Superman Returns.

It had been 28 years since Superman had last appeared on screen and it had not been the best send-off for the original superhero. Languishing in development hell, year after year, it came down to Bryan Singer and his story of Superman returning from five years away from earth to bring the Man of Steel back to theaters. 

In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is join by John Mills and Norman Lao to talk about Superman Returns. We open the show discussing the new Batman V Superman trailer, then talk about our initial response to Singer's Superman film. being back in the Donnerverse, if this movie needs Superman II, the expectations of the audience, the story, 9/11's effect, our favorite scenes, the ending, the big shoes the actors had to fill, music, production value and our ratings.

 

Host

Matthew Rushing

 

Guests 

John Mills

Norman Lao

 

Editor and Producer

Matthew Rushing

Richard Marquez

 

Associate Producers

Norman C. Lao

Ken Tripp

 

Production Manager

Richard Marquez

 

Content Coordinator

Will Nguyen

 

Chapters

Batman V Superman Trailer (00:02:34)

Excitement Rating (00:18:22)

Superman Returns (00:21:15)

Initial Response (00:22:13)

Back in the Fortress (00:34:26)

Do You Need Superman II? (00:37:29)

What the Audience Wanted (00:43:05)

The Story (00:53:08)

The Effect of 9/11 (01:11:32)

Quick Aside (01:18:28)

Favorite Scenes (01:20:02)

The Ending (01:23:13)

Big Shoes to Fill (01:29:43)

Music, Production and Feel (01:38:12)

Ratings (01:47:45)

A Special Closing (01:54:17)

 

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Daredevil.

The last time Daredevil was seen on screen it was 2003 in theaters with the all-star cast of Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Michael Clark Duncan and Colin Farrell. Despite the star-power, the movie failed to capture audiences and quickly became synonymous with failure. Marvel came to the rescue when it announced it would create four different shows for Netflix based on it's comics and Daredevil would be among them.

In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by Andi Vanderkolk and Daniel Proulx to talk about this new Daredevil. We start by by discussing the new Fantastic 4 trailer, the news that Daredevil will be getting a second season, our first impressions, Kingpin, the juxtaposition of the hero and villain, the priest, secret identities, the story-telling style, the acting, how evil destroys itself, final thoughts, ratings, creative freedom, Claire and try to close.  

 

Host

Matthew Rushing

 

Guests

Andi VanderKolk

Daniel Proulx

 

Editor and Producer

Matthew Rushing

Richard Marquez

 

Associate Producers

Norman C. Lao

Kenneth Trip

 

Production Manager

Richard Marquez

 

Content Coordinator

Will Nguyen

 

Chapters

Fantastic 4 Trailer (00:03:16)

Breaking News: Daredevil Gets a Second Season (00:10:07)

First Impressions (00:10:50)

Kingpin (00:19:38)

Two Men and a City (00:26:20)

The Priest (00:32:30)

Secret Identities (00:40:28)

Story Telling Style (00:47:07)

The Acting (00:56:42)

Evil Destroys Evil (01:05:04)

Final Thoughts and Ratings (01:07:56)

Creative Freedom (01:11:43)

Claire (01:15:51)

Closing......Sort of (01:19:50)

 

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The Force Awakens/Rebels Season 2 Trailers. 

It will be a weekend long remembered, April 16th-19th, 2015, with a longer look at Episode VII and our first look at Rebels season 2. In this supplemental episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined once again by John Mills to talk about both trailers, sharing our reactions, speculation and shear joy over what we have seen. 

 

Host

Matthew Rushing

 

Guest

John Mills

 

Editor and Producer

Matthew Rushing

Richard Marquez

 

Associate Producers

Norman C. Lao

Ken Tripp

 

Production Manager

Richard Marquez

 

Content Coordinator

Will Nguyen

 

Chapters

First Thoughts on TFA (00:06:23)

George's Last Great Gift (00:17:08)

Jump Into the Trailer (00:23:02)

Luke is Talking (00:26:25)

The New Trinity (00:36:02)

Trailer Messing With People? (00:37:51)

Stop the Hate (00:43:03)

Back to the Trailer (00:49:35)

Rate This Trailer (00:58:02)

Rebels Season 2 (00:59:14)

What it Does for the Fans (01:02:32)

Worried for the Rebels (01:04:58)

Making it All Okay for Fans (01:08:56)

Rex is Back! (01:13:07)

Fill-in Needs an Anthology Movie (01:16:18)

More on the Trailer (01:17:59)

Rating the Rebels Trailer (01:23:13)

Closing (01:26:41)

 

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Battlestar Galactica 1978.

In the early 60's, Glen Larson had the idea for Battlestar Galactica, originally called Adam's Ark. It was not able to find it's way to TV until Star Wars' release in 1977 when every TV network and movie studio decided to get into the "Star Game". Beginning in 1978 it did not last long, citing declining ratings and cost overruns, ABC canceled Battlestar Galactica in April 1979. 

