On a small, remote Scottish isle, a tight-knit community of strangely-behaving locals has a deadly secret.  They also have a flirtatious, smoking hot blond. That seems like exactly the kind of place Tom Crane would want to be as he investigates the death of two of his friends. Simon and Eugene discuss St Anthony’s Fire.

What are the practical implications of immortality? The Alphans get the chance to ponder them in much the same way the moon hurtles past planets in the episode Death’s Other Dominion. Ben and Eugene discuss. Synopsis Moonbase Alpha is passing a cold, inhospitable planet that no one could possibly live on. On the planet, the ... Read more

The crew of the Liberator encounters the giant space brain/computer, Ultraworld. Will anyone find any intelligent life anywhere in this episode? Ben and Eugene discuss.

A child with poltergeist-like telekinetic powers in the hands of a secret government organization?  Stranger things have happened.  What could possibly go wrong?   Simon and Eugene discuss Child’s Play. Note:  There was a minor problem with one of the microphones during the recording of this episode which produces some static.  Apologies all around for ... Read more

Moonbase Alpha is on a collision course with a giant planet.  Science and physics are the only things that can save them, but what a lousy time for John Koenig to get religion! Ben and Eugene discuss the collision course between faith and reason. Synopsis Alpha is in the middle of a desperate operation. They ... Read more

In the 1970’s the future was populated with robots designed to be cowboys and sex workers.  It’s time to clean up your six-shooter and join us for a look at Michael Crichton’s often-overlooked 1973 classic sex-with-robots film, Westworld. This episode is a special episode brought to you by our patrons at Patreon who help fund ... Read more

Mysticism, romance, machismo, magic tricks, musical numbers, and Cally is awakened by a kiss from her prince.  Wow, this episode has got it all! Ben and Eugene discuss Sarcophagus. Stereotype - N. - a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. Synopsis Death, the final frontier… ... Read more

Tom Crane is feeling the need for some female companionship.  Too bad he’s out of practice and as awful as a cliche 70’s mega-slimeball. In spite of all that life goes on – for some people – as a group of bored college students brings forth the Power of Darkness! (Wasn’t that the plot of ... Read more

Folks, about a month and a half ago, some drove a car right into my house – right into my video studio.  Without electricity or even a finished wall in the studio, we have not been producing any new videos, but we’re hoping to start again soon! In the meantime, we’ve created a new YouTube ... Read more

Earth has been naughty.  It’s been launching space exploration probes into deep space that kill all life they come in contact with.  Definitely one of their more enlightened programs. What happens when Voyager One (AKA The Death Probe) finds its way back to the moon?  Can Alpha and a mysterious scientist named Linden take control ... Read more