CBC Arts U.S. filmmaker Kevin Smith, best known for his “Jersey Trilogy” of Clerks, Mallrats and Chasing Amy, will appear on teen TV series Degrassi: The Next Generation, broadcaster CTV announced Tuesday. Smith, whose films also include Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Dogma and Jersey Girl, will appear in the season’s final three episodes,…
Kevin Smith Drops by ‘Degrassi’ (Thursday, October 21 09:30 AM) LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) One deals forthrightly with issues like teenage sex and violence in schools. One deals forthrightly with the travails of convenience-store workers and sexually frustrated comic book artists. “Degrassi: The Next Generation,” say hello to Kevin Smith. Smith and his frequent movie sidekick,…
Head of the class: `Degrassi’ wins adult audience with realistic drama By Amy Amatangelo Friday, October 8, 2004 You’re an adult. You know this because you have a mortgage, car payments and an employer who expects you to show up every weekday. And, sure, in the past, you’ve hung with the kids on “Dawson’s Creek”…
Degrassi daring dazzles U.S. Groundbreaking series tackles trials of adolescence head on, just like it did in its ’80s incarnations Little Canadian show goes where American teen dramas haven’t, writes Star TV critic. Unlike drugs, terrorists and shoppers, Canadian television rarely crosses the American border. So the stateside success of CTV’s Degrassi: The Next Generation…
Degrassi girl and role a dream come true for U.S. filmmaker Kevin Smith a fan from his clerk years Parlayed his fame into a short-term part PETER HOWELL MOVIE CRITIC After more than 10 years of unrequited lust, the Yankee Clerks dude finally got a hug from his Canuck Degrassi dream girl. New Jersey filmmaker…
Update: Jay And Silent Bob Strike ‘Degrassi’ [The Gate] By: W. Andrew Powell Two days ago we reported to you that Kevin Smith will be appearing as a guest on this season’s final three episodes of Degrassi: The Next Generation, but today we’ve got a few more details to help flesh out the plan, and…
The kids are alright by Kevin Williamson Calgary Sun The Canadian kids of Degrassi: The Next Generation have graduated into the ranks of American TV stars. Its a test few actors or series from this country ever pass most are satisfied with marginal success at home. But now in its fourth season on CTV and…
High school soap ‘Degrassi’ rings true to teens By Ken Parish Perkins Star-Telegram Staff Writer The teen-TV caretakers often fret over what’s too much and what’s too little when it comes to what young minds ought to digest and regurgitate. And that sounds perceptive and attentive until you’re reminded that network decisions are usually based…
On a `Degrassi’ high: Hit show’s stars dish on fame and fun By Jamar Torres Monday, October 4, 2004 Deanna Casaluce and Mike Lobel from The N’s hit TV show “Degrassi” play Alex and Jay, twomean, jackass-like characters who bully and fight with their peers. I met up with Deanna and Mike during a recent…
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