Kristen Bell doesn't want to bid farewell to her TV character Veronica Mars

DETROIT — Kristen Bell acknowledges that it's tough to let go of Veronica Mars, the wisecracking teenage sleuth she portrayed for three seasons on the TV series of the same name.

Asked what she would miss most about the character, Bell didn't hesitate: "Other than everything?"

"It feels sort of like graduating high school. You really only recognize how special it was once it's gone away," Bell told The Associated Press in a recent phone interview.

"And of course everyone graduates from different jobs then they move on, but I don't know I'll find as special a show ever again," the 26-year-old actress said. "I think I'm only truly realizing that now."

The CW canceled the cult hit May 17.

Bell said the network has until June 15 to tell the show's producers whether it will be a midseason replacement.

CW spokesman Jeff Tobler confirmed the June 15 deadline.

Even if "Veronica Mars" doesn't make it back onto the small screen, Bell says she would be happy to reprise her role in a feature film.

"I'm game. I would work for ('Veronica' creator) Rob Thomas again in a heartbeat," she said. "Not just because of his brilliance, but because he's a great guy."

Set in the fictional seaside town of Neptune, Calif., Bell's character tackled the ups and downs of high-school life while solving crimes. The just-completed third season shifted Veronica and her pals to nearby Hearst College, where she continued to solved crimes.

Meanwhile, Bell is in Hawaii filming a Judd Apatow-produced comedy "Forgetting Sarah Marshall." She plays the title character.

The actress says she is enjoying the adult humor and improvisational nature of an Apatow production.

"It's not that cliched romantic comedy where boy meets girl," she said. "Nothing is really cliched in this movie. It's all very real."