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10/02/2024

Too Clever By Half

Argylle. Matthew Vaughn has one of the most distinctive styles in filmmaking today with movies like Stardust, Kick-Ass and his Kingsman series, he's put his stamp on cinema. In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Christy Morris talk about Argylle. We discuss our anticipation, not being based on a book, the real confusion, a story within a story, over the top, what things looked like, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, thrown off by, the production and our ratings. Chapters Anticipation (00:02:32) Not Based Off a Book (00:05:11) The Real Confusion (00:12:04) A Story Within a Story (00:15:59) Over the Top (00:26:48) What Things Looked Like (00:32:05) Bryce Dallas Howard (00:34:23) Sam Rockwell (00:36:40) Thrown Off By (00:37:27) Henry Cavill (00:40:29) The Production (00:43:47) Ratings (00:47:42) 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

10/02/2024

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53 min
30/10/2017

We're Talking to the Shadow of a Cat

Catspaw Commentary. Happy Halloween! If Star Trek ever had a Halloween episode, it was Catspaw. The first episode produced for the second season, it's probably for the best it was held back a few weeks to come out the week of Halloween in 1967. Amok Time, the first episode broadcast for the second season, is one of Star Trek's best episodes. This...is not. In this episode of Standard Orbit, host Zach Moore is joined by Brandon-Shea Mutala for a commentary on what is widely considered one of The Original Series' worst episodes. Does it live up to its woeful reputation, or is it more treat than trick after all? Join us and find out! Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:23) And The Children Shall Lead Commentary (00:04:05) Closing (00:54:31) Hosts Zach Moore Guests Brandon-Shea Mutala Production Zach Moore (Editor and Producer) Ken Tripp (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

30/10/2017

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57 min
25/07/2016

134: In the Absence of Light

Star Trek INTO DARKNESS. In this episode of Standard Orbit, your Refit Crew continues their voyage through the Original Series “Kelvin Era” Movies with Star Trek INTO DARKNESS; the much anticipated sequel to Star Trek 2009. For the past few months, the Refit Crew has been discussing at length, the Original Series Era movies while navigating towards their final destination of BEYOND at temporal coordinates 07.22.16. After nearly 4 years of the critical and financial success of the 2009 Reboot, INTO DARKNESS roared back onto the big screen. Even though it was the highest ever grossing Star Trek movie, earning over $467 million dollars worldwide, many “Trekkies” believed that this movie was the furthest from Gene Roddenberry’s original vision. The themes of this movie were of a darker tone, challenging not only veteran Trekkies, but a modern audience as well as INTO DARKNESS presented a future that was quite different from The Original Series source material. INTO DARKNESS definitely ushered in a new era of Star Trek cinematic storytelling. And then there was the "wrath" of Khan...or was it the "wrath" of the fans? Hosts Ken Tripp, Jeffrey Harlan and Zach Moore Feature Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:20) Trekking Into Darkness (00:02:45) Maintaining a Positive Energy Field (00:06:06) Losing Structural Integrity! (00:12:31) To Khan or Not to Khan (00:21:07) Bigger isn’t always Better (00:28:30) The Marcus Legacy (00:34:37) No Menagerie for Pike (00:42:06) Out of Darkness? (00:55:11) Thank You for Listening to Standard Orbit (01:04:29) Production C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer), Norman C. Lao (Executive Producer), Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer), Charlene Schmiedt (Executive Producer), Ken Tripp (Editor and Associate Producer), Renee Roberts (Associate Producer), Richard Rutledge (Associate Producer), Aaron Harvey (Associate Producer), Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact Visit the Trek.fm website at http://trek.fm/ Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm Support the Network! Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep our shows coming to you every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm

25/07/2016

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1h 14m
04/02/2019

God of the Gods

Godlike Beings of TOS, with the Trek Geeks. This week on Standard Orbit, hosts Ken Tripp, Zach Moore and Hayley Stoddart are joined by Dan Davidson and Bill Smith from Trek Geeks to talk the many godlike beings of The Original Series and religion through the lens of Star Trek. This is part one of a two-part discussion, so be sure to listen to part two where we talk gods and religion on Deep Space Nine tomorrow on the Trek Geeks podcast episode 167! What makes a god in the Star Trek universe? Would it really hurt to gather just a few laurel leaves for them? Does absolute power corrupt absolutely? Can we look past the third season production values of And The Children Shall Lead? These thoughts and many more on this week's Standard Orbit, boldly listen! Chapters Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:27) Godlike Beings Of TOS (00:02:07) Errand of Gods (00:04:34) God X (00:08:31) Who Mourns For God? (00:12:38) The God Of Gothos (00:23:09) Where No God Has Gone Before (00:29:37) And The God Shall Lead (00:37:41) Final Thoughts (00:48:55) POTFM (00:56:41) Closing (00:58:51) Hosts Ken Tripp Zach Moore Hayley Stoddart Guests Dan Davidson Bill Smith Zach Moore (Editor and Producer) Ken Tripp (Producer) Hayley Stoddart (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Nicolas Anastassiou (Associate Producer) Tim Robertson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Corey Elrod (Associate Producer) Dan Rhodes (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

