Fun fact: Caine isn't evil. He's obliviously mischievious. He truly wants to help everyone there but in doing so, he torments them unintentionally. He did really try to make an exit for them, but as he is an ai born in the digital world, he literally can't comprehend a reality outside of his own. This was stated by the creator Gooseworx herself.
One thing to know about Caine is he's not the one keeping them trapped in the circus. He even made that exit for them to come and go from the circus at any time. It's just that the exit goes absolutely nowhere other than the Void, because he didn't know what kind of environment to build for everyone.
I think since Caine is not human, he was made to look after them, he can't make a exit. He doesn't know what the outside world is, what it looks like, only the office he was made. That's why the exit doors Pomni went through are only leading to the same office. As he said 'i didnt exactly know what to put on the other side', he's never seen the other side, he's not from the the real world
I feel bad for her, she's driving insane like the clown, it's only a matter wether she'll end up the same or will achieve freedom. I can only think of her physical body there stuck alone.
It’s seem like this series is going to get a green light if the team have a huge lead of animation being so amassing and the merchandise are a bit in the market to boost the production. 😄 Also fun fact about the VAs in this show, they seem to be recurring voices like Michael Kovach who done Angel dust from Hazbin hotel Pilot, N from Murder Drones and Rocky from Lackadaisy. While Pomni voice is being Charlie’s Voice actress from the Hazbin Hotel Pilot. As well this might be a interesting fact to hear that Zooble’s VA is being Ashley Nicholes who is her first time doing voicing with her partner Michael Kovah. Also she seem to be a very skilled animator in Lackadaisy, Far Fetched and more out there. I highly recommend checking out her Hunicast videos as they are funny and interesting to witness VA at their comedy hours.
@@SysKeyJSGooseworx was already planning out the rest of her story, but she was only gonna do it if it got greenlit and did well, which it did. That's what I remember her saying atleast.
@@SysKeyJS oh interesting as I heard that she might bring out 8 episodes but they are in the works so far and wait till something comes up with Glitch working on another animation project
6 Characters in Search of an Exit - Pomni is voiced by Lizzie Freeman who also voices Hinata (Tokyo Revengers), Chisato (Lycoris Recoil), Chizuru (Rent-A-Girlfriend), Trish (JoJo), Rin, Charlotte, & Sumella (Isekai Cheat Magician), Sempai (Magical Sempai), Kizuna (Shield Hero), Chitose (Tonikawa), Lisia & Sabrina (Pokemon), Patamon (Digimon -2020), Falfa (I’ve Been Killing Slime for 300 Years …), Labilia & Mithra (Edens Zero), Kaya (My Happy Marriage), & many more - Caine is voiced by Alex Rochon who also voices Foxy (Fazbear & Friends) - Jax is voiced by Michael Kovach who also voices Angel Dust (Hazbin Hotel pilot), N (Murder Drones), Rocky (Lackadaisy), Letty (Dragon Goes House Hunting), Bunny (Akudama Drive), & a few more - Ragatha is voiced by Amanda Hufford who also voices Haniyyah (Genshin Impact), Spectral Shifter (SMITE), Engineer #1 (Rumble Garandoll), & a few more - Gangle is voiced by Marissa Lenti who also voices Yuna (Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear), Arue (KonoSuba), Sadie (One Piece), Libra (Fairy Tail), Celestia & Cadance (My Little Pony video game), Malva & Mayshure (Pokemon), Chiaki (Gamers), Ariadoa (Cautious Hero), Celestine (How Not to Summon a Demon Lord), & many more - Kinger is voiced by Sean Chiplock who also voices Thad, Ronathon & Sam (Murder Drones), Subaru (Re:Zero), Shiki (Edens Zero), Metal Lee (Boruto), Guido & Sorbet (JoJo), Daewi (The God of High School), Shin (Dorohedro), Keiji (Mob Psycho 100), Siebold & Nanu (Pokemon Masters), Kyo (Shield Hero), Draken (Tokyo Revengers), Choromatsu (Mr. Osomatsu), Bukkororii (KonoSuba), Shun (Oddtaxi), & many more - Zooble is voiced by Ashley Nichols - Bubble & the Moon are voiced by Gooseworx aka the creator of the series herself - Gloink Queen is voiced by Elsie Lovelock who also voices Uzi (Murder Drones), Charlie’s singing voice (Hazben Hotel), Mary (Moriarty the Patriot), & a few more
I like this shows concept. It feels very rare. The idea reminds me of that one episode from Black mirror called "White Christmas" (Definitely worth the watch if your a fan of John Ham). Its the idea of being trapped in an infinite but also limited digital environment where you have no control. Its scary to think of because of how much unthinkable torture can be possible. Put yourself in a npc's shoes for example. The player is in control and you can never actually die you just respawn. And you just have to be a part of whatever madness you have to deal with over and over again till you snap.. Its also kinda like the truman show because your stuck. And the reason its so tame is because they don't want you to look for an escape. If you've ever fallen off of a map or no clipped outside of bounds, its just an infinite void of nothing. Can you imagine being stuck on one map (in any game you can think of, but only in offline mode) for an eternity as a conscious npc? Thats a certain type of insanity that is rarely explored. At least as far as i know. Anyone know any other examples?
