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''Comic Book Men'' is an American reality television series airing on the AMC network. It is set at Kevin Smith's comic book shop, Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash, in Red Bank, New Jersey. ==Production history== Filmmaker Kevin Smith was drawn to television through his love of podcasting, through which he says he realized his true calling: telling stories with words rather than pictures.〔(Cast members: Kevin Smith ). AMC. Retrieved July 1, 2012.〕 His website, SModcast.com, features a number of podcasts, including ''I Sell Comics!'', hosted by Mike Zapcic and Ming Chen,〔(''I Sell Comics!'' ) SModcast. August 12, 2012.〕 and ''Tell 'Em Steve-Dave!'', co-hosted by Walt Flanagan and Bryan Johnson.〔(''Tell 'Em Steve-Dave!'' ) SModcast. August 12, 2012.〕 The latter was the inspiration for ''Comic Book Men''.〔 Brian Quinn, the third co-host of ''Tell 'Em Steve-Dave!'', was unable to be featured in the series due to the conditions of his contract for the TruTV series ''Impractical Jokers''.〔("SMecret Origins #2 – Brian Quinn of ''Tell 'Em Steve-Dave'', & ''Impractical Jokers''." ). Comic Book Men. February 27, 2012.〕 NJ.com reported in July 2011 that AMC was interested in the TV show that was being developed by Smith, which was set at Smith's store, and described as "''Pawn Stars'' for geeks". The series would be part of AMC network's active entry into reality television.〔Venutolo, Anthony (July 7, 2011). ("Kevin Smith reality show may land at AMC" ). NJ.com〕 AMC decided to pick up the show to follow ''The Walking Dead''. The working title was ''Secret Stash'',〔Smith, Kevin. ("Draper. Meth. Zombies. ''Tell ‘Em, Steve-Dave''. YAY, AMC!" ) Silent Bob Speaks. September 1, 2011.〕 before it was finalized as ''Comic Book Men''. The first season ran for six one-hour episodes,〔Seidman, Robert (January 14, 2012). ("AMC's New Unscripted Series, 'Comic Book Men' Debuts February 12 at 10pm" ). TV by the Numbers.〕 the premiere of which aired on February 12, 2012, following the return of ''The Walking Dead''s second season.〔Morabito, Andrea (September 1, 2011). ("AMC Greenlights Two Unscripted Series" ). ''Multichannel News''.〕〔Itzkoff, Dave (February 3, 2012). ("Cameras Invade a Paradise for Fanboys" ). ''The New York Times''.〕〔White, Tom (January 5, 2012). ("Kevin Smith Reality Show ''Comic Book Men'' Coming to AMC" ). WhatCulture!〕 On May 9, AMC announced that ''Comic Book Men'' was renewed for a second season of 16 half-hour episodes.〔 Season 2 premiered October 14, 2012, initially following the third season of ''The Walking Dead'' with its first 8 episodes; the second 8 episodes spearheaded AMC's new "Real Original Thursdays" lineup along with two new series, ''Freakshow'' and ''Immortalized''.〔 On its new night, it initially aired at 9:00 PM EST (with repeats at 10:30PM and 12:00 Midnight EST), but after a month was moved to 10:00PM EST with a repeat episode airing at 10:30 PM (and repeats of both episodes at 1:00AM and 1:30AM EST, respectively)〔Neuman, Clayton (May 9, 2012). ("AMC Renews ''Comic Book Men'' and ''Talking Dead''" ). AMC. Retrieved June 9, 2012.〕〔Abbey, Cory (July 13, 2012). ("''The Walking Dead'' Premieres Oct. 14; ''Talking Dead'' and ''Comic Book Men'' to Follow" ). AMC. Retrieved August 9, 2012.〕 AMC commissioned a third season in April 2013.〔Surette, Tim (April 17, 2013). ("AMC Renews Comic Book Men and Freakshow, Sets a Premiere Date for Low Winter Sun, Plus Other Non-Breaking Bad News" ). Retrieved April 17, 2013.〕 Season 3 premiered October 13, 2013 following the third season of Talking Dead.〔(Comic Book Men Season 3 To Premiere After The Walking Dead On October 13 )〕 A fourth season was commissioned in March 2014. It was also announced that guest cast member Robert Bruce would be the focus of a companion series that will follow him as he searches for collectibles at sales, auctions and flea markets across the country.〔 AMC announced in October 2014 they where cancelling all unscripted shows except for ''Comic Book Men'' and ''Talking Dead'' so Robert Bruce's show did not progress past the pilot stage.〔(AMC Abandons Unscripted Fare, Cancels Most Current Reality )〕 Season five was confirmed on June 7, 2015 and will premiere on October 18, 2015 and will run through 2016.〔(Kevin Smith's Comic Book Men Season 5 To Premiere On October 18 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Comic Book Men」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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