On Sunday, Kristen Bell will turn 30-years-old and is using her big day to help make a big difference.

The star has teamed up with Charity: Water to raise money for their important work bringing clean drinking water to impoverished nations.

On a special donation page, Kristen writes:

“A billion people in the world are living without clean water. EFF THAT. Water-borne illness is the second highest cause of childhood death in the world. NOT ON MY WATCH. 45,000 people will die this week alone from contaminated water illnesses. Y’ALL, LETS GET OFF OUR HINEYS AND FIX THIS. Please help me get to my goal of 100K and let’s have a clean water toast.”

So far, the star has raised almost $6,000 and hopes to collect $100,000 by Sunday! That’s a lot of moola!

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Enrico Colantoni is no stranger to having legions of fans. He’s known to many for his role in the comedic sci-fi flick ‘Galaxy Quest,’ even more for his seven years on ‘Just Shoot Me’ and his turn as Keith Mars on the cult-hit ‘Veronica Mars.’ Viewers can find him on CBS Friday nights this summer when the hit cop drama ‘Flashpoint’ (Fri., 10PM ET on CBS) returns to the line-up.

New episodes of the drama about an elite Strategic Response Unit kick off with a bang — literally. In the premiere episode, the team races around the city to stop explosions set by an eco-terrorist and a member puts his life on the line.

Colantoni spoke with TV Squad about what’s in store for his character Sgt. Gregory Parker, his favorite projects, interacting with ‘Veronica Mars’ fans and his hopes for a ‘Mars’ feature film.

Let’s catch viewers up, what happened when we last saw the ‘Flashpoint’ team?
Let me think, the last time we were on in the U.S. — oh my God, so much has happened. As far as the last episode, the U.S. saw, it was ‘Exit Wounds,’ where we were in a hospital with two brothers, one brother fighting for the life of the other brother. That was pretty exciting. We’re going to come into the premiere episode with the family unit dealing with a tragedy within the team. So, I guess what’s been happening since then is the camaraderie is building, we’re getting more comfortable with each other as actors and with the crew. I think they’re going to see a really big jump between that last episode and the episode on Friday just because the stories are much more intense and we get to know these characters a lot more. Now, it’s emotionally volatile because we’re within the team, there’s an investment within each other. Stories are going off into a much more emotional and personal place.

What’s in store for your character, Sgt. Gregory Parker, this season?
A lot happens to Parker. There’s going to be an episode where he gets in trouble on a personal level and it’ll be interesting to see him outside of his uniform just dealing with that life stuff. All and all, you’re just going to see a lot more intense and critical situations, how we resolve them, how we get out of them. More and more we just get better at making them. The stories are getting better and this usually happens in any show after the second and third season — all the rehearsal is done, we know each other, we know how to do it. It’s just an easier show to watch because we’ve figured it out I think.

Do you think filming up in Canada helps since you’re away from the constant attention some shows get? It just seems creatively that helps some shows.
Well, it helps a lot because come winter, come January, we’re the only show in Canada that’s filming. We get the best directors, the best photographers, we get the best cameramen. We get all of the best that they do at that time of the year. You’re right, there’s nobody else around. We get to play, we get to play in an environment that isn’t supposed to be a familiar city, but it’s familiar to us because it’s Toronto, but we don’t really mention it by name. From a Canadian perspective, we paint the landscape of the city so that Canadians recognize it. American viewers see this clean city, this futuristic city. They don’t care where it is, it’s just this cool place to look at. We get to do all that. We don’t have to double it for New York or for Chicago, it’s Toronto. Whether people know it is or not, they’re seeing it for the first time and I think that’s one the biggest reasons why people are watching it down there.

Why do you think it does so well for CBS in the summer? It’s one of the highest-rated summer series.
I think, one, because it does have a unique look. It follows the same sort of procedural dramatic genre, but at the same time, we represent the good in seldom seen television — at least in recent history. It’s the hero-vision of the police force. Because we can’t be easily identified as a SWAT team in the United States, we do have this futuristic look. The city is different, the uniforms are and the attitudes and our egos are intact. The integrity of these people is pure, it’s an honest representation of good versus misunderstood. The people, the victims are generally normal people having bad days, but we don’t really judge them as bad. We restrict it to the dialog that we have, we want to talk to them first. There’s a communication that they wear on their sleeves, they don’t want to shoot first and ask questions later, they really, really want to understand and get to the underbelly of what’s going on. I think that’s unique for American television, but then of course we add the element of the gun-fire and all that stuff so it’s still an action drama with a lot of heart and soul. And of course, it’s one of four or five new shows during the summer, so what’s not to watch?

Your character is sort of the father figure to the team, does that extend to off-set stuff too?
We’ve become such good friends that it does extend itself into real life. Hugh Dillon [right, with Colantoni] and I have a wonderful relationship — he’s done very little as far as professional acting is concerned and he’ll usually come to me and we’ll talk about scenes and we’ll talk how to break it down. We’ll talk about moments and how to get an overview of a scene and stuff like that. So, yeah playing a sergeant to these guy, it’s an easy part because they — how do I say it — they have a degree of respect for me. And of course I get to play their sergeant so I’m lucky that way.

