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This week on Fusion Patrol, Kenneth and Eugene look at the Space: Above and Beyond episode, “Dear Earth,” where they discuss who gets first naming rights for babies in a family, just how good the Marines are at killing sons and daughters, what is the Emily Post-approved length of a “Dear Jane” letter, and whether or not Wang is actually a ground po…
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This week John and Eugene look at episodes 5 and 8 of Quark. In episode number 5, “Goodbye, Columbus,” they discuss heirloom peaches, and in episode 8, “Vanessa 38/24/36,” they compare a sentient ultimate computer to Bridget Bardot’s hourglass figure.By Lone Locust Productions
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On this episode of Fusion Patrol, Simon and Eugene will examine Season 1, Episode 2 of Real Humans, “Trust No One.” They discuss having a criminal investigation division for a particular kind of technology and what their sniffer dogs are smelling, robo-nature versus robo-nurture, and they question our hetero-robosexual outlook as we discuss even mo…
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695 – Space Above and Beyond – Toy Soldiers
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This week, Kenneth and Eugene examine the Space Above and Beyond episode “Toy Soldiers.” They ask the questions: Which is more honorable: going into the military during peacetime or in wartime? Did the writers of this episode actually ever read the Red Badge of Courage or just quote mine from it? And is it ever justified for soldiers to shoot their…
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694 – Quark – The Old and the Beautiful & The Good, the Bad, and the Ficus
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This week, John and Eugene examine two more vintage 1978 space opera parody TV series Quark episodes. First, it’s “The Old and the Beautiful,” where Quark contracts a fatal aging disease. Will an extended romantic interlude with a young, beautiful, and voracious princess be the death of him? And then, in “The Good, the Bad, and the Ficus,” Quark’s …
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693 – Real Humans – Break In, Break Loose
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This week on Fusion Patrol, we begin our look at a new series, the 2012 Swedish sci-fi series Real Humans. Simon and Eugene discuss whether androids make efficient robots; remakes, adaptations, and cultural differences; and, of course, sex with robots.By Lone Locust Productions
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692 – Space Above and Beyond – Never No More & The Angriest Angel
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This week, Kenneth and Eugene look at the Space Above and Beyond, the two-part Chiggy von Richthofen saga with episodes 14 and 15, Never No More, and The Angriest Angel, where Killer tries to grab some action on the rebound, Winslow goes after Zero-G-Sex with the Colonel, and McQueen crosses the line into being a war criminal.…
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691 – Quark – Quark & May the Source Be With You
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This week, John and Eugene kick off our coverage of the 1977 TV series Quark, which aired on NBC and starred Richard Benjamin as space garbage collector Adam Quark. First, we look at the pilot episode, which introduces us to the eccentric group of characters under Quark’s command. Then, we watch May the Source Be With You, a send-up of a little fil…
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690 – Doctor Who – The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death
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This week, Simon and Eugene discuss the two-part Doctor Who series finale, #TheLegendOfRubySunday & #EmpireOfDeath. They discuss why the One Who Waits waited, wanting more Mel, the difference between an anagram and a homophone, and a new UNIT dating controversy.By Lone Locust Productions
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Simon and Eugene look at the very recently released 3D animated re-creation of the missing 1966 Doctor Who story, #TheCelestialToymaker. They discuss the new art style for 3D motion-captured animated Doctor Who, the consequences of budgetary constraints in both the original and animated productions of this story, and they finally agree on whether t…
