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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
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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
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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
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Another Comics Catch-up.

IDW has been pumping out new comics faster than you can name any of the red shirts that died. And dang! Many red shirts were harmed in the making of these comics. And we have been remiss in showing our respects. Today, we're here to remedy that oversight. Again.

In this episode of Literary Treks, hosts Casey Pettitt and Jonathan Koan discuss several IDW releases from recent months including Lower Decks, Red Shirts, Strange New Worlds, Voyager, and the new series, The Last Starship.

In the news segment, we get excited for the new coffee table book from John and Maria Jose Tenuto, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home: The Making of the Classic Film.

News
Making of Star Trek IV (3:08)

Feature: Comics Catch-up
Lower Decks (6:34)
Red Shirts (12:57)
SNW: The Seeds of Salvation (16:52)
VOY: Homecoming (18:31)
The Last Starship (29:33)
Next Time on Literary Treks (39:52)
Closing (42:28)

Hosts
Jonathan Koan and Casey Pettitt

Production
Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Casey Pettitt (Associate Producer)

Ben-Hur.

It’s the 1950s, MGM Studios is struggling, wide acceptance of television is having an impact on people going to the theaters to see films so to save themselves financial ruin they bet it all on a biblical epic, swinging for the fences with a director who’d never helmed something of this magnitude.

In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing welcomes John Mills to introduce him to Ben-Hur. We discuss the first time, going bigger and longer, different actors, Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd, performances, connections, providential help, the production, direction, score, legacy and our ratings.

Chapters
First Time (00:02:32)
Go Bigger and Go Longer (00:08:36)
Different Actors (00:14:05)
Charlton Heston (00:17:53)
Stephen Boyd (00:25:50)
Performances (00:27:36)
Connections (00:28:50)
Providential Help (00:31:30)
The Production (00:39:57)
Direction (00:45:05)
The Score (00:50:04)
The Legacy (00:52:55)
Ratings (01:00:08)

Host
Matthew Rushing

Guest
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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