This is a soft disclosure of the fact that Satan, via CERN, has "augmented reality" and is now controlling our world through false signs and wonders aka quantum "magick" - which is really energy stolen from the Void through technology and being used to shift our entire reality into a narrative controlled by Cain and his cult.
Btw, Jax was created as a fan service character, not for the audience, but for Goose. She was very scared of how he would be received because she mainly created him because she likes that type of character, not because they're original.
I totally agree: I think he's that, but disguised as "idgaf" persona. Also, he's using the sarcastic indifference persona to prevent attention to being drawing to him if he does anything sus.
@@cartoonmaster2401 Like how he has a key to everyones room, and raggatha is confused and frightened that he can even do that and he just brushes it off
@@PumpyGT He did save Kinger and Gangle from Kaufmo, even though he's also being a jerk to them. Like Jax's not malicious, he just wants them around to mess with them for fun.
Yeah Kinger is my personal favorite character. I knew I loved him when he came out of a pillow fort asking about a bug collection. Him stretching around the screen made him even better lmao!
Im not at all surprised how over sexualized Jax is. They basically fused Sammy Lawrence, the purple guy, and Bonnie into one character and gave him the scrimblo personality that everyone loves
Digital Circus was stated by the creators to actually be inspired by I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream, however they stated that while Am hates Humanitt, Caine is just “a goofy little guy” who wants to help Humans but doesn’t quite understand them
I love TADC but let's be honest with ourselves, Jax is 100% a formulaic tumblr sexyman. From his character introduction I was like "The internet's gonna have a field day with him."
I kinda disagree, as a person who loved him, he is the usual douche bag character that Twitter would love. Caine on the other hand I can see him developing a following like a following on tumblr like Reigen But that's all just my opinion, I may be wrong
Caine is right there!! Like idk how people are saying Jax is supposed to he the sexyman bait when Caine fits much more as a sexyman. And yes, if Sans, Bills Cipher and the Clock from DHIS became sexymen, he can
Kinger going crazy while Jax says he's one of the most mentally stable characters became one of my favourite things in a show and it'll forever live rent free in my heart.
caine is the real tumblr sexyman. okay but in all seriousness, i honestly like jax. gooseworx has said herself that he's 100% a self indulgent character and she enjoys writing him a lot, and when a writer loves a character, it can only mean good things for said character
I don't understand why people are confused about how characters can be sexualized by fans. people sexualize everything, and i mean EVERYTHING. and they don't have to be teenagers to do it.
Right?! Like, it seems that only now have people discovered that the fandom is capable of this and that it can happen to anything, literally, if it depends, it can even sexualize a refrigerator, I think they forget that rule 34 exists
I think Jax's whole thing is a coping mechanism like you said, but less about caring for the others and more about being trapped in a virtual prison for God knows how long.
Yeah I think he's just indifferent abt them and likes to miss with them with no actual malicious intent. Also they all seemed to have lost connection with eachother ? Like not get too attached ? Since everyone moved on immediately from kofmou it's honestly bizarre
@@ShadyDoesContent It probably has something to do with those that focus too much on how other abstracted tend to... well, go quickly abstract themselves.
Ngl I see why people wouldn't really like Jax. I'm at a point in my life where I still like characters who just want to be menaces. For me, what would make it even funnier is if he doesn't get any sad back story or a sappy heartfelt moment but is just a bloody menace to society.
Jax just seems too basic for me we see characters like him all the time and theres always a little curve moment where "look they're showing signs of real empathy and love they have a heart you guys" and they bond with the main character. Hopefully that's not what they do with Jax but he's not that big of a menace to me. He's just that one classic "dgaf" character.
Frankly I find it more surprising that you're surprised about people sexualizing a character that is gangling, sarcastic, and self assured on the internet. It's Tumblr sexyman 101
Yeah, RUclips-animated show fanbases are the worst, especially HH/HB. Not to say all of the fans are terrible of course, but they're one of the most vile fanbases overall, always giving violent backlash to anybody who says anything even slightly negative about it. Hell, one person that made a Queen Bee plush got so bullied over it not being "good enough" that they basically dropped the fandom entirely, and that was someone *supporting* the show!
@@AdoboSoGuud It's probably on Twitter where it's the absolute worst, but tons of fans have been harassed out of the fandom due to stuff as harmless as like, differing opinions or headcanons about characters, there's the person who was bullied over the Bee plushie like I mentioned before, there have been a bunch of video essay RUclipsrs that get harassed when doing general critique (I mean stuff like very general and polite criticism, not shitting on or being vindictively cruel to the show or whatever), like one RUclipsr that made a video about season 2 feeling weaker than season 1 got harassed so hard on that vid that he swore off ever making videos on either shows again even though he was a fan of them, fans have tried to dox people on multiple occasions, one person had rabid fans trying to contact their college and tell them about their "homosexual" behaviour because they lived in a country where it was illegal, a minor received multiple death/rape threats from HH/HB stans over stupid ship disagreements... the list goes on and on and on, honestly.
I think part of the reason jax is getting so much love is because of Michael Kovach. he's a good VA, and after Angel Dust, he kind of blew up in popularity.
Prior to Digital Circus, I was unfamiliar with any of Glitch Productions' previous animated projects, so I went into DC with no expectations. I was actually taken aback by the animation and how fluid and smooth it appeared, and I was even more surprised by the voice acting. Normally, when I hear voice acting in online fan animations, comic dubs, or voice overs, etc., the VA overacts and the performance does not sound natural to me, making it difficult to immerse myself in what I'm watching. DC didn't have that. Everyone sounds natural and authentic, like they're having fun, which is a good sigh of amazing voice acting. The characters' expressions are diverse and fit their personalities well they're so cartoony and full of life. I appreciate the return of more cartoony styles and facial expressions in recent years especially with a lot of online animations, after years of seeing anime's copy and paste expressions this feels like a breath of fresh air. I love the concept of the world with characters being stuck in a point and click style adventure game and watching them overcome the madness that surrounds them. But that's about it for what I loved. The comedy got a few chuckles from me, and the glitch effects were extremely well done, but other than that, I thought it was just ok, but for some reason, it just didn't click for me. Maybe because of how much I'm desensitized to characters going through existential crisis. It has been a massive trend with animation as of late. It is a pilot, so there's more to be expanded on, but I'd give Digital Circus a 10/10 for visuals, 4/10 for story, and 8/10 for its characters.
EXACTLY how I feel, it's excellently produced but it feels like character & storywriting took a backseat... still the pilot though so like, it's understandable they would focus on visuals.. still left me a little underwhelmed though
IMO the jury is still out on whether the plot will be good or not, but the actual animation is gorgeous. Very similar to early computer games. I hope it gets funding and a chance to really prove itself beyond the pilot’s sales pitch. I hope the show goes in a meta direction, a sort of dissection of the vicious cycle of making art.
oh the plot will DEFINITELY be good. gooseworx is an amazing writer! her channel's been going for like forever now and she makes all the music, animation, and writing for like practically everything on it. ofc, she doesnt animate tadc, thats glitch. goose is a 2d animator. but she writes, directs, and does storyboard work
@@penntopaper9305 Every author and writer flounders once in a while. Never say never. Not every idea ends up being a hit. Hell, most of the stuff writers make ends up in the trash or reworked 3 times over before it is even remotely presentable.
As someone that loves raggedy Ann due to autism making it a special interest, all I can say is even if the fandom is weird at time, I am enjoying seeing all of the fanart for ragatha…basically just raggedy Ann fanart, love it
Normaly not a fan of the asshole for no reason trope, but I think it works here cause its actually kinda realistic. Your stuck in a fun bubbly coded nightmare with no way out. I'd do whatever I could to take my mind of that depression fact.
Bionic. Let me assist you. The reason that over sexualization happens is because fanbases are bad. As an avid Undertale fan, I have had to learn the hard way the depths of depravity people are willing to go. Just remember Tumblr.
@@char1363 I doubt the shows audience is gonna be for kids or preteens, lol. The pilot implies it’s gonna deal with some heavy themes later on, with some more horrific imagery likely mixed in (this is still comedy horror after all), this isn’t even beginning to talk about Gooseworx’s previous works, which while aren’t really intimidating in terms of adult work or whatever, I’d still say aren’t necessarily for kids. The Great Digital Circus is most likely aiming for more of an older teen audience.
@@cantmakeacreativename2072 well just because it isnt geared towards a certain fanbase doesnt mean it wont have that fanbase literally any of the CoD games GTA or My Little Pony. These go to show you can make a show,movie and game geared towards a certain audiance but still end up with the complete opposite.
