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Ben – Fusion Patrol
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Idiocracy (2006) Review – Fusion Patrol Ep. 803
In this wildly free-roaming episode, Ben and Eugene discussd institutional failures in education, the assumption that everyone is motivated by greed, Disney’s Song of the South taken in a modern context, the notion that the child of two hillbillies could be educated not to be a hillbilly, is...
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City Beneath the Sea (1971) Review – Fusion Patrol Ep. 791
Ben and Eugene discuss Irwin Allen’s second attempt to get City Beneath the Sea going with this TV movie and seeming back door pilot. They discuss the survivability of an asteroid strike in the Pacific Ocean, Robert Wagner’s evil ‘tache, the fact that the unsuspecting people of Pacifica were…
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Special Episode: Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: The Sky’s on Fire Review – Fusion Patrol Ep. 779
Not a movie, but a follow-up to our discussion of the Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea feature, as we look at this television episode remake of the movie. Ben and Eugene examine the moral dilemmas faced by Admiral Nelson and Dr. Weber as they propose differing solutions to a catastrophic scenario....
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Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961) Review – Fusion Patrol Ep. 775
In this episode of Fusion Patrol, Ben and Eugene delve into the 1961 Irwin Allen film “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea,” starring Walter Pidgeon and Joan Fontaine. The discussion centers on the USOS Seaview and Admiral Nelson’s desperate mission to extinguish a catastrophic burning of the Van…
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The Andromeda Strain (1971) Review: Fusion Patrol Ep. 767
This week Fusion Patrol looks at The Andromeda Strain as Ben and Eugene discuss hard science fiction tension built from plausible medical and military technology; human errors, prejudice, and design flaws that nearly trigger nuclear catastrophe; Nostalgic enthusiasm for long‑forgotten light pen...
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Rodan (1956) Review – Fusion Patrol Ep. 759
This week, Ben and Eugene look at the 1956 Japanese Kaiju classic, Rodan! Or, as originally known, Sora no Daikaiju, Radon. Rodan Release Date: December 26, 1956 (Japan), August 6, 1957 (US) Runtime: 74 minutes Starring: Kenji Sahara, Yumi Shirakawa, Akihiko Hirata Director: Ishirô Honda Writer:...
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Village of the Damned (1960) Review: Fusion Patrol Ep. 755
This week Ben and Eugene look at the 1960 movie, Village of the Damned, inspired by the 1957 John Wyndham novel, the Midwich Cuckoos.
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Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972) Review: Fusion Patrol Ep. 751
It’s hard to keep a good Phibes down. Would it be as hard to keep a bad Phibes down? Ben and Eugene discuss the 1972 The Abominable Dr. Phibes sequel, Dr. Phibes Rises Again. Dr. Phibes Rises Again Release Date: July 5, 1972 Runtime: 89 minutes Starring: Vincent Price, Robert Quarry, Valli Kemp,...
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The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) Review: Fusion Patrol Ep. 747
This week, on World Beyond movie Night, Ben and Eugene dip their toes into comedy/horror Diesel Punk with The Abominable Dr. Phibes. The Abominable Dr. Phibes Release Date: May 18, 1971 Runtime: 94 minutes Starring: Vincent Price, Joseph Cotten, Virginia North, Hugh Griffith, Terry-Thomas, Peter...
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The Day After Tomorrow (1975) Review: Fusion Patrol Ep. 743
Between seasons 1 and 2 of Space: 1999, Gerry Anderson took another stab at space opera, this time with an eye towards teachiing children about Einstein’s Theory of Special Relativity. How well did that plan go? Find out as Ben and Eugene discuss The Day After Tomorrow. (AKA, Into Infinity) The…
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Barbarella (1968) Review: Fusion Patrol Ep. 738
“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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Starcrash (1978) Review: Fusion Patrol Ep. 728
Cheap 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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Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995) Review: Fusion Patrol Ep. 724
This 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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Baffled! (1973) Review: Fusion Patrol Ep. 720
This week, Ben and Eugene look at the 1972 British-American pilot movie Baffled!, a supernatural thriller starring Leonard Nimoy.
