This Is Not Going to Go Well

?From IGN:

[Kevin] Smith is producing a new reality series, which will be filmed in his New
Jersey comic book store, The Secret Stash. A casting call for the show
was recently posted on Facebook,
saying Smith was, “not looking for actors, he’s looking for real people
who live and breath the comic book lifestyle. Must be funny outgoing
and have a knowledge and passion for comics, superheroes, movie
memorabilia and everything that goes with it not looking for actors,
he’s looking for real people who live and breath the comic book
lifestyle. Must be funny outgoing and have a knowledge and passion for
comics, superheroes, movie memorabilia and everything that goes with
it.”

Smith already revealed on Twitter that the channel interested is AMC.So that would appear to be good news, right? AMC makes some quality shows and does right by at least one property of nerd-interest, The Walking Dead; plus, whatever Smith’s faults are, he knows nerds can be regular human people with basic social skills. Maybe even have girlfriends! So hopefully the nerd stereotype that a major channel like NBC would require won’t be necessary here.

But if you don’t mind, let me play the pessimist here — and I know it’s not a position I take very often and that you readers may be uncomfortable with it. The problem is not that I dislike most Kevin Smith’s movies intensely (although I do). It’s that reality shows don’t hire regular humans with basic social skills ever. These shows are need drama to get viewers, and a bunch of nerds with decent jobs and stable relationships and who can get along with each other without freaking the fuck out don’t provide that. The show is going to go for the crazies and horrible bastards, because these shows always do. So I’m pretty damned sure we’re going to end up with the live-action, non-fictional Eltingville Club. And what Jersey Shore is doing to malign citizens of New Jersey and Americans of Italian descent, this show will do for nerds. This is the Nerdy Shore — god help us all. But thanks to Wyatt J. for the depressing tip.