@@cantmakeacreativename2072 you probably are right about how its for a older audiance but kids recently have been into horror dark things and This show fits right it with the likes of Poppy Playtime and others imo
Honestly, I agree heavily with the Jax take. Hoping they take the time to really build his character out beyond what he was in the pilot, the personality is just so overplayed. Which is probably why preteens are thirsting so crazy for him. Knew that was gonna happen too from the moment he started quipping
@whatthehellisthis he's definitely not beyond saving, he could potentially be very well written. And it was still a great pilot, I just wasn't thrilled with how they've portrayed him so far. Fell a little flat for me personally but that could be intentional to set up for character development, I'll still follow the series for sure
The smg4 guys have had a solid as hell studio going ever since Meta Runner, even if I’ve never been into their Mario ytp side of things. murder drones and the circus seem solid!
@@markusexe3436 Well, a lot of Sunset Paradise runs on your familiarity with Meggy as a character. If I knew nothing of her, I don't know how I would've felt about the show, or if it would've caught my interest.
While I don't agree on the cons, I appreciate how you present it as your opinion instead of presenting it as absolute fact. Plus, it's always interesting to hear different opinions from yours. Personally I am really excited for the full show: I discovered the talented team from Glitch with Murder Drones and I just love how unique their productions are !
Yeah I somewhat agree with him, I didn't find the comedy really funny and Jax is definitely not a character that I like very much, but I'm sure they will make up for it if they release a complete series
@@franciscoOrellana29 same, i dont really care much for the comedy. Im more interested in the world itself and what will happen to the main character. Hopefully the main series will continue to invoke a sense of intrigue
I think it would be interesting if we finally had a Jax-type character that was just genuinely a funny asshole just because he wanted to be and not because it's a coping mechanism / facade.
I can assure you jack isn't someone that secretly cares for everyone. He hid the fact that kaufmo had abstracted, pushed gangle twice and straight up never did anything helpful during the whole episode. He didn't even react when he saw kaufmo.
Well neither did everyone *really* care abt kofmou abstracting besides gangle freaking out and moved on immediately after he was put with the rest. No one besides ragatha really done anything in the episode? Besides he was the one to open kofmou's door otherwise they wouldn't've been able to see the dude , and he is the one who took both gangle and kinger to hide with him even tho he didn't have to, and they would've decently freaked out too much and be a hindrance if he told them that instant. He only pushed gangle once , and it's mean, but it's nothing too serious. I don't think he cares oh so much persay, but he is more so indifferent , he's mischievous, but not malicious.
@@Harukaluin19 we can't treat him opening the door as something useful, since no one is supposed to have the key except the owners of the room. I said he pushed her twice because I'm counting the bowling ball scene where he throws it at kinger and gangle goes down as well, it was mean. And like, people at least showed some worry over kaufmo's situation. Jax just made a joke and hid.
@@Harukaluin19 what do you mean by no one cared about Kaufmo abstracting? Pomni just got there and has never met him, so it’s reasonable that she wouldn’t care and only see him as some monster, Ragatha clearly cares considering her first thought seeing him was to try and help him, Gangle was shocked and horrified from the transformation and also seemed to feel guilty for not supporting him as much, even Zooble manages to feel bad for Kaufmo near the end. Literally the only person who seems like they really didn’t care was Kinger. And that’s probably just cause he had lost his mind already. Other then Kinger, Jax was straight up the only person to not give a crap about Kaufmo at all. He even makes of him to some degree.
@@melbiamil5144 To be fair, had Jax not used the bowling ball, Kinger and Gangle probably wouldn't have figured out they were supposed to go in the hole. (Kinger even forgot what was going on.) As for Jax running away/hiding...he's (technically) a rabbit: When scared, they become an Olympic track star.
I didn't expect it to be that popular but I feel validated now that it's turning out to be. The existential horror aspect of the show isn't that important to me, it's how much it reminds me of my dreams. I really love surrealism and there is a depressing lack of surreal media out there so maybe this will get people to make more.
I’m 27 and I laughed a lot. I really enjoyed the show. Maybe it’s the autism, maybe it’s just that everyone is different, nobody’s the same, and we can’t just cover a whole demographic of people with one general opinion.
I also have autism and really enjoyed the pilot, it’s just my type of humor and I enjoyed all the characters, Caine, Kinger and Bubble were my favorites ^-^ I really don’t get the over sexualization of Jax thoughI suspect I might be Asexual, personally I just think he’s an interesting character, I hope we get more cause I want to see what happens next.
fellow autistic here and i enjoyed the humour too, not every joke was a hit for me but the ones that hit, HIT. the gag where kinger tries to save zooble and his hands just get taken away with them took me tf out
There is nothing i hate more than the push to hate these youtube series from people who don't like them. (BionicPig isn’t one, he's got genuine criticism) The unfiltered hatred I've seen online towards these beautiful works from inexperienced artists trying to make their vision a reality is mind numbing. Nobody has to like it. But the hatred is insane. Every criticism is a damnation to these people. Any tiny drama is the worst possible crime. Hate hate hate.
For real. ppl simping for characters, ships, headcanons, and r34 is just regular things that happen in a fandom. Some people may not enjoy it, but it doesn’t automatically make a show bad because some pre-teens are being “cringe”
@@cranberryjuice1589yea i can see both sides of the show and can see why people love it and that people hate it, imo opinion it just feels like a fever dream mixed with LSD that has a few funny moments
I’m with you on Jax, and I’m glad someone else has said it. However I enjoyed the pilot very much, I really enjoyed Caine and Pomni and that’s all I needed haha.
I like Jax, but I definitely agree that this character type has been so overdone. But since it is the pilot I have hope that he along with the others will be fleshed out more.
Yeah, it’s not even just Jax. Many of the other characters also felt like very one note cliches. I hope next episode gives one or two of them some backstory or get a deeper dive into who they are. If this is how it will be for the rest of the series I’ll probably give up watching it by episode 3.
@@BlueSoulGamer I was under the assumption it's not a series yet? But maybe I misread what the intentions of the pilot were, it depends on the project. Pilots are either "here's a vague idea of where we're going," which is how I viewed this pilot, but some others are very much an "Episode 1" of a series, and indie animation usually goes that way. I guess I'd put it under it's a serviceable, even good, pilot, but not a great introductory episode.
I've never understood. I saw Angel Dust more as a character to represent people's use of oversexualization to deal with their sexual trauma... didn't realize people were ACTUALLY into him
Now let's see how long it takes for those "questionable channels" to start spamming content with digital circus.... it's only a matter of time until we get the epic crossover of skibidi toilet vs Jax
My biggest issue I have with The Amazing Digital Circus is *I DON'T FEEL TRAPPED* in this world. There are TOO MANY implications, foreshadowings, and EASTER EGGS to the point where it takes me out of the story. But don't get me wrong... I WANT to feel trapped in this digital world. I WANT to go insane with Pomni... But it just doesn't work for me. And while I may LOVE the worldbuilding, characters, and tone... the story sadly ends up feeling like something I've already seen before. What this series TRIES SO HARD TO DO, I've seen done SOOOO MUCH BETTER in stuff like Amazon Prime's Infinity Chamber, The Matrix, and DHMIS seasons one and two.
Man even the voice actors are into Jax, Gangle's voice actor said directly to Jax's voice actor to quote "get your sexy rabbit man off my tiktok feed" after the pilot released, while watching it together on stream to celebrate.
Cool to see your thoughts on it. I felt the same about the purple bunny guy Jax a bit, felt like he didn't make much of an impact on the episode. But I'm excited to see how the characters are fleshed out. And I don't get why there's a bunch of sexual stuff on the show either. I just thought it was a cool like liminal horror type of thing. I liked it. I need to watch the rest of Murder Drones too. :)
I found MD after watching this pilot and personally I think MD is WAY better! The story was way more interesting to me and I personally thought the writing was way more clever! Glad DC brought me to that show, but I’m still interested to see what else will happen in this season.
I personally enjoyed this show because I honestly still can't get over mascot horror. It's been my favorite genre since fnaf came out. I think the biggest problem with the genre is the lack of creativity in a lot of works. A lot of mascot horror games are feel like they're just copying fnaf and trying to be the current popular thing.
@@penntopaper9305it's not mascot horror per se, but it shares the same kinda DNA. Like, there's a reason why pretty much *everyone* thought of mascot horror when this released, it has a similar style and presentation, even if it doesn't share the same specifics. But it definitely is horror, it's just purely psychological this time, which I don't think has been done in this creative space before. Like... The fact that this pilot does a better job of making me feel existential dread than like... 90% of Lovecraft media, whose whole thing is existential dread, is the reason why I genuinely love the pilot to a degree I didn't at all expect.
@@chrisvisser-fee2631 I’d say it’s certainly mascot horror. Mascot Horror from what I can tell is defined as ‘having a loving charming surface while having something sinister and scary underneath it.’ Which is pretty much exactly what Digital Circus is.
