this is a very different video than usual and i apologize if i come off a little nitpicky or mean! i went in and shared my pros and cons on his products (NOT HIM) and u can decide what u think urself :)
I agree that the first episode was quite boring but when I saw the last episode I understood why they put it in (I’m tried to say that by giving the least amount of spoilers as possible)
I loved them because he was literally just a guy. The average joe just talking about random crap from his childhood or something. Kinda lost the magic now that hes basically a celebrity but the videos are still enjoyable
What I really like about this review is that it’s not just going, ‘wow this RUclipsr has come a long way since they began’ you were actually honest with your thoughts on these products plus the series. I love odd1sout and all but again, it’s great to see you’re being more honest. Keep up the great work man!
im proud with how far he came but his content now feels really disassociated from his normal content. it’s almost guaranteed that someone who got famous from being relatable will become dissociated from their audience
I think that James probably had a bit of a more mature idea for his show but because of studio marketability netflix dumbed it down a lot. The video James made about making his show kind of implies something like that might have happened.
Yeah, but what about things like Dead End and stuff, Netflix is usually pretty good at adapting ideas into tv forms I just think the target demo is probably in the much younger age group and not for me
The show isn't for my target demographic but I can't deny the fact that the animation is way more advanced than his normal videos..seeing James with Lip sync was incredible.
I think the problem with James is that after a few years he started to notice that young kids were starting to watch his videos and so essentially changed his entire channel moving forward at that point in time to be more targeted towards kids instead of the teenagers and young adults that originally made up his fan base,which I think is definitely obvious through Oddballs. Great that he managed to get a show,it's an awesome opportunity but it just feels at this point like James has lost that relatability and laid back vibe he used to have in favour of selling out to become more family friendly and change his entire target demographic
I honestly dont think so, ive grown up with the channel for the past 5 years, and while I have noticed a noticeable change, its more good than bad. I personally like the higher animation quality.
hard to talk about things when you have non left. If he had a good story, he would share it. Most likely he ran out. He's still pretty young too. Dont expext him to have 2000 stories memorized without lying.
I feel that jaden and james expanded after their storytime animations,they do em’ occasionally but Jaiden expanded to the sides with gaming/colabs (mostly with alpharad) and James expanded upwards with the books,series and other stuff
I think oddballs has very predictable plots for the episodes but the jokes really hit And I can’t help but laugh sometimes So I’m giving this show 7/10
This show is so fucking weird in my opinion but I still enjoy anyways even it’s looks a little bad cus the art style of the serie and the characters bruh 💀
Definitely agree with that rating. The best part had to do with what the plot was. Every single episode had him creating the conflict except the salesperson, the fly, and artificial grandma. Creates the toaster in 1, harms a bunch of people around him with his apps in 2, is extremely petty in 5 and 7 and in 7 instead of doing something simple especially when she gives him chances to talk, fakes crying to cheat in 6, starts doing something which while he isn’t completely responsible for the pillow fighting getting out of hand he still started it and did it in the first place in 8, number 10 again while it isn’t that terrible still dishonest to donate blood to get out of doing gym in 10, and finally 12 and by extension 4 he is the one who created the Dino nuggets and if you haven’t seen it spoilers: he is actually the guy who ruined food in the future by creating toasty causing echo to go back in time for processed food causing the conflict in 4. Honestly it’s an interesting premise and I think they can probably make a self victim role work pretty well at least assuming they fix it.
i'll be honest i'm giving it a 6/10, most of the jokes seem straight out of a crappy comic i would make in 2nd grade and some of the dialogue seems out of place or just flat out doesn't make much sense
Honestly, I really liked your points in this video. My main problem with James rn is the fact that it does feel a little corporate. I was a pretty big fan of him from like the early stuff, to his mid-career (2017, 2018 etc.). I used to love those animation storytellers or whatever, and back then they were pretty great. As soon as the books came out though, I knew it would all go downhill. And not to say it's bad exactly that he gets these opportunities, I just feel like it's a massive blow to the original fans. The old vids felt like genuine stories with James' iconic character, energetic commentary, and overall goofy but well-done atmosphere. Now the videos feel so corporate, and even forced. The videos are done by like fifty different animators, and the lines seem really cringe. It could be that I've gotten older, but there's plenty of other animators targeted to a younger audience that still hold up great today, like Jaiden Animations. It's really upsetting tbh. The show seems like it was for like Disney XD or Cartoon Network, and doesn't seem even that original. I rarely watch him anymore, and if I do it's just re-watching the older stuff I liked before he was as big as he is now. It just all feels like a business (which I guess is the whole point of a RUclips channel) with the whole merch stuff shoved down my throat. The older videos don't have that, those have a nice, fun charm. These new ones feel like an advertisement. I'm open to all takes tho. If you enjoy the new stuff that's wonderful. Truly, don't let me stop you! This is just my view. Great video dude!
I think the main problem is us setting our expectations too high. We never know if something can turn out as we expected, like a RUclipsr making an actual good series for more mature audiences rather than younger ones, and the same can be said for things like the Mario movie as well. Maybe you'll end up with a good thing or a terrible thing, it all depends on expecting too much
Expectations too high? My expectations for the show were pretty low so if anything it exceeded my expectations And I don’t even think the show was that good
Well Smiling Friends was a creator show and it was amazing, so maybe these creators should cater to adult audiences with their shows more, or maybe just have a better sense of humor and write better
i set my expectations way to low and thought that the jokes and writing were for people younger than me despite me not being old at all,but there were still some funny scenes and enjoyed anyway
My biggest problem with Oddballs is that James *did not need to be in high school* 🙈 the only episode that needed it was “Emo like the Wolfstank” and even then you can easily change it. A lot of the scenarios would be inherently funny if James is in his early 20s - think SpongeBob or Regular Show, but school is just a very common setting for animated content so I know *why* they chose it 😔 I really enjoyed this review 💖 it’s pretty balanced in regards to the pros and cons of James’ brand/ merch, and none of it came off cynical- it just feels honest 👌
I feel like James has lost almost all relatability since becoming one of the biggest animation youtubers on the site, which is what drew me to his videos in the first place. True, he has definitely gone far in his career, but at a cost.
