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Kev Does Ohio – We Got Pics!

March 5th @ 12:20 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Karla, Daniel Spilatro, Mike Kopcak

  • Kevin took the stage in Akron, Ohio on Friday for a packed Q&A session, where he entertained crowds for a rather short session…Not by his own choice, mind you, we hear that the school pulled the plug due to time concerns at the very early hour of 10:45. So, sadly, not all those in line got the Q’s A’ed, though it does look as if Kevin did take time to sign stuff for those who asked. Check out some photos above to see the dude looking quite trim these days, the diet’s doing him well for sure! Enjoy. If anyone’s got further details on their favorite stories from the event, let us know. These are the some of the first shows after “Evening Harder”, so we’re guessing some new stories might be coming out, as Kevin does not repeat stuff that can already be found on the discs.

Thanks to Mike Kopcak of MovieMiguel.com for sharing his questions and story — He explains that his question got one of the longer replies of the night, though he didn’t know that as folks who were waiting to ask had to actually wait in line OUTSIDE of the theater for their turn! Crazy.

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March 5th @ 12:19 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Daniel Spilatro, Thomas Miley, John Whiteaker

  • Was anyone as sort of let down by last night’s Galactica episode like we were? Meh. At any rate, fans of Battlestar Galactica will really dig these videos of Kevin’s recent moderation of the show’s panel at Comic-Con:
Kevin Moderates The Battlestar Galactica Panel – Part ONE
Kevin Moderates The Battlestar Galactica Panel – Part TWO
Kevin Moderates The Battlestar Galactica Panel – Part THREE

This is sort of a geek moment come true. Even at its worst, Galactica remains one of the best on TV, so to see Kevin play fanboy and joke around with the cast while still keeping the information interesting is a true treat. Love this stuff. Some of my favorite videos of the year right here.

One of the highlights of this event was being part of the induction ceremony of Kevin Smith into the 501st Legion as a “friend of the Legion”! One of our members made a short speech and we presented Mr Smith with a nice plaque, which he commented on about how our plaque was actually nicer and better quality than many of the “big” awards he had won in the past.
7. Dogma (1999)

As helpful supernatural beings go, they don’t get much more heaven-sent than Chris Rock’s “forgotten apostle” Rufus, who literally falls out of the sky just as Linda Fiorentino decides to pack up her noble quest and go home. Rufus’ powers are limited to reading minds and revealing Jay’s embarrassing masturbatory secrets, but as a personal friend of both God and Jesus (”Nigga owes me 12 bucks!”), he’s a mouthpiece for Kevin Smith’s typically talky mission statement that, instead of beliefs, “It’s better to have ideas… Life should be malleable and progressive. Working from idea to idea permits that.” Rock’s character—a martyr who was “bludgeoned to death by huge fucking rocks,” yet was left out of the Bible for being black—is less a magical savior than a down-to-earth human link to the divine, but with nothing more than a few well-timed speeches, he gives Fiorentino the strength and motivation to carry on, saving the world from the Apocalypse in the process.

Thanks for popping by today. More news later, as we’re expecting a new podcast and blog post from Kevin today or tomorrow as well. Stay tuned.

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