@@cantmakeacreativename2072 I'm just being super specific. The term "mascot" in ascot horror literally comes from the monster being a "mascot". Like, FNAF is the most blatant, but the same is true with Poppy Playtime and from what I know of it Bendy and the Ink Machine isn't that exactly, but the enemies are still easily marketable characters. That's actually another thing I like about this show; where you'd expect to see an easily marketable character the creators could sell merch for, you have amorphous black masses. I can't guarantee it but it feels purposeful. "Hey guys, we aren't making over designed characters just to sell toys! Our primary goal is a good piece of fiction, not franchising!"
@@cantmakeacreativename2072 That is no where close to what mascot horror is. Mascot Horror is a genre of horror in which there is a marketable mascot with the purpose of marketing.
"bugs bunny with a little bit of sass to him" have you ever watched bugs bunny ?! that lagomorph is the physical incarnation of sass on looney toons earth !
Madagascar's unfunny uncanny fever dream of a distant cousin. Also still can't believe that Disney of all company would ripped off Dreamworks like that lmao
I know it’s not everyone’s cup of soup, but it certainly checked all my boxes! We all just have different tastes at the end of the day, which is something I wish more people understood lol
His confusion over this show getting NSFW-ed is the same confusion I feel when people do it the Daycare Attendant from FNAF. I've seen both Sun and Moon get this treatment and given "parts",and I just do not understand.
Its always been a thing with cartoons like simpsons(who other than Homer could honestly Marge's dumbass is sexy?) Its just the familiarity of subject and viewer.
I just knew this show would be absolutely decimated by the internet and its kinks when I saw Jax, Caine, Kingler, and Pomni. A clown, people who have traits of the tumblr sexymen and then a insane person, the favorite group the internet loves.
Yeah you got to separate the fans from the show sometimes. As someone who has been in a lot of fandoms some of this stuff is standard issue unfortunately but it doesn’t stop me from enjoying the show! I think one reason the fandom has blown up so much in such little time is because the shows humor and themes is tailored for people who grew up on the internet
finally someone who agrees with me on comedy point. the jokes didnt land, they tried so hard to be quirky and dark, but it fell under PG hazbin hotel typa humor. character says something "dark" in a goofy tone and goes quiet, then scene suddenly moves on quickly. everything is so quick, trying to be chaotic but instead it feels rushed. edit: actually the only times I laughed was whenever the king chess guy was on the screen - best character. everyone else is purely anoying (well maybe except for the raggedy anne girl, she's chill)
Highly recommend you don’t check out Hazbin Hotel/Helluva Boss/Murder Drones then. I found that humor so much worse in those shows but pretty tolerable and decently executed here. The thing that you mentioned about being dark in a goofy tone, with a cut to quiet, kinda disagree there. The only times it really cut is when they’re talking about serious stuff. And then the goofy dark stuff is just chill. Makes sense of plot as opposed to the other shows mentioned, since it makes sense why’d they’d move past it and ignore it. But I can’t comprehend the rest for the other shows, esp murder drones.
@@ma.2089 I did hear that Murder Drones' humor is just too random and jarring. But humour in Helluva Boss was pretty good, imo. They also know how to make emotional and serious scenes and present them properly. Can't say anything for Hazbin Hotel yet as it doesn't have real episodes yet unlike Helluva Boss which is already halfway through season 2
The jokes just sounded like every meme and bit you find scrolling through tiktok videos. Shallow humor that’s repeated over and over and people think it’s still funny, it’s sad, the animation is so good and the character designs are great. Just the characters themselves and the jokes are so dry and stereotypical, that nothing was actually enjoyable. Only tiktok brains can laugh at it.
@@TheGuardianssorrow I personally didn't see any TikTok humor in the show. Then again, I don't go on TikTok. I'm also a kind of guy that isn't bothered by repetitive stuff like stereotypes or jokes. I understand why people wouldn't like the humor or the stereotypes but for me and other people with the same mindset as I, we think it's pretty good
Honestly I really liked the pilot! I was so hyped, I honestly think I like it better than Helluva Boss, sorry Vivz. I will agree that if it's going for horror, it is not it. I see it as more of a comedy with a hint of darkness. EDIT: Kinger is my spirit animal. Also the reason there is so much Jax stuff is because the VA was literally like, "yeah, you can draw porn of me"
The oversaturated colour-scheme wasn't chosen to be "cartoony," it was chosen to invoke the early years of 3D animation. Go look at Pixar's first animated shorts from the 90s for examples of this. Everything is bright, shiny, and sterile in a way that feels distinctly artificial. That "overbearing" sensation is extremely intentional, as emphasized by the shift to more realistic lighting and colour seen in the office segments. It's a pro, not a con.
I'm in my 30s, and I loved the humor of this series, so I don't think it's an age thing. It's just a preference thing. XD And, my personal favorites was Jax and Ragatha, with Kinger being a sleeper-runner up as he's gotten me chuckling more then I expected.
Tbh I'd love for some show or series or something to do the Jax stereotype but actually make the character an unfeeling sociopath. Like make the character a jerk which insults people, manipulates people and even maybe does physical stuff to them (Like Jax putting centipedes in Agatha's room or breaking mask guy's happy mask) for no other reason than they're an asshole and all the characters just gotta deal with it because they can't really leave. I feel like Jax could actually be a pretty good candidate for that because while usually 'chilled out mellow' characters can sometimes be annoying to the other characters, I feel like in the pilot Jax sorta deliberately tries to make other people suffer.
Fun Fact: at the end of the outro theme for the pilot, you can hear a remix of Jevil's theme: The World Revolving from Deltarune. This is because Goosworx made Undertale remixes before Digital Circus.
I don't consider this as "Mascot Horror". That "Genre", if you can call it that, primarily revolves around the villain being recognisable and marketable. A "Mascot" of sorts. Earlier indie horror games such as Slender or the first Five Nights at Freddy's game contained traces of this, but the genre as we know it did not come into play until later. Five Nights at Freddy's was rooted in nostalgic horror. Its scares were tied directly to how similar they were to Chuck E Cheese and peoples twisted memories of those same locations. However, these parodical characters took on a life of their own, becoming recognisable, marketable and popular outside of their association with the real life stuff they were inspired by. They became mascots. Others have since seen how popular and marketable this can be, and made games structured entirely around their marketable villains. Bendy and the Ink Machine, it's sequel The Dark Revival, Poppy Playtime, Garten of Banban, Hello Neighbor etc. There are some games that are lumped in with mascot horror despite only focusing on childhood nostalgia for their theming. Games like Tattletail (based on Furbies) and My Friendly Neigborhood (based on Sesame Street) come to mind. The Amazing Digital Circus is a love letter to old video games and CG graphics, with recognisable characters that each pull from familiar and nostalgic aesthetics. Although the wild west on the internet will be naturally drawn to the striking and expressive characters just like they have for Helluva Boss, Undertale or even the Onceler from Illumix's "The Lorax", these designs were clearly designed for the art of the show first. And finally, on the show's comedy, pacing and styling, this show feels like it was created by people born and raised on the internet, for an audience to match. For this reason, I'd give this show an age rating of 15-25. That's the demographic that will understand this project and its "Gen Z Humor" the most.
Yes, it was so good, I'm a fan of psychological horror and love the buggy-ness the game has, this series is basically VR in the 90s or anything involving transfer to digital worlds (yes because Code Lyoko and Tron exists) in the 90s.
I love TADC and its really fun to watch! The story, animation, dialouge, characters, voice acting, the jokes, it's all well done and made. Seeing you and other people so surprised at people thirsting for Jax or drawing 'suggestive' content of the show is really amusing as this always happens in a fandom really...
really liked DIgital Circus, but I totally understand that it's not everyone's thing. That being said, even if it's considered overhyped, I LOVE Gooseworx and her content so I'm so happy one of her first major projects took off like it did! I hope this helps her turn it into a full series. Her films are my fave. Criticsm is important, though! It helps improve the show if it does get picked up
I'm surprised you don't find the jokes funny. I'm 27, and almost every single joke hit for me, especially with Jax and Gangle. Maybe my liking Jax is the reason why his jokes hit me so hard. Cain's jokes also had me laughing really early into the episode.
I lived under a rock and didn't know about this show til your upload. I looked up the pilot because I was curious, and NOW MY ENTIRE YT RECOMMENDED IS NOTHING BUT VIDEOS RELATED ABOUT IT. ....Well, at least it isn't Family Guy clips...
I think its got a great story ahead of it! I love the chaotic and hopeless feeling you get even in a brightly colored world. Its silly but has enough potential to be something! The voice acting was pretty great too 👍
Kinger asking if [I can't remember the name, but the character who gets eaten by the Gloink queen] encountered a game show inside is a reference to Gooseworx's short Little Runmo, where the titular character gets eaten and has to play a game show in the creature's stomach
The writing is hit or miss with the humor, but it got at least a couple chuckles out of me and I'm early 20s so it's not the worst. I actually liked the writing of this better than a lot of the writing in Helluva Boss, and it's a pretty cool concept. I don't care for Jax much but I can see his character being written better later on.
