HEROES Askew

Thats great news for Heroes fans! I love Smith, I'm definately in the Askew Crew. I find him funny, and Especially talendedd due to the fact that he just did it. He bashed his way into Hollywood doing what he wanted to do. And because it was different, and he stuck to his roots he made a nice career for himself, and brought some great actors up with him(not Aflec though, he owes us for that) although Aflec always has a good self depricating sence of humor in Smiths movies. Ah look at me I'm gushing like a little girl. Any way I'm stoked for Smith's Heroes, AND I hope I don't have to read a lot of jealous armchair directors and writers bash the hell out of Smith on this board.

KS has a really good view for superheroes and what the camera can do for them. He keeps things pretty well grounded in a genre that can succumb to ridiculous flights of fancy with a lesser director. So, as an Askew man, I'm looking forward to his contribution.

Yeah, I`m definitely an "Askew Man". Sounds like a cologne. Anyway, Kev Smith is a funny, smart dude. He is the type of guy you can just stand around shooting the shit with for hours about comics, movies, tv. (geeky things) And his self deprecating humor is just an added bonus to his personality. This is good news. There are plenty of people on this site that can`t stand Smith, but to them I say Snucthie Boochie

You’re either a part of the “Askew” experience or your (you're NOT your) not, a....
Stephen, you are a journalist. Please, PLEASE uphold a standard of excellence when writing your articles, with a special eye turned to spelling and grammar. Otherwise, good article.
I should apologize for that mini rant, but after coming out of a yogurt store yesterday where one of their marketing pieces stated that "eating our yogurt promotes healthy teethes", I have been a little on edge.

I think I'd be in the "askew" crowd

And actually I had the opposite reaction to the Clerks movies. I loved them both, but I liked the original Clerks just a little bit better than Clerks II.

Rosario Dawson was awesome and here character was probably my favorite in the series. But overall I thought the love story in second movie was a little too convensional in its execusion.

While the original Clerks, more than any other Smith movie had the embodied the true Indie spirit, breaking out of narrative norms. for me it was the comedy miovuie equivalent to Sienfeld.

Also, the geek humor rang a little truer in the original. Most LOTR movie fans I know are not particularly religious, even if the movies and books have religious themes. And the fans of the original Transformers series who posted on the intrernet were wary of where Bay would take the show.

And there was no mention of Buffy, Angel or the Firefly cancellation. The three pilars of most geek speak I've been involved in.

I am of course nit picking for that last bit, and mostly joking about the geek humor stuff, mostly. I love that he does the geek in jokes and does them brilliantly. That was also what I loved about Knocked Up and How met your Mother

BTW: Doctor Who is on the SciFi channel if it's also on Fox that would be cool, but I wanted to avoid confusion if it was miss print.

And how does Jekyll not make the watchables cut on Saturdays along with Masters of Science Fiction?

Does KS have to bring his stench to my one of my top favorite TV shows?

lister,
looks like youre outnumbered here. I think most Heroes fans are happ to see KS directing an episode.

So what do you suggest gauley? That I not express my opinion because it differs from the pod? Go toke up so you can make it seem that Bob and Jay are funnier than they really are and leave me to my own voice, OK? :)

lister,
Not suggesting anything,
Just sayin thanks for bringing yor negativity here. ooooo, a pot smoking jab at me, now I'm speachless.
Maybe you should toke up and mellow out. by the way I your smiley threw me, are you joking or are you being an asshat? oh well, I'm all for opinions, Lord knows I got tons of them, just sayin KS knows Superheroes and directing, so give him a chance before you bash him on Heroes. (hmmm I feel like someone gave me that lecture here on mania before...)

Are you really unable to recognize a smiley-face-sarcasm-disclaimer?

I think all that 420 you take such pride in has made you a little paranoid!

:)

Seriously though... I have more faith in Smith on a superhero project than on one of his comedies. I just wish he was only writing it and not directing it. The latter is his weak point. But hey, this may be the right project for his limited skillset.

I'd still rather have Joss on the job!