• Kevin’s been around answering some questions lately, and we’ve taken some time to do a sweep and pull out what we think many of you might find interesting. So, we’ll clue you in on the conversation, if needed, otherwise, what you see ahead is directly from the typing fingers of Kevin Smith himself:

• [On the CLIT inaction figures standing on their own given their tiny feet:] “Each CLIT figure comes with a letter (C, L, I, T) that aid them in standing. Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash and it’s parent company, View Askew Productions, however, highly recommend against standing on any clits yourself… unless you’re asked to, in the heat of the moment.”
• [On the material for the EVENING 2 DVD from Toronto and the upcoming London Q&A:] “When all’s said and done, we’ll actually have almost as much material from these gigs (T.O. and U.K.) as we did from the five colleges (eight hours vs. ten), as we only taped two hours apiece at the colleges, and we’re doing the whole shows at the current gigs.”
• A secret tidbit on his “Green Hornet” script: ” There is a third generation in the flick (well, second, since we can’t reference the first gen, the Lone Ranger).”
• This post reveals that Zach Braff (he of “Scrubs” and “Garden State” fame) is the top choice to play “Fletch” in Kev’s adaptation of Fletch Won now. Not a bad choice at all.

And finally, for those of you attending Vulgarthon next month (yep, just one month away now!), Kevin reveals that no special seating is set aside — Simply first come, first-served. We’ll likely have some more tips for you as the event draws closer (anyone remember the “stand up and move left to fill in empty seats” trick from last time?). So we suggest that when you pick your seats, don’t leave those empty buffer seats around ya. Fill ‘em in. Every seat in the house is a good one: “Oddly enough, even in the Dome, you can sit in the front row and still go home sans neck trouble. The theater’s designed really well, and there’s plenty of space between the screen and the first row.” We look forward to meeting many of you there!

• The Futon Critic is reporting that more castings have been made in the new Jason Lee sitcom pilot, “My Name Is Earl”, and believe it or not, another familiar face has joined the fun:

A capsule review of an early draft of the pilot episode is forthcoming. It’ll be a lot more interesting to re-read the script with these faces now in mind. A sitcom with TWO View Askew vets on board in regular roles? How ’bout that!

• Kevin contibutes a quote to this New York Post piece regarding Ben’s latest film project:

• Kevin also gives Chris Rock some advice in hosting tonight’s Oscar telecast in USA Today:

• More kudos for Kevin’s appearance on the Donnie Darko DVD commentary track in the Miami Herald:

• You central-US type folks know the appearance is fast approaching, but the Northwest Herald has a bio of Kevin as they announce his April 3rd stint at the Raue Center For The Arts in Illinois. It’s selling FAST too, before they’ve even started to push tix, mostly due to this site and the board. If you haven’t bought yet, BUY NOW!

• Kevin’s been very good at keeping us updated on the latest with Clerks 2. This most recent update from him just gets loyal fans like us
  more excited. It sounds like this one’s going to be a masterpiece. Here’s the latest:

Kevin’s also quoted as saying “This is about as far from an old-lady-friendly film as it gets.”, so we’re assuming this will go WELL beyond the limits that
garnered the original Clerks that NC-17 rating. It’ll be interesting to see how the MPAA takes this one (but then again, what’s a Kevin Smith film
WITHOUT controversy?) Of course, stick here for the latest news on Clerks 2. We’ll have a bunch in the coming months.

• One of the best articles we’ve seen on the Disney/Miramax split appears in the New York Times
  today, which confirms that Bob and Harvey will go out with a bang, releasing as many as 22 films before they part ways with Disney later this year (September).
  Some passages of interest from the article follow:

Kevin was actually the only director who lended a quote to the article. Highly recommended reading for you
as this is certainly a big part of the future of View Askew.

