Kenneth Taylor – Fusion Patrol

This week, Kenneth and Eugene examine the Space Above and Beyond episode “Toy Soldiers.” They ask the questions: Which is more honorable: going into the military during peacetime or in wartime? Did the writers of this episode actually ever read the Red Badge of Courage or just quote mine from it? And is it ever ... Read more

This week, Kenneth and Eugene look at the Space Above and Beyond, the two-part Chiggy von Richthofen saga with episodes 14 and 15, Never No More, and The Angriest Angel, where Killer tries to grab some action on the rebound, Winslow goes after Zero-G-Sex with the Colonel, and McQueen crosses the line into being a ... Read more

This week’s episode under discussion: the 13th episode of Space Above and Beyond, Level of Necessity. In this episode, Damphousse gets psychic powers, and Kenneth and Eugene ask, “what good are psychic powers when you’re in the military?” Level of Necessity originally aired on January 14th, 1996.

This week’s episode under review: Space Above and Beyond, Who Monitors the Bird, which first aired January 7, 1996 and was written by Glen Morgan and James Wong. Kenneth and Eugene try to make sense of Tank’s Big Adventure… once they get past his haircut.

This week’s episode under review is the eleventh episode of Space Above and Beyond, The River of Stars. The River of Stars was written by Marilyn Osborn, was directed by Tucker Gates and first aired on December 17th, 1995. Kenneth and Eugene act as pedants on both sides of the religious content, ponder whether West ... Read more

Kenneth and Eugene look at episode 10 of Space Above and Beyond, Stay With the Dead this week. The episode aired on December 3, 1995, and was written by Matt Kiene & Joe Reinkemeyer. They ask the burning question: who will West play dominos with now?

This week, our episodes under discussion are Space Above and Beyond numbers 8 and 9, the two-episode story Hostile Visit & Choice or Chance. These episodes were written by Payton Webb and Doc Johnson, respectively. They first aired on November 19th and 26th, 1995. Hosts Kenneth and Eugene discuss if a second nail-clipping scene might ... Read more

While the Fightin’ 58th battle over a worthless rock in space, we wonder if the cockroaches were real, is it ironic or operatic that Tank is afraid of tanks, and if this episode is a senseless wreck or a key piece of groundwork for an epic 4th Season episode that never was. Kenneth and Eugene ... Read more

Kenneth and Eugene ask the question, can writers wrap a conspiracy within a conspiracy within a conspiracy so deep that the whole thing vanishes up its own butt?

Kenneth and Eugene discuss and ask how many people it is acceptable to kill to bury the already dead.

Kenneth and Eugene look at the Space Above and Beyond episode Mutiny where, surprise, it’s not the 58th who are the mutineers (mostly) and we question who draws up their stupid navigation plans.

Kenneth and Eugene journey to the Dark Side of the Sun and raise questions about the notion of a deterministic universe, was the deck stacked against Tank, and in what ways the Silicates are just like Marty McFly from Back to the Future. Episode Synopsis Killer has got a problem. She’s got a recurring nightmare ... Read more

Kenneth and Eugene look at the episode where people should be court-martialed, but they aren’t. Episode Synopsis An Army team lands on the planet Tellus looking for survivors.  They come under heavy Chig attack and must evacuate, but not before they capture one survivor, who is rather unwilling to leave.  He madly raves about being ... Read more

This week Kenneth and Eugene begin looking at a new series, Jarheads in Space! Sometimes called Space Above and Beyond, the failed 1995 Fox space war series from two of the creatives behind the X-Files. First up is the pilot episode, known as Pilot. It’s the episode where a rag-tag group of new recruits learns ... Read more

This week it’s the moment we’ve all been looking forward to – the culmination of all the story-arc goodness when all the loose ends are tied up neatly with a bow in the two-part series finale of Starhunter Redux in Hyperspace parts I & II. Kenneth and Eugene discuss. Hyperspace I Episode Synopsis Marcus contemplates ... Read more

Kenneth and Eugene discuss two more episodes of Starhunter Reduc. In Negative Energy, they’ll follow the convoluted quest to get the Trans-Utopian’s engines up to speed, and in License to Fill, they’ll try to figure out how you review a clip show. Negative Energy Synopsis The Trans-Utopian fails to catch a bounty because they are ... Read more

Many people say Marcus is just a spare part, and this week that’s proven, and then it’s political hijinks on the High Seas – or the outer space equivalent thereof. Kenneth and Eugene discuss The Heir and the Spare & Just Politics. As we wind down our coverage of Starhunter Redux this week and for ... Read more

Travis just isn’t scratching Callie’s itch, so she’s off with another band of plucky corporate bounty hunters. Will Travis find his scratcher in time? Kenneth and Eugene discuss Rivals. Episode Synopsis Callie is having a bad day.  Not only are the rolling blackouts and malfunctions of the Trans-utopian getting her down, but she’s got a ... Read more

Caravaggio is damaged, and Percy replaces him with Kate, the crew’s new holographic pal that’s fun to play with, designed by Percy. Would could possibly go wrong? Find out as Kenneth and Eugene look at the Starhunter Redux episode: Kate. Episode Synopsis Percy is having a conniption fit.  She wanted to use some hot water during the ... Read more

The Divinity Cluster rears its ugly head once more, and like night follows day, so does The Orchard.  This time their subject is the human guinea pig, Travis Montana.  Kenneth and Eugene discuss The Prisoner. Episode Synopsis Travis is being a grumpy puss, and the events that make him a grumpy puss haven’t even happened ... Read more

WARNING: Subjectively, I feel like this may be the harshest episode of Fusion Patrol ever.  It may not be suitable for listeners of a nervous disposition. Dimension hopping? Time displacement? Body/Soul swapping? We don’t know what’s going on here, and we daresay no one else does, either.  Kenneth and Eugene ponder A Stitch in TIme. ... Read more

When someone starts blowing up planets in another solar system, it’s Travis and the Gang to the rescue! Kenneth and Eugene discuss. Episode Synopsis Evil Scientists aboard Keres Station are doing evil things, in this case, blowing up a planet – in secret. Elsewhere, the Trans-Utopian experiences a space earthquake which decreases the efficiency of ... Read more

It’s the sequel to the episode you couldn’t get enough of!  Kenneth and Eugene discuss, Supermax Redux. Episode Synopsis Travis and Callie return to the Trans-Utopian with a prisoner.  They’re carrying a crazy person who hears voices from the Quantum Federation in his ears, which he claims are technologically enhanced.  He’s nuts, so they don’t ... Read more

Beauty is only skin deep, or so they say, so what’s a little plastic here and there?  Grounds for murder, that’s what! Kenneth and Eugene discuss Skin Deep. Episode Synopsis An episode in two stories Leena’s tale. Back before Callie was in the military, she went to university, and there she knew a woman she ... Read more

“It’s easier to keep existing customers than make new ones,” said no one in this episode, as Travis and the gang are investigating a deadly new illegal drug on the market. Of course, Sherlock Percy has to try it herself. Kenneth and Eugene discuss. Episode Synopsis Titan City, Titan, Saturn Federation.  Two morons take drugs ... Read more