I remember I once bought the second odd1sout book. And it was MISSING FIVE PAGES. It was in the section about conspiracy theories and pages 142-146 were completely missing?? I have no idea why or how, but I was blown away with how low quality that was. But otherwise, I’ve found that his other products are pretty alright. I have one of the plushes, and it’s actually surprisingly soft and huggable.
i actually bought the second odd1sout book too, and saw the missing pages. i was annoyed too but found out it was intentional because it was the in the conspiracy chapter. i 100% agree his merch is really a hit or miss, the shirts i bought a couple of years ago were a way bigger fit than i intended and the fabric felt super cheap, but the plushies feel like a squishmallow.
6:43 I'm surprised you were confused on how random the show was after just talking about how an ICarly/Drake and Josh writer made this. This is the same guy who approved spaghetti tacos and baby Spencer. I wouldn't expect nothing less.... 😂
Storytime about James' second board game, cafe chaos. It was, as you could expect, total chaos (from a kickstarter point of view) First, the kickstarter happened during covid. I get that the delivery can get delayed a lot and I was willing to wait! I swear I did! Gotta say tho, it was from far the WORST kickstarter experience I ever had. I paid for the project in August. I got it at end of March. There was very few updates about what was going on and why it was getting delayed. I also got constant emails about buying more packs and merch. Way more than for every project I've seen. Now, THE WORST PART. In the ad, James says he developed the game himself. Sadly, this isn't the case. A month after getting the game, I noticed it was a RESKIN of another kickstarter game called "What The Food". Every card is the same. Some are copied almost word for word. Only the illustrations were changed. This broke me. I still can't believe I bought that :( The odd1sout is not a person. It's a brand.
Idk, the general idea for the show always rubbed me the wrong way and comes off as uncreative or even self-absorbed in some cases, but a lot of this is deflected in the way he can hide his actual self behind an avatar. Avatar or not, James essentially plays himself which is automatically (preemptively) a red flag for me personally since that’s how a lot of bad shows take form. Imagine there was a show called “Little Markiplier” where Mark plays himself going on whacky adventures. Idk, maybe I’m the crazy one, but I just feel a bit conflicted in the way James has pretty much turned a branch of his personality into a brand.
I feel like the plushies are the best merchandise to come out of the whole Odd1sOut brand. the first book is pretty good, haven’t bought or read the second yet. the board game was kind of a mess. and Oddballs actually turned out A LOT better than i was expecting it to be. it wasn’t perfect, but not terrible either. I mean, I wasn’t expecting a dark and gritty mature series for adults that was also inexplicably exactly like the RUclips videos, but something more in-line with what we got. if anything, I don’t think people should be mad at oddballs because, well, It’s rated TV-Y. It’s aimed at an even younger demographic than his actual videos are now. But overall: Book 1: 7/10 Plushies: 10/10 Board Game: 5/10 Oddballs: 8/10 (maybe a 9 tbh)
@@MaximizedAnimation yeah but they know what they're doing,they made something that they love,not something forced by a company,even adult swim was on their side While oddballs is made by netflix,so uhh yeah,we all know netflix don't we
6:12 yk what i actually agree. Season one of cuphead was the worst season possible. The Seinfeld ending was great but season 2 and 3 had way more potential and they where actually entertaining. Season one was, and I quote “the weakest season ever (Bro this has nothing to do with the video)
I've seen oddballs and actually enjoyed it,my expectations were low before it came out tho because it's target demographic is probably for people younger than me despite me not being that old at all,but Max definetly gives this show some sorts of humour and some scenes were just really funny so I give it a 7\10 I hope it improves in future episodes
If you saw James's video on how he made a show you can see that he did want an overarching story, but he said that the network wanted to make changes :/
In my opinion odd balls is great, the characters, the animation ,and the stories were fun, the last episode left us with a huge cliffhanger, how james (SPOILER ALERT) created a toaster which will destroy the future
I agree! I think it is amazing that the odd ones out series and mercy was rlly good! But it also feels lazy many times- I will still watch it bc it is only at its 12 episodes-
Only thing I hate is Echo, she needs to be punished. She lies to Max that he owes her money in the future, she tortures James, claiming that they don't do passive aggressive in the future, despite knowing what it is + that it was used in the past. And then destroys James Stuff after learning he was being passive aggressive. Not to mention her appearance episode, where she cuts in line because her machine brought her there. Atleast James gets consequences occasionally. He cheats and gets disqualified as an example
I used to love the odd1sout I don’t mind him anymore but now I feel like he’s just farming merch for money (literately check his newest video) i miss when he was just a dude telling stories about his life but now he’s just like”BUY MY MERCH WATCH MY NETFLIX SHOW PLAY MY MOBILE GAME” but I don’t hate him for this at the end of the day he’s just changed in a “unique” way.
I feel like James built this like a Nickelodeon show or, take it in a different direction, Adventure Time. In Adventure Time, all you know in the beginning is that Jake's a dog and Finn's a human. It's not until later in the show that we learn how they met and the deeper details of the show like why Finn's the only human around, why the Ice King is the way he is, why Bonnie and Finn are better off as friends, etc. I feel like it's appropriate to link these two shows together because they have a similar idea in a few different ways. James actually mentions in a video talking about his process of making and pitching the show about how, in his show Bible, he already has the backstory in mind for the character James as well as other characters like Max. James explains how his character, outside of this town, is considered a weird kid. However, his parents move him to this town where they live with their experiments and the children of those experiments like Max. In this town, James is no longer weird like he was living outside of it. In this town, being like he is is normal. Like Adventure Time, it might take a whole lot of time for them to get to the point of these episodes, for it to build up in story and world building and filler for them to finally have a main point.