I think my main gripe was that so many of those fish eye lens anime face moments for Pomni just don’t feel totally earned emotionally to me? It felt like it expected me to care like,,, at all,, that she was feeling so overwhelmed that she’s dissociating, but idk any of these characters. I don’t care about them, I’m not invested in them yet, so it just felt like it was trying a little too hard to be like “hello fellow kids, existential crises, am I right? ;D” I’ve seen enough existential crisis and dissociating jokes before that it just felt a little over the top and awkward. It took me out of the moment more than anything else. I think the show’s got potential for sure, so whoever the target demographic is, I hope they enjoy. We’ll see if it’s smth I end up liking, but sadly, I’m not too terribly gripped by it yet. The character designs and animation are great though, so I’ll give them credit there.
You brought up I Have No Mouth-, Gooseworx did say that TADC was I Have No Mouth- with the aesthetic of an I Spy book. Also, “Pomni” is a Russian word that means remember, so I believe that may play a role in the story going forward.
Oh, sir. Does thou not remember The Lorax 2012 and the sheer amount of thirst for the Once-ler. People well and truly have a thing for characters with noodle limbs
agree with all your points. I wanted to fall head over heels over this new great show but yeah. Agree with everything you said. I'd also say the show lacks subtlety and nuance. Too in your face with its mystery. It provides very little to actually theorize. There's almost nothing to dig. I am eager for the show to get even better on its first official episode!
been following Alex Rochon for over a decade now and i'm just happy he got to be part of something that grew this big this quickly. He absolutely fits funny teeth man
At this point when it comes to online series in particular, I stay in my own lane. I love The Amazing Digital Circus and I’m gonna enjoy it. Now in terms of the fandom, I’m gonna avoid it like a goddamn plague. When it comes to my personal enjoyment towards the show, I love the amount of effort you can see that was put into it. And it gives me a sense of almost like liminal spaces, which I like. The cons are completely understandable though, not everything is for everyone, which I wish more fandoms understood-
"If you are a preteen, maybe a little bit younger, I feel like this would be really funny for you guys. This definitely is targeted towards a younger demographic." My 25 year old ass watching the pilot: *hysterically laughing at the jokes*
Considering I just stumbled upon this pilot not knowing anything about it, here’s my take. I liked it, it’s actually an original idea and I like the mystery surrounding it, I liked the characters and I do agree the humor could be worked on. While it was very engaging and entertaining I felt the humor needs work. But they nailed the world building and gave some nuggets of lore and Caine knowing more than he’s letting on(Jax as well). It’s a very solid foundation to build on. If they work on the humor, and character interactions, plus fleshing the characters out(maybe give some clues to their human lives, or start remembering who they were) it can turn into some great storytelling.
I found Digital Circus interesting. Like BionicPig I didn't laugh, but I did enjoy the fluid animation and unlike him I actually liked that there were clashing colors. It's very eclectic. But maybe that's because I'm more familiar with Gooseworx animation style and design. Overall, I'm interested in where this is going.
I am very much have been around for the NSFW artist scene for a while and it's always typical that cartoons is what I call them in my opinion always get sexualized. It's just a common thing people are attracted to colors shapes and animations and when you put it all together it doesn't matter what kind of median it is, someone will find it sexually attractive for some reason, the problem stems from the people who cannot differentiate real life and online spaces and will start to merge uncomfortable conversations and topics into real life that will alienate them and then they get angry and blame others. I don't know that's just some armchair psychology for you. I will say, though the people who make the art are usually in different kinds of head spaces and are usually more mature, which is the reason why they use their skills of drawing art to make money, but there's always extremes in every community. This one just gets pushed to the front a lot on social media because sex sells
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Could you review lackadaisy possible give your thoughts on it?
Think you might be able to do Murder Drones.?
Btw, Jax was created as a fan service character, not for the audience, but for Goose. She was very scared of how he would be received because she mainly created him because she likes that type of character, not because they're original.
Yeah um..source?
@@jamesbond3wgooseworx herself?
@jamesbond3w Her Tumblr before tadc came out. I don't remember which post, but it was about a week and a half before the release I think.
@@jamesbond3w goose's tumblr
Fair but I still don't personally like him
Personally I saw Jax as less of an "I don't give a shit" and more of a "I actively enjoy messing with the rest of you. It's how I cope."
I totally agree: I think he's that, but disguised as "idgaf" persona. Also, he's using the sarcastic indifference persona to prevent attention to being drawing to him if he does anything sus.
Or Bugs Bunny but with the intrusive thoughts of Daffy Duck.
@@cartoonmaster2401 Like how he has a key to everyones room, and raggatha is confused and frightened that he can even do that and he just brushes it off
I always thought of Jax being an asshole cause he's always trying to cope with the situation he's in
@@PumpyGT He did save Kinger and Gangle from Kaufmo, even though he's also being a jerk to them.
Like Jax's not malicious, he just wants them around to mess with them for fun.
Yeah, ok, but Kinger rag dolling when Jax calls him mentally stable is top tier for me.
The disembodied hands floating away was my favorite
Feels like a classic Source Filmmaker bit and I love it.
@@ansixi4194 And how calmly he realizes his hands are moving away to be eaten.
"...Oh."
Yeah Kinger is my personal favorite character.
I knew I loved him when he came out of a pillow fort asking about a bug collection. Him stretching around the screen made him even better lmao!
More Kinger love! When he referenced an insect collection before we even got to see the Abstracted peeps in the “cellar” I knew he was my favorite!
Im not at all surprised how over sexualized Jax is. They basically fused Sammy Lawrence, the purple guy, and Bonnie into one character and gave him the scrimblo personality that everyone loves
Also the fact he's voiced by Angel Dust's VA lol
I don’t think Jax was supposed to be sexy and he doesn’t really look sexy people just have weird kinks but I’m not gonna kink shame
According to Gooseworx’s Tumblr, Jax’s personality (at least) was inspired by Raggedy Andy.
His VA is also the voice for angel dust from Hazbin hotel pilot.
@DangericeDreams woah really??
Digital Circus was stated by the creators to actually be inspired by I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream, however they stated that while Am hates Humanitt, Caine is just “a goofy little guy” who wants to help Humans but doesn’t quite understand them
Where did they say this?
Caine is a goofy little guy and i love him dearly im so glad hes not gonna be evil
@@jammin2369 It might’ve been their Tumblr I believe. Sorry I don’t have any specifics
I LEFT A COMMENT LIKE THAT ON THEIR VIDEO!!! I knew I wasn’t crazy when it reminded me of I have no mouth and I must scream but in a happy sense
@@jammin2369the description on the first ever trailer… I think
I love TADC but let's be honest with ourselves, Jax is 100% a formulaic tumblr sexyman. From his character introduction I was like "The internet's gonna have a field day with him."
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its funny because i havent seen anything on tumblr about him, its mainly twitter😭
He’s like that because Goose likes that type of character, he’s a self indulgent creation, and I think that makes it a lot more fun
I kinda disagree, as a person who loved him, he is the usual douche bag character that Twitter would love. Caine on the other hand I can see him developing a following like a following on tumblr like Reigen
But that's all just my opinion, I may be wrong
Caine is right there!! Like idk how people are saying Jax is supposed to he the sexyman bait when Caine fits much more as a sexyman. And yes, if Sans, Bills Cipher and the Clock from DHIS became sexymen, he can
Kinger going crazy while Jax says he's one of the most mentally stable characters became one of my favourite things in a show and it'll forever live rent free in my heart.
Anyone who was all over Lola Bunny shouldn‘t open their mouths about this one just cause a bunch of 14 year old girls are having their lil awakening.
as an veteran in the world of shipping and internet fandom, seeing him get weirded out by people finding jax hot was very amusing
For me it was almost jarring-honestly it feels like everything that gets some traction gets kind of lewded. I mean, red guy from DHMIS.
@@araceliamezcua2014 oh yeah red guy has that ✨ voice ✨
@@rainbowdemon5033 and did you see him in that fit? Im ngl i see it-
Yeah, have they ever heard of the term Tumblr Sexyman?
@@jellsies do not cite the deep magic to me witch, I was there when it was written
Personally I'm biased towards non killer clowns, but I agree on the Jax part. When I saw him I immediately thought "Tumblers newest sexyman"
caine is the real tumblr sexyman. okay but in all seriousness, i honestly like jax. gooseworx has said herself that he's 100% a self indulgent character and she enjoys writing him a lot, and when a writer loves a character, it can only mean good things for said character
@@penntopaper9305 I think knowing of gooseworx's other stuff and personality really helps with the enjoyment overall
@@penntopaper9305watch as people turn Kinger into the new sexyman, not that far-fetched if I'm being honest
BionicPig doing a Digital Circus video is definitely not what I expected to see today
Hopefully, he'll review the other ones he mentioned, as well as the other series made by Glitch and Gooseworx
ruclips.net/video/3w19SAl1OBQ/видео.html may I ask what name of the movie in video
Same
I don't understand why people are confused about how characters can be sexualized by fans. people sexualize everything, and i mean EVERYTHING. and they don't have to be teenagers to do it.
