Kevin Smith Getting A Comic Book Shop Reality Show On AMC. Weird.
An unlikely alliance. Kevin Smith and AMC are teaming up to bring a reality show centered on Smith’s comic book shop to television. Not even going to stunt, I’m going to watch the crap out of this show.
[Smith is] developing a reality TV show that will take place at his personal comic book shop, Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash in Red Bank, NJ. Dubbed as sort of a “Pawn Stars for Fanboys,” the show has been casting over the last week and Smith just tweeted that he’s already got an awesome and unlikely network to air it: AMC.
The show was recently announced when an open casting call went out for geeks to star on the show. Here’s the info:
Have you ever wanted to work in a comic book shop? Silent Bob himself, Kevin Smith, is casting a new television series set in his comic shop “The Secret Stash.” He’s not looking for actors, he’s looking for real people who live and breath the comic book lifestyle. Must be funny outgoing and have a knowledge and passion for comics, superheroes, movie memorabilia and everything that goes with it. Looking for men and women ages 21 — 35 in the Tri-state area only. Must be available in Red Bank, NJ on either June 2nd or June 3rd AND a 3-day shoot on June 14th — 16th. To apply, send a picture and a short bio including name, age, and phone number to [email protected] If you are selected, we will contact you to schedule a follow up interview.
Smith followed that up by answering a fan question on Twitter with the news of the network. Inquiries to AMC to confirm or deny Smith’s tweet were not answered as of publication. If we hear back, we’ll update.
Definitely wasn’t expecting this, but I’ll take it. Even though my adolescent hard-on for Smith has subsided, not my adolescent hard-on mind altogether mind you, the lure of doing a reality show at his joint in Red Bank has me hooked. A bunch of comic book geeks milling about such? It’ll be like Clerks! Maybe. Or something.