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LonelyGirl15 dies in season finale


(AP)
Updated: 2007-08-04 11:27






The fate of Bree, the Web's 'LonelyGirl15' star portrayed by Jessica Lee
Rose of New Zealand, seen here in a file photo taken in New York on June
5, 2007, was revealed Friday, Aug. 3, 2007.[AP]



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LOS ANGELES - LonelyGirl15 dies.

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After more than a year and 260 episodes, 16-year old Bree, the main
character on the Web drama "LonelyGirl15," was killed off Friday at the
hands of the religious cult that had chased her for the life-giving
qualities of her rare blood type.

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In her last appearance on the popular and influential Web show, Bree,
portrayed by Jessica Lee Rose, lies lifeless on a table while her blood
is transfused into one of the cult's elders. The monotone of her
flat-lining heart pierces the silence as her devastated friends watch
from a distance.

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But her death was not in vain! Setting the show up for its second season,
Bree reveals in a post-mortem voice mail that the cult, "The Order," is
pursuing other girls with the same blood properties.

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The Season One finale played out in 12 videos posted over a 12-hour
period exclusively on MySpaceTV and the "LonelyGirl15" Web site.

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Starting next week, the show will continue with the same title with the
remaining characters weighing what to do with Bree's dire warning.

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"I was real emotional, filming that," Rose said. "I'm really going to
miss filming 'LonelyGirl.'"

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Rose, who is a regular on the ABC Family show "Greek" and is in the
upcoming film "Perfect Sport," said she didn't mind not having a more
dramatic death scene.

"I didn't want it to be over the top or cheesy," she said.

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Rose has come a long way since walking into an audition for a project
titled "Children of Anchor Cove" in April 2006.

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At first, she thought it was the kind of a scam they warned her about in
film school 鈥� a series of Internet videos for which she would not be
paid, at least for a while.

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Rose kept her jobs working at an Abercrombie & Fitch store and a TGI
Friday's while filming the first few weeks of "LonelyGirl15."

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But by September, the series had created a sensation, with stories
appearing in major media outlets once it had been revealed that Bree was
not a real 16-year-old posting video blogs on YouTube, but an actress
playing a part in a scripted show.

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The show continued to attract fans, and the cast developed into more of
an ensemble. But as Rose's career began to take off, the creators decided
it was time to bring the plot to a close.

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"This was a character who was meant to do the ceremony," said Miles
Beckett, one of the show's three writer-producers. "It's going to give
the show a lot more space to breathe. Jessica is doing other things now,
and we are excited about her future and her career."

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Rose hasn't abandoned the Web. She is developing a new Web comedy that
should launch later this year. And she has signed on to a TV project
titled "E-lebrity," along with fellow online stars Taryn Southern and
Stevie Ryan.

Meanwhile, "LonelyGirl15" will add new characters who will help battle
the evil Order.

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