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watho
Aug 2, 2013


The real world will, again tomorrow, function and run without me.

Arcsquad12 posted:

What's everyone's opinion on Bennett the Sage? He reviews schlock anime from the 90s and early 2000s, and occasionally dips into some weird sketch comedy. He can strike a good balance between letting terrible OVAs speak for themselves and actually having some quite insightful moments. Unfortunately, this can also be frustrating, when he's discussing a show you might want a more in depth look at, and instead he goes for the poop joke instead.

Sage has done some really fantastic videos but sometimes it feels like he tries too hard to be edgy.

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Tracula
Mar 26, 2010

PLEASE LEAVE

Arcsquad12 posted:

What's everyone's opinion on Bennett the Sage? He reviews schlock anime from the 90s and early 2000s, and occasionally dips into some weird sketch comedy. He can strike a good balance between letting terrible OVAs speak for themselves and actually having some quite insightful moments. Unfortunately, this can also be frustrating, when he's discussing a show you might want a more in depth look at, and instead he goes for the poop joke instead.

I like him but I sort of hate the whole running gag he has (had?) with Violence Jack. loving review it or don't.

Although I have to give him massive credit for making GBS threads all over NGE because I watched that a few months ago and goddamn I couldn't agree with him harder about all of his points.

watho
Aug 2, 2013


The real world will, again tomorrow, function and run without me.

I really, really, REALLY liked the video he finally made on Violence Jack though.

Ghilz
Jun 15, 2007
In confusion there is opportunity

watho posted:

I really, really, REALLY liked the video he finally made on Violence Jack though.

Ditto. I'm a fan of his work. If anything he's never boring.

Arc Hammer
Mar 4, 2013

Got any deathsticks?
He really sold me on some films, especially Royal Space Force and Jin Roh: The Wolf Brigade. Goddamn those were some good films.

Testekill
Nov 1, 2012

I demand to be taken seriously

:aronrex:

Sage has a pretty big consistency problem if you ask me. Sometimes he can be on the ball and really funny and other times his stuff is just kinda there. I think that might be because there are a lot of bad OVAs that are dull as poo poo as opposed to interestingly bad so you run into a problem with what the hell can you actually say about it?

Kunster
Dec 24, 2006

He's one of those reviewers that tries too hard to be funny, but otherwise can be alright when not stuck to that. I can't watch more than 2 videos in a row with him without going "Oh, too edgy for me" or changing to that picture of that Sonic the Hedgehog robot with the "No Fun Allowed" sign.

If we are adding folk like KimbleJustice, let's add Doctor Sparkle (Chrotendo) and Greg Sewart (Generation-16) to the roll as folk doing console specific anthology series that take ages to make a single episode, shall we?

Kunster fucked around with this message at 01:43 on Jan 15, 2015

Compendium
Jun 18, 2013

M-E-J-E-D
I like Sage's anime reviews since it's a nice look back on the 80s and early 2000 shows I've never seen before. Some reviews are hit or miss, but I always find myself chuckling at something. It's good that he at least explains his opinions and goes in depth about certain topics. He knows his stuff.

The fact that the first two Fatal Fury movies being the best fighting game animes made me laugh a lot especially after the other fighting game shows he reviewed. I have a soft spot in my heart for Fatal Fury.

Ghilz
Jun 15, 2007
In confusion there is opportunity
So Kyle / Oancitizen posted why he left Channel Awesome. And no, there's no drama involved!

http://kylekallgren.tumblr.com/post/108118690279/a-farewell-to-awesome

Wheat Loaf
Feb 13, 2012

by FactsAreUseless
I'm not much into anime so I'm not especially familiar with Sage's reviews, but I did enjoy his video on the best Hot 100 number-one singles of all time. Hard to disagree with "Georgia On My Mind".

Arc Hammer
Mar 4, 2013

Got any deathsticks?

Metal Loaf posted:

I'm not much into anime so I'm not especially familiar with Sage's reviews, but I did enjoy his video on the best Hot 100 number-one singles of all time. Hard to disagree with "Georgia On My Mind".

poo poo I forgot about those specials. I'd love to see him do another show talking about music, because those videos talking about the best and worst chart leaders and the worst covers were fantastic. Guy really does know his stuff.

lornekates
Oct 3, 2014

Web Developer for phelous.com dot com.

FYI: For those of you really into RSS, you can add /feed to any part of the Phelous site to get that feed. ie:

Hallowfeedie! http://phelous.com/category/phelous/halloweenie/feed/

Feed of all posts tagged "crossover": http://phelous.com/tag/crossover/feed/

Mraagvpeine
Nov 4, 2014

I won this avatar on a technicality this thick.
I was skimming the older thread and noticed that no one talked about his Inuyasha review. I would've thought there would be some reaction to his... skit in there.

