TFM (Trek.fm & The 602 Club)

“Damage” 20th-anniversary reflections
When we last saw the Enterprise, it was riddled with holes and crewmembers were flying out into space. Five are confirmed dead and a dozen are wounded. With the ship limited to impulse, Archer finds himself in a do-or-die situation that pushes him to betray his ethics and steal the warp coil from friendly aliens who asked for help. Meanwhile, the Xindi council bickers over the truth about their weapons project and the human threat. They are also paid a visit by a Sphere Builder.
In this episode of Warp Five, hosts C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing continue our 20th-anniversary retrospective that takes you through all of Star Trek: Enterprise, one episode at a time. In this installment, we continue Season 3 with “Damage” as we discuss the pressure and hard choices facing Archer, T’Pol’s breakdown, the Sphere Builders, and more.

Chapters
Intro (00:00:00)
Things Are Getting Serious (00:02:06)
A Test of Morality (00:08:26)
The Lesser of Two Evils (00:13:48)
T’Pol Cracks (00:22:36)
The Plot Thickens (00:28:59)
Final Thoughts and Ratings (00:35:26)
Closing (00:38:47)

Hosts
C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing

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

“The Naked Time” 60th-anniversary reflections.
Arriving at Psi 2000 to pick up a team of scientists from the dying planet, the Enterprise finds everyone already dead, frozen at their posts in a station where someone switched off life support—one of them fully clothed in the shower. A careless nose scratch by crewman Joe Tormolen brings whatever infected the scientists back to the ship. Everyone starts acting drunk and overly emotional. Sulu gets into shirtless fencing, Nurse Chapel confesses her love for Spock, and Riley locks himself in engineering to sing Irish ballads. With the engines shut off, the ship begins spiraling toward the planet and a fiery end.
In this episode of Standard Orbit, hosts C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing continue our 60th-anniversary retrospective that takes you through all of the original Star Trek, one episode at a time. In this installment, we continue Season 1 with the fourth aired episode, “The Naked Time,” as we discuss setting the tone, comparison, Spock’s struggle, Chapel, the ending, if it holds up, with our final thoughts and ratings.

Chapters
Setting the Tone (00:02:34)
Comparison (00:08:14)
Spock’s Struggle (00:15:19)
Chapel (00:20:08)
The Ending (00:29:10)
Holding Up (00:34:30)
Final Thoughts and Ratings (00:36:51)

Hosts
C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing

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

Social
Twitter: @Trekfm
Instagram: @Trekfm

Wildwood.

Laika, based just outside of Portland, Oregon has cemented itself as one of the premier claymation studios in the world, with every successive film getting more technically complicated than the last.

In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Ry Paulson talk about Wildwood. We discuss the source material, the production, let go, evil corrupts, a real hero, the voice cast, music, being very Pacific Northwest and our ratings.

Chapters
The Source Material (00:02:24)
The Production (00:05:01)
Let Go (00:12:39)
Evil Corrupts (00:25:19)
A Real Hero (00:31:48)
The Voice Cast (00:38:50)
The Music (00:44:57)
Very Pacific Northwest (00:50:30)
Ratings (00:55:36)

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
Letterboxd: the602club

“Where No Man Has Gone Before” 60th-anniversary reflections
On a mission to the edge of the galaxy, the Enterprise recovers the disaster recorder of the SS Valiant, an Earth ship lost two centuries earlier. Its final entries point to a frantic search for information on ESP—extrasensory perception—and a captain ordering the destruction of his own ship. Captain Kirk takes the Enterprise into the galactic barrier and the ship encounters strange activity that may have been what did in the Valiant. As electric charges strike the bridge, Gary Mitchell and Elizabeth Dehner are struck. Mitchell's eyes glow silver, and he begins to exhibit unusual powers that grow by the hour. His contempt for the mere mortals around him grows as well, and Kirk must decide whether to maroon his old friend on a barren rock—or kill him while he still can.
In this episode of Standard Orbit, hosts C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing continue our 60th-anniversary retrospective that takes you through all of the original Star Trek, one episode at a time. In this installment, we continue Season 1 with the third aired episode, “Where No Man Has Gone Before,” as we discuss a second pilot, the handoff from “The Cage,” the need for compassion, human nature, fists over philosophy, and whether the story holds up six decades later.

Chapters
A Second Pilot (00:03:16)
The Handoff (00:07:38)
Compassion is Needed (00:12:34)
Human Nature (00:25:14)
Fists Over Philosophy (00:36:46)
Does it Hold Up? (00:43:24)
Final Thoughts and Ratings (00:45:55)

Hosts
C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing

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

Social
Twitter: @Trekfm
Instagram: @Trekfm

Spider-Noir.

The Spider-Verse movies cracked open the Spider-Man universes, allowing general audiences to experience the plethora of Spider-people that exist in the Marvel universe.

In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Ry Paulson talk about Spider-Noir. We discuss expanding the Spider-Verse, getting powers, responsibility, power, Nicholas Cage, the rest of the cast, episode number, the production and our ratings.

Chapters
Expanding the Spider-Verse (00:02:26)
Getting Their Powers (00:09:03)
Responsibility (00:14:04)
Power (00:21:55)
Nicholas Cage (00:31:02)
The Rest of the Cast (00:37:05)
Episode Number (00:41:16)
The Production (00:43:59)
Ratings (00:48:22)

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
Letterboxd: the602club