Joe Mikolay's Blog, page 13
November 3, 2013
200/400
Very excited to see that 'The Pack' is about to hit the magical number of 200 people adding it to their "to-read" shelf.
And we've passed 400 entries in the giveaway as well! Target goal is 500 by 11/13, but I'd be thrilled if we get more than that.
And it looks like Halloween helped give us a nice uptick in book sales as well!
In non-book-related news: my fantasy football team is on the way to a big win, and the New England Patriots showed signs of that old time high scoring offense against The Steelers.
All-in-all a pretty good Sunday!
And we've passed 400 entries in the giveaway as well! Target goal is 500 by 11/13, but I'd be thrilled if we get more than that.
And it looks like Halloween helped give us a nice uptick in book sales as well!
In non-book-related news: my fantasy football team is on the way to a big win, and the New England Patriots showed signs of that old time high scoring offense against The Steelers.
All-in-all a pretty good Sunday!
October 22, 2013
Breaking Bad- Post Mortum/Introduction
I'm a bit late to the party, but I really just wanted to throw my two cents in on Breaking Bad- namely for people who haven't yet watched it.
I'm not fond of lists consisting of "best this" or "favorite that" but I will say that Breaking Bad is my personal favorite drama show from start-to-finish.
Naturally, you can't really make such a judgement until a show's run has ended. But I, admittedly, watch a LOT of TV. And I like to think I have pretty discerning taste.
Among my favorite dramas that have ended are Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Battlestar Galactica (2003), LOST, Angel, and Spartacus.
I won't go into too much, but the acting, writing, directing, score, cinematography and pretty much everything else involved in Breaking Bad are all top notch.
Another of the understated reasons I think Breaking Bad tops them is because there was absolutely no fat, or filler episodes. It's got a laser focus straight through all 62 episodes.
Out of the other shows listed, only Spartacus can also make this claim. (BTW- if you haven't watched Spartacus yet either, then get to it. The whole series is on DVD/Blu Ray now. My selling pitch for it is "It's like Game of Thrones on cocaine and steroids").
This is obviously due to not having to fill out 22 episode network orders. BSG had 12 episode seasons, but it also had some ups and downs.
I'm gonna cut myself off now before I start ranting. But, before I do, I wanted to mention that Vince Gilligan liked to say the primary story arc of Breaking Bad was "Mr. Chips turning into Scarface."
If you're like me, and have no idea who Mr. Chips is (short of looking it up on Wikipedia) I'd say a clearer description of the main arc is a modern retelling of Dr.Jekyll & Mr. Hyde.
Or, perhaps, Frankenstein- if Dr. Frankenstein and the monster were the same person.
If you a fan of either of those stories- or gothic horror in general- don't let the hundreds of people on your case about watching it discourage you.
Just check it out, and see for yourself.
I'm not fond of lists consisting of "best this" or "favorite that" but I will say that Breaking Bad is my personal favorite drama show from start-to-finish.
Naturally, you can't really make such a judgement until a show's run has ended. But I, admittedly, watch a LOT of TV. And I like to think I have pretty discerning taste.
Among my favorite dramas that have ended are Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Battlestar Galactica (2003), LOST, Angel, and Spartacus.
I won't go into too much, but the acting, writing, directing, score, cinematography and pretty much everything else involved in Breaking Bad are all top notch.
Another of the understated reasons I think Breaking Bad tops them is because there was absolutely no fat, or filler episodes. It's got a laser focus straight through all 62 episodes.
Out of the other shows listed, only Spartacus can also make this claim. (BTW- if you haven't watched Spartacus yet either, then get to it. The whole series is on DVD/Blu Ray now. My selling pitch for it is "It's like Game of Thrones on cocaine and steroids").
This is obviously due to not having to fill out 22 episode network orders. BSG had 12 episode seasons, but it also had some ups and downs.
I'm gonna cut myself off now before I start ranting. But, before I do, I wanted to mention that Vince Gilligan liked to say the primary story arc of Breaking Bad was "Mr. Chips turning into Scarface."
If you're like me, and have no idea who Mr. Chips is (short of looking it up on Wikipedia) I'd say a clearer description of the main arc is a modern retelling of Dr.Jekyll & Mr. Hyde.
Or, perhaps, Frankenstein- if Dr. Frankenstein and the monster were the same person.
If you a fan of either of those stories- or gothic horror in general- don't let the hundreds of people on your case about watching it discourage you.
Just check it out, and see for yourself.
October 21, 2013
Hello Goodreads Members!
So, I've always thought blogging would be a good idea, but the issue was figuring out how to get people to read it.
Ultimately, I guess every blog is more for the benefit of the blogger than the bloggee. But, with that said, Goodreads has a ton of people already on on their site.
Which means there's a ton of people just a simple click away from getting to know me a little better, should they be so inclined.
At any rate, I'll be checking in from time-to-time with the pop culture tidbits that interest me which you can read at your leisure.
I'll close this one by mentioned my two books (so far) 'Misfit Toys In Love' and 'The Pack.'
I've been getting a great response to 'The Pack' giveaway. Almost 300 people submitted for a chance to win one of ten copies so far, and another 130 or so have added the book to their 'To-Read' shelf.
There's still almost a full month left to take your chances at winning a copy, so why not give it a shot?
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...
'Til next time!
-Joe Mikolay
Ultimately, I guess every blog is more for the benefit of the blogger than the bloggee. But, with that said, Goodreads has a ton of people already on on their site.
Which means there's a ton of people just a simple click away from getting to know me a little better, should they be so inclined.
At any rate, I'll be checking in from time-to-time with the pop culture tidbits that interest me which you can read at your leisure.
I'll close this one by mentioned my two books (so far) 'Misfit Toys In Love' and 'The Pack.'
I've been getting a great response to 'The Pack' giveaway. Almost 300 people submitted for a chance to win one of ten copies so far, and another 130 or so have added the book to their 'To-Read' shelf.
There's still almost a full month left to take your chances at winning a copy, so why not give it a shot?
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...
'Til next time!
-Joe Mikolay
