Bridget Jones's Literary BFFs

Recently, "the Today Show," "Good Morning America" and the front page of the Sunday Times announced some tragic news: Top barrister Mark Darcy has died, leaving behind a widow and two children. Very sad news indeed—made only slightly less somber by the fact that Mark Darcy is a fictional character. But "Bridget Jones" fans took little comfort in that. The Twitterverse erupted in stereophonic sobs! Some of my favorite Tweets: "Why does Mark Darcy have to die? Ahhh my life is over #BridgetJones" and "I don't want to live in a world where Mark Darcy and Bridget Jones aren't living happily ever after" and, perhaps my personal favorite, "I couldn't hate you anymore right now I can't believe you told me mark Darcy is dead I hate u beyond words I will cut u."