Matthew Rushing
The 602 Club 52: Midichlorian Hot Tub
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. We discuss 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, quick things, watching order and our ratings.
Literary Treks 124: Insert a Shudder Here
The Dominion: Olympus Descending. We discuss Great Link confusion, Changeling culture, some long awaited resolution, a really hard time, what we place our faith in, massive disappointments and our ratings.
The 602 Club 51: I’m a Hughie
Pan. We discuss Peter Pan history, this being a prequel, the plot, iconic characters, themes, things we liked and didn’t and our final thoughts.
Literary Treks 123: The Line is a Dot to You
Sight Unseen: James Swallow. We discuss Titan’s new course, Riker and Vale, the new characters, juxtaposition, survival, horror Trek, bringing things back, personal moments, new elements, James’ other projects and our final thoughts.
The 602 Club 50: MMMBop is My Jam
The Martian. We discuss the book, moving from page to screen, the movie, the characters, better together and our ratings.
Literary Treks 122: Foibles of Human Nature
The Autobiography of James T. Kirk: David A. Goodman. We discuss where the idea came from for the book, the small clues, merging canon, Star Trek V, the people Kirk bumps into, more books, the artwork, footnotes and final thoughts.
The 602 Club 49: #AuntBeruForever
Star Wars: A New Hope. We discuss our Episode VI experiences, continuing the story, the final death of The Republic, the new “Chosen One”, the spiritual side, new characters and old friends, wrapping up with ratings and final thoughts.
The 602 Club S9: Imperial Hunger Games
Star Wars: Lost Stars. We discuss our first impressions, the Imperial point of view, the character, the canon, comparisons, wrapping up with our final thoughts and ratings.
Literary Treks 121: Wall Street of the '80s
Ferenginar: Satisfaction is Not Guaranteed We discuss this being a “Ferengi Episode”, how it fits with the rest of the book series, an outsider’s look, rounding out Quark, cleaning up the Ferengi, ratings and our final thoughts.
The 602 Club 48: Instagramming Villains
Quantum of Solace. We discuss Bond vs the writers, it being a sequel, growing Bond, heroes and villains being all mixed up, the villain and Quantum, things we liked and didn’t, watching the movie now, ratings, the song and our final thoughts.
The 602 Club 47: We’ll Always Have Endor
Star Wars Aftermath. We discuss the old SWEU and the the new canon, a new hope, characters, small cameos, things we liked, ask a question, the Amazon issue and wrap up with ratings and final thoughts.
Literary Treks 120: Kathy and Coco are a Beach Boys Song
Atonement: Kirsten Beyer. We discuss the puzzle pieces coming together, creation, neat cameos, character arcs, downtime, the truth, At-Onement, some of her favorite things and what’s coming next.