• Good ‘ol MSNBC and Jeannette Walls picked up Kevin’s recent comments on the Wired article for their
  daily gossip column:

• Seems that Affleck’s going to play another superhero after all…of sorts. He’s taken the George Reeves role in the pic about the Supes
  actor’s mysterious death:

• Yahoo News reports a new casting
  in the Jason Lee-starring sitcom, “My Name Is Earl”. The lovely Jaime Pressly will join the cast at Lee’s ex-wife. Her credits include the features “Joe
  Dirt” and “Not Another Teen Movie.” We’ve read an early draft of the pilot script here at News Askew, and will have a review for you soon.

• Kevin revealed four more of the exclusive inaction figures that will be available ONLY at comicons at which he is appearing this year. Each figure is Kevin’s likeness, wearing a sports jersey from the town represented (and of course, the number 37). We never know how long these figures are going to last, and they’re limited run…In other words, once they’re gone, they’re gone. So, we recommend you pay Kevin a visit this year in San Diego, Chicago, Boston, and Philadelphia for your chance at one of these fun View Askew collectibles. We’re sure Kevin will sign as much as time permits. Visit our Upcoming Events page for more information on when you can get to these shows and bring one (or more) of these bad boys into your growing inaction figure collection. The first batch is expected to show up from Korea just in time for the March 18th Los Angeles appearance. For us, it’s just no question — These are a must have!

• Anytime Kevin comes to town, there’s always news, reports, and rumors flying around the web. Following Kevin’s visit to Wondercon for a
  day last weekend, many of the folks on hand had a grand ‘ol time getting their swag signed, chatting it up with Kevin and, of course, attending the
  always-entertaining Q&A session. First up, this very interesting little tidbit on the Mallrats X DVD, according to a conversation Kevin had with a fan
  (who sent this report our way):

A totally NEW cut of Mallrats? Wow!!! We’d love to see some alternate angles and takes on the film for sure. Could be a real treat (and, dare we say,
another DVD first for View Askew?). Might take a lot of time and effort to make that happen, but it sure is an exciting prospect.

Also, this report filed over at Aint It Cool featured a short paragraph on a couple of the new anecdotes in
Kevin’s arsenal that came up at the Q&A:

Got anything about Wondercon to add? TALK BACK and let us know!

• The full Jersey Girl schedule for Starz has been posted
  at their website. The film bows March 26th at 9 PM (EST). It then airs twice on the 27th and twice more on the 30th. But that’s not all. Starz and
  many of its sister channels will be airing many Askew-related products, including what we believe is the premiere here of the Evening With Kevin Smith DVD:

• The episode of the sitcom Yes, Dear in which Kevin guest starred will be on The TBS Superstation on Tuesday, February 22 at 4pm EST
  (1pm PST). If you missed it the first time, here’s a good chance to catch it.
• We’ve been getting a few blips in the email on Constantine, that new Hellblazer-based Keanu Reeves flick that came out this week. Apparently,
  in the film, a possible reference (when discussing sidekicks) is made to Jay & Bob by Chas, John’s sidekick played by Shia LaBeouf. Yahoo’s Movie Mom also
  mentions Dogma in the last paragraph of her review of the film.
• Afroman (best known for Jay & Bob’s “Because I Got High”) will DJ this week in Lexington, KY. Check him out Wednesday night at the Short Street Lounge.
  $10, doors open at 8pm. Info, www.shortstreetlounge.com.

• Kevin will be appearing at Wondercon this weekend, as scheduled, however, please NOTE: DUE TO AN ILLNESS, BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS IS NOT ATTENDING WONDERCON AND THE PANEL FEATURING HIM AND KEVIN HAS BEEN CANCELLED. What does this mean for you? Well, it means that Kevin’s stint at the con is now just one day: SATURDAY. Tomorrow.

Join Kevin Smith at Wondercon 2005 taking place at The Moscone Center in beautiful San Francisco THIS WEEKEND! His con schedule is as follows:

This will essentially be your typical Q&A session, so come prepared with your queries. For more info on the con, surf over to their site.