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[[The Verse]] of the [[Trilogy Creep|seven films]] in [[Kevin Smith|Kevin]] [http://www.viewaskew.com/main.html Smith]'s New Jersey Trilogy. It is virtually identical to the "real" world save for a few key differences—some [[Masquerade|hidden]] (active divine and infernal forces) and some visible ("Mooby's" fast food chain and several other multinational corporations). And the occasional giant poop monster. |
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== The Askewniverse films are as follows == |
== The Askewniverse films are as follows == |
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* ''[[Clerks]]'' (1994) |
* ''[[Clerks]]'' (1994) |
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* ''[[Mallrats]]'' (1995) |
* ''[[Mallrats]]'' (1995) |
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* ''[[Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back]]'' (2001) |
* ''[[Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back]]'' (2001) |
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* ''[[Clerks II]]'' (2006) |
* ''[[Clerks II]]'' (2006) |
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* ''[[Jay and Silent Bob Reboot]]'' (2019) |
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== Two animated adaptations == |
== Two animated adaptations == |
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* ''Clerks: The Lost Scene'' |
* ''Clerks: The Lost Scene'' |
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== The Askewniverse comics |
== The Askewniverse comics == |
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* ''Clerks (comic)'' |
* ''Clerks (comic)'' |
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* ''Clerks Holiday Special'' |
* ''Clerks Holiday Special'' |
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* ''Jay and Silent Bob in Walt Flanagan's Dog'' |
* ''Jay and Silent Bob in Walt Flanagan's Dog'' |
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* [[Acting for Two]]: All over the place, of the [[You Look Familiar]] variety. |
* [[Acting for Two]]: All over the place, of the [[You Look Familiar]] variety. |
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* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: "When you do it, you think about guys!" |
* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: "When you do it, you think about guys!" |
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** [[Dogma|"Dude, not all the time!"]] |
** [[Dogma|"Dude, not all the time!"]] |
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* [[The Animated Series]] |
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* [[Anything That Moves]]: Jay proudly proclaims this in Clerks. |
* [[Anything That Moves]]: Jay proudly proclaims this in Clerks. |
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* [[Aside Glance]] |
* [[Aside Glance]] |
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* [[Back to School]]: See below under [[What Could Have Been]]. |
* [[Back to School]]: See below under [[What Could Have Been]]. |
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* [[Brand X]] |
* [[Brand X]]: "Nails" cigarettes, Chewlie's gum and Mooby's restaurants, among others. |
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* [[Cameo]]: Jay and Silent Bob have a short cameo on the movie set of the [[Show Within a Show]] "Stab" in ''[[Scream (film)|Scream]] 3''. Then, when in ''...Strike Back'', they interrupt the filming of a fictional ''[[Scream (film)|Scream]]'' sequel to rescue their monkey. |
* [[Cameo]]: Jay and Silent Bob have a short cameo on the movie set of the [[Show Within a Show]] "Stab" in ''[[Scream (film)|Scream]] 3''. Then, when in ''...Strike Back'', they interrupt the filming of a fictional ''[[Scream (film)|Scream]]'' sequel to rescue their monkey. |
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** That scene is a lot funnier since Scream 4 was released. |
** That scene is a lot funnier since Scream 4 was released. |
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* [[Book Ends]] The 'Verse begins with [[Clerks]] and ends with [[Clerks II]] and as a result, begins and ends with scenes filmed in black-and-white. |
* [[Book Ends]] The 'Verse begins with ''[[Clerks]]'' and ends with ''[[Clerks II]]'' and as a result, begins and ends with scenes filmed in black-and-white. |
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* [[Catchphrase Spouting Duo]] |
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* [[Cluster F-Bomb]] |
* [[Cluster F-Bomb]] |
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** In ''song form'', even. |
** In ''song form'', even. |
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* [[Did Not Do the Research]]: Jay and Silent Bob's plan to find Shermer, Illinois from [[John Hughes]]' films was ultimately flawed because there is no such place. |
* [[Did Not Do the Research]]: Jay and Silent Bob's plan to find Shermer, Illinois from [[John Hughes]]' films was ultimately flawed because there is no such place. |
