Line #44 TakeThat/SFDebris


1	* In "[[{{Recap/StarTrekS1E3WhereNoManHasGoneBefore}} Where No Man Has Gone Before]]", the only crewman to speak in Gary Mitchell's defense "has the credibility of Bill O'Reilly." Spock contends that his judgement is better, as he has "no feelings", leading Chuck to concede that, okay, they ''both'' share similarities with O'Reilly.
2	* In "[[{{Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E5WhereNoOneHasGoneBefore}} Where No One Has Gone Before]]" (''[[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration TNG]]''):
3	-->'''Chuck:''' One actually-useful thing [Troi] does say, is that the assistant Kosinski brought over is... just blank. He may be occupying space, but he doesn't have any presence at all. Just like Joe Biden.
4	** When Data suggests sticking around near the M-33 Galaxy to do some exploration before trying to get back to our galaxy:
5	--->'''Chuck:''' There could be ''whole new species'' out here for him to find and surrender to! --But they could end up [[Series/StarTrekVoyager getting stranded out here and having to spend the entire rest of the series trying to get home]]. And who the hell wants to watch ''that'' crap?
6	* Provides a subtle StealthInsult towards the ''infamous'' endings of ''VideoGame/MassEffect3''. Kirk, in "[[{{Recap/StarTrekS1E28TheCityOnTheEdgeOfForever}} The City on the Edge of Forever]]", wonders what if he tried changing history again with the Guardian to get a different ending. The only difference is that everything is blue-lit instead of red-lit.
7	** Another less subtle shot at the ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' non-ending comes in his review of [=DS9=] "Paradise", wherein his fury at the episode's TheBadGuyWins plot culminates in "Why don't you just make the audience choose between red, green and blue if you want to piss everyone off!"
8	* In TOS's "[[{{Recap/StarTrekS2E6TheDoomsdayMachine}} The Doomsday Machine]]", Chuck laments that the Machine destroyed both sides and "kept on going, spreading misery long after it was relevant, like ''{{Series/Lost}}''."
9	* "[[{{Recap/StarTrekS3E20TheWayToEden}} The Way to Eden]]"'s hippie anthem which, if you were to buy if off [=iTunes=], would actually be [[EpicRocking longer than the iTunes contract itself]].
10	* When [[{{Recap/StarTrekS3E1SpocksBrain}} Spock's Brain]] is stolen, Bones gives his prognosis as ''worse'' than death. "He's in ''[[Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon Transformers 3]]'', Jim!"
11	* Kirk uncomfortably shifts in his seat as Sarek digs around through his brain (''Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock''). Sarek learns that the Shat smothered his great-grandmother ("Well, she ''was'' old."), is a chronic masturbator ("Alright, well, I just won't shake your hand anymore."), and liked ''Film/MeetTheSpartans''. This proves [[ArsonMurderAndjaywalking a bridge too far]].
12	-->'''Sarek:''' You ''are'' a diseased brain, aren't you? No wonder my son didn't leave his ''katra'' in it.
13	* Fed up with the pomposity of first-season ''TNG'' in "[[{{Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E25TheNeutralZone}} The Neutral Zone]]", where the show tells us acquiring things is evil, he points out that it ''still'' costs a pretty penny to collect the show on DVD, and that even Creator/GeneRoddenberry himself has ripped people off in the past (he cites an incident where Gene wrote unused lyrics for the original ''Star Trek'' theme so he could get part of the credit, and thus part of the royalties). "And yet, what a perfect metaphor for 20th century Communism! Taking the credit for the people who do the actual work, all while spouting party doctrine!"
14	** Chuck also snarkily points out how ironic it was that the ''Voyager'' episode "Dark Frontier" had the crew engage in piracy, while the DVD had a label against it. This is definitely a TakeThat against Platform/YouTube who took down his videos.
15	* While examining how the language in "[[{{Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E2Darmok}} Darmok]]" could work, he brings up how people can instinctively perform actions without thinking about the words that go with them, like braking when you see someone in the road... "unless it's Rick Berman."
16	* He compares Riker's TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to Jellico to how many writer's felt about Creator/GeneRoddenberry before he was KickedUpstairs.
