Archive for March 11th, 1998

View Askew WWWBoard Returns

March 11th @ 12:00 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

  • As promised, the board came back online today with a nice, fresh outlook on things. PLEASE read the rules CAREFULLY before posting. Ming’s set up seperate areas for idle chit-chat in addition to the “official” board, so please make sure to keep those posts relevant. We’ll probably elaborate on this tomorrow, as well. I hardly know what I’m typing anymore, I’m in that much of a hurry.
  • Wanna Be An Extra In Dogma?

    March 11th @ 12:00 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Gramp & Alan Anderson

  • Finally, the question you’ve ALL been asking has been answered! Follow this LINK to get information on how YOU, yes YOU, can be an extra in Dogma! Good luck to ya. We’ll have more details on this tomorrow.
  • NewsAskew.Com Celebrates 100,000th Hit!

    March 11th @ 12:00 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

  • We knew it was coming…And around 3:00 AM this morning, it happened. News Askew had it’s 100,000th hit. Congrats to Brian Recker for hitting the magic number. We understand it was quite a race. There’s no prize and no big party (we’re not that classy of an operation) but, as always, we appreciate those of you that take the time to stop in on an hourly, daily, or weekly basis to read the news along with our mindless drivel.

    When we asked for site space and donations during our big downtime incident, YOU were there. When we asked for extra scoops, pictures, and articles, YOU were there. Every time that hit counter went up a notch, YOU were there. And we’d like to say thanks. ‘Nuff said.

    Runners up (those close to the big one…some tried REALLY hard to hit it) were Matt Leachman, Abe Gray, & Matt E. They win nothing as well. Man we’re cheap.

    Thanks, everyone, for visiting us. Let’s start on the next 100,000.

  • Commentary…

    March 11th @ 12:00 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

  • Well, we’d love to chat more than this today, but the update’s gonna be very short because we’re LITERALLY on our way out the door to hit Flixtour at Lehigh. Hey, it’s Vincent’s birthday, how could we miss this one? Be sure to wish the guy a happy one on the board or in person. By the way, “A Better Place” is showing at 8:00 tonight, with the shorts beginning at 7:30, for those of you interested in stopping by tonight. Hope to see ya there!
  • View Askew NewsBites™

    March 11th @ 12:00 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Stephen Turner, Stephen Walker, Twlght Man, & Gramp

  • “Good Will Hunting” has just gone over $100 million at the US box office ($103.4 million to be precise).
  • The STARZ cable channel will be showing “MALLRATS” on Saturday, March 14 at 1:15 a.m Eastern/4:15 a.m. Pacific. Dammit, we need this channel! They’ve always got a great selection, it seems.
  • Issue 560 of Comic Shop News in “CSNsider” had the full report on Joe Quesada’s Marvel comics deal, including news on Kevin’s Daredevil writing gig. It also contains a more precise mention of Kevin as the new Green Arrow writer:
      Kevin Smith revealed last week that he’ll be taking over the writing on Green Arrow later this year, and now Green Arrow editor Darren Vincenzo adds a bit more information about Smith’s tenure. “He’ll be coming on as regular writer (this is common knowledge, since he’s confirming it) starting with issues shipping later this year or early next year. He has commited to an extended period (not just a mini or a single arc) and has great plans for a new era in the lives of Green Arrow(s).” Yes, indeed-he indicated the possibility of a plural there! Vincenzo also said, “We will be laying some seeds for what is to come in Green Arrow #1,000,000 and the issues preceding it, so they can be sure to pick those up.”