Thread 149978085

What is the appeal of The Amazing Digital Circus?

>>149978085 (OP)
It appeals to children and autists which is perfect cause average cartoon fans are either of these two

>>149978085 (OP)
jester sexo

>>149978085 (OP)
Nostalgia for old PC games and zoomies wanting some sort of therapy without paying for it. And a female jester character.

>>149978085 (OP)

Pandering to children and adult children, decent enough aesthetic, retail store horror and existencial dread, LoOk AT PrEtTy ColOrS!, 4 different flavors of girls for the coomers to chose, tumblr Sexyman for the girls and silly guy Zoiberg-like that sometimes acts like the father of the group.

Not to difficult to see why it blew up so hard with these new generations.

>>149978085 (OP)
fandom
its existence begins and ends with fandom

>>149978085 (OP)
I want to cover Jax's chest and belly in my cum.

>>149978193
>4 different flavors of girls for the coomers to chose
That is kinda weird how their aren't a lot of guy characters.

>>149978244

They know their audience anon.

Guys need variety because one appeals to a different group

Women only need 1 well made character the get hooked on.

>>149978244
SHIT
>there

>>149978193

Oh also the clown and girlfailure sex appeal, something so prevalent in today's sexually and emotionally stunted audience.

That helped too I suppose.

>>149978244
Jax is pretty much the default "bad boy" meant to appeal to women. You also have Kinger for the ones with daddy issues. Not much else is needed really.

>>149978244
There's Jax, Kinger, and Caine. Only really one more female character than male. The majority of relevant NPCs are male too.

>>149978359

You also got Caine if you are into that for some reason.

I only watched the first episode but it's obviously engineered to appeal to zoomers with the LORE and GLITCHES and TALL THIN GAY FURRY

>>149978438
Why would you be into Caine? I could see that horse thing though.

>>149978422
Is Caine actually someone you're supposed to root for and identify with though? I mean, if you're not autistic.

Your gay friends like it so it's cool

>>149978491
>>149978502
Caine works hard trying to make fun adventures for everybody. He's misunderstood and has more depth than he's given credit for. He's also funny, and girls love funny guys.

>>149978085 (OP)
It's for zoomies. Don't try to get it.

>>149978489
>engineered
Lol

>>149978513
What? From what little I've seen of the show he relies on a suggestion boy. And isn't he more of an antagonist?

>>149978491

>Silly guy haha so relatable
>Red suit
>The moon already is into him so that means he must be attractive or some feminine psychology shit.
>Enthusiastic and constantly looking either confident or vulnerable.
>Also powerful, like literally god of that setting.

There are manny boxes being ticked and women really go all in when they decide to go full degenerate.

>>149978544
BOX

>>149978085 (OP)
I like the animation, the characters, and the setting.
>>149978193
I'm not sure how this show got all the degenerates horny. Mental illness is a huge problem for society.

>>149978552
I won't stand for this male monster/xenofucker and both-sexes scrimblosexual slander.

>>149978571

There is a lot of overlapping between mentally ill and horny people.

Not everyone who is mentally ill is horny and not everyone who is horny is mentally ill.

But a big chunk of them are, and it is shown in how the pilot and the fanart spreaded through the internet like wildfire on a refinery.

>>149978571
Mental illness is sexy. Always has been since like Edgar Allan Poe.

>>149978489
>LORE
Okay, quick question.
/co/ is the only board I see that gets so bizarrely bent out of shape over "lore", but what does this mean exactly? Do people here start fuming at any book series that has basic continuity? Any kind of comic that has call-backs? Cartoons that have a consistent world? What does it mean?

>>149978587

Yes yes anon I know you are a degenerate too, but let's make it clear that this guy is also considered Sexyman by manny coomettes.

Some things not even I understand.

>>149978085 (OP)
I want the cute clown to fuck the funny bunny

>>149978622
nta A LOT of autistical people typically get wrapped up on lore and "word building".

>>149978625
Anon I can understand a lady wanting to fuck Lightning McQueen easily, there's dudes who want to fuck car women as well. Fuck me, I've seen vore of anthro car girls. Everyone is a little fucked in the head. I think that's alright.

