Blog of Much Holding

I may be losing some “geek cred” with this post, but I can’t help it: I’m a big big Planet of the Apes fan. I have three real loves when it comes to semi-obscure TV shows and movies: The Prisoner,…

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On our way home from Orlando… # Home again, and just saw that my blog hits at josephdickerson.com went through the roof in my absence. I should leave more often. # @TrekMovie Wanted to get to the Trek con meet-up…

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RT @TheSpoilerGirl: Check out these promo photos from The Prisoner. Who else is looking forward to the remake? http://digg.com/d3ypjz ME. # Last day of our vacation – plan on hitting everything we missed at Universal Studios so far… # @TheSpoilerGirl…

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When you see articles about theme parks, mostly you’ll read about the big interactive shows, the rides, or the crowds or parades. You’ll rarely see anything about the quiet little areas, the museum-like displays that celebrate a period of history,…

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Getting ready for my middle son's birthday day at Magic Kingdom… # @MaryM_ oh yes I know one of the main reasons we're here was so he could get in free. He'll be the third of us to be at…

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The LOST panel at the SDCC this weekend looked to be all kinds of awesome. Here’s some videos that the crew did especially for the event: [youtube]OI_z6_ostYE[/youtube] And here is Jorge Garcia, who plays Hurley, asking the show producers some…

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Soon to start Day 2 of our Universal Studios trip. It's like the show 24, only with rides. And less terrorism. #whoareyouworkingfor?! # Started pouring in Orlando around 1 – has been raining on and off ever since. We may…

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Just finished our second day here in Orlando, and it was the first day we were able to get to Universal Studios Islands of Adventure park. After enjoying the Spider-Man ride (a must-do, by the way) we made straight for…

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@soedoica that's the next Godzilla movie on my rental queue… in reply to soedoica # Up, ready to go to Universal Studios. Now if I can just manage to wake up the rest of the family we could go together……

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Had a great time this morning at the Simpsons Ride at Universal Studios Orlando. Though I dearly miss Back to the Future the Ride (which this attraction replaced) the folks at Universal did a great job working with the producers…

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Just arrived at Orlando hotel – smaller than I had hoped, but I ain't complaining… # I meant the room was smaller in last post, not the hotel. # RT from @Latinoreview: Gary Oldman just said that they will start…

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The Tron footage, an updated and really cool lightcycle race, is here. UPDATE: The Disney marketing people really outdid themselves for San Diego – they set up in secret a replica of Flynn’s arcade from the first movie congoers had…

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Awesome: Pixar's Wall-E syncs with Pink Floyd's The Wall. http://bit.ly/TNXoL # The bad news: James (the Amazing) Randi has cancelled his Dragon*Con appearance. The good news: Anthony (C3-PO) Daniels is now coming. # Just read that there are already 100s…

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I’m off with the family to a vacation to Orlando tomorrow morning, so site updates will be limited after this one until late next week. Obviously, with San Diego Comics Con going on this weekend there will be lots of…

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