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[http://sfdebris.com/ SF Debris], once known as Sci-Fi Debris, is a website run by Chuck Sonnenburg, a long-time member of various ''[[Star Trek]]'' and ''[[Star Wars]]'' online fan communities as well as a big fan of ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]''. What he and the website are mostly known for these days are his "Opinionated [[Star Trek]] Episode Guides", [[Snark Bait|snarky]] reviews of the ''[[Star Trek]]'' franchise.
Since 2008, he's taken his reviews onto a video format on [http://www.youtube.com/user/sfdebris YouTube] and [http://sfdebris.blip.tv/ Blip.tv]{{Dead link}}, growing in popularity. His style, a mixture of serious analysis peppered with deadpan humour played over clips from the show, has begun to catch on with other reviewers (including [[Atop the Fourth Wall|Linkara]], who borrowed one of his ideas). His site also features a few essays (including a history of how [[Spider-Man]] has [[Dork Age|declined in quality]]) and his (two trilogy, 250 chapter) crossover [[Fan Fiction]], [[The Unity Saga]].
Often compared (and paired) with [[Confused Matthew]]. Rather than having his own forum, CM has been kind enough to give him a dedicated sub-forum; particularly useful as the two have a similar fanbase anyway.
On May 12, 2011, ''all'' of his ''Star Trek'' reviews were removed from [http://www.youtube.com/user/sfdebris Youtube], as a pre-emptive measure when [[CBS]] (which has been cracking down severely on other ''Star Trek'' fan channels as well) filed a claim against his "Trials and Tribble-ations" review. As the [[BBC]] has already done the same with his ''[[Red Dwarf]]'' reviews, under the Youtube "three strikes" policy, he now has only one strike remaining. As with ''Red Dwarf'' and other non-''Trek'' reviews, they will now be uploaded exclusively to his [http://sfdebris.blip.tv blip.tv]{{Dead link}} account, though he will continue to use his Youtube for trailers.
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* [[Alternate Character Interpretation]]: Many characters, especially Janeway and Archer, have all their actions [[In-Universe|viewed through the lens]] of the kind of characters they would be if the writers knew what they were doing. In the case of those two, it's genocidal tyrant and complete lunatic respectively. His interpretation of Janeway, in particular, has become so popular he's taken to [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshading it]] in more recent videos.
** This does have the fortunate side effect of making Janeway a [[Memetic Badass]] almost on par with Sisko. In SF Debris' [[Gag Dub]] of 'Splashdown' she's willing to shoot down an entire fleet just to protect her stash of Romulan Marijuana.
*** In the coda for [https://web.archive.org/web/20120401210132/http://sfdebris.com/startrek/v840.asp the ''Tuvix'' review], Janeway is overtly compared to another crazy female: {{spoiler|[[GLaDOS]].}}
** Outside of the VOY reviews, Janeway is portrayed as the omnipresent, over-arching [[Big Bad]] of the entire franchise, responsible for everything from Shinzon to Lore (she once worked as Dr. Soong's code monkey).
** This has also led to jokes about Harry being Janeway's [[Chew Toy]].
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** When reminded that ''Insurrection'' is supposed to be 'lighthearted and fun'' Chuck's rejoinder is that the last person who tried to combine Moral Dilemma + Lighthearted and Fun was the Clown in "The Thaw."
{{quote|"You know, the '''''VILLAIN!'''''"}}
** Michael Pillar was convinced that LeVar Burton should have took his [[Raymond Chandler]] parody with [https://web.archive.org/web/20131106062334/http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Banean avian-headed femme fatales and cops] and submitted it for Emmy consideration.
{{quote|"I'm sure Ed Wood thought ''[[Plan 9 from Outer Space]]'' was brilliant, too."}}
* [[Space Jews]]: Takes a hammer to the concept in his ''[[Mass Effect 2]]'' review - or at least, the idea that the batarians match to Arabs because we've seen a lot of batarian terrorists and there was one batarian religious fanatic.
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* [[Training from Hell]]: Notes that Tuvok's attempts to put the Maquis through their paces in "Learning Curve" makes him come off as a massive jerkass, especially when he makes them run a 10 kilometre lap, with full packs and the gravity turned up 10%.
{{quote|'''Tuvok''': A particularly nice sign of dickishness from a man who has over ''[[Made of Iron|three times the strength]]'' of the people he's leading.}}
* [[Translation Train Wreck]]: In his review of the episode "[http://sfdebris.blip.tv/file/4574217/ Tinker, Tenor, Doctor, Spy]{{Dead link}}" he translates the lyrics of "La donna è mobile" using the Babylon 8 translation software resulting in this trope. Apperantly the song is about furniture.
* [[Trash the Set]]: In his review of the "Eleventh Hour", he notes that due to the Tenth Doctor's violent regeneration, Eleven can't use the still-rebuilding TARDIS, but at least he still has his ever-faithful sonic screwdriver, right? Cue it promptly exploding.
{{quote|'''Sfdebris''': Man, when Ten breaks shit, he really ''breaks shit'', doesn't he?}}
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