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The Pop Arena

Greg, (just Greg) hosts The Pop Arena. A Video Review Show where he provides in-depth reviews or recaps of television shows, comics, Video Games, and movies. He is most known for his retrospective of the Animorphs books and TV series. However recently he has expanded to include retrospectives on several other series and one shot reviews of all sorts of media.

ThePopArena contains examples of:

Aborted Arc: He announced plans to review the Eighth Doctor Adventures books starting January 2012. It never happened.
Ax Crazy: He accuses the appropriately titled Ax of being this in his review of Animorphs #7. The Stranger.
Bad Boss: He points out how Visser Three is likely to kill an underling just for reminding him that bugs exist.
Berserk Button: Apparently, CSI-style Technobabble is this for him.
Deadpan Snarker: He is known to be quite sarcastic when the need arises.
Every Bug Fighter Is A Pinto: Points out how a slow-moving bulldozer actually blew up an alien space fighter.
Evil Gloating: He points out how Visser Three is often prone to this.
Follow the Leader: Of SF Debris opinionated Trek reviews. He isn't ashamed of it though and even notes it in the opening of every Animorphs TV review!
Foreshadowing: In his review of Animorphs 1.04 On the Run, he states quite clearly that Rachel will eventually die later on.
Great Gazoo: Calls the Ellimist this in his review of #7. The Stranger.
Idiot Ball: He believes all the heroes to be carrying this in his review of ReBoot Episode 2 Racing the Clock.
Incredibly Lame Pun: He is known to indulge in a few from time to time.
Schedule Slip: He's a busy guy and the show isn't his job, so this happens sometimes.
Society Marches On: He feels the Animorphs belong firmly in the nineties due to it being a more complacent time in American history. With very few wars and a more trusting atmosphere.
Special Effects Failure: Notes that this often happens on the Animorphs TV series.
Status Quo Is God: He points out in his review of Animorphs #19. The Departure how everything goes back to the way it was at the beginning.
Viewers Are Morons: Averts this, as he never directly condescends to or patronizes his fanbase, always treating them with the appropriate respect.
Villain Ball: He frequently points out how Visser Three carries this most of the time.
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