17	-->'''Riker:''' You ARE arrogant, and closed-minded. You need to control everything and everyone. You don't provide an atmosphere of trust, and you don't inspire these people to go out of their way for you. You've got everybody wound up so tight, there's no joy in anything.
18	* "[[{{Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E17TheOutcast}} The Outcast]]" (TNG) presents us with a world of genderless beings. Kinda like a world of bisexuals. "It's like ''Torchwood'', where your choices are either [[EveryoneIsBi bisexual]] or [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg Welsh]]."
19	* Gul Madred gloating to Picard that the ''Enterprise'' is destroyed, the invasion successful, that no one is ever going to come for him now, and ''Film/Masterminds1997'' [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking was a box office disaster]]! (TNG: "[[{{Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E10ChainOfCommand}} Chain of Command]]")
20	-->'''Chuck:''' Always best to slip in a little truth with your lies.
21	* When O'Brien accidentally points his sonic whistle at Quark, it "hits him like an [=iPod=] full of {{Music/Nickelback}}" and he collapses in agony. ("[[{{Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS02E17PlayingGod}} Playing God]]")
22	** Similarly, O'Brien dryly notes that with the invention of a Bashir EMH, Bashir can annoy hundreds of people he's never met. "It's like being Music/JustinBieber." ([=DS9=]:"[[{{Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS05E16DrBashirIPresume}} Dr. Bashir, I Presume]]")
23	* "This is a pyramid! One of the most mysterious objects in nature!" ([=DS9=]: "[[{{Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS05E12TheBegotten}} The Begotten]]")
24	-->"At least, that's what I've heard on Creator/DiscoveryChannel's ''In Search of Ancient Claptrap.''"
25	* A writer's room reenactment of Creator/RonaldDMoore. (TNG: "[[{{Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E18Genesis}} Genesis]]")
26	-->'''RDM:''' You know I'm a sucker for dark corridors and phones with cords on them. Hell, [[Series/BattlestarGalactica2003 I could do a whole series on that!]]
27	** [[invoked]] Janeway's retort to Leonardo Da Vinci, who suggests that she pray for deliverance. (VOY: "[[{{Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS3E25S4E1Scorpion}} Scorpion]]"). No hitting below the belt, Chuck:
28	--->"If I start praying now, the only way I'll ever make it to Earth is if I start [[TheChrisCarterEffect spouting bullshit prophecies]] and a bunch of angelic hallucinations start patronizing me. I'd rather try to get back to Earth in a rowboat!"
29	** In "[[{{Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS6E9TheVoyagerConspiracy}} The Voyager Conspiracy]]", the inventor of a graviton catapult takes a moment to throw shade on both shows at once.
30	--->''(laughingly)'' "Well, what ''else'' was I supposed to do? [[WhoWouldBeStupidEnough Just fly towards home and hope I got lucky?]]"
31	* In "[[{{Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E10TheDefector}} The Defector]]", Michael Pillar nicks one of Ronald D. Moore's lines of dialogue for his own script, "[[{{Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E26S4E1TheBestOfBothWorlds}} The Best of Both Worlds]]". This leads Moore to scoff, "Hah! As if that script will ever overshadow this one."
32	* Janeway gravely quotes the Cylon creed ("All of this has happened before...") after predicting the future in "[[{{Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS6E23Fury}} Fury]]". However, when Chakotay asks if that is true, she snaps "''No.'' When I break a time loop [[ScrewDestiny it damn well stays broken!]]"
33	-->'''Chuck:''' Janeway broke a time loop by shooting at it! ''That's'' how she rolls!
34	* Flashing back to 1998, Steve Jobs offers to let Creator/GeorgeLucas in on the ground floor of his [=iPad=]. Feh! {{It will never catch on}}. (VOY): "[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS5E6Timeless Timeless]]")
35	-->'''George:''' [[Creator/{{Pixar}} Traitor!]] It'll be [[TemptingFate a cold day in hell before I ever work with Disney]]! [...] I'm going to let you go and go back to writing the speeches for all the Oscars I'm gonna win [for ''Film/ThePhantomMenace''], okay?"
36	** Tom's run the numbers, and the results aren't good. "We've built an Edsel! A lemon! A disaster waiting to happen!!"
37	-->"It's called Creator/{{UPN}}!"
