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Bennett White, a.k.a. Bennett the Sage, is an Internet video producer on ''[[That Guy With the Glasses (Website)|That Guy With the Glasses]]'', whose matter-of-fact style contrasts with the more theatrical reviewers on the site. He can be found [http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/bt/the-sage here]. Bennett hosts or has hosted three series:
Bennett White, a.k.a. Bennett the Sage, is an Internet video producer on ''[[That Guy With The Glasses]]'', whose matter-of-fact style contrasts with the more theatrical reviewers on the site. He can be found [http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/bt/the-sage here]. Bennett hosts or has hosted three series:


* ''Sage Reviews'', in which he covers recent video games in a traditional analytical review style (ie, to help viewers decide whether or not to purchase them) rather than purely for entertainment.
* ''Sage Reviews'', in which he covers recent video games in a traditional analytical review style (ie, to help viewers decide whether or not to purchase them) rather than purely for entertainment.
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* ''Anime Abandon'', where he looks at vintage anime from the '80s and '90s, some classics, some terrible. This series is closer to the entertainment-based sketch reviews done by other TGWTG contributors.
* ''Anime Abandon'', where he looks at vintage anime from the '80s and '90s, some classics, some terrible. This series is closer to the entertainment-based sketch reviews done by other TGWTG contributors.


Bennett also makes regular cameos in other TGWTG personalities' videos, where he portrays himself with a sadistic persona, thanks to an early crossover with ''[[Ask That Guy With the Glasses (Web Video)|Ask That Guy With the Glasses]]''. He does an annual anime review crossover with [[The Spoony Experiment (Web Video)|the Spoony One]] (which led to the creation of ''Anime Abandon'') and makes frequent appearances on ''[[Jesu Otaku (Web Video)|The JesuOtaku Anime Review]]'', where he subjects her to truly horrendous softcore garbage.
Bennett also makes regular cameos in other TGWTG personalities' videos, where he portrays himself with a sadistic persona, thanks to an early crossover with ''[[Ask That Guy With The Glasses]]''. He does an annual anime review crossover with [[The Spoony Experiment|the Spoony One]] (which led to the creation of ''Anime Abandon'') and makes frequent appearances on ''[[Jesu Otaku|The JesuOtaku Anime Review]]'', where he subjects her to truly horrendous softcore garbage.
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* [[The Abridged Series]]: Did ''[[Elfen Lied]] Abridged'', which is currently on hiatus.
* [[The Abridged Series]]: Did ''[[Elfen Lied]] Abridged'', which is currently on hiatus.
* [[Accentuate the Negative]]: 90% of his game reviews are like this (it seems like the only triple-A FPS title he genuinely liked over the past few years were ''[[Killzone]] 3'' and ''[[Resistance]] 3'', two titles he really gushes over, while cross-platform and Xbox titles tend to get much more critical treatment). Unlike [[Zero Punctuation (Web Animation)|Yahtzee]] or Bennett's own Anime Abandon reviews, the negativity is played completely straight instead of done in a bombastic, jokey manner, which has led detractors to complain it comes across as grouchy, nitpicky, and [[Feigning Intelligence]].
* [[Accentuate the Negative]]: 90% of his game reviews are like this (it seems like the only triple-A FPS title he genuinely liked over the past few years were ''[[Killzone]] 3'' and ''[[Resistance]] 3'', two titles he really gushes over, while cross-platform and Xbox titles tend to get much more critical treatment). Unlike [[Zero Punctuation|Yahtzee]] or Bennett's own Anime Abandon reviews, the negativity is played completely straight instead of done in a bombastic, jokey manner, which has led detractors to complain it comes across as grouchy, nitpicky, and [[Feigning Intelligence]].
** Sometimes averted in his ''Anime Abandon'' reviews, where even if he doesn't like a certain thing he will acknowledge some of its good points, or in the case of ''Akira'', its influence on anime culture as a whole. This is especially evident in his review of ''[[Perfect Blue]]'', which he says he doesn't ''hate'' but doesn't really ''like'' either, and that he can tell it was Kon's first film since certain parts of it feel weak compared to his later work.