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** Y'see, they thought no one in Shermer was dealing, and thus they were going into an untapped market. Assuming Shermer, Illinois even existed, and was accurate to the John Hughes films, they would have been muscling in on [[Charlie Sheen]]'s turf anyway, as evidenced by ''[[Ferris Bueller's Day Off|Ferris Buellers Day Off]]''. Plus, they must have missed that long freaking scene in ''[[The Breakfast Club]]'' where the entire Club, aside from Ally Sheedy, shares some weed. [[Fridge Brilliance|Unless J&SB watched the weed-free TV edit.]] |
** Y'see, they thought no one in Shermer was dealing, and thus they were going into an untapped market. Assuming Shermer, Illinois even existed, and was accurate to the John Hughes films, they would have been muscling in on [[Charlie Sheen]]'s turf anyway, as evidenced by ''[[Ferris Bueller's Day Off|Ferris Buellers Day Off]]''. Plus, they must have missed that long freaking scene in ''[[The Breakfast Club]]'' where the entire Club, aside from Ally Sheedy, shares some weed. [[Fridge Brilliance|Unless J&SB watched the weed-free TV edit.]] |
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* [[Everything's Better with Monkeys]] |
* [[Everything's Better with Monkeys]]: Suzanne the orangutan. |
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* [[Executive Meddling]] |
* [[Executive Meddling]]: A rare positive example: the original ending of ''Clerks'' {{spoiler|had Dante killed by a robber.}} |
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** He ''definitely'' wasn't supposed to be there today. |
** He ''definitely'' wasn't supposed to be there today. |
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** Also, when making ''[[Mallrats]]'', Kevin Smith had to fight like hell to keep Jason Mewes in the role as Jay, and it paid off. |
** Also, when making ''[[Mallrats]]'', Kevin Smith had to fight like hell to keep Jason Mewes in the role as Jay, and it paid off. |
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* [[The Ghost]] |
* [[The Ghost]]: Cousin Walter, mentioned by Randal and Brodie, is the subject of many stories but is never actually seen or heard from in any of the films. |
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** Probably because he died sometime before the films' continuity takes place. Randal's first story about him actually details the events of his death. |
** Probably because he died sometime before the films' continuity takes place. Randal's first story about him actually details the events of his death. |
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* [[Good Adultery, Bad Adultery]]: Usually played for laughs of the 'ex-girlfriend cheated on the hapless hero' variety - Caitlin cheated on Dante a lot ([[Clerks the Animated Series|mostly with painters]]), as did Gwen with T.S, though Gwen at least seems too feel a bit guilty. |
* [[Good Adultery, Bad Adultery]]: Usually played for laughs of the 'ex-girlfriend cheated on the hapless hero' variety - Caitlin cheated on Dante a lot ([[Clerks the Animated Series|mostly with painters]]), as did Gwen with T.S, though Gwen at least seems too feel a bit guilty. |
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** Lee and Affleck's lip-lock in ''[[Chasing Amy]]'' |
** Lee and Affleck's lip-lock in ''[[Chasing Amy]]'' |
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* [[Finagle's Law]] |
* [[Finagle's Law]] |
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* [[Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today?]] |
* [[Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today?]]: Jay. |
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* [[Head-Tiltingly Kinky]] |
* [[Head-Tiltingly Kinky]] |
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* [[High School Rejects]] |
* [[High School Rejects]] |
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* [[Ho Yay]]: Most of the two male platonic couples revel in this. In ''[[Chasing Amy]]'', it's actually addressed by the plot; and it's [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] in ''[[Dogma]]''. ''[[Mallrats]]'' was supposed to have quite a bit more of this, but [[Executive Meddling]] left a lot of it on the cutting floor. |
* [[Ho Yay]]: Most of the two male platonic couples revel in this. In ''[[Chasing Amy]]'', it's actually addressed by the plot; and it's [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] in ''[[Dogma]]''. ''[[Mallrats]]'' was supposed to have quite a bit more of this, but [[Executive Meddling]] left a lot of it on the cutting floor. |
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* [[Interspecies Romance]] |
* [[Interspecies Romance]]: It's not bestiality. It's interspecies ''erotica'', fucko! |
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* [[Invisible to Normals]] |
* [[Invisible to Normals]] |
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* [[It Will Never Catch On]] |
