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* CriticalResearchFailure: While GSR acknowledged ''WesternAnimation/WhereOnEarthIsCarmenSandiego'' in his review of the Franchise/CarmenSandiego game shows, he makes no mention of the fact that all three series are based on the Carmen Sandiego PC games.

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* CriticalResearchFailure : While GSR acknowledged WesternAnimation/WhereOnEarthIsCarmenSandiego in his review of the Franchise/CarmenSandiego game shows, he makes no mention of the fact that all three series are based on the Carmen Sandiego PC games.
* HilariousInHindsight : In the first episode, GSR says he would prefer Series/LegendsOfTheHiddenTemple not getting a reboot/update. While not exactly a reboot, it has been announced that Legends would be adapted into a made-for-TV movie for 2016.
** GSR's problems with the 2002 version of Series/{{Pyramid}} are that [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks the set design was too generic, the titular pyramid wasn't ominous-looking, and the countdown noises during the Winner's Circle portion didn't create any sense of tension.]] The 2012 version that ran on GSN is much closer to the 70's and 80's era.

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* CriticalResearchFailure : CriticalResearchFailure: While GSR acknowledged WesternAnimation/WhereOnEarthIsCarmenSandiego ''WesternAnimation/WhereOnEarthIsCarmenSandiego'' in his review of the Franchise/CarmenSandiego game shows, he makes no mention of the fact that all three series are based on the Carmen Sandiego PC games.
* HilariousInHindsight : HilariousInHindsight: In the first episode, GSR says he would prefer Series/LegendsOfTheHiddenTemple ''Series/LegendsOfTheHiddenTemple'' not getting a reboot/update. While not exactly In 2021, a reboot, it has been announced that Legends would be adapted into a made-for-TV movie for 2016.
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reboot with the 2002 version of Series/{{Pyramid}} are that [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks the set design was too generic, the titular pyramid wasn't ominous-looking, and the countdown noises during the Winner's Circle portion didn't create any sense of tension.]] The 2012 version that ran adult contestants aired on GSN is much closer to the 70's and 80's era.Creator/TheCW.
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* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: Yes, it's obvious that the show takes place on a green-screen with a bunch of CGI backgrounds and models, but each of them are rather well-made, especially considering they're made by just one guy!

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* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: Yes, it's obvious that the show takes place on a green-screen with a bunch of CGI backgrounds and models, but each of them are rather well-made, especially considering they're made by just one guy!
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* NeedsMoreLove: As of March 2016, this show's YouTube channel currently has far less subscribers than even OddityArchive, which is the poster-child of niche online review series!

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* ColbertBump: After doing special effects work for AtopTheFourthWall: TheMovie, Lewis posted a link to GSR's review of Series/WhereInTheWorldIsCarmenSandiego on his website.
* CriticalResearchFailure : While GSR acknowledged WhereOnEarthIsCarmenSandiego in his review of the WITWICS, he makes no mention of the fact that both series are based on the Carmen Sandiego PC games.
* HilariousInHindsight : In the first episode, GSR says he would prefer LegendsOfTheHiddenTemple not getting a reboot/update. While not exactly a reboot, it has been announced that Legends would be adapted into a made-for-tv movie for 2016.
** GSR's problems with the 2002 version of Series/Pyramid are that [[Main/TheyChangedItNowItSucks the set design was too generic, the titular pyramid wasn't ominous-looking, and the countdown noises during the Winner's Circle portion didn't create any sense of tension.]] The 2012 version that ran on GSN is much closer to the 70's and 80's era.

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* ColbertBump: After doing special effects work for AtopTheFourthWall: TheMovie, Lewis posted a link to GSR's CriticalResearchFailure : While GSR acknowledged WesternAnimation/WhereOnEarthIsCarmenSandiego in his review of Series/WhereInTheWorldIsCarmenSandiego the Franchise/CarmenSandiego game shows, he makes no mention of the fact that all three series are based on his website.the Carmen Sandiego PC games.
* CriticalResearchFailure : While GSR acknowledged WhereOnEarthIsCarmenSandiego in his review of the WITWICS, he makes no mention of the fact that both series are based on the Carmen Sandiego PC games.
* HilariousInHindsight : In the first episode, GSR says he would prefer LegendsOfTheHiddenTemple Series/LegendsOfTheHiddenTemple not getting a reboot/update. While not exactly a reboot, it has been announced that Legends would be adapted into a made-for-tv made-for-TV movie for 2016.
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** GSR's problems with the 2002 version of Series/Pyramid Series/{{Pyramid}} are that [[Main/TheyChangedItNowItSucks [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks the set design was too generic, the titular pyramid wasn't ominous-looking, and the countdown noises during the Winner's Circle portion didn't create any sense of tension.]] The 2012 version that ran on GSN is much closer to the 70's and 80's era.
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* NeedsMoreLove: As of March 2016, this show's YouTube channel currently has far less subscribers than even OddityArchive , which is the poster-child of niche online review series!

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* NeedsMoreLove: As of March 2016, this show's YouTube channel currently has far less subscribers than even OddityArchive , OddityArchive, which is the poster-child of niche online review series!

