Today, the brand new Jay & Silent Bob Themed website, http://jayandsilentbob.com/, debuted, with hints of a new “ThatKevinSmith” site on the way as well as a new project titled “Bluntman Begins”. The new site’s another Ming Chen masterpiece and features those famous Mallrats blueprints in its opening splash, along with links to get you to everything relating to Smith and Mewes, including, of course, all the places you can see them live, and hear them on the web.

So what’s a fan to do while they wait for the network? Catch up on the latest SModNetwork shows, of course.

• It’s time to BABBLE the fuck on as me & @RalphGarman tackle all the entertainment headlines that matter: http://www.smodcast.com/babbleon/
• Heading to work? Me & @JenSchwalbach wanna go with you, so bring the newest episode of PLUS ONE: http://www.smodcast.com/plusone
• UMP-DAY! Celebrate it by hearing @JayMewes getting air-humped in a brand new JAY AND SILENT BOB GET OLD! http://smodcast.com/getold/

But that’s not all — Kevin’s coming home to New Jersey, Morristown to be exact, for a big show on Friday night. Last we heard tix are still available so hit that link to get your order and
have them waiting for you at the will-call window. And don’t forget, there’s four more dates leading up to the big SIR debut where you can see both SModcast and Get Old LIVE — With the radio show kicking off, we dunno when your next chance to see this type of live show will be, so we URGE you — If you’re in Kingson, NY, Kansas City, Milwaukee, or Chicago — Take advantage and GET TO THESE SHOWS!

TOMORROW MORNING (or late night tonight, as you prefer), don’t miss a preview of what Kevin and Jay will be delivering this may, as they once again hop back on the Ustream feeds to cover the Royal Wedding – LIVE! If you heard about all that went on during the auction feeds, you’ll know you missed a big online moment — Be sure you don’t miss out on this one. Watch the guys on their Ustream channel at 2am LA time, 5am NY time, and 10am UK time. TONIGHT!

Surprise, haters! Kevin Smith’s big Red State gamble has paid off. A report last week cited Smith as having announced that his film was ‘in the black’ during a keynote address at a National Association of Broadcasters event last week, a vague phrase that suggested that somehow Red State had earned back its $4 million budget through Smith’s 15-city screening and speaking tour. Yet Box Office Mojo lists a mere $851,832 box office take to date. How does Smith’s math work out, exactly?

Pretty well, as it turns out, but not exactly as you might guess. Responding to Movieline via e-mail to clarify the Red State matter, Smith corrected tech/business blog GigaOM’s initial assumption: “That article is inaccurate, but the sentiment is in the same ballpark.”

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Not too shabby considering that, as Smith proudly points out, the Red State roadshows didn’t employ any outside marketing budget beyond his own already-in-place SModcast media infrastructure. Initially, however, many were skeptical that Smith’s self-release plan could meet the early goal of earning back even half of its $4 million budget. After the first roadshow date, Twitchfilm’s Todd Brown went so far as to run the numbers with a little speculative math, determining that the Red State roadshow was unlikely to recoup the targeted $2 million once screening and travel expenses were tabulated.

Brown’s hypothetical equation didn’t include merchandising sales, which Smith folds in with his ticket sales, and assumes that theater rental rates and talent travel for Q&A appearances would cut into the numbers substantially. However, that didn’t account for the foreign sales Smith includes or the domestic home video/VOD/streaming sales that he says are near completion.

Read Movieline’s full story at their site.

This poor Easter bunny gets beaten to a furry pulp by stoners Jay and Silent Bob in front of a shopping centre full of children in Kevin Smith’s 1995 box office bomb-turned cult classic.

In fairness, those suits are provocatively creepy.

Cuddle Rating: 2/10. Probably lice-ridden.

Through the use of a new crowd funding site called Kickstarter, you can donate as little as 5 bucks and receive special thanks, with recognition all the way up to film credits, producer credits, special prizes, and more. Malc’s looking to raise $20,000 to help fund a trip to Australia to film the backbone interview for the feature. But don’t let us tell you about it, here’s Mr. Malcolm Ingram himself with all the details.

We’re hoping to see View Askew fans unite, chip in, and help Malcolm get his next documentary off the ground. Pass the word around via Twitter or other circles!

SModcast106: Go Fuck Yourself Southwest Airlines. In which, surely, our hero is Too Fat Too Fly. And don’t call me Shirley: www.smodcast.com

SModcast 106 tells MY SIDE of ENTIRE story, so I’m powering down. Off to celebrate Valentines Day with people who REALLY “Luv” me. Buh-bye.

For full details on the Southwest incident, see our previous story. Happy V-Day, all.