Obviously, Smiling Friends is better, but I still find it admirable that James got to work on his own cartoon. Also, one of the co-creator worked on my two favorite tween sitcoms, how is this show not a masterpiece?!
Bc we're no longer tweens. Maybe if we were, it would feel funnier or hit home bc some of the jokes and plots really felt similar in humor and randomness
One of the biggest problems I had with the show is how bad of a voice actor James is. He's surrounded by such colourful characters with wild personalities and he has no shift in his voice at all. I found it distracting especially considering that he is very energetic in his videos, but it seems his recordings for the show were just lazy first takes.
This is the first video of you I watched. I liked it and you seem like you put effort in your videos. I subscribed. Also your avatar kinda reminds me of LS Mark's avatar
I can definitely tell that I’m not the target demographic for the show, but I still had some fun watching it. I really like the world of the show, kinda reminds me of Regular Show in how it’s basically just our world, but there’s just a bunch of other species living in it.
TheOdd1sOut used to be my favorite RUclipsr and is the sole reason I exist on RUclips today. But today it feels like he’s run out of ideas for videos and he no longer tells stories in favor of more conceptual commentary videos in an animated style. More power to him in everything he does, but it stopped speaking to me personally the way his videos used to. I’m still subscribed to him for old times’ sake, but I haven’t watched a video of his in literally almost two years. His animation style also stopped appealing to me, particularly the realistic hands. I just- I hate them. They gross me out so much and I don’t know why. But as he tried to improve his skills, his style felt like it was evolving in a way that I no longer enjoyed. I don’t know. I feel like I’m ranting. I don’t dislike or hate James. His videos just stopped appealing to me on a personal level. Nevertheless, I wish him continued success in his endeavors.
well, it's a good episode and in the final episode its revealed that toasty becomes the emperor in the future so yeah, good episode and sets the overarching story. 7/10 episode.
I miss when James used to make blogs and videos where he drew with his friends. I know he complains about them being ‘lazy’ and such, but I’d like to see some videos where we get to see his personality, without 20 other people being needed to make a video
Whatching this netflix show i expected some wit and smart humour and maybe a bit of nonsence humor but it was none of that it was just random jokes and it made me cringe a bit
I find myself really agreeing with this review, nice job may! One thing i loved about this show though was that Mr. Sellers, (the salesman) was voiced by Ryan George. The host of Screen Rant's "Pitch Meeting".
Good honest review May! my favorite episodes were Grandma's Boy (because of how wholesome James and GRANDMA were), Dead or Fly (that episode was intense!), and Behind Frenemy Lines (I like it when nice characters suppress their anger/be passive aggressive when someone is bothering them and James's angry facial expressions were gold in my opinion, also Max's Dad was pretty funny, my only con is Echo)
I literally agree with everything you said. I feel like the grandma episode is gonna be that one episode everyone hates, but I love it! It's just so wholesome, and I love plots involving artificial intelligence!
@@rosykindbunny1313 Agree, I too feel like Behind Frenemy Lines is also the episode people are not a fan of as well due to James contradicting himself with having no problem speaking his mind yet this episode he can't tell Echo that she's messing up the tree house, but I think the reason he is afraid to say anything is because since she's a guest, he probably feels the need to be polite and feels bad for telling Echo to clean up their tree house or like James said "Why should I tell someone who I am almost positive knows their wrong, that their in the wrong"
This video just reminded me that I still have the unopened “Can’t Catch Harry” board game sitting in the top shelf of my closet that I got for Christmas. 😳
In my personal and extremely "humble" opinion, oddballs as both a show and merchandise is very overrated. People are over hyping it trying to make it sound better than it actually is, which is by proxy making the show worse because everybody in James's fandom are hyping up the show like it's the second coming of Christ.
I know this will probably defeat the purpose of seeing the show for many but I have to say this, the Spanish dub of this show is FIRE I kinda changed the dub by accident and I thought a lot of it would sound terrible but wow, idk if they gave the dub people more liberty than in a big show but it’s genuinely one of the best dubbed things I’ve seen in a while, the vas do an amazing job and I think that the writing in Spanish is sometimes better with them doing some great localizations
Since everyone else is giving the show a rating I'll do so too I guess! WARNING: This is not a positive review but please don't be mad. Honestly I don't like the show. I'm quite obviously not the target demographic but I feel like older people should still be able to enjoy it. There's a lot of childish humor and I really hate the crocodile. I find him very annoying. Also, the show is just pretty boring in my opinion and I really dislike that james' character is just.. james, like in his marshmallow form. His character's just not appealing or fun to look at, especially considering that he's the main character of the show. 3/10 I like to think of myself as being pretty neutral, because although I had an odd1sout phase, I'm not really into him anymore, but I also have nothing against him and I genuinely think he's a good guy. I think he put a lot of effort into making this show and is very talented and is working with lots of talented people, but I just don't think it's a good show. But of course I have nothing against you if you DO like the show! everyone can have different opinions and mine is definitely not the most popular or the "correct" one.
most RUclips animators are not actually animating. animation is making a drawing feel alive and making it move where most RUclips animators' just make drawings
Once he talked about the part about can catch Harry just being forgotten I realized oh crap The game's still in my closet because I never figured out how to play it
2:30 agreed, my dad bought it for me 2 or 3 years ago, it has been rotting in my desk ever since. i took the harry figuring and placed it on a shelf, cuz it looks "cool"
I think the second season is where the show will really pick up steam, like most shows that are meant to have multiple seasons, and I’m pretty excited for it. But also, yeah the show felt like it had the laziest writing ever. Almost like at some points he just forgot to edit it..? But I also find that that is the charm of the show, because it’s so random and unpredictable. That’s the main reason I kept watching. And also because the animations was the most beautiful thing ever.
