old-type-40 asked:

What if rather than an AU, Bashir had a Good Omens holosuite program? Bashir wants Garak to play as Crowley but Garak objects as to what Julian is implying by this.

I’d enjoy the two of them picking the book apart as well. Garak doesn’t care for the humour but rather likes the message, although he doesn’t understand why it takes so many pages to state the obvious: God doesn’t exist, the whole thing’s a joke, Humans are ridiculous to believe it and should instead focus on improving the lot of other Humans and functioning as a single Union for the good of all.

Julian rubs his eyes. “I’m not quite sure that’s the message.”

“Well, what else could it possibly be?”

old-type-40 asked:

You asked for gifs showing both the Master and Missy putting on makeup. Did this happen in Worlds Enough and Time or The Doctor Falls? I've found some clips that I might be able to use for making gifs but I need to know which episode and approximately when in the episode it happened.

You’re amazing, and I don’t remember! It’s the one where the Doctor and Bill have a big chat about Time Lords and Time Ladies while eating takeout on a rooftop. 

People, help!

old-type-40 asked:

On a reblog of a post about Revelation of the Daleks you had a tag saying you wanted watch some classic Dalek episodes. I would give this serial a pass. I always liked Resurrection of the Daleks with the 5th Doctor and Remembrance of the Daleks with the 7th Doctor. As you can tell there was a whole R of the Daleks theme for awhile.

I adore this and appreciate the tip. Thanks!

old-type-40 replied to your post “¦YouTube thinks I work in tech and should consider moving to Greater…”

And just how many science videos and French baking shows have you been watching?

Ha! Touche!

old-type-40 asked:

I saw in one of your posts that you're thinking of learning to make gifs. If there's a source for the scenes you'd like to gif on the streaming sites, you can use the plugin MakeGIF. That's what I do. I would say 99% of what I want to gif can be handled by the plugin. So I've never gone through the full rigmarole of learning to take frame grabs and editing them together in Photoshop or some other equivalent editor.

Oh, thank GOD. Oh, I am so happy now. Oh, wow. Thank you!!!

old-type-40 asked:

BTW I think The Prisoner, Rumpole of the Bailey, and Doctor Who resonated with people in the 60s and 70s because they all featured characters who asserted their individuality and rejected social conformity.

I definitely picked up on that vibe, yes. That said, oof, that final episode, the Youth, I mean… it felt parodical? Did it resonate at the time?

old-type-40 asked:

There are also key episodes that McGoohan wrote himself because they were part of the original seven. I believe he wrote Arrival and he definitely wrote Free For All which I love for its very cynical view of elections. It has one of my favorite moments when Number 6 gets onto the PA system and announces, "Obey me and be free."

I thoroughly enjoyed Free For All!

I think my favourite was proooobably… oh God, the one with no dialogue for ever. I forget which one. I fail. But it was gorgeous.

I also really enjoyed the penultimate episode. Best Number Two.

And could you re-send me that allegory website? As I answered privately, tumblr ate the message! Such a good system!

old-type-40 replied to your post: “I hope, when the aliens come, that they end up at something like this….”:

But what if they come from an arid world in which water is treated with religious devotion? They would see this as blasphemy and might decide to wipe out the human race. ;-)

You just GOTTA ruin the party. ;)

old-type-40 replied to your post: Pondering

I’ve never had it. But it wouldn’t surprise me if salt was added to their hot chocolate. It helps to bring out flavors and counteracts any bitter notes in food. I add a very tiny pinch when I brew coffee.

You clever, clever human, you. Thanks!

old-type-40 asked:

I don't think they meant umbilical cord as in biology. I've seen the term used for cords that provided air to submersibles and for cords to provide electricity. So I'm assuming that they meant an extension cord.

I really do learn something new every day.

My original thought was ‘ye gods, this series really is weird and dark.’