** Sometimes averted in his ''Anime Abandon'' reviews, where even if he doesn't like a certain thing he will acknowledge some of its good points, or in the case of ''Akira'', its influence on anime culture as a whole. This is especially evident in his review of ''[[Perfect Blue]]'', which he says he doesn't ''hate'' but doesn't really ''like'' either, and that he can tell it was Kon's first film since certain parts of it feel weak compared to his later work.
* [[All Men Are Perverts]]: Brought up in Urotsukidoji, granted it ''is'' a hentai.
* [[All Men Are Perverts]]: Brought up in Urotsukidoji, granted it ''is'' a hentai.
* [[Ax Crazy]]: When he hangs around [[Ask That Guy With the Glasses|Ask ThatGuy]]. [[Nightmare Fuel|GOODNESS.]]
* [[Ax Crazy]]: When he hangs around [[Ask That Guy With The Glasses|Ask ThatGuy]]. [[Nightmare Fuel|GOODNESS.]]
* [[Big Lipped Alligator Moment]]: He says that the entirety of ''Doomed Megalopolis'' is this, since while the scenes leave an impact on the viewer they're perfunctory to the plot.
* [[Big Lipped Alligator Moment]]: He says that the entirety of ''Doomed Megalopolis'' is this, since while the scenes leave an impact on the viewer they're perfunctory to the plot.
* [[Bread, Eggs, Breaded Eggs]]: When reading ''[[My Immortal (Fanfic)|My Immortal]]'', the caption states that he couldn't decide whether to voice a secondary character as gay or annoying, so he made the character sound annoyingly gay.
* [[Bread, Eggs, Breaded Eggs]]: When reading ''[[My Immortal]]'', the caption states that he couldn't decide whether to voice a secondary character as gay or annoying, so he made the character sound annoyingly gay.
* [[Brother-Sister Incest]]: He's particularly incensed by this subplot in ''Doomed Megalopolis'', though his objection has less to do with it being incest and more with it being ''rape''.
* [[Brother-Sister Incest]]: He's particularly incensed by this subplot in ''Doomed Megalopolis'', though his objection has less to do with it being incest and more with it being ''rape''.
* [[The Casanova]] / [[Casanova Wannabe]]: In the ''[[Golden Boy]]'' review, complete with bathrobe.
* [[The Casanova]] / [[Casanova Wannabe]]: In the ''[[Golden Boy]]'' review, complete with bathrobe.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Our story begins..."
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Our story begins..."
* [[Cheshire Cat Grin]]: Sage is a master of the really pervy, unsettling grin. It helps that he has really prominent cuspids.
* [[Cheshire Cat Grin]]: Sage is a master of the really pervy, unsettling grin. It helps that he has really prominent cuspids.
* [[A Date With Rosie Palms]]: Subverted during his crossover with [[The Nostalgia Critic (Web Video)|The Nostalgia Critic]]:
* [[A Date with Rosie Palms]]: Subverted during his crossover with [[The Nostalgia Critic]]:
{{quote| '''Bennett''': ''*holds up bottle of lotion*'' "Excuse me for a moment, folks. I've got some business to take care of." ''*cut to commericial*''<br />
{{quote| '''Bennett''': ''*holds up bottle of lotion*'' "Excuse me for a moment, folks. I've got some business to take care of." ''*cut to commericial*''<br />
''*cut back after commercial, he is rubbing his elbows*'' "What? I have crusty elbows!" }}
''*cut back after commercial, he is rubbing his elbows*'' "What? I have crusty elbows!" }}
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* [[Feigning Intelligence]]: Bennett's detractors usually claim he does this.
* [[Feigning Intelligence]]: Bennett's detractors usually claim he does this.
** [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] by [[Brows Held High|OanCitizen]] in his Jin-Roh review, which Sage proceeds to quite adroitly refute.
** [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] by [[Brows Held High|OanCitizen]] in his Jin-Roh review, which Sage proceeds to quite adroitly refute.
* [[Fridge Horror]]: He realizes that for Jubei to have casually shown up while Kagero is being raped in ''[[Ninja Scroll (Anime)|Ninja Scroll]]'' means that Jubei must have been there for a while but didn't do anything to stop it, and concludes that Jubei is a dick.
* [[Fridge Horror]]: He realizes that for Jubei to have casually shown up while Kagero is being raped in ''[[Ninja Scroll]]'' means that Jubei must have been there for a while but didn't do anything to stop it, and concludes that Jubei is a dick.