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This week, Simon, Ben, and Eugene discuss the Doctor’s sexuality and changes in the representation of sexuality on Doctor Who, Gatwa singing the same pitch as Gene Wilder, and Checkov’s psychic earrings as we look at the #DoctorWho episode #Rogue.By Lone Locust Productions
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This week, Simon and Eugene look at #DotAndBubble, the 5th episode of the 2024 Doctor Who series. They discuss having sympathy for a homicidal AI, the influence of #BlackMirror on Doctor Who, and they talk about judgment with hindsight as they have a “fierce” argument over whether this episode is better than Kerblam!…
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*Note* This episode was originally intended to be released on May 27; however, quotas at my podcast host prevented it from releasing until June 1. This is re-release. This week, Simon and Eugene look at the 2024 season Doctor Who episode #73Yards and discuss whether a reset makes an episode worthless, whether Doctor Who is ... Read more…
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This week, Simon and Eugene are looking at the 3rd episode of the 2024 series of Doctor Who with the episode Boom. They discuss different approaches towards the writing of different writers, faith, and the logic of the landmine with the flashy lights.By Lone Locust Productions
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684 – Doctor Who – The Devil’s Chord
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This week’s second bonus episode looks at the Doctor Who episode, the Devil’s Chord. Simon and Eugene discuss a missed opportunity for a respectful pastiche of the Beatles, whether bi-generation will be reversed, and whether Ruby is an abominable snowman. #DevilsChord nKIrtJ7h5tA19QybvwBvBy Lone Locust Productions
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Bonus episode discussion this week is the first episode of the 2024 Doctor Who series, Space Babies, by Russell T. Davies. Simon and Eugene discuss whether the best way to introduce the show to a new audience is a massive info dump, what Ron DeSantis would have thought of the episode, and whether it was ... Read more…
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This week’s episode under review: Bugs S03E10 – Renegades. Simon and Eugene discuss whether this episode was always intended to be the finale of season 3, whether it’s another sequel to the Cybernauts, and Eugene gives us his interpretation of Australian Eric Idle.By Lone Locust Productions
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681 – Space Above and Beyond – Level of Necessity
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This week’s episode under discussion: the 13th episode of Space Above and Beyond, Level of Necessity. In this episode, Damphousse gets psychic powers, and Kenneth and Eugene ask, “what good are psychic powers when you’re in the military?” Level of Necessity originally aired on January 14th, 1996.By Lone Locust Productions
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This week, John and Eugene watch Sean Connery in space as they discuss the 1981 Sci-Fi movie Outland.By Lone Locust Productions
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679 – Neo Ultra Q – Argos Democracy & Hominis Dignitati
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This week, John and Eugene take a look at the last two episodes of Neo Ultra Q: Episode 11, Argos Democracy, which first aired March 23, 2013, and Episode 12, Hominis Dignitati, which originally aired March 30, 2013. In Argos Democracy, they discuss the sad third wheel that is Sohei, ponder pro-kaiju terrorists, and ask, ... Read more…
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This week’s episode under review is Bugs S03E09, Identity Crisis, which first aired September 20, 1997. Simon and Eugene discuss how a good episode can be diminished by the arc that sets it up, the emptiness of the Bugs universe, and they get nostalgic about Zip and Bernoulli Boxes.By Lone Locust Productions
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677 – Space Above and Beyond – Who Monitors the Birds?
