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Enter the high-stakes world of cyber-espionage with Fusion Patrol as we decode the 1995–1999 BBC techno-thriller series, Bugs. Created by Brian Clemens, this action-packed show follows the team at Bureau 2—Ed, Ros, Beckett, and Imposter Ed—as they battle corrupt politicians, rogue AIs, and high-tech terrorists using the cutting-edge gadgetry that defined the era. Your hosts, Eugene and Simon, have been tracking this “science fiction adjacent” adventure since 2021, culminating in a complete series retrospective in 2026. From the explosive stunts to the shifting team dynamics, we analyze the evo...

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Eugene Glover

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Bugs Review: Bugged Wheat – Fusion Patrol Ep. 580 04.06.2022 1:00:28

Simon and Eugene discuss how far futuristic shows should project from the present, and coincidentally where electric bolt guns fit with extrapolating the progression of genetic engineering. We discuss baddies in Bugs and which we would and wouldn’t like to come back and somehow we end up exploring British and American naming conventions. Episode Synopsis ... Read more

Bugs Review: What Goes Up… & …Must Come Down – Fusion Patrol Ep. 576 07.05.2022 56:07

We kick off our Series Two of Bugs coverage with the two-part openers “What Goes Up…” and “…Must Come Down.” (In that same order.) Simon and Eugene discuss Bugs. What Goes Up… Synopsis Because I refuse to call them “Gizmos,” Team Bugs have been called in by the Space Technology Agency or STA to ensure ... Read more

Bugs Review: Pulse – Fusion Patrol Ep. 554 11.12.2021 1:08:06

Series 1 of Bugs comes to its dramatic conclusion with some really strong nostalgia about how computers used to be… and also how they didn’t used to be. Simon and Eugene discuss Pulse. Episode Synopsis A businessman is brought before Patrick Marcel, venture capitalist, of sorts. He wants to make him an offer he can’t refuse ... Read more

Bugs Review: A Sporting Chance – Fusion Patrol Ep. 550 13.11.2021 54:15

Who knew Team Bugs had such depths of athletic abilities? That will come in handy as they enter the seedy world of performance-enhancing drugs. Simon and Eugene discuss A Sporting Chance. Episode Synopsis Ed, it turns out, is some sort of black belt in a curiously mixed mode martial art. He is at Dr. Defreitas’ ... Read more

Bugs Review: Hot Metal – Fusion Patrol Ep. 546 16.10.2021 1:08:03

If you cross a device that silences explosions with an explosive that explodes silently, will you go deaf when it goes off? Simon and Eugene discuss Hot Metal. Episode Synopsis Two men, both observing very sloppy safety protocols are taking part in a demonstration. Da Silva is showing a potential buyer the enormous commercial properties ... Read more

Bugs Review: Manna from Heaven – Fusion Patrol Ep. 541 11.09.2021 59:20

One of the great problems that needs to be addressed in the world is food production and sustainability. What is that could be solved with a simple algae-based superfood. How much would that be worth? How far would you go? And, can you ransom a city with it? Team Bugs are going to find out, ... Read more

Bugs Review: Stealth – Fusion Patrol Ep. 537 14.08.2021 1:15:30

Industrial espionage is big business and sexy, too, but developing automated weapons of war is more profitable. Between that and an unlicensed nuclear reactor, what could go wrong? Simon and Eugene discuss the Bugs episode Stealth. Episode Synopsis Tronix, a company run by a charming chap named O’Neal, is producing an introductory video for their ... Read more

Bugs Review: Shotgun Wedding – Fusion Patrol Ep. 533 17.07.2021 1:02:16

Ross and the gang get embroiled in international political intrigue and assassinations when a guy who makes laser logos asks them to investigate industrial espionage. Simon and Eugene discuss Shotgun Wedding. Episode Synopsis: The episode opens with a highly-implausible science fiction concept: A political party that believes in honesty and stands against corruption. We are ... Read more

Bugs Review: Down Among the Dead Men – Fusion Patrol Ep. 529 19.06.2021 1:00:34

It’s a jolly tale of murder and intrigue on the high seas, or, at least, under them. Simon and Eugene take a look at the Bugs episode, Down Among the Dead Men. Episode Synopsis Someone has been stealing Navy salvage parts and willing to murder to do it. Through a not-adequately-explained coincidence, the Team Bugs ... Read more

Bugs Review: All Under Control – Fusion Patrol Ep. 525 22.05.2021 1:13:53

Which is better for flying a plane? A joystick or a mouse? Ed gets the chance to find out in All Under Control. Simon and Eugene discuss. Episode synopsis: Ms Langford, airline Big Wig is returning via corporate jet when he plane behaves irrationally, completely out of control of the pilot. Control is restored just ... Read more

Bugs Review: Assassins, Inc. – Fusion Patrol Ep. 522 01.05.2021 55:43

The name Murder, Inc was already taken, so this time, the Bugs take on Assassins, Inc. – purveyors of overly-complicated, hi-tech death. Simon and Eugene discuss Episode Synopsis Ros is attending a formal do on a ship with a friend. At this event, a ruler in exile of Somewhereistan is murdered by a mosquito-like assassination ... Read more

Bugs Review: Out of the Hive – Fusion Patrol Ep. 518 03.04.2021 1:13:28

Simon and Eugene begin their journey through a new series, the 1995 BBC techno drama, Bugs.  Is it Scifi?  We’re going to find out. Bugs is the story of three young high-tech adventures trying to make a quid or two trading off their technological wizardry and security expertise in a world filled with high-tech crooks ... Read more