The 602 Club is TFM's dedicated podcast to our passion for all things geeky outside of Star Trek. We cover classics as well as much of what is coming out as a w...
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim. It has been over twenty-three years since the release of Peter Jackson’s first entry in the Lord of the Rings series, The Fellowship of the Ring and his production company is finding new ways to bring stories to life from Tolkien’s works. In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Christy Morris talk about The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim. We discuss recent Rings, coming into this movie, favorite Middle Earth groups, an animated movie, a familiar voice, an unnamed daughter, the voice cast, themes, the connections, the music and our ratings. Chapters Recent Rings (00:02:34) Coming Into the Movie (00:06:08) Favorite Middle Earth Groups (00:10:38) An Animated Movie (00:12:58) An Unnamed Daughter (00:23:05) The Voice Cast (00:32:24) Revenge, Power and Pride (00:36:42) The Connections (00:43:14) The Music (00:44:34) Ratings (00:47:28) Host Matthew Rushing Co-Host Christy Morris Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Social Twitter: @The602Club Instagram: @the602clubtfm
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478: Quality Over Quantity
The Penguin. When Matt Reeves brought his interpretation of Batman to the screen in 2022 one of the things that had people talking after they saw it was the performance by Colin Farrell as Penguin. In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing welcomes John Mills to talk about the HBO show, The Penguin. We discuss coming into the show, the title character, a universe of one’s own making, creating a franchise property, no Batman, Victor, Sophia, Maroni, adding to a franchise and our ratings. Chapters Coming Into the Show (00:02:38) The Title Character (00:07:20) A Universe of One’s Own Making (00:13:39) Creating a Franchise Property (00:17:00) No Batman (00:23:43) Victor (00:30:14) Sophia (00:39:22) The Maroni Family (00:49:08) Adding to a Franchise (00:54:26) Ratings (00:57:15) 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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477: Effortless
Mr. & Mrs. Smith. There are a lot of things that have to come together to make a movie work and it is not always all the same ingredients, but you can bet that if you have the right director, script and cast, the likely-hood that the movie is going to work is pretty significant. In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Christy Morris talk about Mr. & Mrs. Smith. We discuss finding the movie, casting questions, why they work, a marriage story, therapy, the action, the tone and our ratings. Chapters Finding This Movie (00:02:49) Casting Question (00:04:21) A Marriage Story (00:17:14) Therapy (00:23:29) The Action (00:29:59) The Tone (00:34:30) Ratings (00:38:52) Host Matthew Rushing Co-Host Christy Morris Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Social Twitter: @The602Club Instagram: @the602clubtfm
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476: Roped Back In
Twister. The middle to late 90s saw a dramatic change in visual effects technology for movies allowing studios to create films that they would never have tried to do before. In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Christy Morris talk about Twister. We discuss a cult classic, motivations, Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, a love triangle, the motley crew, the villains, filming locations, VFXs and sound design, the soundtrack and our ratings. Chapters A Cult Classic (00:02:50) Motivations (00:07:37) Helen Hunt (00:14:43) Bill Paxton (00:18:44) A Love Triangle (00:21:39) The Motley Crew (00:27:35) The Villains (00:30:58) Filming Locations (00:36:55) VFXs and Sound Design (00:40:29) The Soundtrack (00:44:50) Ratings (00:48:07) Host Matthew Rushing Co-Host Christy Morris Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Social Twitter: @The602Club Instagram: @the602clubtfm
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475: Jedi Middle Management Council
Star Wars: The Acolyte. Ever since Disney bought Lucasfilm, one of its main focuses has been on mining the Star Wars franchise for all it is worth and in that process the fan reaction to each new entry has been incredibly interesting to track. In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing welcomes John Mills in a crossover with Aggressive Negotiations from The Nerd Party Network to talk about the lasts Star Wars series streaming on Disney Plus, The Acolyte. Host Matthew Rushing Co-Host John Mills Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Social Twitter: @The602Club Instagram: @the602clubtfm
The 602 Club is TFM's dedicated podcast to our passion for all things geeky outside of Star Trek. We cover classics as well as much of what is coming out as a way of helping listeners find new things to try. Each week host Matthew Rushing, Christy Morris and friends from around the network and beyond deep dive into topics such as Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Marvel, DC Comics, James Bond, Doctor Who, Battlestar Galactica, Harry Potter, Zack Snyder and much more. So pull up a chair, order a drink from Ruby and enjoy. Subscribe and listen today! Make sure you are following us on Twitter @The602Club and Instagram @the602clubtfm!
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