History Awesome / SFDebris

* His theory during the "[[{{Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS01E13DearDoctor}} Dear Doctor]]" review of what happened to the two species that Archer and Phlox played God with: the Valakians who were dying came in contact with the Romulans who told them what the federation did to them and made them go through gene therapy to survie and wear protective suits to eventually become the Breen, the Menks were enslaved by the Ferengi, revolted and became the Pakleds. And to drive the knife in further, TheStinger consists of Sisko's infamous guilt-ridden confession for his shady actions in "[[{{Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS06E19InThePaleMoonlight}} In the Pale Moonlight]]" (which included being complicit in the deaths of ''two'' people in the name of ''saving the entire Alpha Quadrant'') immediately followed by a cheerful Phlox claiming how he has a new found respect for Archer due to the whole ''genocide'' thing. Later on, he brings up their ''exact same arguments'' when discussing "[[{{Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS02E05ANightInSickbay}} A Night In Sickbay]]", pointing out their hypocrisy. Later ''still'' he claims that the reason Phlox never wrote up anti-Borg medical procedures (which would have been ''invaluable'' in episodes of TNG where they met the Borg for the first time) was because the Breen found and assassinated him before he could.

* A very small moment that often gets overlooked comes in his review of the TNG Episode "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E25TheNeutralZone The Neutral Zone]]" in which he says he has nothing against people who preach Marxism despite his own stance on the subject, which is a lot more tolerant and respectful than most idiots who look down on Socialism, Marxism, and Communism as "the ultimate evil."

* Ripping apart the subplot of ''Series/TorchwoodMiracleDay'' where a guy who rapes and kills little girls is able to get a sizable fanbase. This gets him to call the main story about death ceasing to exist "the believable plot." Going into details about us culturally, he brings up that we [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil assign considerable weight to sex crimes]], possibly more than he should, along with violence against children, and the idea that Oswald Danes could get a fanbase in universe is ludicrous because of it. He points out that even getting out of prison through LoopholeAbuse regarding having served his sentence was absurd given how it essentially has the prison warden caving into threats of appeal that Oswald was almost certainly lose.

** The final summation of what a grotesque mistake the entire character of Oswald Danes was. As note above, he brings up how throughout the entire review how absurd the reasons for pushing Oswald into the plot were, and while he states he gets the idea of Torchwood being forced to team up with a monster, Owsald is so evil he doesn't why the kept around so much when after all the screen time, all the show does with him is continue to emphasize how horrible and insufferable he is.

* For [[https://sfdebris.com/videos/doctorwho/smovie.php the TV Movie]], rating it "Must See" almost solely on the strength of Paul [=McGann=] as the Eigth Doctor, proclaiming that he quite rightly deserves to stand beside all the other actors who have brought the Doctor's assorted incarnations to life in the history of the series. While he is merciless about the movie's faults, he points to it being a good attempt, not being overly Americanized, and being some small promise in the midst of a long hiatus that ''Doctor Who'' was still relevant and may one day return. He even points to the movie's failings and few successes as lessons to be carried forward when the series would finally make a proper return.

** The final montage, set to "Music/LandOfConfusion" by Music/{{Genesis}}. Much like he did for "Endgame" on ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', while Chuck made you look at the game's flaws, in the end, he chose to celebrate what awesomeness it did bring.

* Combined with Funny, in his review for Recap/BabylonFiveS03E10SeveredDreams, a gigantic rapid-fire spiel about Mars rejecting President Clarke's Martial Law order, using the words "Martian," "Martial," and "Marshall" as often as he possibly can. It quite simply cannot be retyped.