Glad this is not just another "ThIS is A YoUtubeR so it HAS tO Be GooD" You were actually honest with your thoughts and opnions instead of dodging the question and turning it into Odd1sout has came a long way video.
Wow, thank you for being honest, and your not rude. You also give them compliments and you also tell us good things! I really love James and his team, ( the odd1sout ) Thank you so much! You earned yourself a new subscriber ( also the toaster episode starts us for the MAYBE next season, since dumos is James and max since they crated toasty but it’s cool and your also correct! )
If I had a nickel for every show Netflix made based on video games/youtubers made in 2022... I'd have 3 nickels, which isn't a lot, but it's weird it happened that many times. (ONLY GOOD THING TO COME OUT OF THAT WAS THE CUPHEAD SHOW CHANGE MY MIND)
this is a very different video than usual and i apologize if i come off a little nitpicky or mean! i went in and shared my pros and cons on his products (NOT HIM) and u can decide what u think urself :)
I love money
its okay !! its nice seeing a review of all his products
He likes the choices he makes, he is just making other choices and still working on the main thing that he started with his team of beloved animators.
I agree that the first episode was quite boring but when I saw the last episode I understood why they put it in (I’m tried to say that by giving the least amount of spoilers as possible)
It’s great, the shows probably one of my favorite things on Netflix since cuphead show
Not even gonna lie, I really miss james' old videos. Basic animation and good stories were the best times
Yeah i agree
I loved them because he was literally just a guy. The average joe just talking about random crap from his childhood or something. Kinda lost the magic now that hes basically a celebrity but the videos are still enjoyable
No lmao
Yeah, I used to look up to him, but him becoming a corporate mascot sellout made me kind of lose that respect
Goes to show how fame and publicity can change some people
What I really like about this review is that it’s not just going, ‘wow this RUclipsr has come a long way since they began’ you were actually honest with your thoughts on these products plus the series. I love odd1sout and all but again, it’s great to see you’re being more honest. Keep up the great work man!
thank u so much! i wanted to make sure to see the pros with the cons and i think it worked out well if i was a little harsh :)
@@Awesomemay you forgot to tell your opinion his other card game called cafe chaos
im proud with how far he came but his content now feels really disassociated from his normal content. it’s almost guaranteed that someone who got famous from being relatable will become dissociated from their audience
I think that James probably had a bit of a more mature idea for his show but because of studio marketability netflix dumbed it down a lot. The video James made about making his show kind of implies something like that might have happened.
Yeah
Yeah, but what about things like Dead End and stuff, Netflix is usually pretty good at adapting ideas into tv forms
I just think the target demo is probably in the much younger age group and not for me
@@SmallIGuess I still think Dead End could've been way more mature. Luckily they got away with a lot.
Not really. We literally have no idea how things went down.
No, he’s just a sellout.
The show isn't for my target demographic but I can't deny the fact that the animation is way more advanced than his normal videos..seeing James with Lip sync was incredible.
despite the actual show not being incredible, the animation sure (in my opinion)
@@Awesomemay the show felt like watered down uncle grandpa
@@borderlines8021 unpopular opinion but I like Uncle grandpa. Yeah its stupid and nonsensical, but my nostalgia for it is too much
@@naganut9718 same here
You seem familiar
My favorite part from Oddballs, was when James said "It's Oddballing time" and then proceeded to Oddball on everyone, truly ahead of its time.
this is so true chaze from youtube channel chaze
Truly the show of all time
that was my fav too :)
I know this is a joke but he didn’t say that
I also love the part where max said "it's maxing time" and then proceeds to max James sanity out.
I think the problem with James is that after a few years he started to notice that young kids were starting to watch his videos and so essentially changed his entire channel moving forward at that point in time to be more targeted towards kids instead of the teenagers and young adults that originally made up his fan base,which I think is definitely obvious through Oddballs. Great that he managed to get a show,it's an awesome opportunity but it just feels at this point like James has lost that relatability and laid back vibe he used to have in favour of selling out to become more family friendly and change his entire target demographic
Super well put!
I honestly dont think so, ive grown up with the channel for the past 5 years, and while I have noticed a noticeable change, its more good than bad. I personally like the higher animation quality.
@@Trubactor thank theodd1sout animation team for the higher quality.
hard to talk about things when you have non left. If he had a good story, he would share it. Most likely he ran out. He's still pretty young too. Dont expext him to have 2000 stories memorized without lying.
I feel that jaden and james expanded after their storytime animations,they do em’ occasionally but Jaiden expanded to the sides with gaming/colabs (mostly with alpharad) and James expanded upwards with the books,series and other stuff
Yeah I loved the direction jaiden took, however it feels like she’s beginning to sell out with the subathon
@@lilster8968 could you explain how she is selling out with her subathon?
@@lilster8968 its just a cool event wdym sell out?
@@lilster8968 selling out with the subathon? But she’s just streaming/ playing games with her audience and having fun with friends wdym
Agreed.