Have you heard from any police officers since you’ve done the show? Whether they’re saying, “Oh, you’re doing great,” or “Man, that’s not how it happens at all.”
Every police officer — whether in Canada or the United States — who have seen this show, appreciates us showing what every one of them feel, but aren’t allowed to show. We’ve all come to recognize policemen as stoic and rigid and their black and white perspective of life and the world. Every one of them that’s come up to me have always said, “Thank you for portraying them as human,” because that’s what they all feel. They all feel the emotional commitment to their jobs, they all feel an attachment to helping and to preserving peace and I guess over the years they’ve just gotten a bad rap. When we’re portraying policemen that well up and really care about the kids and really care about the people involve and regret having to kill somebody, they recognize that because they all go through it, they’re just not allowed to show it.

You’ve done a lot in this business. What work are you most recognized for?
I love hearing the attention ‘Galaxy Quest’ gets after 10 years, I love the loyal fan base that ‘Veronica Mars,’ but you know what? Everybody remembers ‘Just Shoot Me’ and I’m very proud of that. It’s still on TV and people still catch it and laugh about it and I personally have wonderful, wonderful memories working with those people. We still are in contact and we still have lunch three or four times a year. Those people are all dear to my heart and I’m very, very proud of those seven years we spent together.

I spoke with ‘Veronica Mars’ creator Rob Thomas a couple of months ago and he said he still wants to do a ‘Veronica Mars’ movie.
I hope he does.

But, Joel Silver [an executive producer on 'Mars'] came out a few days ago and said there’s no way it’s going to happen. What’s your stance on this? Would you do it? What do you think?
Of course I would do it. I would want it to happen, it just seems like — I don’t know, maybe Joel crunched some numbers, but it seemed like he was interested a year and half ago. I don’t understand what changed in the business, or maybe that’s just it, the business changed. Maybe putting $20 million into a four million-viewer show on television isn’t worth the gamble? I think it would make an outstanding movie. I know Rob had some great ideas.

Now, ‘Veronica Mars’ has some pretty intense fans. I may be one of them. But, have you had a really crazy fan interaction?
No, nobody’s crazy. [Laughs] What’s crazy — what I define as crazy — is how intensely passionate ‘Veronica Mars’ fans are. More so than any other fans because it’s like a ‘Just Shoot Me’ fan will come and pat me on the shoulder and say, “Hey, that’s fun stuff,” but you can see in the fan base of ‘Veronica Mars’ that there was an actual connection to those characters. A real appreciation at a soul level. An understanding — an intimate understanding of those people. It gets very intimate when I meet them on the street, it becomes very, very intimate because we shared something. I know that any fan of ‘Veronica Mars’ is hardcore and loyal, so I give them the time, we spend time talking about because it warrants that. It’s like somebody is recovering from a drug addiction or alcoholism, it’s like they’re in recovery, they demand time and I think that’s what that show was. After so many years it still resonates. There’s nothing crazy about that. Just normally intense and intimate, they just bring that, “You’re Keith Mars. You don’t understand, you’re Keith Mars,” you know? It’s like, “Yeah, let’s talk about it.” [Laughs]

How many of you know that Kirsten Bell received a burn on her leg, during a rather casual ride? Well, never mind if you weren’t aware of it, because it appears that this misfortune didn’t trash her romantic feelings for the gorgeous Dax Shepard. Looks like she’s has gotten used to bearing burns, especially after the Veronica Mars episodes!

Yeah, that’s exactly the case. Just recently, Kristen and Dax announced their marriage plans, given that they have already been engaged for quite some time. As both of them gear up to appear in the romantic comedy “When in Rome”, there is another incident that they both will remember for quite some time. While taking a ride on a scooter, Kristen’s leg received a burn, thanks to the exhaust pipe of the vehicle.

According to a website, the fair-headed beautiful actress displayed her all new ‘ornament’, as she walked the length of the mat at the Grammy awards. Just watch Veronica Mars episodes and you’ll know more about her dazzling beauty.

What’s more, Kristen Bell also expressed her feelings about her love. “Your partner should hear your most embarrassing insecurities, because once you say them out loud, you’ve created a safe zone.” Given that the two of them have been dating ever since the first month of last year, it’s only fitting to imagine that Shepard himself proposed Bell for marriage.

Now here is the interesting part about this couple – the 29 year old Kirsten Bell was brought up in posh area of Huntington Woods, whereas 35 year old Shepard grew up in a small town of Milford, Michigan. An odd couple? Maybe, maybe not!

But whatever the case may be, both have now made it to the big screens – with Kirsten Bell doing roles such as “Couples Retreat” and Shepard starring in the super hit, “Zathura”.

