Fusion Patrol

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more