I think oddballs has very predictable plots for the episodes but the jokes really hit And I can’t help but laugh sometimes
So I’m giving this show 7/10
good rating milk tea i agree
It's a bit childish for my liking, but I still enjoyed it nonetheless
This show is so fucking weird in my opinion but I still enjoy anyways even it’s looks a little bad cus the art style of the serie and the characters bruh 💀
Definitely agree with that rating. The best part had to do with what the plot was. Every single episode had him creating the conflict except the salesperson, the fly, and artificial grandma. Creates the toaster in 1, harms a bunch of people around him with his apps in 2, is extremely petty in 5 and 7 and in 7 instead of doing something simple especially when she gives him chances to talk, fakes crying to cheat in 6, starts doing something which while he isn’t completely responsible for the pillow fighting getting out of hand he still started it and did it in the first place in 8, number 10 again while it isn’t that terrible still dishonest to donate blood to get out of doing gym in 10, and finally 12 and by extension 4 he is the one who created the Dino nuggets and if you haven’t seen it spoilers: he is actually the guy who ruined food in the future by creating toasty causing echo to go back in time for processed food causing the conflict in 4. Honestly it’s an interesting premise and I think they can probably make a self victim role work pretty well at least assuming they fix it.
i'll be honest i'm giving it a 6/10, most of the jokes seem straight out of a crappy comic i would make in 2nd grade and some of the dialogue seems out of place or just flat out doesn't make much sense
Honestly, I really liked your points in this video. My main problem with James rn is the fact that it does feel a little corporate. I was a pretty big fan of him from like the early stuff, to his mid-career (2017, 2018 etc.). I used to love those animation storytellers or whatever, and back then they were pretty great. As soon as the books came out though, I knew it would all go downhill. And not to say it's bad exactly that he gets these opportunities, I just feel like it's a massive blow to the original fans. The old vids felt like genuine stories with James' iconic character, energetic commentary, and overall goofy but well-done atmosphere. Now the videos feel so corporate, and even forced. The videos are done by like fifty different animators, and the lines seem really cringe. It could be that I've gotten older, but there's plenty of other animators targeted to a younger audience that still hold up great today, like Jaiden Animations. It's really upsetting tbh. The show seems like it was for like Disney XD or Cartoon Network, and doesn't seem even that original. I rarely watch him anymore, and if I do it's just re-watching the older stuff I liked before he was as big as he is now. It just all feels like a business (which I guess is the whole point of a RUclips channel) with the whole merch stuff shoved down my throat. The older videos don't have that, those have a nice, fun charm. These new ones feel like an advertisement. I'm open to all takes tho. If you enjoy the new stuff that's wonderful. Truly, don't let me stop you! This is just my view. Great video dude!
Fax 👍
we all wanna get paid
I think the main problem is us setting our expectations too high. We never know if something can turn out as we expected, like a RUclipsr making an actual good series for more mature audiences rather than younger ones, and the same can be said for things like the Mario movie as well. Maybe you'll end up with a good thing or a terrible thing, it all depends on expecting too much
Expectations too high? My expectations for the show were pretty low so if anything it exceeded my expectations And I don’t even think the show was that good
yeah, no
Well Smiling Friends was a creator show and it was amazing, so maybe these creators should cater to adult audiences with their shows more, or maybe just have a better sense of humor and write better
Yea, but I really want the Mario movie to be so good
i set my expectations way to low and thought that the jokes and writing were for people younger than me despite me not being old at all,but there were still some funny scenes and enjoyed anyway
My biggest problem with Oddballs is that James *did not need to be in high school* 🙈 the only episode that needed it was “Emo like the Wolfstank” and even then you can easily change it. A lot of the scenarios would be inherently funny if James is in his early 20s - think SpongeBob or Regular Show, but school is just a very common setting for animated content so I know *why* they chose it 😔
I really enjoyed this review 💖 it’s pretty balanced in regards to the pros and cons of James’ brand/ merch, and none of it came off cynical- it just feels honest 👌
thank you :) i totally agree with u, the school setting felt so off and on with the rest of the show
I feel like James has lost almost all relatability since becoming one of the biggest animation youtubers on the site, which is what drew me to his videos in the first place. True, he has definitely gone far in his career, but at a cost.
It’s kind of sad…
He went the way of the RUclipsr. Once you get famous fuck your fans and go corporate
I remember I once bought the second odd1sout book. And it was MISSING FIVE PAGES. It was in the section about conspiracy theories and pages 142-146 were completely missing?? I have no idea why or how, but I was blown away with how low quality that was. But otherwise, I’ve found that his other products are pretty alright. I have one of the plushes, and it’s actually surprisingly soft and huggable.
i actually bought the second odd1sout book too, and saw the missing pages. i was annoyed too but found out it was intentional because it was the in the conspiracy chapter. i 100% agree his merch is really a hit or miss, the shirts i bought a couple of years ago were a way bigger fit than i intended and the fabric felt super cheap, but the plushies feel like a squishmallow.
r/woooosh it’s intentional lmao
@@Artcat932 oh lmao sorry i’m bad at reading the room
@@Artcat932 bro used Reddit in a conversation 💀 anyway yeah I knew, I was kidding
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If James gets a whole NETFLIX SHOW Jaiden should get her anime intro into a series
5:34 I 100% agree on this scene, when I saw and heard it I was like "wtf"
That was intentional-
I feel that happens with people a lot
6:43 I'm surprised you were confused on how random the show was after just talking about how an ICarly/Drake and Josh writer made this. This is the same guy who approved spaghetti tacos and baby Spencer. I wouldn't expect nothing less.... 😂
Storytime about James' second board game, cafe chaos. It was, as you could expect, total chaos (from a kickstarter point of view)
First, the kickstarter happened during covid. I get that the delivery can get delayed a lot and I was willing to wait! I swear I did! Gotta say tho, it was from far the WORST kickstarter experience I ever had. I paid for the project in August. I got it at end of March. There was very few updates about what was going on and why it was getting delayed. I also got constant emails about buying more packs and merch. Way more than for every project I've seen.