When people realise people can find different types of characters hot.
okay but thats not the creators fault? its a great pilot and animation i dont understand why the show is being put down for the actions of the fans ?
Right?! Like, it seems that only now have people discovered that the fandom is capable of this and that it can happen to anything, literally, if it depends, it can even sexualize a refrigerator, I think they forget that rule 34 exists
I think they forgot rule 34 of internet, everything can be sexualized
Why is it shocking to you that some people find the level of depravity y'all go through to be disturbing?
I think there's a huge difference of being a gooseworx fan and a digital circus fan
THIS. ive been following gooseworx for years now and never in my life did i expect all these new fans to materialize like this
@@penntopaper9305hell goose didn't expect all the followers
Atleast on twitter
I'm not a gooseworx fan YET, but maybe TADC will make me one
Runmo show
I need
@@YourLocalEldritchHorrorfr
Fun fact, when king asks Zooble if they witnessed a "game show" also references the rest of gooseworks videos!
I think Jax's whole thing is a coping mechanism like you said, but less about caring for the others and more about being trapped in a virtual prison for God knows how long.
Yeah I think he's just indifferent abt them and likes to miss with them with no actual malicious intent.
Also they all seemed to have lost connection with eachother ? Like not get too attached ? Since everyone moved on immediately from kofmou it's honestly bizarre
@@Harukaluin19 I just assumed abstraction happened a lot and they all just got used to people going mad.
@@ShadyDoesContent It probably has something to do with those that focus too much on how other abstracted tend to... well, go quickly abstract themselves.
Ngl I see why people wouldn't really like Jax. I'm at a point in my life where I still like characters who just want to be menaces.
For me, what would make it even funnier is if he doesn't get any sad back story or a sappy heartfelt moment but is just a bloody menace to society.
Jax just seems too basic for me we see characters like him all the time and theres always a little curve moment where "look they're showing signs of real empathy and love they have a heart you guys" and they bond with the main character. Hopefully that's not what they do with Jax but he's not that big of a menace to me. He's just that one classic "dgaf" character.
@@syca5094 According to Gooseworx, we'll probably wish we could put Jax's head on a pike by the time this show is over.
@@syca5094 Gooseworx described him as an irredeemable jerk rather than him "having a heart of gold"
to each their own
this man has no idea what tumblr was like back in the day if he's confused why JAX is so popular.
My theory is that the sexual obsession with web series comes from their dominant audience being hormonal teens
you'd be surprised how old some of the fans can be. people just tend to sexualize everything.
you underestimate how horny the internet is
As the saying goes Anything and everything that exists
precisely
I’d imagine that this is true for the most part. If you check some of the replies in the top comments you will lose faith in humanity.
Frankly I find it more surprising that you're surprised about people sexualizing a character that is gangling, sarcastic, and self assured on the internet. It's Tumblr sexyman 101
Yeah, RUclips-animated show fanbases are the worst, especially HH/HB. Not to say all of the fans are terrible of course, but they're one of the most vile fanbases overall, always giving violent backlash to anybody who says anything even slightly negative about it. Hell, one person that made a Queen Bee plush got so bullied over it not being "good enough" that they basically dropped the fandom entirely, and that was someone *supporting* the show!
I don't know if my show should make fun of the bad side of the fandom.
Oh yeah i saw that. People in that fandom are insane.
As someone in the Hazbin/Helluva fandom…. It’s really, truly vile
As a person who had enjoyed youtube animated series like helluva boss and started to like Digitlal circus... could you explain to some toxicity???
@@AdoboSoGuud It's probably on Twitter where it's the absolute worst, but tons of fans have been harassed out of the fandom due to stuff as harmless as like, differing opinions or headcanons about characters, there's the person who was bullied over the Bee plushie like I mentioned before, there have been a bunch of video essay RUclipsrs that get harassed when doing general critique (I mean stuff like very general and polite criticism, not shitting on or being vindictively cruel to the show or whatever), like one RUclipsr that made a video about season 2 feeling weaker than season 1 got harassed so hard on that vid that he swore off ever making videos on either shows again even though he was a fan of them, fans have tried to dox people on multiple occasions, one person had rabid fans trying to contact their college and tell them about their "homosexual" behaviour because they lived in a country where it was illegal, a minor received multiple death/rape threats from HH/HB stans over stupid ship disagreements... the list goes on and on and on, honestly.
I think part of the reason jax is getting so much love is because of Michael Kovach. he's a good VA, and after Angel Dust, he kind of blew up in popularity.
Prior to Digital Circus, I was unfamiliar with any of Glitch Productions' previous animated projects, so I went into DC with no expectations. I was actually taken aback by the animation and how fluid and smooth it appeared, and I was even more surprised by the voice acting. Normally, when I hear voice acting in online fan animations, comic dubs, or voice overs, etc., the VA overacts and the performance does not sound natural to me, making it difficult to immerse myself in what I'm watching. DC didn't have that. Everyone sounds natural and authentic, like they're having fun, which is a good sigh of amazing voice acting. The characters' expressions are diverse and fit their personalities well they're so cartoony and full of life. I appreciate the return of more cartoony styles and facial expressions in recent years especially with a lot of online animations, after years of seeing anime's copy and paste expressions this feels like a breath of fresh air. I love the concept of the world with characters being stuck in a point and click style adventure game and watching them overcome the madness that surrounds them. But that's about it for what I loved. The comedy got a few chuckles from me, and the glitch effects were extremely well done, but other than that, I thought it was just ok, but for some reason, it just didn't click for me. Maybe because of how much I'm desensitized to characters going through existential crisis. It has been a massive trend with animation as of late. It is a pilot, so there's more to be expanded on, but I'd give Digital Circus a 10/10 for visuals, 4/10 for story, and 8/10 for its characters.
EXACTLY how I feel, it's excellently produced but it feels like character & storywriting took a backseat... still the pilot though so like, it's understandable they would focus on visuals.. still left me a little underwhelmed though
IMO the jury is still out on whether the plot will be good or not, but the actual animation is gorgeous. Very similar to early computer games. I hope it gets funding and a chance to really prove itself beyond the pilot’s sales pitch.
I hope the show goes in a meta direction, a sort of dissection of the vicious cycle of making art.
oh the plot will DEFINITELY be good. gooseworx is an amazing writer! her channel's been going for like forever now and she makes all the music, animation, and writing for like practically everything on it. ofc, she doesnt animate tadc, thats glitch. goose is a 2d animator. but she writes, directs, and does storyboard work
@@penntopaper9305i have very high hopes for gooseworx story
@@penntopaper9305 Every author and writer flounders once in a while. Never say never.
Not every idea ends up being a hit. Hell, most of the stuff writers make ends up in the trash or reworked 3 times over before it is even remotely presentable.
I love Pig’s reviews because he doesn’t just give a summary and go “damn that’s crazy”, he actually goes in depth
As someone that loves raggedy Ann due to autism making it a special interest, all I can say is even if the fandom is weird at time, I am enjoying seeing all of the fanart for ragatha…basically just raggedy Ann fanart, love it
Normaly not a fan of the asshole for no reason trope, but I think it works here cause its actually kinda realistic. Your stuck in a fun bubbly coded nightmare with no way out. I'd do whatever I could to take my mind of that depression fact.
Bionic. Let me assist you. The reason that over sexualization happens is because fanbases are bad. As an avid Undertale fan, I have had to learn the hard way the depths of depravity people are willing to go. Just remember Tumblr.
tbf, all the characters in TADC are adults, so its honestly kinda fine
@@penntopaper9305So? The target audiance and the viewer base is most likely children to preteens
@@char1363 I doubt the shows audience is gonna be for kids or preteens, lol. The pilot implies it’s gonna deal with some heavy themes later on, with some more horrific imagery likely mixed in (this is still comedy horror after all), this isn’t even beginning to talk about Gooseworx’s previous works, which while aren’t really intimidating in terms of adult work or whatever, I’d still say aren’t necessarily for kids.
The Great Digital Circus is most likely aiming for more of an older teen audience.
@@cantmakeacreativename2072 well just because it isnt geared towards a certain fanbase doesnt mean it wont have that fanbase literally any of the CoD games GTA or My Little Pony. These go to show you can make a show,movie and game geared towards a certain audiance but still end up with the complete opposite.
@@cantmakeacreativename2072 you probably are right about how its for a older audiance but kids recently have been into horror dark things and This show fits right it with the likes of Poppy Playtime and others imo
Honestly, I agree heavily with the Jax take. Hoping they take the time to really build his character out beyond what he was in the pilot, the personality is just so overplayed. Which is probably why preteens are thirsting so crazy for him. Knew that was gonna happen too from the moment he started quipping
i found him to be a fun character for the pilot but i agree with you. i could see his schtick becoming stale.