38	* For Vulcans, a repressed memory can cause brain damage until the patient tries to lobotomize himself. "Kind of like what happens when you watch an Uwe Boll film." (VOY: "[[{{Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS3E2Flashback}} Flashback]]")
39	* "Not since ''Film/DoubleJeopardy'' have I seen such a ludicrous concept with the window dressing of a legal thriller." (VOY: "[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS1E7ExPostFacto Ex Post Facto]]")
40	* Chakotay/Seven - "The kind of hot, steamy romance science fiction has been known for since ''Film/AttackOfTheClones''."
41	* "[[{{Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS3E8FuturesEnd}} Future's End]]":
42	** We pan on Creator/SarahSilverman wheedling away her days at [=SETI=], hopelessly listening for sounds of intelligent life in space, and Chuck responds that the audience feels the same way listening to her.
43	** Chuck's Janeway offers a plausible excuse for why she [[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/star-trek/10754474/Kate-Mulgrew-duped-into-geocentric-documentary-voiceover.html provided the voiceover for a pseudoscience documentary]]. Whoops. ("[[{{Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS3E8FuturesEnd}} Future's End]]")
44	--->'''Janeway:''' For the last time, I never said that the universe revolves around the Earth. I said the universe revolves around ''[[ItsAllAboutMe me]]!''
45	* It's only natural that the Xindi would select 2004 AD to begin annihilating the human race, and they'd want to disintegrate {{Music/Eminem}} first. (ENT: "[[{{Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS03E11CarpenterStreet}} Carpenter Street]]")
46	* When Riker, as "Chef", indulges himself by playing every single role on the ''NX-01'', Chuck proclaims him the Creator/QuentinTarantino of space. (ENT: "[[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS04E21TheseAreTheVoyages These Are the Voyages...]]")
47	** Also made fun of in the review of "[[{{Recap/FireflyE08OutOfGas}} Out of Gas]]" from ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' when the injured Zoe is administered adrenaline and later Mal [[ShotToTheHeart jabs himself in his own heart, too]]. Chuck reflects that one really shouldn't take medical advice from [[Film/PulpFiction Tarantino films]].
48	* Website/ThatOtherWiki has assured us that a ''Series/RedDwarf'' reboot is ''going'' to happen, "and hey, if you can't trust an encyclopedia that can be edited by a small child, then clearly ''no'' source is safe!"
49	* ''Film/TheDayAfter'' - "No telling who or ''what'' it could be out there. That's why he has be ready with that shotgun, he has to be ready for ''whatever horror comes through that door.''
50	-->"Hi, I'm Steve Guttenberg!"\
51	'''"[[GetOut YOU GIT THE HELL OUTTA HERE!!]]'''"
52	* Chuck relates the story of why [[Film/{{Alien}} the Xenomorph]] was designed as a collection of dicks and teeth. "It was this or the ''Webcomic/PennyArcade'' guys, really."
53	* When wondering who in Marvel would be so horrible as to want a blu-ray release of ''Film/HowardTheDuck'' the video does to Creator/JoeQuesada with [[Franchise/StarWars Imperial March]] playing.
54	* David Clennon's iconic "You gotta be fucking kidding" from ''Film/TheThing1982'' would later becomes the public's reaction to this thespian's later work, ''Film/GhostsOfMars''.
55	* When Batman drops [[Creator/EricRoberts Maroni]] off a building, Chuck says "That's for [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoTVMTheTVMovie}} the Doctor Who movie!]]"
56	* ''Film/TheMatrix'':
57	** Agent Smith removing Neo's mouth, depriving him of [[Creator/KeanuReeves his greatest assets as an actor]]: "whaa...?" "duuude", and "unnh?"
58	** Alas not even the One can erase ''Film/JohnnyMnemonic''.
59	* In his review of ''Stargate'', when someone talks about "Men from Atlantis".
60	-->'''Chuck:''' ''Men from Atlantis'', ah ah, that'd be a real crap [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_from_Atlantis show]] wouldn't it?
61	* When discussing how Creator/SeanBean is a ChronicallyKilledActor, says he's not sure if he was killed in ''Film/SilentHill'', because that would require him to actually ''watch'' ''Film/SilentHill'' and there are limits to what [[EvenNerdsHaveStandards even he will do]].