* [[It Will Never Catch On]]/[[Vindicated by History]]: Kevin Smith was told during production of ''Mallrats'' that a gag where semen gets stuck in Joey Lauren Adams' hair had to be cut. Because it was gross, would never sell and it would doom the movie, etc. Except for, you know, that [[There's Something About Mary|other movie]] that did it three years later and grossed over $350 million freakin dollars. |
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* [[Jerkass]] |
* [[Jerkass]]: Shannon Hamilton. |
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* [[The Jester]] |
* [[The Jester]]: Randal. |
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* [[Joisey]] |
* [[Joisey]]: Portrayed sympathetically, as Kevin Smith and most of the cast are natives. |
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* [[Last Het Romance]]: All of Randall's exes discovered they were lesbians. |
* [[Last Het Romance]]: All of Randall's exes discovered they were lesbians. |
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* [[The Messiah]] |
* [[The Messiah]]: The Scion. |
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* [[Noodle Incident]] The events from Julie Dwyer's wake in Clerks are never clear after we see the two main characters running from the family. |
* [[Noodle Incident]]: The events from Julie Dwyer's wake in ''Clerks'' are never clear after we see the two main characters running from the family. |
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** Subverted in the comic, and later when the wake was animated and added to the Clerks X 10th anniversary edition. |
** Subverted in the comic, and later when the wake was animated and added to the ''Clerks X'' 10th anniversary edition. |
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* [[One Degree of Separation]] |
* [[One Degree of Separation]] |
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* [[Only Six Faces]] |
* [[Only Six Faces]]: The small number of actors involved in ''[[Clerks]]'' caused a live-action version of this trope. |
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* [[The Other Darrin]]: Debatable; it has been assumed that the William Black played by Ethan Suplee in [[Mallrats]] is the same person as William "Snowball" Black played by producer Scott Mosier in [[Clerks]] and [[Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back]], though many have said that they are two different individuals. |
* [[The Other Darrin]]: Debatable; it has been assumed that the William Black played by Ethan Suplee in ''[[Mallrats]]'' is the same person as William "Snowball" Black played by producer Scott Mosier in ''[[Clerks]]'' and ''[[Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back]]'', though many have said that they are two different individuals. |
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* [[Physical God]] |
* [[Physical God]]: Somewhat subverted.{{context}} |
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* [[Powers That Be]] |
* [[Powers That Be]] |
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* [[Punny Name]]: In ''Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back'', Federal Wildlife Marshal Willenholly is named for the characters Marshall, Will and Holly on the 1970's children's TV show ''[[Land of the Lost (TV series)|Land of the Lost]]''. |
* [[Punny Name]]: In ''Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back'', Federal Wildlife Marshal Willenholly is named for the characters Marshall, Will and Holly on the 1970's children's TV show ''[[Land of the Lost (TV series)|Land of the Lost]]''. |
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** [[Reverse Funny Aneurysm|Made even more amusing]] because the character in question is played by Will Ferrell, and Ferrell later starred in the ''[[Land of the Lost (film)|Land of the Lost]]'' [[The Movie|feature film.]] |
** [[Reverse Funny Aneurysm|Made even more amusing]] because the character in question is played by Will Ferrell, and Ferrell later starred in the ''[[Land of the Lost (film)|Land of the Lost]]'' [[The Movie|feature film.]] |
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* [[Reference Overdosed]] |
* [[Reference Overdosed]] |
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* [[Santa Claus]]: Clerks Holiday Special |
* [[Santa Claus]]: ''Clerks Holiday Special'' |
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* [[Seinfeldian Conversation]] |
* [[Seinfeldian Conversation]]: Several, with memorable inquiries such as the [[Moral Dissonance]] of the Rebels in ''[[Star Wars|Return of the Jedi]]'', and the merits of not/going [[Squick|ass-to-mouth]]. |
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* [[Shout-Out]]: Even the entries that aren't so over-the-top get their share, like the pastiche of a memorable ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]'' scene in ''Chasing Amy''. |
* [[Shout-Out]]: Even the entries that aren't so over-the-top get their share, like the pastiche of a memorable ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]'' scene in ''Chasing Amy''. |
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** A substantial portion of the dialogue in ''Dogma'' is either quoted from or referring to several movies and shows, including ''[[Indiana Jones]]'', ''[[Star Wars]]'', ''[[The Karate Kid]]'', and ''The Six |
