Punch It: Writing in Star Trek

Babylon 5. In the mid 1990s, planning a five-year series arc for television was considered crazy. So was the idea of rendering all special effects with CGI. And if a show runner said he would do both of those things while also producing a...

Beavis and Butt-Head With Tristan busy taking care of Baby Riddell this week, Char has the unique opportunity to talk about one of her favorite shows that she knows Tristan would never tackle with her. That show, ladies and gentlemen, is Beavis and...

Lt. Jae never had any lines but we give her a backstory It's no secret that Tristan is nearly obsessed with a crewman on the starship Enterprise who has had zero lines in the franchise. Even though we don't know her story, she has captured the hearts...

What's on our nightstands and our queue Sometimes you have a reading list that can just be daunting. You don't know where to start or where to skip. Char and Tristan discuss what is on their current reading/watch list. They reference classic poems,...

Gilmore Girls Season One Writing Analysis Tristan finally did it, he actually convinced Char to watch Gilmore Girls season one. After months of trying to convince her, she took the time and sat down and watched. Gilmore Girls is one of the wittiest...

What happened right after Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country? Char and Tristan return to the land of Star Trek after they just finished their epic three-part Star Wars movie. This is another story that's written on the fly and you guys get to...

Final chapter in our Star Wars movie written on-the-fly We continue and finish our last act in our improvised Star Wars film. We started this journey imagining ourselves in the writer's room for the sequel to Star Wars 1977. Nothing else existed...

Continuing to write the sequel to Star Wars (1977) in a vacuum Last week we wrote the first part of our imaginary sequel to Star Wars (1977). Disregarding Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, and everything else related to Star Wars except the...

Writing the sequel to Star Wars (1977) in a vacuum This week on Punch It, we tackle a listener suggestion. What would a Punch It written movie look like if it was a sequel to 1977's Star Wars? You might be asking yourself, "But guys, a sequel does...

Star Trek: Enterprise Episode Written On-the-Fly Enterprise doesn't get enough love in the fandom. Does it have its issues? You bet. Is it underrated? Also true. One aspect that garnered the most criticism was the lack of character development....