62	* A little of the Doctor's "jiggery pokery" can send cell phone signals 5 billion year away ("[[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E2TheEndOfTheWorld The End of the World]]").
63	-->"Wow, maybe if he used the sonic screwdriver on it, too, he ''just might'' be able to pick up a signal from [=AT&T=]."
64	* From "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E12BadWolf Bad Wolf]]":
65	-->'''Anne-droid:''' [[AC:What ancient building was the cobalt pyramid built on?]]\
66	'''Chuck:''' Oh, that's not fair! As if ''anyone'' watches ''Series/{{Torchwood}}''!!
67	* In the "[[Recap/DoctorWho50thASTheDayOfTheDoctor Day of the Doctor]]", we're led into a basement filled with art deemed too dangerous for humanity to see. Among the works is the ''Jar Jar Binks Animated Dancing Hour'', which the Queen is holding onto [[SuckinessIsPainful in case of a planetary war]].
68	* In his review of ''Series/{{Farscape}}'''s "[[{{Recap/FarscapeS02E19LiarsGunsAndMoneyANotSoSimplePlan}} Liars, Guns and Money, part 1: A Not So Simple Plan]]", Chuck figures that the only way the Moya crew's heist of the shadow depository can go wrong even after the entire crew escapes with the loot is if said loot turns out to be in bitcoin. When the money turns out to be disguised metal eating spiders, Chuck insists that the spiders are still better than bitcoin.
69	* Jool's urine-spiked home remedy, also known as "[=PBR=]" among earthlings. ("[[{{Recap/FarscapeS03E05DifferentDestinations}} ...Different Destinations]]"), not to mention his dig about planetary memorials that tend to mind rape the visitors a la ''[[Series/StarTrekVoyager Voyager]]''
70	* Creator/RobLiefeld comes to mind when observing ''Film/DarkCity'', a dystopia filled with anachronisms and crafted by gods with no creativity or good taste.
71	* Makes a much deserved TakeThat at renowned anti-vaccine advocate Creator/JennyMcCarthy, comparing her to the nanogenes in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E10TheDoctorDances The Doctor Dances]]" (believing they're saving the world when they're really destroying it).
72	* Whenever possible, he makes a jab at Vladimir Putin, calling his running of Russia a "USSR tribute cover band."
73	* In his review of ''Deep Space Nine'''s "[[{{Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS04E01E02TheWayOfTheWarrior}} The Way of the Warrior]]", he compares Dukat selling Cardassia out to the Dominion to make it stronger to UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump's presidential campaign:
74	-->"Make Cardassia gray again!"
75	* [[WesternAnimation/TitanAE The Drej]] must have gotten their news about humans from the conservative website Drudge Report.
76	* The Independece Day episode detail select episodes of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' contained a potshot at former Subway spokesman Jared Fogle at the start of the episode.
77	* From "[[{{Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS4E5Revulsion}} Revulsion]]":
78	-->"A writer should always play to their strengths. If you don't know tech, emphasize character. If you're bad at character but good with plots, play up clever story telling. If you're bad at all that stuff, work on ''Enterprise''!"
79	* From "[[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS01E14SleepingDogs Sleeping Dogs]]": "Earth's system has four gas giants, not including Rosie O'Donnell".
80	* In "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS1E1TheWayBack The Way Back]]", the Federation framed Blake as a child molester because telling people he was responsible for ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2014'' is going too far.
81	** Blake's psychiatrist tells him not to try to think anymore. "I'll put on some ''[[Series/TheXFactor X Factor]] for you to watch, that should help".
82	* Creator/TerryNation named the second episode of ''Series/BlakesSeven'' "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS1E2SpaceFall Space Fall]]". Not ''Film/{{Skyfall}}'', because that would be a stupid name, wouldn't it?
83	* In ''The Wrath of Khan'', Saavik objects to the Kobayashi Maru because there's no way to win, like if she were playing for '08 Detroit Lions.
84	* In ''The Search for Spock'', a newly resurrected Spock has trouble mastering emotions, just like Creator/KeanuReeves.
85	* From "[[{{Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS3E5FalseProfits}} False Profits]]," the Ferengi declare "greed is eternal," which Chuck says is Website/ChannelAwesome's new slogan.
