• After a fan on the View Askew board asked, “Kevin, the way you ended Dogma left room for a sequel, have you ever considered doing one? Possibly following the LAST scion?”, Kevin had a surprising, telling response today. Check this out:

So, WOW! How about that? We’d sure love to see it. And we’re also sure any of the remaining cast who were needed back would come back in an instant. And for those of you sequel-haters out there, we think once you see Clerks 2, you’ll be begging for Mallrats 2, Chasing Amy 2, etc…etc…

On a final note, Film Threat has quicky picked up on the idea, and polls users on the front page about the sequel idea. Why not go over there and give YOUR opinion?

• Being one of the earliest and most memorable experiences in our career here at News Askew, we were lucky enough to visit the Dogma set in Pittsburgh when the flick was being made (mere days after Matt & Ben won the Oscar, by the way). Visiting a live movie set is quite an amazing experience for a fan, but we also feel that visiting once-used locations in films you love can be just as satisfying.

Lucky for you, if you’re in the Pittsburgh area, Joe Fulton, with the help of the Pittsburgh Film Office, is compiling a tour locations list for some of “Dogma”’s most memorable scenes. Complete with photos and addresses, Joe shows you where you can find stuff such as the famous Diner, Cardinal Glick’s church, the airport (of course), even the Rite-Aid that was once the first Mooby’s.

Joe’s looking for help and info on filling in some other locales, and we know some of you who are reading know, so help him out if you’re so inclined. And even if you can’t make it to Pittsburgh, check out the very nicely-composed article, complete with tons of photos.

This is one to bookmark for the archives!

• Comedy Central’s showing Dogma clips advertising their 4th of July weekend — So we’re expecting the film will air multiple times. In edited format, of course. Check your listings. It makes great background BBQ entertainment.

• Another View Askew vet in a television series? Looks like Jay’s mommy dearest (Ever Carradine) is jumping back into the TV fray with a supporting role in the upcoming TV series, said to be for ABC, “Commander-In-Chief”. Geena Davis returns, again, to network TV. Davis plays the VP, though through the untimely death of the President, slides into the top spot.

• There’s a good bit of trivia surrounding Dogma on the IMDB today:

Anyone know the answer? We’ll give you a hint. The initials AREN’T E.T. Still give up? Click HERE.

• Spot the slight Dogma reference in one of the photo captions of this “Seed of Chucky” review from horror supersite chud.com.
• In the Will Smith flick “Hitch”, there’s a character some think be a reference to Allegra Coleman, a phantom superstar from the 90s. Interestingly enough, that name ties right into a Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back star. Wanna learn more? Read this interesting tidbit at the Museum of Hoaxes.
• And finally today, was perhaps Brandi on to something when she was leaving her socks on “making whoopi”? Dutch scientists seem to think so. See you again soon! Thanks for dropping by today.

• What did it sound like when Dogma’s ad campaign took to the FM airwaves? We’ve got it for you in this week’s Retro — Not quite as dated as some of the gems we pulled up, though it’s not on the DVD nor heard anywhere else since aired. Listen air hear what clips we used to entice those in their cars to the theaters, circa 1999, the year of Dogma! Back with more Retro next and every Sunday.

• Due to being away for the holidays, we’re a bit late on this, but better late than never — And hey, who doesn’t like to get a few presents AFTER Christmas? First off, you got probably the most infamous piece of animation that you’ve heard about, that Powerhouse animation footage done for the Clerks cartoon movie. Great stuff (not to mention the fact that it’s being more widely seen bodes well for the cartoon movie. THEN, you’ve got something totally out of left field, the HOSTIES animation realized! This little gem was meant to appear in Dogma and never got finished, now you can finally see the commercial as it was meant to be seen. Here’s Ming with the full report:

• Diamond Distributors has confirmed that the next wave in Clerks Inaction Figures, “Dogma”, is on track for an April 2004 ship date. This pack looks to be the coolest and most anticipated yet, with newly colorful versions of Jay & Bob, Loki & Bartelby, and of course, that massive Golgothan. This is a MUST-HAVE pack (but then again, aren’t they all)?

The In-animating of the View Askewniverse gets a little of that old time religion with the new Clerks InAction Figures Series 3: Dogma! View Askew and Graphitti Designs present this latest round of fan faves from the fourth chapter in the five-movie-long New Jersey Trilogy. Based on designs by animator Stephen Silver, sculptor Jon Matthews brings these characters to life with incredible style and attitude and feature no articulation whatsoever! Bartleby spreads his wings! Loki loses his! Silent Bob goes all Tiger Woods! Jay finally gets his hands on an Uzi! And NoMan the Golgothan stinks the place up! Each 12-pack case includes: three Jay, three Silent Bob, two Bartleby, two Loki, and two Golgothan figures. Scheduled for shipping April 2004.

• According to the Arclight, there still are a FEW single seats left for the Chasing Amy screening and Q&A coming up on December 14th. So, if you’re local, you may wanna swing by their box office to see if you can snag ‘em up. It’s also a possibility that the event will move into a larger theater which would open up a ton more seats. We’ll keep you informed. So, if ya missed out, there’s still hope!
  As for the upcoming NuArt Dogma screening and Q&A, still PLENTY of tickets and seats available for that — Don’t miss this event, you’re always in for a treat when Kev does a Q&A — Who knows, with Mewes back in LA, he might even show up! Make sure you get to all of these Kevin-centric events while he’s around, when things get busy again, you may not have a chance to catch him live for a while. If you’re local, ya got no excuse! The NuArt screening of Dogma, followed by a Kevin Q&A, is THIS FRIDAY, the 28th.

• Ming’s got a nice little gallery of photos up at the View Askew site that combines his work and some of figures.com to present a very detailed look at the upcoming Dogma Inaction Figures. No concrete release date is set for these, except we DO know that they won’t hit streets at least for a month or so after the Mallrats wave comes at us in October 2003. From what we’re seeing so far, the Dogma wave is our favorite yet, with some hilarious detail and memorable poses that true fans of the film can enjoy. We can’t wait to see what they’ve got in store for us next. How about a special edition Dixie-cup Brodie? Please?

• Wanna see something REALLY cool? A surprise display item at the currently-happening San Diego Comicon took us by surprise. Dogma inaction figures! Not all the figure models have yet been completed yet, but for those they’ve got cardboard cut-out models on display (don’t worry, they’re not going to be so inactive that they’re FLAT). Yes, soon we’ll all be owning Jay with Uzi, Human Loki, Bartelby with Wings, and, our personal favorite, the immense Golgothan. The cut outs include Silent Bob w/ hockey stick, Metatron, and, of course, God (because what would a set of Dogma inaction figs be without God?). A new shot of the soon to be released (this October) Mallrats action figures is also on display, which includes Renee, Willam, Brodie, Jay & Dork Knight. And don’t forget, San Diego is currently the ONLY place to get your exclusive Steve-Dave and Walt figures!

Click the shots above for a better look, and thanks to Ming and his snappy digital camera for getting us these exclusive images.