veronica mars

The Veronica Mars Movie team wrapped onset production earlier this week, and now all Veronica Mars fans have left is The Waiting Game. That’s where we basically just do nothing but try to kill time until the movie’s release date “in early 2014” — whatever that means. That could be forever, for all we know.

I know how it is. You could very much spend the next few months of your life just twiddling your thumbs awaiting a release date announcement, and then wait for that date to arrive. All we have now is whatever post-production people are willing to give us. Plus, a nifty teaser trailer. But that can’t tie you over forever.

So here are a few things you can do whilst you wait for Ronnie to return — on the silver screen, no less:

1. Rewatch (or first-watch) Veronica Mars.
So, you know, duh. This was probably something you were already planning on doing. But the problem is you don’t want to binge on Veronica Mars too much, lest you end up with a huge gap between the end of your rewatch and the release of the movie. Doing the math, there are about 23 weeks left until 2014. That means you can easily watch three episodes per week, spacing them out a bit so that your rewatch can go further towards the release date.

2. Scope out the Internet.
After your rewatch (and perhaps even re-rewatch), you’re going to be craving some information about just exactly what’s going down in the official movie. It’s at this point where you’ll go crawling through the Interwebs trying to find every last detail — speculation, pictures, interviews, rumors: it’s all fair game. Pro tip: set up a Google Alert so you can get emails whenever someone writes something important about the movie; don’t forget to follow the Twitter tag #VeronicaMarsMovie.

3. Watch the teaser trailer on loop.
So you’re tired of the old Veronica Mars material; you want the new stuff. Thankfully, the Veronica Mars camp already released the trailer. Now all you have to do is play it over and over and over again, hoping to be so immersed in the new material that you basically know it by heart. You’ll try to piece together information that you’ve been reading from entertainment sites, rumors, and official interviews about how the stuff in the trailer maps out the storyline for the film.

4. Read the fanfiction.
When it comes to getting over a television show, the clear answer always is: you don’t have to get over it. Likeminded folks all over the world have been dreaming up how the next chapter in Veronica’s life would unfold for years now. So after watching the trailer so many times you can recite every line, it’s time to indulge on the alternate universes others have conjured up. Pro tip: If you have the season three DVD, check out the 10-minute pitch of Veronica being an FBI agent, too.

5. Solve cases in real life on your own.
At this point, you’ve already rewatched all of Veronica Mars, you’ve caught up on all news, you’ve watched the trailer, heck you’ve even read other people’s ideas of how the movie will transpire. Basically, you’re desensitized of all actual Veronica Mars stuff and the only way you can get a thrill anymore is to become Veronica Mars. Don on that blonde wig, take out your DSLR, whip out a sassy attitude and get to cracking the case. “The case of the teary eyes. Solved: I’m crying because it’s not the Veronica Mars Release date, yet.” See? You’re a natural.

6. Cry because you haven’t invented a time machine.
This one’s pretty self-explanatory. It’s 2013! Why aren’t there time machines yet? You’ll try to invent one, but then realize it’s impossible and cry again.

7. Eat marshmallows.
Just eat a lot. Trust me, it helps. Try some marshmallows or Mars Bars to ease the pain.