86	** This was changed to Creator/WizardsOfTheCoast in the re-upload.
87	* "[[Recap/StarTrekDiscoveryS1E13WhatsPastIsPrologue What's Past Is Prologue]]":
88	-->'''Lorca:''' One year. 212 days of torture. Of agony, my friends.\
89	'''Chuck:''' But finally, Creator/{{Netflix}} has cancelled ''Series/{{Iron Fist\|2017}}''.
90	** In his miniview of "[[{{Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E26S4E1TheBestOfBothWorlds}} The Best of Both Worlds Part II]]", the picture for the "Worst [[Series/TheDefenders2017 Defender]]" is Danny Rand.
91	* In ''Film/TheDarkKnight'', he says that criminals are corrupt, evil businessmen. Like Creator/{{CBS}}.
92	* The description for his review of "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E12TheSoundOfDrums The Sound of Drums]]":
93	-->The Doctor, Martha, and Captain Jack pursue the Master back to the present where he's a Prime Minister everyone thinks is an idiot. Moreso than usual, I mean.
94	* In "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E13JourneysEnd Journey's End]]", Chuck assumes that the Reality Bomb is ''Series/TheAnnaNicoleShow''.
95	* In his miniview of "[[{{Recap/StarTrekS2E6TheDoomsdayMachine}} The Doomsday Machine]]", the titular weapon keeps going on even long after it was long rendered completely irrelevant - like Creator/KevinCostner.
96	* In ''Film/PacificRim'', he states that a kaiju attack on Hong Kong would be the worst thing to happen to the city since Creator/JohnSimm filmed ''White Dragon'' there.
97	* In ''WesternAnimation/SupermanVsTheElite'', Chuck!Clark proclaims that not even terrorists deserve to be tortured by seeing ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice''.
98	* In the review of the series finale of ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'', Spidey says to ''Creator/StanLee'' "Well Stan, we all have to grow up some time. Even us characters of fiction". Chuck snarks "Apparently, Creator/JoeQuesada never saw this episode", referring to the events of ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay''.
99	* During the climax of ''Film/StarTrekBeyond'', Chuck says that if he wanted to make a bunch of ships kill themselves, he'd play "[=MacArthur=] Park".
100	* In "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E8ForceOfNature Force of Nature]]", Chuck jokes that letting Spot do whatever she wants is a worse idea than making a sequel to ''Film/IndependenceDay''.
101	* The Ancient Ones in ''Film/TheCabinInTheWoods'' aren't ''Series/{{Matlock}}'' fans.
102	* ''Film/TheDayTheEarthStoodStill1951'':
103	** When the doctor says that Earth people haven't learned to live without stupidity, Chuck cites ''Series/LoveIsland'' as an example.
104	** There are several digs at Washington.
105	* During ''Film/FlashGordon1980'', when Flash is pummelling [[Creator/TimothyDalton Prince Barin]], Chuck says, "That's for being a shitty Film/JamesBond".
106	* Creator/SteveGuttenberg becomes Chuck's ButtMonkey during ''Film/TheDayAfter''. For example, when his character tries to hitch hike, one of the motorists yells that he hated ''Film/ThreeMenAndABaby''.
107	* ''WesternAnimation/ExtremeGhostbusters'' opens with people hard at work in the New York subway, so you know it's fiction.
108	* In "[[Recap/FuturamaS4E11WhereNoFanHasGoneBefore Where No Fan Has Gone Before]]", Melllvar admires people who attempt heroism rather than people who attempt to be heroic. Like politicians.
109	* In "[[Recap/TheAdventuresOfBatmanAndRobinE11BabyDoll Baby-Doll]]", when discussing a has-been actor, Chuck remarks that they already had Creator/AdamWest [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE18BewareTheGrayGhost on the show]].
110	* In ''Film/{{Inception}}'', [[Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio Cobb]] is chased by a mob who probably want their money back for ''Film/CatchMeIfYouCan''.
111	* In "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E4TheOutrageousOkona The Outrageous Okona]]", Data is trying to learn about humor. He asks the holodeck to to show him the best comedian in history. "Who does the computer reveal as the funniest performer ever? ''Creator/JoePiscopo!'' Now THAT'S funny! If only it was meant to be..."
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