AMC Developing Reality Show Set in Kevin Smith's Comic Book Shop
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Posted on: 2011-06-06 17:11 in Comic and Hero-Villain Culture
I think what the "comic book lifestyle" some people think it is, is someone who spends $50+ a week on comic and other stuff; wears nothing but t-shirts with comic characters on them. Don't get me wrong, I've been a comic/SciFi/Fantasy geek for decades and I'm afraid this could give the comic sellers a bad name. Most of mainstream usually think comic buyers need to "get a life", and this might just prove it. Of course I just might be over thinking it and it just might do well. It would be nice to see something like this succeed.
just my two cents....
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If Walt Flannigan and Bryan Johnson are involved, I'll watch it.
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I thought he closed his shop a few years back though?
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Originally Posted by MaestroMavius
I thought he closed his shop a few years back though?
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Originally Posted by MaestroMavius
I thought he closed his shop a few years back though?
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Really interested in what happens with this show, Tell 'em Steve Dave is a great podcast, would love to see them on TV.
The words "comic book lifestyle" creep me out, and I'm someone who likes comics. I expect this'll be yet another "look at what trainwrecks these people are" show. I can hardly fault the network for doing that to geekdom, though. All reality shows have more or less that same premise, regardless of their milieu. I never knew there were so many flat-out irritating people on earth until the reality TV boom.
Personally, I can't imagine why anyone would care about a reality show set in some guy's comic store. When I read the thread title, I thought, "Coming soon: a reality show set in O'lantern's kitchen!" Yes, soon, we will all be on reality shows. 
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I don't think it will be like that. Kevin Smith is certainly involved in the production, and being that he IS a comic book fan, I don't think he'll try to make everyone look like a bunch of lifeless nerds. They did say they are looking for funny and outgoing people. I imagine this is basically an attempt at making Clerks into a less offensive reality TV show while focusing almost exclusively on the type of nerd banter that was featured in Clerks.
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Originally Posted by Olantern
The words "comic book lifestyle" creep me out, and I'm someone who likes comics. I expect this'll be yet another "look at what trainwrecks these people are" show. I can hardly fault the network for doing that to geekdom, though. All reality shows have more or less that same premise, regardless of their milieu. I never knew there were so many flat-out irritating people on earth until the reality TV boom.
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Originally Posted by Olantern
Yes, soon, we will all be on reality shows.
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If it's like the record store scenes in High Fidelity, I'd watch it.
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Originally Posted by Not_Rhino
I don't think it will be like that. Kevin Smith is certainly involved in the production, and being that he IS a comic book fan, I don't think he'll try to make everyone look like a bunch of lifeless nerds. They did say they are looking for funny and outgoing people. I imagine this is basically an attempt at making Clerks into a less offensive reality TV show while focusing almost exclusively on the type of nerd banter that was featured in Clerks.
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