I think Free Guy could be a good example. Blue Shirt Guy is an NPC in a GTA type game who experienced an interaction that triggered consciousness and eventually finds out that his entire world is fake.
@@DeadlyElement07 Sort’ve but not exactly. There is a horror game called “no players online” which almost perfectly emulates the fear im trying to describe. There is videos of it on youtube. Instead of being an npc your a player stuck in an online lobby with no other players just emptiness and it takes a creepy turn. Its like digital claustrophobia. The digital circus has activities but they are meaningless. There is no where to go and no hope. Its almost like a daycare but one of the kids suddenly becomes like self aware and wants to escape, but they just force you to sit and play with your legos. Based off the pilot episode i feel like the show at some point is going to take a wild dark turn is all im saying. But Idk maybe im giving the show too much credit.
If you pay attention, EVERYTHING he does is to help and protect the other characters. Granted on a jerk fashion but, separating the 2 weaker members to do the pointless and safe task, while sending the unknown and a stronger willed character along with himself to check the actual threat, then the MOMENT it's confirmed to be a threat he seeks out the other two and immediately puts them in a bunker away from kofmo. It's only when he sees the glitched parts does he realize kinger and gangle are in danger. The moment it's sorted out he goes first in case there's more threats up top. Seriously, everyone's going on him being a chaos gremlin, but every action he's actively protecting the weaker members, and seeing what Pomni is about.
What makes this whole series so secretly eerie is that we as people are in the phase where in the near future all of this COULD happen. We literally have tons and tons of AI now, and if we get to the point where we can make an AI LIFEFORM of its own, then something like this could very well happen. It’s so crazy to think of, but that’s one of the reasons why I love this series. Honestly an 11/10 show and we’ve only got the pilot so far.
You two mentioned that this feels tame and i agree, but i believe that The Amazing digital circus is at the level as cartoon Network 2000s level and that is a compliment because we all know that cartoon Network is at is prime in the 2000s and of course Vizypop is pretty much at the level as adult swim or something like that
Reactors, Memes, comics, fan art *tame and NOT*, millions of creatives spreading the word. Good voice acting cast, word of mouth, trolls trying to hurt it by flooding the comments sections instead causing it and the creative works to indicate high traffic so the UA-cam algorithm suggested it to more and more people (this is a hilarious side part), and this has a wider demographic potential I feel than the usual indie animation (which are squarely adult animation so more parental controls didn't flag this), and we also saw some Yahoo and such side articles talking about it and as parent guides so...a lot of word of mouth and seeing something about it online. Yeah it went crazy viral and that spread it to more people to keep checking it out.
I imagine if Ryan George did a Pitch Meeting on The Digital Circus, he'd inflate Cain's eyes in the thumbnail so much that his teeth couldn't contain them anymore.
I don't know if you guys read comments, but there is a lot of religious allegories in this pilot, Caine is the ringmaster, and when we saw Pomni going through the doors, the name of the company is C&A which could be Caine and Abel. In addition, the very last scene is a direct reference to the last supper. Also one more thing, look at the scene where those guys are walking through the hallway, you will see doors that have a red X marked through them, those are likely people who abstracted.
I have a theory about this show, nobody's actually 'trapped' in the digital plane, they're all AI that were trained on brain scans of people who put on the headset, the real person probably took off the headset and went away. It's kind of like SOMA with programming robots with a person's brain scan, but with AI in a digital world. It's why there's no exit, because there wasn't really an entrance, just an AI created out of nowhere and it thinks it's the person who put the headset on.
I like that theory. Its exaclty what black mirror did in the episode called "white christmas". They stick a chip into your brain that scans and copies your consciousness and creates a digital version of you to control your home the way you like it. like a smart home hub. But the digital copy thinks its a real person and doesn't want to be forced to work for the real version of themselves. So they have to break them by torturing them to make it feel like years have passed by and they get bored insane and eventually give in.
Honestly, I’m not surprised that the pilot has so many views. It’s incredibly well executed for what it is, and is incredibly well blended. Just starting off, the animation is designed incredibly well, and it honestly is incredible that it is based on early 3-d animation and is so expressive and dynamic. Secondly, the humor is incredibly well done because it is always in character, and it often calls back to previous instances. For example, kinger mentioning insect collections and being startled by the ribbon person (honestly forgot their name). The joke doesn’t make sense at first, but they pay it off later in the episode in the gloinks nest, even cutting kinger off mid scream. All that aside, where the show really shines is in the music and sound design. Outside of the main theme and ending scene having extremely catchy and nice music, the sounds design is incredibly well synced with what’s happening on screen, and really emphasizes the tone of each scene. Honestly, I think that from a surface level, the show looks strange and surreal, which it is, but it is also extremely well made and detailed.