** A substantial portion of the dialogue in ''Dogma'' is either quoted from or referring to several movies and shows, including ''[[Indiana Jones]]'', ''[[Star Wars]]'', ''[[The Karate Kid]]'', and ''[[The Six Million Dollar Man]]''. |
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** Also, ''Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back'' is essentially one long parade of cameos, with nearly every single one of them accompanied by a [[Shout-Out]] to that person's most famous previous movie role. That, and the bong-lightsaber scene. |
** Also, ''Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back'' is essentially one long parade of cameos, with nearly every single one of them accompanied by a [[Shout-Out]] to that person's most famous previous movie role. That, and the bong-lightsaber scene. |
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*** Look kids, it's Mark Hamill! '''[applause]''' |
*** Look kids, it's Mark Hamill! '''[applause]''' |
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* [[Shrug Take]] |
* [[Shrug Take]] |
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{{quote|'''Silent Bob:''' I got nothing.}} |
{{quote|'''Silent Bob:''' I got nothing.}} |
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* [[Silent Bob]] |
* [[The Silent Bob]]: Well, yeah. |
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* [[The Slacker]]: Pretty much every single male character in the universe. |
* [[The Slacker]]: Pretty much every single male character in the universe. |
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* [[Squick]] |
* [[Squick]]: Poor poor Caitlin Bree... |
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* [[The Stoner]]: Jay. |
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* [[The Stoner]] (Jay) |
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* [[Thematic Series]]: The only direct sequel in the series is ''Clerks II''. The rest of the series is loosely knit around New Jersey and the citizens of Red Bank. |
* [[Thematic Series]]: The only direct sequel in the series is ''Clerks II''. The rest of the series is loosely knit around New Jersey and the citizens of Red Bank. |
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* [[Translator Buddy]]: Jay to Silent Bob. |
* [[Translator Buddy]]: Jay to Silent Bob. |
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* [[Trilogy Creep]]: No, not Jay. [[Don't Explain the Joke|The fact that the trilogy has six films in it.]] |
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* [[Uncanny Family Resemblance]]: Dante Hicks and his sundry cousins, [[Acting for Two|all played by Brian O'Halloran]]. |
* [[Uncanny Family Resemblance]]: Dante Hicks and his sundry cousins, [[Acting for Two|all played by Brian O'Halloran]]. |
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* [[The Voiceless]] |
* [[The Voiceless]]: God. And of course, Silent Bob. |
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* [[What Might Have Been]]: If Jay Mewes had not continued to play Jay (see above under [[Executive Meddling]]), he would have been replaced by either [[Seth Green]] or Breckin Meyer. |
* [[What Might Have Been]]: If Jay Mewes had not continued to play Jay (see above under [[Executive Meddling]]), he would have been replaced by either [[Seth Green]] or Breckin Meyer. |
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** [[Word of God]] is that the only reason ''[[Show Within a Show|Jay And Silent Bob Go Canadian, Eh]]'' hasn't been made as an actual movie is that it was the ''[[Degrassi]]'' writers' concept and [[I Do Not Own|Smith would have to pay Epitome Pictures to use it]]. |
** [[Word of God]] is that the only reason ''[[Show Within a Show|Jay And Silent Bob Go Canadian, Eh]]'' hasn't been made as an actual movie is that it was the ''[[Degrassi]]'' writers' concept and [[I Do Not Own|Smith would have to pay Epitome Pictures to use it]]. |
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[[Category:The View Askewniverse]] |
[[Category:The View Askewniverse]] |
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The Verse of the seven films in Kevin Smith's New Jersey Trilogy. It is virtually identical to the "real" world save for a few key differences—some hidden (active divine and infernal forces) and some visible ("Mooby's" fast food chain and several other multinational corporations). And the occasional giant poop monster.
The Askewniverse films are as follows
- Clerks (1994)
- Mallrats (1995)
- Chasing Amy (1997)
- Dogma (1999)
- Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
- Clerks II (2006)
- Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019)
Two animated adaptations
- Clerks the Animated Series
- Clerks: The Lost Scene
The Askewniverse comics
- Clerks (comic)
- Clerks Holiday Special
- Chasing Dogma
- Bluntman and Chronic
- Jay and Silent Bob in Walt Flanagan's Dog
The View Askewniverse is the Trope Namer for:
Tropes used in The View Askewniverse include:
- Acting for Two: All over the place, of the You Look Familiar variety.