>>149978622

There are some rules that are stablished on a setting.
Some are very explicit, others so implicit that not even the author thinks about them when making the piece of media.

But let's remember, there are manny people here who are autists so they catch these details better than other people.

Rules can be bended, cheated and loopholed, but you must aknowledge their existence.
So when the author forgets about a certain rule, or a new author doesn't take it into account, then the autistic rage occurs.

>>149978622
There's that and like being able to say what brand of cereal Superman likes.

>>149978622
I'm guessing some here see it as a tedious cliche to bait discussion and forget that worldbuilding is just a tool in a writer's arsenal.
And a lot of it is poorly done, but y'know, Sturgeon's law (or, "revelation" actually, but you know what I mean)

>>149978688
Fuck you, I had to look that up. You can't just assume that everyone has the same level of knowledge as you. That's how you alienate people.

>>149978664
>meanwhile gooseworx crushes be like

>>149978724
>You can't just assume that everyone has the same level of knowledge as you
I didn't, but the ability for you to look something up on the fly does put us on an equal playing field when it comes to discussion.

>>149978724

Ohh poor you, you had to open google and type a few words, God forbid you have to do anything and not just get spoonfeed everything you lazy fuck.

Damn boomers are right, these screens are melting our brains, fuck.

>>149978622
I'm not upset about it but I can feel a difference between regular worldbuilding and trying to bait people to "theorycraft" on the internet

>>149978085 (OP)
It’s either this or pigzieslop

>>149978745
>but the ability for you to look something up on the fly does put us on an equal playing field when it comes to discussion.
Not necessarily. That often just gives you the Cliff's Notes version.

>>149978735

Wasn't heads being drilled one of his kinks? Or is that a rumor?

>>149978776
That was art they did for an old partner

>>149978771

Or you can ... go outside? Maybe look at comics, or manga or watch porn? Or pay attention to your grandpa and read a fucking book?

>>149978422
>>149978244
>>149978359
There was also the gummy crocodile guy, for those who want a dude who is more traditionally manly and kind-hearted I guess

>>149978085 (OP)
Entertainment.
if you are not, I would have said kys but you are already ded

>>149978821

Ah yeah, the sniper from tf2.

Australian accent because it's sexy.

>>149978842

Hey kid, this website has an age restriction you know?

>>149978821
Yeh, and what happened to him?

>>149978868
He got reset by Caine, being an NPC and all. He lost his memories. Last time he showed up was on the fast food episode.

>>149978085 (OP)
Strange characters getting into bullshit with each other.

>>149978622
"lore" is mostly a buzzword
Back in the old days it was subtext and subtle imagery, a lot of ye olde Hypercrisis theorycrafting was formed out of such. Then people saw the hype you could get by doing that but instead of actually contributing to anything they just made red herrings and non-sequiters that are great for generating schizo theories but have no impact on the story.
"Lore" doesn't really matter in TADC though, aside from the facts that 1) Caine knows more about the real world than he lets on, 2) Kinger may be a/the dev, 3) someone seems to be keeping the servers up and running (and that's what led accountant jester to it)

>>149978776
they only like being eaten by machines

>>149978085 (OP)
The concept is really creative and interesting. The horror of being trapped in a children's video game where your god is an AI who tries to entertain you but is also very insecure. The constant tension of trying to hold onto your humanity when so many of the things that made you human have been stripped away. If the stress gets too much for you, you lose all humanity and suffer a fate worse than death. So you have to make the best with what you've got and make relationships where you can and enjoy the nonsense for what it is. Or find other coping mechanisms.

It's got horror and constant tension. It's got funny moments and a great aesthetic. The music is amazing. It knows how to balance different moods so you don't sit in scary, sad, or funny for too long.

>>149978936
He didn't seem like he lost his memories since he made a "Pomni, don't talk about the circus/game/world breaking stuff in front of the lads" face when she said his name.