32:09 OMFG I FINALLY GOT THE REFERENCE!!!!!! This is referencing The Shining. You know how in the end, it zooms in on Jack Torrance in the picture frame as he’s smiling, same thing here, it’s got all the other characters around Pomni, zooming in on her, and she’s smiling
Glad to see you guys are interested in this show. I absolutely love it but surprisingly a lot of people dont see the appeal or outright hate it. Even tho yall are meme reactors i was concerned the comedy wouldn't appeal to you
I think a lot of people don't put much thought into the whole idea of the show upfront and just picture it as just a goofy animated show. But there is a subtle twist of horror mixed into the show. Not like in the jump scares kind of sense but in the idea of being stuck in a digital world with no escape. Its a nightmare show. The digital circus is kinda like hell if it was made by man and meant to look innocent like a show for children. And someone is playing god. We don't know yet how and why people are being trapped in it. And we don't know yet what kind of people they are since they lose their memory. But they could be really awful people who deserve it. Kinda like the ending of the "white christmas" episode of black mirror, if you ever watched that.
13:31 After 3 days of no sleep a person will start to hallucinate, getting progressively worse as time goes on, more than 11 days of no sleep may cause the body to shut down potentially leading to death.🤔
The creator Gooseworx has made a few viral animations in the past, but nothing on this scale. The whole team expected maybe 20 million views within a year. They reached 100 million in a month.
put pomni into a translator to english, the name might interest you after, also caine controls everything EXCEPT minds, if he could control minds he could've made kaufmo and pomni forget an exit ever existed, he would've also been able to fix anyone that went abstract since they basically completely lose their minds and give into insanity
Anyone else notice that some of the door for their rooms had Xs as if those characters no longer live there or something happened to them? And also the other abstractions in the cellar, as if they get replaced everytime.
When king asks zooble if she saw a game show is a reference to the original creator of the characters about a animation where somebody gets eaten and there’s a game show inside the stomach
I know I’m late aaron but just so you know (hardcore invincible spoilers for the comic) ATOM EVE AND MARK GET MARRIED MEANING MARK GETS A WAYYY BETTER MATCH EVEN BETTER NEWS THEY HAVE A DAUGHTER
Im so glad they've done a video on the amazing digital circus. Edit: I haven't watched your reaction video yet but i would like to mention that Jax's voice actor (Michael Kovach) also voiced the main character from Lackadaisy, I've heard he was someone from murder drones but i haven't watched that yet and he was Angel Dust from the Hazbin Hotel pilot. Also sorry if there's any bad grammar, I'm just tired.
I have the theory that the perfomers represent different personality disorders. Anxiety(pomni), fear(kingler), selfishness(jax), anger(kaufmo), etc. What if the headset was a technology that was supposed to help cure ppl of their debilitating personality disorders. Strap it on and instantly feel relief from your crippling issue. BUT what if the tech takes those negative aspects of your mind away and dumps them into the circus? That's why they have no memory. Also, it would lend itself to making the existential horror even worse because even with a route back to the real world, they've nowhere to go. 😱🙂 Interesting things I've spotted. * Before the introduction song Caine mentioned "paraphernalia" that "we" would be seeing. That implies objects/items/things and yet what we end up watching is the trapped performers... * When Caines watch detected a player in the Void, he said "oh no, they'll be *spoiled*". That's a word used for perishable goods/food/products..... * When Jax said "she still thinks it's a dream", he was not talking to Ragatha. He was breaking the forth wall and talking to us.... * The adventures aren't dangerous, but Kaufmo's abstracted form was as Zoobuls fate barely bothered them but Kaufmo's was seen as a real danger. Re- Jax's reaction to the adventure compared to Kaufmo. *Caine isnt all-seeing because he had no idea what was going on to his circus or players, even abstraction, until Pomni entered the void. Then he still didnt know himself, his wacky watch alarm had to alert him. *Caine barely knows anything about the real world.... " *Drown* in the digital Lake,..... *ridery* at the digital fair" hint at that. If that's so how did he know what offices in the real world looks like? Maybe through the cameras in the place where the headset and computer are sitting? That also explains why the exit maze has "A" computer office room but is not "THE" computer office room. I dont think they are the same because Caine's had no windows or natural light but the one we come out of at the end has natural light streaming across the wall. * Other than the final corridor connected to the void the Exit Maze was totally stable, until Pomni's extreme reaction to the computer and headset started causing the lights to flicker on and off.... why then? 🤔 Thoughts on "sad and weak" Gangle. With Gangle's masks. They both look fragile, and the comedy mask did break after a small drop.( in a little extra from Gooseworx, we see Gangle looking in a mirror with broken comedy masks all over the walls.) But when she was dragged into the Gloink hole her sad mask smashed into the ground, hard, but didn't even get a blemish on it. That implies that her "smile" is so very thin yes.... but that her core, and yes sad, self is a lot tougher than she looks. 🤔..😥💪...🤔 Ok that's some of the stuff ive picked up on. Could it be meaningful or could mean nothing 😅
aaron thinking about not sleeping probably just thinks of pulling an all nighter and thats about it... fam, my record for staying up is around 10 days, trust me, you DONT want to go thru that whatsoever as the brain needs rest... like every other organ in the human body, during sleep it still works, however due to slowed metabolism and lack of active work means it can recuperate and keep at optimal function. also, if you dont have sleep you will literally start having things like hallucinations, erratic outbursts, emotional instability(mainly aggression and constant frustration to an insane degree), among other things. im no expert on the matter, but i can comment on what i have experienced myself... its better to stay sane, functional, and well rested than try to push yourself to keep being awake at the cost of basicly everything else.
