Fusion Patrol

This week, Simon and Eugene examine season 1, episode 3 of Real Humans, “The Lord Shall Be Our Companion.” When they discuss Swedish search warrants, whether and who Bea is bluffing, double bluffing or triple bluffing, the parallels between the politics of immigration and being anti-Hubot, and, yes, of course, sex with robots.

This episode, we’re celebrating our 700th episode of Fusion Patrol with the film The Day the Earth Stood Still, 1951 edition. Simon and Eugene discuss whether the film is an appeal to authoritarianism or pacifism, whether the spaceship was guarded by UNIT soldiers, and, of course, Eugene talks about sex with robots.

This week, John and Eugene look at the 1972 film Silent Running. They discuss the naming order of Huey, Dewey, and Louie, does Eugene find the film as boring now as he did as a child in the 1970s, and how much of a monster is Freeman Lowell for murdering a robot?

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 ... Read more

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.

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 more ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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, ... Read more

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.

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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.

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 the animation ... Read more

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.

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!

*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

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.

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 nKIrtJ7h5tA19QybvwBv

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

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.