04/02/2019

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1h 2m
21/03/2023

Visions from the Fire Caves

"Imposters" An unexpected visitor boards the Titan and reveals the extent of the threat facing the Federation. Meanwhile, Jack Crusher struggles with his continuing visions and comes to realize that there is something very wrong with him. Worf and Raffi fight logical crime. In this episode of The Artificial Tango, hosts C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing continue our week-by-week examination of Star Trek: Picard Season 3 with Part 5, "Imposters." We discuss the surprising appearance of an old friend, the evolving nature of the Changeling infiltration, how the core story relies heavily on Deep Space Nine, and share our theory for what is really happening with Jack. Chapters Intro (00:00:00) Preemptive Strike (00:01:33) You Can't Act on Blind Faith (00:12:01) Just How Deep Does the Rabbit Hole Go? (00:17:39) Who Handles the Handlers? (00:21:31) Logical Crime (00:24:34) Advanced AI Cameos? (00:28:29) The Neverending Sacrifice (00:32:04) Changeling Continuity (00:36:16) The Pah-Wraiths' Anti-Emissary (00:42:21) A Heavy Reliance on DS9 (00:52:42) Shaw Gotta Be Shaw (00:57:13) Why So Dark? (01:04:14) Final Thoughts and Ratings (01:10:03) Closing (01:14:07) Hosts C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing Production C Bryan Jones (Editor and Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Cornelia Reutner (Associate Producer)

21/03/2023

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1h 18m
16/03/2023

A Gift of Provenance

"No Win Scenario" As the Titan sinks deeper into the gravity well, only the inginuity that comes with a full head of hair and a grease monkey from Chicago can save the crew the from a no win scenario. In this episode of The Artificial Tango, hosts C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing continue our week-by-week examination of Star Trek: Picard Season 3 with Part 4, "No Win Scenario." We discuss more parallels with the Original Series films, how the story turns death into a fighting chance to live, makes our heroes better versions of themselves, and ask just what is up with the Changelings and Vadic's hand. Chapters Intro (00:00:00) Picard, Jack, and the Hair (00:01:23) Redeeming Beverly (00:5:39) Strength in Simplicity (00:10:19) Earning the F-Bomb (00:14:06) Resurrecting Riker (00:18:29) Beverly Saves the Day (00:29:35) Shaw and Sisko (00:32:42) The Left Hand of Vadic (00:39:51) Jumpin' Jack Flash … with Changelings! (00:45:09) It's Supposed to Be Fun (00:56:12) Big Ship, Four Rooms (00:58:11) Worf and Raffi, Interrupted (01:03:23) Final Thoughts and Ratings (01:08:24) Closing (01:10:57) Hosts C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing Production C Bryan Jones (Editor and Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Cornelia Reutner (Associate Producer)

16/03/2023

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1h 16m
30/07/2016

91: Don't Explain the Pants

The Avengers. When Marvel released Iron Man in 2008 it started on an epic experiment of bringing a comic book universe to life, in which each film would build on a common story but also tell it's own story culminating in a conclusion film for the different phases of the storyline. In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by S.H.I.E.L.D Agents Alice Baker and Daniel Proulx to talk about Marvel's The Avengers. We discuss ending Phase One, the center, goodness and badness, secrets have secrets, villains and philosophy, music, action, Hulk's Pants and our ratings. Chapters Finally Reached Avengers (00:03:25) Phase One Ends (00:04:45) The First (00:14:27) The Center (00:19:55) Goodness and Badness Levels (00:27:57) Secrets Have Secrets (00:33:21) Loki as Villain (00:39:38) Meant to be Ruled (00:42:49) Music, Action, Hulk's Pants (00:47:48) Ratings (00:59:08) Host Matthew Rushing Guests Alice Baker Daniel Proulx Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) Norman C. Lao (Executive Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Charlene Schmidt (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Davis Grayson (Associate Producer)