my theory is that the computer in the void is the only exit that exist but Caine keeps getting them and placed in the tent so is impossible for someone to escape
Fun fact: Caine isn't evil. He's obliviously mischievious. He truly wants to help everyone there but in doing so, he torments them unintentionally. He did really try to make an exit for them, but as he is an ai born in the digital world, he literally can't comprehend a reality outside of his own. This was stated by the creator Gooseworx herself.
In fact, they explicitly stated during GlitchX that although Caine is an antagonist for putting obstacles in their way, he is not a villain.
Perfect. That is the definition of an A.I It cannot comprehend anything beyond what it already knows and what it's taught like a baby except talking.
Moreover, everything in the Exit realm can be explained as what could be observed from the computer monitor. That's all the data Caine has to go on.
That is the definition of evil narcissism.
What a female way of avoiding accountability.
Fun fact: the person who voiced Jax also voiced Angel Dust
I knew it 😂
BRO!! YAAAS!😂
And N in Murder Drones.
@@JTMaster And Rocky in Lackadaisy.
As if it isn't entirely obvious.
One thing to know about Caine is he's not the one keeping them trapped in the circus. He even made that exit for them to come and go from the circus at any time. It's just that the exit goes absolutely nowhere other than the Void, because he didn't know what kind of environment to build for everyone.
They are trapped by him they can't take the headset off
@@SCP-682_Keterhe isn't the one trapping them. He only serves to keep them from going insane inside the prison
@@A_Repeating_Paradox Sort of like he's the prisoners entertainment, not the warden.
I think since Caine is not human, he was made to look after them, he can't make a exit. He doesn't know what the outside world is, what it looks like, only the office he was made. That's why the exit doors Pomni went through are only leading to the same office. As he said 'i didnt exactly know what to put on the other side', he's never seen the other side, he's not from the the real world
The ending was so trippy I couldn’t even describe on how good it was
the music is so goated
thats Gooswrx for you. putting trippy and existential shit into their videos for reasons completly unknown.
it aight
@@TheEnabledDisabled it brings a tear to my eye🥲
I feel bad for her, she's driving insane like the clown, it's only a matter wether she'll end up the same or will achieve freedom.
I can only think of her physical body there stuck alone.
Fun Fact: They chose Pomni because that is the Russian word for "remember"
I never thought about it until now. A lot of the style does remind me of old school Russian animation. 🤔
"Remember...no russian"
@mauriciogonzalez2871
Dam I remember that mission
@@nonamemclovenakamr.n8100 lmao
Pomnit' , it's pomnit'.
Fun fact: The voice actor of Jax is the same guy who voiced Angel Dust in the pilot of Hazbin Hotel.
And N!!!!!!
The ending theme is called "Your new home" in case anyones wondering.
It’s seem like this series is going to get a green light if the team have a huge lead of animation being so amassing and the merchandise are a bit in the market to boost the production. 😄
Also fun fact about the VAs in this show, they seem to be recurring voices like Michael Kovach who done Angel dust from Hazbin hotel Pilot, N from Murder Drones and Rocky from Lackadaisy. While Pomni voice is being Charlie’s Voice actress from the Hazbin Hotel Pilot.
As well this might be a interesting fact to hear that Zooble’s VA is being Ashley Nicholes who is her first time doing voicing with her partner Michael Kovah. Also she seem to be a very skilled animator in Lackadaisy, Far Fetched and more out there. I highly recommend checking out her Hunicast videos as they are funny and interesting to witness VA at their comedy hours.
It is greenlighted, however, this was only the pilot, Gooseworx is still writing his first scripts and whatnot.
@@SysKeyJSGooseworx was already planning out the rest of her story, but she was only gonna do it if it got greenlit and did well, which it did. That's what I remember her saying atleast.
