Fusion Patrol

This week John and Eugene look at two rather different episodes of Ultra Q with tales of a child’s fantasy world and a modern-day Tarzan – who fights monsters.  Join us as examine Grow Up! Little Turtle & S.O.S. Mt. Fuji. Grow Up! Little Turtle Episode Synopsis At school a boy named Taro isn’t paying ... Read more

Five episodes into the six and we’re still piling new storylines on. It’s our compressed reaction to Doctor Who Flux, Chapter 5, Survivors of the Flux.

Galaxy 4 is back from oblivion via animated recreation!  Simon and Eugene take a second look at this third series, first Doctor story. For our original take, see our 2016 episode (259 – Doctor Who – Galaxy Four). Story Synopsis The Doctor, Vickie, and Steven land on what appears to be a dead planet, but ... Read more

The Weeping Angels are back and creepier than ever. Does this represent the high-water mark for Chibnall’s era?

A bonus double-set of Starhunter Redux action this week as we bring to the close of our series 1 coverage as Dante learns the old adage, “sometimes wanting is better than having.” Kenneth and Eugene discuss. Travis – Episode Synopsis We start following the events of the previous episode, although many hours or days have ... Read more

The Flux is back, and this time it’s brought up more flashbacks that never happened. Have COVID restrictions changed the way television is conceived and shot?

Who knew Team Bugs had such depths of athletic abilities?  That will come in handy as they enter the seedy world of performance-enhancing drugs.  Simon and Eugene discuss A Sporting Chance. Episode Synopsis Ed, it turns out, is some sort of black belt in a curiously mixed mode martial art.  He is at Dr. Defreitas’ ... Read more

Our Compressed Fusion reaction quick look at Chapter 2 of Doctor Who Flux, War of the Sontarans. Things are looking up for Doctor Who, if not so much for the Sontarans.

A pair of Ultra Q episodes this week as we travel from the lush jungle vegetation of Tokyo to the frozen wastelands of Antartica as deadly prehistoric flowers and creatures threaten mankind. John and Eugene discuss Mammoth Flower & Peguila is Here. Mammoth Flower Synopsis: On an empty street, a policeman meets an untimely end ... Read more

BONUS EPISODE A quick look, first reaction to the Halloween Apocalypse.

There’s a new circus in town and you’ll die laughing. Fusion Patrol movie night finds John and Eugene looking at the cult film, Killer Klowns from Outer Space. Movie Synopsis: Crescent Cove is just another example of a small rural American college town. It’s a nice little, until the circus big top arrives. Mike and Debbie ... Read more

What happens when the least important man in the universe finally has value to the Orchard? Kenneth and Eugene discuss Bad Seed. Episode Synopsis Nevare, Orchard high muckity-muck and substitute Darius, decides it’s time to choose.  He is at odds with Tosca, another Orchard high muckity-muck and substitute Paquette.  It’s the whole internal Orchard “study ... Read more

If you cross a device that silences explosions with an explosive that explodes silently, will you go deaf when it goes off?  Simon and Eugene discuss Hot Metal. Episode Synopsis Two men, both observing very sloppy safety protocols are taking part in a demonstration.  Da Silva is showing a potential buyer the enormous commercial properties ... Read more

Another missing episode of Doctor Who rejoins the fold via animated reconstruction. This time Simon and Eugene discuss the Daleks’ final outing when they look at Evil of the Daleks. Episode Synopsis The TARDIS has been taken from Gatwick airport on a lorry. The Doctor and Jamie chase the lorry as fast as possible with their ... Read more

This week we tackle a couple of episodes of Ultra Q. First John and Eugene contemplate the unique bond between man and his giant monkey – or perhaps we contemplate the bond between giant monkey and his pet man? Then they look at the very real implications of space exploration. What if mankind shot an ... Read more

Finally, we take a look at one of the seminal pieces of science fiction television: The Quatermass Experiment – Nigel Kneale’s 1953 pioneering original television serial. Logistical problems galore as Simon and Eugene discuss this “lost” classic. Episode Synopsis Part One – Contact Has Been Established The British Experimental Rocket Group and its leader, Professor Bernard ... Read more

The stuff of nightmares is letting an unstable teenage misfit develop automated weapons’ system.  Kennth and Eugene discuss the techno-ethicist’s nightmare that is Bad Girls. Episode Synopsis Percy is doing something very, very stupid, she’s decided to rig up an automated gun emplacement in the shuttle bay access area.  During her installation process, she nearly ... Read more

One of the great problems that needs to be addressed in the world is food production and sustainability.  What is that could be solved with a simple algae-based superfood.  How much would that be worth?  How far would you go? And, can you ransom a city with it? Team Bugs are going to find out, ... Read more

John and Eugene fall into the Unbalanced Zone. For the next 49 minutes you will experience a parting of mind from body and join them in becoming swallowed into this mysterious time. We start our look at the legendary Eji Tsubaraya’s first TV series for Japanese TV: 1966’s Ultra Q. In the first episode a ... Read more

At the height of the 1960’s Dalekmania it was time for the Daleks to jump to the big screen and they brought along their old friend, Dr. Who for the ride.  Simon and Eugene discuss Peter Cushing starring as Dr. Who in Dr. Who and the Daleks!  Movie Synopsis: It’s just another quiet evening at ... Read more