A Captain's Log · SEASON 5
John Putch - Roles a plenty, two benzites, a federation journalist and the directors chair, Part 2
Episode 9 · 2025-04-27

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Episode overview
Conclusion to the interview with John Putch. John speaks about returning to the Star Trek The Next Generation set as the same alien Benzite species, but this time as a character named Mendon. He also talk about working with director Rob Bowman on the Star Trek episode from season two. John talks about how he asked for advice from Jonathan Frakes and Michael Dorn on how to speak techno-babble like complicated jargon that fits the Star Trek scripted dialogue. John also talks about working again with Tommy Hinkley whom he worked with on Men at Work now on the 1994 film Star Trek: Generations. John rounds out the interview talking about directing his mother Jean Stapleton in a film titled "Pursuit of Happiness"
28 minutes
Season 5 episodes
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2. Nana Visitor; Her family, Kira Nerys and Star Trek: Open a Channel: A Woman's Trek, Part 22025-03-09
3. Sean Kenney - From an unforgettable face on a disfigured Pike to DePaul in Star Trek and beyond2025-03-16
4. Sean Kenney - From an unforgettable face on a disfigured Pike to DePaul in Star Trek and beyond, Part 22025-03-23
5. Julie Caitlin Brown; The quadruple talent, Broadway, musician to sinister Star Trek and Babylon 5 roles2025-03-30
6. Julie Caitlin Brown; The quadruple talent, Broadway, musician to sinister Star Trek and Babylon 5 roles, Part 22025-04-06
7. Julie Caitlin Brown; The quadruple talent, Broadway, musician to sinister Star Trek and Babylon 5 roles, Part 32025-04-13
8. John Putch - Roles a plenty, two benzites, a federation journalist and the directors chair2025-04-20
9. John Putch - Roles a plenty, two benzites, a federation journalist and the directors chair, Part 22025-04-27
10. David Mack - Author, Scriptwriter, and Consultant for Star Trek's Finest Worlds2025-05-04
11. David Mack - Author, Scriptwriter, and Consultant for Star Trek's Finest Worlds, Part 22025-05-11
12. Star Trek stunt superlatives - Tom Morga, Chris Doyle, Suzanne Rampe2025-06-01
13. Star Trek stunt superlatives - Tom Morga, Chris Doyle, Suzanne Rampe, Part 22025-06-08
14. Tommy Hinkley, from off Broadway to Hollywood and beyond with a memorable Star Trek stop2025-06-15
15. Tommy Hinkley, from off Broadway to Hollywood and beyond with a memorable Star Trek stop, Part 22025-06-22
16. John D. Adams - Award winning Artist, Star Trek column writer, story-editor2025-06-29
17. Kay Bess - Star Trek: Picard La Sirena voice and beyond2025-07-06
18. Kay Bess - Star Trek: Picard La Sirena voice and beyond, Part 22025-07-13
19. Lou Wagner - Hollywood hero from Planet of the Apes to CHiPs and Star Trek's spinoffs2025-07-20
20. Bobby Clark - stuntman, stunt actor - Gorn to Trek2025-07-27
21. Bobby Clark - stuntman, stunt actor - Gorn to Trek, Part 22025-08-03
22. Sage Arrindell: Shaping a career in Star Trek and beyond2025-08-24
23. Charles Picerni, Jr. - Stuntman, Stunt actor, Stunt Coordinator and second unit director2025-08-31
24. Charles Picerni, Senior and Junior; A family of stunt work in Star Trek and Hollywood, Part 22025-09-07
25. Julie Ann Johnson; Stuntwoman, Charlie's Angeles, Hollywood stunts plus a single 1960's Star Trek experience2025-09-14
26. Gilbert Combs; Award winning fire stunts, car chase stunts, Hollywood stuntman, stunt actor, and coordinator2025-09-21