Remember this?

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I’ve got nothing especially profound to say about it, but you have to admit, it’s pretty sweet.

I need to get back there. Soon.

• Hayden Panatierre and Tim Kring did some blogging last night after the Heroes finale.
• MTV has renewed Human Giant — whatever that is.
• An article about the gargantuan Studio 60 set.
• Paula Abdul tripped over her chihuahua and broke her nose, just in time for the Idol finale. Also, by “chihuahua,” her reps really mean “giant pile of coke.”
• Kristin has spoilers (oops – link fixed).
• The Real World is old enough for a learner’s permit.
• The guy from Prison Break could get seven years for vehicular manslaughter.
• Comedy Central will roast Flavor Flav. Kind of a fish in a barrel?
• Arvid from Head of the Class speaks.
• Newsday examines the progress of Asian-Americans on TV.
• The Washington Post looks at trends for new series.
• On the flip side, an article about this year’s pilot graveyard.