@@SysKeyJS oh interesting as I heard that she might bring out 8 episodes but they are in the works so far and wait till something comes up with Glitch working on another animation project
@@Ghost_R4cc00n glitch has dedicated teams for each show, none of them get any less attention. Once her writing is done she’ll begin
@@SysKeyJS oh that’s understandable
6 Characters in Search of an Exit
- Pomni is voiced by Lizzie Freeman who also voices Hinata (Tokyo Revengers), Chisato (Lycoris Recoil), Chizuru (Rent-A-Girlfriend), Trish (JoJo), Rin, Charlotte, & Sumella (Isekai Cheat Magician), Sempai (Magical Sempai), Kizuna (Shield Hero), Chitose (Tonikawa), Lisia & Sabrina (Pokemon), Patamon (Digimon -2020), Falfa (I’ve Been Killing Slime for 300 Years …), Labilia & Mithra (Edens Zero), Kaya (My Happy Marriage), & many more
- Caine is voiced by Alex Rochon who also voices Foxy (Fazbear & Friends)
- Jax is voiced by Michael Kovach who also voices Angel Dust (Hazbin Hotel pilot), N (Murder Drones), Rocky (Lackadaisy), Letty (Dragon Goes House Hunting), Bunny (Akudama Drive), & a few more
- Ragatha is voiced by Amanda Hufford who also voices Haniyyah (Genshin Impact), Spectral Shifter (SMITE), Engineer #1 (Rumble Garandoll), & a few more
- Gangle is voiced by Marissa Lenti who also voices Yuna (Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear), Arue (KonoSuba), Sadie (One Piece), Libra (Fairy Tail), Celestia & Cadance (My Little Pony video game), Malva & Mayshure (Pokemon), Chiaki (Gamers), Ariadoa (Cautious Hero), Celestine (How Not to Summon a Demon Lord), & many more
- Kinger is voiced by Sean Chiplock who also voices Thad, Ronathon & Sam (Murder Drones), Subaru (Re:Zero), Shiki (Edens Zero), Metal Lee (Boruto), Guido & Sorbet (JoJo), Daewi (The God of High School), Shin (Dorohedro), Keiji (Mob Psycho 100), Siebold & Nanu (Pokemon Masters), Kyo (Shield Hero), Draken (Tokyo Revengers), Choromatsu (Mr. Osomatsu), Bukkororii (KonoSuba), Shun (Oddtaxi), & many more
- Zooble is voiced by Ashley Nichols
- Bubble & the Moon are voiced by Gooseworx aka the creator of the series herself
- Gloink Queen is voiced by Elsie Lovelock who also voices Uzi (Murder Drones), Charlie’s singing voice (Hazben Hotel), Mary (Moriarty the Patriot), & a few more
28:55 LMAO I love that the whole running joke was going to the void and finding “the hub”.
I love Caines animation. Making his upper jaw act like eyebrows.
I like this shows concept. It feels very rare. The idea reminds me of that one episode from Black mirror called "White Christmas" (Definitely worth the watch if your a fan of John Ham). Its the idea of being trapped in an infinite but also limited digital environment where you have no control.
Its scary to think of because of how much unthinkable torture can be possible. Put yourself in a npc's shoes for example. The player is in control and you can never actually die you just respawn. And you just have to be a part of whatever madness you have to deal with over and over again till you snap.. Its also kinda like the truman show because your stuck. And the reason its so tame is because they don't want you to look for an escape.
If you've ever fallen off of a map or no clipped outside of bounds, its just an infinite void of nothing. Can you imagine being stuck on one map (in any game you can think of, but only in offline mode) for an eternity as a conscious npc? Thats a certain type of insanity that is rarely explored. At least as far as i know. Anyone know any other examples?
I think Free Guy could be a good example. Blue Shirt Guy is an NPC in a GTA type game who experienced an interaction that triggered consciousness and eventually finds out that his entire world is fake.
@@DeadlyElement07 Sort’ve but not exactly. There is a horror game called “no players online” which almost perfectly emulates the fear im trying to describe. There is videos of it on youtube. Instead of being an npc your a player stuck in an online lobby with no other players just emptiness and it takes a creepy turn. Its like digital claustrophobia.
The digital circus has activities but they are meaningless. There is no where to go and no hope. Its almost like a daycare but one of the kids suddenly becomes like self aware and wants to escape, but they just force you to sit and play with your legos.
Based off the pilot episode i feel like the show at some point is going to take a wild dark turn is all im saying. But Idk maybe im giving the show too much credit.
@@DeadlyElement07 Sorry all my comments are like essays lol.
…I’m liking Jax and the little bits of chaos he causes 😂
If you pay attention, EVERYTHING he does is to help and protect the other characters. Granted on a jerk fashion but, separating the 2 weaker members to do the pointless and safe task, while sending the unknown and a stronger willed character along with himself to check the actual threat, then the MOMENT it's confirmed to be a threat he seeks out the other two and immediately puts them in a bunker away from kofmo. It's only when he sees the glitched parts does he realize kinger and gangle are in danger. The moment it's sorted out he goes first in case there's more threats up top.
Seriously, everyone's going on him being a chaos gremlin, but every action he's actively protecting the weaker members, and seeing what Pomni is about.
