61: Faster, More Intense

Star Wars: The Force Awakens. December 17th, 2015 will be a day long remembered, it has seen the end of one era of Star Wars and the dawn of the next. With the sale of Lucasfilm to Disney came the promise of new films in the Skywalker saga and that promise has reached it's fulfillment in Episode VII. In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by newly awakened Jedi Bruce Gibson, Darren Moser and John Mills to talk about Star Wars: The Force Awakens. We discuss our Episode VII experiences, the new characters, old characters, Han's death, abandonment, the villains, the history of a long time ago, what about R2?, humor, one quick thing, music and design, wrapping up with final thoughts and ratings. Host Matthew Rushing Guests Bruce Gibson Darren Moser 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) Davis Grayson (Associate Producer) Chapters Introduction (00:01:17) Episode VII Experiences (00:04:20) New Characters (00:18:09) Poe (00:18:27) FN-2187 (00:27:07) BB-8 (00:36:41) Maz Kanata (00:44:53) Rey (00:52:07) Han Solo (01:03:23) Han's Death (01:14:38) Leia (01:21:06) Coda Luke (01:24:35) Abandonment (01:28:53) The Villains (01:35:40) Phasma (01:35:52) Snoke (01:40:09) Hux (01:42:54) Kylo Ren (01:47:10) The First Order (01:52:01) History of a Long Time Ago (01:57:56) What About R2? (02:10:38) Humor (02:18:39) One Thing (02:26:44) Music and Design (02:28:46) Final Thoughts and Ratings (02:38:57) 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