** This is the reason he gives for [[Boy Band|B4-4's]] video, "Get Down," being part of his Top 10 [[Surreal Music Video]] list.
** This is the reason he gives for [[Boy Band|B4-4's]] video, "Get Down," being part of his Top 10 [[Surreal Music Video]] list.
* [[Game of Nerds]]: Bennett outed himself as a baseball fan during the ''[[Mezzo Forte]]'' review.
* [[Game of Nerds]]: Bennett outed himself as a baseball fan during the ''[[Mezzo Forte]]'' review.
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* [[Karma Houdini]]: He's incensed by the fact that the rapist brother in ''Doomed Megalopolis'' gets off with only a few punches to the jaw.
* [[Karma Houdini]]: He's incensed by the fact that the rapist brother in ''Doomed Megalopolis'' gets off with only a few punches to the jaw.
* [[Kavorka Man]]: Suave, at least until Bennett kills him. [[Not Quite Dead|Or not]].
* [[Kavorka Man]]: Suave, at least until Bennett kills him. [[Not Quite Dead|Or not]].
* [[Loves the Sound of Screaming]]: Critic's crying [[Angrish]] in ''Starchaser'' leads to the [[A Date With Rosie Palms]] subversion up above.
* [[Loves the Sound of Screaming]]: Critic's crying [[Angrish]] in ''Starchaser'' leads to the [[A Date with Rosie Palms]] subversion up above.
* [[Mean Character, Nice Actor]]: In character, he delights in all manner of depraved acts to the point that [[Ask That Guy With the Glasses (Web Video)|Ask That Guy]] [[Even Evil Has Standards|is afraid of him]], while out of character he's disgusted by the incestuous rape subplot of ''Doomed Megalopolis'' and the treatment of women in ''Mad Bull 34''.
* [[Mean Character, Nice Actor]]: In character, he delights in all manner of depraved acts to the point that [[Ask That Guy With The Glasses|Ask That Guy]] [[Even Evil Has Standards|is afraid of him]], while out of character he's disgusted by the incestuous rape subplot of ''Doomed Megalopolis'' and the treatment of women in ''Mad Bull 34''.
* [[Mind Screw]]: His consensus on the old dub of [[Akira (Manga)|Akira]].
* [[Mind Screw]]: His consensus on the old dub of [[Akira]].
* [[Mood Whiplash]]: He had to snap his head loose after an extremely bad instance from ''Doomed Megapolis''.
* [[Mood Whiplash]]: He had to snap his head loose after an extremely bad instance from ''Doomed Megapolis''.
* [[Moral Event Horizon]]: He [[Invoked Trope|says]] that he can't have any sympathy for the protagonist of ''Junk Boy'' after he tells a starlet that masturbating to photos of her is probably the only reason he's not a rapist.
* [[Moral Event Horizon]]: He [[Invoked Trope|says]] that he can't have any sympathy for the protagonist of ''Junk Boy'' after he tells a starlet that masturbating to photos of her is probably the only reason he's not a rapist.
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* [[Sincerity Mode]]: His video game reviews are done as dryly as possible without any real humor to them, in shocking contrast to most of the rest of the TGWTG stuff.
* [[Sincerity Mode]]: His video game reviews are done as dryly as possible without any real humor to them, in shocking contrast to most of the rest of the TGWTG stuff.
* [[The Smart Guy]]
* [[The Smart Guy]]
* [[So Cool Its Awesome]]: His opinion of [[Ninja Scroll (Anime)|Ninja Scroll]].
* [[So Cool Its Awesome]]: His opinion of [[Ninja Scroll]].
* [[Sophisticated As Hell]]: His "Masterpiece Fanfic Theater" segments have him read rather dreadful stuff in as sophisticated a tone as he can muster.
* [[Sophisticated As Hell]]: His "Masterpiece Fanfic Theater" segments have him read rather dreadful stuff in as sophisticated a tone as he can muster.
* [[Squick]]: [[Invoked Trope|He shudders in pain]] in reaction to the voice acting of ''Garzey's Wing.''
* [[Squick]]: [[Invoked Trope|He shudders in pain]] in reaction to the voice acting of ''Garzey's Wing.''
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