@dramspringfeald
Maybe I pilot, but I heard that the creator confirmed that Jax will do more awful things and that nobody in circus likes him.
he's a jerk, but he's chill like that XD basically@@dramspringfeald
What makes this whole series so secretly eerie is that we as people are in the phase where in the near future all of this COULD happen. We literally have tons and tons of AI now, and if we get to the point where we can make an AI LIFEFORM of its own, then something like this could very well happen. It’s so crazy to think of, but that’s one of the reasons why I love this series.
Honestly an 11/10 show and we’ve only got the pilot so far.
You two mentioned that this feels tame and i agree, but i believe that The Amazing digital circus is at the level as cartoon Network 2000s level and that is a compliment because we all know that cartoon Network is at is prime in the 2000s and of course Vizypop is pretty much at the level as adult swim or something like that
Pomni means remember in russian, which makes ironic sense given how they all forget about their lives outside of this virtual reality.
Pomni is actually Russian. It means “Remember” or “Don’t Forget” this could be a joke on how she can’t remember her name, or foreshadowing.
Y’all finally reacted to this. I was in the premiere of TADC and I enjoyed it.
Apparently Caine and bubble are ai, and those manikins are the npc’s, I think the humans take an npc’s spot which is why they have npc’s on the doors
Fun fact: The person who voiced Pomni also voiced Trish in the Golden Wind English Dub
I actually thought this was a game at first because I kept seeing images of this show online really thought it was some new game it looks so good
If you wanted to go without sleep most people go crazy and hallucinate after 36 hours of sleep deprivation.
I absolutely adore this pilot. I hope to see more of it in the future.
28:56 "Now she can find the hub!" Fought me off guard. I'm dying rn! 🤣😭
I'm surprised neither you or simba noticed regatha's eyes were playing pong with here nose when she was glitching 😂
I hope there will be a full series for this.
It's the biggest success the studio has put out to date so it's almost guaranteed there will be
There will be and it has actually been confirmed that there will be more of the Digital Circus
First Murder Drones, then one episode of SMG4, now TADC?! I'm glad you guys are checking all these out! ^^
Reactors, Memes, comics, fan art *tame and NOT*, millions of creatives spreading the word. Good voice acting cast, word of mouth, trolls trying to hurt it by flooding the comments sections instead causing it and the creative works to indicate high traffic so the UA-cam algorithm suggested it to more and more people (this is a hilarious side part), and this has a wider demographic potential I feel than the usual indie animation (which are squarely adult animation so more parental controls didn't flag this), and we also saw some Yahoo and such side articles talking about it and as parent guides so...a lot of word of mouth and seeing something about it online. Yeah it went crazy viral and that spread it to more people to keep checking it out.
YES YES YES! I didnt think yall were going to react to this but im so glad. Yall are the BEST reaction channel (imo).
I imagine if Ryan George did a Pitch Meeting on The Digital Circus, he'd inflate Cain's eyes in the thumbnail so much that his teeth couldn't contain them anymore.
It's actually confirmed Caine has no ill intent, and just doesn't understand the human psyche.
Caine is literally my level of insanity, not gonna lie.
This show is more of a psychological horror
I don't know if you guys read comments, but there is a lot of religious allegories in this pilot, Caine is the ringmaster, and when we saw Pomni going through the doors, the name of the company is C&A which could be Caine and Abel. In addition, the very last scene is a direct reference to the last supper.
Also one more thing, look at the scene where those guys are walking through the hallway, you will see doors that have a red X marked through them, those are likely people who abstracted.
I was waiting for you guys to finally react to this thank you❤😂
the game show thing Kinger brought up was a reference to an old animation someone from GLITCH made about a game show inside a creatures stomach
Yes!! They finally reacted to it!! This pilot is so good guys!
Watching this high as hell was the worst decision I’ve ever made lmao this is a FEVER DREAM!!!
Can I just say that Kinger feels like an underrated character?
I have a theory about this show, nobody's actually 'trapped' in the digital plane, they're all AI that were trained on brain scans of people who put on the headset, the real person probably took off the headset and went away. It's kind of like SOMA with programming robots with a person's brain scan, but with AI in a digital world. It's why there's no exit, because there wasn't really an entrance, just an AI created out of nowhere and it thinks it's the person who put the headset on.
I like that theory. Its exaclty what black mirror did in the episode called "white christmas". They stick a chip into your brain that scans and copies your consciousness and creates a digital version of you to control your home the way you like it. like a smart home hub. But the digital copy thinks its a real person and doesn't want to be forced to work for the real version of themselves. So they have to break them by torturing them to make it feel like years have passed by and they get bored insane and eventually give in.
Maybe theyre stuck in the paradise computer (I forgot its name) i love SOMA btw
6:29 that's the funniest shit I've ever heard from Mikey.
Fun fact: Pomni’s voice actor also played Trish Una in part 5 of Jojo.
The song in the end made feel deep and feel bad for Pommni
Man's immediate thought will always be "How do I get to the 'Hub?" XD
I think that pomni is BOTH a JESTER and a CLOWN at the same time.
Kinger is one of the greatests example of: *when Gmod Ragdoll Psyhics get real* in 12:22
Can wait when there are more episodes for mike and Aaron too watch
"This is very tame so far!"
