EDIT: fwiw I hunted down this thread and it turns out that OP actually did some self-crit, which was more positive than I was expecting https://www.reddit.com/r/TheDigitalCircus/comments/1ucu9hl/jax_being_trans_and_my_opinion_as_a_cis_straight/
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I don't know or care about this character but this digital circus shit seems like the most gen a bullshit since the skibidi rizzler
Some friends and I watched it after seeing that the finale was screening in theaters, and decided to see what all the fuss was about.
I liked it! Some strong thematic story telling, in a kinda wacky package. Nothing that makes me want to go out of my way to dive into the fandom, but thoroughly enjoyable on its own.
I tried watching the first episode of TADC years ago, and I'm pretty sure I stopped watching after like the first few minutes because it seemed like, as you say, "Gen Alpha bullshit" — I rejected it for the style before I could even taste the substance, like the voice acting and writing and "ooOOooOOoooh early 90s CGI, so spooky!" stuff just gave me a headache. But a lot of TADC fans in my experience are honest to God millennials if not older, and the story is notably inspired by "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream", so maybe if I can just get over myself for a moment I'll be able to appreciate it. Who knows. Not everything is for everybody, anyways.
My own preference for independent animation is like this:
We can call this the "Paint-Funko spectrum", in any case. I.e. independent animation that leans more into looking "unpolished and amateurish" (fanime like SOR, animatics like PPP) versus independent animation that leans more into looking "professional and marketable" (Hazbin, TADC). The spectrum is so named because the former end consists of 11 year olds on YouTube in 2009 making cartoons in MS Paint and Movie Maker, while the latter end consists of shows you can find cheap plastic toys of at Walmart. I guess my point is that there's sort of an "uncanny valley" effect that makes certain works of independent animation seem like Gen Alpha bullshit: the Gen Alpha bullshit cartoons try to look like actual big-budget, big-studio TV cartoons, and they have the resources and experience to get most of the way there; but they fall just short, and the discrepancy between what they are and what they're trying to be is what ends up giving you a headache.
Honestly I'm surprised people younger than me (mid 30s) like it. The animation constantly references old loony toons (Tex Avery) cartoons (which had a revival in the 90s). The second episode is entirely a Mad Max Fury Road parody (obviously the millenial's favorite Mad Max movie). The overall plot explores cartesian skepticism/dualism, much like the Matrix (and I Have No Mouth...). And of course the cgi reminds me of the cgi I saw as a kid (albeit with more pixels)
This was my impression skimming through some of the episodes and watching a bunch of video essays. It's very Millennial-coded. Apparently, a lot of people in the production had their start in Newgrounds which is probably where the Millennial-codedness is coming from.
It's very much the former, though Gooseworx herself is sorta in the fuzzy 'Zenninial' zone between the youngest millennials and oldest Gen Z.
Zoomers were probably part of the intended audience, but from what I've gathered the massive popularity among Gen Alpha was a complete accident that kinda blindsided everyone working on the show. On a personal level Gooseworx actually seems to kinda fucking hate that things played out that way, actually, though I'm sure all the money she's gotten out of that happenstance is a cushy silver lining.
I started watching it because my daughter and her most sparkly of friends were all into it. I was looking for a way to take my old school media metaphors and pin them to something new for her sake.
It was a nice shiny little hypersigil for a while there. Lots of cool little life lessons packed into a weird container.
I felt like something off started creeping in around episode six. My daughter noticed it too. The shift between episodes 8 and 9 lost her interest. It had nothing to do with any of the character identities, and everything to do with the feedback loop taking place between the creator and the fandom. Wherever the story was going, the author's aim got jiggled enough that everyone in my daughter's social circle agrees it missed the mark, even if all their opinions differ as to why.
We used to call this sort of turning point "jumping the shark".
Then again, for as much as I didn't like the ending of Seinfeld when it aired, I absolutely love it now. I wonder how TADC will age.
Gooseworx mentioned that Jax became a deuteragonist around then, and it shows. I do think he's an interesting character worth exploring, but I really wish Zooble got some more time. I guess they were the most well-adjusted character from the gate that couldn't drop lore like Kinger could
Newgrounds is where this style of animation comes from.
What, the Hazbin Hotel / TADC / "Gen Alpha bullshit" style? I know that a lot of the people involved in these projects have ties to that site, but what do you mean exactly when you say that the style "comes from" Newgrounds? You mean stuff like the writing and voice acting as well as the visuals are all thoroughly a product of Newgrounds culture, and that that fact is the true common denominator that sets Hazbin and TADC apart from the independent animation I do like?
I'm not sure how to articulate this properly, as i'm not a person who watches indy animations, but yeah, I find that theres this underground culture that is (not purely) that has its origins in the Newgrounds late 00s milieu. VA's, animators, storyboardists, etc.
I’m more than likely gonna show it after Hazbin finishes if you’re interested. I have no idea what to expect but have heard good things from friends.
Bangers, I'll join — how long is that until?
Im X-ennial and I felt the same until I watched it. It's prettt good, actually, but stay far away from the fandom