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How would you start a business, even a small one, with out using money? Do you max out your credit cards and hope your business is successful enough to payoff your credit cards?

Hey, it worked for Kevin Smith!

A bit like when a game developer responds to bad review scores by saying "our game isn't intended for critics".

Point of Parliamentary Procedure: you're liking thinking of Penny Arcade's take on Kevin Smith's defence of Jersey Girl .

If you haven't seen it:
The Flying Car - A short by Kevin Smith

flying car, the real story

Nothing to see here! Move along!!

A short commissioned by Jay Leno, Dante and Randal were demanding a flying car in 2002. Watch this if you've never seen it.

If so, I want...

• My flying car

Kevin Smith uses his message board to talk with his fan base, and a few years ago he had an interesting "discussion" regarding Atlanta (now-Boston) DJ Fred Toucher over the film Jersey Girl.

In comparing his website's Alexa numbers to the numbers for Toucher's website, Kevin quotes numbers for both sites, followed by the line "Yeah - I'm not a success" after indicating how many more Alexa users visit his site over Toucher's.

If Alexa is good enough for Kevin Smith, it should be good enough for the rest of us, right?

Apparently this has been around since at least 1995 and there are those lobbying for it to be included in the DSM-IV.

Apparently this has been around since at least 1995 and there are those lobbying for it to be included in the DSM-IV.

So where'd you get the beauty scar, tough guy? Eatin' pineapple?

All it took was a phat karate punch!

Smith posts on his boards (and others) on a very regular basis.

View Askew boards

Ask and ye shall receive...

http://www.viewaskew.com/tv/leno/flyingcar.html

http://www.viewaskew.com/tv/leno/flyingcar.html

Get moving mad scientists!

The problem is not when you'll get the flying car, it's how much is it worth to you?

What are you willing to give to have the flying car?

Any small store where the guy behind the counter speaks english as a 3rd language. Of course, if the guy's name is Randal Graves, and he's the clerk for a video store next door, you can send in a 5 year old and get smokes. http://viewaskew.com/news/clerks2/

http://www.viewaskew.com/tv/leno/flyingcar.html

Where's my flying car, dammit!?

http://viewaskew.com/news/sith/

He more or less said that this is the prequel all you whiners and complainers have been waiting for.

He's a big Star Wars fan himself, and he flat out said that it's a damn good movie... darker than Empire Strikes Back... so you know it's good.

http://viewaskew.com/news/sith/

I definitely agree that Miller is the master when it comes to Batman. From what I've read, a lot of the story in the movie is the stuff leading up to the beginning of 'Batman: Year One'...which I loved, and apparently the rest of it is by no means 100% faithful to Miller's work. That said, Chris Nolan is apparently a co-writer, and he has definitely proven himself in the past. I'm hopeful.

Hell, I just read Kevin Smith's review of Revenge of the Sith and now I'm a little hopeful about that one too. Don't click that link if you're not prepared for major spoilers. BTW, his verdict is very good, and he describes the film as "dark, dark, dark".

Yes, the same Kevin Smith who thought "The Phantom Menace", unquestionably the worst of the series, "starts great, ends great, and has great stuff sprinkled in between."
--"I'd rank it right after 'Empire' in a list of fave 'Star Wars' flicks."
--"Is there too much Jar Jar? For a small stretch, yes;"
--"Is the kid bad? I thought he was okay. He certainly wasn't wooden..."
--"I'd like to go on record as saying I dug it. It's a good movie with great moments."

So, yeah, Kevin Smith dug it. Whoop-dee-freaking-doo.

In fairness, people who loved Star Wars didn't, generally, like Episodes I and II.

But Kevin Smith DID like them.

I respect his geek cred and feel that this review is genuine.

Yes, as genuine as the review where he said how much he liked episode 1.

So if this movie is as even nearly as good as K.S. seems to go on about then maybe suffering through the first two will seem less painful.

He praised the other ones as well. Ignore him and perhaps he'll go away.

...Smith was a big fan of Episode I (http://www.viewaskew.com/press/menace.html). Plus, Smith apparently really wants a piece of the Star Wars television series George Lucas is developing. As so many others have said, take this review with an extremely small grain of salt.

Of the film, I can say many things. But the long and short of it is that I liked it - quite a bit. I'd rank it right after 'Empire' in a list of fave 'Star Wars' flicks. It starts great, ends great, and has great stuff sprinkled in between.

