Blog of Much Holding

Christmas is coming early as Hallmark’s 2008 “˜Dream Book’ (their annual catalog, usually available in April) has been leaked to the interweb. The “˜draft’ Dreambook details three Star Trek ornaments for 2008: The U.S.S. Reliant, a scene from “The Trouble…

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Here’s a video from this past weekend’s Trek convention in New York City, taken during Patrick Stewart’s Q&A segment. Brent Spiner, Stewart’s co-star on Star Trek: The Next Generation, snuck in line to ask a couple of questions… Very funny.…

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The first? Indiana Jones Monopoly. And if you want to be spoiler-free, DON’T LOOK AT THE BOARD (“Don’t look at it Marion!”). Trust me. There are properties there that will ruin a surprise or two in the film… The second?…

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io9Former Trek Writer Ignores NDA, Gets In Tribbleio9, CA – 39 minutes agoParamount is fanatically guarding the secrets of the new Star Trek movie — even if they're as vague as "a humongous thing," and "some guys in costum…

A heartfelt farewell to GygaxEdmonton Sun,  Canada – 42 minutes agoSteve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer? George Lucas, whose pencilled script for "the Star Wars" would earn impossible fans and fortune? Isaac Asimov? …

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Magical MountainDisney Makes Changes to Walt Disney World AttractionMagical Mountain, FL – 40 minutes agoIn response to the death of an employee , Walt Disney World is scheduled to revamp it Primeval Whirl attraction with a greater concern fo…

One year to go before it’s released, the promotional site for the Watchmen film has posted shots of (almost) all the entire cast in costume. Initail reaction? FANTASTIC. You can see the shots here.