Anyway, we’ll have to get used to seeing more of these two together, in the near future, as they both make their way towards their ambitions.

Just click here to download Veronica Mars episodes and recall all those moments, which made Kirsten Bell such a huge star.

Veronica Mars movie is not happening and it’s the final decision of the creators. Earlier this year, there has been a plenty of rumors about the movie version of Veronica Mars. Since then, it has been the hot-topic of discussion among the fans of the series. Rob Thomas, the show creator, also showed his interest in the project but it all could not be worked out. Ultimately, the fans are given the bad news that there would no Veronica Mars movie.

It all became public during an interview with Veronica Mars actress Kristen Bell. The lady said in a sad tone, “I don’t think it will ever happen, and here’s why: [Series creator] Rob Thomas and I had a powwow, and we were both 100 percent on board. We took our proposal to Warner Bros. and Joel Silver told us that there is no enthusiasm [there] to make a Veronica Mars movie, and that is unfortunately a roadblock we cannot compete with”.   She also asked the fans to launch a letter-writing campaign to get the things back on track. So, Veronica Mars won’t hit the theatres soon or may never. When Kristen has no hopes, how you and I can have?

Well, being very honest, I always have doubts regarding the movie version of Veronica Mars. It’s a series which struggled to complete its three season. What made it to struggle for survival? Of course, the low ratings! And, now tell me what one could expect from the movie version of such show. Even then, it would have been great, if Veronica Mars movie could have released! A little ray of hope still exists. Celebrities don’t take time to get their words back and to make new announcements. Example is in front of us. It has not been very long when we’re given assurance that Veronica Mars would return. And, as of now, everything is put to an end. Let’s see when the next official announcement comes out!

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I don’t know if Rob Thomas will change his mind in the future, but it isn’t looking so good for the VERONICA MARS movie. 

The Chicago Tribune is reporting that according to Thomas, the current economy and lack of viewer interest has hurt the chances of a big screen jump for the series. Although “both [he and star Kristen Bell] would love to do it,” the momentum on the project seems to be lost.

However, Thomas doesn’t rule out continuing MARS as a comicbook series, as long as he gets to write it. 

Fans can find a consolation prize in the fact that Bell will be guest starring on Thomas’ new show, PARTY DOWN, as a character with a similar name. She appeared in the May 22 finale as former Party Down employee Veronica Moon. 

I know you have been hearing the rumors for a long time, but this time the news about Veronica Mars movie comes direct from the horse’s mouth. Kristen Bell, who played the title role in the show that ended in 2007, has reportedly said that although she did not have any updates, the team was trying to make the movie happen. Kristen who has claimed that Veronica Mars was the most important part of her life, has also been reported as saying that she was as excited as everybody else for the project to start rolling and with everyone all ready to go, the team just needed to pull it together.

It has also been reported elsewhere, that the shows creator, Rob Thomas is working on the screen play for the movie, in keeping with the promise he made to the show’s cult fan base that he would someday bring Veronica Mars to the big screen. Seemingly, the mastermind of the show has been discussing some ideas about the direction the movie will go in, with Kristen. He has reportedly also has a couple of the plotlines or his thoughts about what he would want, set out and is getting feedback from people about the same.

Well let’s hope that this time around the Veronica Mars movie does eventually get made. We fans have been eagerly waiting for our much-loved teen-detective show to make its big return in the form of a movie. And as each new rumor raises our hopes we feel equally disappointed when there is no action following the rumor. But as they say hope is what makes life go! So let’s keep hoping that our hopes do not get dashed this time around and that millions of fans, who are eagerly waiting to see their favorite detective, Veronica Mars back in action, are not disappointed one more time!

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Supposedly the creator and star of the dearly departed Veronica Mars, Rob Thomas and Kristen Bell, met last week and discussed the possibility of a Mars movie. Any such project is a long way off, Thomas cautions: “It’s very tough to focus on it right now with two pilots on my plate. But as soon as I have any free time, that’s my top priority.” We hate to throw cold water on such a delightful notion, but seriously, it’s never gonna happen.

Not that we wouldn’t watch a Veronica Mars movie; after all, despite a significant drop in quality in later seasons, the show was never less than enjoyable, and the relationship between Bell’s Veronica and her father, played by Enrico Colantoni, was one of the smartest and spikiest ever shown on TV. A Veronica Mars movie would allow Thomas to give the series the proper ending it never really had, and to tie up the loose ends its untimely finale left dangling.

But why on earth would a studio — any studio — spend the money to make a movie version of a TV show that at its best never attracted 3 million viewers? A show that in, say, the 2004–2005 season, was the 148th most popular show on television — out of 156 prime-time shows? One that hasn’t (yet) seen any of its stars break out in a major way? One that got worse and worse, not better and better, as the years went on? Rather than begging studios for the cash for a Mars movie, wouldn’t it be better if Thomas, Bell, and the crew went the Dr. Horrible route, set aside a week and $100,000, and shot a couple of mini-Mars stories for download? We’d watch those!