^yeah no sh!t. every week they end with "next time we'll get to this" and then the next week's show NEVER gets to the s
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Jason Mewes
rtucker7 — 15 years ago(September 13, 2010 02:06 PM)
^yeah no sh!t. every week they end with "next time we'll get to this" and then the next week's show NEVER gets to the subject. A little continuity guys. Great podcast nonetheless.
Open the pod bay doors, Hal -
moviemoose-1 — 15 years ago(September 23, 2010 04:55 PM)
Its kinda sad but Kevin Smith is currently telling the whole story on Smodcast, and apparently Jason fell off the wagon back in 2008 and started using again, no idea if he's clean again now but he was fired from "Cop Out" due to drug use.
You can listen to the podcasts here:
http://smodcast.com/getold/index.html
They get put up every thursday and next weeks will talk about Jason's latest relapse.
If you are looking for the podcast on iTunes, it is called Jay & Silent Bob Get Old. Smith mentioned on the latest installment (part 6) that this would be the last episode for awhile. I don't know if he was saying that this was the last episode in which they'd talk about Jason's substance abuse problems, or if this will be the end of this this particular podcast. He is starting to shoot "Red State" this week, so it might be the latter.
I have mixed emotions about the podcast. It is compelling to hear them talk about Mewes' problems, and I was really bummed to learn that he's been dealing with substance abuse issues as early as this year. As a couple of others have noted, Smith had to fire him from "Cop Out" and in Episode 6 they discuss the fact that Mewes was using while working on another production this spring (they wouldn't say what it was, but he has several movies in development).
Mewes is not a great storyteller (the episode of Blow Hard where it is just him and Malcolm [Smith had to board a plane] trying to entertain an audience is absolutely painful to sit through), so Smith does 80% of the talking. He is good about guiding the conversation and putting together a cohesive narrative, but it also means that we see everything through his (Smith's) lens. As a result, Mewes' trials and tribulations are often offered up in the context of how they affected Smith (without much regard for what the other people in Mewes' life were going through, or how it was affecting Mewes himself for that matter). And at times, the podcast seems rather exploitative. Smith can also a little harsh at times, often referring to Mewes as a dummy or using phrases like "dollar heart and nickel head." I'm sure that he sees these words as terms of affection, but the irony of the situation seems to elude him that even as many of Mewes' problems are clearly rooted in poor self-image, the guy who is supposedly helping him out constantly refers to him in derogatory terms. -
Miss_Sui_Generis — 15 years ago(December 20, 2010 10:56 AM)
He is good about guiding the conversation and putting together a cohesive narrative, but it also means that we see everything through his (Smith's) lens. As a result, Mewes' trials and tribulations are often offered up in the context of how they affected Smith (without much regard for what the other people in Mewes' life were going through, or how it was affecting Mewes himself for that matter). And at times, the podcast seems rather exploitative. Smith can also a little harsh at times, often referring to Mewes as a dummy or using phrases like "dollar heart and nickel head." I'm sure that he sees these words as terms of affection, but the irony of the situation seems to elude him that even as many of Mewes' problems are clearly rooted in poor self-image, the guy who is supposedly helping him out constantly refers to him in derogatory terms.
After reading the original 9-part story about Mewe's earlier addictions,in addition to reading blogposts about other topics,I decided that Kevin Smith lacks objectivity, and a certain level of common sense. Of course the irony of the situation eludes him!
Yes, drug addicts are difficult to cope with, and yes, Smith invested a great deal of time,energy, and money in Mewes,made him an actor by writing parts to suit him. But Smith 1) gives too many sordid details about Mewe's life, and 2) writes about him as if he were a slightly handicapped orphan he adopted from some Third Wold hellhole.
I was also disturbed by Smith's bullying of Mewes. By his own admission, Mewes memorized the entire script of "Dogma" after Smith gave him a heavy-handed warning about how a gifted British actor-Alan Rickman- would react to any mistakes Mewes made. Not that I blame Smith for Mewe's addictioda0ns, but there are less cruel ways of making sure an inexperienced actor is well-prepared. It's safe to assume that Mewes was afraid of displeasing Alan Rickman AND Kevin Smith.
All writers-poets,novelists,journalists, screenwriters-put people they encounter into their works. The question is how it's done. Your description is correct-Smith has exploited Mewes. -
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