Ghostpilot
Jun 22, 2007

"As a rule, I never touch anything more sophisticated and delicate than myself."

Ghilz posted:

So Kyle / Oancitizen posted why he left Channel Awesome. And no, there's no drama involved!

http://kylekallgren.tumblr.com/post/108118690279/a-farewell-to-awesome

Aw, I'm glad to hear that he'll be able to breathe easier now by cutting that drama out of his life. Admittedly, I don't follow his work as closely as I should, I respect him a great deal.

Arc Hammer
Mar 4, 2013

Got any deathsticks?

Mraagvpeine posted:

I was skimming the older thread and noticed that no one talked about his Inuyasha review. I would've thought there would be some reaction to his... skit in there.

Was that the video where he blasted his editor with semen? Or was that the one where the Editor hit the fast-forward button and ended up fifty years in the future?

Mraagvpeine
Nov 4, 2014

I won this avatar on a technicality this thick.
... the former...

OrangeKing
Dec 5, 2002

They do play in October!

Ghostpilot posted:

Check five post up. :cheeky:

Oops. Well, Cecil's worth mentioning twice, I s'pose. :)

Tracula
Mar 26, 2010

PLEASE LEAVE
If I bitch about Josh Hadley again can I get another shout-out on Radio Drome?

Mad Lupine
Feb 18, 2011

all the things you said
running through my head

Arcsquad12 posted:

Was that the video where he blasted his editor with semen?

:stare:

I had to watch it.

I don't regret it more than watching InuYasha.

Seriously though, it was a pretty good review. I can't believe I didn't pick up on how unhealthy the main character's relationship was. Made me literally cringe and instantly regret wasting all that time watching it. In my defense, I dropped it about halfway through. Bennett's appraisal of the series is pretty apt. The anime ended with no resolution. It was literally a "read the manga" ending. I can't imagine what it must have felt to anime only watchers who have never even heard of manga. Too perfect.

BigRed0427
Mar 23, 2007

There's no one I'd rather be than me.

I'm watching Phealos, Brad and Lupa's review of foodfight. I keep losing it when ever Lupa gets mad at the food puns.

nine-gear crow
Aug 10, 2013





BigRed0427 posted:

I'm watching Phealos, Brad and Lupa's review of foodfight. I keep losing it when ever Lupa gets mad at the food puns.

You can tell that one's gonna be a good one because from the moment she pops up in the video she's holding a 40 of Jack Daniels.

Lupa, your's and Phelous's sight gags are always great. :allears:

Violet_Sky
Dec 5, 2011



Fun Shoe
I'm not sure if this is 100%-related to Internet Critics, but some dude wrote a blog post about taking his seven year old daughter to a comics store. It's very depressing. :smith:

http://www.itinthed.com/16328/what-taking-my-daughter-to-a-comic-book-store-taught-me/

Linear Zoetrope
Nov 28, 2011

A hero must cook
The comic industry is pretty bad, yeah. I had the same realization at the first and only comic convention I went to. (I was nearby and decided to see a couple panels for TV or Youtube people, wasn't really worth it)

There are certainly good comics, but they're hard to find and few and far between if you're not into the superhero stuff. I liked the Nodwick books once upon a time, and I've heard good things about Locke and Key (though I don't think that's kid friendly). I think webcomics are starting to be more of the scene. A lot of them are still in the "newspaper funnies" format, but there are a lot of plot-based higher quality ones. Though I can't think of any that are super kid friendly off the top of my head. I guess Dresden Codak isn't too objectionable, but it has some pretty dense philosophical references. I don't know much about Girl Genius, but apparently it's fairly popular among geeky tweens-teens, so maybe in a few years? :smith:

(E: Though of course, there should be stuff for girls in the superhero genre too.)

Linear Zoetrope fucked around with this message at 06:24 on Jan 15, 2015

DoctorWhat
Nov 18, 2011

A little privacy, please?
CUCUMBER QUEST

Vicas
Dec 9, 2009

Sweet tricks, mom.
e:^^hahahah

Cucumber Quest is kid friendly and really good but let's not go too far into BSS territory. Webcomics are a huge sea but they're definitely more willing to take risks and try things than print comics, and things like patreon and kickstarter have been making it easier than ever for people to do proper print editions and for a select few even live off their comics. It's like the one part of comics that actually has any hope, really

DoctorWhat
Nov 18, 2011

A little privacy, please?
I don't read comics other than Cucumber Quest and More than Meets the Eye, you don't have to worry about me going all BSS.

Vicas
Dec 9, 2009

Sweet tricks, mom.
My post was actually made independent of yours, but really, just more evidence that CQ is great

DoctorWhat
Nov 18, 2011

A little privacy, please?

Vicas posted:

My post was actually made independent of yours, but really, just more evidence that CQ is great

Great minds think alike, Vicas.

