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In 1994, director Kevin Smith's comedy about the life of two convenience store employees ''Clerks'' won him dozens of awards and began his future ventures into film making. Even today, it is regarded as a seminal independent film. | In 1994, director Kevin Smith's comedy about the life of two convenience store employees ''Clerks'' won him dozens of awards and began his future ventures into film making. Even today, it is regarded as a seminal independent film. | ||
Sometime during 1995 (while Smith was making ''Mallrats''), some TV executives tried to convince him to '''make a television series based on the film'''. However, due to the film's vulgar nature, the content was considerably toned down, and new actors were brought in. | Sometime during 1995 (while Smith was making ''Mallrats''), some TV executives tried to convince him to '''make a television series based on the film'''. However, due to the film's vulgar nature, the content was considerably toned down, and new actors were brought in.<ref>[http://www.thatericalper.com/2015/08/03/the-unaired-tv-pilot-for-kevin-smiths-clerks/ Thatericalper.com article on the pilot.] Retrieved 03 Nov '18</ref><ref>[https://www.geek.com/geek-cetera/disneys-clerks-sitcom-would-have-killed-all-goodwill-for-kevin-smiths-film-1629491/ Geek.com article on the pilot.] Retrieved 03 Nov '18</ref> | ||
Reportedly, Smith was not informed of the filming of the pilot, and actors Brian 'O' Halloran ("Dante Hicks" in the film) and Jeff Anderson ("Randall Graves") both auditioned for parts, but were rejected. | Reportedly, Smith was not informed of the filming of the pilot, and actors Brian 'O' Halloran ("Dante Hicks" in the film) and Jeff Anderson ("Randall Graves") both auditioned for parts, but were rejected. | ||
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After seeing the result, both actors were happy with not getting the part. By all accounts, the pilot was a failed attempt to turn the movie into a network-friendly sitcom, with disastrous results. | After seeing the result, both actors were happy with not getting the part. By all accounts, the pilot was a failed attempt to turn the movie into a network-friendly sitcom, with disastrous results. | ||
On January | On January 25, 2015, an anonymous vid.me user uploaded the full pilot. However, since vid.me shut down in December of 2017, the full pilot has been mirrored to YouTube by the user [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4VscIG5tPQD9Z9FEYRypyQ Cactus Jack] on April 6, 2015. The YouTube mirror of the original vid.me upload can be viewed below. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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[[File:Kevin smith smokes.jpg|thumb|center|150px|Director Kevin Smith.]] | [[File:Kevin smith smokes.jpg|thumb|center|150px|Director Kevin Smith.]] | ||
==External Link== | |||
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0352045/ IMDb page.] | |||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150604085656/https://vid.me/Kcqp/clerks-pilot The full pilot of ''Clerks'' on vid.me (courtesy of the Wayback Machine).] | |||
==References== | ==References== |
Revision as of 11:34, 3 November 2018
A screenshot of the pilot taken from an archived review.
Status: Found
Date found: 25 Jan '15
Found by: Unknown
In 1994, director Kevin Smith's comedy about the life of two convenience store employees Clerks won him dozens of awards and began his future ventures into film making. Even today, it is regarded as a seminal independent film.
Sometime during 1995 (while Smith was making Mallrats), some TV executives tried to convince him to make a television series based on the film. However, due to the film's vulgar nature, the content was considerably toned down, and new actors were brought in.[1][2]
Reportedly, Smith was not informed of the filming of the pilot, and actors Brian 'O' Halloran ("Dante Hicks" in the film) and Jeff Anderson ("Randall Graves") both auditioned for parts, but were rejected.
After seeing the result, both actors were happy with not getting the part. By all accounts, the pilot was a failed attempt to turn the movie into a network-friendly sitcom, with disastrous results.
On January 25, 2015, an anonymous vid.me user uploaded the full pilot. However, since vid.me shut down in December of 2017, the full pilot has been mirrored to YouTube by the user Cactus Jack on April 6, 2015. The YouTube mirror of the original vid.me upload can be viewed below.
Gallery
External Link
References
- ↑ Thatericalper.com article on the pilot. Retrieved 03 Nov '18
- ↑ Geek.com article on the pilot. Retrieved 03 Nov '18