Asked what she would miss most about the character, Bell did not hesitate: "Other than everything?"

The 26-year-old actress continued: "It feels sort of like graduating high school. You really only recognize how special it was once it's gone away.

"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.

"I think I'm only truly realizing that now."

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 does not make it back on to 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 Mars creator) Rob Thomas again in a heartbeat," she said. "Not just because of his brilliance, but because he's a great guy."

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 college, where she continued to solve 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." ASSOCIATED PRESS