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688 – Doctor Who – Rogue
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.
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431 – Doomwatch – The Islanders
In this episode of Fusion Patrol, I conduct a detailed analysis of the Doomwatch episode “The Islanders,” which examines the plight of displaced South Pacific Islanders thrust into a foreign environment after an earthquake devastates their home. We explore the themes of cultural displacement,...
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Planet of the Apes (1968) Review: Fusion Patrol Ep. 428
For our tenth year podcasting, we’re featuring a series of special episodes looking at some of our favorite sci-fi movies. First up: Planet of the Apes. Movie Synopsis: A spacecraft from Earth plows through space at near light speed. Alone in the cockpit, George Taylor muses about the world he’s...
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427 – Doomwatch – Invasion
In this episode of Fusion Patrol, we analyze the unsettling “Doomwatch” episode titled “Invasion,” where investigators Hardcastle and Ridge confront a disturbing disappearance of two local boys, Dave and Reggie, amidst a backdrop of military secrecy and a legacy of germ warfare experiments. As…
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425 – Battlestar Galactica – The Hand of God
The first season (or is it the series?) of Battlestar Galactica comes to a close with an attack on a Cylon Basestar. Will the Galactica survive? Ben and Eugene discuss. Episode Synopsis: Apollo, Sheba, Starbuck and Cassiopeia are on a…. let’s call it a double-date. Apollo takes them all for a...
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424 – Doomwatch – You Killed Toby Wren
Toby Wren is dead. (Oops, spoilers.) In this episode of Fusion Patrol, we explore Doomwatch’s season two opener, “You Killed Toby Wren.” The narrative unfolds with a surveillance team scrambling to defuse an accidentally activated nuclear bomb, highlighting characters’ moral dilemmas…
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422 – Battlestar Galactica – Take the Celestra
There’s trouble brewing onboard the industrial ship Celestra. How is it tied to Starbuck’s long-lost flame? Ben and Eugene take (apart) the Celestra. Episode Synopsis: Adama presides over a ceremony to honor Cmdr. Kronus, former Commander of the Battlestar Raikon and Adama’s former commanding...
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421 – Doomwatch – The Battery People
In this episode of Fusion Patrol, we analyze “The Battery People” from Doomwatch, revealing its unsettling exploration of human conditions tied to agricultural practices. Alongside my co-host Ben, we discuss themes of worker exploitation, toxic masculinity, and the darker implications of...
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419 – Battlestar Galactica – Experiment in Terra
In this episode, the Galactica finds Earth… or Terra… which probably isn’t Earth. Plus Apollo and Starbuck get a little help from on high. Ben and Eugene discuss this Experiment in Terra. Episode Synopsis: Picking up from last week’s episode, the evil Eastern Alliance enforcers, along with the...
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418 – Doomwatch – Train and De-Train
In this episode, we explore the “Doomwatch” episode “Train and Detrain,” centering on an investigation into animal deaths linked to a pesticide company. We analyze character dynamics, particularly between Toby Wren and Chief Chemist Ellis, highlighting themes of age discrimination and corporate...
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416 – Battlestar Galactica – Baltar’s Escape
How can Baltar remain a credible villain if he remains in jail? Answer: He can’t, so, it must be time to escape! Ben and Eugene discuss Baltar’s Escape. Episode Synopsis: Since the arrival of the Eastern Alliance Enforcers and Apollo and Starbuck’s prisoners, the Council have been getting...
