Fusion Patrol

Moonbase Alpha’s first child is born! That can’t possibly go wrong, can it? Ben and Eugene discuss the Alpha Child. Synopsis Everyone on Alpha is tense. The Main Mission personnel are pacing around in an agitated state, then there’s an alarm. The word is in: It’s a boy. Alpha’s first child, Jackie Crawford has been born ... Read more

Vila gets to be the hero!  Vila gets the girl!  Vila gets the chance to live a new life on a beautiful new world! This must be some fevered dream Vila is having during an illness, right? Ben and Eugene discuss, City at the Edge of the World.

Tom Crane joins Department 7 and investigates mysterious goings-on at a sinister house. Simon and Eugene discuss Visitations.

Repost – There was an error with the original upload. There’s a big, blue ball of light that just wants to make friends with the folks on Moonbase Alpha, and it wants to give an extra big hug to Anton Zoref. Ben and Eugene discuss Force of Life. Synopsis A ball of light approaches Alpha, ... Read more

Often mentioned as one of the worst episodes of Blakes 7, it can’t really be all that bad can it? Ben and Eugene try to find the bright shiny bits of The Harvest of Kairos.

We start a new series on Fusion Patrol this week – 1979’s BBC produced The Omega Factor. Tom Crane, latent psychic peers through the curtain to a new world of psychic powers. Simon and Eugene begin  their exploration with the first episode, The Undiscovered Country.

It looks like the Alphans have found the perfect world, Piri!  Just in time, too, because Alpha’s computers are going haywire. Ben and Eugene discuss Guardian of Piri. Synopsis Alpha is approaching the planet Piri, but the computer is first strangely reticent to give information on the planet and then, when it does, the information ... Read more

Question: When is a black hole not a black hole? Answer: When a writer can’t come up with a good name for his episode! Ben and Eugene discuss the Blakes 7 episode entitled Dawn of the Gods which (spoilers) has nothing to do with the dawn of the gods.

Finally, we come to the final pavement stone in our journey through animated and/or DVD-released Doctor Who reconstructed episodes with the First Doctor adventure, Galaxy Four. After their complete disagreement about the merits of Underwater Menace last time, I’m sure Simon and Eugene will agree on this one…

John Koenig is believed to be the missing link between humans and… humans (I guess,) so naturally, they kidnap him to study like a lab rat. But when the lab rat gets frisky with the scientist’s daughter what will be the fate of John Koenig? Ben and Eugene discuss the Missing Link. Synopsis Our story ... Read more