• Things have been surprisingly quiet, though we assume filming still continues to go well. Likely there’s been some more quiet days on the set after all the excitement last week. Expect the bulk of the news to be relating to J&SBSB, and keep checking Scooping The Monkey for exclusive pics, set reports, updated cast info, and more. We’re still waiting for 4 DVDs to arrive in the View Askew realm: The Clerks cartoon, Dogma SE, A Better Place, and Drawing Flies. Plus we’ve got the upcoming Green Arrow books and the Bluntman & Chronic books that will tie in to the new flick. So, while it may seem like a lot of the site’s focused on the movie, we’ll do our best to keep it varied.

Anyone watching Survivor? So what’s the word so far? Seems like more of the same. TV’s being taken over by reality shows, and frankly, while they’re fun, there’s just too damn many of them. With February sweeps coming up, there’s going to be way too many excuses to sit lazily in front of the TV set. Hurry up, Spring! What else is everyone watching on TV lately? Anyway, let’s see what’s new today, though it’s another fairly short update:

• Mysterio continues his extensive on-set reports from Los Angeles today with a new edition of his column that covers the on-set happenings at “Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back”. His report rivals our own On Location reports in size, so grab a drink or a sandwich or something and settle in before you start on this one. The most interesting revelations of this week involve the fact that Kevin and Scott are filming alternate takes of scenes to make them TV-friendly, as Miramax feels the film will play well and be easy to sell to a network if there’s a clean version available. Must be very difficult for Kevin to have to write and manage 2 scripts and 2 versions of the film right off the bat, especially considering the amount of colorful dialogue we’ve heard that’s in this one.

Also, it seems that George Carlin spent a whole day filming on the set, and that some celebs continue to stop by to visit. For the full report, visit Aint It Cool News! We’ll soon be making all these available at “Scooping The Monkey” as well for your convenience, with thanks to AICN and Mysterio.

• We mentioned George Carlin’s New York appearance coming up yesterday, but here’s an even better one! Mr. Carlin is performing in Red Bank on February 11th at the Count Basie Theater. There’s probably even a better chance of George talking about the new flick, as he recently did a day of filming on the set of Jay & Bob. If there’s tickets left, check out the show and send in any info you might find!
• Kevin’s name gets a mention in a Yahoo article discussing the whole “A Film By…” credit before or after a feature that has people debating. Kevin of course doesn’t like the idea, as he feels a lot more folks than the director deserve credit for the finished product.