From this review.

Hard to believe we were watching the same movie. No wonder he got first look at Lucas' latest offering.

Have a look at what he said about Phantom Menace:
http://viewaskew.com/press/menace.html

A choice quote:
"I'd rank it right after 'Empire' in a list of fave 'Star Wars' flicks".

I wouldn't.

I found a video with Dante and Randal having a discussion about the flying car:
http://www.viewaskew.com/tv/leno/flyingcar.html
Kudos to Kevin Smith for predicting this article.

Dante: All right! I'll go through with the deal. I'll let the German
scientist hack my foot off. Then him and his friends can have their
way with me. All for the flying car.

Randal: You would do it with a bunch of guys just to get a car. I
thought I knew you man.

Kevin Smith's The Flying Car

http://www.viewaskew.com/tv/leno/flyingcar.html

More information http://www.viewaskew.com/tv/leno/flyingcar.html

You can prove mathematically that the best strategy is to look at (approximately) the first 36.787944117144235 people (rounding it to, say, 37 people) and then you should choose the first person from that point on that is 'better' then the previous 37 people.

Waddya know, Kevin Smith was onto something.

Why, right here. And you're right. The Dems are Socialist, Bush is a Fascist. So I voted Libertarian.

;i believe this chap has a far worse job than any listed here... but you be the judge. er, moderator.

;treehead

hey moron moderators
1) is somewhat on-topic (flying cars are being discussed a whole lot in this thread) 2) it is also fucking hilarious, kevin smith is a genius , link to the actual movie http://www.viewaskew.com/tv/leno/flyingcar.html

That's right. Where is my flying car?

I believe kidgenius meant Flying Cars

Will it still be in black & white?

"The flick's in both black & white and color."

...Let's not forget about 'The Flying Car': http://viewaskew.com/tv/leno/flyingcar.html

Here... -psy

From this forum post by Kevin:

There are gonna be lots of folks expressing disappointment or downright hostility with the idea of this movie. Let 'em vent. If it's all that bad, Xtian will just sweep it off the board. But the last thing I'm interested in is opinions on what I'm doing this early in the process, if at all. The beauty of making that first flick was being able to do it in a vacuum. Granted, I could've kept my mouth shut about it 'til we were done shooting; but with "Clerks X" coming out, it just felt right to share. Regardless - I don't want folks running here with reports of what's being said about the idea of this film at other boards. Don't waste your/my time with the braying of the jackasses. There's not even a movie to bray about yet. Once there is, if you still still feel the need to tell me what some random, knuckle-headed Talk Backer has to say about the finished product, then God bless. But until then, leave it in the locker room.

Well since there are no girls on Slashdot I'll consider this the "locker room".

If it's not terribly related to Clerks other than the cast why can't you come up with some other completely different name for it? Why must it hang on the success of the first one?

How about you do it on a shoestring budget again? You know the studios will pick it up and they will be especially thrilled if they don't have to shell out millions to the pirates.

As for the rest of his comment I will keep quiet (as he asks) until I see the final result.

Why not go to the source, rather than CNN, on this one.

> None of his movies lived up to the expectations that naturally came about as a result of the edginess of the original Clerks

I think the budget is the reason. Clerks made it so the talent had to shine through because they had no money. Fans of Kevin Smith will rejoice at this news. If you aren't a Kevin Smith fan, you could quickly become one if you happen to see An Evening With Kevin Smith, where Kevin does hours of Q&A at universities, covering a multitude of topics including his dealings with the religious nut Prince (~Symbol~). Another topic is the strange dealings Kevin had with the creator of one of the Batman movies who kept talking about a huge mechanical spider (who went on to make WWW).

It would be likely much funnier to see "The Passion of the Clerks" stay within the same budget as the first one ($27 k), rather than use up a large studio budget. It's not going to happen, but it would be pretty awesome if they kept the budget low enough to let the talent and quirkiness shine through.

Would you give up your foot for it?

Randall and Dante discuss flying cars in a short that first appeared on Leno.

What would Dante do for a Flying Car? Click Here to find out. /Kevin Smith fan

Anyways im still waiting for the flying cars..

I got your flying car right here, buddy :)

This really begs the question...

What would you do for a Flying Car?