With Clerks III, one of the film’s leads opted out so Kevin Smith turned to Mallrats 2, which then evolved into a Mallbrats TV series.
Kevin Smith has tried to revisit his fan favorite properties in the past and faced insurmountable obstacles each time.
No one picked up the series, so he then turned to the characters of Jay and Silent Bob, which unlike the latter two properties, he actually owns, so that he could play with his old toys again.