30/07/2016

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1h 5m
23/02/2018

Double Hardcore

Joelle Bekhazi Interview. Captain Archer sometimes feels like the most blue collar Captain, drinking beer and watching sports. In the episode "Vox Sola," we learn about his love for water polo, which is a sport that doesn't seem to be highlighted in the spotlight as often as other sports. Joelle Bekhazi was named to the junior national team at age 16, going on to compete at the 2005 and 2007 World Junior Championships. After moving up to the senior ranks, she helped Canada win silver at the 2007 and 2011 Pan American Games. Bekhazi was part of two major medal-winning teams in 2009 as Canada captured a first-ever silver in the FINA Water Polo World League followed by silver at the FINA World Championships. Among her individual accomplishments are being named to the All-Star Team at the 2010 FINA World Cup and earning MVP honours at the 2013 UANA World Championship Qualification Tournament. Bekhazi played collegiately at the University of Southern California. In her first year in 2009, the Trojans lost in the NCAA final but a year later they brought home the victory, making Bekhazi the first Canadian to ever be a part of an NCAA champion water polo team. In this episode of Warp Five, hosts Brandi Jackola, Brandon-Shea Mutala, and Patrick Devlin speak with Joelle Bekhazi who is a member of the Women's Canadian National Water Polo team. We discuss the training involved, where she has traveled, and the most challenging game that she played. Chapters Intro (00:00:00) Welcome, Boomers! (00:01:56) Welcome, Joelle! (00:04:27) Final Thoughts (00:25:45) Closing (00:29:23) Hosts Brandi Jackola, Brandon-Shea Mutala, And Patrick Devlin Guest Joelle Bekhazi Production Brandon-Shea Mutala (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Floyd Dorsey (Associate Producer) Mike Morrison (Associate Producer) Tim Cooper (Associate Producer) Justin Oser (Associate Producer) Mark Flessa (Associate Producer) Joe Saltzman (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Tony Robinson (Show Art) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

23/02/2018

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36 min
24/10/2015

Midichlorian Hot Tub

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. After the success of Star Wars, the sequel became one of the most highly anticipated films of all time, giving George Lucas and his team a high bar of audience expectation that would continue for every subsequent film in the saga. What they gave us became know as one of the best sequels of all time and what many consider to be the finest movie in the Star Wars series to date. In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by Jedi Masters Bruce Gibson and John Mills to talk about Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. We start off discussing the last poster and trailer for The Force Awakens, our Episode V experiences, better sequels, the score, characters that've grown, the heir to the Jedi, a couple quick things, watching order and our ratings. Host Matthew Rushing Guests Bruce Gibson John Mills Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) Norman C. Lao (Executive Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Will Nguyen (Content Manager) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Chapters Introduction (00:02:14) The Force Awakens Poster (00:05:25) The Last Trailer (00:11:29) Episode V Experience (00:21:40) Better Sequels (00:29:44) The Score (00:45:04) Characters Have Grown (00:51:28) Heir to the Jedi (01:13:54) Quick Things (01:30:00) Watching Order (01:35:29) Ratings (01:46:12) Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact Visit the Trek.fm website at http://trek.fm Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm Support the Network! Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep Star Trek talk coming every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm

24/10/2015

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1h 57m
26/09/2019

Kirk + Picard = ?

Star Trek: Generations. When the cast of the original Star Trek series returned to the screen in 1979's Star Trek: The Motion Picture, it marked the culmination of 10 years of fan-ticipation that started with the untimely cancellation of the series. This was not the case when it came time for the cast of The Next Generation to leap to the silver screen. They began filming their own freshman movie immediately after wrapping their final TV episode. Using the same sets—albeit spruced up a bit—and following a script written by wunderkinds Brannon Braga and Ronald D. Moore long before they bashed out the series finale "All Good Things...", the movie faced an uphill battle in attempting to convince fans that cinematic Trek was truly a different beast from the beloved TV show. And yet in the hands of longtime Next Gen director David Carson, Generations did just that, offering a feast for the eyes, truly cinematic storytelling and an eye for spectacle that set it apart from the previous weekly instalments. Whether or not the film worked dramatically, it most certainly deserved to be seen on the big screen. In this episode of Primitive Culture, host Duncan Barrett is joined by Dr. Chris Nunn at the University of Greenwich in London for a look at this key transitional moment in the continuing mission of Star Trek: The Next Generation. They consider Generations in relation to other TV-to-movie leaps, including The X-Files movie released only a few years later, which was required to slot into place within that show's ongoing continuity. They also look at the pairing of Captains Kirk and Picard in the film, asking whether this particular double-act—"the most ambitious crossover event in Star Trek history", as a popular meme might have it—succeeds or fails in attempting to serve two very different masters. Chapters Intro (00:00:00) In transition: from Small Screen to Big (00:09:05) The Hero's Journey (00:34:00) Light, Shade, and Lens Flares (00:52:10) Kirk and Picard Go Large (01:15:00) The Future of CBS/Viacom (01:27:05). Final Thoughts (01:44:40) Host Duncan Barrett Guest Dr. Chris Nunn Production Duncan Barrett (Producer, Editor) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Tony Black (Associate Producer) Clara Cook (Associate Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Amy Nelson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager)

26/09/2019

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2h 2m

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