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High '''Holy Shit Quotient''' is a typical feature of a [[Summer Blockbuster]], perhaps even an [[Epic Movie]]. |
High '''Holy Shit Quotient''' is a typical feature of a [[Summer Blockbuster]], perhaps even an [[Epic Movie]]. |
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[[Wham! Episode|Wham Episodes]] tend to have a high HSQ, as do [[Professional Wrestling]] matches involving [[Spot Monkey]]s, and videogame trailers. (This is in fact a common chant at pro wrestling events when something like that happens.) [[Heavy Metal]] and [[Visual Kei]] bands try to have at least a moderate one of these per promotional video and/or concert, though it often ends up as [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]] or [[Narm]] if failed. Obviously, that's a matter of opinion. |
[[Wham! Episode|Wham Episodes]] tend to have a high HSQ, as do [[Professional Wrestling]] matches involving [[Spot Monkey]]s, and videogame trailers. (This is in fact a common chant at pro wrestling events when something like that happens.) [[Heavy Metal]] and [[Visual Kei]] bands try to have at least a moderate one of these per promotional video and/or concert, though it often ends up as [[What Do You Mean, It's Not Awesome?]] or [[Narm]] if failed. Obviously, that's a matter of opinion. |
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Anything that has [[Serial Escalation]] somehow is guaranteed to have a high HSQ. |
Anything that has [[Serial Escalation]] somehow is guaranteed to have a high HSQ. |
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When writers try to increase the HSQ of a scene that doesn't have punch by having the characters (or camera work) ''pretend'' it does, they often wind up saying [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]] |
When writers try to increase the HSQ of a scene that doesn't have punch by having the characters (or camera work) ''pretend'' it does, they often wind up saying [[What Do You Mean, It's Not Awesome?]] |
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Revision as of 19:47, 30 April 2016
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Divide the number of times you said "Holy Shit!" by the number of scenes. This is the Holy Shit Quotient (or HSQ) for a given episode. The term originated somewhere among the Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Buffistas.org, most likely) and Television Without Pity communities, where it is occasionally still possible to get a nice little flame war going over whether "HSQ" is pronounced "aitch-skew."
It is sometimes shortened to form the verb "skew." As in: "The episode skewed me to the chair."
This is probably why there are such long pauses in the action of movies like 300 or The Matrix: it gives the audience time to go "Holy shit!"
High Holy Shit Quotient is a typical feature of a Summer Blockbuster, perhaps even an Epic Movie.
Wham Episodes tend to have a high HSQ, as do Professional Wrestling matches involving Spot Monkeys, and videogame trailers. (This is in fact a common chant at pro wrestling events when something like that happens.) Heavy Metal and Visual Kei bands try to have at least a moderate one of these per promotional video and/or concert, though it often ends up as What Do You Mean, It's Not Awesome? or Narm if failed. Obviously, that's a matter of opinion.
Anything that has Serial Escalation somehow is guaranteed to have a high HSQ.
When writers try to increase the HSQ of a scene that doesn't have punch by having the characters (or camera work) pretend it does, they often wind up saying What Do You Mean, It's Not Awesome?