Gabe Chase
@spicoli323.bsky.social
"Sed qui influet ipso influeres?"
#STEM bro by day, chaos/order agnostic #wizard by night, #humanism and liberal arts #education always.
Elder millennial cis bi White male; he/him
#AI; #PopCulture; #Science; broadly #Left/ #LGBT/#DEI-friendly politics
#STEM bro by day, chaos/order agnostic #wizard by night, #humanism and liberal arts #education always.
Elder millennial cis bi White male; he/him
#AI; #PopCulture; #Science; broadly #Left/ #LGBT/#DEI-friendly politics
#DarkStar could never be mistaken for anything other the early 70s student film it began life as.
But the students were some of the best in the class, and the movie is the forerunner of both #Alien and the rest of #JohnCarpenter's career. Fascinating stuff.
#DanO'Bannon RIP
But the students were some of the best in the class, and the movie is the forerunner of both #Alien and the rest of #JohnCarpenter's career. Fascinating stuff.
#DanO'Bannon RIP
December 17, 2025 at 1:53 AM
#DarkStar could never be mistaken for anything other the early 70s student film it began life as.
But the students were some of the best in the class, and the movie is the forerunner of both #Alien and the rest of #JohnCarpenter's career. Fascinating stuff.
#DanO'Bannon RIP
But the students were some of the best in the class, and the movie is the forerunner of both #Alien and the rest of #JohnCarpenter's career. Fascinating stuff.
#DanO'Bannon RIP
December 17, 2025 at 12:56 AM
This year I walked through one of these in the CA Channel Islands, but until now didn't have the words for the feelings compelling me to photograph. . .
December 16, 2025 at 1:07 PM
This year I walked through one of these in the CA Channel Islands, but until now didn't have the words for the feelings compelling me to photograph. . .
To me, of the most inexplicable #Slate headlines I've ever seen, which is really saying something. Millennials were already using it this way 10-15 years ago!
December 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
To me, of the most inexplicable #Slate headlines I've ever seen, which is really saying something. Millennials were already using it this way 10-15 years ago!
#DoctorWho #MtG
#CybermanPatrol
The other classic of 5's inaugural season was #Earthshock, which also seems to be the only post-1960s, pre-2000s #Cybermen story people actually like.
The return of these classic monsters after the better part of a decade was suitably big and epic. (1/3)
#CybermanPatrol
The other classic of 5's inaugural season was #Earthshock, which also seems to be the only post-1960s, pre-2000s #Cybermen story people actually like.
The return of these classic monsters after the better part of a decade was suitably big and epic. (1/3)
December 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
#DoctorWho #MtG
#CybermanPatrol
The other classic of 5's inaugural season was #Earthshock, which also seems to be the only post-1960s, pre-2000s #Cybermen story people actually like.
The return of these classic monsters after the better part of a decade was suitably big and epic. (1/3)
#CybermanPatrol
The other classic of 5's inaugural season was #Earthshock, which also seems to be the only post-1960s, pre-2000s #Cybermen story people actually like.
The return of these classic monsters after the better part of a decade was suitably big and epic. (1/3)
#DoctorWho #MtG
#EnsnaredbytheMara
#Kinda was the gem of 5's 1st season and introduced the #Mara, a demonic entity without human form. It attacked by fixating on its target (specifically Tegan) and turning her psyche against her. (1/4)
#EnsnaredbytheMara
#Kinda was the gem of 5's 1st season and introduced the #Mara, a demonic entity without human form. It attacked by fixating on its target (specifically Tegan) and turning her psyche against her. (1/4)
December 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
#DoctorWho #MtG
#EnsnaredbytheMara
#Kinda was the gem of 5's 1st season and introduced the #Mara, a demonic entity without human form. It attacked by fixating on its target (specifically Tegan) and turning her psyche against her. (1/4)
#EnsnaredbytheMara
#Kinda was the gem of 5's 1st season and introduced the #Mara, a demonic entity without human form. It attacked by fixating on its target (specifically Tegan) and turning her psyche against her. (1/4)
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
December 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
#DoctorWho #MtG
#TheFifthDoctor
#PeterDavison's #FifthDoctor was a sharp change from the previous 2. He was the youngest to date to play the role by a significant margin. On the other hand, 5 was a reaction against the extroverted action stylings of 3 and 4, and Davison played the role with a (1/5)
#TheFifthDoctor
#PeterDavison's #FifthDoctor was a sharp change from the previous 2. He was the youngest to date to play the role by a significant margin. On the other hand, 5 was a reaction against the extroverted action stylings of 3 and 4, and Davison played the role with a (1/5)