Gyges
Aug 4, 2004

NOW NO ONE
RECOGNIZE HULK

Jsor posted:

(E: Though of course, there should be stuff for girls in the superhero genre too.)

Is there much other than the current Ms Marvel in the superhero genre? I only read the first trade paperback of that but it was pretty good.

Keromaru5
Dec 28, 2012

Pictured: The Wolf Of Gubbio (probably)

This avatar made possible by a gift from the Religionthread Posters Relief Fund

Gyges posted:

Is there much other than the current Ms Marvel in the superhero genre? I only read the first trade paperback of that but it was pretty good.
I've seen word that The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl is good. First issue just came out last week or so.

OldTennisCourt
Sep 11, 2011

by VideoGames

Gyges posted:

Is there much other than the current Ms Marvel in the superhero genre? I only read the first trade paperback of that but it was pretty good.

Captain Marvel is pretty great, I've heard good things about Storm's new series as well.

Benny the Snake
Apr 11, 2012

GUM CHEWING INTENSIFIES

Gyges posted:

Is there much other than the current Ms Marvel in the superhero genre? I only read the first trade paperback of that but it was pretty good.
Outside of the recent gently caress-up, the current Batgirl run is pretty good.

SatansBestBuddy
Sep 26, 2010

by FactsAreUseless

DoctorWhat posted:

I don't read comics other than Cucumber Quest and More than Meets the Eye, you don't have to worry about me going all BSS.

Paranatural is also really good and the author is best buds with the author for Cucumber Quest. Go read that when you get the chance.

Mraagvpeine posted:

I was skimming the older thread and noticed that no one talked about his Inuyasha review. I would've thought there would be some reaction to his... skit in there.

I'm honestly more surprised nobody brings up his porn cameos.

DoctorWhat
Nov 18, 2011

A little privacy, please?
I read a ways into Paranatural but couldn't keep up momentum reading it.

nine-gear crow
Aug 10, 2013





At this risk of turning this into a PYF webcomics derail, I'll just throw Monster Pulse and Kiwi Blitz out there as a pair of "positive" web comics for young readers and move on.

nine-gear crow fucked around with this message at 07:22 on Jan 15, 2015

Annointed
Mar 2, 2013

The way you guys seem to avoid speaking of Gunnerkrigg Court, suspicious.

On another note thanks for recommending Happy Viking. I'm finding him both really entertaining and a good source for new music. How can I not love someone who also loves Fist of the North Staf and hates MLP.

The Vosgian Beast
Aug 13, 2011

Business is slow
Hey so I watched the Foodfight review Phelous, Lupa, and Brad did, and have decided Phelous's sense of humor is something I want more of in my life. What are some good reviews to check out?

Mokinokaro
Sep 11, 2001

At the end of everything, hold onto anything



Fun Shoe
His Resident Evil movie ones are amazing as he loves the games.

Mischalaniouse
Nov 7, 2009

*ribbit*

The Vosgian Beast posted:

Hey so I watched the Foodfight review Phelous, Lupa, and Brad did, and have decided Phelous's sense of humor is something I want more of in my life. What are some good reviews to check out?

The thing about Phelous is his humor has a lot of self-referential stuff in it, so if you don't watch him from the beginning you won't get absolutely every joke, but that isn't all there is.

I'm a big fan of all of his low-budget cartoon reviews, like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde http://blip.tv/phelous/dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-6611996 Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time http://blip.tv/phelous/aladdin-and-the-adventure-of-all-time-6646347 the other Aladdin animated movie http://blip.tv/phelous/aladdin-6223537 He-Man and She-Ra Christmas Special http://blip.tv/phelous/he-man-and-she-ra-christmas-special-6713584

He's done a lot more of these lately that are pretty good.

Some of my favorite reviews of live action horror movies, Amityville 4, probably my favorite, has the most laugh out loud moments http://blip.tv/phelous/amityville-4-the-lamp-escapes-6130640

His reviews of Ulli Lommel's comically inept Boogeyman series (He went on a kick where he reviewed like 7 movies called Boogeyman in a row) http://blip.tv/phelous/the-boogeyman-5389086 http://blip.tv/phelous/boogeyman-ii-1983-5413633 http://blip.tv/phelous/return-of-the-boogeyman-5435289

The Time Machine that I found at a Yard Sale (Collab with Lupa) http://blip.tv/phelous/the-time-machine-i-found-at-a-yard-sale-part-1-6696699

Swamp Zombies! http://blip.tv/phelous/swamp-zombies-5302277

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Arc Hammer
Mar 4, 2013

Got any deathsticks?

The Vosgian Beast posted:

Hey so I watched the Foodfight review Phelous, Lupa, and Brad did, and have decided Phelous's sense of humor is something I want more of in my life. What are some good reviews to check out?

If you can stomach some of the images, I rather enjoyed his Human Centipede 2 review.

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