Line #43 ShoutOut/BennettTheSage


1	''Anime Abandon'' is jam-packed with references to other media, many of which are lampshaded in the show.
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4	[[AC:{{Anime}} and {{Manga}}]]
5	* While Sage isn't keen on ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', he does occasionally pose as Gendo, FingerTenting and all, when he wants to say something mysterious, lampshade something that's supposed to be mysterious in the anime being reviewed, or wants to highlight an abusive parent's mentality within the work in question.
6	* For several months, the show's intro changed to a CGI animation that starts with Sage walking into a tunnel filled with scenes from shows he's reviewed and then going into the ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'' run toward the exit.
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8	[[AC:ComicBooks]]
9	* In the ''Anime/ReadOrDie'' OVA review, a very flirty scene between Nancy and Yomiko is followed by Sage imitating [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} Rorschach]] making notes about the scene with the "Possibly homosexual. Must investigate further..." line.
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11	[[AC:{{Film}}]]
12	* In his ''Mask of Zeguy'' review, he comments that the title's last word sounds like Film/{{Borat}} trying to pronounce "the guy."
13	* ''Film/TheViewAskewniverse'':
14	** Sage's InSeriesNickname of "Lunchbox" is a reference to Creator/KevinSmith's character SilentBob, who was often called that by his friend Jay.
15	** He also compared the casting of the normally boisterous Creator/JohnDiMaggio (including reminding people that, yes, this is the same man who voiced [[WesternAnimation/KimPossible a blue-skinned]] MadScientist; [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} an alcoholic robot]]; [[WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack Jack]]'s ViolentGlaswegian ally; [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold one of the most hammiest versions of]] ComicBook/{{Aquaman}}; [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime a talking, shapeshifting dog]]; and [[WesternAnimation/BatmanUnderTheRedHood Batman's]] MonsterClown [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker archenemy]]) as the [[TheStoic stoic]] title character of ''Manga/Golgo13'' in the ''Queen Bee'' OVA to casting Creator/GaryOldman as Silent Bob.
16	* He says the many unanswered questions in ''Manga/PilotCandidate'' are left dangling like [[Film/OnceUponATimeInTheWest Harmonica's brother]].
17	* The inserting of a frame or two of [[UsefulNotes/AmakusaShiro Shiro of Amakusa's]] demonically-transformed face into Sage's HeroicRROD during the ''Ninja Resurrection'' review was a direct nod to ''Film/TheExorcist''[='s=] insertions of the demon's face in blink-and-you'll-miss-them moments.
18	* In the ''Manga/CryingFreeman'' review, a dying character asking "What is love?" cuts to Sage, Suave, and Savage sitting together on a couch doing the "What is Love?" head bob from ''Film/ANightAtTheRoxbury''.
19	* He mocks a character's attempt at a BondOneLiner in ''Anime/CyberCityOedo808'' by playing a clip of Matrix in ''Film/{{Commando}}'' killing TheDragon, who's also named "Bennett" with a steam pipe, complete with showing Matrix's quip on "Let off some steam, Bennett." Sage then says he is and chides himself for waiting 180 episodes to make the reference.
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22	* {{Defied\|Trope}} in ''Anime/DevilHunterYohko''. There will be no ''Series/DoctorWho'' references.
23	* The ''Anime/AmonSaga'' review features one to ''[[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 MST3K]]'''s [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S08E20SpaceMutiny review]] of ''Film/SpaceMutiny'', as Sage refers to one muscle-bound character with a bunch of the nicknames given to Creator/RebBrown's character in that film.
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25	[[AC:TabletopGames]]
26	* In the ''Puppet Princess'' review, he calls the main male character [[TabletopGame/YuGiOh "Goat Eyes White Hair"]], as he has long white hair and he and several other characters have oval eyes with strangely elongated pupils that look disturbingly like a goat's eyes.
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28	[[AC:VideoGames]]
29	* ''VideoGame/MetalGear'':
30	** When Sage hears Creator/DavidHayter providing the voice his reaction is "Snake? Snaaaaaake!!!!!!"
31	** Gabe's ponytail, facial hair, and eyepatch combination make him look a bit like [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain Venom Snake]].