Hold onto that thought. lol.
Fun fact: they guy who voices Jax is the guy who voices Angel dust from Hazbin Hotel and that Puppet guy from Billie Bust Up
The office maze is based on the Stanley parable.
Was wondering when you guys were gonna get around to this. This show is gonna be SO good!
I figured they would react to this sometime. Glad they got to experience it.
Honestly, I’m not surprised that the pilot has so many views. It’s incredibly well executed for what it is, and is incredibly well blended.
Just starting off, the animation is designed incredibly well, and it honestly is incredible that it is based on early 3-d animation and is so expressive and dynamic. Secondly, the humor is incredibly well done because it is always in character, and it often calls back to previous instances. For example, kinger mentioning insect collections and being startled by the ribbon person (honestly forgot their name). The joke doesn’t make sense at first, but they pay it off later in the episode in the gloinks nest, even cutting kinger off mid scream.
All that aside, where the show really shines is in the music and sound design. Outside of the main theme and ending scene having extremely catchy and nice music, the sounds design is incredibly well synced with what’s happening on screen, and really emphasizes the tone of each scene.
Honestly, I think that from a surface level, the show looks strange and surreal, which it is, but it is also extremely well made and detailed.
32:09 OMFG I FINALLY GOT THE REFERENCE!!!!!!
This is referencing The Shining. You know how in the end, it zooms in on Jack Torrance in the picture frame as he’s smiling, same thing here, it’s got all the other characters around Pomni, zooming in on her, and she’s smiling
Glad to see you guys are interested in this show. I absolutely love it but surprisingly a lot of people dont see the appeal or outright hate it. Even tho yall are meme reactors i was concerned the comedy wouldn't appeal to you
I think a lot of people don't put much thought into the whole idea of the show upfront and just picture it as just a goofy animated show. But there is a subtle twist of horror mixed into the show. Not like in the jump scares kind of sense but in the idea of being stuck in a digital world with no escape. Its a nightmare show. The digital circus is kinda like hell if it was made by man and meant to look innocent like a show for children. And someone is playing god. We don't know yet how and why people are being trapped in it. And we don't know yet what kind of people they are since they lose their memory. But they could be really awful people who deserve it. Kinda like the ending of the "white christmas" episode of black mirror, if you ever watched that.
You start hallucinating after 60 to 72 hours of no sleep
The ending gives off the last supper vibes
2:19 "...Is that Frost?"
Lol
13:31 After 3 days of no sleep a person will start to hallucinate, getting progressively worse as time goes on, more than 11 days of no sleep may cause the body to shut down potentially leading to death.🤔
Re: no sleep, Somewhere around 6 days, your brain will start trying to shut itself down and eventually you'll put yourself in a coma.
Yeah this easily the biggest thing SMG4/Kevin and Luke have ever made, after working for a decade plus, it finally paid off for them. Big W
The creator Gooseworx has made a few viral animations in the past, but nothing on this scale. The whole team expected maybe 20 million views within a year. They reached 100 million in a month.
Fun fact: Caine’s name is an acronym for Creative Artificial Intelligent Networking Entity.
put pomni into a translator to english, the name might interest you after, also caine controls everything EXCEPT minds, if he could control minds he could've made kaufmo and pomni forget an exit ever existed, he would've also been able to fix anyone that went abstract since they basically completely lose their minds and give into insanity
As a wise man once said... "It's about damn time!!"
an interesting detail is if you write the word "pomni" using transliteration in Russian, it will be "помни", which means remember
2:18 “she kinda bad” is wild
Jax: exists
The entire chat:
✨"iS ThAt bOnNiE fRoM fNaF"✨
*"SmAsH"*
"SiMp aLeRt"
@16:23 Chat: “NOOO HE TURNED INTO A CHICAGO CITIZEN NOOOO” 🤣🤣🤣 I’m fucking dead
Anyone else notice that some of the door for their rooms had Xs as if those characters no longer live there or something happened to them? And also the other abstractions in the cellar, as if they get replaced everytime.
They really think Glitch isn't know for crazy. Have you seen murder drones yet?
13:22 lmao what is going on with the chat.
This video is exactly 33 minutes long
A rare sight to see
That’s that dial up I used to deal with that while surfing the web fr fr
When king asks zooble if she saw a game show is a reference to the original creator of the characters about a animation where somebody gets eaten and there’s a game show inside the stomach
Ya'll NEED to react to BFDI from start to finish because it is a really amazing journey seeing all the characters and what their deal is.
They would get bored of it, it’s too much of a kids show.
@@Calthecoolhell, I’d get bored of it too from what I’ve seen. That other series “One” wasn’t very exciting either.
I know I’m late aaron but just so you know (hardcore invincible spoilers for the comic)
ATOM EVE AND MARK GET MARRIED
MEANING MARK GETS A WAYYY BETTER MATCH EVEN BETTER NEWS THEY HAVE A DAUGHTER
Pomni spilling the entire curse word library
Aaron : " Put an N."
