History WebVideo / TheHappySpaceman

* ArtEvolution: With the exception of his review of ''Film/{{Metropolis}} vs. Anime/Metropolis2001'', Spaceman has drawn all the title cards for his videos, and there has been a visible improvement over the years, going from cartoony doodles early on to painstaking recreations of the posters or covers of films he has reviewed. Compare his title cards for his review of ''[[https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8QhPjYY9ekM/hqdefault.jpg Rock of Ages]]'') and his later review of ''[[https://art.ngfiles.com/images/4062000/4062782_173447_thehappyspaceman_music-from-the-elder-by-kiss-was-it-really-that-bad.4e1e9412685d05edc7a111dcfbef6467.webp?f1699314857 Slave to the Grind]]''.

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Four tracks into his [[Music/TheRamones Dee Dee Ramone]] review, Spaceman says he's [[TemptingFate almost looking forward to hearing Dee Dee rapping again]]. He only gets a couple lines into the song ''Commotion In The Ocean'' before yelling [[OhCrap "I take it back. I take it back!!"]]

** In his video on Music/MusicFromTheElder, Spaceman responds to the line "Only you are the {{Manchild}}" with one of these.

* GilliganCut: In his review of Music/MusicFromTheElder, Spaceman questioned whether anyone was still interested in ProgressiveRock in the early Eighties right before cutting to [[spoiler: [[Music/MovingPicturesAlbum Tom Sawyer]] by Music/{{Rush|Band}}.]]
** In the intro for his video ''10 Album Covers That Were Changed After Release'', Spaceman discusses album art and the impact it can have on the music itself. He questions if that's something someone can just change before cutting to the video's title card, which is accompanied by [[Music/HunkyDory Changes]] by Music/DavidBowie.
* GoMadFromTheRevelation: At the end of his ''Every Literature/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer Special'' review, Spaceman comes to the realization that [[spoiler: Rudolph must actually be a girl, as only female reindeer have antlers year round. One "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer RuleThirtyFour" web search leaves him on the floor, foaming at the mouth]].

-->'''Spaceman:''' Trust me, Spaceman, you DON'T [[OvershadowedByControversy/ChannelAwesome want to be associated]] with the Website/ChannelAwesome crowd.

* {{Narm}}: InUniverse, Spaceman [[{{Corpsing}} tries not to laugh]] when [[Music/{{Kiss}} Gene Simmons]] sheds a tear at the end of the music video for [[Music/MusicFromTheElder A World Without Heroes]].

** His video ''Top 10 [=TheHappySpaceman=] Mistakes'' has plenty of this, naturally.

* StuffBlowingUp: In addition to the RunningGag mentioned above and YourHeadAsplode below, there's the sketch in his review of [[Music/TheRamones Dee Dee Ramone's Rap Album]] where he imagines the reaction of a Warner Music Group executive:

* StunnedSilence: Spaceman is left in [[JawDrop slack-jawed shock]] after [[WebVideo/TheLiteraryLair BlackScarabFilmZ]] shows him [[Series/DoctorWho Doctor in Distress]] and responds by [[FlippingTheBird flipping him off.]]

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: InUniverse, the subject of his video [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin ''Top 10 Follow-Up Albums'']]
* TakeThat: Gets one against the [=YouTube=] animation AnalysisChannel community in ''Music/MusicFromTheElder'':

* TrainingMontage: Spaceman partakes in one of these during his review of ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'', doing push-ups, lifting his two Stratocasters, and hitting a punching bag.

* {{Filler}}: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] in his reviews of ''[[Music/{{OneDirection}} One Direction: This Is Us]]'' and Film/SundaySchoolMusical. In addition to criticizing the movies for having large chunks of time where nothing happens, in the latter review he cites ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' as a show that [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools uses its so-called "filler" episodes for worldbuilding and character development]].

* {{Filler}}: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] in his ''[[Music/{{OneDirection}} One Direction: This Is Us]]'' review. In addition to criticizing the movie for having large chunks of time where nothing happens, he also cites ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' as a show that [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools uses it's so-called "filler" episodes for worldbuilding and character development]].

* ''Film/RockItsYourDecision''

** In his review of ''Film/MonsterMash1995'', Spaceman says he has nothing to do on Halloween, and shows that the only things he has in his house are a bag of stale candy and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers a cellphone that can communicate with the past]], then questions what he could do with that. At the end of the review, [[ChekhovsGun he uses the cellphone]] to [[HelpYourselfInTheFuture call himself in 2014 to warn himself about the future]].

* Foreshadowing:

* FormulaBreakingEpisode: His review of the horror anthology film ''Zombieworld'', as opposed to the musicals he normally reviews. This was mainly because of him having made a song with the same name.

** Spaceman's GoMadFromTheRevelation moment at the end of his ''I Watched Every Literature/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer Special'' video has him going through the Star Gate from the ending of Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey.

** In ''I Reviewed Every Literature/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer'' movie, when reviewing [[WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer1948 the 1948 short]] by [[Creator/MaxAndDaveFleischer Max Fleischer]], Spaceman remarks that the characters' dialogue has so much reverb that it sounds like ''he'' was dubbing them at his old apartment. To demonstrate, he shows a clip from his review of ''Music/MusicFromTheElder''.

[[https://www.youtube.com/user/THSReviews TheHappySpaceman]], a.k.a. Hunter Bruton, is an internet {{review}}er specializing in movie musicals. He also has a series called Was It Really That Bad?, where he examines critically and/or commercially unsuccessful albums and gives his opinion on whether their bad reputation was merited. His videos are currently posted to [=YouTube=] as well as [[https://vimeo.com/thehappyspaceman Vimeo]] and Website/ManicExpression.

** [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in his review of [[Music/TheRamones Dee Dee Ramone's Rap Album]], where the song "Crusher" inspires him to get in shape. But after gearing up for the gym and going outside to his car...

* UncertainAudience: InUniverse, this is how Spaceman feels about ''Film/MonsterMash1995''. While he could tell [[LowestCommonDenominator who]] ''WesternAnimation/MonsterMash2000'' was aimed at, he's much less sure who the live action movie was aimed at.

* GetOut: In his review of ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'', this Spaceman's reaction when [=QuilSniv=] suggests that they review ''Theatre/SpiderManTurnOffTheDark'' next.

* AllJustADream: Spaceman's review of WesternAnimation/MonsterMash2000 ends this way.

* SoOkayItsAverage: [[InUniverse In his review]] of ''[[Music/{{TheWall}} The Wall: Live In Berlin]]'', Spaceman hears the much-criticized vocal performances of Music/JoniMitchell and Music/CyndiLauper and thinks they sound just fine.

* WaxingLyrical:

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