Comic Book Men on AMC with Megos

[cjefferys]

Yeah, the hockey game and batmobile part were kinda dumb. I don't know how much more of this I'm gonna watch.

[jimsmegos]

Being a fanboy of the Kevin Smith universe I'll keep watching them on the DVR but honestly it's only because I am a dork like that. The gratuitous "Clerks" send up stuff is so sad it's IMO a real detriment to the legacy of the original (sorta like Clerks II). Oh well it was a fun thought.

[GlobalObserver]

Hello everyone. I was on the show with the CS Spiderman, SMDM and Robin MIB

Do you have any more super minty SMDM figures for $175.00? If you do, sell them to me.

[samurainoir]

There really isn't an hour's worth of content there. If they did cut out all the cutesy stuff and stuck to the nerd gear, I think I would stick with it, but I don't think you keep a AMC sized Walking Dead lead in that way. Although given the low cast to produce something like this, maybe it is worth it for AMC not to have to pay million dollar budgets for originally programming of this nature.

This might survive better on a smaller specialty network. What have the ratings been like?

[Sideshow Spock]

I don't follow Jay and SB, but I know Mewes has had a lot of issues.. to me he didn't even sound like he does in the movies. And I don't mean the snoochy-boochy talk, I mean the actual sound of his voice. The guy's been thru the ringer.

Earlier someone made the comment that Ming seemed to be the only smart one.. can't say I agree. To me he comes off dopey, and they certainly treat him that way. He's definitely the most awkward of the bunch on camera.

[Nostalgiabuff]

it is rather dull. they should drop to 1/2 hour. I thought Mewes looked stoned. I know he has had a lot of issues with drugs. they probably gave him a spot on the show to get him some cash

[samurainoir]

Wow. I really want to root for this show, but the third episode is really painful. I would just love to watch a half hour version where they just cut out all the cutesy stuff about shooting that awful commercial, and just show us the cool nerd stuff.

Nice to see the old Fireside Marvel books, mind-blowing to see the obvious set-up sequence where a guy comes in with some of the most valuable comics ever, pretending he does not know what he has (and even keeps them in plastic binder presentation sheets). With an SDCC exclusive Transformer from the past decade, and a bunch of CGC Secret Wars though, you'd think they would try and mix it up a bit more. How about some more movie props or memorabilia for variety within a given show? Why not more vintage action figures... particularly after brushing aside the CS Spidey in the first episode?

I couldn't imagine having to sit through this between Walking Dead and Talking Dead.

[Iron Mego]

I pretty much fast forward through everything but the people bringing in their loot.

[TEXASFETT]

I find the show boring and seems to fake. Jay needs to come out more and bust out the radio and lip balm!

[Splitty]

I couldn't imagine having to sit through this between Walking Dead and Talking Dead.

I know! That totally bugs me that they put it in that slot.
The Talking Dead REALLY NEEDS to be right after the Walking Dead.

I tried, but I really don't like the Comic Book Men show. I always buzz off & do other things. I just can't force myself to watch it. I just don't like the dudes.
And when the Walking Dead is over, I crave watching people talk about it, so I can wind down. I usually have to catch it on On Demand, because I'm in bed by then. bleh.

[The Toyroom]

I watched one....and then I was done...

[Den82]

I only saw the first episode. I thought it was OK. As far as Kevin Smith goes, I know very little about him. I've never watched any of his movies, not one and I do not care to either.

There were a few funny moments that made me laugh, like when the guy breaks those Star Trek plates. I like the fact their humor is kind of crude.

Some of the people who came in were annoying. Like the girl with the Chucky doll and that jerk with the Dawn of the Dead stuff.

My problem, it just follows the same format. People come in, set up staged deal, the end. Just like Pawn Stars, Oddities...am I forgetting any?

[samurainoir]

Some of the people who came in were annoying.

You didn't have to sit through the girl with the giant butterfly hair in the latest episode.

They touched on Walt and Brian's other creative pursuits this episode, and I think that would have been much more interesting to see them reflect on that, rather than seeing them mug through the shooting of that awkward "fake" commercial.

I'm not really a fan of Vulgar by any stretch of the imagination, but I think having Brian share his feelings and experiences directing his feature film would be much more honest and real than the putting on a beret and directing schtick.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLjXcYWKnJg

And it might actually be nice seeing Walt in action as an artist. Particularly since he has drawn Batman comics for DC, as well as the creator owned stuff he did with Brian.

[palitoy]

The last one was the final straw for me. I want to be on board but I can't.

When those two (Flanagan and Johnson) started berating the woman from Staten Island about where she lived and that "She wasn't cool enough to be into comics", I was done.

That clerks schtick was awesome when I was in my 20s but now "real life Randall" is a sad looking forty something who should probably grow up.

Oh and I consider myself a fan of Smith, he's a compelling person and if he's on OandA, I tape the episode. This show looks like AMC knew it was unappealing and they taped some Smith segments post haste.

[Adam West]

I bailed. I would definitely watch it if they focused more on comics, watching potential sellers coming in (even if they are set up etc.). I personally don't care about the vulgarity one way or the other, but it isn't even funny. I was also hoping it would be somewhat kid friendly (my youngest son likes reading comics) and I would let him watch it if they cut away that part of it.