'''Chuck:''' Yes, [[AssociationFallacy and bats are really butterflies because they both have wings]]. The comparison to a virus -- which I have seen elsewhere -- is really an analogy for if you're really just kinda pissed off at overpopulation or improper environmental attitudes. But it is nothing more than an emotive argument that is completely baseless. Those are valid things to be pissed off about, sure, if they matter to you and are things you can't take action over, but there is nothing virtually similar between humans and viruses because -- even if following this twisted logic -- humans do not consume all natural resources then move on; or else we shouldn't still be living in areas where we were a thousand years ago. Now true, improper understanding has led to mistakes that turned fertile land into deserts and the like, but even if you accepted that was an equivalent -- which it isn't -- viruses do not consume. The only thing viruses do is multiply, which requires a host organism to do just that. Humans can reproduce just fine without the help of any other organisms -- except, possibly, sheep. And it's done simply the way any other species would increase in numbers without natural predators. Humanity is unique though, in that we have the ability to check our own growth through conscious will, as shown when you look at world population rates and see that our growth had peaked half-a-century ago and has gone down since; we're still going up, but not as quickly. And the human mind is the toll that has helped to achieve both that, and the ability to identify problems we might also be causing and seek to avert them, and possibly even disasters that we might not cause but would nevertheless happen. If you have a problem with the behavior of our species -- and there are ''definitely'' areas for improvement -- you have to at least couch your arguments in language that implies you're capable of having an intelligent discussion on the topic. ''This'' is ''bullshit''. Humans are equivalent of viruses as self-aware killer computer-program Agent Smith here is to a sharpened rock.

'''Chuck''' You know what? ''That's it!'' Lutan, you understand "honor" like Neelix understands sex appeal. You've heard of it, you probably think you have it, but buddy, there is not a smidgin of it in your body. Your smile is as warm and inviting as an ice-water enema. Your so-called "charm" is so forced and transparent -- so clearly ''septic'' -- that I wouldn't be surprised if your voice leaves an oil slick. And your attempts to project authority are nothing of the kind, but of a spoiled child who's been handed everything in life, expect to constantly get, and annoyed when it's not given! You do not radiate authority, you ''ooze'' self-entitled smugness; a toxic barrage scientifically proven to be the first, second, ''and'' third leading cause of cancer in laboratory rats. Who's made the scientists cry, because they found the rats more personable than ''you!'' And your attempts to be sly? ''Stop!'' It's so sicking it gives flu bugs nausea! So ''please'', Franchise/HarryPotter, wrap yourself in that "magic cloak" of yours and disappear already! Do come back out until you get the secret sign. If you want to know what it is, it's the sight of the Sun swallowing the world.

'''Chuck''' You know what? ''That's it!'' Lutan, you understand "honor" like Neelix understands sex appeal. You've heard of it, you probably think you have it, but buddy, there is not a smidgin of it in your body. Your smile is as warm and inviting as an ice-water enema. Your so-called "charm" is so forced and transparent -- so clearly ''septic'' -- that I wouldn't be surprised if your voice leaves an oil slick. And your attempts to project authority are nothing of the kind, but of a spoiled child who's been handed everything in life, expect to constantly get, and annoyed when it's not given! You do not radiate authority, you ''ooze'' self-entitled smugness; a toxic barrage scientifically proven to be the first, second, ''and'' third leading cause of cancer in laboratory rats. Who's made the scientist cry, because they found the rats more personable than ''you!'' And your attempts to be sly? ''Stop!'' It's so sicking it gives flu bugs nausea! So ''please'', Franchise/HarryPotter, wrap yourself in that "magic cloak" of yours and disappear already! Do come back out until you get the secret sign. If you want to know what it is, it's the sight of the Sun swallowing the world.

-->'''Chuck:''' It is the point I mentioned at the beginning, the "makes you cry, but puts a gun to your head to make you do it thing". The Doc's daughter hit her head playing parrises squares, and despite his best efforts, she is dying. Is this effective? Sure. The young actor is quite capable and Picardo is brilliant as always. The problem with this is the way it fumbles about with it. How long did Janeway's stupid Victorian Holonovel run before they shitcanned it, because nobody cared? ''A season and a half!'' The Doctor has a family, meant to teach him about relating to patients, but ending with the tragic death of his daughter. ''45 minutes.'' And this life-changing, soul-crushing, "your worst nightmare" event, will never, ''ever'' be mentioned again. ''Not once.'' Not when parrises squares brought up all the times in the future to tear open that old wound. Nope. You just don't put someone through ''the death of their child'' and have it never matter! That's just ''cheap!'' And it is a sign to me that they don't quite grasp what it is they're doing here. I mean, how can this be that dramatic when this great tragedy shows no signs of its effect on him, ''EVER!?'' But the only thing that happens this entire episode that will ever matter to anything ever again is ''Tom flirting with Torres in the mess hall! Really?''

