POOP (p__p) n. Inside information.

Welcome to Movie Poop Shoot.com. I, Chris Ryall, Editor-in-Chief of the site, will be your guide through this intestinal tract that runs through the insides of the beast called Pop Culture.

Uh...just what the hell is Movie Poop Shoot.com, you might be asking. After all, as far as anyone knows, that name was nothing more than a parody site in Kevin Smith's last movie, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. So, what are we doing here now? Is this our bid for respectability, our attempt at garnering critical praise? Our way to do right by our mothers and stop with all the poop jokes?

Oh, hells no. And at the same time, yes. See, the thing we've noticed out there in this expansive World Wide Web is that there are entertainment sites galore. There are serious news sites and rumor sites and review sites and porn sites... luscious, loving porn sites... er, sorry, that's a bit off-topic. But there's something for everyone. We know that. We're not trying to replace that, we’re not looking to become another rumor-mongering review site. Some of the places you regularly surf do a better job at that sort of thing than we ever could. Instead, what we're intending to do is offer a slightly off-kilter (some might even say askew) and inside look at all the elements of pop culture that we're into. Movies. DVDs. Comic Books. Music. Books. With the occasional foray into wrestling, video games, toys and maybe even porn. Sweet, luscious porn...

Now, let me be more specific about what's going to go on here. In the eighteen or so months since the site has gone “legit,” there have been new features and news items updated every single day of the work week, come rain, holiday or DSL loss, and we’re not looking to break that streak any time soon. So if you stop in every day of the week, you’ll be rewarded every day of the week. We feature entertainment news from all across the spectrum, we feature columns written by people who’ve been involved with the subjects in which they discuss, we feature a twice-weekly dose of the best movie columnist around, Jeffrey Wells. We also offer daily comic strips and a monthly Flash-animated trip, too. And some other regular features that you’d be better to come across while perusing the home page than reading about in dry copy here.

What we don’t feature here is arbitrary trash-talking or dropped deadlines. We want our backgrounds to inform our writing, not our opinions, and we want you to be able to find what you want, when you want it. In that way, with the same content offered each week (along with the occasional special feature, of course), we strive to meet magazine standards of regular, expected features (with better writing, of course).

To get a broad overview of everything offered here, check out the Schedule, or, even better, just glance up and down the home page.

Where You Come In
You reader-types are also an important part of this place. That's why we've got those message-board-type-thangs that're all the rage with the kids. I know many View Askew fans seem reticent to share their opinions, but hey, if you're feeling bold, mouth off to us and let us know what you think. We're all dying to hear what everyone thinks, and you can expect to see us brave souls there defending ourselves from time to time..

Now, this place may be Kevin's, but it's not intended to be a place to hype his work. He just wants a good, fun place to hang and get some interesting info on all things pop-culture. So hit News Askew for the real Kevin-centric news. Sure, when his comics or movies and other bits of pop culture are hitting the streets, we'll talk about 'em. But he's going to have to earn his press here, same as the rest of you who're footing the bill here and... wait a second...

At any rate, enjoy, and if there’s anything you’d like to see at the site, by all means, please let me know.

Chris Ryall
Editor-in-Chief
11627 Mayfield Ave. #6
Los Angeles, CA 90049