- Jason Lee plays two different characters (different names, but suspiciously similar) in Mallrats and Chasing Amy, and a third, definitely different character in Dogma. He then reprises his first two roles in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and plays a completely different role in Clerks II.
- Matt Damon has a cameo appearance as a minor character in Chasing Amy, plays a more major character in Dogma, and appears as himself in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.
- Even more bizarre, Ben Affleck plays one character in Mallrats, very different ones in Chasing Amy and Dogma, and in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back he appears as his Chasing Amy character and as himself. He only has a brief cameo in Clerks II, though.
- Brian O'Halloran plays a relative of Dante's in every VA film where he's not playing Dante.
- Jeff Anderson plays a clerk in a gun store in Dogma.
- All There in the Manual:
- The comic series Chasing Dogma, which bridges Chasing Amy and Dogma, and explains just how Jay and Silent Bob ended up in Illinois;
- Various director commentaries point out things never explained in the film, like Brodie Bruce and Randal Graves' relationship (they're cousins), or that Rick Derris is Jay's older brother.
- Ambiguously Gay: "When you do it, you think about guys!"
- The Animated Series
- Anything That Moves: Jay proudly proclaims this in Clerks.
- Aside Glance
- Back to School: See below under What Could Have Been.
- Brand X: "Nails" cigarettes, Chewlie's gum and Mooby's restaurants, among others.
- Cameo: Jay and Silent Bob have a short cameo on the movie set of the Show Within a Show "Stab" in Scream 3. Then, when in ...Strike Back, they interrupt the filming of a fictional Scream sequel to rescue their monkey.
- That scene is a lot funnier since Scream 4 was released.
- Book Ends The 'Verse begins with Clerks and ends with Clerks II and as a result, begins and ends with scenes filmed in black-and-white.
- Cluster F-Bomb
- In song form, even.
- Deconstruction Fic: The fandom tends to explore the dark side of Jay and Silent Bob, who are generally considered a simple comic relief duo. Themes include tragic back-stories to explain Jay's outlandish behavior and Bob's silence, the realities of drug use/abuse, and the angst of being secretly in love with your best friend. The Reality Subtext also comes into play.
- Did Not Do the Research: Jay and Silent Bob's plan to find Shermer, Illinois from John Hughes' films was ultimately flawed because there is no such place.
- Y'see, they thought no one in Shermer was dealing, and thus they were going into an untapped market. Assuming Shermer, Illinois even existed, and was accurate to the John Hughes films, they would have been muscling in on Charlie Sheen's turf anyway, as evidenced by Ferris Buellers Day Off. Plus, they must have missed that long freaking scene in The Breakfast Club where the entire Club, aside from Ally Sheedy, shares some weed. Unless J&SB watched the weed-free TV edit.
- Everything's Better with Monkeys: Suzanne the orangutan.
- Executive Meddling: A rare positive example: the original ending of Clerks had Dante killed by a robber.
- He definitely wasn't supposed to be there today.
- Also, when making Mallrats, Kevin Smith had to fight like hell to keep Jason Mewes in the role as Jay, and it paid off.
- The Ghost: Cousin Walter, mentioned by Randal and Brodie, is the subject of many stories but is never actually seen or heard from in any of the films.
- Probably because he died sometime before the films' continuity takes place. Randal's first story about him actually details the events of his death.
- Good Adultery, Bad Adultery: Usually played for laughs of the 'ex-girlfriend cheated on the hapless hero' variety - Caitlin cheated on Dante a lot (mostly with painters), as did Gwen with T.S, though Gwen at least seems too feel a bit guilty.
- Fan Service: Joey Lauren Adams topless in Mallrats.
- Eliza Dushku, Ali Larter, Shannon Elizabeth and Jennifer Schwalbach-Smith in Spycatsuits in ...Strike Back.
- Jay doing a Silence of the Lambs tribute striptease in Clerks 2. Sadly instantly becomes Fan Disservice when it cuts to him fully nude and posing like Buffalo Bill, but the start ... Ooh, chapstick.
- Salma Hayek playing a muse turned stripper in Dogma.