'''Chuck:''' Yes, [[AssociationFallacy and bats are really butterflies because they both have wings]]. The comparison to a virus -- which I have seen elsewhere -- is really an analogy for if you're really just kinda pissed off at overpopulation or improper environmental attitudes. But it is nothing more than an emotive argument that is completely baseless. Those are valid things to be pissed off about, sure, if they matter to you, and are things you can't take action over, but there is nothing virtually similar between humans and viruses because -- even if following this twisted logic -- humans do not consume all natural resources then move on; or else we shouldn't still be living in areas where we were a thousand years ago. Now true, improper understanding has led to mistakes that turned fertile land into deserts and the like, but even if you accepted that was an equivalent -- which it isn't -- viruses do not consume. The only thing viruses do is multiply, which requires a host organism to do just that. Humans can reproduce just fine without the help of any other organisms -- except, possibly, sheep. And it's done simply the way any other species would increase in numbers without natural predators. Humanity is unique though, in that we have the ability to check our own growth through conscious will, as shown when you look at world population rates and see that our growth had peaked half-a-century ago and has gone down since; we're still going up, but not as quickly. And the human mind is the toll that has helped to achieve both that, and the ability to identify problems we might also be causing and seek to avert them, and possibly even disasters that we might not cause but would nevertheless happen. If you have a problem with the behavior of our species -- and there are ''definitely'' areas for improvement -- you have to at least couch your arguments in language that implies you're capable of having an intelligent discussion on the topic. ''This'' is ''bullshit''. Humans are equivalent of viruses as self-aware killer computer-program Agent Smith here is to a sharpened rock.

'''Chuck:''' Yes, [[AssociationFallacy and bats are really butterflies, because they both have wings]]. The comparison to a virus -- which I have seen elsewhere -- is really an analogy for if you're really just kinda pissed off at overpopulation or improper environmental attitudes. But it is nothing more than an emotive argument that is completely baseless. Those are valid things to be pissed off about, sure, if they matter to you, and things you can't take action over, but there is nothing virtually similar between humans and viruses because -- even if following this twisted logic -- humans do not consume all natural resources then move on; or else we shouldn't still be living in areas where we were a thousand years ago. Now true, improper understanding has led to mistakes that turned fertile land into deserts and the like, but even if you accepted that was an equivalent -- which it isn't -- viruses do not consume. The only thing viruses do is multiply, which requires a host organism to do just that. Humans can reproduce just fine without the help of any other organisms -- except, possibly, sheep. And it's done simply the way any other species would increase in numbers without natural predators. Humanity is unique though, in that we have the ability to check our own growth through conscious will, as shown when you look at world population rates and see that our growth had peaked half-a-century ago and has gone down since; we're still going up, but not as quickly. And the human mind is the toll that has helped to achieve both that, and the ability to identify problems we might also be causing and seek to avert them, and possibly even disasters that we might not cause but would nevertheless happen. If you have a problem with the behavior of our species -- and there are ''definitely'' areas for improvement -- you have to at least couch your arguments in language that implies you're capable of having an intelligent discussion on the topic. ''This'' is ''bullshit''. Humans are equivalent of viruses as self-aware killer computer-program Agent Smith here is to a sharpened rock.

* His [[http://blip.tv/sf-debris-opinionated-reviews/the-day-after-review-intro-6398147 intro video]] to his ''Film/TheDayAfter'' review. ShownTheirWork at its finest. Particularly the very appropriate usage of "[[Film/DoctorStrangelove When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again]]" up until the bombing of Hiroshima.

--->'''Smith:''' There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. Do you know what it is? ''A virus.''

* His review of ''Film/TheMatrix'', a highly thoughtful essay on the power of the human brain.

-->'''Chuck:''' The reason ''Doctor Who'' was cancelled... ([[spoiler:displays picture of the Sixth Doctor's outfit]]) [[ItMakesSenseInContext was]] [[ForWantOfANail this]].