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* BrokenBase : Some fans think the overly long opening credits extremely tedious and that the show should get to the review portion ASAP. Others feel that the Info Dump is necessary for newcomers to understand the premise of the show without watching all the episodes in order. (How else would you explain why [[Main/ItMakesSenseInContext an internet reviewer is in a time-travelling jet and can easily walk onto the set of various game shows?]])
* ColbertBump : After doing special effects work for AtopTheFourthWall : TheMovie , Lewis posted a link to GSR's review of Series/WhereInTheWorldIsCarmenSandiego on his website.

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* BrokenBase : BrokenBase: Some fans think the overly long opening credits extremely tedious and that the show should get to the review portion ASAP. Others feel that the Info Dump is necessary for newcomers to understand the premise of the show without watching all the episodes in order. (How else would you explain why [[Main/ItMakesSenseInContext [[ItMakesSenseInContext an internet reviewer is in a time-travelling jet and can easily walk onto the set of various game shows?]])
* ColbertBump : ColbertBump: After doing special effects work for AtopTheFourthWall : TheMovie , AtopTheFourthWall: TheMovie, Lewis posted a link to GSR's review of Series/WhereInTheWorldIsCarmenSandiego on his website.



* ItGetsBetter : Each episode begins with both a [[Main/TheTeaser cold opening]] (usually a " PreviouslyOn " segment) and an opening credits sequence that provides an InfoDump about the premise of the show. To put this into perspective, it takes almost 4 minutes for GSR to actually start discussing the review subject <i>in the very first episode!</i>
* NeedsMoreLove : As of March 2016, this show's YouTube channel currently has far less subscribers than even OddityArchive , which is the poster-child of niche online review series!
* VisualEffectsOfAwesome : Yes, it's obvious that the show takes place on a green-screen with a bunch of CGI backgrounds and models, but each of them are rather well-made, especially considering they're made by just one guy!

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* ItGetsBetter : NeedsMoreLove: As of March 2016, this show's YouTube channel currently has far less subscribers than even OddityArchive , which is the poster-child of niche online review series!
* {{Padding}}:
Each episode begins with both a [[Main/TheTeaser [[TheTeaser cold opening]] (usually a " PreviouslyOn " "PreviouslyOn" segment) and an opening credits sequence that provides an InfoDump about the premise of the show. To put this into perspective, it takes almost 4 minutes for GSR to actually start discussing the review subject <i>in ''in the very first episode!</i>
episode!''
* NeedsMoreLove : As of March 2016, this show's YouTube channel currently has far less subscribers than even OddityArchive , which is the poster-child of niche online review series!
* VisualEffectsOfAwesome :
VisualEffectsOfAwesome: Yes, it's obvious that the show takes place on a green-screen with a bunch of CGI backgrounds and models, but each of them are rather well-made, especially considering they're made by just one guy!
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* CriticalResearchFailure : While GSR acknowledged WhereOnEarthIsCarmenSandiego in his review of the WITWICS, he makes no mention of the fact that both series are based on the Carmen Sandiego PC games.
* HilariousInHindsight : In the first episode, GSR says he would prefer LegendsOfTheHiddenTemple not getting a reboot/update. While not exactly a reboot, it has been announced that Legends would be adapted into a made-for-tv movie for 2016.
** GSR's problems with the 2002 version of Series/Pyramid are that [[Main/TheyChangedItNowItSucks the set design was too generic, the titular pyramid wasn't ominous-looking, and the countdown noises during the Winner's Circle portion didn't create any sense of tension.]] The 2012 version that ran on GSN is much closer to the 70's and 80's era.
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* NeedsMoreLove : As of typing this edit, this show's YouTube channel currently has far less subscribers than even OddityArchive , which is the poster-child of niche online review series!

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* NeedsMoreLove : As of typing this edit, March 2016, this show's YouTube channel currently has far less subscribers than even OddityArchive , which is the poster-child of niche online review series!

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* BrokenBase : Some fans think the overly long opening credits extremely tedious and that the show should get to the review portion ASAP. Others feel that the Info Dump is necessary for newcomers to understand the premise of the show without watching all the episodes in order. (How else would you explain why [[Main/ItMakesSenseInContext an internet reviewer is in a time-travelling jet and can easily walk onto the set of various game shows?]])



* SpecialEffectsOfAwesome : Yes, it's obvious that the show takes place on a green-screen with a bunch of CGI backgrounds and models, but each of them are rather well-made, especially considering they're made by one guy!

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* SpecialEffectsOfAwesome VisualEffectsOfAwesome : Yes, it's obvious that the show takes place on a green-screen with a bunch of CGI backgrounds and models, but each of them are rather well-made, especially considering they're made by just one guy!
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* ColbertBump : After doing special effects work for AtopTheFourthWall : TheMovie , Lewis posted a link to GSR's review of Series/WhereInTheWorldIsCarmenSandiego on his website.
* ItGetsBetter : Each episode begins with both a [[Main/TheTeaser cold opening]] (usually a " PreviouslyOn " segment) and an opening credits sequence that provides an InfoDump about the premise of the show. To put this into perspective, it takes almost 4 minutes for GSR to actually start discussing the review subject <i>in the very first episode!</i>
* NeedsMoreLove : As of typing this edit, this show's YouTube channel currently has far less subscribers than even OddityArchive , which is the poster-child of niche online review series!
* SpecialEffectsOfAwesome : Yes, it's obvious that the show takes place on a green-screen with a bunch of CGI backgrounds and models, but each of them are rather well-made, especially considering they're made by one guy!

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