December 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
#DoctorWho #MtG
#TheFifthDoctor
#PeterDavison's #FifthDoctor was a sharp change from the previous 2. He was the youngest to date to play the role by a significant margin. On the other hand, 5 was a reaction against the extroverted action stylings of 3 and 4, and Davison played the role with a (1/5)
#TheFifthDoctor
#PeterDavison's #FifthDoctor was a sharp change from the previous 2. He was the youngest to date to play the role by a significant margin. On the other hand, 5 was a reaction against the extroverted action stylings of 3 and 4, and Davison played the role with a (1/5)
#TeganJovanka
#JanetFielding's #Tegan was introduced in 4's last story, a flight attendant whose aunt was killed by the Master and then who got swept along in 5's travels, at first reluctantly and then by choice. A pugnacious 🇦🇺, she was the first companion from Earth since Sarah Jane. (1/3)
#JanetFielding's #Tegan was introduced in 4's last story, a flight attendant whose aunt was killed by the Master and then who got swept along in 5's travels, at first reluctantly and then by choice. A pugnacious 🇦🇺, she was the first companion from Earth since Sarah Jane. (1/3)
December 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
#TeganJovanka
#JanetFielding's #Tegan was introduced in 4's last story, a flight attendant whose aunt was killed by the Master and then who got swept along in 5's travels, at first reluctantly and then by choice. A pugnacious 🇦🇺, she was the first companion from Earth since Sarah Jane. (1/3)
#JanetFielding's #Tegan was introduced in 4's last story, a flight attendant whose aunt was killed by the Master and then who got swept along in 5's travels, at first reluctantly and then by choice. A pugnacious 🇦🇺, she was the first companion from Earth since Sarah Jane. (1/3)
#DoctorWho #MtG
#TheMaster,FormedAnew
#AnthonyAinley was introduced to the show playing Nyssa's father but he was promptly killed by the Master who took his form through the end of 7's run.
If Roger Delgado is remembered as the classic Master everybody loves, Ainley represents the (1/5)
#TheMaster,FormedAnew
#AnthonyAinley was introduced to the show playing Nyssa's father but he was promptly killed by the Master who took his form through the end of 7's run.
If Roger Delgado is remembered as the classic Master everybody loves, Ainley represents the (1/5)
December 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
#DoctorWho #MtG
#TheMaster,FormedAnew
#AnthonyAinley was introduced to the show playing Nyssa's father but he was promptly killed by the Master who took his form through the end of 7's run.
If Roger Delgado is remembered as the classic Master everybody loves, Ainley represents the (1/5)
#TheMaster,FormedAnew
#AnthonyAinley was introduced to the show playing Nyssa's father but he was promptly killed by the Master who took his form through the end of 7's run.
If Roger Delgado is remembered as the classic Master everybody loves, Ainley represents the (1/5)
#DoctorWho #MtG
#NyssaofTraken
#Nyssa was a princess who initially appeared to be a one-off character in #TheKeeperofTraken. She ended up traveling with him for nearly two seasons, and became a fan favourite on the strength of #SarahSutton's performance. Unfortunately the show never did enough (1/3)
#NyssaofTraken
#Nyssa was a princess who initially appeared to be a one-off character in #TheKeeperofTraken. She ended up traveling with him for nearly two seasons, and became a fan favourite on the strength of #SarahSutton's performance. Unfortunately the show never did enough (1/3)
December 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM
#DoctorWho #MtG
#NyssaofTraken
#Nyssa was a princess who initially appeared to be a one-off character in #TheKeeperofTraken. She ended up traveling with him for nearly two seasons, and became a fan favourite on the strength of #SarahSutton's performance. Unfortunately the show never did enough (1/3)
#NyssaofTraken
#Nyssa was a princess who initially appeared to be a one-off character in #TheKeeperofTraken. She ended up traveling with him for nearly two seasons, and became a fan favourite on the strength of #SarahSutton's performance. Unfortunately the show never did enough (1/3)
#DoctorWho #MtG
#Adric,Mathematical Genius
#Adric was a widely and deeply disliked companion coming off a decade-long string of beloved ones.
He was positioned to be another apprentice Doctor, and worked as such for a couple stories before the next companion made that superfluous. (1/3)
#Adric,Mathematical Genius
#Adric was a widely and deeply disliked companion coming off a decade-long string of beloved ones.
He was positioned to be another apprentice Doctor, and worked as such for a couple stories before the next companion made that superfluous. (1/3)
December 1, 2025 at 5:49 PM
#DoctorWho #MtG
#Adric,Mathematical Genius
#Adric was a widely and deeply disliked companion coming off a decade-long string of beloved ones.
