• Okay, so is everyone loving the new NBC series “Heroes” (airing tonight)? It came out of the gate kind of shaky, but it’s fast becoming this webmaster’s favorite new show of the year (though Battlestar: Galactica still holds the crown for the best on TV). Anyway, “Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back’s” Ali Larter has a few interesting words to say about Kevin in a recent interview that she conducted with 9th Wonders (the official fan site of the show):

• Stan Lee is making another appearance after that previously-mentioned gig with Kevin on Halloween. He’ll be hosting the grand re-opening of Golden Apple Comics on November 1st starting at 10 AM. Expect big lines to see one of the comic industry’s legends at one of the country’s greatest comic book shops (aside from our own Stashes, of course).

• Clerks II in Russia! Oh yeah! Check out these shots taken there of a billboard near a scooper’s home, in Moscow City.
• Clerks will be playing at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor on November 2nd and 5th at 7:15 and 8 PM respectively. It’s part of thepr “Sundance at 25” series. Nothing like catching the original with a crowd up on the big screen. Find out more at their official site.
• Along with the IMDB page, Kevin’s untitled Horror project now also has an official Hollywood Stock Exchange page as well. Now you KNOW it’s arrived. And speaking of the IMDB, we hear they’ve just done a bunch of major updates to their Clerks: TAS page as well.
• Folks starting to get ideas from the finale of Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back? Huh. Watch what you say in those chat rooms and talkback areas, folks!
• Finally today, just an interesting story — Apparently given two subtitles for a fictional new Daredevil movie, folks were more interested in a flick with a subtitle vs. just one with a number after the name. Interesting, no? We still prefer Clerks II to “Passion of the Clerks”, personally. We’ll see you again real soon!
• By the way, if anyone reading this works for any of the Disney parks in Orlando, or the Universal parks, drop me a line. I’m trying to get some info. Thanks.

• The MacWorld expo is the largest Apple-oriented event of the year, where folks gather from far and wide to talk about the glory of Apple Computers and all their products. With the Ipod brand still the top MP3 player by far, Apple isn’t the black sheep it used to be — In fact, folks everywhere are embracing Apple’s beautiful design and elegant OSX operating system — Even a crotchety old-timer PC lover like yours truly has to admit that OSX is slick, and has me thinking about making the switch.

That being said, it’s no secret that Kevin Smith himself has long been a supporter and lover of Apple Computer and their products. In fact, pretty much all of his computing life has been spent behind an Apple. So, it comes as no surprise that he’ll be invading the MacWorld Expo this January 9, 2007, when the show is in full force in San Francisco, California. The official posting reads as such:

MacWorld themselves also confirm the news at their own site.

You’ll find the official event page HERE.

• Wanna have some fun this Halloween eve? Have we got a COOL EVENT for you! How about a special screening of Spider-Man 2 at the famous Mann Grauman’s Chinese Theatre Complex in Hollywood, followed by a live interview of Spidey creator Stan Lee, hosted by our very own KEVIN SMITH? You wanna go, RIGHT? Details straight ahead for this sure to sell out event (Get your tickets HERE before they’re gone):

You can also view the full press release online. Don’t think about it, get those tix now, because this event will sell out FAST.

• Kevin will unfortunately be missing the Austin Film Festival appearance. Some last minute business came up that could not be rescheduled, so we’re sorry to report, he’s going to have to miss it. We’re sure he’ll make it up to ya’ll soon.
• No extra information as of yet — But what we DO know is that Clerks II will hit Australian DVD shelves on January 3rd. More info as it comes in.
• The Achievements list for the hot upcoming Xbox 360 game “Gears of War” has been released. It looks like somebody at Epic Games is a Clerks fan as they have an Achievement titled “My Love For You Is Like A Truck” with the following description: “Defeat a Berserker on Hardcore difficulty”. Gotta love fun fan references in video games. The complete list of Achievements can be found HERE. We’ll see you on Xbox Live!
• And finally today, guys, enjoy us in a collective sigh of sadness – Claire Forlani is engaged. She was recently proposed to by Dougray Scott (currently appearing on “Desperate Housewives”). The press release cites “Mallrats” as one of her best known films. Happy weekend, all!

• Back on September 23rd, we announced that Kevin would be appearing on a new type of reality series for newly created channel MTVu. In the show, Kevin will mentor a group of UCLA students who produce a series for the channel. MTVu is syndicated through many colleges and universities, and can also be accessed online and via mobile phones. Kevin now reveals that they’ve started filming his first segments, for air next week:

If you’re near a college campus or have access to it, you can watch next week on the actual MTVu channel. Otherwise, check out the MTVu website or get yourself an AMP’d Mobile Phone. We’ll remind you when episodes are available, of course!

