This week Fusion Patrol looks at Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, “Planet of the Amazon Women” as John and Eugene discuss Planet of the Amazon Women Airdate: 1 November 1979 Runtime: 49 minutes Starring: Gil Gerard, Erin Gray, Tim O’Connor Guest Stars: Ann Dusenberry, Jay Robinson, Anne Jeffreys Director: Philip Leacock Writer: D.C. Fontana, ... a title=763 – Buck Rogers in the 25th Century – Planet of the Amazon Women class=read-more href=https://fusionpatrol.com/2025/11/22/763-buck-rogers-in-the-25th-century-planet-of-the-amazon-women/ aria-label=Read more about 763 – Buck Rogers in the 25th Century – Planet of the Amazon WomenRead more/a

Simon and Eugene look at Season 4, episode 6 of Bugs — Pandora’s Box. They discuss why you can’t fix a sixth century plague with modern technology, Beckett’s annoying, sexy upstairs neighbor, and why blowing things up is a much better solution to a contagion than containment. Pandora’s Box Airdate: April 8, 1995 Runtime: 50 ... a title=762 – Bugs – Pandora’s Box class=read-more href=https://fusionpatrol.com/2025/11/15/762-bugs-pandoras-box/ aria-label=Read more about 762 – Bugs – Pandora’s BoxRead more/a

Kenneth and Eugene discuss the final two parts of Children of the Dog Star, with the episodes Kolob, and Alien Contact. Kolob Airdate: October 6, 1984 Runtime: 24 minutes Starring: Sarah Dunn, Jason Wallace, Hamish Bartle Guest Stars: Roy Billing, Susan Wilson, Catherine Wilkin, Raymond Hawthorne Director: Chris Bailey Writer: Ken Catran Synopsis: Gretchen finally ... a title=761 – Children of the Dog Star – Kolob Alien Contact class=read-more href=https://fusionpatrol.com/2025/11/08/761-children-of-the-dog-star-kolob-alien-contact/ aria-label=Read more about 761 – Children of the Dog Star – Kolob Alien ContactRead more/a

John and Eugene talk about the time Buck Rogers met the Scream Queen, Jamie Lee Curtis, and they discuss the Tennessee delicacy, sand squid, as they look at the episode Unchained Woman. Unchained Woman Airdate: November 1, 1979 Runtime: 48 minutes Starring: Gil Gerard, Erin Gray, Tim O’Connor, Pamela Hensley, Felix Silla, Mel Blanc Guest ... a title=760 – Buck Rogers in the 25th Century – Unchained Woman class=read-more href=https://fusionpatrol.com/2025/11/01/760-buck-rogers-in-the-25th-century-unchained-woman/ aria-label=Read more about 760 – Buck Rogers in the 25th Century – Unchained WomanRead more/a

This week, Ben and Eugene look at the 1956 Japanese Kaiju classic, Rodan! Or, as originally known, Sora no Daikaiju, Radon. Rodan Release Date: December 26, 1956 (Japan), August 6, 1957 (US) Runtime: 74 minutes Starring: Kenji Sahara, Yumi Shirakawa, Akihiko Hirata Director: Ishirô Honda Writer: Takeshi Kimura, Takeo Murata (screenplay), based on story by ... a title=759 – Rodan class=read-more href=https://fusionpatrol.com/2025/10/25/759-rodan/ aria-label=Read more about 759 – RodanRead more/a

Simon and Eugene look Season 4, Episode 5 of Bugs, Hell and High Water. They discuss how this throws back to earlier Bugs episodes, whether Alex commits the most unethical act seen in the show so far, and if you work on defense contracts and give your computer to a museum, whether you should check ... a title=758 – Bugs – Hell and High Water class=read-more href=https://fusionpatrol.com/2025/10/18/758-bugs-hell-and-high-water/ aria-label=Read more about 758 – Bugs – Hell and High WaterRead more/a

Hello and welcome to this not-actually-an-episode of Fusion Patrol. I’m Eugene, and I’m all alone here today. Have you noticed that Fusion Patrol episode numbers just keep getting higher and higher? Here we are at over 750 episodes. Our first episode dropped in April of 2010. That’s over 15 years. That’s like 30 to 60 ... a title=A Message from Fusion Patrol class=read-more href=https://fusionpatrol.com/2025/10/14/a-message-from-fusion-patrol/ aria-label=Read more about A Message from Fusion PatrolRead more/a

Kenneth and Eugene look at episodes 3 and 4 of Children of the Dog Star. Swamp Light Airdate: April 16, 1984 Runtime: 24 minutes Starring: Sarah Dunn, Jeison Wallace, Hamish Bartle, Roy Billing, Susan Wilson, Catherine Wilkin, David McKenzie, Raymond Hawthorne, Anzac Wallace Guest Stars: John Mellor, Whatanui Skipwith, Jim Hickey, Rodney Newman, Dennis Gubb ... a title=757 – Children of the Dog Star – Swamp Light Alien Summons class=read-more href=https://fusionpatrol.com/2025/10/11/757-children-of-the-dog-star-swamp-light-alien-summons/ aria-label=Read more about 757 – Children of the Dog Star – Swamp Light Alien SummonsRead more/a

Who’d have thunk it?  Buck Rogers in the 25th Century decides to tackle issues of ageism, the mental anguish of disabilities, and questions of identity as related to the concept of “fixing” a disability.   Or at least, it would have been if the production staff had given this episode much thought. John and Eugene, ... a title=756 – Buck Rogers in the 25th Century – Return of the Fighting 69th class=read-more href=https://fusionpatrol.com/2025/10/04/756-buck-rogers-in-the-25th-century-return-of-the-fighting-69th/ aria-label=Read more about 756 – Buck Rogers in the 25th Century – Return of the Fighting 69thRead more/a

This week Ben and Eugene look at the 1960 movie, Village of the Damned, inspired by the 1957 John Wyndham novel, the Midwich Cuckoos.