Now, THE WORST PART. In the ad, James says he developed the game himself. Sadly, this isn't the case. A month after getting the game, I noticed it was a RESKIN of another kickstarter game called "What The Food". Every card is the same. Some are copied almost word for word. Only the illustrations were changed. This broke me. I still can't believe I bought that :( The odd1sout is not a person. It's a brand.
Dang thats kinda sad tbh
Every RUclipsr with a big following is a brand basically. Thats why they make most cash from the fan sales
Idk, the general idea for the show always rubbed me the wrong way and comes off as uncreative or even self-absorbed in some cases, but a lot of this is deflected in the way he can hide his actual self behind an avatar. Avatar or not, James essentially plays himself which is automatically (preemptively) a red flag for me personally since that’s how a lot of bad shows take form. Imagine there was a show called “Little Markiplier” where Mark plays himself going on whacky adventures. Idk, maybe I’m the crazy one, but I just feel a bit conflicted in the way James has pretty much turned a branch of his personality into a brand.
4:51 *Theyre more like 15-16 min episodes because literally the last 4-5 mins are the credits…*
I feel like the plushies are the best merchandise to come out of the whole Odd1sOut brand.
the first book is pretty good, haven’t bought or read the second yet.
the board game was kind of a mess.
and Oddballs actually turned out A LOT better than i was expecting it to be.
it wasn’t perfect, but not terrible either.
I mean, I wasn’t expecting a dark and gritty mature series for adults that was also inexplicably exactly like the RUclips videos,
but something more in-line with what we got.
if anything, I don’t think people should be mad at oddballs because, well,
It’s rated TV-Y.
It’s aimed at an even younger demographic than his actual videos are now.
But overall:
Book 1: 7/10
Plushies: 10/10
Board Game: 5/10
Oddballs: 8/10 (maybe a 9 tbh)
They changed the rating to TV-Y7
@@ThatWindowsGuy488 yeah so that means it’s for older kids and teens
Can't wait for season 2, 8/10
Same
wanna see ryan make a pitch meeting soo bad of oddsball
@@housesuns-kings8480 uhhhh.....what are you talking about?
@@sbyoutube6100 not knowing what he is talking about is tight
@@Stup_e.d I know
When it comes to Oddballs, TheOdd1sOut did the impossible, be a RUclipsr and make a show that's not terrible.
Zach Hadel and Michael Cusack are RUclipsrs that made Smiling Friends
@@MaximizedAnimation yeah but they know what they're doing,they made something that they love,not something forced by a company,even adult swim was on their side
While oddballs is made by netflix,so uhh yeah,we all know netflix don't we
It is terrible
@@thepredman9lol266 bruh
Haters Back Off was pretty good
I love how honest this video was and it’s my favorite video of yours
wow thank u im rlly glad to hear that
@@Awesomemay can you do a review of don't hug me im scared if you are british
6:12 yk what i actually agree. Season one of cuphead was the worst season possible. The Seinfeld ending was great but season 2 and 3 had way more potential and they where actually entertaining. Season one was, and I quote “the weakest season ever
(Bro this has nothing to do with the video)
i think it’s so insane that youtuber merch is just casually in your stores i couldn’t ever imagine something like that in the uk
Also, I think if May made a Netflix series, it would still be more mature and captivating than James' show
who is may?
@@Pluto.1079 your mom
@@Pluto.1079 awesomemay
@@Pluto.1079 lmao u got yo mamad and ur name is joemama
It's because Oddballs was made for children
I've seen oddballs and actually enjoyed it,my expectations were low before it came out tho because it's target demographic is probably for people younger than me despite me not being that old at all,but Max definetly gives this show some sorts of humour and some scenes were just really funny so I give it a 7\10 I hope it improves in future episodes
3:20 you were supposed to destroy mobile games not join them!
3:14 *aaaawwwweeeessssooooommmmeeeee*
If you saw James's video on how he made a show you can see that he did want an overarching story, but he said that the network wanted to make changes :/
I feel like we should stop giving any hope to these gimmicky show ideas made by taking characters we like and putting them in netflix cartoon styles
The Oddballs show reminded me a lot of TAWOG when I rewatch it. James and Max just have the dynamic as Gumball and Darwin.
In my opinion odd balls is great, the characters, the animation ,and the stories were fun, the last episode left us with a huge cliffhanger, how james (SPOILER ALERT) created a toaster which will destroy the future
The show wasn't great, it felt rushed and boring
@Freesmart true
I agree! I think it is amazing that the odd ones out series and mercy was rlly good! But it also feels lazy many times-
I will still watch it bc it is only at its 12 episodes-
I’m sorry, you think an episode focusing on a Toaster is bad!? Are you disrespecting us! Well I’m fine with that, people can have opinions
Only thing I hate is Echo, she needs to be punished.
She lies to Max that he owes her money in the future, she tortures James, claiming that they don't do passive aggressive in the future, despite knowing what it is + that it was used in the past. And then destroys James Stuff after learning he was being passive aggressive. Not to mention her appearance episode, where she cuts in line because her machine brought her there.
Atleast James gets consequences occasionally. He cheats and gets disqualified as an example
And now Echo gets mad at him because he's apparently Professor Dumas, and will probably be harsher to him once s2 comes,,, augh.
@@crystallizedhxnna1424 though i wanna know what happens in season 2
I’m not one to want to beat children…
…BUT-
I loved oddballs, it was great!
I loved this show quite a bit. James did a very good job with this show. I wonder if there will be a season 2 of Oddballs
They made it
I used to love the odd1sout I don’t mind him anymore but now I feel like he’s just farming merch for money (literately check his newest video) i miss when he was just a dude telling stories about his life but now he’s just like”BUY MY MERCH WATCH MY NETFLIX SHOW PLAY MY MOBILE GAME” but I don’t hate him for this at the end of the day he’s just changed in a “unique” way.
