I did some voice work in a little "april fools'" radio show. It was fun. I've been doing a shit-ton of improv lately, too- including working on the USS Improvise- a Star Trek themed improv set (that isn't a Star Trek parody).

Stashed away in a closet is one of my prized childhood possessions. When I was young- about 1st grade, if memory serves, I wrote a letter to NASA. I knew enough about rocketry to know that building the engine is the hardest part, so I figured NASA probably had a few old engines to spare. I asked them if they could…

Like a BFG. That'd be awesome.

because eventually if you see them so often they become a bit like a bunch of MPs, whereas if you talk about them as this amazing, powerful force, they're much more exciting.

I think, like Jodorwsky's other work, it would have been visually striking, pretentious, but still open to moments of genuine comedy. And of course, it would have made absolutely no sense.

But my goal and dream is to not work terribly hard...

It's not a terribly good Spanish accent, either.

Pretty much every electronic device contains oscillators of some kind. So yes, at a broad scale, the Machine could use generator hum. Or it could use a nearby computer's speaker. Actually, though, as I think about it, manipulating mains power is the most obvious option.

I assume any electronic devices within range? The Machine can still tap into cameras, land-lines, etc.

It's funny to me how few people know it's a sci-fi show. When I mention it's easily the best sci-fi show on network TV, and one of the best in general, people are like, "Wait, I thought that was a procedural."

Now I know you're trolling.

And yet it was done. It's almost, but not exactly, like you're an idiot.

Do you realize how much mathematics had to be performed for your comment to appear here?

Exactly. That was a relationship between two people with similar experiences and similar world-views. They were equals, even if Romana was much younger and less experienced, they were still far closer than the Doctor could ever be with a human. The unbalanced power dynamic between the Doctor and humans is just…

The issue is the Doctor having romantic relationships with humans. There's an inherently squicky element there, simply because that relationship can never be one between equals (especially with the more modern "godlike" Doctor).

Materialists can't handle Platonic relationships.

That has nothing to do with my comment, and implies that you don't know what I meant by the words "zero sum game".

Because Kickstarter is a zero sum game.

I agree- and knowing the twist makes that even more exciting.

If fiction depends on surprise to deliver its entertainment value, then it is bad fiction. This is especially true for fiction that depends on a twist- I should enjoy the twist more if I know the end result. Compare The Usual Suspects to Signs. Both of them depend on a twist. In Suspects, the film is so much better…