I don’t know if anyone else has done this joke, because a while back I got fed up of people comparing us to Robot Chicken and Family Guy and, as a result, I consciously avoided watching the Empire Strikes Back parodies. Blue Milk Special does not rip off other parodies and we deliberately try to find new angles on well parodied scenes. We often avoid famous lines because they have been so thoroughly parodied already.
Greg Eckler is a Washington, DC artist/designer who happens to be a Star Wars fan. You can see examples of his Star Wars art here. He also has a series of photos of Lego Ackbar on location.
Admiral Ackbar is the perfect example of a dilemma for us. How do we approach a well loved character in our parody, when he had so few lines? It sometimes seems to me that “It’s a Trap” will never get old for some, but we aspire to something a little more fresh than just giving Star Wars fans more of the same. So far our take on Ackbar isn’t far removed from what people might expect, but as he never appeared until the final film, his sudden appearances (see his
first BMS appearance here) are purely for fun. We actually have a comedic storyarc concerning Ackbar which will not begin until we get midway through Return of the Jedi. I should stress, IF we get to Return of the Jedi at all. Unlike Robot Chicken and Family Guy, we are simply a fan project. We do not make money from Blue Milk Special and whether BMS continues depends largely upon the success and freedom enjoyed in our home and work lives. 🙂
Pictured Left: Greg Eckler is a Washington, DC artist/designer who happens to be a Star Wars fan. You can see examples of his Star Wars art here. He also has a cute series of photos of Lego Ackbar on location.
I think that I’ll never get tired of the BMS Ackbar. BTW, translating the puns of Ackbar to Spanish (or to any language) is pretty mind-bending, but I like the challenges 🙂
HAhA!!! That was great!!
Something is fishy with today’s strip!
I know, how did Gill Man’s orange cousin get on board the Star Destroyer anyway?
Love it!
Other than that has anyone ever said (I’m sure someone has) just how effective the rebel evacuation from Hoth was?
Did they take staggering losses, or did most of them get away?
That’s a good question. I always wonder if the whole rebellion was on Hoth, or if there were other groups scattered about. What if the Empire found a rebel base in use, but it wasn’t the one Luke & co were in at the time? Oops, there goes your movie. 🙂
The whole rebellion wouldn’t have been on Hoth. I don’t think they could have gone from having a few transport ships and X-Wings we saw evacuating to the massive fleet they had in ROTJ in just a few years. And I don’t think they would have put all their caviar in one basket. (Sheesh, I didn’t realize there was a one fish pun minimum required to comment on this strip. The system wouldn’t let me post my comment without it!)
Since Hoth was a very new base at the the time of ESB, it mostly like was the new home of the rebels who fled from Yavin along with some new recruits.
I’m inclined to agree. It’s a little fishy otherwise!
I forgot to add, was the catch Dolphin/Mynock safe?
To say one parody is ripping off another is pointless. They’re both riffing off the same material. You’re bound to get some overlap, but I must say that BMS continues to provide a fresh, and always funny, spin on material that I already love. Keep up the good work.
I don’t think I’ve ever commented before, but after reading your post on the strip compelled me to give you a pat on the back.
It’s like the “Simpsons did it” episode of South Park. Everything’s been done somewhere and every joke has been made by at least one nerd somewhere in the world. That doesn’t mean your spin on it can’t still be funny. Hell, some things are funny because they’ve been around forever.
You can’t help being compared to two big name shows that have covered the same material, and if the comments are positive then it’s a compliment. It’s just too bad you don’t have the tv station budget to back you up. Personally, I’d encourage you to put a couple small ads on the site. At least cover your costs.
We have been approached by advertisers. I’ll mess with the idea. Thanks, Fangirl.
I see no reason why Ackbar shouldn’t be in every single story thread along with TKBOOB and the Rodians. Hell, just forget the films and write a spin-off strip with these as your central cast – could be the new Golden Girls.
I like the Golden Girls idea Neil! Now that would be some funny stuff! I vote for Akbar’s Mom to be Blanch!
I also agree with Gatto. There was something fishy about this strip this week but you can’t be guppies about what other people are saying.
LOL. As for the Golden Girls, I think I’m scarred for life after sitting through the XXX Golden Girls parody.
This reply gave me a haddock.
lol i love lego star wars stufff to i actually work at a lego store in canada XD
i know its a long way to go but PLEASEEEEEEEEEE keep going till return of the Jedi
this is one of my favorite webcomics
oh and this strip is genius !
Love the new Format!!!
The new strip is missing!
Do you still have a voting button for TWC and Biggs (I mean Favorite Character)?
As the poll resulted showed your most popular characters are Leia, Vader and Biggs, i.e. three characters you’ve really been able to give a distinctive Blue Milk identity. If you can do the same for Ackbar and other characters then go for it!!!
Yay! this comic is back. I missed it when it was new b/c i was on vacation. I check this site M-F to see if there is a new strip. I love it. Keep up the good work.
I saw a funny (to me) license plate the other day: ONE 8008. Reminded me of TK8008
So that’s the strip I’ve been waiting 2 weeks to see. Glad it decided to show its face(s) again.
WELCOME BACK!!!!!!!!!!!
Blue Milk you sound a bit pissed off or under appreciated. Look I dont care about family guy or Robot Chicken. I look forward to reading your work and hope you do get to JEDI. Easy man and thanks for the work bruv.
Thanks. We consciously try to be different. Just to clarify, I put in a lot of personal time to do this comic because I love Star Wars and I love making the strips. Some strips can take me a whole day to complete, 8 hours or more in some cases. If you work hard on something that involves so much time and passion but then someone says you just copied someone else, you tend to feel hurt or angry. 🙂
YAY! You’re back 🙂
Ha ha! Glad I clicked the “previous” button, even though I didn’t expect to see anything I hadn’t already seen. But it’s better to be safe than sorry, and it would’ve been a sad thing if I had missed out on this strip. Which I apparently missed out on when it was first published.