Kevin Smith and comic books go together like any great combination do. Smith is a well known comic book lover and has written for a number of different books. AMC has announced that they have greenlighted Smith’s unscripted reality series Secret Stash, which will focus on the comic book culture. The series will take place in Smith comic shop Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash. The first season is slated for six episodes and will debut in the first quarter of 2012.
Smith had the following to say about being on AMC:
“Draper. Meth. Zombies. This show couldn’t be on a better network. AMC is to television what Miramax was to cinema back when I first got in the game: they’re the premier destination for any story-teller looking to spin an offbeat yarn that no other outlet has the stones to touch,”
“And as if I didn’t love them enough, now they’re putting my friends on TV! I’m ecstatic, proud, and extremely lucky to be in bed with a network I watch religiously anyway. And if they’d pushed just a little harder in the negotiations, I’d have done this show for no payment beyond early access to every episode of Mad Men, BREAKING BAD, and Walking Dead.”
“The comic book store is, in many ways, the corner bar for comic book fans. It is still this place where everybody knows your name, and you can go and geek out with like minded people. If I lived closer, I’d want to hang out at here. It’s got great energy, great personality, and is a perfect portal into the world of comic book culture,” said Joel Stillerman, AMC’s SVP of original programming, production and digital content.
From an AMC Press Release describing the series:
The Secret Stash is a one hour series that captures the world of the local comic book store. Way before comic book culture went mainstream, the comic store has not only been a place for people to buy, sell, or trade for cool stuff; but also to hang out and be part of a community that just loves comics. Secret Stash will capture both of these aspects of comic store life. It will document the daily banter of The Secret Stash and it’s employees and devoted customers; and it will capture the fun and emotion of buying and selling collectibles and comic memorabilia that happens in comic book stores all across the country and in mega-venues like Comic-Con.
Comic book and geek culture is alive and well today and it seems this series will be able to show that. I am really looking forward to this show and I hope it does a lot to help promote the local comic book shops.
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