He was positioned to be another apprentice Doctor, and worked as such for a couple stories before the next companion made that superfluous. (1/3)
#Adric,Mathematical Genius
#Adric was a widely and deeply disliked companion coming off a decade-long string of beloved ones.
He was positioned to be another apprentice Doctor, and worked as such for a couple stories before the next companion made that superfluous. (1/3)
#DoctorWho #MtG
#Duggan,Private Detective
To be honest, this card shouldn't exist. This is a beloved one-off character but repping City of Death with two card slots is excessive. This slot would have been better used on a companion, either Liz Shaw or Romana I. (1/3)
#Duggan,Private Detective
To be honest, this card shouldn't exist. This is a beloved one-off character but repping City of Death with two card slots is excessive. This slot would have been better used on a companion, either Liz Shaw or Romana I. (1/3)
November 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
#DoctorWho #MtG
#Duggan,Private Detective
To be honest, this card shouldn't exist. This is a beloved one-off character but repping City of Death with two card slots is excessive. This slot would have been better used on a companion, either Liz Shaw or Romana I. (1/3)
#Duggan,Private Detective
To be honest, this card shouldn't exist. This is a beloved one-off character but repping City of Death with two card slots is excessive. This slot would have been better used on a companion, either Liz Shaw or Romana I. (1/3)
#DoctorWho #MtG
#CityofDeath
Written mainly by #DouglasAdams, this serial is regarded by many as the pinnacle of the entire series. It's an epic with the fate of all life on earth for all time at stake, crossed with a gentleman thief drawing room comedy featuring an alien disguised as (1/3)
#CityofDeath
Written mainly by #DouglasAdams, this serial is regarded by many as the pinnacle of the entire series. It's an epic with the fate of all life on earth for all time at stake, crossed with a gentleman thief drawing room comedy featuring an alien disguised as (1/3)
November 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
#DoctorWho #MtG
#CityofDeath
Written mainly by #DouglasAdams, this serial is regarded by many as the pinnacle of the entire series. It's an epic with the fate of all life on earth for all time at stake, crossed with a gentleman thief drawing room comedy featuring an alien disguised as (1/3)
#CityofDeath
Written mainly by #DouglasAdams, this serial is regarded by many as the pinnacle of the entire series. It's an epic with the fate of all life on earth for all time at stake, crossed with a gentleman thief drawing room comedy featuring an alien disguised as (1/3)
#DoctorWho #MtG
#RomanaII
Romana extended the companion role in the direction Leela had been pushing. Sharing not only the Doctor's boldness, curiosity, and intelligence but also his Time Lord nature and university education, Romana's position as a Doctor-in-training was all but explicit (1/4)
#RomanaII
Romana extended the companion role in the direction Leela had been pushing. Sharing not only the Doctor's boldness, curiosity, and intelligence but also his Time Lord nature and university education, Romana's position as a Doctor-in-training was all but explicit (1/4)
November 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
#DoctorWho #MtG
#RomanaII
Romana extended the companion role in the direction Leela had been pushing. Sharing not only the Doctor's boldness, curiosity, and intelligence but also his Time Lord nature and university education, Romana's position as a Doctor-in-training was all but explicit (1/4)
#RomanaII
Romana extended the companion role in the direction Leela had been pushing. Sharing not only the Doctor's boldness, curiosity, and intelligence but also his Time Lord nature and university education, Romana's position as a Doctor-in-training was all but explicit (1/4)
#DoctorWho #MtG
#K-9,MarkI Debuting in one of the least loved serials of the 70s, #K-9 should never have worked. But in typically unliklely Doctor Who fashion he became an icon of the programme, on the strength of #JohnLeeson's vocal performance, and of Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, Mary Tamm, (1/4)
#K-9,MarkI Debuting in one of the least loved serials of the 70s, #K-9 should never have worked. But in typically unliklely Doctor Who fashion he became an icon of the programme, on the strength of #JohnLeeson's vocal performance, and of Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, Mary Tamm, (1/4)
November 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
#DoctorWho #MtG
#K-9,MarkI Debuting in one of the least loved serials of the 70s, #K-9 should never have worked. But in typically unliklely Doctor Who fashion he became an icon of the programme, on the strength of #JohnLeeson's vocal performance, and of Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, Mary Tamm, (1/4)
