darth_ender said:

So since the various Bothan ideas (or no Bothans) is up for vote once again, I have a few good reasons to push for my idea (the one I included in the script):

1) It requires the fewest newly filmed material or CGI work (just showing eyes and hands, and perhaps the eyes can be pulled from somewhere else).

2) It fits in well in a midpoint in the script rather than drastically changing the opening, and possibly the nature of the whole film.

3) Possibly one of the best reasons is that it takes place while a Bothan is preparing to dock with a Mon Cal cruiser and shows a shot from the cockpit looking out the canopy. Well, it just occurred to me that this clip from the end of Star Tours 2 could be slowed down and used to portray this shot, thus saving some work.

Reasons not to have Bothans:

1) It will take A LOT of work.

2) It does not add anything to the story or characters.

3) It does not feature any of the primary characters, and, thus, will feel un-Star Warsy.