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415 – Doomwatch – The Red Sky
The Doomwatch team tackle sound pollution… or is it? In this episode of Fusion Patrol, we revisit the classic British sci-fi series Doomwatch, focusing on its exploration of technological consequences through the fictional Department of Observation and Measurement of Scientific Work. We analyze…
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413 – Battlestar Galactica – Greetings from Earth
The Galacticans come across humans from a non-Colonial source. Could it be the long-awaited contact with Earth? Ben and Eugene discuss. Episode Synopsis: On long range forward patrol, Apollo and Starbuck encounter a strange, unresponsive spacecraft of unfamiliar design. Their scanners indicate…
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412 – Space: 1999 – Moonset (Special Series Wrap-Up Episode)
It’s been a long, long journey since the moon left Earth’s orbit back on September 13, 1999. A journey covering countless light-years, spanning galaxies, universes and other astronomical terms used with complete and absolute imprecision. The Alphans have travelled far indeed. So too have Ben and...
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408 – Battlestar Galactica – The Man with Nine Lives & Murder on the Rising Star
Ever deeper in space, supplies of plots are running low aboard the Colonial fleet. Existing on survival rations, Ben and Eugene discuss two episodes for the price of one. First, Starbuck may have found his long-lost father, but the reunion may be a short one if the con man pretending to be...
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406 – Space: 1999 – The Dorcons
Ben and Eugene enjoy one last journey with the unwitting spacefarers of Moonbase Alpha as they look at the final episode of Space: 1999, the Dorcons. Episode Synopsis: 2409 days after the moon left Earth’s orbit, Alpha encounters a strange probe in space which paralyzes all the Alphans except…
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402 – Battlestar Galactica – War of the Gods
A mysterious stranger comes to the fleet with promises too good to be true. Could he be the Great Deceiver? Ben and Eugene discuss the War of the Gods Episode Synopsis: Silver Spar squadron are buzzed by strange, super-speed lights in space, and then go missing. Apollo, Starbuck and Sheba...
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401 – Doctor Who – Demons of the Punjab
India, 1947, on the eve of the birth of Pakistan and the TARDIS gang are there. Ben and Eugene discuss the Demons of the Punjab. Episode Synopsis: Yaz has a grandmother, Umbreen, who emigrated from Pakistan to the UK decades ago, but Yaz wants to know more about her, so she convinces the Doctor,...
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399 – Space: 1999 – The Immunity Syndrome
A giant space amoeba invades our galaxy, threatening all life and the valiant crew of the starship Enterprise must save us all or die trying. Whoops, sorry. Wrong DVD. Let’s try that again: Cmdr. John Koenig and the Alphans encounter a nonsensical planet. Ben and Eugene discuss. Episode Synopsis:...
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398 – Doctor Who – The Tsuranga Conundrum
On a deep space medical vessel the Doctor and the gang encounter a space gremlin. Ben and Eugene discuss. Episode Synopsis: While looking for junk, the TARDIS Gang find a sonic mine and set it off. The next thing you know, they find themselves on a hospital ship, heading away from the TARDIS.…
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396 – Doctor Who – Arachnids in the UK
Giant spiders are overtaking Sheffield. Can the Doctor and her departing companions resolve this problem with humane dignity? Ben and Eugene discuss.
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395 – Battlestar Galactica – Fire in Space
Where there’s space, and oxygen, you know there’s going to be FIRE! Remember, Smokey the Daggit says, “Only you can prevent space fires.” Ben and Eugene discuss Fire in Space. Episode Synopsis: Boomer, Athena, Boxey and Muffet are spending time in the Rejuvenation Center when the Cylons launch a...
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394 – Doctor Who – Rosa
The Doctor and her companions arrive in Montgomery Alabama in 1955 on the eve of Rosa Parks’ historic bus ride, but there’s Artron energy in them thar hills and the Doctor needs to investigate. While Ryan gets a lesson in history, the Doctor confronts an enemy from the future who wants to change...
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393 – Space 1999 – Devil’s Planet
Ben and Eugene discuss Episode Synopsis 2306 days after leaving Earth’s orbit, Alpha discovers two planets in their Eastern quadrant. An Eagle is dispatched to investigate. Onboard, John Koenig and Medical Technician Dispensable. They discover an amazing, Earth-like planet, with high-tech cities,...
