• What a cool honor, and one we’ve never heard of before! Kevin will actually take the seat from film critic Roger Ebert in next week’s edition of the long-running TV program “At The Movies”. Should be a good chance for sneaking another Clerks II plug in (we assume) as well as the chance to be part of history, as this program’s the most popular film ratings program on the planet! Here’s Kevin:

The show airs on Saturday in some markets and Sunday in others but usually at 6:30 PM. Kevin’s episode will most likely air on August 5th or 6th. Read what folks are saying about this at Kevin’s MySpace!

• We’re certainly not going to complain about all the continued press that’s popping up on the web surrounding Clerks II – Even though we’re past release date, we’re still in theaters everywhere, and every little bit helps! Here’s today’s helping:

• We’re checking into reports that the Clerks II CD soundtrack may be delayed a bit — We’re hearing an August 22nd release date is what’s in the cards now (not this week as we originally had in the books). We’ll let you know if we hear more.
• It’s one of the coolest View Askew studies ever conducted for TV, and now part of it is available online — You can now view many portions of the excellent G4 “Icons” special at their site.
• Just a brief word about this bizarre Myspace page that someone set up — We have nothing to do with it (and wow are those pics ever old and scary, it’s like a look back at those embarrassing high school yearbook photos)…And the song? Creepy! Whoever you are, mystery musician/myspacer, we’re scared.
• Pop Culture website 411 Mania chats up the Clerks cartoon and speculates on some of the past topic ideas that may become part of the future Clerks direct to video movie(s).
• What do the likes of Clerks II cast members Jason Mewes, Brian O’Halloran, and Jeff Anderson listen to on their iPods? Check out these celebrity-submitted playlists for some of their faves. You need to have iTunes installed to see the lists.
• A documentary called “This film is not yet rated” is screening at the Melbourne International Film festival in the coming weeks. It features interviews with Kevin, and deals with the ratings system in the US. You can find more info on the film and festival HERE.
• A new video conversation between Kevin and Zach Braff is now live on the Mooby’s Presents: Clerks II profile. This vid is part of their new “Artist To Artist” series that connects famous Myspace members. Click here to check out the entire thing HERE!
• The View Askewniverse is mentioned twice on the “Buddy Quiz” @ USA’s Psych Website. You can start the game HERE. Mentions are in QUESTION ONE and QUESTION TEN.
• Jersey Girl will be released on HD-DVD in Japan on August 25th, for 4,800 yen (About $40 US). This title will not be released anytime soon in the US due to Miramax currently supporting Blu-ray. In Japan, Jersey Girl is distributed by Toshiba, the main backer of HD DVD.
• Mallrats meets…The Superfriends? Check out this interesting video called “The Justice Rats”! We gotta say, brilliant work, David Hayman. See ya next time!