Clerks TV show: Leaked failed pilot from the 90s

  

Damn, this pilot is shit and it is no wonder that it didn’t get picked up.  It is painful to watch.   

 

Did you know there was a proposed Clerks live-action TV show?  Given I was a huge Kevin Smith fan during the 90s and 2000s, I never knew anything about this artifact of the 90s.  Clerks, the movie, was a huge hit for a studio, and the studio commissioned this pilot without Kevin Smith’s involvement.  Though, there are reports that Smith wanted to be part of the project but left when they rejected his ideas.  I think Clerks Animated was closer to his idea of a show.   

 

The actual pilot is unfunny and has no edge to it.  It pretends to be edgy with its “I don’t care” attitude.  What I find interesting is some of the lamer moment sneaked into Smith’s Jersey Girl as well.  However, this pilot feels like it would fit right at home on UPN, which was starting around this time.  I’m certain UPN would have picked it up.  This pilot is lame and just doesn’t hold up even during the 90s.  

  

Jim Breuer was the actor that played Randel in the pilot, which seems very odd.  From the movies, Brian O'Halloran and Jeff Anderson, both wanted to reprise their roles from the movie.  At the time, having a sitcom meant good money and exposure.