‘Reaper’ Director Kevin Smith Reveals His Troubled TV Past
Filmmaker-writer-actor Kevin Smith (Dogma, Clerks, Heroes: Origins), directed the pilot episode of this season’s hottest—and I mean that both literally and figuratively—new series, The CW’s most excellent comedy thriller Reaper. He also has a very entertaining guest column in the current print edition of TV Guide to match that accomplishment.
Apparently, Smith, a lifelong TVaholic, was shattered two years ago when the industry rag awarded him a (*cough* deserved *cough*) Jeer in its notorious Cheers and Jeers section for spreading his cameos a bit too thin. Whoever wrote the missive clearly had a field day crafting the derisive put-down, as well.
Jeers to Kevin Smith for flushing what little hipster cred he had left by doing a guest spot on Joey. It was bad enough when the indie director (‘Clerks,’ ‘Dogma’) started making short films for the ultrasquare Tonight Show with Jay Leno. But this is the second cheesy-sitcom cameo Smith has done after Yes, Dear last year. Even his recent gig as (what else?) a clerk on Veronica Mars can’t restore his cool now.
Ouch! What a good sport Smith is, then, for agreeing to pen an original piece for the magazine that dissed him so publicly not that long ago. I’ve got the entire column here after the jump if you’re suffering from Reaper fever like me, or just happen to really like Smith or an interesting read.
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