- Our resident editing genius, Mattt Potter (the dude who puts together those brilliant compliations that play round-the-clock in The Stash), has put together an excellent new bit of business to catch newcomers up to the world of Clerks. Perfect timing, and something to pass on to everyone you know, especially if they haven’t seen the original Clerks for some reason. This should catch everyone up on the world of Dante and Randal, as well as some of the Askewniverse at large (movie tie-ins, the websites, comics, and the like)…as well as refresh your memories before you step into the theater to view Clerks 2 (August 18, all over the place). Here’s what IGN has to say:
 “A Brief History Of Clerks” |
If Kevin Smith didn’t exist, then geeks the world over would have to create him – probably involving some hetero Weird Science-esque alchemy involving copies of Star Wars, a few dozen comic books, New Jersey tap water, a roll of film, and a box of Choc-o-diles.
Considering the technology was lost after creating Kelly LeBrock in the mid-80’s, it’s a good thing that Kevin Smith does exist – much like Santa Claus and that urban legend about Wendy’s chili.
Since his breakthrough debut with a little black & white indie named Clerks, Smith has continued to expand his interconnected View Askewniverse into a lucrative merchandising empire via flicks like Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, and on TV with the killed-too-soon Clerks animated series. Oh, and he also did Jersey Girl – a small, heartfelt film that’s actually quite good if you give it a chance… It’s got George Carlin, for cripes sake.
The long-awaited sequel to Smith’s debut flick, Clerks II, arrives in theaters August 18th (check out the video blogs at www.clerks2.com, and Kevin and the fine folks at View Askew decided to send over an exclusive Clerks II primer.
Basically, it’s a brief overview of the Clerks universe, meant to get both newbies and fans alike up to snuff before the sequel hits screens this August.
Also, don’t forget about our next bit of A/V sweetness – the one where Kevin decided to participate in an video Q&A session with all-comers. This is the first in a series, so by all means continue to send in your questions by clicking here.
(Before we hit the video, a special thanks to View Askew’s Mattt Potter…)
You can download this beauty in both Quicktime and Windows Media formats (small and large sizes). The IGN site has the hookup! The actual article page also collects a bunch of previous IGN stories on Kevin and the Askewniverse, so be sure and scroll down to see more good stuff that you might have missed in the past. And give this video a watch — We’re betting you’ll learn a new thing or two about View Askew history.
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