Anyone watch it yet?
I’ve only watched the first half hour so please, NO SPOILERS!
Generally speaking, is it as good as everyone says it is?
I mean, so far, it seems like bad police work but as far as the show goes, its not blowing me away so far, though like I said, I haven’t seen much of it.
Does it get better?
Bookshelf Q. Battler.
Our humble poindexter’s life is so vastly complicated that everything you need to know to avoid confusion has been laid out before you as follows:
Part 1 – Bookshelf Q. Battler, the 3.5 Readers and the Magic Bookshelf – or, the Head Nerd in Charge, the people who waste their time on his schlock, and the mystical piece of office furniture that makes his life interesting.
Part 2 – The Magic Bookshelf Characters – aka the little people who are eating BQB out of house and home, when they aren’t trying to blow it up.
Part 3 – BQB’s Family and BQB HQ – Where BQB hangs his hat and the people (and dog) most welcome there.
Part 4 – The Aliens – The Mighty Potentate who has declared that Earth’s fate rests on BQB’s writing career (sorry, Earth) and Alien Jones, the being dispatched by the Potent One to watch BQB’s back.
Part 5 – The Villains – A yeti, a mad scientist, and an angry blonde chick walk into a bar…
Part 6 – The Funky Hunks – Your mom’s favorite rap duo.
Part 7 – Pop Culture Mysteries – BQB’s spinoff blog, which you should check out at popculturemysteries.com
Humor + technology come together to turn the masses to zombies in this series by author Al K. Line
Are we zombified by social media? Does it have a brain draining power on us? If all you had to do to not become a zombie is avoid Twitter, could you do it?
If you can’t, you might be a zombie already.
Check out this great interview in which Al came to my rescue during October 2015’s #31ZombieAuthors Interview Series right here on bookshelfbattle.com
FIND THIS ZOMBIE AUTHOR ON:
My guest today is Al K. Line.
3.5 readers, you might want to log off Twitter for a moment.
Al’s the author of the Zombie Botnet series. The mayhem begins when a devastating computer virus delivers subliminal data packets via social media, turning computer users the world over into murderous creatures.
A resident of rural England, when Al isn’t busy writing, he spends his time with his wife, sons, and dogs, the latter of which he notes he has too many.
Al, welcome.
NOTE: BOLD=BQB; ITALICS=AL
Q. You’re the twenty-first zombie author I’ve interviewed this month and I have to admit, I honestly thought I’d of heard it all by now, but people becoming zombies via a computer virus? For the less tech savvy among us, can you explain how this works in your books?
A. Sure. Ven…
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No surprise to me, since I’ve been buddies with Alien Jones for about a year now.
Meanwhile, the Mighty Potentate is constantly backseat driving me. Don’t tell him I said that. I don’t want to be vaporized.
Anyway – I’m pretty sure Hillary was just joking but what say you, 3.5 readers? Do you think aliens exist?
A discussion of the next three Star Wars movies. SPOILERS.
In the originals, now 4-6:
THE NEW MOVIES – SPOILERS!!!
THIS LEADS ME TO PREDICT…
In other words, Force Awakens kind of rehashed A New Hope and I theorize the next two will mirror Empire and Return of the Jedi.
Discuss.
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Those are “my big four” i.e. the social media sites I’ve found to be most responsive. Facebook unfortunately seems to be “pay to play” whereas Twitter seems to be the most helpful.
Wattpad I’ve found to be helpful for my writing process. I’ll write my first draft in a Word document, then rewrite it and post it on Wattpad and get reader feedback.
By the way, 3.5, any help you could give me would be appreciated. Please consider sharing your favorite Bookshelf Q. Battler post on your favorite time wasting social media outlet.
Believe me, your friends will find it more interesting than that picture of your lunch.
Wanted to like it. Did not.
Bookshelf Q. Battler here with a review of the Point Break reboot.
SPOILERS!
We older folks hate it when they remake/reboot our beloved classics, don’t we?
Personally, I’m ok with it. Making a new version doesn’t mean the old version disappears. It’s interesting to see what can be done with a plot and characters when the whole thing is updated to current times.
The new Robocop movie, for example, was, in my opinion, a great addition.
But then there’s this pile of junk that gives reboots a bad name.
Don’t get me wrong. The stunts are all spectacular. Squirrel suit diving, parachuting, big wave surfing, snowboarding, it is filled with all kinds of action that you’ll want to see on the big screen.
But it’s lacking in the character development department that made the original such a beloved hit.
If you’ve never seen either one, the plot is that there are a group of armed robbers/adrenaline junkies who follow a “live fast, die young” motto, constantly looking for the next high that comes with performing outrageous extreme sports.
FBI agent Johnny Utah, a danger junkie himself, is assigned to use his skills to infiltrate the gang undercover and along the way, befriends Bodhi, the gang’s leader. Utah is torn between friendship and camaraderie in a group that gets the adrenaline junkie lifestyle, but he’s also a cop and can’t allow them to keep breaking the law, robbing banks and so forth.
To this installment’s credit, they change up the plot a bit and try to make it their own. The original was set in America. This one goes all over the world.
But while efforts were made to cast a lot of good looking people, nothing really happens to make me care about what happens to them the way I did in the original.
It’s up to you on this one, 3.5 readers. If you’re into outrageous stunts, you’ll want to catch it on the big screen. If you were looking for plot, you’ll be disappointed.
STATUS : Not shelf worthy
Hey 3.5 Readers.
Bookshelf Q. Battler
Well, that was 2015. A whole year’s worth of blogging. As Alien Jones broke it down for us, blogging once a day and being active on social media does make a difference.
I’m at a critical mass point where I have to shift my focus from daily blogging to book production. One of the hardest lessons I had to learn this year was there just isn’t time to do everything. I have to pick and choose between my story ideas and stick with my decisions, seeing them through to the end before starting something new.
I do love daily blogging, but I think the only way this whole nerdy enterprise remains sustainable is to get some books out there.
And sadly, that means I can’t blog everyday, which after doing it everyday for a year, is going to feel weird.
But don’t worry, I’m not going anywhere. I’ll still check in, just not as often and ultimately, I have to write less in order to write better, if that makes any sense.
In the meantime, I have over a thousand posts on here. Read them. Check them out. Consult with Alien Jones and the other interesting people who stop by.
Thank you for your support, 3.5 Readers.
Sincerely,
Bookshelf Q. Battler
World Renowned Poindexter, Reviewer of Pop Cultural Happenings and Champion Yeti Fighter
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