The 602 Club: A Geekery Speakeasy

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. In 1982 Jim Henson and Frank Oz introduced us to a whole new fantasy world that pushed the boundaries of puppeteering on the big screen and ever since that time, there have been rumors of continuing the story which Netflix would finally make reality with a prequel series in 2019. In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Christy Morris are joine...

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. The wait is over, the final film in the Skywalker saga is here, again (for those that are old enough to remember the last time it was here with Revenge of the Sith) and JJ Abrams is back to wrap up this Sequel Trilogy that he began in 2015 with The Force Awakens. In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Christy Morris welcome Bruce Gibson to talk...

Jumanji: The Next Level. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle was a surprise smash during the holiday season of 2017, it delighted fans with a fresh idea for the series and had some serious legs at the box office. In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Christy Morris are joined by Brandi Jackola to talk about Jumanji: The Next Level. We discuss a new level, social media lies, getting...

Force Collector. We have reached the end of The Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and we find ourselves at an unexpected place in the timeline of the Sequel Trilogy with this final book. In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is going by Aaron Goins to talk about Force Collector. We discuss a quick questions, the timeline, the ways of the Force, something different, collect...

Resistance Reborn. The Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker continues as we pick up where The Last Jedi left off - the decimated Resistance finds itself in the worst possible position, with only the Millennium Falcon plus a few starfighers to it's name and no allies having answered Leia's call. Ion this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing welcomes Bruce Gibson to talk about Resista...

Frozen II. There are not many Disney animated films that have received sequels released in the theater, but with the box office success that Frozen was for the company, it would come as no surprise that there would be a follow up, looking to reignite the passion for all things Frozen. In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Christy Morris talk about Frozen II. We discuss sequels,...

The Mandalorian. Years ago, before he sold Lucasfilm, George Lucas had a dream to do a live action Star Wars show, he even commissioned one hundred scripts to be written to prepare for a time when technology would advance enough to allow him to do the show the way he wanted without breaking the bank. In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Christy Morris welcome Michael Morris of...

Star Wars Allegiance. As with the previous two movies in the Sequel Trilogy of the Skywalker Saga, the publishing arms at Lucasfilm have created ancillary materials to support the films and it's no different with The Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. In this supplemental episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by Bruce Gibson to talk about the comic series Star Wars Alleg...

Frozen. Some movies take a very long time to come to fruition and none more so that Han's Christian Anderson's story of The Snow Queen which the Disney Company and been trying make into a film since the 1930s and would not make it to the screen till 2013. In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Christy Morris talk about Frozen. We discuss development hell, something new, playing...

Terminator: Dark Fate. When Terminator Genisys was released in 2015, the plan had been for it to be the beginning of a whole new trilogy of films, but with it's disappointing run at the box office, it's sequels were terminated and the studio went back to the drawing board. In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Christy Morris talk about Terminator: Dark Fate. We discuss coming b...

Star Wars: Spark of the Resistance. The time has come, the end of the Skywalker Saga is just around the corner and so The Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has begun as the publishing arm at Lucasfilm helps fans prepare for the final movie. In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Christy Morris talk about Star Wars: Spark of the Resistance. We discuss setting the stage,...

Zombieland: Double Tap. Our intrepid survivors of the zombie apocalypse are back and this time they may just have found their forever home, yet something is happening in Zombieland and the winds of change are beginning to blow. In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Christy Morris talk about Zombieland: Double Tap. We discuss a sequel, the comedy, the arcs for the original chara...

Zombieland. Zombies have been a part of the cultural zeitgeist for well over a 100 years, popularized by movies like Night of the Living Dead, zombies have been a staple of the horror genre and continue to inspire movies and television shows. In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Christy Morris talk about Zombieland. We discuss zombie movies, comedy and zombies, the rules, the...

Joker. The character first appeared in comics on April 25th, 1940, since that time he has been harassing the people of Gotham in the comics, on TV, in the movies and now he's been given his own film. In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Mathew Rushing and Christy Morris welcome John Mills as we talk about Joker. We discuss the origin of evil, Arthur, meta mirror, a Joker challenge, the laugh, som...

The Cloverfield Paradox. The story is familiar, a script comes in and it is decided that it could be reworked to fit into the Cloverfield universe with some tweaks, but things don't go quite as planned and instead of releasing in the theater it lands on Netflix. In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Christy Morris talk about The Cloverfield Paradox. We discuss being back in Clo...

Never Say Never Again. Since the early 60s and the dispute over who was responsible for what story-wise in what became the novel Thunderball, Kevin McClory had been trying to make his "Bond", it would take decades, but he would finally get his wish in 1983. In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Christy Morris welcome John Champion to talk about Never Say Never Again. We discuss...

Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire. The celebration for the opening of Galaxy's Edge continues as Del Rey Books releases Delilah S. Dawson's latest Star Wars book that pickings up where her previous book Phasma left off, as well as the events of The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi. In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by Bruce Gibson to talk about Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire. We d...

The Death of Superman. The death of Superman is one of the seminal moments in comics history as DC Comics killed the first superhero and Warner Brothers Animation had adapted the story before in Superman: Doomsday, but it was not well received. In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing welcomes John Mills to talk about The Death of Superman. We discuss the comic, creating the icon, the...

10 Cloverfield Lane. The original Cloverfield was a success at the box office, making over 170 million dollars off a budget of 25 million and so when a script came into the Bad Robot production offices called The Celler, it was decided to make it a spiritual successor to Cloverfield. In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Christy Morris talk about 10 Cloverfield Lane. We discuss...

Another Life. Over the last few years Netflix has become a hot bed for original content with shows like Stranger Things and Lost in Space and this August they have released their latest original series. In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Christy Morris talk about Another Life. We discuss a new show, the story, the characters, the themes, our ratings and wrap up with our reco...

Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: A Crash of Fate. To celebrate and promote the new Galaxy's Edge parks at Disneyland and Disney World, the publishing line of Star Wars books and comics has been readying fans for their visit with stories that take place on the world of Batuu and the Black Spire Outpost there, which is the place fans can visit. In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matthew Rushing and Chri...

Cloverfield. While J.J. Abrams was on the press circuit for Mission: Impossible III in Japan, he had the idea for a monster movie, akin to the classic Godzilla pictures but with less focus on the monster and a much more intense and insane feeling. In this episode of The 602 Club Matthew Rushing and Christy Morris talk about Cloverfield. We discuss a monster movie, found footage, the story, cast, e...

Thrawn: Treason. The character of Grand Admiral Thrawn has been a fan favorite since his introduction in 1991 in Heir to the Empire and now Timothy Zahn wraps up a new trilogy with this character, filling in Thrawn's story during his time away from Lothal in Star Wars Rebels season four. In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing welcomes John Mills and Bruce Gibson to talk about Thrawn:...

Stranger Things 3. Stranger Things, since it's debut in the fall of 2016 has become a phenomenon, with each season leaving fans on the edge of their seats waiting for the next season to binge and this time fans would have to wait a bit longer as the show would premiere during the summer during the 4th of July instead of the the previous, Halloween season. In this episode of The 602 Club hosts Matt...

Bumblebee. When Michael Bay brought the Transformers to the big screen in live action, they were an immediate hit yet with each subsequent movie released in the series, the law of diminishing returns took full effect, but that didn't stop the studio from deciding to do a prequel to the series in the winter of 2018. In this episode The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by Scott McClellan to t...