Well, seems there’s a lot to talk about today. Where to start, where to start…

First of all, yeah, it really is official that ABC will not be showing the last 4 episodes of Clerks. We’re not organizing any sort of letter-writing or e-mail campaign because we don’t really expect anyone to listen. We’re glad they at least showed a couple episodes, but can’t help but assume they were planning to ditch the show before airing all six anyway. If you DO want to contact ABC, the mailing address and e-mail addresses are in the talkback areas, as many folks HAVE been writing and sharing their contact information. However, if you DO write, please don’t swear and yell, just nicely state your loyalty to the show and to the sponsors, and express your dismay over the cancellation. Swearing and name-calling just won’t get you anywhere at all.

As far as the cancellation goes, we’re not running any more articles on it. Quite a few websites ran their own small stories on this yesterday, but we figured we had it pretty well covered. In fact, we believe we had the story first, thanks to our fine scoopers. Bad news, but at least you got to hear it from us first. Funny though, ABC and other TV Guide sites still have the show scheduled for next week. Entertainment Weekly even lists in in their “What To Watch” section. Go figure.

Speaking of ABC, never got word from Buena Vista on the Chasing Amy DVD, so we bit the bullet and pre-ordered today. We’ll have a look at the disc as soon as we can for ya, but doubt it’ll be by this Tuesday, when the disc hits shelves. We’re receiving reports that the disc’s on rental shelves already in some areas, so it’s a reality: Chasing Amy exists on DVD. Wow.

So, why’s everyone bashing “Gone In 60 Seconds” so much? Sure, it’s got hokey dialogue, but what did you expect from a Bruckheimer production? The flick’s got a great cast and moves along at a decent pace…It’s not the balls-to-the-wall actioner that Jerry usually produces, but that’s been known from the start. It’s not a bad time at the movies at all and, as a whole, it was a better experience that “MI:2”, which really drug it’s feet until the end (Though MI:2’s cycle sequence far outshines GISS’s final chase, hands down). Plus, Vinny Jones’ (of “Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels” fame) entrance was classic.

Today we’ve got a smattering of stuff to talk about…A few rumors have been floating around the net that we at least want to mention due to the amount of e-mails we’ve received, though we don’t believe them for a second. Got some multimedia for ya in the way of the “Coyote Ugly” trailer and some pics from Jason Lee’s next big flick. Lots of activity’s been going on over at the View Askew site, so we’ve got a summary of that for ya, too. Got lots of mail on the quick Dogma clips that appeared in MTV’s 1999 movie montage during their movie awards. Glad they remembered. Alright, let’s ride:

• We’ve been getting a TON of mail regarding Kevin’s rumored directing gig for Scream 4 — We suppose now that Wes Craven has turned down the duty for the flick, with Jay & Bob’s appearance in #3, rumors started going crazy. We gotta admit, it’d be kinda fun to see what Kevin would do if he had the chance to WRITE a Scream flick, but highly doubt the guy will even consider directing one. Plus, he’s got the final Jersey flick on his plate next, as well as a possible Clerks cartoon feature, and we’re sure that Miramax wants to have Scream 4 underway a lot sooner than it would be possible for Kev to work on.

Also, more rumors are resurfacing on Kevin’s involvement with the MAGE movie. The latest on this project, and all of the other rumored movie projects, can be found in the OTHER PROJECTS section of our summaries section. In a nutshell, though, Kevin was too busy to take on the scripting duties, but he’s happy that the flick’s looking to get made.

• Kevin checked in on the Clerks cancellation to try and calm the masses, in response to the huge amount of hostile posts regarding the show’s cancellation:

We tend to agree. The show aired, millions saw it: Mission Accomplished. We were happy to read through all the talkback posts and see how many of you enjoyed the show. Still, we’ve gotta remember, View Askew fans make up a speck of the population and, while we’ve obviously got the taste and sense of humor to dig Kev’s stuff, lots of folks just don’t get it. We’re sure that we’re not alone when we say that we can’t wait to see what comes next.

Jason Mewes and Brian O’Halloran have been hanging around the board lately, as well as Chris Bailey and Dave Mandel from the cartoon, so if you’ve got a question or just want to see what the guys are talking about, it’s as good a time as ever to surf over and register.

• Continuing with the flurry of web board activity, Bryan Johnson stepped in from the shadows to report on an item that’s been highly requested by folks for over the past 2 years now. Very soon, you’ll be able to own a hat just like Banky’s in Chasing Amy! Here’s Bryan:

• Here’s a news article that appeared in the Cleveland Plain Dealer with a few details on Kevin’s upcoming Green Arrow stint, which we assume he’ll start working on soon (if he hasn’t already):

• Dark Horizons posted a link to the “Coyote Ugly” Trailer, though if you’ve been to the movies lately, you’ve probably seen it already. The trailer’s actually quite slick, and should pack a lot of seats. Looks to have a high guilty pleasure factor going for it…Though we wish the studio would have taken the “Flashdance” route and went R with it instead of a toned down PG-13, though that’s the summer movie biz for ya, gotta have that BIG audience cross-section.

• The new flick (“Stillwater/Untitled”, man we can’t wait until the official title gets announced) starring Jason Lee had a lot more press hit the next this weekend. First of all, some new pictures and reviews can be found at the Corona website HERE. Dark Horizons ALSO ran some new pics, featuring a couple of Jason which we’ve got for ya here. Visit the film’s very odd, low-tech official site for more details. We’re predicting this is gonna be a damn good flick, and the perfect vehicle to REALLY put Jason on the map. It’s about damn time, too, the guy’s been doing some fantastic cinema since he stole the show in Mallrats.
• Finally today, in the latest issue of Premiere (the big X-Men issue), when asked “If You Were a Superhero, What Would Your Power Be?” Kevin answered: “To detect and circumvent studio-exec bullshit. That or invisibility.” Great stuff. The issue also features a quote from Warren Ellis on Kev’s Superman screenplay: “It was a wet dream for comics fans,” he says, “but for normal humans, it would have verged on the incomprehensible.””. Nicolas Cage, by the way, recently mentioned that he’d dropped the Superman Lives project for good.