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This week’s episode under review: Space Above and Beyond, Who Monitors the Bird, which first aired January 7, 1996 and was written by Glen Morgan and James Wong. Kenneth and Eugene try to make sense of Tank’s Big Adventure… once they get past his haircut.By Lone Locust Productions
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John and Eugene take a trip back in time to post-war Japan: A time when the country was at it’s absolute lowest and then, as Steve Jobs used to say, “there is… just one more thing:” Godzilla. Next week we take a look at the Academy Award-winning sleeper International hit movie, 2023’s Godzilla Minus One.…
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675 – Neo Ultra Q – The Tokyo Protocol & Falmagan and Michiru
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This week features our look at two more episodes of Neo Ultra Q. First, John and Eugene look at The Tokyo Protol and ponder the very pointed commentary about the hubris of mankind in the face of climate change and ask, “Did they manage to stick the landing on this story?” Then, they look at ... Read more…
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This week’s episode under review is Bugs, Buried Treasure, which first aired September 13, 1997, and was written by Terry Borst and Frank De Palma. Simon and Eugene discuss the similarities of the visuals in late ’90s SciFi, the aesthetics of prison signage, and whether enough explosions, helicopters and sexy villainesses make up for Bugs’ ... Read…
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673 – Space Above and Beyond – The River of Stars
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This week’s episode under review is the eleventh episode of Space Above and Beyond, The River of Stars. The River of Stars was written by Marilyn Osborn, was directed by Tucker Gates and first aired on December 17th, 1995. Kenneth and Eugene act as pedants on both sides of the religious content, ponder whether West ... Read more…
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672 – Neo Ultra Q – The Iron Shell & Memories are Crossing the Planet
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John and Eugene take a lot at two more episodes of Neo Ultra Q. This week, they look at The Iron Shell – a story of natural disasters and scientific hubris that first aired on February 23, 2013, and then they look at Memories are Crossing the Planet – the story of alien reincarnation that ... Read more…
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This week, Simon and Eugene look at the Bugs episode Happy Ever After. John Stroud directed this Series Three episode, which first aired on August 30, 1997. They discuss marrying for love and marrying for control, the implications of a water grid and why this wasn’t explored in a show ostensibly about technology, and whether ... Read more…
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670 – Space Above and Beyond – Stay with the Dead
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Kenneth and Eugene look at episode 10 of Space Above and Beyond, Stay With the Dead this week. The episode aired on December 3, 1995, and was written by Matt Kiene & Joe Reinkemeyer. They ask the burning question: who will West play dominos with now?By Lone Locust Productions
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669 – Neo Ultra Q – The Town That Doesn’t Speak & The Extremely Smelly Island
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This week John and Eugene look at two more episodes of Neo Ultra Q. In the first episode, The Town That Doesn’t Speak, which originally aired February 9, 2013, the gang investigates the fate of a group of artificial humans, which prompts our podcasters to ask, “If you could perfectly read body language, would you ... Read more…
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Under review this week is series 3, episode 6 of Bugs, entitled “Fugitive.” Matthew Evans wrote this episode, which first aired on August 23, 1997. Hosts Simon and Eugene discuss when giving our heroes vulnerabilities adds interest as opposed to destroying the character, how much the Sci-Fi and Tech dimension (or absence of it) matters ... Read mor…
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667 – Space Above and Beyond – Hostile Visit & Choice or Chance
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This week, our episodes under discussion are Space Above and Beyond numbers 8 and 9, the two-episode story Hostile Visit & Choice or Chance. These episodes were written by Payton Webb and Doc Johnson, respectively. They first aired on November 19th and 26th, 1995. Hosts Kenneth and Eugene discuss if a second nail-clipping scene might ... Read more…
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666 – The X-Files – Die Hand, Die Verletzt
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This week Simon and Eugene are taking a special one-off look at The X-Files episode Die Hand Die Verletzt. This was the 14th episode of the second season of The X-Files and marks the departure of Glen Morgan and James Wong from the series. It first aired on January 27, 1995. Simon and Eugene discuss ... Read more…
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665 – Neo Ultra Q – The Businessman from the Sky & Pandora’s Cave
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This week, John and Eugene look at two more episodes of Neo Ultra Q. In The Businessman from the Sky, the trio investigates the strange case of the supermodel who sold herself for beauty and touches upon the concepts of beauty. In Pandora’s Cave, a scientist tampers with things he shouldn’t. Can Mr. Bretheren clean ... Read more…
