Sinopsis
Podcast and reviews from the team at Fusion Patrol
Episodios
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741 – Space Rangers – Death Before Dishonor
21/06/2025 Duración: 41minThis week, Kenneth and Eugene watch as Capt. Boon makes mistake after mistake after mistake as they muddle their way through the Space Rangers episode, Death Before Dishonor.
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740 – Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (The Awakening)
14/06/2025 Duración: 58minAt long last, John and Eugene begin the much-requested coverage of the epitome of 1970s space opera: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century! This week they look at the theatrical release and they spare some thoughts for the television re-edit.
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739 – Doctor Who – Wish World & The Reality War
07/06/2025 Duración: 01h44minThis week, Simon and Eugene finally come to the end of the 2025 season of Doctor Who and the end of the Gatwa era, when they look at the final two episodes, Wish World and The Reality War. They discuss Ncuti Gatwa’s performance as the Doctor, compare the Deadly Assassin with the Reality War, whether ... Read more
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738 – Barbarella
31/05/2025 Duración: 44min“Barbarella, pychodella, there’s a kind of cockleshell about you…” It began as a scandalous comic book, then Dino De Laurentiis thought, “hey, they oughta make a movie about that.” …and now, Ben and Eugene have to watch it and discuss it. It’s the 1968 movie, Barbarella starring Jane Fonda.
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737 – Doctor Who – The Interstellar Song Contest
24/05/2025 Duración: 01h21minThis week on Fusion Patrol, Simon and Eugene look at the 2025 season of Doctor Who, episode number six, the Interstellar Song Contest. They discuss parallels between the ice in the Doctor’s heart and the Time Lord Victorious, the influence of Diamonds Are Forever on this episode, why Eugene’s local sports team is the New ... Read more
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736 – Doctor Who – The Story & The Engine
17/05/2025 Duración: 01h04minThe Doctor lands in Lagos, and Simon and Eugene land on their thoughts about the Story & the Engine. The consider which continents on Earth the Doctor tends to visit, barbershops in television culture, and give their Fusion Patrol literary recommendations.
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735 – Doctor Who – Lucky Day
10/05/2025 Duración: 01h11minIs it Simon and Eugene’s lucky day as they discuss Lucky Day? They argue over the capability of this incarnation of UN.I.T., they discuss the history of the Think Tank organization and whether Kate Stewart sends the Doctor monthly reports.
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734 – Doctor Who – The Well
03/05/2025 Duración: 01h08minSimon and Eugene discuss whether the Well is needed to be a sequel and which episode it should have been a sequel to, whether twice is too many times to play Britney Spears’ Toxic in two decades, and whether dialogue on TV used to be easier to hear.
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733 – Doctor Who – Lux
27/04/2025 Duración: 01h10minDoctor Who 2025 barrels on with episode 2, Lux, as Simon and Eugene discuss whether animations have depth, the missing merchandise from this episode, whether they’re seeing a new season template emerging, and how the new TARDIS wardrobe works.
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732 – Doctor Who – The Robot Revolution
19/04/2025 Duración: 01h29minSimon and Eugene kick off the 2025 season of Doctor who looking at the episode, The Robot Revolution, where they discuss meta-paradoxes, RTD using Moffatisms, and how you count hyphenated words when you are missing every ninth word.
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731 – Doctor Who – The Savages
12/04/2025Simon and Eugene discuss different forms of mind transference, they rate Steven’s departure against other companions, and they discuss what aspects of animation take us out of a animated reconstructed story. Come join the conversation as they look at the newly-released animated Doctor Who story, the Savages.
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730 – Space Rangers – The Replacements
05/04/2025 Duración: 36minKenneth and Eugene discuss “…so many pieces…” of this episode of Space Rangers.
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729 – Star Maidens – Creatures of the Mind & The Enemy
29/03/2025John and Eugene come to the end of Star Maidens with the final two episodes. In Creatures of the Mind, where they discuss the implications of what happens if AI learned to move without the aid of wheels or legs. In The Enemy, they ask the question, “was the whole point of this series leading ... Read more
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728 – Starcrash
22/03/2025 Duración: 01h17minCheap Star Wars ripoff, or a more brilliant parody than Space Balls? This week, Ben and Eugene look at the Roger Corman film, Starcrash!
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727 – Real Humans – The Code
15/03/2025 Duración: 01h10minThis week, Simon and Eugene look at the final episode of the first series of Real Humans, episode 10, The Code. They discuss the source of HuBot morality, how HuBot’s having an old USB-A port is at least better than a Lightning port, why HuBots don’t have laser eyes, and what the Swedish Actors Union ... Read more
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726 – Space Rangers – Banshees
08/03/2025 Duración: 46minEugene and Kenneth look at the next episode of Space Rangers, in which Boon and the gang go on an expedition to capture their most deadly enemy, a race of aliens they know virtually nothing about and they discover along the way that they have deadly sonic powers. Oh, so that’s why they’re called “banshees!” ... Read more
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725 – Star Maidens – The End of Time & Hideout
01/03/2025John and Eugene explore two more episodes of Star Maidens. First, the President of the planet Medusa dies and it is “The End of Time,” followed by Shem getting a girlfriend, who may just be cray cray in “Hideout.”
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724 – Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
22/02/2025 Duración: 57minThis week, it’s movie night, and Ben and Eugene take a serious look at a movie about a giant flying turtle. It’s 1995’s Gamera: Guardian of the Universe!
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723 – Real Humans – Heritage
15/02/2025 Duración: 01h30minIn this episode, Simon and Eugene look at Season 1, Episode 9 of Real Humans, Heritage. They discuss the Engman family melodrama, Hubot fire safety, and they reveal if they’d choose to be copied and put into a machine after they’re dead.
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722 – Space Rangers – Fort Hope
08/02/2025 Duración: 57minThis Week, Kenneth and Eugene start a full-series look at Space Rangers with episode one, Fort Hope.