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The Sheep Detectives.

There are times when a movie seems to come out of nowhere, completely surprising audiences and winning them over with a film they just didn’t see coming.

In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Ry Paulson talk about The Sheep Detectives. We discuss our experience with the movie, the mystery, the importance of shepherds, doing hard things, a comedy, the voice cast, the live cast, the production and our ratings.

Chapters
Experience With the Movie (00:02:04)
The Mystery (00:07:48)
Importance of Shepherds (00:10:58)
Doing Hard Things (00:20:14)
A Comedy (00:28:58)
The Voice Cast (00:33:03)
The Live Cast (00:36:04)
The Production (00:39:15)
Ratings (00:42:42)

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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“Valles Marineris”
After some equestrian fun time, Pike and the crew of the Enterprise are sent to observe a giant space squall. Once there, they pick up a distress signal and attempt to respond. But the squall overwhelms the ship and the Enterprise is thrown to an unknown system with three class M planets. It turns out that their new location isn't so unknown after all—it's the Sol system. But there's a catch: they've traveled 65 million years into the past. The landing party has ventured down to prehistoric Earth in search of iridium to restart the warp drive and the Enterprise has been captured by a powerful ship from Mars. There's also an extra planet on the way to out to Jupiter, one that's at war with Mars. To get home, the crew must put their skills to the test against hostile aliens, dinosaurs, engine warning lights, and a particularly spunky Vulcan cadet.
In this episode of Saddle Up! hosts C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing warp into Strange New Worlds Season 4 with “Valles Marineris.” We discuss the feel of the story, how it connects with the best of Star Trek, rewriting history, character moments, hopes for the season, and more.

Chapters
Intro (0:00:00)
First Impressions of Season 4 (00:03:28)
A Real TOS and Star Trek Feel (00:11:03)
Rewriting History (00:15:22)
An Obsession with Fate (00:21:58)
Are You Going to Tell Us about the Dinosaurs? (00:26:16)
Fate and the Prime Directive (00:28:13)
Mean Girls Vulcan (00:37:58)
Costume Tweaks (00:42:32)
The Scotty-Ortegas Rivalry (00:45:06)
The La'an Tease (00:51:03)
Time Loops (00:58:51)
Too Much Creative Freedom? (01:00:42)
Final Thoughts and Ratings (01:07:21)
Closing (01:13:01)

Hosts
C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing

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

The Odyssey.

Homer’s epics are a cornerstone of Western Civilization, of Greek culture and literate classes in high school. Christopher Nolan has become one of greatest directors of the last twenty-five years, so this should be a match made in heaven.

In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Ry Paulson talk about The Odyssey. We discuss coming into the movie, defy the gods, change of character, to myth or not to myth, scope, the cast, the score, theaters, our ratings and rankings.

Chapters
Coming Into the Movie (00:02:39)
Defy the Gods (00:07:12)
Change of Character (00:21:04)
To Myth or Not to Myth (00:30:55)
Scope (00:37:10)
The Cast (00:42:03)
The Score (00:47:45)
Theaters (00:53:28)
Ratings (00:58:08)
Rankings (00:59:44)

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

Young Indiana Jones and the Mystery of the Blues.

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 in 1920s Chicago as well as the return of Harrison Ford!

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

Dayton Ward: To Defy Fate.

Wesley Crusher has always been a polarizing figure in Trek fandom — TNG's boy genius, adored by some and a source of groaning for others. But his arc from teenage prodigy to full-fledged Traveler is one of the franchise's more underappreciated journeys, and Picard season 3's finale left a perfect opening: what exactly was Wesley up to in the weeks following the Borg crisis? Dayton Ward answers that question with To Defy Fate, a novel that puts the former wunderkind squarely at the center of a sprawling story touching timelines, civilizations, and the nature of fate itself.

In this episode of Literary Treks, hosts Casey Pettitt and Jonathan Koan sit down with Dayton Ward, author of Star Trek: Picard: To Defy Fate. We discuss the choice to lead with Wesley, the novel's driving antagonist and what makes her such a compelling character, mysterious figures like Kovich and what their presence means for Trek's larger tapestry, the complex web of timelines the book navigates, and what it ultimately means — and costs — to defy fate.

Check out cover artist Callum Seymour on Instragram - @seymourdraws

News
Cover Reveal (2:55)

Feature: Dayton Ward
Dayton 400 (5:42)
Why Wesley? (6:36)
Journey's End Prologue (11:39)
Kovich (12:59)
Writing a Hardcover (16:38)
Bookend with The Last Best Hope (19:02)
Likara's Convictions (22:22)
The Metron Kid (28:26)
Timelines (31:36)
Quintessential DS9 Theme (36:13)
The Picard-Crusher Guy (39:56)
Last Things First (45:27)
The Narada Incursion (47:00)
Defying Fate (49:01)
Margaret's Fingerprints (51:23)
Cover Art (54:38)
Dayton's Future (56:16)
Closing (58:13)

Hosts
Jonathan Koan and Casey Pettitt

Guest
Dayton Ward

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