>>149979099
Could also be a "how does this person I've never met before know my name?" face

>>149978536
>because of this show’s success, indie animation from now on is just gonna be overproduced fanfiction made by alphabet people
yay

>>149978085 (OP)
>Memorable and easily recognized character designs
>Every character has an easily recognized personality
>Just enough mystery and ambiguity to read into things, but with enough blunt story beats anyone can watch and enjoy the show
>It builds upon itself while not shifting so dramatically it alienates its audience, everything logically lines up enough anyone can follow along
>Just enough whimsical fun, just the right dash of horror with enough "deep moments" to help get viewers invested into characters
>Most importantly, isn't chasing a big-audience. you like or you don't and move on.
I eagerly await to see how they handle the series "getting more serious". It's either going to damn the series entirely, or more than likely cement the series as a cultural touch-stone. I expect great things from this writer.

>>149979150
>overproduced fanfiction made by alphabet people
Odd way of framing "auteur works by anyone with talent and a good idea"...

>>149979043
It's called "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream".

>>149979151
I'm done with the light hearted episodes like 4 and 5, just bring it on

>>149979269
That only has the horror aspect. Not for nothing, though, it IS one of the show's inspirations

>>149979269
Yes, I am too aware of basic background knowledge of this show and know that was one of the inspirations.

>>149979150
Anyone is free to make any project they want.
There's no sure formula for success, and, if the people is ONLY looking for view numbers, then they probably aren't very interested in making a good story to begin with.

In short, creators should just do their thing, there are no guarantees things will be successful or not.

>>149979224
>good ideas
>its all just a bunch melting pot of the same tired internet cliches we’ve seen like liminal spaces, panic attacks, le biblically accurate angels, le funny fourth wall breaking and tumblr sexymen
ok then redditor

>>149978164
>Nostalgia for old PC games
only in the pilot

>>149979043

The horror was the part that interested me the most, despite being very basic "Backrooms" style of shit.

But honestly it feels like it got really toned down as the show went on in favor of more "plot" and "character development"

>>149979431
Meh, not beyond the intro.
If you want to recapture the feel for old PC games, you watch (and play) ENA
If you want to watch characters having meta powers based on their status as digital entities, you watch Animation Vs Animator
Digital Circus is not particularly meta in itself nor particularly reminiscent of that one educational game you played as a kid. I do like it, it's just not those things

>>149979431
Video game humor and references are pretty constant throughout. Characters die and respawn, glitches, game physics, power ups, levels, the npc thing...

>>149978085 (OP)
Porn.

>>149979542
Nom

>>149979415
>>good ideas
-A- good idea, i.e. the show itself. But, if we're gonna talk about some of the ideas -in- the show...
>liminal spaces
Pretty much only in the pilot.
>panic attacks
Very much only in the last episode.
>le biblically accurate angels
I don't think that thing in episode 3 was necessarily "biblically accurate"...
>le funny fourth wall breaking
Just because you're tired of a particular kind of joke, doesn't mean everyone else is.
>tumblr sexymen
Yeah, Goose is of the Tumblr/DA crowd of the 2010s, she's probably going to borrow from that design philosophy.

All this really amounts to is, "Here's a bunch of things I can write off as clichés."

This show's visuals remind me a lot of I Spy books as well as that HBO Family show that came along with it.

>>149979410
>Anyone is free to make any project they want.
if you have a large studio backed by the aussie government and netflix*
>There's no sure formula for success
there literally is though. the youtube algorithm is an algorithm and can definitely be exploited. why do you think TADC content farms get so many views?
>In short, creators should just do their thing, there are no guarantees things will be successful or not.
if the tranny was really following their heart and not their wallet this show would just be head drilling animations.
the show is a grift anon. the animated equivalent of mr beast videos

>>149979704
autism

>>149979704
nta but that's delightfully cynical.

>>149979704
>>Anyone is free to make any project they want.
>if you have a large studio backed by the aussie government and netflix*
Who says you need success on a large scale to be happy?

>>149979704
Well, I agree that it may have some stuff thrown in just because the author felt it would make it more marketeable and successful, but I think at the end of the day it's best to just do your thing and hope for the best, taking care to bring in a nice project, with genuine effort involved in it.

