Fusion Patrol

It’s the Magnificent Seven with whores, in space.  What studio executive wouldn’t jump at that elevator pitch? Simon and Eugene discuss the Firefly episode, Heart of Gold. Episode Synopsis: On a charming planet, moon or planetoid stands the brothel Heart of Gold, and to this brothel comes a man named Rance, who terrorizes a pregnant ... Read more

The population of the UK is exploding and they must find a way to deal with the surplus population.  Are high-rise apartments the way forward or is it a human time bomb waiting to happen? Simon and Eugene discuss. Episode Synopsis: Our story opens on the ugliest building they could find in the stock footage ... Read more

Space is dangerous, and expensive. Will that get Tom Hill killed? John and Eugene discuss Castor and Pollux. Episode Synopsis: A satellite in Earth orbit fails and must be repaired by the Moonbase 3 team. At the same time, Caulder is hosting the Russian General in command of Moonbase 2. Russia is about to launch ... Read more

We pick up our coverage of Firefly with the episode, the Message.   Simon and Eugene discuss. Episode Synopsis: Stopping at a space station to take on supplies and attempt to fence the Lassiter, Mal and Zoe are surprised to receive a package in the mail. The package contains their dead friend and former war ... Read more

It’s time once again for another re-telling of the classic, timeless tale by H.G. Wells, War of the Worlds.  This time the BBC have hired Peter Harness, acclaimed writer of Doctor Who’s Kill the Moon to put his unique spin on this beloved tale. Simon and Eugene discuss. Episode Synopsis: It’s War of the Worlds, ... Read more

The regular 2020 Doctor Who series comes to an end.  Simon and Eugene look at Ascension of the Timeless Cyberchildren. This episode has been released early. Episode synopsis: Following the coordinates obtained from Percy Shelley, the Doctor and the gang arrive on a planet in the far future where there are 7 remaining humans. She ... Read more

Nigel Kneale’s dark and prescient look at the near future. Simon and Eugene review this classic work of British television. Episode synopsis:  In a future sooner than you think, the world is divided into two groups – the elite High Drives, who live in Apathy Control and the Low Drives, the masses who live outside. ... Read more

There is history and then there are moments in history.  This is one of those as the Doctor pays a visit to Lord Byron and the gang.  Simon and Eugene discuss the Haunting of Villa Diodati. Episode Synopsis It is June 1816, and in a completely atypical fashion, the Doctor has decided to pop in ... Read more

This week on a very special episode of Doctor Who… Simon and Eugene discuss Can You Hear Me? Episode Synopsis The year is 1380, in the Syrian city of Aleppo, and Tahira, a mentally ill woman who gets her kicks by stealing things is returning, hastily to the hospital she is staying in. She asks ... Read more

Thar’s plastic in them thar hills! (and oceans, and birds, and airplanes, and people.) Simon and Eugene solve all of Earth’s pollution problems… or, failing that, they discuss Praxeus, the latest episode of Doctor Who from the folks who brought you Kablam! Episode Synopsis: It’s a tale of three threads. In one thread, UK astronaut ... Read more