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December 27th @ 6:55 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

  • It’s been a while since we checked in with one of these, so we thought now might be a good time. As you can see, though, there’s still so much stuff happening even when Kevin ISN’T directly on a project that we still need to update the site almost daily. Keep in mind that we’ll stick with this process, as long as there’s stuff to report, we’ll be here almost every day. So don’t forget to check in.

Lord of the Rings…Was it GREAT? Good flick, sure, better than most this year, but it certainly wasn’t the jaw-dropping spectacle some folks had billed it up to be. Chances are that folks who absolutely LOVED it were fans of the books, or at least READ them. Having not read the series, only “The Hobbit”, the film was good from an outside point of view, but that feeling of confusion having not read the text did come up from time to time. Still, there’s no reason not to be there opening day for The Two Towers next year. Consider that money spent.

The new year is quickly approaching, and boy, was it ever a speedy yet eventful 2001. Seems like just yesterday, folks were worried about Y2K and what it would do to our computerized society. This year, there’s a lot more on folks’ minds, and many of us look at things a lot differently, and appreciate everything that we’ve got even more. Thanks again to everyone for sticking with us, your faithful readership and scoopage, and for being the coolest folks out on the web. Much appreciated, all of you.

That being said, let’s get on with today’s news, and look forward to a fun 2002. We’ll see a lot of you in a week or so at Vulgarthon 2K2.

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December 27th @ 6:55 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Schroedingers Cat, Spooky, Chris Hisee, Phred Green, Macnut & Dennis Heller

  • Will it finally happen? According to the Diamond Shipping list on their Website, the Bluntman & Chronic Trade Paperback is finally supposed to ship on January 4, 2001! Check out the info HERE. Having not heard a peep elsewhere, we’re skeptical, but wanted to let you know anyway.
  • The Lord of the Rings, retold through the eyes of Kevin Smith? What might that be like? Check out some rewritten text HERE, with the cast:
Starring: Jerry Seinfeld as ELROND
Jason Mewes as JAY–er, GANDALF
Kevin Smith as SILENT GIMLI
Ben Affleck as ARAGORN
Matt Damon as BOROMIR
Jason Lee as FRODO
Joey Lauren Adams as LEGOLAS
Shannon Doherty as GLORFINDEL
  • Chasing Amy made it toreelbuff.com‘s Top 100 of the 1990s list, sandwiched between Braveheart and Pi, coming in at, of all things, #37.
  • Mallrats finally saw an Australian DVD release on December 24th. The disc only includes subtitles and a trailer as the special features. Makes us folks in the Region 1 DVD area feel even more fortunate, doesn’t it?
  • And finally today, check out The Digital Bits for a chance to win an Almost Famous “Untitled” DVD signed by Jason Lee! Good luck!