History Awesome / BennettTheSage

-->'''Suave''': [Tenchi's female {{Love Interest}}s] all came into Tenchi's life separately and for not-altogether related reasons. But they stayed because they like Tenchi and they liked Earth! And why ''wouldn't'' they like Tenchi? Even if he wasn't [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan considerate and kind]], at the very least, he was aware of their feelings and wasn't some clueless ''dipshit'' about it! Being someone that other people want to be around takes effort and consideration! [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech You don't just bubble along in life attracting people, blow them off whenever it suits you, and treat them like crap, and expect them to be there the next day]]! Because you know what happens? [[ParentNeverComesBackFromTheStore They tell you they're gonna leave for smokes and... never come back]].

-->'''Suave''': [Tenchi's female {{Love Interest}}s] all came into Tenchi's life separately and for not-altogether related reasons. But they stayed because they like Tenchi and they liked Earth! And why ''wouldn't'' they like Tenchi? Even if he wasn't [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan considerate and kind]], at the very least, he was aware of their feelings and wasn't some clueless ''dipshit'' about it! Being someone that other people want to be around takes effort and consideration! [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech You don't just bubble along in life attracting people, blow them off whenever it suits you, and treat them like crap, and expect them to be there the next day]]! Because you know what happens? [[DisappearedDad They tell you they're gonna leave for smokes and... never come back]].

-->'''Suave''': [Tenchi's female {{Love Interest}}s] all came into Tenchi's life separately and for not-altogether related reasons. But they stayed because they like Tenchi and they liked Earth! And why ''wouldn't'' they like Tenchi? Even if he wasn't [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan considerate and kind]], at the very least, he was aware of their feelings and wasn't some clueless ''dipshit'' about it! Being someone that other people want to be around takes effort and consideration! [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech You don't just bubble along in life attracting people, blow them off whenever it suits you, and treat them like crap, and expect them to be there the next day]]! Because you know what happens? They tell you they're gonna leave for smokes and... never come back.

* In the review of ''8 Man After'' he learns that the hero of the original ''[[Anime/EighthMan 8 Man]]'' series was just deleted from his cyborg body, KilledOffForReal basically, with no explanation as to why or how. A comparison of how Creator/DCComics [[EvenEvilHasStandards does character death more gracefully]] has Linkara cameo to remind us of [[ComicBook/BlueBeetle Ted Kord]], to which Sage angrily counters (to the point his shouting causes feedback in the audio) that Ted got some [[DefiantToTheEnd final]] [[FacingTheBulletsOneLiner lines]] and [[BoomHeadshot an on panel death]], whereas the hero of the original anime got ''[[DroppedABridgeOnHim none of this]]''. Linkara, whose rage is practically legendary, backed off.

* His {{review}} of Anime/GraveOfTheFireflies, which he explains was ''very'' hard to do, considering the [[TearJerker reputation]] it has would make any dissenting opinion of his come off [[HePannedItNowHeSucks as petty and/or nitpicky]]. Regardless, Sage flat out nails it, going into detail about how the movie seemed to be less of a stand alone story and more of a cautionary tale for the youth of Japan. Bennett even [[ShownTheirWork brings up statistics]] of how crime rates amongst the youth skyrocketed in the 1980's because of conflicts between the privileged newer generation, who were enjoying [[JapanTakesOverTheWorld the wealth and success of Japanese industry]] and their parents, who had to live [[CrapsackWorld in Japan]] after [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII the second world war]]. Sage states at the beginning that he didn't like this movie for more personal reasons rather than just because it was sad. After deconstructing the movie's purpose (guilt tripping the youth of Japan into respecting the sacrifices their parents had made just growing up), he just demonstrates an amazing sort of bravery to get so involved and determined to critique a movie of such acclaimed proportions. It was a very impressive, sobering review, and you can watch it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TuvoRVR2FY here]].

** It's also linked to something many have wanted Sage to review, as at the end, Sage revealed that he was gonna review ''Manga/{{Devilman}}'', from the creator of '''Manga/ViolenceJack'''.

-->'''Suave''': [Tenchi's female {{Love Interest}}s] all came into Tenchi's life separately and for not-altogether related reasons. But they stayed because they like Tenchi and they liked Earth! And why ''wouldn't'' they like Tenchi? Even if he wasn't [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan considerate and kind]], at the very least, he was aware of their feelings and wasn't some clueless ''dipshit'' about it! Being someone that other people want to be around takes effort and consideration! [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech You don't just bubble along in life attracting people, blow them off whenever it suits you, and treat them like crap, and expect them to be there the next day]]! Because you know what happens? They tell you they're gonna leave for smokes and... never come back.

* His review of Anime/GraveOfTheFireflies, which he explains was ''very'' hard to do, considering the [[TearJerker reputation]] it has would make any dissenting opinion of his come off [[HePannedItNowHeSucks as petty and/or nitpicky]]. Regardless, Sage flat out nails it, going into detail about how the movie seemed to be less of a stand alone story and more of a cautionary tale for the youth of Japan. Bennett even [[ShownTheirWork brings up statistics]] of how crime rates amongst the youth skyrocketed in the 1980's because of conflicts between the privileged newer generation, who were enjoying [[JapanTakesOverTheWorld the wealth and success of Japanese industry]] and their parents, who had to live [[CrapsackWorld in Japan]] after [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII the second world war]]. Sage states at the beginning that he didn't like this movie for more personal reasons rather than just because it was sad. After deconstructing the movie's purpose (guilt tripping the youth of Japan into respecting the sacrifices their parents had made just growing up), he just demonstrates an amazing sort of bravery to get so involved and determined to critique a movie of such acclaimed proportions. It was a very impressive, sobering review, and you can watch it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TuvoRVR2FY here]].

* In a sort of meta sense, his Creator/{{Toonami}} Month. When you think about it, Bennett managed to get not only the ability to use Toonami footage added to his intros, but also convinced Creator/SteveBlum to record lines as Tom for the event. We have no idea what influence he has in the world of anime [=VAs=] to not only get the occasional VA cameo on the show, but also acquire the footage and audio needed to make the Toonami Month intros ''and'' commercial breaks, but it must be pretty strong.