All RUclipsrs or most are like that now
@@BrainRot290 fair luckily Jaiden isn’t doing that rn hopefully she doesn’t do it at all tho
wow so awesomeme awesomemay!
omg so truee i agree!! wow!!
I feel like Oddballs is a 5/10. The dialogue, characters and episodes didn't make me feel any emotion.
THIS IS WHY JAIDEN IS THE GOAT 💪
SHE IS
You should watch amphibia or the owl house (unless u already seen it) but if not I think you enjoy them because I did it had a good storyline
8:42 that’s Gumball. The show in question may be good, but for me, nothing beats Gumball. Everyone has their opinions.
i can’t watch any further you just called the oddballs character designs good
They are good. The implementation isn't perfect but it works for what it's trying to be, which is a kid's show.
I feel like James built this like a Nickelodeon show or, take it in a different direction, Adventure Time. In Adventure Time, all you know in the beginning is that Jake's a dog and Finn's a human. It's not until later in the show that we learn how they met and the deeper details of the show like why Finn's the only human around, why the Ice King is the way he is, why Bonnie and Finn are better off as friends, etc. I feel like it's appropriate to link these two shows together because they have a similar idea in a few different ways.
James actually mentions in a video talking about his process of making and pitching the show about how, in his show Bible, he already has the backstory in mind for the character James as well as other characters like Max. James explains how his character, outside of this town, is considered a weird kid. However, his parents move him to this town where they live with their experiments and the children of those experiments like Max. In this town, James is no longer weird like he was living outside of it. In this town, being like he is is normal. Like Adventure Time, it might take a whole lot of time for them to get to the point of these episodes, for it to build up in story and world building and filler for them to finally have a main point.
Oddballs is too old to order off the kids menu tho
Obviously, Smiling Friends is better, but I still find it admirable that James got to work on his own cartoon.
Also, one of the co-creator worked on my two favorite tween sitcoms, how is this show not a masterpiece?!
Bc we're no longer tweens. Maybe if we were, it would feel funnier or hit home bc some of the jokes and plots really felt similar in humor and randomness
@@zullym6876 Drake & Josh still holds up now in a lot of peoples' opinions
Personally I think oddballs was good. It was cartoony. (As it should’ve been)
Dude how did you grow so many subscribers so quickly recently? You literally inspire me! I wait on end for your uploads. You never disappoint😊
thank u so much! im just as confused with the subscribers as u haha but i appreciate the support
unlike the odd1sout
Oddballs could’ve taken inspo from TAWOG. And tbh, That would’ve been great!
1:03 AYO💀
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One of the biggest problems I had with the show is how bad of a voice actor James is. He's surrounded by such colourful characters with wild personalities and he has no shift in his voice at all. I found it distracting especially considering that he is very energetic in his videos, but it seems his recordings for the show were just lazy first takes.
This is the first video of you I watched. I liked it and you seem like you put effort in your videos. I subscribed.
Also your avatar kinda reminds me of LS Mark's avatar
thank u im glad u liked the video! i get the ls mark comparison so often haha
great review, seems genuine and I agree with a lot of your points
Glad you enjoyed it!
I can definitely tell that I’m not the target demographic for the show, but I still had some fun watching it. I really like the world of the show, kinda reminds me of Regular Show in how it’s basically just our world, but there’s just a bunch of other species living in it.
to be honest, oddballs is kinda like the cuphead show. you think its gonna be amazing, but it’s just mid.
So you know those books you make in elementary school?
TheOdd1sOut used to be my favorite RUclipsr and is the sole reason I exist on RUclips today. But today it feels like he’s run out of ideas for videos and he no longer tells stories in favor of more conceptual commentary videos in an animated style. More power to him in everything he does, but it stopped speaking to me personally the way his videos used to. I’m still subscribed to him for old times’ sake, but I haven’t watched a video of his in literally almost two years.
His animation style also stopped appealing to me, particularly the realistic hands. I just- I hate them. They gross me out so much and I don’t know why. But as he tried to improve his skills, his style felt like it was evolving in a way that I no longer enjoyed.
I don’t know. I feel like I’m ranting. I don’t dislike or hate James. His videos just stopped appealing to me on a personal level. Nevertheless, I wish him continued success in his endeavors.
I love the show so much so 10/10 it’s actually rlly good
5:25 why does that drawing look literally almost identical to my OC
Am I the only one who thinks the toaster episode is by far the best one?
well, it's a good episode and in the final episode its revealed that toasty becomes the emperor in the future so yeah, good episode and sets the overarching story. 7/10 episode.
I miss when James used to make blogs and videos where he drew with his friends. I know he complains about them being ‘lazy’ and such, but I’d like to see some videos where we get to see his personality, without 20 other people being needed to make a video
Whatching this netflix show i expected some wit and smart humour and maybe a bit of nonsence humor but it was none of that it was just random jokes and it made me cringe a bit
The implementation isn't perfect but it works for what it's trying to be, which is a kid's show.
I honestly thought oddballs was pretty good
I find myself really agreeing with this review, nice job may!
One thing i loved about this show though was that Mr. Sellers, (the salesman) was voiced by Ryan George. The host of Screen Rant's "Pitch Meeting".
Good honest review May! my favorite episodes were Grandma's Boy (because of how wholesome James and GRANDMA were), Dead or Fly (that episode was intense!), and Behind Frenemy Lines (I like it when nice characters suppress their anger/be passive aggressive when someone is bothering them and James's angry facial expressions were gold in my opinion, also Max's Dad was pretty funny, my only con is Echo)
I literally agree with everything you said. I feel like the grandma episode is gonna be that one episode everyone hates, but I love it! It's just so wholesome, and I love plots involving artificial intelligence!
