Dear Tom

[erechoveraker]

Just wondering if you watched Leno last night?

(if not - http://www.nbc.com/The_Tonight_Show_with_Jay_Leno/video/clips/kevin-smith-hits-rock-bottom-101708/772903/)

That was actually kind of shocking to see how bad he looked, he's easily twice as big as the last time I've seen him anywhere. And how bad must your health be for Jay Leno to actually be concerned for you? Yikes.

Maybe you should throw Richard Simmons into the Hate Pit so Smith can actually live to see 40, yeah?

That's all I've got. Thanks.

[Tom Scharpling]

Yikes. I might have to call the mercy rule on this guy. It's not fun picking on someone that mentally troubled, eating himself to that point.

You're better than that, Kevin!* Knock it off! Lose the weight and enjoy your life!

Your friend and fellow New Jerseyan -

Tom.

*Except as a filmmaker.

[erechoveraker]

Yeah, there was a lot of self-loathing going on there, it was really disturbing. Sad too, considering how hard he's tried to get that moron Jason Mewes off the junk, but someone needs to give Kevin an intervention now and fast.

Mercy rule may be a good idea, at least until after the diet.

[daveB from Oakland]

Good lord. It looks like he's grown physically taller, as well as wider. Leno looks like a munchkin next to him. It's as if he's sitting atop a tall stack of phone books, but I guess that's just his natural undercarriage.

He does have some talent for telling a story, even when it's a gross story. That talent doesn't carry over to his filmmaking, but when he's just one guy talking, he can be engaging.

[yesno]

"I think like a genius, I write like a distinguished author, I speak like a child."
-Vladimir Nabokov

"I think I'm a genius, I make movies like a pubescent comic book nerd, I seem like a nice enough guy."
-Kevin Smith

[jake8jazz]

That was painful to watch as well as listen to, what is wrong with Kevin?

[jake8jazz]

oh and hey ere, is that a picture of Sarah Palin being rude to a black bear?

[Sarah]

I was unimpressed by his storytelling style.  Not only was it way too studied, it moved far too slowly.  He strikes me as a practiced bore, one who has worked for years to perfect the art of keeping attention focused on him for as long as possible.

[andrew in philadelphia]

wow - he looks... big. i hope he can get it together enough to drop some lbs. cause walking/shuffling around like that ain't healthy.

[Martin]

I can't watch that clip where I live. Can someone sum it up for me? K-Smith is bigger than usual and tells lame stories?

[erechoveraker]

I can't watch that clip where I live. Can someone sum it up for me? K-Smith is bigger than usual and tells lame stories?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbCFSJiftH0

Dunno how long it'll stay up.

[Martin]

Thanks!

What a depressing clip. He is huge. It almost looks fake, cartoonish.

[dave from knoxville]

I can't watch that clip where I live. Can someone sum it up for me? K-Smith is bigger than usual and tells lame stories?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbCFSJiftH0

Dunno how long it'll stay up.

HE ATE HARRY KNOWLES

[joanna]

i couldn't even finish it. as soon as i realized that his way of dealing with his weight gain was to make "fat dude goes poop" jokes at his own expense, i closed that window right on up.

if you're going to get massive, at least be distinguished about it. criminy.

[Spoony]

Never mind how he looked, what the hell was that story? My god, he created it so vividly, it was like I was in the stall with him.

I've never seen Jay look that uncomfortable. That is some great moderating, Jay... way to keep the show light. I think he wanted it to end as badly as I did. Carsen used to have a tight enough grip on the show to prevent it from getting anywhere near that creepy. And Jay was his replacement?

Tom, I hope you teach the H-Man to keep a tighter grip on the reigns then this.