@whatthehellisthis he's definitely not beyond saving, he could potentially be very well written. And it was still a great pilot, I just wasn't thrilled with how they've portrayed him so far. Fell a little flat for me personally but that could be intentional to set up for character development, I'll still follow the series for sure
Yes! Overplayed was the word I was looking for for him. I liked the show but they seemed to have tried too hard with him.
Most of the fans are young adults what're you on about 💀
The smg4 guys have had a solid as hell studio going ever since Meta Runner, even if I’ve never been into their Mario ytp side of things. murder drones and the circus seem solid!
No one talks about sunset paradise 😢
@@markusexe3436 yeah and it's depressing ,Meta Runner is almost the same thing but at least that one has the occasional mention
@@markusexe3436REAL I LOVE SUNSET PARADISE
@@markusexe3436 Well, a lot of Sunset Paradise runs on your familiarity with Meggy as a character. If I knew nothing of her, I don't know how I would've felt about the show, or if it would've caught my interest.
@@markusexe3436 Though it's definitely their weakest show, it's still sad that it flew under the radar for a lot of people
While I don't agree on the cons, I appreciate how you present it as your opinion instead of presenting it as absolute fact. Plus, it's always interesting to hear different opinions from yours. Personally I am really excited for the full show: I discovered the talented team from Glitch with Murder Drones and I just love how unique their productions are !
i only watched it because i like gooseworx, i had no real interest in glitch stuff before then.
Yeah I somewhat agree with him, I didn't find the comedy really funny and Jax is definitely not a character that I like very much, but I'm sure they will make up for it if they release a complete series
@@franciscoOrellana29 same, i dont really care much for the comedy. Im more interested in the world itself and what will happen to the main character. Hopefully the main series will continue to invoke a sense of intrigue
I legitimately agree with all the cons except for the color tones of the show, I like how it looks straight out of an I Spy Book.
I think it would be interesting if we finally had a Jax-type character that was just genuinely a funny asshole just because he wanted to be and not because it's a coping mechanism / facade.
Yeah, alot of times they have them break down/break character and I can't see them the same😂
So Bender from Futurama than?
Make of it what you will, but the creator says Jax is the one who deserves to be there the most.
i hope Jax just sucks
I can assure you jack isn't someone that secretly cares for everyone.
He hid the fact that kaufmo had abstracted, pushed gangle twice and straight up never did anything helpful during the whole episode.
He didn't even react when he saw kaufmo.
Well neither did everyone *really* care abt kofmou abstracting besides gangle freaking out and moved on immediately after he was put with the rest. No one besides ragatha really done anything in the episode? Besides he was the one to open kofmou's door otherwise they wouldn't've been able to see the dude , and he is the one who took both gangle and kinger to hide with him even tho he didn't have to, and they would've decently freaked out too much and be a hindrance if he told them that instant.
He only pushed gangle once , and it's mean, but it's nothing too serious.
I don't think he cares oh so much persay, but he is more so indifferent , he's mischievous, but not malicious.
@@Harukaluin19 we can't treat him opening the door as something useful, since no one is supposed to have the key except the owners of the room.
I said he pushed her twice because I'm counting the bowling ball scene where he throws it at kinger and gangle goes down as well, it was mean.
And like, people at least showed some worry over kaufmo's situation. Jax just made a joke and hid.
@@Harukaluin19 what do you mean by no one cared about Kaufmo abstracting?
Pomni just got there and has never met him, so it’s reasonable that she wouldn’t care and only see him as some monster, Ragatha clearly cares considering her first thought seeing him was to try and help him, Gangle was shocked and horrified from the transformation and also seemed to feel guilty for not supporting him as much, even Zooble manages to feel bad for Kaufmo near the end.
Literally the only person who seems like they really didn’t care was Kinger. And that’s probably just cause he had lost his mind already.
Other then Kinger, Jax was straight up the only person to not give a crap about Kaufmo at all. He even makes of him to some degree.
@@melbiamil5144 To be fair, had Jax not used the bowling ball, Kinger and Gangle probably wouldn't have figured out they were supposed to go in the hole. (Kinger even forgot what was going on.)
As for Jax running away/hiding...he's (technically) a rabbit: When scared, they become an Olympic track star.
I didn't expect it to be that popular but I feel validated now that it's turning out to be. The existential horror aspect of the show isn't that important to me, it's how much it reminds me of my dreams. I really love surrealism and there is a depressing lack of surreal media out there so maybe this will get people to make more.
I’m 27 and I laughed a lot. I really enjoyed the show. Maybe it’s the autism, maybe it’s just that everyone is different, nobody’s the same, and we can’t just cover a whole demographic of people with one general opinion.
As an autism haver as well I feel like I’m attracted to this show for that reason as well as many other reasons
I also have autism and really enjoyed the pilot, it’s just my type of humor and I enjoyed all the characters, Caine, Kinger and Bubble were my favorites ^-^
I really don’t get the over sexualization of Jax thoughI suspect I might be Asexual, personally I just think he’s an interesting character, I hope we get more cause I want to see what happens next.
fellow autistic here and i enjoyed the humour too, not every joke was a hit for me but the ones that hit, HIT. the gag where kinger tries to save zooble and his hands just get taken away with them took me tf out
im stroking my cockx
@@clownivore same, I mostly laughed from the jokes with Caine and Kinger they were great XD
There is nothing i hate more than the push to hate these youtube series from people who don't like them. (BionicPig isn’t one, he's got genuine criticism) The unfiltered hatred I've seen online towards these beautiful works from inexperienced artists trying to make their vision a reality is mind numbing.
Nobody has to like it. But the hatred is insane. Every criticism is a damnation to these people. Any tiny drama is the worst possible crime. Hate hate hate.
For real. ppl simping for characters, ships, headcanons, and r34 is just regular things that happen in a fandom. Some people may not enjoy it, but it doesn’t automatically make a show bad because some pre-teens are being “cringe”
@@cranberryjuice1589yea i can see both sides of the show and can see why people love it and that people hate it, imo opinion it just feels like a fever dream mixed with LSD that has a few funny moments
I’m with you on Jax, and I’m glad someone else has said it. However I enjoyed the pilot very much, I really enjoyed Caine and Pomni and that’s all I needed haha.
Byeeee, I'm so over characters like Jax 😭😭😭😭
I like Jax, but I definitely agree that this character type has been so overdone. But since it is the pilot I have hope that he along with the others will be fleshed out more.
Yeah, it’s not even just Jax. Many of the other characters also felt like very one note cliches. I hope next episode gives one or two of them some backstory or get a deeper dive into who they are. If this is how it will be for the rest of the series I’ll probably give up watching it by episode 3.
@@BlueSoulGamer I was under the assumption it's not a series yet? But maybe I misread what the intentions of the pilot were, it depends on the project. Pilots are either "here's a vague idea of where we're going," which is how I viewed this pilot, but some others are very much an "Episode 1" of a series, and indie animation usually goes that way. I guess I'd put it under it's a serviceable, even good, pilot, but not a great introductory episode.
@@BlueSoulGamersame tbh, my only favorite character is Kinger, everyone else felt like “they were animated n just given a persona”
Two words for why people thirst over Jax...
Angel Dust
Yeah, no. I like Angel Dust somewhat, but no.
one word. loona
No actually, he just fits the Tumblr Sexyman criteria.
I've never understood. I saw Angel Dust more as a character to represent people's use of oversexualization to deal with their sexual trauma... didn't realize people were ACTUALLY into him
I thought the two words were "Tumblr Sexyman".
Honestly, I didnt expect much from this show. However... It left me on the floor laughing. Very good, I love it.
Now let's see how long it takes for those "questionable channels" to start spamming content with digital circus.... it's only a matter of time until we get the epic crossover of skibidi toilet vs Jax
Don't give them ideas
Imagine those Elsagate channels getting ahold of the Digital Circus characters.
It would be hell
I think it already happend.
My biggest issue I have with The Amazing Digital Circus is *I DON'T FEEL TRAPPED* in this world. There are TOO MANY implications, foreshadowings, and EASTER EGGS to the point where it takes me out of the story. But don't get me wrong... I WANT to feel trapped in this digital world. I WANT to go insane with Pomni... But it just doesn't work for me. And while I may LOVE the worldbuilding, characters, and tone... the story sadly ends up feeling like something I've already seen before. What this series TRIES SO HARD TO DO, I've seen done SOOOO MUCH BETTER in stuff like Amazon Prime's Infinity Chamber, The Matrix, and DHMIS seasons one and two.
I mean. Every fandom sexualizes ita characters. Every single one that has adults. Which is most of them.