@@rosykindbunny1313 Agree, I too feel like Behind Frenemy Lines is also the episode people are not a fan of as well due to James contradicting himself with having no problem speaking his mind yet this episode he can't tell Echo that she's messing up the tree house, but I think the reason he is afraid to say anything is because since she's a guest, he probably feels the need to be polite and feels bad for telling Echo to clean up their tree house or like James said "Why should I tell someone who I am almost positive knows their wrong, that their in the wrong"
I think in some scenes it's really obvious that James is used to talking about himself, like he just goes on rants about his opinions on things
I still like James content, even though it’s so different from his older content.
You like what 1:09
Ayo? 🤨
I actually loved the show! Keep it up! like I always say.
This video just reminded me that I still have the unopened “Can’t Catch Harry” board game sitting in the top shelf of my closet that I got for Christmas. 😳
I've been waiting for may to post an oddballs review
P.S: I can't believe the show has lore
I thought the first episodes were great but then lost interest afterwards
TOO OLD TO ORDER OFF THE KIDS MENU 🔥🔥🗣️🗣️💯💯‼️‼️😎😎🤑🤑
In my personal and extremely "humble" opinion, oddballs as both a show and merchandise is very overrated. People are over hyping it trying to make it sound better than it actually is, which is by proxy making the show worse because everybody in James's fandom are hyping up the show like it's the second coming of Christ.
I know this will probably defeat the purpose of seeing the show for many but I have to say this, the Spanish dub of this show is FIRE I kinda changed the dub by accident and I thought a lot of it would sound terrible but wow, idk if they gave the dub people more liberty than in a big show but it’s genuinely one of the best dubbed things I’ve seen in a while, the vas do an amazing job and I think that the writing in Spanish is sometimes better with them doing some great localizations
I like this style of video! nothing wrong with an honest and balanced critique
this show honestly seems like it's trying to be The Amazing World of Gumball but it just can't
Since everyone else is giving the show a rating I'll do so too I guess!
WARNING: This is not a positive review but please don't be mad.
Honestly I don't like the show. I'm quite obviously not the target demographic but I feel like older people should still be able to enjoy it. There's a lot of childish humor and I really hate the crocodile. I find him very annoying. Also, the show is just pretty boring in my opinion and I really dislike that james' character is just.. james, like in his marshmallow form. His character's just not appealing or fun to look at, especially considering that he's the main character of the show. 3/10
I like to think of myself as being pretty neutral, because although I had an odd1sout phase, I'm not really into him anymore, but I also have nothing against him and I genuinely think he's a good guy. I think he put a lot of effort into making this show and is very talented and is working with lots of talented people, but I just don't think it's a good show. But of course I have nothing against you if you DO like the show! everyone can have different opinions and mine is definitely not the most popular or the "correct" one.
9:29 Yes he’s a sellout.
most RUclips animators are not actually animating. animation is making a drawing feel alive and making it move where most RUclips animators' just make drawings
Once he talked about the part about can catch Harry just being forgotten I realized oh crap The game's still in my closet because I never figured out how to play it
The problem I had with the books is that you could just uh... WATCH THE ANIMATIONS FOR FREE, ABOUT THE EXACT SAME TOPICS!?
2:30 agreed, my dad bought it for me 2 or 3 years ago, it has been rotting in my desk ever since. i took the harry figuring and placed it on a shelf, cuz it looks "cool"
May: RUclipsrs are anti-celebrity but then they become such a normal thing and they are celebrity
Me: Most of my favorite RUclipsrs are underrated
Honestly some can be lazy but he is a phenomenal RUclipsr
“I Love Odd1sOut’s Balls”
YOU NEED TO LEAVE THAT IS SO OUT OF CONTEXT
I think the second season is where the show will really pick up steam, like most shows that are meant to have multiple seasons, and I’m pretty excited for it. But also, yeah the show felt like it had the laziest writing ever. Almost like at some points he just forgot to edit it..? But I also find that that is the charm of the show, because it’s so random and unpredictable. That’s the main reason I kept watching. And also because the animations was the most beautiful thing ever.
i agree with most of ur points here! im excited to see what he does with season 2 :)
10:37 “Including a very suggested video”
Are you gonna make a video on the Croods 2?
Glad this is not just another "ThIS is A YoUtubeR so it HAS tO Be GooD" You were actually honest with your thoughts and opnions instead of dodging the question and turning it into Odd1sout has came a long way video.
I’m so happy 😁 I’m going for the best of the year with a few of these guys in my trunk shhh
Wow, thank you for being honest, and your not rude. You also give them compliments and you also tell us good things!
I really love James and his team, ( the odd1sout )
Thank you so much! You earned yourself a new subscriber
( also the toaster episode starts us for the MAYBE next season, since dumos is James and max since they crated toasty but it’s cool and your also correct! )
thank u i tried my best to not be rude so im glad it worked out :)
0:19
Damm
Everybody seems to forget about
Alan Becker
He is so important to the story of RUclips animation!
And the amount of bangers he made!
2:53 correction his second board game Cafe Chaos is the spoons reskin
If I had a nickel for every show Netflix made based on video games/youtubers made in 2022...
I'd have 3 nickels, which isn't a lot, but it's weird it happened that many times.
(ONLY GOOD THING TO COME OUT OF THAT WAS THE CUPHEAD SHOW CHANGE MY MIND)
I really liked this video ❤️ hilarious too... It was a bit mean, but it's the whole point of the video so it's great
this is the best oddballs review released this week
urs was good too!!