It’s just something to do while you’re waiting for death. At the end of the day, whoever wins or loses doesn’t change the world one iota. And that’s all predicated on nothingness, right? I have nothing but respect for sports, but it’s a game. “So now that everybody feels that way? I like to look at sports because when I was growing up, sports was the dominant pastime in America, and kids would grow up wanting to be a baseball player or football player. And this genre? This world of pop culture? It’s nothing but the fuel of fantasy: the dream of being something else, something other, something better. “You walk out onto the floor and you see all genders, all races, all colors. It couldn’t just be ‘this is for us and not for you.’ It’s inclusive it’s for everybody. The only way we were ever going to push through was with dominant numbers. I was never one of those cats who was like, ‘F you, I liked it before it was cool.’ The more the merrier, man. “Now they’ve taken that entertainment to a new medium but turned everybody into who we used to be. That’s something we did in youth for fun because we loved it. The Marvel movies alone have taught people who weren’t part of comic book culture to be comic book readers, to expect the next installment, and to know that these things are connected–and not necessarily sequels. There was a time when I had to explain to people who Stan Lee was, and now my mom looks for Stan’s cameos in the movies. “There was a time when this wasn’t the dominant culture, and now it is. But I think it’s absolutely worth repeating (minus a few expletives and distractions)… Now, if you know anything about Kevin Smith, you won’t be surprised to hear that his answer took about 15 minutes.
Now that it’s become near universally accepted, can we finally admit that geek culture has become mainstream? And where do we go from here? He basically built his career on the back of “geek culture,” which was only found in the margins of society when we were growing up. And when the punchline finally came, it was obvious why he’s been so successful in his career.īut in the press conference, I asked Kevin if he was happy with the current state of pop culture. That story he told in Hall H about losing the entire audience last year? It took an hour and a half and covered a span of 22 years. I will admit that I haven’t kept up with most of his recent films, but it’s hard to deny that the guy is an incredible storyteller. The show definitely shows some real promise, but I have to say, sitting in the Geeking Out press conference and listening to Kevin Smith made me a fan all over again.
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Abrams on the Universal Studios backlot to talk about his new HBO series Westworld. In the second episode, the guys chat with Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk about Firefly and Con Man, get some behind-the-scenes scoop on the next installments of Guardians of the Galaxy and Star Wars, and visit J.J. The show returns to AMC on Sunday, August 14 at 11 pm ET/PT with all-new episodes. The first episode, which aired a couple weeks ago immediately following SDCC, featured some footage from the Star Trek Beyond premiere and impromptu conversations they recorded at the con. Basically, Kevin and Greg take advantage of their impressive contact lists and access to give viewers a “behind the scenes” look at unique events, and they strive to have honest, unfiltered conversations with their guests.
In a nutshell, Geeking Out takes a timely look at pop culture through a fanboy lens and features talk, celebrity interviews, and the kind of off-the-cuff segments and humor you probably associate with Kevin Smith. And they were both promoting–and filming!–their new show on AMC called Geeking Out. The two appeared together at Kevin’s Hall H panel on Saturday night (where Kevin told an amazing story about his experience following the Star Wars panel at last year’s show). I ran into Greg at an after-party sponsored by Scholastic (since he has a new graphic novel out with them). For whatever reason, at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, I kept crossing paths with Kevin Smith and Greg Grunberg.
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