We're joined by very special guest and fellow Kevin Smith scholar Valerie (aka StealingValerie) to chat about the short-lived TV show CLERKS: THE ANIMATED SERIES. Everybody liked it except for Trevor because he's a grumpy old curmudgeon. We also briefly discuss the aborted pilot for a live-action Clerks sitcom, which nobody liked. Later, in Kevin's Receipts, we talk Weight Watchers sponcon and Feige juice.

Follow Valerie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/StealingValerie

And on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/stealingvalerie

Phase One of the View Askewniverse comes to its momentous conclusion in the pre-9/11 comedy classic JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK. Rose and Ted have their high hopes shattered by this irredeemable mess of a movie, and the future looks bright for #TeamTrev. Also, Kevin Smith wants you to know that he's NOT a homophobe.

The full text of Kevin's incredibly long response to GLAAD can be found here: http://www.seanbaby.com/news/glaad4.htm

We're joined by special guest Kurt Schiller to unpack Kevin Smith's star-studded Bible adventure, DOGMA. We try to figure out what, if anything, this film has to say about Catholicism, and Kurt lends his expertise as a New Jersey native to help us understand the mythical state that molded Kevin into the manchild he is today.

Do yourself a favor and listen to Kurt's excellent podcast, Parents Just Don't Understand: https://soundcloud.com/parentspodcast

The pictures we talk about in this week's Kevin's Receipts segment can be found here: https://imgur.com/a/GlpCnD7

In 1997, auteur filmmaker Kevin Smith shocked the world with CHASING AMY, a groundbreaking story of queer romance in the world of comic books, and earned himself a spot in the pantheon of LGBTQ+ cinema. On an inspirational new episode of We Need to Talk About Kevin, we all learn an important lesson about love and acceptance from this breathtaking classic.

We're back, and we're discussing the profound emptiness of MALLRATS, Kevin Smith's sophomore film about a couple of whiny jerks who go to the mall to yell at their ex-girlfriends. Why does this movie exist? Why did we all watch the painfully long extended version? And why does Ted keep insisting that he actually liked it? None of these questions will be answered on this week's episode of We Need to Talk About Kevin!

The picture that we talk about in the Kevin's Receipts segment can be found here: i.imgur.com/L9ZlUZ6.png

Welcome to We Need to Talk About Kevin, a podcast in which we investigate the life and works of filmmaker Kevin Smith and attempt to figure out what, if anything, is going on inside his brain. On this inaugural episode, your hosts, Ted, Rose, and Trevor, take a look back at the movie that started it all, 1994's black-and-white cult classic CLERKS and try to determine whether or not it's worthy of its reputation. Plus, we revisit Kevin's most infamous Twitter post.