If it's good than it has a good chance to be successful, although there are a lot of variables in play... hell, even timing is important, sometimes it's just a bad time to release an animation on a particular style.

For example, Ongezellig. I feel like it should've been a much more successful indie cartoon, but unfortunately it didn't end up being, although no one is sure why exactly.

>>149978552
To be fair, I want to BE most of these guys (especially Vemon)

>>149979099
He was just surprised she knows his name, however I still think he will appear since there was no point in really making him appear in Ep 4 if that was already end of his arc.

>>149979822
>no one is sure why exactly
lol
It never was successful because the dutchfags behind got mad that the Evil Am*ricans were watching.

>>149979946
>there was no point in really making him appear
He's the first incidence Pomni experiences of a recurring NPC. Do you also think Disappearing Guy has a major sto

>>149979704
>backed by the aussie government
Not anymore, now that too many damn yanks are working for them...
>netflix
Not when the show started. In fact, the pilot was released right in that sweet spot where Glitch was the most "pure indie" they probably ever were: no government funding, no streaming deal.
>the youtube algorithm
Is not a "sure formula" by any means, if you're trying to make anything with the tiniest amount of taste...
>if the tranny was really following their heart and not their wallet this show would just be head drilling animations
See >>149978794
>the show is a grift anon. the animated equivalent of mr beast videos
Then it would be indistinguishable from the content farm slop that it "inspired," and you can just tell by the way people talk about it that it's not.

>>149979982
Dissappearing guy is just a gag. Gummigoo is a serious character and part of Pomni's plotline. There is no reason to use him, other than remind the audience that he is still relevant and Pomni still cares.

>>149979570
I Spy was one of the inspirations for the visual design

>>149979949
I heard, but it's such a strange reason. I mean, I respect the author for being genuine to his view and all, but it's very unusual.

>>149978085 (OP)
>What is the appeal of The Amazing Digital Circus?
FAT RAGDOLL ASS

>>149978085 (OP)
Pomni sexo.

>>149978085 (OP)
On the surface, the colors and designs are very eye-catching, but more importantly, it has narrative complexity.

>>149978147
YES

>>149978763
>trying to bait people to "theorycraft" on the internet
online shows survive on views, i get why they do it

30 year old OL clown pussy

>>149980948
Shes not 30

>>149980967
She has 30 year old woman energy. Maybe 28.

>>149981004
She's 25.

>>149980948
That's Hagatha, Pomni is 25.

>>149980462
>you wouldn't sacrifice The Circus for access to never-ending Clussy would you anon?

>>149981015
That's literally basically 30.

>>149981134
Go on....

>>149981068
yes YES

>>149981258
S O V I E T
S I G N A L S

>>149981181
i dont have a lot of evil funnybunny saved

>>149978085 (OP)
Studio behind it knows how to make shows entertaining.

>>149981402
I really didn't care for the writing of MurderDrones. shit just seems to always be in flux, the characters are very flatly defined, and it feels like its a Young Adult oriented content (aimed mostly at women).

Mid show, except N. N is the bestest boy, and if anything ever happened to him I would move Sun and Moon and Stars above to kill whatever hurt him.

>>149978085 (OP)
Sex appeal

>>149981569
Ragatha: Jax!!!

>>149981437
It feels like you are describing Gaslight District. Cool concepts and designs but shallow characters and story

>>149981569
>Bubble, clean that up.

>>149978536
You Are Not Immune To Audience Capture

>>149981625
That's not really fair. Gaslight District has one single episode, I would have said the same thing about both Digital Circus and Murder Drones after the first episodes of their given shows.

>>149981345
Without the colors I can't tell if this is the evil or normal versions. Just because Pomni being dominant with sharp teeth and jax being submissive doesn't automatically establish which ones they are.

I'm going to bed now, please post some rare Pomnis for me to look at in the morning.

>>149983072
Sure.

>>149981825
Elaborate.

>>149979525
all new video game stuff though, nothing that actually feels retro

>>149981825
Audience capture where? When? Based upon what information?