meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Blank Check with Griffin & David

Pokémon: Detective Pikachu with Dan Hernandez & Benji Samit

Blank Check with Griffin & David

Blank Check Productions / Talkhouse

Tv & Film, Society & Culture, Comedy, Film Reviews

4.66.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2019

⏱️ 126 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

On the week of it's release in May of 2019, Blank Check invited screenwriters of Detective Pikachu, Dan Hernandez & Benji Samit, to offer a behind-the-scenes look into the development and writing process of this film! But what other media influenced elements of the story structure? What are Griffin and David's favorite Pokémon? How long did it take writer and director Steven E. de Souza to write Street Fighter? Together they examine fandom theory, world building, video game movies and explore the credit process and arbitration process.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

I know this much if your dad was here he would hug you so hard your bones would podcast

0:27.8

okay great there you go now first question I'm going hard did you guys write that line no wow

0:33.6

here's my goal for this episode okay fine the line the pops like what no no no I want I want to along

0:45.1

with everything else have this episode be an exploration of the process of writing a movie this big

0:51.2

okay okay we can talk about it without you guys jeopardizing

0:56.7

there may be some things and you'll and you'll give this single but we're happy to do that and Ben

1:03.3

is very good at cutting out okay now Ben is pointing he has a bell here oh this is a new thing

1:09.9

that he's introducing as if I know what it is we're not gonna we're not gonna ring a cutout bell

1:14.2

Ben now let's let's make it clear there's a reason why Ben might forget that he hasn't introduced

1:23.7

the cutout bell before Ben G Dan all interest you properly second but have you noticed

1:29.3

you're you're just meaning producer Ben for the first time this is our first time but it's been

1:33.0

good so far he doesn't usually have this hat on we're in a detective hat a classic Sherlock Holmes

1:39.9

deer stalker he actually is wearing a deer stalker I'm gonna take you genuinely does have a

1:44.2

cut it out well look at me look at me he doesn't remember who I am so here's the thing producer Ben

1:52.2

a k farch detective peekabin what woke up this morning doesn't remember anything

1:57.7

I don't why did I agree to this wait a second even though I'm not involved I should have realized

2:03.3

it would be annoying but he's on the case he's gonna try to guess what happens in the movie because

2:08.7

he hasn't seen it yeah so it's so it's in the episode he might guess what he thinks happens in

2:13.8

the movie great great cleanly set up that bit should we disabuse him of the notion or should we

2:19.9

should we just like he was wrong should we see what the movie that he creates is right see if it's

2:25.6

better make this idea good incubation time you know this is like there are no bad ideas there

2:30.8

no bad ideas well that's good because my ideas are always great uh hello very recently you told

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Blank Check Productions / Talkhouse, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Blank Check Productions / Talkhouse and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.