Man even the voice actors are into Jax, Gangle's voice actor said directly to Jax's voice actor to quote "get your sexy rabbit man off my tiktok feed" after the pilot released, while watching it together on stream to celebrate.
I understand some of the gripes I've heard about the show but I genuinely just love it and can't wait for more.
Cool to see your thoughts on it. I felt the same about the purple bunny guy Jax a bit, felt like he didn't make much of an impact on the episode.
But I'm excited to see how the characters are fleshed out.
And I don't get why there's a bunch of sexual stuff on the show either. I just thought it was a cool like liminal horror type of thing. I liked it.
I need to watch the rest of Murder Drones too. :)
Rules 34-36 of the Internet. (And I'll warn you: it Applies to Murder Drones too. No one is safe.)
Lol for sure, it is the internet.
Highly recommend their series Murder Drones, it pretty much has the same level of quality as this
I found MD after watching this pilot and personally I think MD is WAY better! The story was way more interesting to me and I personally thought the writing was way more clever! Glad DC brought me to that show, but I’m still interested to see what else will happen in this season.
@@AlbinoAxolotl I mean, that’s a little bit of an unfair comparison to compare an ongoing series with a pilot, but I guess that makes sense.
I personally enjoyed this show because I honestly still can't get over mascot horror. It's been my favorite genre since fnaf came out.
I think the biggest problem with the genre is the lack of creativity in a lot of works. A lot of mascot horror games are feel like they're just copying fnaf and trying to be the current popular thing.
this isn't horror, mascot, or a game?? what???
@@penntopaper9305it's not mascot horror per se, but it shares the same kinda DNA. Like, there's a reason why pretty much *everyone* thought of mascot horror when this released, it has a similar style and presentation, even if it doesn't share the same specifics.
But it definitely is horror, it's just purely psychological this time, which I don't think has been done in this creative space before. Like... The fact that this pilot does a better job of making me feel existential dread than like... 90% of Lovecraft media, whose whole thing is existential dread, is the reason why I genuinely love the pilot to a degree I didn't at all expect.
@@chrisvisser-fee2631 I’d say it’s certainly mascot horror.
Mascot Horror from what I can tell is defined as ‘having a loving charming surface while having something sinister and scary underneath it.’
Which is pretty much exactly what Digital Circus is.
@@cantmakeacreativename2072 I'm just being super specific. The term "mascot" in ascot horror literally comes from the monster being a "mascot". Like, FNAF is the most blatant, but the same is true with Poppy Playtime and from what I know of it Bendy and the Ink Machine isn't that exactly, but the enemies are still easily marketable characters.
That's actually another thing I like about this show; where you'd expect to see an easily marketable character the creators could sell merch for, you have amorphous black masses. I can't guarantee it but it feels purposeful. "Hey guys, we aren't making over designed characters just to sell toys! Our primary goal is a good piece of fiction, not franchising!"
@@cantmakeacreativename2072 That is no where close to what mascot horror is. Mascot Horror is a genre of horror in which there is a marketable mascot with the purpose of marketing.
My heart dropped in the middle of watching TADC cause I knew Pomni was going to get R34’d into oblivion
"bugs bunny with a little bit of sass to him"
have you ever watched bugs bunny ?! that lagomorph is the physical incarnation of sass on looney toons earth !
You know its a good day when Pig uploads
ruclips.net/video/3w19SAl1OBQ/видео.html may I ask what name of the movie in video
Pig review The Wild, Disney’s bonkers ripoff of Madagascar; it’s one hell of a trip
Yeah
ah yes the fever dream movie
Madagascar's unfunny uncanny fever dream of a distant cousin. Also still can't believe that Disney of all company would ripped off Dreamworks like that lmao
@@ShatteredGlass916 I can, it was the 2000’s and they were in their 2nd Dark Age
@@kaiumeda6341 oh shit, forget that 'Chicken Little' and 'Home of the Range' exist during this time as well
I know it’s not everyone’s cup of soup, but it certainly checked all my boxes! We all just have different tastes at the end of the day, which is something I wish more people understood lol
well with Jax, he is the character who actually completed the whole adventure thing that Caine put out.
its a bit overhyped when considering that only the pilot is out and yet people are already calling it the best show ever but whatever
His confusion over this show getting NSFW-ed is the same confusion I feel when people do it the Daycare Attendant from FNAF. I've seen both Sun and Moon get this treatment and given "parts",and I just do not understand.
Its always been a thing with cartoons like simpsons(who other than Homer could honestly Marge's dumbass is sexy?) Its just the familiarity of subject and viewer.
I just knew this show would be absolutely decimated by the internet and its kinks when I saw Jax, Caine, Kingler, and Pomni. A clown, people who have traits of the tumblr sexymen and then a insane person, the favorite group the internet loves.
Yeah you got to separate the fans from the show sometimes. As someone who has been in a lot of fandoms some of this stuff is standard issue unfortunately but it doesn’t stop me from enjoying the show! I think one reason the fandom has blown up so much in such little time is because the shows humor and themes is tailored for people who grew up on the internet
finally someone who agrees with me on comedy point. the jokes didnt land, they tried so hard to be quirky and dark, but it fell under PG hazbin hotel typa humor. character says something "dark" in a goofy tone and goes quiet, then scene suddenly moves on quickly. everything is so quick, trying to be chaotic but instead it feels rushed.
edit: actually the only times I laughed was whenever the king chess guy was on the screen - best character. everyone else is purely anoying (well maybe except for the raggedy anne girl, she's chill)
Highly recommend you don’t check out Hazbin Hotel/Helluva Boss/Murder Drones then. I found that humor so much worse in those shows but pretty tolerable and decently executed here.
The thing that you mentioned about being dark in a goofy tone, with a cut to quiet, kinda disagree there. The only times it really cut is when they’re talking about serious stuff. And then the goofy dark stuff is just chill. Makes sense of plot as opposed to the other shows mentioned, since it makes sense why’d they’d move past it and ignore it. But I can’t comprehend the rest for the other shows, esp murder drones.
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I did hear that Murder Drones' humor is just too random and jarring. But humour in Helluva Boss was pretty good, imo. They also know how to make emotional and serious scenes and present them properly. Can't say anything for Hazbin Hotel yet as it doesn't have real episodes yet unlike Helluva Boss which is already halfway through season 2
The jokes just sounded like every meme and bit you find scrolling through tiktok videos. Shallow humor that’s repeated over and over and people think it’s still funny, it’s sad, the animation is so good and the character designs are great. Just the characters themselves and the jokes are so dry and stereotypical, that nothing was actually enjoyable. Only tiktok brains can laugh at it.
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I personally didn't see any TikTok humor in the show. Then again, I don't go on TikTok. I'm also a kind of guy that isn't bothered by repetitive stuff like stereotypes or jokes. I understand why people wouldn't like the humor or the stereotypes but for me and other people with the same mindset as I, we think it's pretty good
I don’t think it wasn’t meant to be funny, but entertaining
Honestly I really liked the pilot! I was so hyped, I honestly think I like it better than Helluva Boss, sorry Vivz. I will agree that if it's going for horror, it is not it. I see it as more of a comedy with a hint of darkness.
EDIT: Kinger is my spirit animal. Also the reason there is so much Jax stuff is because the VA was literally like, "yeah, you can draw porn of me"
The oversaturated colour-scheme wasn't chosen to be "cartoony," it was chosen to invoke the early years of 3D animation. Go look at Pixar's first animated shorts from the 90s for examples of this. Everything is bright, shiny, and sterile in a way that feels distinctly artificial.
That "overbearing" sensation is extremely intentional, as emphasized by the shift to more realistic lighting and colour seen in the office segments. It's a pro, not a con.
I'm in my 30s, and I loved the humor of this series, so I don't think it's an age thing. It's just a preference thing. XD And, my personal favorites was Jax and Ragatha, with Kinger being a sleeper-runner up as he's gotten me chuckling more then I expected.
Another really underrated animated series on youtube is the "Hobo Funnie Show" series. It's legitimately a shame at how underrated that is.
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It probably doesn't help that Jax is also the same guy who did the original voice for angel dust from Harrison hotel
Tbh I'd love for some show or series or something to do the Jax stereotype but actually make the character an unfeeling sociopath. Like make the character a jerk which insults people, manipulates people and even maybe does physical stuff to them (Like Jax putting centipedes in Agatha's room or breaking mask guy's happy mask) for no other reason than they're an asshole and all the characters just gotta deal with it because they can't really leave. I feel like Jax could actually be a pretty good candidate for that because while usually 'chilled out mellow' characters can sometimes be annoying to the other characters, I feel like in the pilot Jax sorta deliberately tries to make other people suffer.
13:10 when I tell you I started praying it wasn't Gangle. I was so relieved when he said Jax that I honestly surprised myself lmaoo
What's the issue with it being gangle?
@@whispersonthewind2967 what do you mean?