• Can you smell the excitement in the air? View Askew’s biggest DVD day EVER is coming next month, with Evening 2: Evening Harder, Clerks II, and Now You Know all hitting on the same day. We haven’t screened Evening 2 yet, so we’re as excited as the rest of you to see it. IGN’s taken some of the pain of waiting away, with a bagful of NEW VIDEOS and previews for the disc. You can get to the first of three pages at this link.

You can watch NINE CLIPS IN ALL, including a trailer, Kevin chatting on Canada’s love of hockey, clips from the Q&A portions, and more. And man, are they ever FUNNY. Watch Kevin go international with clips from Canada and the UK. They’re censored but you can still make out the jokes. This could very well top Evening One as one of the best party DVDs ever. Try it sometime — Evening With is one of the most crowd entertaining DVDs that we’ve ever seen. And don’t worry, the released version will be totally uncut and uncensored.

• The Stash on MySpace reveals details on BOTH commentaries on the Clerks II DVD:

Commentaries are always a highlight of any View Askew DVD release. You can bet we’ll spin up this disc and listen to the fun unfold right away. We’re guessing the first track is new, and that the second track MIGHT be the one that was recorded and intended for release with the theatrical version (the infamous mp3 player version). Hurry up, November!

• Those watching the newly released DVD of Feast will be surprised to see Jason Mewes’ character name has been changed from “Edgy Cat” as previously reported to, simply, himself (Jason Mewes). The film doesn’t do too bad with its budget, certainly showing limitations, but also throwing some really nasty violence and even a few laughs your way. Check it out.
• And hey, speaking of Mewes, It appears that he is the Honorary Festival Director of the 2006 International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival, October 27-29. He will be announcing one of his favorite films, plus other duties. Check it all out at the festival’s official site. He’s scheduled to be there Saturday night only right now. The festival takes place in Tempe, Arizona.
• Hey, we may as well make it a Mewes trifecta to kick off NewsBites today — He’s also seen in the trailer for a new flick called “Jack’s Law”. You’ll see him in the second half of the trailer. Looks like a small role. The low budget film stars genre favorite Danny Trejo.
• Myspace band page Mon Frere reveals Mallrats as their inspiration in a top five they ran recently:

• We’re told Wanda Sykes’ new special has already hit DVD — So look for it if you missed it or don’t have HBO. You can also her her voice in the animated animal flick “Over The Hedge”, out on DVD this week.

• We’re still working on confirming this, but sources say that Kevin will do his famous live Q&A at the University of Akron’s EJ Thomas Hall in Ohio this March. March 2, 2007 to be exact. Their website’s got tickets for sale already at the bargain price of $4.00 for students and $8.00 for everyone else.

At these prices, we’re betting this one is gonna sell out fast, especially with the word out. If you’re in the Akron area and want a night of fun in March 2007, you can’t go wrong. Plan for a trip in and get your tickets reserved today! We’ll have more details on this appearance as we can dig them up.

• The master of the audio download, Will Wilkins, hooks us up again — This time with audio from Kevin’s recent Opie & Anthony call-in. Stream away and enjoy:

• An article at CRACKED.COM features the five most absurd deleted scenes of all time. The #1 scene is from Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, (along with a YouTube clip of this famous moment at their site):

Quite an honor, indeed. Thanks, “Cracked”.

• Looks like the IMDB’s gone ahead and set up the page for Kevin’s forthcoming, and yet untitled, horror film project. No info yet, though the user who set it up is predicting a 2008 release date, with Kevin and Jason both “rumored” cast members. Consider it all speculation, folks — But the horror project is one we’re certainly interested in, so here’s hoping some new info will slip soon, via this site, Kevin’s postings, or a Q&A session. Those of you attending the live DVD screenings next month — Ask!
• For those of you looking for Mewes’ character in the new Scarface game: Jay’s character looks like an Italian gangster. He pops up while doing a Downtown mission at Fidel’s Records. Apparently his character has stolen some tapes, and as Tony you must chase him down and kick the crap out of him in order to ge them back.
• Fans of the hilarious Wanda Sykes and her cameo in Clerks II can catch her new special “Sick and Tired” on HBO, Wed 2:50 AM EST and Sat 12:30 AM (very LATE Fri NIGHT).
• Among the other talents of Clerks’ Marilyn Ghigliotti – Budoir photography?!? Yessir! You can catch a segment on Skye Blu photography on Inside Edition tomorrow (Tuesday), focusing on boudoir photography and its new found popularity sweeping the nation. Skye Blu Photography was chosen as the sole photographer for the piece and have IE follow for 4 days as they showcase two brides’ experience with boudoir. Marilyn did the shoot for one of the brides.