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Smithee Awards XVII: Almost Legal Wows Ann Arbor Crowd

Despite a late-breaking change of venue and the advent of Passover (so to speak), the audience at April 19th's Ann Arbor Smithee ceremony was respectable (as in "a pleasingly large turnout" rather than "conforming to the norms of society"). There was the usual cavalcade of Drinks of Colors Not Found in Nature and Unhealthy Snacks, including a dish using Bac~Os®. Pseudo-Kosher and pseudo-vegetarian: Yum!

Speaking of things not-quite-Kosher, the Smithee award clips themselves were a big hit, with Irreverence up 18%, Hilarity up 21% and People Wearing Stuffed Fish up 90% from last year! We can't, of course, reveal the results quite yet--but stay tuned to this space for updates on the upcoming final tally at Origins '08!

The Smithee Awards at Origins '07 a Double-Barrelled Blast

Well, we've done it again--this time two shows, both well-attended--and they went even more smoothly than usual. The Sixteenth Annual Smithee Awards on Friday, July 6th featured many new favorites. The MegaMetaSmithees 3 on Saturday dredged up some old favorites and turned up quite a few surprises.

Highlights of the evenings included:

A "Live"-Via-Sattellite shout-out form none other than Scott Shaw, star of previous Worst Picture Winner, Guns of El Chupacabra!
The presentation of a huge, handsome framed testimonial, courtesy of our Official Stalker, Ty.
Gifts, prizes, and giveaways galore!
An afterparty honoring Bryan's ~~40th~~ latest milestone birthday, complete with Vapor Pizza^TM: There in never, or double your pizza back!

In addition to the Vapor Pizza, black balloons, and an awesome cake, the gang gifted me with--get this--each and every Worst Picture winner ever! Sixteen VHS tapes of hardcore Smitheedom. I can only imagine the time, effort, and trouble they went through to gather them (you see, each Smithka-teer owns only a portion of all the Smithee films, so as not to allow the entire collection to reach critical mass). Thanks, gang, and many, many Kudos! Now if I can only figure out if it was a gift or an assassination attempt...

See Scott Shaw's Satellite Address here!

For descriptions of the clips and to find out the winners of both ceremonies, check out our Ceremonies Page!

Steins and T-Shirts and Mugs -- Oh, My!

And tote-bags, too! New for '07: At long last, we have a version of the long-awaited T-Shirt storefront! A selection of Smithee Awards merchandise is ready for your perusing and purchasing pleasure right here at CafePress. Choose from a variety of items--such as T's, sweats, mugs, tank-tops, jerseys, track suits, and more--in a variety of styles, all emblazoned with a new, snazzy, and stylized logo cooked up by our own Matthew Quirk. Now you, too, can wear the same shirts as the Smith-ka-teers (well, perhaps not the same ones, although some of us might let you) and join us as we yell, "I Stayed Up To Watch The End of THIS?"