Joshua Hale Fialkov

Purveyor of sheer awesomeness.

Joshua Hale Fialkov is the Harvey, Eisner, and Emmy Award nominated writer of graphic novels, animation, video games, film, and television, including:

THE LIFE AFTER, THE BUNKER, PUNKS, ELK'S RUN, TUMOR, ECHOES, KING, PACIFIC RIM, THE ULTIMATES, I, VAMPIRE, and JEFF STEINBERG CHAMPION OF EARTH. He's also written television including MAX’s YOUNG JUSTICE, NBC's CHICAGO MED and NETFLIX’s AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER.

Christina's Sick...

December 27, 2007  /  Joshua Fialkov

I'd planned on doing that Sweeney Todd review, and talking more about end of the year-y stuff, but, both Christina and I were sick, and while I miraculously recovered, she's still zonked out, so I've been taking care of her full time.  So, y'know, back later.

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categories / Personal

Barely made it.

December 18, 2007  /  Joshua Fialkov

Just made it to Paramount for a Sweeney Todd screening. I've been SUPER psyched for it, and am really looking forward to it. Here's to not being disappointed. Back in a couple of hours. j.

-- Sent via BlackBerry

UPDATE: The movie is fucking fantastic.  I'll write a new post about it later today.

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categories / From the road

Afternoon Playlist

December 18, 2007  /  Joshua Fialkov

Just what have I been listening to today? Going between working my way through The Orestia (by Aeschylus) and the script for Guillory, which means i need some bad ass 70's rambling.  And a little Abba to take the morning edge off. After the jump.

Trippin' Out 3:53 Curtis Mayfield Soul Anthology

I Was Blind 2:30 The Superbs Soul Grooves, Vol. 2

The Dark End Of The Street 2:48 Percy Sledge

Don't Leave Me This Way (Single Version) 3:40 Thelma Houston

Tainted Love 2:16 Gloria Jones Vixen/Windstorm

7-Rooms Of Gloom 2:33 The Four Tops The Ultimate Collection

Memphis Soul Stew 2:57 King Curtis Soul Anthology

Mighty Mighty 3:05 Earth Wind & Fire 70's Funk 'n' Soul Classics

Do It Any Way You Wanna 3:17 People's Choice 70's Funk 'n' Soul Classics

Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get 3:58 Dramatics

(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me 3:02 Dionne Warwick

(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me 2:48 Brenda Lee In the Mood for Love: Classic Ballads

Waterloo (English Version) 2:45 ABBA 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of ABBA

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categories / Creative, Music

Flu-filling Day

December 11, 2007  /  Joshua Fialkov

I'm sick.  And consequently will wear my robe and slippers while doing relaxing things. Here's a list with comments. Hulu.com - Been playing with the Beta of NBC's streaming service.  The one that doesn't generate any revenue for the studios.  Cause those commercials they show are clearly Public Service announcements.  Like the one for razors.  Anyways, that aside, the service is pretty great, especially compared to how shitty the actual NBC.com streaming things are.  The commercials are remarkably unobtrusive... there's only one 15 or 30 second spot per commercial break, and they actually have it integrated, so, unlike on NBC.com the commercial comes and goes without interupting the show.  Been catching up on everything I haven't seen what with the removal of cable from the house.

Myspace.com/pilotseason - It's launching this week, and I guess each of the writers are writing little pieces explaining why you should vote for us.  On a side note, vote for me.

Watch my Netflix - I've had a bunch of Orson Welles Netflix movies sitting on my shelf for three months.  I just never get around to watching them.  I desperately wanted to do a book about Welles, but, well, everyone thinks I'm insane when I explain what I want to do.

Mario 64 - I've decided that before I buy Mario Galaxies, I'll go through Mario 64 from start to finish.  I'm planning on getting frustrated sometime around the 30th or so star, and going to buy Galaxies.   At that point, I will play it until it gets slightly harder than I can easily handle, at which point it'll end up sitting on the shelf until the next Mario comes out.  And so it is.

Finish Sartre's The Flies and start The Orestia -  Which are both the same thing, only, y'know, one's by Aeschylus and the other's by Sartre.  They're research for the book with Guillory, and lots of fun.

Cancel my Vonage - I'm just plain sick of it.  The quality's gotten progressively worse and worse, and despite the replacement modem they sent me last month, it's just... well... shitty.   I'd rather just put the 30 bucks towards my cell service and not have to worry about it.

And that's what my day will look like.

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categories / Comics, My Comics, Tech, TV, Video Games, Writing