I don't mean to be a dick. I am a big Kevin Smith fan. But after J&SB Strike Back came out, he said how he had felt he had done all he could with the characters, and wanted to put them away so he could explore other options. (Remember the end of that flick, after the credits, with Alanis closing the View Askew book?)
Jersey Girl sucked. And not because it wasn't a J&SB movie. And not because of J.Lo or Ben, or anything like that. It sucked because it tried to accomplish too much in a two-hour period, and manipulated the audience by trying to tug at heart strings.
So the movie underperformed. And suddenly Kevin's bringing out the old characters. I'm really disappointed. Thesupermikey has it right. If Kevin fucks this up, he's toast. He's messing with a classic. You can't go home again.
(btw, for anybody who's lost as to why I posted that graphic, it's Fonz about to jump the shark.)