Tina LoSasso's Take On: Kevin Smith on Prozac? For Comic Book Men!
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TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3605 - Kevin Smith on Prozac? for Comic Book Men
Kevin Smith's new reality tv offering on AMC, Comic Book Men, plays like Pawn Stars meets My Strange Addiction (you know the show where some woman can't stop eating toilet paper and, another - laundry detergent).
Set in Smith's comic book shop, Jay & Silent Bob's Secret Stash, the show centers around the staff and customers and their strange obsessions. Smith uses the framework of his 'podcast' - which isn't really his podcast - to anchor the show's scenes.
The cast includes hockey jersey-wearing Smith, store manager Walt whose most cherished childhood memory is Steve Austin ripping off Big Foot's arm, staff Michael and Ming, and hanger-on Bryan, better known as the weird dude with the long grey beard. The action captures the inane yet serious conversations that comic book geeks have when they get together. (I've been married to one such geek for so long, that I've witnessed many of these same conversations so it was easy for me to follow along. The unitiated may scratch their heads.) The gang debated the important issues of the day: hottest comic book heroine, how Batman hooked up with Robin,and scariest horror movies.
Our interest in the show perked up when we heard they were going to the Collingswood Flea Market to have a sales contest. I'm from Cherry Hill and was trying to remember where Collingswood would have a Flea Mart (maybe the old Pennsauken Mart?) and why would they go from Red Bank to Collingswood? Alas, it was Collingwood (North Jersey). The unfortunate highlight of the flea market segment was the weird long-bearded guy dissing the customers of the flea market - he thought THEY were weird. Pot...kettle. 'nuf said.
The more interesting segments showed customers trying to sell their collectibles to the store. Like kids on Christmas morning, they were all hope and joy when they arrived, but the light dimmed in their eyes as they learned about things like creases and condition, and the importance of boxes - don't they know about MIB! As mildly entertaining as these segments were, we hope future episodes will show customers actually buying comics or picking up their books on Wednesdays.
If you're looking for Kevin Smith uncensored, you won't find it here. Having heard Kevin Smith at SDCC, I could practically hear him saying what he really wanted to, instead of what he had to say to avoid the censor beep. Ironically, the meanest comments in the show came from weird long grey bearded dude who went ballistic about the poor Chuckie Doll woman and the flea market people. As smart as he thinks he is, he still managed to miss the fact that the Chuckie Doll woman looked strangely related to her doll.
Comic Book Men is worth a look if only to check out the quirky crazy customers who try to sell their collectibles to the shop. Or maybe I just miss New Jersey. ~Tina LoSasso (NOTE: Comic Book Men airs at 10PM on Sundays!)
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