- Lee and Affleck's lip-lock in Chasing Amy
- Finagle's Law
- Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today?: Jay.
- Head-Tiltingly Kinky
- Heterosexual Life Partners: A big trademark of Smith's is that the leads of these films are often a duo of this variety. See: Dante and Randall, Brodie and T.S., Banky and Holden, Bartlebee and Loki and of course Jay and Silent Bob.
- High School Rejects
- Ho Yay: Most of the two male platonic couples revel in this. In Chasing Amy, it's actually addressed by the plot; and it's lampshaded in Dogma. Mallrats was supposed to have quite a bit more of this, but Executive Meddling left a lot of it on the cutting floor.
- Interspecies Romance: It's not bestiality. It's interspecies erotica, fucko!
- Invisible to Normals
- It Will Never Catch On/Vindicated by History: Kevin Smith was told during production of Mallrats that a gag where semen gets stuck in Joey Lauren Adams' hair had to be cut. Because it was gross, would never sell and it would doom the movie, etc. Except for, you know, that other movie that did it three years later and grossed over $350 million freakin dollars.
- Jerkass: Shannon Hamilton.
- The Jester: Randal.
- Joisey: Portrayed sympathetically, as Kevin Smith and most of the cast are natives.
- Last Het Romance: All of Randall's exes discovered they were lesbians.
- The Messiah: The Scion.
- Noodle Incident: The events from Julie Dwyer's wake in Clerks are never clear after we see the two main characters running from the family.
- Subverted in the comic, and later when the wake was animated and added to the Clerks X 10th anniversary edition.
- One Degree of Separation
- Only Six Faces: The small number of actors involved in Clerks caused a live-action version of this trope.
- The Other Darrin: Debatable; it has been assumed that the William Black played by Ethan Suplee in Mallrats is the same person as William "Snowball" Black played by producer Scott Mosier in Clerks and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, though many have said that they are two different individuals.
- Physical God: Somewhat subverted.[context?]
- Powers That Be
- Punny Name: In Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Federal Wildlife Marshal Willenholly is named for the characters Marshall, Will and Holly on the 1970's children's TV show Land of the Lost.
- Made even more amusing because the character in question is played by Will Ferrell, and Ferrell later starred in the Land of the Lost feature film.
- Reference Overdosed
- Santa Claus: Clerks Holiday Special
- Seinfeldian Conversation: Several, with memorable inquiries such as the Moral Dissonance of the Rebels in Return of the Jedi, and the merits of not/going ass-to-mouth.
- Shout-Out: Even the entries that aren't so over-the-top get their share, like the pastiche of a memorable Jaws scene in Chasing Amy.
- A substantial portion of the dialogue in Dogma is either quoted from or referring to several movies and shows, including Indiana Jones, Star Wars, The Karate Kid, and The Six Million Dollar Man.
- Also, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back is essentially one long parade of cameos, with nearly every single one of them accompanied by a Shout-Out to that person's most famous previous movie role. That, and the bong-lightsaber scene.
- Look kids, it's Mark Hamill! [applause]
- In fairness, he did that because test audiences failed to recognize Hamill.
- Look kids, it's Mark Hamill! [applause]
- Shrug Take
Silent Bob: I got nothing. |
- The Silent Bob: Well, yeah.
- The Slacker: Pretty much every single male character in the universe.
- Squick: Poor poor Caitlin Bree...
- The Stoner: Jay.
- Thematic Series: The only direct sequel in the series is Clerks II. The rest of the series is loosely knit around New Jersey and the citizens of Red Bank.
- Those Two Actors: Lampshaded in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.
- Translator Buddy: Jay to Silent Bob.
- Trilogy Creep: No, not Jay. The fact that the trilogy has six films in it.
- Uncanny Family Resemblance: Dante Hicks and his sundry cousins, all played by Brian O'Halloran.
- The Voiceless: God. And of course, Silent Bob.
- What Might Have Been: If Jay Mewes had not continued to play Jay (see above under Executive Meddling), he would have been replaced by either Seth Green or Breckin Meyer.
- Word of God is that the only reason Jay And Silent Bob Go Canadian, Eh hasn't been made as an actual movie is that it was the Degrassi writers' concept and Smith would have to pay Epitome Pictures to use it.