History Heartwarming / SFDebris

** For that matter, the Sith Inquisitor series starts with him talking about how much he'd always wanted to play a Sith Sorcerer, even in a tabletop setting, and [[ForWantOfANail it never happened.]] Then SWTOR offered Sorcerers as an advanced class ''and'' the story was basically Sorcerer-centric for that class. For Chuck it was his gateway drug to other [=MMOs=] simply because in his own words, "it was a bait [he] was powerless to resist." While we've seen Chuck tackle personal favorites on the show before, this is probably the series that features him ''really'' [[NotSoAboveItAll getting into it the most.]] Hearing Chuck gush about what Sith Sorcerers are (admittedly before TOR, a fairly obscure piece of Legends canon outside of Palpatine), explaining how the story works with genuine enthusiasm, to just getting into the Roleplay side of things far more naturally than usual is very much a feel good moment. After all the times we've seen Chuck be a [[GrumpyOldMan cantankerous old bastard]] about even things he loves due to the show, watching him just for once go all in ''while'' giving legitimate criticism at the studios making the game, shows that yes, this story really IS near and dear to his heart.

** For that matter, the Sith Inquisitor series starts with him talking about how much he'd always wanted to play a Sith Sorcerer, even in a tabletop setting, and [[ForWantOfANail it never happened.]] Then SWTOR offered Sorcerers as an advanced class ''and'' the story was basically Sorcerer-centric for that class. For Chuck it was his gateway drug to other MMOs simply because in his own words, "it was a bait [he] was powerless to resist." While we've seen Chuck tackle personal favorites on the show before, this is probably the series that features him ''really'' [[NotSoAboveItAll getting into it the most.]] Hearing Chuck gush about what Sith Sorcerers are (admittedly before TOR, a fairly obscure piece of Legends canon outside of Palpatine), explaining how the story works with genuine enthusiasm, to just getting into the Roleplay side of things far more naturally than usual is very much a feel good moment. After all the times we've seen Chuck be a [[GrumpyOldMan cantankerous old bastard]] about even things he loves due to the show, watching him just for once go all in ''while'' giving legitimate criticism at the studios making the game, shows that yes, this story really IS near and dear to his heart.

* Doing a compare/contrast between the creators of DungeonsAndDragons vs MagicTheGathering helps to put in perspective how Magic managed to create a trio of leaders who could work together and not step on each other's toes. How Atkins and Garfield could contrast between presentation and mechanics, and how Garfield and Elias could contrast between having game ideas and refining them. And that all together, there's mutual respect on all sides as they all needed each other to make Magic a success.

** The usage of "[[Music/{{Queen}} Under]] [[Music/DavidBowie Pressure]]" for the TNG finale "[[{{Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E24AllGoodThings}} All Good Things...]]"

* In his review of ''Film/SupermanVsTheElite'', he goes into a deep analysis of the idea that the modern world requires a group like The Elite and concludes that it's flat-out wrong. Our world has overall gotten ''better'', to the point that what used to be considered miracles have become almost mundane thanks to medical technology, like restoring sight to the blind and allowing a woman who lost her leg to dance. From our many inventions designed to combat climate change, to the recent developments toward fusion, and even something as simple as ''soap'' can make the world better. Rather than the world getting worse, we're only now more aware of its problems, but we have the power to solve them. Superheroes don't exist to force changes on society, but to lend a helping hand and to be an inspiration, to show that we can be better.

** The end montage for Captain Kirk set to [[Music/{{Journey}} "Faithfully"]] in his review of ''Film/StarTrekGenerations'', which managed to be a more touching tribute to Kirk than the film was.

** Perennial whipping boy Brannon Braga gets props for ''[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS2E3Projections Projections]]," with Chuck stating that MindScrew-type episodes are really his forte, and when given the opportunity to write one does a bang-up job.
** Harsh as he is towards the characters, he repeatedly takes time out to state that his hate does not extend to the actors, fully believing that everyone involved did the absolute best they could with what they were given. Special notice to frequently stating that he feels sorry for Garret Wang, who seldom if ever got to do anything interesting or compelling with his performance of Harry Kim. He also states that, much as he likes joking about Janeway being an evil megalomanical sociopath, Kate Mulgrew made the character watchable, even likeable, despite unfavorable stances the character was often forced into by the writers.

** His "Skin of Evil" review beginning with a montage for Tasha set to "[[Music/BobDylan Knocking on Heaven's Door]]".

* A minor one, but during his review of Fair Haven he admitted that when he reached the end of ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' with his Femshep (no, not [[SociopathicHero that one]]) and had to chose one of three endings in which only one would have Shepard survive he felt that there wasn't really a choice.

* In "[[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS04E21TheseAreTheVoyages These Are the Voyages...]]", as much as he hates Brannon Braga, Chuck grants some leniency [[CreatorBacklash for admitting how much he screwed up]].
* On the tearjerker page, there's a section about Chuck's wife, who is mentally ill and left home for her own reasons. [[http://sfdebris.com/blog/index.php?entry=The-Ugly-Truth-%28But-the-Show-Will-Go-On%29 He updated]] a couple of weeks later, saying that he managed to talk to her uninterrupted and she came home. And then he thanks his viewers for offering their support.

* In his Review for Film/HowardTheDuck, Chuck does bring up that, despite what one may think of his Films, Creator/GeorgeLucas does show himself to have a genuine passion for Film Making.

* the Christmas Day episode (which happened to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the site) finishes with a deeply heartfelt speech thanking fans for their dedication and for, more than anything else, their generosity, as the site's year in 2019 was objectively miserable; server migrations, whole scores of reviews lost, hardware breaking...and the fans helped him through all of it.
* Ending his ''Into The Spider-Verse'' review with a music montage showing Peter and Mary Jane together to prove his point that MJ IS Peter's soulmate.

* In "[[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS04E22TheseAreTheVoyages These Are the Voyages...]]", as much as he hates Brannon Braga, Chuck grants some leniency [[CreatorBacklash for admitting how much he screwed up]].

* The end of the ''Discworld/{{Hogfather}}'' review, about how Creator/TerryPratchett's work will live on long after his death, both his own and whatever his daughter will do to continue it.

* In his Review for Film/HowardTheDuck, Chuck does bring up that, despite what one may think of his Films, Creator/GeorgeLucas does show to have genuine passion for Film Making.

* In his Review for Film/HowardTheDuck, Chuck does bring up that, despite what one may think of his Films, Creator/GeorgeLucas does show that he does have genuine passion for Film Making.