And, like all things that got a minor split-second reference in the original trilogy, the old Expanded Universe books ran off with what information they had and, well, expanded it. According to that, Bothans were camel-like anthropomorphic people with expressive whiskers (but they could sort of do a good poker face sometimes I think), one of whom was a major politician in the Rebellion (and subsequent New Republic), Borsk Fey’lya. He even had an action figure eventually.
Also, a lot of fans get this confused with the First Death Star Plans, whose original origin isn’t actually referenced in movie, and has about 5,000,000 different origin stories for how the Rebel Alliance got them in the EU, with a hand-wave that they were all different parts of the plans.
An anonymous tip? How do you jsut get anonymous tips on evil aliens? How would an anonymous tipster even know how to contact SEMME in the first place? It just raises more questions than it answers.
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That’s…that’s a Suburban Knights (or To Boldly Flee?) reference, right? Or did Channel Awesome get that from something else?
I really don’t remember the context for the Bothans joke, I just remember “For the Bothans”.
uh… Star Wars?
This post makes me sad.
In Star Wars they say “Many Bothans died to get this info” with said info having to do with the Death Star.
You are a nostalgia critic fan, and for that I will forgive your transgression.
Your Gravatar tells a different story.
Actually, to be specific, it’s from Return of the Jedi.
And, like all things that got a minor split-second reference in the original trilogy, the old Expanded Universe books ran off with what information they had and, well, expanded it. According to that, Bothans were camel-like anthropomorphic people with expressive whiskers (but they could sort of do a good poker face sometimes I think), one of whom was a major politician in the Rebellion (and subsequent New Republic), Borsk Fey’lya. He even had an action figure eventually.
…and then Disney threw all of that out the window.
I probably wouldn’t have minded seeing what they would’ve done with the Thrawn Trilogy, at least…
Also, a lot of fans get this confused with the First Death Star Plans, whose original origin isn’t actually referenced in movie, and has about 5,000,000 different origin stories for how the Rebel Alliance got them in the EU, with a hand-wave that they were all different parts of the plans.
I’ve always hated Jason’s speech patterns in this strip. They’ve always struck me as super artificial.
Almost as if it’s a contrived expository recap
Ready, he is not, to learn the ways of the British.
EVERYTHING about Jason is super artificial.
Including his penis
Especially his penis
yes i would definitely say it is made of man
“In the altogether.”
You saw his penis, Jason. You can say it.
Actually, Jason would probably call it his “John Thomas”.
or indeed his ‘One-eyed trouser snake’.
Or his ‘Piece of Pork’, his ‘Wife’s best friend’, his ‘Percy’ or his ‘Cock’.
He can wrap it up in ribbons, he can slip it in a sock…
Stop that, stop that. That’s silly. There is no channeling Monty Python here.
And now… the horse chestnut.
He didn’t recognize it because he’s used to a beer glass.
Jason: I also will have to get a new suit since those jerk ass coworkers got blood on it.
What? Have you seen his closet? He’s probably got a few dozen more identical suits and bowties in it.
Sal looks so content when she talks about the face of unforgiving, cold death. Serene.
Your mom got an anonymous tip.
For a nickel.
An anonymous tip? How do you jsut get anonymous tips on evil aliens? How would an anonymous tipster even know how to contact SEMME in the first place? It just raises more questions than it answers.
I assume it was the Head Alien. It couldn’t possibly have been anybody else, could it?
Wasn’t it the, ahem, mysterious figure who said that Hooper arriving was a reminder of who’s in charge here?
“Just keep killing Bothans. I’ll tell you when to stop”