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Prime Directive.

There are a few books in the history of Star Trek literature that could be considered "essential reading." Books that capture the essence of Star Trek, and showcase the very best of what makes Star Trek great. The subject of this weeks episode is one such book, and it highlights one of the longest-running philosophical debates in the Star Trek universe.

In this last episode of Literary Treks for host Matthew Rushing, he's joined by Dan Gunter and Bruce Gibson to talk about Prime Directive. We discuss the book's impact, the Enterprise disgrace, the many storylines, McCoy in the middle, catastrophe, the prime directive and our ratings.

In a packed news segment we talk about the latest issues of New Visions and Boldly Go, the covers of The Long Mirage and Mirror Broken as well as some of 2016's best books.

News
One Last Time (00:02:39)
New Visions #13 (00:05:27)
Boldly Go #3 (00:10:26)
The Long Mirage Cover (00:16:07)
Mirror Broken Comic Cover (00:21:34)
Best of 2016 (00:24:06)

Feature: Prime Directive
The Book's Impact (00:31:55)
The Enterprise Disgrace (00:35:28)
The Tropes of Star Trek (00:41:30)
Many Storylines (00:43:16)
McCoy in the Middle (00:49:31)
Catastrophe (00:56:06)
The Prime Directive (01:03:34)
Ratings (01:10:49)
Final Thoughts (01:13:25)

Hosts
Matthew Rushing, Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson

Production
Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Associate Producer) Bruce Gibson (Associate Producer)

Tomorrow Never Dies.

The recent casting of Michelle Yeoh in Star Trek: Discovery has been applauded by many. The actress is the best known cast member thus far, having appeared in such films as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Sunshine. But her big introduction to American audiences came in 1997 with the James Bond film, Tomorrow Never Dies.

In this episode of Stage Nine, Mike and John are joined by Zach Moore of Standard Orbit, and Lee Hutchison of Earl Grey to look at Yeoh's work in Tomorrow Never Dies. We discuss our first experiences watching the film, Nicholas Meyer's contribution to the script, and what makes Yeoh different from most Bond Girls. In news, we cover the latest on Bryan Fuller's departure from Disco, and preview two other new cast members, Doug Jones and Anthony Rapp.

Chapters
Intro (00:00:00)
Bryan Fuller (00:01:04)
New Disco Cast Members (00:14:14)
Tomorrow Never Dies (00:26:12)
Closing (00:57:50)

Hosts
Mike Schindler and Mike Schindler

Guests
Zach Moore and Lee Hutchison

Production
Mike Schindler (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Jeff Sutter (Associate Producer) Chris Stenftenagel (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager)

Tomorrow Never Dies.

The recent casting of Michelle Yeoh in Star Trek: Discovery has been applauded by many. The actress is the best known cast member thus far, having appeared in such films as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Sunshine. But her big introduction to American audiences came in 1997 with the James Bond film, Tomorrow Never Dies.

In this episode of Stage Nine, Mike and John are joined by Zach Moore of Standard Orbit, and Lee Hutchison of Earl Grey to look at Yeoh's work in Tomorrow Never Dies. We discuss our first experiences watching the film, Nicholas Meyer's contribution to the script, and what makes Yeoh different from most Bond Girls. In news, we cover the latest on Bryan Fuller's departure from Disco, and preview two other new cast members, Doug Jones and Anthony Rapp.

Chapters Intro (00:00:00) Bryan Fuller (00:01:04) New Disco Cast Members (00:14:14) Tomorrow Never Dies (00:26:12) Closing (00:57:50)

Hosts Mike Schindler and Mike Schindler

Guests Zach Moore and Lee Hutchison

Production Mike Schindler (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Jeff Sutter (Associate Producer) Chris Stenftenagel (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager)

Voyager Continuity.  

Voyager is sometimes criticized for not having the same degree of continuity as Deep Space Nine or Enterprise. But in this episode of To The Journey, hosts Kay Shaw, Suzanne Williamson, and Zachary Fruhling discuss various examples of continuity in Voyager, from callbacks to previous episodes to continuity with the rest of the Star Trek universe. Together Kay, Suzanne, and Zachary argue that, despite all-too-frequent use of the dreaded episodic reset button, Voyager has its own unique brand of storytelling continuity that serves the development of Voyager's overall tale.  

Chapters 
Intro (00:00:00) 
The Dreaded Voyager Reset Button (00:02:21) 
The Kazon and "Shattered" (00:04:49) 
Vidiians and Dr. Pel - Voyager's Reputation in the Delta Quadrant (00:12:03) 
Relationships on Voyager - Continuously Going Nowhere (00:14:34) 
Q Cubed - Voyager's Continuity with the Expanded Star Trek Universe (00:17:03) 
"Year of Hell" - Is Voyager (Dis)-Continuity Dissatisfying? (00:19:24) 
Fake Tom and Fake B'Elanna's Wedding - "Demon" and "Course Oblivion" (00:22:59) 
The Pathfinder Project, Lieutenant Barclay, and Counselor Troi (00:27:13) 
The Equinox Crew - Hamster Wheel Warp Drive? (00:33:13) 
Temporal Ankle Bracelet - "Endgame" and Voyager's Overall Story Arc (00:35:24) 
Final Thoughts (00:40:06)  

Hosts 
Kay Shaw, Suzanne Williamson, and Zachary Fruhling  

Production 
Kay Shaw (Editor) Suzanne Williamson (Producer) Zachary Fruhling (Producer) C. Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Kenneth Tripp (Executive Producer) Jamie Duce (Associate Producer) Bruce Lish (Associate Producer) Dante Hopkins (Associate Producer) Brian Beliso (Associate Producer) Joo Kim (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager)

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Iron Man 3.

Tony Stark had been though a lot, he'd been captured in Afghanistan, almost died when his parter in business tried to have him killed, created a super suit, declared himself Iron Man, had to work though daddy issues to save his life and then flew a nuke into a wormhole to save the world.

In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by Ken Tripp and Richard Marquez to talk about Iron Man 3. We discuss the ghosts that haunt Tony, demons he made, Pepper, a complete arc, out of the suit, the Mandarin, obsession, music, effects and our ratings.

Chapters
Ghosts of Christmas Past and Present (00:03:46)
Demons of Our Own Making (00:08:30)
Pepper in thee Story (00:14:45)
Complete Arc (00:20:02)
Out of the Suit (00:22:47)
The Mandarin (00:29:31)
Obsession (00:40:18)
Music (00:43:47)
The Effects Work (00:47:21)
Ratings (00:49:53)

Host
Matthew Rushing

Guests
Ken Tripp
Richard Marquez

Production
Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Charlene Schmidt (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Davis Grayson (Associate Producer)