GEMINI AWARD NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED!! Tuesday, October 26, 2004 The Degrassi nominees are: Best Children’s/Youth Fiction Program or Series Best Direction in Children’/Youth: Phil Earnshaw “Pride” Best Writing in Children’s/Youth: Shelley Scarrow (teleplay) , James Hurst and Nicole Demerse (story) “Accidents Will Happen” Best Performance in Children’s/Youth: Jake Epstein “should I stay or should i go”…

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…

High on Degrassi American filmmaker Kevin Smith almost didn’t get a dream gig on his favourite Canadian melodrama, GAYLE MacDONALD writes By GAYLE MacDONALD Thursday, October 21, 2004 – Page R1 Renegade independent filmmaker Kevin Smith has been a fan of the long-running Canadian teen drama Degrassi for as long as he can remember. At…

Smith to appear as ‘Silent Bob’ on Degrassi Miya Djuric, CTV.ca News Staff American filmmaker Kevin Smith remembers being smitten the first time he watched an episode of the original teen drama Degrassi Junior High. Growing up in New Jersey, Smith started watching Degrassi to help escape the drudgery of working as a cash register…

Silent Bob High JIM SLOTEK, SUN MEDIA TORONTO — It’ll be a clash of pop cultures next week as indie movie cult figures Jay and Silent Bob enrol at Degrassi High. “It’s like When Worlds Collide, y’know? I’m a big fan of things like when Spider-Man and Daredevil meet. I go ape—-,” said director Kevin…

Silent Bob loves CTV’s Degrassi: Kevin Smith plans to act in 3-episode arc John Mckay Canadian Press Wednesday, October 20, 2004 Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith in a scene from Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. (AP) TORONTO (CP) – Jay and Silent Bob are coming to Canada. And they plan to visit Degrassi high…

Silent Bob loves CTV’s Degrassi:Kevin Smith plans to act in three-episode arc Updated at 17:47 on October 20, 2004, EST. Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith in a scene from Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. (AP) TORONTO (CP) – Jay and Silent Bob are coming to Canada. And they plan to visit Degrassi high school.…

Smith enrolls in ‘Degrassi’: ‘Silent Bob’ co-star will also appear By BRENDAN KELLY MONTREAL — Writer-director Kevin SmithKevin Smith will guest star in the final three episodes of this season’s Canuck teen drama “Degrassi: The Next Generation.” Smith is in Toronto this week filming his scenes, due to air early next year on CTV in…

Kevin Smith Appears For ‘Degrassi’ Finale By: W. Andrew Powell on Oct 19, 04 If you know anything about Kevin Smith, you’re probably wise to his fascination with a little TV show in Canada called Degrassi. For ages now he’s wanted to be involved somehow with the show and apparently he’s finally getting his wish.…