#K-9,MarkI Debuting in one of the least loved serials of the 70s, #K-9 should never have worked. But in typically unliklely Doctor Who fashion he became an icon of the programme, on the strength of #JohnLeeson's vocal performance, and of Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, Mary Tamm, (1/4)
#DoctorWho #MtG
#Leela was the 1st companion of the 70s not to be from roughly contemporary Earth, and this stare of affairs would hold through the end of the decade. In one sense she was a throwback to Vicki and Zoe, the previous companions hailing from a future human colony planet. (1/5)
#Leela was the 1st companion of the 70s not to be from roughly contemporary Earth, and this stare of affairs would hold through the end of the decade. In one sense she was a throwback to Vicki and Zoe, the previous companions hailing from a future human colony planet. (1/5)
November 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
#DoctorWho #MtG
#Leela was the 1st companion of the 70s not to be from roughly contemporary Earth, and this stare of affairs would hold through the end of the decade. In one sense she was a throwback to Vicki and Zoe, the previous companions hailing from a future human colony planet. (1/5)
#Leela was the 1st companion of the 70s not to be from roughly contemporary Earth, and this stare of affairs would hold through the end of the decade. In one sense she was a throwback to Vicki and Zoe, the previous companions hailing from a future human colony planet. (1/5)
#DoctorWho #MtG
#ZygonInfiltrator
Opening 4's second season, #TerroroftheZygons was #UNIT's last hurrah, though technically they figured into several later episodes from the season. But it was Lethbridge-Stewart's last appearance apart from guest-starring in 1 story each with 5 and 7. (1/3)
#ZygonInfiltrator
Opening 4's second season, #TerroroftheZygons was #UNIT's last hurrah, though technically they figured into several later episodes from the season. But it was Lethbridge-Stewart's last appearance apart from guest-starring in 1 story each with 5 and 7. (1/3)
November 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
#DoctorWho #MtG
#ZygonInfiltrator
Opening 4's second season, #TerroroftheZygons was #UNIT's last hurrah, though technically they figured into several later episodes from the season. But it was Lethbridge-Stewart's last appearance apart from guest-starring in 1 story each with 5 and 7. (1/3)
#ZygonInfiltrator
Opening 4's second season, #TerroroftheZygons was #UNIT's last hurrah, though technically they figured into several later episodes from the season. But it was Lethbridge-Stewart's last appearance apart from guest-starring in 1 story each with 5 and 7. (1/3)
#DoctorWho #MtG
#Davros,DalekCreator
Introduced in Genesis, Davros almost immediately became the face of the #Daleks. The Dalek Emperor never quite went away, returning in later stories. However, it's mainly Davros the show uses as a Dalek spokesbeing, for the very good reason (1/3)
#Davros,DalekCreator
Introduced in Genesis, Davros almost immediately became the face of the #Daleks. The Dalek Emperor never quite went away, returning in later stories. However, it's mainly Davros the show uses as a Dalek spokesbeing, for the very good reason (1/3)
November 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
#DoctorWho #MtG
#Davros,DalekCreator
Introduced in Genesis, Davros almost immediately became the face of the #Daleks. The Dalek Emperor never quite went away, returning in later stories. However, it's mainly Davros the show uses as a Dalek spokesbeing, for the very good reason (1/3)
#Davros,DalekCreator
Introduced in Genesis, Davros almost immediately became the face of the #Daleks. The Dalek Emperor never quite went away, returning in later stories. However, it's mainly Davros the show uses as a Dalek spokesbeing, for the very good reason (1/3)
#DoctorWho #MtG
#GenesisoftheDaleks
The second of the towering pair of iconic stories in 4’s 1st Season, after #TheArkinSpace, and the 3rd of the 4 greatest 20th century #Dalek stories. The Doctor, Sarah, and #HarrySullivan are sent by the Time Lords to the origins of the #Daleks, (1/2)
#GenesisoftheDaleks
The second of the towering pair of iconic stories in 4’s 1st Season, after #TheArkinSpace, and the 3rd of the 4 greatest 20th century #Dalek stories. The Doctor, Sarah, and #HarrySullivan are sent by the Time Lords to the origins of the #Daleks, (1/2)
November 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
#DoctorWho #MtG
#GenesisoftheDaleks
The second of the towering pair of iconic stories in 4’s 1st Season, after #TheArkinSpace, and the 3rd of the 4 greatest 20th century #Dalek stories. The Doctor, Sarah, and #HarrySullivan are sent by the Time Lords to the origins of the #Daleks, (1/2)
#GenesisoftheDaleks
The second of the towering pair of iconic stories in 4’s 1st Season, after #TheArkinSpace, and the 3rd of the 4 greatest 20th century #Dalek stories. The Doctor, Sarah, and #HarrySullivan are sent by the Time Lords to the origins of the #Daleks, (1/2)