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Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu.

On November 12th, 2019, live action Star Wars returned to the small screen where its previous success was tenuous at best and by the end of its first episode, The Mandalorian had fans hooked!

In this episode of The 602 Club we crossover with Aggressive Negotiations so Matthew Rushing and John Mills can talk about the first Star Wars movie in 7 years, The Mandalorian and Grogu. We discuss so much about the movie, the themes, plot, character, music, action and so much more, wrapping it all up with our ratings.

Chapters
A Season or a Movie (00:02:09)
The Plot (00:15:46)
Mando’s New Job (00:19:52)
Fatherhood and Mentorship (00:28:11)
Grogu’s Growth (00:40:17)
Dealing With Other Enemies (00:44:20)
The Creatures and Locations (00:48:25)
Rotta the Hutt (00:53:29)
Zeb (00:57:25)
CGI (00:58:52)
A Couple More Friends (01:05:23)
The Villains (01:10:16)
The Action (01:14:17)
The Music (01:27:03)
Critics vs Audience (01:30:21)
Ratings (01:39:34)

Host
Matthew Rushing & John Mills

Production
Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer)

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“The Alternate” 30th-anniversary reflections
When the Bajoran scientist who first studied Odo—and whose hairstyle the changeling unconsciously adopted—arrives at Deep Space 9 with a potential clue to his origins, their reunion is anything but warm. Dr. Mora Pol's patronizing manner rekindles old resentments, even as his discovery drives them together through the wormhole to investigate a planet in the Gamma Quadrant. What they bring back threatens the station: a mysterious silicate-based life-form that escapes its containment and begins attacking crew members in the night. As Odo leads the investigation, the evidence points in a direction no one anticipated—and the truth forces him to confront the scientist who shaped him, in more ways than one.
In this episode of The Orb, hosts C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing continue our 30th-anniversary retrospective that will take you through all of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, one episode at a time. In this installment, we discuss “The Alternate,” how the story fills in Odo's background, explores parent-child relationship, plants seeds for the Dominion, and more.

Chapters
Intro (00:00:00)
Literally Malleable (00:02:53)
Communication through Mirroring (00:06:31)
Father and Son (00:10:34)
The Original Concept (00:18:02)
Jekyll and Hyde (00:24:19)
More Dominion Breadcrumbs (00:26:20)
Final Thoughts and Ratings (00:32:01)
Closing (00:34:43)

Hosts
C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing

Production
C Bryan Jones (Editor and Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer)

Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord.

The character of Darth Maul showed up first in The Phantom Menace, a villain of few worlds but one that was forever etched in fans minds as one of the coolest they’d ever seen, which meant he just couldn’t stay dead forever.

In this episode of The 602 Club we crossover with Aggressive Negotiations so Matthew Rushing and John Mills can talk about Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord. We discuss, Maul’s arc, Devon’s Arc, Lawson’s arc, Inquisitors, the Dark Lord of the Sith, connecting to Solo, the animation, the music and our ratings.

Chapters
Maul’s Arc (00:02:30)
Devon’s Arc (00:37:33)
Lawson’s Arc (00:51:01)
Inquisitors (01:02:59)
The Dark Lord of the Sith (01:07:55)
Connecting to Solo (01:15:32)
The Animation (01:18:50)
The Music (01:27:58)
Ratings (01:29:44)

Host
Matthew Rushing & John Mills

Production
Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer)

Social
Twitter: @The602Club
Instagram: @the602clubtfm
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Barcelona, May 1917.

The 602 Club proudly presents this bonus show, The Indy Files. In this episode hosts Matthew Rushing & Yancy Evans continue our discussion of Indy’s adventures during World War I in Barcelona.

Hosts
Matthew Rushing & Yancy Evans

Production
Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer)

Social
Twitter: @The602Club
Instagram: @the602clubtfm

Predator: Killer of Killers.

In 2025, Hulu took a risk, deciding to take the Predator franchise to a place that it had never been, into the world of animation.

In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Ry Paulson talk about Predator: Killer of Killers. We discuss the franchise, an animated movie, the structure, building the Predator culture, coming together, post credits and our ratings.

Chapters
This Franchise (00:02:15)
An Animated Movie (00:05:33)
The Structure (00:12:08)
Building Predator Culture (00:17:45)
Coming Together (00:27:24)
Post Credits (00:34:24)
Ratings (00:37:49)

Host
Matthew Rushing

Co-Host
Ry Paulson

Production
Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer)

Social
Twitter: @The602Club
Instagram: @the602clubtfm
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