In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing and Norman Lao talk about the original Battlestar Galactica. We discuss our experiences with the show, watching things as children, watching the series now, the story, setting, production design, the mythology, the acting and if the show has staying power.

 

Host

Matthew Rushing

 

Guest

Norman Lao

 

Editor and Producer

Matthew Rushing

Richard Marquez

 

Associate Producers

Norman C. Lao

Ken Tripp

 

Production Manager

Richard Marquez

 

Content Coordinator

Will Nguyen

 

Chapters

A Little Bit Different (00:01:33)

History of the Lords of Kobal (00:02:54)

Experiences Originally (00:04:21)

Watching as a Kid (00:08:03)

For the Newbie (00:14:22)

Story, Setting and Production Design (00:19:40)

They Mythology (00:33:25)

The Acting and Cast (00:43:23)

Staying Power (00:55:11)

Closing (01:10:11)

 

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The Star Wars Saga.

Some nights after closing time Ruby serves up something special and in this supplemental episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing and John Mills enjoy a rare vintage and talk Star Wars. We discuss everything, the Prequels, The Clone Wars, the Jedi, unexplored time periods, the expanded universe then and now, the Holiday Special, Special Editions, the new films, comics and the digital releases. It's a conversation of love and laughs about the entire saga of Star Wars. 

 

Host

Matthew Rushing

 

Guest

John Mills

 

Editor and Producer

Matthew Rushing

Richard Marquez

 

Associate Producers

Norman C. Lao

Kenneth Trip

 

Production Manager

Richard Marquez

 

Content Coordinator

Will Nguyen

 

Chapters

First Love (00:02:37)

Never Been a Hater (00:07:32)

Loving the Prequels (00:08:45)

Multimedia Experience (00:19:31)

Prequel Jedi and Personal Films (00:23:03)

Spring the Trap (00:26:22)

The Unexplored and the Wrong Teacher (00:31:45)

Expanded Universe Stuff (00:35:43)

The Holiday Special (00:56:17)

Special Editions (00:58:03)

Last of the Jedi (01:06:39)

The Force Awakens and Stand-Alone Films (01:16:49)

Argument About Sam Jackson (01:28:25)

New Comics (01:30:41)

Digital Star Wars (01:37:44)

Closing (01:58:32)

 

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Pirates of the Caribbean.

In 2002 Disney decided to make a film based on one of it's theme park rides. The Country Bears was a box office flop, yet this did not deter the studio from continuing to mining it's rides for inspiration. The very next year, Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl would become a monster hit, going on to inspire 3 more films with a 5th one currently in the works. 

In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by the ladies of Educating Geeks, Alice Baker and Megan Calcote to talk about the original Pirates of the Caribbean movie. We discuss the shock of learning Disney was making a movie based on another theme park ride, the casting, the way the movie winks to the audience, the surprising depth of the story, the music, production value and why this should have been just one film.

 

Host

Matthew Rushing

 

Guests

Alice Baker

Megan Calcote

 

Editor and Producer

Matthew Rushing

Richard Marquez

 

Associate Producers

Norman C. Lao

Ken Tripp

 

Production Manager

Richard Marquez

 

Content Coordinator

Will Nguyen

 

Chapters

The Original (00:01:03)

Really? Really? (00:02:32)

Casting Pirates (00:07:36)

Keira Knightley (00:15:15)

Orlando Bloom (00:21:22)

Geoffrey Rush (00:28:07)

Winking Pirates (00:29:21)

Story Depth (00:34:19)

The Music (00:41:07)

Production Value (00:44:00)

As a Stand-Alone (00:49:11)

Closing (00:55:38)

 

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Iron Man.

Some movies spend years languishing in development hell and Iron Man was one of the longest. From 1990 to 2005 it bounced around from studio to studio; it wasn't until 2006 that Marvel acquired back the rights and decided to use it as the launching pad for it's own studio as well as a cinematic universe that the film would finally materialize.

In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by Jose Munoz, Andi VanderKolk and Daniel Proulx to talk about Iron Man. We discuss the long production history of the film, our first thoughts, realism in comic book movies, The cast, the villain, story, music, direction and ask if it still holds up. 

 

Host

Matthew Rushing

 

Guests 

Andi VanderKolk

Daniel Proulx

Jose Munoz

 

Editor and Producer

Matthew Rushing

Richard Marquez

 

Associate Producers

Norman C. Lao

Kenneth Trip

 

Production Manager

Richard Marquez

 

Content Coordinator

Will Nguyen

 

Chapters

A Long Road (00:01:40)

First Thoughts About Iron Man (00:03:33)

Realism (00:13:00)

The Cast (00:28:48)

Gwyneth Paltrow (00:41:58)

Terrance Howard (00:45:06)

The Villain (00:50:39)

Story, Music, Direction (00:55:09)

Does it Hold Up? (01:09:13)

Closing (01:16:18)

 

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