Kevin Smith on The Walking Dead Part 2

As promised, I wanted to jot down my two cents about Kevin Smith's appearance on Talking Dead this week, and his thoughts on episode 9 of Season 3 of The Walking Dead.
I always appreciate Kevin's unique brand of humour, and colourful commentary.  Hearing that he has nicknames for all of the regular Walking Dead characters, like calling Carl "Wyatt Twerp" really made my day.
As a Director, Kevin also had some interesting insight about the way the makers of The Walking Dead really ratchet up the conflict, while maintaining  a naturalistic humanist approach to their subject matter. 
On the flip side, Steven Yeun was very Glenn-centric in all of his answers, which I understand, and Glenn is a favourite character of mine...but sometimes I am looking for some more generalized info as opposed to having the guest star answer every question with: Well Glenn has really been through a lot lately and that leads him to be motivated to react like this in regards to that stimulus.  I totally get that he is under a big gag clause not to reveal any information about un-aired episodes, but it felt a little insight into the filming process or interactions with other cast members would have been appreciated.
Finally, I really dig the new One hour format for the show, and all of the extra interactions that it allows.  I hope they keep it.

Kevin Smith on The Walking Dead!

With the glorious return of the second half of season 3 of The Walking Dead Tonight, it is important to remember that The Talking Dead is back too!
And this week two amazing guests will be chatting about all things zombie.
The first guest is Steven Yeun, who plays Glenn on Walking Dead, everyone favourite kick ass pizza delivery boy.
The second guest is none other than actor, writer, director, producer,  Kevin Smith.  Smith's show Comic Book Men is also produced by AMC, and I have seen promo spots with him talking about how a series like The Walking Dead is a childhood dream come true. Smith has some wicked funny insights, and I can't wait to hear what he has to say about tonight's episode.
Tonight is also The Talking Dead's first one hour episode, a new format that I think will be great!
I'll be sure to post my thoughts after the episode has aired tonight.
Can't wait!

Stan Lee On Comic Book Men!

As promised, Stan Lee, the creator of the Marvel universe himself, did make an appearance on Kevin Smith's AMC show Comic Book Men last night.  Stan was being photographed for a charity event, and the producers decided to use Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash as the backdrop for the shoot. The store basically shut down for the day, and the staff had a private audience with Stan.  Which was obviously a dream come true for Walt. The whole event was remarkably reminiscent of Stan's appearance in Kevin Smith's movie, Mall rats, as in both instances Mr. Lee was bombarded with esoteric questions that only true super hero fans could ever appreciate.  This time around though, it was interesting to hear Stan's unscripted answers.  It was actually very endearing to watch Walt, Mike, Ming, and Brian sit down cross legged on the floor on the comic book store to listen to Stan tell stories and answer their questions.
Stan was incredibly poised, funny, and had a great sense of humour about the entire affair.  Stan dodged a variant of the age old question of "who would win in a fight, The Hulk, or Thor" by stating that whenever two super heroes fight in a comic book it is important to have the fight end in a draw so that the fans of both heroes are never disappointed. This way the fans will argue the fine points of the match up for years to come, generating further discussion, and interest.". Well played Stan, as this continued interest also sells more comic books!  During one of the round table cut away scenes, Kevin Smith described Stan as a living legend, a true ambassador for the world of comic books, and I know that I am inclined to agree with this assessment.  Excelsior!

Stan Lee on Comic Book Men!

Holy Crap!  I just caught the teaser for nest weeks episode of Kevin Smith's show on AMC, Comic Book Men, and Stan Lee himself will be making a special guest appearance at the Stash!

That is going to be amazing!  I will definitely be writing a post to comment on that once it airs!

A long time Kevin Smith fan, I just recently became a big fan of the show, and one of my big complaints was that Kevin never actually dropped by the store.  They finally remedied that tonight as the gang at the Stash hosted a live book signing of Kevin's latest book Tough Sh*t.  With Jason Mewes working security, there were a lot of laughs, and it was pretty amazing to see Kevin step into the role of negotiator / benefactor when an item from Walt's past came through the door.

These guys have one of the best jobs ever!