• The big Mallrats X show is tomorrow, and your t-shirt and ticket packs are now available for pickup at Stash Westwood. Stop by anytime during business hours to get them, up until showtime tomorrow. And enjoy the show. We’re quite jealous to be missing out on this one. Have a blast, and send us your news and photos!

• Kevin joined the brilliant crew behind the incredibly hilarious “Shaun of the Dead” when in London to jaw about the upcoming Star Wars flick, the final prequel, Episode III. The 7 page interview is hilarious and worth your valuable screen scanning time. Some snippets:

Empire: You guys are all film-makers. Is that something that would excite you? Maybe in a TV series… there was talk, Kevin, of you doing a TV show.

Kevin: Doing the TV show? Absolutely.

Empire: And maybe getting a story each and doing it over an episode…

Kevin: But would you be allowed to do that? That’s the big question. No TV show is ever going to work unless that dude says ‘go, do whatever you want. I’m done.’ He maintains that he’s done now that he’s told… it used to be nine and now it’s down to six, and probably rightfully so, because where do you go after Jedi? The Empire is vanquished.

Odd News Askew trivia: William Hootkins, the actor who Kevin jokes about and played “Porkins” in the original Star Wars Episode IV, was the subject of our very first website when learning to code — A tribute to him titled “The Red 6 Memorial”. It’s since gone to code heaven. We only wish we had it to show you.

Tons of great jokes and conversation for Kevin fans and Star Wars fans alike in this piece, so don’t miss it, Check the entire transcript out at Empire UK! Sure, it’s more Star Wars than Askew we’d say, but who the hell doesn’t have Star Wars fever at the moment? HURRY UP EPISODE III!!!!

• So, it’s now confirmed by George Lucas himself that we’ll see a live action Star Wars TV series in a year or so. We’re guessing it’ll be for ABC or FOX, but who knows? Also, no word at all on Kevin’s involvement with such a project, but we’re got our fingers and toes crossed. Ok, mostly because we’d kill human beings to appear in a walk-on as an extra in the world of Star Wars somewhere down the line. But can you blame us?
• In this weeks issue of ‘Heat’ magazine (30 April) on page 50, there’s a picture of Jay getting kicked by Paris Hilton on the set of his new film ‘Bottoms Up’. They name her but failed to mention Mewes by name in the photo. Where’s your priorities, Heat? On the hot chick? Oh, ok.

• And finally today, in other Star Wars like news, seems we had a gender-mixed-up Jay and Silent Bob show up at Star Wars celebration III in Indiana earlier this week. Check out this photo! Thanks to our IESB pal Robert Sanchez for the photo. More from his gallery HERE.

• For those of you wanting to post, who posted, or looking to read comments on Kevin’s blog entries, the commenting system is now live and operational. Previously posted comments should all appear now. Feel free to read or post away. We’ll be watching closely, though, as with all View Askew public forums, abuse will get you a nice little nifty ban.

And if you haven’t checked it out yet, be sure and visit our new feature area: Kevin’s “Boring Ass Life” blog here at News Askew!

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