Fun Fact: at the end of the outro theme for the pilot, you can hear a remix of Jevil's theme: The World Revolving from Deltarune. This is because Goosworx made Undertale remixes before Digital Circus.
The way he remixes it makes it sound like a Circus aswell which means this was being planned for a while
It was so refreshing to hear you talk about the fandoms. Thank you for bringing that to people's attention
I mean these fandoms aren't hiding, it's in plain sight
"I don't think I've ever seen an animated character get this thirsted over this much."
May I introduce you to "Jaiden Animations".
I don't consider this as "Mascot Horror". That "Genre", if you can call it that, primarily revolves around the villain being recognisable and marketable. A "Mascot" of sorts. Earlier indie horror games such as Slender or the first Five Nights at Freddy's game contained traces of this, but the genre as we know it did not come into play until later.
Five Nights at Freddy's was rooted in nostalgic horror. Its scares were tied directly to how similar they were to Chuck E Cheese and peoples twisted memories of those same locations. However, these parodical characters took on a life of their own, becoming recognisable, marketable and popular outside of their association with the real life stuff they were inspired by. They became mascots.
Others have since seen how popular and marketable this can be, and made games structured entirely around their marketable villains. Bendy and the Ink Machine, it's sequel The Dark Revival, Poppy Playtime, Garten of Banban, Hello Neighbor etc.
There are some games that are lumped in with mascot horror despite only focusing on childhood nostalgia for their theming. Games like Tattletail (based on Furbies) and My Friendly Neigborhood (based on Sesame Street) come to mind.
The Amazing Digital Circus is a love letter to old video games and CG graphics, with recognisable characters that each pull from familiar and nostalgic aesthetics. Although the wild west on the internet will be naturally drawn to the striking and expressive characters just like they have for Helluva Boss, Undertale or even the Onceler from Illumix's "The Lorax", these designs were clearly designed for the art of the show first.
And finally, on the show's comedy, pacing and styling, this show feels like it was created by people born and raised on the internet, for an audience to match. For this reason, I'd give this show an age rating of 15-25. That's the demographic that will understand this project and its "Gen Z Humor" the most.
Plot twist: The real inspiration for TADC was that Yugioh story where the cast got stuck in a virtual world by those Kaibacorp executives
Yes, it was so good, I'm a fan of psychological horror and love the buggy-ness the game has, this series is basically VR in the 90s or anything involving transfer to digital worlds (yes because Code Lyoko and Tron exists) in the 90s.
I love TADC and its really fun to watch! The story, animation, dialouge, characters, voice acting, the jokes, it's all well done and made.
Seeing you and other people so surprised at people thirsting for Jax or drawing 'suggestive' content of the show is really amusing as this always happens in a fandom really...
It's still amazing the guys who were working on this were the guys who made Mario hump spaghetti
really liked DIgital Circus, but I totally understand that it's not everyone's thing. That being said, even if it's considered overhyped, I LOVE Gooseworx and her content so I'm so happy one of her first major projects took off like it did! I hope this helps her turn it into a full series. Her films are my fave. Criticsm is important, though! It helps improve the show if it does get picked up
I'm surprised you don't find the jokes funny. I'm 27, and almost every single joke hit for me, especially with Jax and Gangle. Maybe my liking Jax is the reason why his jokes hit me so hard. Cain's jokes also had me laughing really early into the episode.
I lived under a rock and didn't know about this show til your upload. I looked up the pilot because I was curious, and NOW MY ENTIRE YT RECOMMENDED IS NOTHING BUT VIDEOS RELATED ABOUT IT.
....Well, at least it isn't Family Guy clips...
Finally, a show where the ultimate goal is to touch grass
One thing I liked is the GMod references, it fits because the people behind Glitch started out doing GMod animations
I think its got a great story ahead of it! I love the chaotic and hopeless feeling you get even in a brightly colored world. Its silly but has enough potential to be something!
The voice acting was pretty great too 👍
You "I am 20 and I might be to old for this jokes."
Me "I am 30 and I laughed a lot throught this."
I remember you debating about doing this on stream, salute for the bravery lmao. Agree with your points, great vid man.
Kinger asking if [I can't remember the name, but the character who gets eaten by the Gloink queen] encountered a game show inside is a reference to Gooseworx's short Little Runmo, where the titular character gets eaten and has to play a game show in the creature's stomach
its a collection of overused character tropes as is, the deciding factor will be seeing if they bring anything more unique than just an artstyle
jax is like the modern kokichi from danganronpa for teenage girls
"Bugs Bunny...with a little bit of sass to him".
Soooooo...Bugs Bunny?
My little conspiracy theory is that Michael Kovach is part siren, and that's why people... _react_ the way they do to characters he voices.
The writing is hit or miss with the humor, but it got at least a couple chuckles out of me and I'm early 20s so it's not the worst. I actually liked the writing of this better than a lot of the writing in Helluva Boss, and it's a pretty cool concept. I don't care for Jax much but I can see his character being written better later on.
"sexual jokes" as Angel Dust slowly fades into view is the funniest thing I have seen today.
I think my main gripe was that so many of those fish eye lens anime face moments for Pomni just don’t feel totally earned emotionally to me? It felt like it expected me to care like,,, at all,, that she was feeling so overwhelmed that she’s dissociating, but idk any of these characters. I don’t care about them, I’m not invested in them yet, so it just felt like it was trying a little too hard to be like “hello fellow kids, existential crises, am I right? ;D”
I’ve seen enough existential crisis and dissociating jokes before that it just felt a little over the top and awkward. It took me out of the moment more than anything else.
I think the show’s got potential for sure, so whoever the target demographic is, I hope they enjoy. We’ll see if it’s smth I end up liking, but sadly, I’m not too terribly gripped by it yet.
The character designs and animation are great though, so I’ll give them credit there.
You brought up I Have No Mouth-, Gooseworx did say that TADC was I Have No Mouth- with the aesthetic of an I Spy book. Also, “Pomni” is a Russian word that means remember, so I believe that may play a role in the story going forward.
Michael Kovach is a HELL of a voice actor!!!!!
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Oh, sir. Does thou not remember The Lorax 2012 and the sheer amount of thirst for the Once-ler. People well and truly have a thing for characters with noodle limbs
That's immediately what I thought of lol
agree with all your points. I wanted to fall head over heels over this new great show but yeah. Agree with everything you said. I'd also say the show lacks subtlety and nuance. Too in your face with its mystery. It provides very little to actually theorize. There's almost nothing to dig. I am eager for the show to get even better on its first official episode!
been following Alex Rochon for over a decade now and i'm just happy he got to be part of something that grew this big this quickly. He absolutely fits funny teeth man
At this point when it comes to online series in particular, I stay in my own lane.
I love The Amazing Digital Circus and I’m gonna enjoy it. Now in terms of the fandom, I’m gonna avoid it like a goddamn plague.
When it comes to my personal enjoyment towards the show, I love the amount of effort you can see that was put into it. And it gives me a sense of almost like liminal spaces, which I like.
The cons are completely understandable though, not everything is for everyone, which I wish more fandoms understood-
Bro, the rule of the internet: if it can be drawn, it can be fucked.
"If you are a preteen, maybe a little bit younger, I feel like this would be really funny for you guys. This definitely is targeted towards a younger demographic."
My 25 year old ass watching the pilot: *hysterically laughing at the jokes*
Considering I just stumbled upon this pilot not knowing anything about it, here’s my take.
I liked it, it’s actually an original idea and I like the mystery surrounding it, I liked the characters and I do agree the humor could be worked on. While it was very engaging and entertaining I felt the humor needs work.
But they nailed the world building and gave some nuggets of lore and Caine knowing more than he’s letting on(Jax as well). It’s a very solid foundation to build on.
If they work on the humor, and character interactions, plus fleshing the characters out(maybe give some clues to their human lives, or start remembering who they were) it can turn into some great storytelling.
I found Digital Circus interesting. Like BionicPig I didn't laugh, but I did enjoy the fluid animation and unlike him I actually liked that there were clashing colors. It's very eclectic. But maybe that's because I'm more familiar with Gooseworx animation style and design. Overall, I'm interested in where this is going.
It’s great, but not made to be funny. It’s meant to be entertaining.
I am very much have been around for the NSFW artist scene for a while and it's always typical that cartoons is what I call them in my opinion always get sexualized. It's just a common thing people are attracted to colors shapes and animations and when you put it all together it doesn't matter what kind of median it is, someone will find it sexually attractive for some reason, the problem stems from the people who cannot differentiate real life and online spaces and will start to merge uncomfortable conversations and topics into real life that will alienate them and then they get angry and blame others. I don't know that's just some armchair psychology for you. I will say, though the people who make the art are usually in different kinds of head spaces and are usually more mature, which is the reason why they use their skills of drawing art to make money, but there's always extremes in every community. This one just gets pushed to the front a lot on social media because sex sells