* [[https://twitter.com/sfdebris/status/506328134808256512 Correctly predicting]] that in ''Series/DoctorWho'' [[spoiler: "Missy" is a female regeneration of TheMaster]]

* While reviewing the ''Gargoyles'' four parter "[[Recap/GargoylesS2CityOfStone City of Stone]]", he notes that he has a problem in how to deal with a certain piece of {{Foreshadowing}} given how some viewers may not have seen the show and shouldn't have the reveal spoiled. So he simply notes that somewhere in the review is a hint toward the reveal and leaves it at that. Said hint being [[spoiler:his mention of how Puck had previously shown the ability to be seen however he wanted... like he does in "City of Stone" by showing himself as Owen turned to stone.]]
** The clue is much simpler: [[spoiler: the first word of each video: "Owen", "Is", "Puck"]]. There's no way that was an accident.
** He does it again in "[[{{Recap/GargoylesS2EyeOfTheBeholder}} Eye of the Beholder]]", where he notes how, for the most part, the irony of everyone's proverbial masks being removed on Halloween-a night of literal masks. The one person whose mask doesn't come off? [[spoiler: The last person we see before the episode ends]].

--> Iroh...that is just what I needed. (''Cue [[spoiler: Iko Iko by the Belle Stars]]'').

* How is [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers Sparkplug Witwicky]], an American working on an Oil Rig, familiar with a South Asian ruby mine? [[spoiler: He was once part of a Black-Ops team that raided these same mines as part of an off-the-books operation]].

* Before the intro to ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheMovieRebellion'', he tells the first part of the tale of the Soldier and Death, a Russian folktale about a man who escaped from the fatal consequences of a HeroicSacrifice by [[SealedBadassInACan tricking Death into a magic bag]]. [[spoiler:It turns out to be a rather masterful ChekhovsGun for Homura's ambush of Madokami, where Madoka is kindly Death, and Akuma Homura being the soldier who both committed the HeroicSacrifice for her, and then sealed her away to negate all the bad effects of said sacrifice.]]
** Becomes an extremely fitting TearJerker if you know [[spoiler:how the story ends; namely, that the soldier [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone releases Death]] after realizing he inflicted AgeWithoutYouth on the world...and discovering that not only is Death [[EnemiesWithDeath so scared of him]] [[DeconstructedTrope she won't let him die because she won't go near him]], but the Devil is even more afraid and won't let him in Hell, while God won't let him in Heaven for his hubris. Think about what that says about Madoka and Homura's relationship from then on.]]

** Calling out the series in his review of episode 10 for the bit of Himeko still longing for Chikane [[spoiler:even after Chikane raped her]], where he engages in a rant where he makes it clear if it weren't for obligation, he'd have stopped reviewing the series with episode 8.
** In Episode 11, the anime treating [[spoiler:Himiko apologizing to Chikane for being raped by her]] causes Chuck to launch an epic rant about how the anime is both glorifying domestic abuse and arguing that abuse is okay in lesbian relationships.
* From his review of ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'', the bit where [[{{ItMakesSenseinContext}} he and his cat prepare to fight zombies.]]

--->What the Chancellor's just announced is: that the most deadly weapon in the galaxy is for sale, and here's his phone number.

* His evisceration about the Prime Directive in "The Masterpiece Society", which may actually put his ''15 minute video'' about the directive to shame. He essentially says, if Starfleet is so terrified of leaving behind footprints ''any time'' they get involved with pre-warp civilizations, they should stay on earth and only ever send out unmanned probes. It's utterly repulsive to criticize a society with a dogmatic view of isolation while ''[[{{Hypocrite}} you]]'' hide behind a philosophy that you treat like a religion. A view that says we will not impose our views on others, so it's better for ''others'' to die for the sake of ''our'' values.

* His calling out Janeway for her hypocrisy in "[[{{Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS5E25S6E1Equinox}} Equinox]]," comparing her treatment and judgement of Captain Ransom to how she would be judged and treated if found by the ''Enterprise''-E and Picard. It's a masterpiece of role-reversal: if Janeway had encountered Picard and the ''Enterprise''-E instead of Ransom and the ''Equinox'', and Picard had taken to exception to Janeway's command style and decisions in the same way Janeway reacts to Ransom's, would Janeway have meekly rolled over and allowed the fate of her ship and crew to be dictated by another Captain, "tactical superiority" notwithstanding. Not only no, but '''fuck''' no! Thus, with the application of some FridgeBrilliance, Janeway and Ransom are NotSoDifferent.

** For delivering a thorough and devastating rebuttal to Tarrlok's NotSoDifferent claims to Korra.