#introduction 2024 edition:
I’m in my late 50’s, retired CIO, & live in #Phoenix#Arizona with my wife, (from #Taiwan,) my 2 ASU students, and 2 #dogs. Formerly an avid #bike rider, I’m now enthusiastic about my #eBike. I’ve had a #SciFi#Podcast since 2011 called #FusionPatrol. The only sport I care to watch is limited-overs #Cricket (#T20#TheHundred.) I play #Racquetball when the old body allows it. #Apple watcher and user. Published my first iOS App in the App Store in 2023.
Had a really good conversation with Simon this morning about #RealHumans S01E03. I’m really looking forward to the release of these episodes. It’s a fascinating series with lots of interesting ideas, even if it hasn’t (yet) hit the ground running on the #SexWithRobots themes.
We’re recording only one podcast next week, and that’s Real Humans S01E04.
Dropping into the feed this coming Saturday (28 Oct) is our look at Time Travelers, and 1976 Irwin Allen (intended pilot) TV movie that was intended as a second bite at the Time Tunnel concept, but failed to materialize due to some litigation. With a story credited to #RodSerling, it’s got more chops than the typical Allen SciFi fare.
Although things can change, typically Fusion Patrol recording sessions happen on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, although it rarely happens that we have all three in one week, but two sessions are fairly common.
Spaced as we are in three different time zones and two different continents, for me, the Monday/Tuesday combo weeks have the shortest turnaround with a recording session Monday night and another Tuesday morning - especially if I’m not prepared.
This past week I had a surprise tooth extraction which kept me grumpy until Sunday so it’s been go-go-go prepping for this week’s podcasts. A couple hours ago Kenneth and I completed our discussion of Space Rangers, episode 5, the Entertainer and, considering the paucity of subject matter, it was a good discussion. On the back of that, I’ve had to jump in and watch the episode for tomorrow’s session.
Announcing it here for the first time, after our episodes on Series 3 of Bugs, we’ll be looking at the first season of the 2012 Swedish program, Real Humans. Tonight I watch episode 3, The Lord Shall Be Our Companion.
I think I’m getting dangerously close to losing my bet with Simon as to whether Hans or Tobbe will have sex with the robot Anita first. I’m still betting on Team Hans, but Team Tobbe took some significant steps towards the finish line tonight. Dark horse Inger jumped into the race unannounced this week, though, and that may throw things awry.
Amazed that we’re through three episodes and there’s still been no actual sex with robots. Clearly the hubots were not created by the Delos Corp.
Lots to chew on in the episode and I’m looking forward to a good conversation tomorrow morning.
It's Monday morning, and Mondays, in the evenings, are typically when Kenneth and I record our #FusionPatrol podcast sessions. Not too long ago, we completed our recording sessions for #SpaceAboveAndBeyond (which are currently being released.) Now we're working our way through SAAB's spiritual brother, #SpaceRangers - another of the Gosh-We-Love-Shooting-Things-In-Space series from the militaristic and jingoistic early 1990s.
I won't lie; it's been a bit of a slog.
I remember that I rather liked Space Rangers back in 1993, but on this rewatch, I cannot for the life of me understand why.
We're looking at episode 5, The Entertainer, tonight. It's only episode 5, and they've already resorted to the awful old design pattern of bringing in a well-known comedian as a guest star. Does anyone remember Flip Wilson guesting on the Six Million Dollar Man? Space Rangers has Buddy Hacket, and it's much, much worse.
It's time to write my episode synopsis, and I'm not sure I'm in the right frame of mind yet.
In the latest Fusion Patrol we’re back to looking at 90s techno-thriller Bugs, kicking off season 3 (and its radical changes) with “Blaze of Glory”. We discuss what kind of government department builds a ridiculous deadly weapons store under London, whether secret agents ever genuinely expect that “when they’re out, they’re out,” and fictional spies becoming legends in their own fictional universe. #fusionpatrol#bugs#BlazeOfGloryhttps://fusionpatrol.com/2023/08/19/644-bugs-blaze-of-glory/
"So welcome live, this Halloween night, to the first ever TV Ghostwatch"
30 years today since #Ghostwatch was first broadcast, and the 12th #NationalSéance over on the bird site, when we all start watching simultaneously at 9.25pm... Alas, I can't find anything happening over here (do Toot-alongs happen?) and I won't go back there... but fortunately I have the new bluray release so I will focus on that.
Though I may not be able to resist the occasional Toot "It's Pipes, Mum…Pipes is here!"