page_title: The Bitch Is Back (Veronica Mars)
section_title: FBI pitch
hierarchical_section_title: The Bitch Is Back (Veronica Mars) / Production / FBI pitch
caption_attribution_description: English: Rob Thomas speaking at the 2015 Wondercon, for "iZombie", at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.
context_page_description: "The Bitch Is Back" is the series finale of the initial run of the American mystery television series Veronica Mars, the twentieth and final episode of the show's third season, and the 64th episode overall. Co-written by series creator Rob Thomas and executive producer Diane Ruggiero and directed by Michael Fields, the episode premiered on The CW on May 22, 2007, directly after the previous episode, "Weevils Wobble But They Don't Go Down". The series depicts the adventures of Veronica Mars as she navigates life as a college student while moonlighting as a private detective.
  In this episode, Veronica investigates the origins of a sex tape of her and Stosh "Piz" Piznarski. Renouncing Logan Echolls because he assaulted Piz, Veronica eventually discovers that the perpetrators are a secret society at Hearst College known as the Castle, headed by Jake Kane. Meanwhile, Parker Lee ends her relationship with Logan, and Keith Mars navigates the issues surrounding his candidacy in the upcoming sheriff's election.
  Several days prior to airing "The Bitch Is Back", The CW announced that the series was cancelled.
context_section_description: Before cancellation, Thomas proposed his idea for season four to take place in the FBI Academy. Prior to the airing of "Un-American Graffiti", Enrico Colantoni stated that The CW had seen the filmed first ten pages and reacted negatively. However, Thomas denied this assertion and commented that The CW had not yet seen the FBI pitch. He added that it would be presented on May 2, the day after the series came off a two-month hiatus. Thomas's statement was confirmed by a representative for the network.
  Thomas filmed a twelve-minute teaser for his new concept and presented it to The CW. The teaser was later released on the Veronica Mars third season DVD and the internet. The clip begins in medias res with Veronica, pretending to be a high schooler, talking to a teacher. The teaser flashes back to her first FBI meeting, and the viewers discover that she is investigating the teacher for sexual abuse allegations. She successfully catches the teacher on camera, and at the FBI, she runs into a former acquaintance named Seth. She investigates a potential bomber with another novice agent, and they speak to a man who appears to be innocent. However, he points a gun at Veronica's partner as the clip ends.
  Thomas had initially planned for Veronica to be in the FBI during a hypothetical seventh or eighth season of Veronica Mars. He accelerated his initial vision of the show in an attempt to prevent its cancellation. Although he believed that the new concept would appeal to CW executives, he commented, "I'd be thrilled for [Veronica] to come back in any incarnation."
  The teaser was presented to the network on May 2, 2007. Nellie Andreeva of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that Dawn Ostroff, president of The CW at the time, had responded positively to the new concept. The series's title might have been changed if the FBI idea had been accepted. The CW had recently cancelled Gilmore Girls, leading some news outlets to speculate that Veronica Mars might be renewed in order to fill a schedule hole. Several cast members, including Gonzalo and Lowell, had taken other acting opportunities in anticipation of the series's cancellation. Nevertheless, Thomas stated, "I don't think we're dead; I kind of like our chances."
caption: Series creator Rob Thomas created the FBI concept.
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