Blog of Much Holding

Here’s an International poster. The most coolest thing? Duke has the cheek scar (from the original 12″ figure!) Hooray!

I woke up to news that George Carlin had died, and almost immediately said the 7 words you can’t saw on television in response. Carlin was one of the funniest men on the planet, and he will be missed. 

I have attended Star Wars Weekends at Walt Disney World in Florida for three years running… until this year. A family reunion in Texas and an aggressive plan to reduce our consumer debt prevented that from happening in ’08 (and…

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Yes, more nuWho stuff… Here’s our first look on video of Davros, from next week’s Doctor Who series finale (part one). [youtube]-dD1Yr-9O3w[/youtube]

BRILLIANT episode, and yes, it did have plot holes big enough to fly a Tardis through, but all I can say about that is “Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey.” Lots of reviews here. All us folks in the states need to…

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Another hat tip to Mark Evanier from Newsfromme.com for pointing me to this: Joe Cocker’s performance from Woodstock, translated for the clear-headed. Very funny. [youtube]T4_MsrsKzMM[/youtube]

My old pal John Champion of DVDGeeks posted another great article at TrekMovie.com about the FedCon debacle, this time shining a light of the wonderful actor John Billingsley (from Star Trek: Enterprise) and his wife Bonita and how they helped…

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MGM just announced they will be putting out six James Bond movies this fall for the first time in high-def… Details here. But.. The initial titles… Hmm. Dr. No? Good choice. Live and Let Die? OK, first Roger Moore Bond, that’s cool……

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io9Has The Villain Of The Avengers Movie Already Been Revealed?io9, CA – 24 minutes agoAnd there's nothing more fun than a passel of GI Joe rumors. But then again, it's sometimes cool to have actual facts, like what was the deal in l…

iPhone WorldWill current iPhone owners upgrade to 3G?Macworld, CA – 3 hours agoThe biggest difference of the new iPhone 3G is reflected in the name—the phone offers 3G network compatibility, which Apple says will mean dramatically …3G iPh…

Hasn’t broken in the national press yet, but AICN is reporting that Stan Winston has passed away. Winston was a genius in the field of motion picture special effects and creature design, and he has many many films to his…

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Disney sued over worker dress codeBizjournals.com, NC – 12 minutes agoA former University of South Florida student has sued Walt Disney World, claiming he was discriminated against because his religion prevents him from …

Apple's bait: Application developers swarm to iPhoneSan Jose Mercury News,  USA – 2 hours ago… a scramble among software developers to write business plans aimed at making money off Apple's iPhone, a mini-computer that doubles as …

Premier Exhibitions presenting Star Trek The ExhibitionBizjournals.com, NC – 2 hours agoThe Atlanta-based company will present "Star Trek The Exhibition," beginning June 21 at the San Diego Air and Space Museum in Balboa Park. …

I’ve been testing several designs lately and have come upon a realization… We are very impatient people. The users I have tested have a very low tolerance for “hoops” they have to jump through to accomplish a task. Even if…

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An old friend of mine John Champion has the scoop on a SF convention in Dallas, FedconUSA, that was cancelled after one day. I feel sorry for all concerned…