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392 – Doctor Who – Ghost Monument
Ben and Eugene discuss. Synopsis: We rejoin our heroes hanging in space, where they are dying, until Graham and Ryan are scooped up by a spacecraft that pops out of hyperspace next to them. The Doctor and Yaz are picked up by a second spacecraft. The ships are piloted by Angstram and Epzo,...
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390 – Doctor Who – The Woman Who Fell to Earth
The 13th Doctor has arrived on our screens with a large, crashing-through-metal-from-a-ridiculous-height-with-a-loud-plonk sound. Without the benefit of foresight of things to come, how does The Woman Who Fell to Earth preface the newest era of Doctor Who. Ben and Eugene discuss. Transcript...
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389 – Battlestar Galactica – The Living Legend
The last thing the last battlestar expected to find was another last battlestar. It seems they’re a dime a dozen. But this last battlestar comes complete with Cain – the Living Legend. Ben and Eugene discuss. Synopsis While on patrol, Apollo and Starbuck encounter the Battlestar Pegasus, a...
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388 – Space: 1999 – Dorzak
Remember when there were only two Psychons left in the universe; the beautiful and wonderful Maya and her argogant, insane father that didn’t chaff at the idea of sucking the brains out of passign aliens to accomplish his plans? Remember how we all thought, “Maya’s father is the odd one out – the...
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386 – Battlestar Galactica – The Young Lords
Starbuck crash lands on a Cylon-occupied planet, where he runs into a group of young freedom fighers whive’been giving the Cylons hell. Can he turn the Young Lords into a credible fighting force and defeat an entire garrison of Cylons? Ben and Eugene discuss The Young Lords. Synopsis Starbuck and...
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385 – Space: 1999 – The Seance Spectre
When a combination of John Koenig’s bad command decisions and a lack of leafy green salads to look at come together there’s bound to be lots of high-drama action or excitement, plus questions, lots of questions, like: Was that a seance? Where is the spectre? Why haven’t the Alphans risen up and...
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383 – Battlestar Galactica – The Magnificent Warriors
A small town connives to get a group of battle-trained warriors to help defend their town against maurading bandits. That description sounds a bit generic – and so does this episode! Ben and Eugene discuss The Magnificent Warriors. Synopsis Blue Squadron defeats an incoming Cylon attack fleet…
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382 – Space: 1999 – The Lambda Factor
There’s a pinwheel in space and we all know what that means! Psychic phenomena run amuck! Ben and Eugene discuss the Lambda Factor. Synopsis 2308 days since leaving Earth’s orbit, the moon is traveling through a completely empty zone of space. The Alphans call it the peace zone because with…
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380 – Battlestar Galactica – Gun on Ice Planet Zero
There’s a planet. With a gun on it. A frozen world – one might even call it an “ice planet.” That planet is known as Arcta, or perhaps Kalpa, but we shall call it “Zero – Ice Planet Zero.” And we shall do so for no apparent reason whatsoever. No matter, because the Galactica is ... Read more
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379 – Space 1999 – The Bringers of Wonder
The Alphans are rescued! Just like that time on Gilligan’s Island when the faster-than-light ship from Hawaii arrived and brought all the castaway’s friends with them, despite the fact that hundreds of years had elapsed back on Hawaii. Only Gilligan could see that their rescuers were actually...
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377 – Battlestar Galactica – The Long Patrol
Starbuck in on a long patrol and he needs to put some distance between himself and the women in his life. Ben and Eugene discuss The Long Patrol. Synopsis The Galactica is finally leaving its home “star system”, passing through a cloud of asteroid dust and seeing, for the first time, a whole new...
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376 – Space: 1999 – Space Warp
Here it is: The episode you’ve all been waiting for – Space Warp. John and Tony go on a field trip while Maya suffers the ministrations of Dr. Russell. Who’s in worse trouble? Synopsis 1807 days after the moon left Earth, John Koenig and Tony Verdesci are heading in an Eagle to explore a derelict...
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