32	* In his ''VideoGame/VoltageFighterGowcaizer'' review, he mocks the CallingYourAttacks trope by mumbling "Wave Motion Fist"[[note]]the English translation of one of [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ryu and Ken's]] signature attacks, the Hadouken[[/note]] in a bored voice and making the Hadouken shooting gesture.
33	* In his review of ''Manga/GunsmithCats'' he awards Rally the [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil4 Leon S. Kennedy]] award for fucking physics up the ass when she jumps off a warehouse railing to the ground on her feet wearing high heels, with the runner up being Sawa in ''Anime/Kite1998''. He also seriously considers giving the award to [[Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro Lupin]].
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35	[[AC:WebOriginal]]
36	* During the ''Manga/YuYuHakusho: Poltergeist Report'' review, the visual style briefly mimics that of ''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation''.
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38	[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
39	* He frequently uses clips from ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}''.
40	-->Remember, kids, an ''Archer'' clip for every occasion. That's the ''Anime Abandon'' difference!
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42	[[AC:Multiple]]
43	* Censor Kaiser's HeroicRROD and subsequent rebirth in the ''Anime/ApocalypseZero'' review is a trifecta of references. His death is an homage to the Air Conditioner from ''WesternAnimation/TheBraveLittleToaster''. His resurrection is a nod to the birth of [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} Dr. Manhattan]]. His new design is based on [[Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex the Laughing Man's logo]].
44	* Fax Headspace is an {{Expy}} of ''Series/MaxHeadroom'' with a lot of design cues taken from ''Franchise/LupinIII.'' In the commentary they state his jacket colors were a reference to ''{{Film/Virtuosity}}''.
45	* ''Literature/{{Dune}}'':
46	** In the ''Literature/VampireHunterD: Bloodlust'' review, Sage hearkens to the "[...] the likes of which God has never seen" line in [[Film/Dune1984 the film]]...and punishes himself by drinking from a bottle of Dawn detergent.
47	** In the ''Anime/MDGeist'' review, Sage starts to say the "Fear is the mind-killer" line, but is interrupted by WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic threatening him at gunpoint. Rob Walker breaks in to finish the line, and is chased out of the room by the Critic. In the review's "Nuts and Bolts" video, Bennett and Marc talk about how Doug Walker had gotten sick of Rob and [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]] overdoing ''Dune'' references, which led to his appearance in this review.
48	** A few more nods are given in his review of ''Hyper Doll''. First, the thumbnail of the video has Sage riding on the back of a giant worm in a Fremen stillsuit. Then when said worm appears in the show itself, Sage can't help play the ''Film/Dune1984'' theme full blast.
49	--->'''Sage:''' ''covering his face with his arms'' Don't look at me right now!
50	* The ''Sins of the Sisters'' review uses the [[Film/{{Clue}} "Clue joke"]] to comedic effect, subbing in [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Dio Brando]] for a gag then redoing the gag with the "That's how it could've happened" transition and then using Wrestling/JohnCena.
51	* ''ComicBook/TheSandman1989'':
52	** During his review of ''Anime/ApocalypseZero'', his reaction to its insanity results in Bennett briefly getting a "mouths for eyes" appearance similar to one the Corthinian had.
53	** When trying to figure out the meaning of the "sister-brother" reference in ''Maze'', Sage notes the comic's use of the term to describe Desire, who was referred to in this way by the other Endless.
54	** In the ''Lady Death'' review, Sage mentions that his favorite interpretation of the Devil is Lucifer in the ''Season of Mists'' arc, and contrasts him with the abysmal portrayal in ''Lady Death''.
55	** Combined with the above-mentioned ''Dune'', while recapping the second episode of ''Anime/BubblegumCrisis'' sequel series ''Bubblegum Crash'', Sage mocks how ObviouslyEvil the episode's villain, Dr. Yuri, is by saying he looks like "Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen[[note]]complete with a picture of Music/{{Sting}} as the character from ''Film/Dune1984''[[/note]] if he were playing Loki from ''Sandman''!" and proceeds to spend the rest of the recap calling Yuri "Loki".
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