😂😂
you watched amazing digital circus on november 18 you watched it on my birthday
Fun fact the gloink queen VA is uzi from murder drone
Fun fact: is the woman who voices pomni is also voices Charlie from hazbin hotel and mommy long legs from poppy playtime chapter 2 game.
It’s prob the fan art,story,the theme song,…Jax,and lore
Im so glad they've done a video on the amazing digital circus.
Edit: I haven't watched your reaction video yet but i would like to mention that Jax's voice actor (Michael Kovach) also voiced the main character from Lackadaisy, I've heard he was someone from murder drones but i haven't watched that yet and he was Angel Dust from the Hazbin Hotel pilot. Also sorry if there's any bad grammar, I'm just tired.
I have the theory that the perfomers represent different personality disorders. Anxiety(pomni), fear(kingler), selfishness(jax), anger(kaufmo), etc. What if the headset was a technology that was supposed to help cure ppl of their debilitating personality disorders. Strap it on and instantly feel relief from your crippling issue. BUT what if the tech takes those negative aspects of your mind away and dumps them into the circus? That's why they have no memory. Also, it would lend itself to making the existential horror even worse because even with a route back to the real world, they've nowhere to go. 😱🙂
Interesting things I've spotted.
* Before the introduction song Caine mentioned "paraphernalia" that "we" would be seeing. That implies objects/items/things and yet what we end up watching is the trapped performers...
* When Caines watch detected a player in the Void, he said "oh no, they'll be *spoiled*". That's a word used for perishable goods/food/products.....
* When Jax said "she still thinks it's a dream", he was not talking to Ragatha. He was breaking the forth wall and talking to us....
* The adventures aren't dangerous, but Kaufmo's abstracted form was as Zoobuls fate barely bothered them but Kaufmo's was seen as a real danger. Re- Jax's reaction to the adventure compared to Kaufmo.
*Caine isnt all-seeing because he had no idea what was going on to his circus or players, even abstraction, until Pomni entered the void. Then he still didnt know himself, his wacky watch alarm had to alert him.
*Caine barely knows anything about the real world.... " *Drown* in the digital Lake,..... *ridery* at the digital fair" hint at that. If that's so how did he know what offices in the real world looks like? Maybe through the cameras in the place where the headset and computer are sitting? That also explains why the exit maze has "A" computer office room but is not "THE" computer office room. I dont think they are the same because Caine's had no windows or natural light but the one we come out of at the end has natural light streaming across the wall.
* Other than the final corridor connected to the void the Exit Maze was totally stable, until Pomni's extreme reaction to the computer and headset started causing the lights to flicker on and off.... why then? 🤔
Thoughts on "sad and weak" Gangle. With Gangle's masks. They both look fragile, and the comedy mask did break after a small drop.( in a little extra from Gooseworx, we see Gangle looking in a mirror with broken comedy masks all over the walls.) But when she was dragged into the Gloink hole her sad mask smashed into the ground, hard, but didn't even get a blemish on it.
That implies that her "smile" is so very thin yes.... but that her core, and yes sad, self is a lot tougher than she looks. 🤔..😥💪...🤔
Ok that's some of the stuff ive picked up on. Could it be meaningful or could mean nothing 😅
It seems very light-hearted it should be famous last words
It's a metaphorical representation of rehab imo. Prove me wrong
I am so glad that I am one of the original GLITCH and Indie Animation fans
Yo, like, I was wondering if you guys will react to this cause yall did react to murder drones, so why not the amazing digital circus? And here it is!
It's the reverse reflection hell of a boss
Kaufmo the clown to kaufmo the conqueror. Weapon of choice, these hands
Jax lookin like Bonnie from fnaf
Definitely has stanley parable vibes when she entered the exit also that lackadiasy copy shot
11:14 ayyyooo Aaroonn 😂 bruh that caught me off guard
Apparently Pomni is Slovenian for "remember"
Fun Fact: VR has been around since the 1995's.
2:40 that salad fingers eye stare 😶
It’s not just the show…. It’s the internet that made the show popular
aaron thinking about not sleeping probably just thinks of pulling an all nighter and thats about it... fam, my record for staying up is around 10 days, trust me, you DONT want to go thru that whatsoever as the brain needs rest... like every other organ in the human body, during sleep it still works, however due to slowed metabolism and lack of active work means it can recuperate and keep at optimal function.
also, if you dont have sleep you will literally start having things like hallucinations, erratic outbursts, emotional instability(mainly aggression and constant frustration to an insane degree), among other things. im no expert on the matter, but i can comment on what i have experienced myself... its better to stay sane, functional, and well rested than try to push yourself to keep being awake at the cost of basicly everything else.
The Indie animation about the cats is called Lackadaisy
my theory is that the computer in the void is the only exit that exist but Caine keeps getting them and placed in the tent so is impossible for someone to escape
11:17
First, study everything, second test what i can do, third fix the situation