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* CanonForeigner: The Messiah was originally a minor character that appeared in WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob's review of ''The Tormentors''. Here, it is established that he is a beloved internet personality that hosts celebrity interviews.

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* CanonForeigner: CanonImmigrant: The Messiah was originally a minor character that appeared in WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob's review of ''The Tormentors''. Here, it is established that he is a beloved internet personality that hosts celebrity interviews.
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* BrickJoke: Jeff gives Andy chapstick for when he is going to kiss his ass over how much better his video is. At the end of the episode, Jeff asks for his chapstick pack.

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* BrickJoke: Jeff gives Andy chapstick for when he is going to kiss his ass over how much better his video is. At the end of the episode, Jeff asks for his chapstick pack.back.
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->'''The Messiah:''' Oh! Reach out in the darkness my brother and you may find a friend.\\

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->'''The -->'''The Messiah:''' Oh! Reach out in the darkness my brother and you may find a friend.\\
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* ProfoundByPopSong: Lampshaded in the case of The Messiah's dialogue.
->'''The Messiah:''' Oh! Reach out in the darkness my brother and you may find a friend.\\
'''Nick:''' That your schtick? "Hippie Jesus spouting song-lyrics"?\\
'''The Messiah:''' If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life, never make a pretty woman your wife.\\
'''Nick:''' How does that one make any goddamn sense in context to what we were talking about?
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* StrawCritic: The Rickhead represents those who will AccentuateTheNegative on any given video and inspire {{Hatedom}}s to them with near murderous vigor, making him the human embodiment of the [[[[ForumSpeak G.I.F.T]] Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory]].

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* StrawCritic: The Rickhead represents those who will AccentuateTheNegative on any given video and inspire {{Hatedom}}s to them with near murderous vigor, making him the human embodiment of the [[[[ForumSpeak G.I.F.T]] [[ForumSpeak Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory]].
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* StrawCritic: The Rickhead represents those who will AccentuateTheNegative on any given video and inspire {{Hatedom}}s to them with near murderous vigor, making him the human embodiment of the [[{{GIFT}} Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory]].

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* StrawCritic: The Rickhead represents those who will AccentuateTheNegative on any given video and inspire {{Hatedom}}s to them with near murderous vigor, making him the human embodiment of the [[{{GIFT}} [[[[ForumSpeak G.I.F.T]] Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory]].
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-> [-Link on TheCinemaSnob.com [[http://www.thecinemasnob.com/the-reviewers/the-uncanny-valley-the-reviewers here]].-]

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-> [-Link on TheCinemaSnob.com [=TheCinemaSnob.com=] [[http://www.thecinemasnob.com/the-reviewers/the-uncanny-valley-the-reviewers here]].-]
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-> [-Link on TheCinemaSnob.com [[http://www.thecinemasnob.com/the-reviewers/the-uncanny-valley-the-reviewers here]].-]
-> [-Link on Website/YouTube [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goqLnjcya_8 here]]-]
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* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: While Andy CantTakeCriticism, Jeff sees {{Hatedom}}s as a right of passage and is aware that haters do nothing but draw advertisement to their shows.

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* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: Discussed InUniverse. While Andy CantTakeCriticism, Jeff sees {{Hatedom}}s as a right of passage and is aware that haters do nothing but draw advertisement to their shows.
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Andy and Jeff are two struggling internet reviewers, trying very hard to find fame in their online personas
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!!"Pilot" provides examples of:
* TheAce: The Messiah is established as the internet's #1 personality, Andy's dream in life to be just like him. Considering what we see of The Messiah is him [[{{Troll}} mocking his interviewee incessantly until he is straight-up tackled]], that can also give us an idea of what [[HateSink Andy]] is like.
* AffectionateParody: Space-Lancer Steve was meant to be a spoof of the concept of the MidReviewSketchShow, the show drawing heavy emphasis on its plot-lines, filmed with NoBudget and very sloppily throws in a justification for why he would review a movie (in this case, ''Film/JasonGoesToHellTheFinalFriday'') in the situation that he's in.
* BaitAndSwitch: Andy proclaims that he does not want to be an object of hate and that [[BlasphemousBoast he wants to be like The Messiah]]... an incredibly popular [[MessianicArchetype Jesus-esq]] internet personality that quotes old rock tunes.
* BrickJoke: Jeff gives Andy chapstick for when he is going to kiss his ass over how much better his video is. At the end of the episode, Jeff asks for his chapstick pack.
* CausticCritic:
** Count Thomas Howl is a HorrorHost vampire-reviewer who reviews movies from Creator/TheAsylum.
** Space-Lancer Steve is a CaptainSpaceDefenderOfEarth who reviews schlocky VHS films (both mainstream and niche) [[MidReviewSketchShow in-between low-budget plot-lines]].
* CanonForeigner: The Messiah was originally a minor character that appeared in WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob's review of ''The Tormentors''. Here, it is established that he is a beloved internet personality that hosts celebrity interviews.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment:
** We first see Andy filming a review of ''Snakes on a Train''. He is dressed in a low-budget vampire costume, his acting is stilted and awkward and he keeps flubbing his lines, having clearly not practiced them. In his narration segment, he goes on to admit that he found the idea of being an internet reviewer more inspiring than a guy who survived being shot in the head and completing a triathlon (or figure-skating) and laughing at his own puns. This establishes that he speaks primarily in humble-bragging, tends to have SkewedPriorities and has DelusionsOfGrandeur towards himself and his supposed internet fame.
** The Rickhead is introduced giving various hyperbolic and politically-incorrect statements about raw footage of a cat (with soothing music over it), establishing him as a {{Troll}} that will AccentuateTheNegative on ''anything'' no matter how benign.
* {{Hypocrite}}: The Rickhead takes the time to make various baseless accusations and politically-incorrect insults at Andy and Jeff, only to accuse anyone who gets angry at him for his opinions of "hating criticism".
* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: While Andy CantTakeCriticism, Jeff sees {{Hatedom}}s as a right of passage and is aware that haters do nothing but draw advertisement to their shows.
* SeinfeldianConversation: Andy and Jeff wind up going off track about the progress of their videos talking about how vampires watch movies other than vampire movies. Jeff has to point out to Andy that real vampires don't exist and then they go on about how if they did, Andy playing a vampire while being human would be racist to vampires.
* ShoutOut: The clip from ''[[ShowWithinAShow The Genius]]'' is a clear parody of the iconic "Power Glove scene" in ''Film/TheWizard''.
* SoulCrushingDeskJob: Andy ''hates'' his desk job, so much so that he walks out while his boss is berating him for abusing company resources.
* StrawCritic: The Rickhead represents those who will AccentuateTheNegative on any given video and inspire {{Hatedom}}s to them with near murderous vigor, making him the human embodiment of the [[{{GIFT}} Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory]].
* TakeThat:
** Space-Lancer Steve can be read as one to the MidReviewSketchShow trope, most notably ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall''.
** When Nick pointed out that the Rollin' Rocker he used in ''The Genius'' was just a plastic prop that didn't work, The Messiah comments "so in other words, it was like ''all'' the Rollin' Rockers we all bought at the store."
** In his interview with the Messiah, Nick Pike sarcastically tells him that he's Kirk Cameron when he goads him. Then the Messiah tells him that Kirk Cameron is more likable, leading to Nick tackling him.
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