Fusion Patrol

What happens when the least important man in the universe finally has value to the Orchard? Kenneth and Eugene discuss Bad Seed. Episode Synopsis Nevare, Orchard high muckity-muck and substitute Darius, decides it’s time to choose.   He is at odds with Tosca, another Orchard high muckity-muck and substitute Paquette.   It’s the whole internal Orchard “study it more”/“force it” debate that’s basica...

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 of a new substance, R6, which through the application of...

Another missing episode of Doctor Who rejoins the fold via animated reconstruction. This time Simon and Eugene discuss the Daleks’ final outing when they look at Evil of the Daleks. Episode Synopsis The TARDIS has been taken from Gatwick airport on a lorry. The Doctor and Jamie chase the lorry as fast as possible with their lurching, awkward running strides, but eventually must give up on th...

This week we tackle a couple of episodes of Ultra Q. First John and Eugene contemplate the unique bond between man and his giant monkey – or perhaps we contemplate the bond between giant monkey and his pet man? Then they look at the very real implications of space exploration. What if mankind shot an arrow into the air… and someone shot it right back at us? Welcome to our discussion of...

Finally , we take a look at one of the seminal pieces of science fiction television: The Quatermass Experiment – Nigel Kneale’s 1953 pioneering original television serial. Logistical problems galore as Simon and Eugene discuss this “lost” classic. Episode Synopsis Part One – Contact Has Been Established The British Experimental Rocket Group and its leader, Professor Bernard Quatermass,...

The stuff of nightmares is letting an unstable teenage misfit develop automated weapons’ system.   Kennth and Eugene discuss the techno-ethicist’s nightmare that is Bad Girls. Episode Synopsis Percy is doing something very, very stupid, she’s decided to rig up an automated gun emplacement in the shuttle bay access area.   During her installation process, she nearly kills Dante.   Being surprisingl...

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, and so are Simon and Eugene as they discuss Manna from Heaven. Episode Synopsis At New Earth Foods, di...

John and Eugene fall into the Unbalanced Zone. For the next 49 minutes you will experience a parting of mind from body and join them in becoming swallowed into this mysterious time. We start our look at the legendary Eji Tsubaraya’s first TV series for Japanese TV: 1966’s Ultra Q. In the first episode a prehistoric mammal (and let me be very clear, this is Gomess, NOT Godzilla) reawakens and cause...

At the height of the 1960’s Dalekmania it was time for the Daleks to jump to the big screen and they brought along their old friend, Dr. Who for the ride.   Simon and Eugene discuss Peter Cushing starring as Dr. Who in Dr. Who and the Daleks!   Movie Synopsis: It’s just another quiet evening at the home the home of Doctor Who and his two granddaughters, Susan and Barbara.   Barbara’s young man, Ia...

What happens when you have plot for ⅓ of an episode and three main characters?   Repetition!   Kenneth and Eugene look at the Starhunter Redux episode Eat Sin. Episode Synopsis   After the mostly nonsensical events of the previous episode, Dante finds himself alone on the Tulip, except then its Lucretia all alone and then its Percy all alone, and it’s confusing Caravaggio, despite the fact that he...

The Web of Fear has gotten a Blu-Ray release, along with an animated re-creation of the missing (presumed in the hands of an evil, evil, villainous collector) episode 3 – that episode that first introduces the character of Col. Alastair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, later Brigadier and founder and pioneer of U.N.I.T. This animation uses a new technique that. if successful, may allow many more f...

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 new car, the Trancer.   It’s an advanced car...

It’s a child, it’s a mermaid, it’s a siren, it’s a tool used by pirates – no matter what is it, it’s a problem for Mark Harris, the Man from Atlantis, as he tries to solve the mystery of a series of sunken ships.   John and Eugene discuss the Siren. Episode Synopsis Mark Harris, the Man from Atlantis, is patrolling some waters, looking for something that has been sinking ships.   He spies a...

In the wake of the recent disastrous BBC adaptation of War of the Worlds, we’ve decided to cleanse our pallet with a good version of War of the Worlds.   This is a special audio review episode as we look at Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of the War of the Worlds. Album Synopsis: Strange green jets of gas are seen erupting from the surface of Mars, but experts conclude that there is little chance tha...

If you’re extremely spoiler adverse about Doctor Who news that has been quite literally announced and confirmed by the BBC, skip the rest of this announcement. Seriously, skip it.     OK, you’ve been warned. It’s been a jam packed week or so for Doctor Who news starting with the announcement that series 13 would only be one 6-part story, following that up with the announcement that both Jodie Whit...

Watching Percy die is cathartic.   Seeing her resurrected, disheartening.   Kenneth and Eugene discuss the up again down again episode A Twist in Time. Trailer: On the next cruel, cruel episode of Starhunter Redux, entitled A Twist in Time, my dreams are granted then brutally, callously, and painfully crushed repeatedly as Percy dies (yay) and is resurrected (boo) TWICE! Episode Synopsis Dante and...

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 introduced to Alb...

We’re back to finish off the Man from Atlantis with this the first of the two episodes we’d previously skipped.   This week, Mark Harris travels to the depths of the ocean to discover… Southern California with mimes.   John and Eugene discuss Crystal Water, Sudden Death. Episode Synopsis: Schubert and his henchmen are searching for powerful undersea crystals to use in a plan to dominate the world....

It’s laugh-a-minute slapstick comedy as Dante gets his crotch rubbed by his new boss’ wife.   Does the team of the Trans-Utopian have what it takes to be part of the Super Max corporate team?   Kenneth and Eugene discuss Super Max. Episode Synopsis: Aboard the mega-space station Reno Seven, Dante and the gang are trying to scavenge parts for the Trans-Utopian, but it looks like that might not be t...

John and Eugene close out Big Finish Productions’ Space: 1999 Volume One’s with Death’s Other Dominion , a reimagining of the original series’ episode, and Goldilocks , a new tale. Death’s Other Dominion Synopsis Moonbase Alpha is still struggling in the aftermath of the events of Breakaway. A section decompression kills Alphan Mary Page. And it is in this moment we l...

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 is brought into a case by a bank. They’ve got their suspicions about an ex-emp...

It’s the final two episodes of the Invisible Man. First Dan must battle an escaped mental patient that’s holding the Klae Resource hostage – he just doesn’t know what he’s got. Then Dan needs to thwart some cold war shenanigans to allow world peace through plastic surgery. John and Eugene close out their coverage of the Invisible Man. Powerplay Synopsis A man named Pi...

Dark and Stormy Night! The production team’s Bulwer-Lytton aspirations are finally laid bare for all to see!  Dante meet Darius, can he help him find his son?  Will he live to do so? Kenneth and Eugene discuss Dark and Stormy Night. Episode Synopsis In the aftermath of the previous escapade, Dante and Lucretia have a long-overdue conversation – but not before Lucretia has a few nightma...

Big Finish fills in the blanks about what happened when Moonbase Alpha encountered the planet Meta in their Space: 1999 episode, the Siren Call.   John and Eugene discuss Episode Synopsis Moonbase Alpha is still struggling in the aftermath of the events of Breakaway. A section decompression kills Alphan Mary Page. And it is in this moment we learn two things simultaneously – (1) that regular...

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 in time for the pilot to make a safe landing, but when a fax arrives saying...