Almost 5 pure minutes of animated joy for ya, and with at least a part two on the way, there’s even a cliffhanger. Watch, download, retweet, and tell your friends via the new SModimations wing of the SModcast world on the web.

Want to know what it was like to be there in person for the Cleveland SModcast? Schmoker Sense has posted a full report at his blog. Here’s a preview:

…Then they settled into one of the funniest set pieces I have ever heard them do, which was based on an article Kevin had culled from the internet. I won’t spoil it, but make sure and catch the first Cleveland show when they post it over on Smodcast. Scott ended the half hour run with a rant that had Kevin in tears and brought the house down.

In fact, Scott, who had previously expressed fear at the idea of doing a live show, was relaxed and hysterical throughout. He was, without a doubt, the star of the show on this night. However many beers he had consumed, it was exactly the right number.

Halfway through, I decided to make a play. I wandered over to the guys at the door and inquired about availability for the next show.

“No, it’s not sold out,” said the bouncer/ticket taker/Sopranos extra.

Not sold out like this show isn’t sold out, I wondered? And will we have to go outside and to the back of the line again?

The entire report is one of the most detailed we’ve seen, and includes the entire experience including the the before and after of the show. A fun read and a good distraction for the day if yours is going slow. Check it out, and then, see Kevin and Scott live (or Kevin himself) when he/they are in your town.

Check out the new SMerchandise page to show your love and support for the always-free SModcast audio program via the new swag page which features posters, tees, inaction figures, and more. And of course, you could always pick yourself up a Fleshlight, too.

Ladies & Gentlemen, I have arrived! I’m the #GeekAWeek trading card: http://bit.ly/b0sQim Cardback: http://bit.ly/apFESn Very flattered.

ANGELENOS! I’m looking to lease a small, 50 seat venue in the H’wood/Valley area. Why? For THE SMODCAST THEATER. Any leads? (Glengary only.)

Via @samvance “UCB theater” That’s THEIR theater. I want my own for weekly live SModcasts. Shit: with a theater? DAILY morning SModcasts!

Via @BigTree33 “does it need seats?” Bean bags and comfy couches would be better, I’m thinking. Just a cool space for recording/performing.

Via @Opheliac_Lolita “Why not rent out some kind of small warehouse and outfit as you like?” Ooooo… I like the way sNrub thinks!

See, this is what I’m talking about: http://www.workingstage.com/photos_interior.html A nice, small 50-or-so seater. Leasing cheaply.

Look at THIS sexy bitch: http://findlocal.latimes.com/west-l-a/performing-arts/theater/black-box-theatre-los-angeles-theater/photos

Via @david973 “Just for SMods? Or other projects too?” I’d use it for feedback screenings when I’m still in the edit. Pick 50 Tweeps & roll.



With COP OUT, I finally realized my lifelong dream to work with every actor on the ARMAGEDDON poster. Next up: the entire DEEP IMPACT cast.

Via @dmbarnette “bringing smod to rhode island?” SModcast? Not yet. But me? Cumming soon… WITH JOHN WATERS! http://bit.ly/akGDd6 #PTownFF

For the record: the Live SMods will ALL go up. But not in any particular order, and not every week. We’ll save ’em for when we’re SMod-less.

Via @dWorstGamerEver “Kinda bummed the HOB show is sold out.” Still some Standing Room Only tix available: http://viewaskew.com/events/hob/

Sponsored by Stylin Online, the program will feature “a daily retrospective for all the things that are the best of the 1980’s; Movies, TV, Music, Video Games, Fashion and the like.”

Keep your eyes on the Stylin Online website for the first episode which we hear should be arriving very soon. Congrats and best of luck to Marilyn on this exciting new endeavor.

It’s a fascinating read, which not only includes links to all of the work, but some inside details and memories from the projects that we’d never heard before. Here’s a sample:

…Mr. Smith had seen this and asked if we could make a version for Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez as a wrap party present for the film Jersey Girl. We wrote a proposal, which Kevin then took and added a bunch of gags and inside jokes and developed the script. We also sent ideas for a Dogma game and a game based off of the Clerks animated series. We had 8 weeks till the wrap of the film, where Kevin wanted to give the arcade machine to them.

We worked most of the hours of those 8 weeks. We were still programming the game when we drove it straight from Austin to New York City in a U-haul attached to Brad’s jeep. We took turns working, sleeping, and driving in shifts. We presented the arcade machine on the last night of shooting, with paparazzi everywhere ruining multiple takes of the final scene. We installed the machine in the couples’ apartment. That part is pretty hazy, I personally only remember that the refrigerator was 100% full of diet-caffeine-free cokes, and showing a bodyguard how to play Frogger on the machine.

And if you like that first issue (and you will), do yourself a favor and seek out the next few which should also be close by on the shelves. And take a look at some of the other items of coolness as well. Comic book shops are great, and the medium has never been better, with a record number of feature films coming out based on comics. Get your butt to a comic book shop today, and tell ’em News Askew sent ya. Enjoy the free books!