Fusion Patrol

This is a short special announcement to give you an idea of what’s coming up through the rest of 2019 and into 2020. Throughout the month of December 2019 we will be continuing our coverage of Firefly, Doomwatch and Moonbase 3. We’ll be kicking off January 2020 with the special episode where we add Big ... Read more

Everyone has their Achilles Heel.  Can you make a compelling space story on that idea?  John and Eugene discuss. Episode Synopsis:  On the surface of the moon, scientists Adam Blaney and Bill Knight are working on an antenna installation.  Bill begins to act delirious, his oxygen supply running out.  Adam rushes to him, shares his ... Read more

Wash just wants some male bonding time with Mal.  He gets more than he bargained for in War Stories.  Simon and Eugene discuss. Episode Synopsis:  Following the success of their raid on Ariel, the crew of the Firefly are sitting pretty with cash in their pockets.  Simon and River are especially buoyed because he has ... Read more

This week on Doomwatch – the dangers of jet lag!  I’m not making that up.  Simon and Eugene discuss. Episode Synopsis:  It is 1971, during the Golden Age of jet air travel, when luxurious planes plied the skies serving Victorian-era foods in aspic… and it is at the tail end of a series of rapid ... Read more

Simon and Eugene continue their two-part discussion of the classic of Science Fiction cinema,  Blade Runner: The Final Cut. I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe: Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time like ... Read more

Time for another celebration of some of the classics of Science Fiction cinema.  This time: Blade Runner: The Final Cut. Simon and Eugene discuss. Movie Synopsis:  Rick Deckard is a former Blade Runner: A special cop charged with retiring (read: hunting down and killing) rogue Replicants.  Replicants are artificial humans that are used as slave ... Read more

Is there life on the moon?  Is it killing the crew of Moonbase 3?  Should we take this premise seriously? John and Eugene discuss Behemoth. Episode Synopsis:  A team of astronauts are working on the surface, conducting experiments in the Mare Frigoris.  There is some strange disturbance from under the surface.  Later, when they fail […]

Is there life on the moon?  Is it killing the crew of Moonbase 3?  Should we take this premise seriously? John and Eugene discuss Behemoth. Episode Synopsis:  A team of astronauts are working on the surface, conducting experiments in the Mare Frigoris.  There is some strange disturbance from under the surface.  Later, when they fail ... Read more

The Serenity gang’s master plotter, Simon, plans a high-stakes heist on the planet Ariel.  Meanwhile, perfidy is afoot. Simon and Eugene discuss Ariel. Episode Synopsis:  The Serenity arrives on the planet Ariel, one of the Core Planets in the Alliance.  While most of the crew are hoping to spend some time off the boat, Mal … Continue reading 442 – Firefly – Ariel

The Serenity gang’s master plotter, Simon, plans a high-stakes heist on the planet Ariel.  Meanwhile, perfidy is afoot. Simon and Eugene discuss Ariel. Episode Synopsis:  The Serenity arrives on the planet Ariel, one of the Core Planets in the Alliance.  While most of the crew are hoping to spend some time off the boat, Mal ... Read more