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This week’s episode for discussion is S03E05 of Bugs, entitled “Nuclear Family,” which initially aired in August of 1997 and was written by John Stroud. Hosts Simon and Eugene discuss whether a weapon might be developed to kill the second person in a conga line, why a writer might withdraw their name from their work, ... Read more…
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663 – Doctor Who – The Church on Ruby Road
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This week’s episode under review is Doctor Who – The Church on Ruby Road, the 2023 Doctor Who Christmas special written by Russell T Davies and directed by Mark Tonderai. Starring Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor, this episode first aired on December 25, 2023. Hosts Simon and Eugene discuss the musical conceit of characters producing ... Read more…
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Simon and Eugene compare the differing reconstructions from this and the previous release, we discuss whether changes in the color version of the animation contradict the dialogue, as well as the sexy fish people, and we argue over our favorite color choice for the Doctor Who original titles. Come join the conversation.…
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In this second of two parts, Simon and Eugene continue their chat about #TheGiggle and discuss what type of undershirt Tennant's Doctor wears, will Donna spill coffee on the Vlinx and get fired from UNIT, and did RTD give us all a massive gift when he turned the Doctor's history into a Toymaker-created puzzle?…
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In Part One of two episodes on The Giggle, Simon and Eugene consider if David Tennant’s Doctor is now a discarded snakeskin, is RTD actually the Toymaker, and if Steven Moffat can fix all this mess later.By Lone Locust Productions
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660 – Doctor Who – Wild Blue Yonder
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Simon and Eugene ponder the Wild Blue Yonder and wonder what the US Air Force song tells us about nothing on a spaceship, how and when you need to get the supersonic screwdriver out of the way, and Eugene breaks into song.By Lone Locust Productions
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Don’t think. The newly-minted 14th Doctor arrives in London just in time for an alien invasion and to meet an old friend. It’s the first of the three 60th Anniversary Doctor Who specials, The Star Beast. Episode Synopsis The newly-regenerated Doctor, suffering no obvious post-regenerative effects, arrives in London, where he almost immediately enco…
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Sometimes events sweep you away a bit faster than you’d like. If you’re new to these “Patroling Beyond Fusion” segments, welcome. This one is a bit unplanned, and different because it contains a podcast attached. Things have changed, and hopefully, you won’t notice at all! Our podcast is hosted on two different services. A “local*” ... Read more…
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SC2023-001 – Doctor Who – 2023 Children in Need Special
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David Tennant is back as the Doctor, and Simon and Eugene look at his first outing in this special episode of Fusion Patrol. Computer-generated Transcript. (Errors may exist)By Lone Locust Productions
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While the Fightin’ 58th battle over a worthless rock in space, we wonder if the cockroaches were real, is it ironic or operatic that Tank is afraid of tanks, and if this episode is a senseless wreck or a key piece of groundwork for an epic 4th Season episode that never was. Kenneth and Eugene ... Read more…
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657 – Neo Ultra Q – Quo Vadis & Laundry Day
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In this episode, we begin our look at the 2013 Japanese TV series Neo Ultra Q, which was intended as a second season of 1966’s Ultra Q. We’ll be looking at them two episodes at a time. In the first episode, Quo Vadis we are introduced to a world populated with kaiju, not all of ... Read moreBy Lone Locust Productions
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Simon and Eugene discuss the evolution of Bugs into a slicker but more standard thriller, whether ministers in Bugs are dealt with any more consistently than in Doomwatch, and we reminisce about LaserDiscs.By Lone Locust Productions
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Kenneth and Eugene ask the question, can writers wrap a conspiracy within a conspiracy within a conspiracy so deep that the whole thing vanishes up its own butt?By Lone Locust Productions
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John and Eugene look back in time to 1976 for a peek at Irwin Allen's prospective pilot for the Time Travelers. The story of scientists trying to solve a pandemic of the day using a pandemic of yesteryear.By Lone Locust Productions
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653 – Galactica 1980 – Return of Starbuck
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Find out what happens when a production team looks at their series and says, "Hey, this just isn't working," when John and Eugene look at the Return of Starbuck.By Lone Locust Productions
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Simon and Eugene discuss the emerging love polygon within the Bureau of Weapons Technology, why Beckett is being written as a bit of a jerk as well as a bad boss, and they speculate on the identity of the mole within the agency.By Lone Locust Productions
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