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October 11th, 2005 @ 12:24 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Clint, Stephen G. Lee, Geo

  • 2005 WIZARD WORLD BOSTON KEVIN SMITH INACTION FIGURES are available now in an incredibly limited supply. We tell you this every time, we hope you’re listening. Previously available only to those who attended the Boston Wizard World, there are just a few cases left of these EXCLUSIVE Kevin Smith figures, signed by the man himself. When they’re gone, they’re gone. For good. So buy one, buy many, but, most importantly, BUY NOW. You won’t see them again.
  • Will and Scott are at it again, with another edition of their free online podcast, “Radio Askew”. In this week’s 53 minute episode, the duo feature fan interviews from the Mallrats signing, audio from Kevin’s “Veronica Mars” stint, the latest Askew happenings, and also branch into some general pop culture items on top films 10 and 20 years ago, as well as the current release “Waiting”. As always, it’s available via podcast subscription or direct MP3 download at the Radio Askew website.
  • Here’s the official write-up for the next must-have DVD from the View Askew series, “Jay & Silent Bob Do Degrassi”
Snoogans! What are Jay and Silent Bob doing in Canada? Rewind…What are they doing at DEGRASSI! One major perk to being a diretor is that you can live out your fantasies. Kevin Smith’s fantasy? To be featured in a three episode arc of Degrassi: The Next Generation! Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes (Clerks…nuff said) head north to film their next movie in which their alter egos are forced to go back to high school, called “Jay and Silent Bob Go Canadian, Eh?” And what better high schoool to shoot at that Degrassi Community School? But drama ensues even before the cameras begin to roll! The Director’s Cut edition is a MUST WATCH for any fan of Kevin Smith! Bursting with extas: Kevin Smith Exclusive Interview, Commentary by Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes and more, Five Minutes of never before seen footage, Bloopers, Extended/Deleted Scenes, and much, much more!

We’ll have a review available as soon as possible (haven’t gotten our hands on an advanced copy just yet). You can get a copy everywhere starting November 8th. You know we’ll have some nice signed ones for ya via the Stash, too!

  • Famous critic Roger Ebert cites Clerks briefly in his review of similar new release “Waiting…” :
“I can imagine a good film based on the bored lives of retail workers whose sex lives afford them some relief. “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” is a splendid example, and given the slacker mentality of the waiters in “Waiting…,” Kevin Smith’s “Clerks” leaps to mind. Both of those films begin with fully seen characters who have personalities, possess problems, express themselves with distinctive styles.”

Ebert gives the film 1 and a half stars.

  • And finally today, here’s some upcoming chances to catch Kevin on the tube…Set those Tivos for some reruns, especially if you missed them the first time ’round:
Scream 3: October 13, 8:00 pm CST on TBS
Mad TV: October 18, 5:00 pm CST on Comedy Central
Mallrats (TV Version): October 19, 8:45 AM CST on AMC

See ya again soon! Thanks for dropping by today.

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