Brewster Rockit by Tim Rickard for September 19, 2022

“We need to get out of here before one of those things kills Guy.” —Galaxy Quest

You’ll be welcomed with open arms.

“Do any of you live past the opening credits?”

Red shirt extras: If you’ve seen ‘em once, you’ve probably seen ’em for the last time.

Shouldn’t the guy be wearing a red shirt?

Ensign Kenny gets to meet a lot of alien babes.

As a proportion of the number that beamed down, gold shirts were more likely to befall a calamity then a red shirt was.

Oh no!! They killed Kenny!

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I mentioned the red shirts phenomenon to a 20-something at work and he didn’t know what I was talking about.

A “redshirt” is a stock character in fiction who dies soon after being introduced. The term originates from the original Star Trek (NBC, 1966–69) television series in which the red-shirted security personnel frequently die during episodes. Redshirt deaths are often used to dramatize the potential peril that the main characters face.

Just another day at the office for Ensign Kenny… ;-)

“Maybe if I start to feel suicidal.”

There’s red shirt aliens too.

Oh No they Killed Kenny. The Kid on South Park? No Ensign Kenny!! Well that’s OK! Dr. Mel will grow a new one.