Watching THE AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS was surreal and stressful with a dollop of existential crisis

[@njivwathomassilavwe2056]

Him and Pomni would get along great. They both get crazier the more stuff they are put through

[@oxanis]

LMAOOO

[@ZiBichu]

OMFGGGGUDIJRRKEJ🤣

[@coolbutanalt]

HELPME

[@average-art3222]

PFFFF that is so bloody true 😂

[@pandasylver]

*THE PIN OF PRIDE*

[@DreamyFlowerz]

You're right! Jax's voice actor also played Angel Dust in the Hazbin Hotel pilot!

[@Observer_Decay]

And N in murder drones. I was looking for someone who answered the question 😊

[@vinyl_jj]

@@Observer_Decayand rocky in Lackadaisy, AND Fantoccio in billie bust up

[@Observer_Decay]

@@vinyl_jj I knew he voice acted in Lackadaisy as well, I just didn't remember which character. Didn't know about the other one tho. Thanks!

[@todd_the_odd]

Yep! His name is Michael Kovach

[@_rosiekake_8850]

The Rob Paulsen of indie animation, for lack of better term.

[@nightowl2190]

The common fandom consensis is that the Amazing Digital Circus takes place in a glitchy computer game based around the aesthetics of the early 2000s Caine and Bubble are AI created for the world while everyone else is a human trapped inside. That's why Caine was so confused about the exit and didn't know what to create behind it. Also the gloinks took Zooble apart because their body is made up of seperate parts while everyone else has a solid model.

[@juliakinsella3313]

apart from Kingers hands also it's because zooble is made out of a jumble of random parts and that's the kind of stuff they like to steal

[@finixmoon127]

90s according to MatPat

[@Lucky_Lyra]

Zooble is amazing. The internet needs to give them more love. Also thanks for the info, helpful! :)

[@average-art3222]

​@@finixmoon127 I mean, the whole intro is SO close to that era with how it looks.

[@maxhatterschannel5140]

The creators have confirmed Cain isn't malicious, she just dosnt understand humans (and yes he is the AI in charge of this world)

[@bforblossem5351]

Where did they say this??

[@maxhatterschannel5140]

@@bforblossem5351 GLITCHX 2023

[@jeffrey8979]

​@@bforblossem5351During a Q&A session in a live stream hosted by Glitch

[@Summer_x_rain]

​@@bforblossem5351on a tweet from the creator

[@MaximeLafreniere433]

@@bforblossem5351 I'll take a guess and say during GlitchX.

[@ccondelli]

I'm honestly just impressed this guy managed to not hear about this show for so long xD

[@raviolinoob4435]

Maybe he had heard about it but hadn’t watched it

[@Regimentblade]

You’ll learn quickly mat doesn’t really keep up with these things and doesn’t know a lot of common media people know-

[@ccondelli]

​@Regimentblade Fair enough. Yeah, I'm new here, seems like a fun channel though, I like his reactions. I've liked his Helluva Boss videos too :)

[@SleepyHollowKnight]

Same

[@ian-michaeljones8825]

I hid from the show for a whole month because I was scared of the fandom 😭

[@Ghost_R4cc00n]

To answer your question at the end for more Digital Circus, there is going to be a total of 8 episodes that might be coming once the team of Glitch Productions and Gooseworks getting enough funding to make it a fleshed out series to watch on KZbin. 😄 So there be some competition with Helluva Boss, Murder Drone and Lackadaisy as those shows are KZbin Exclusive shows that are still growing fame up. So I hope you give Murder Drone and Lackadaisy a chance to watch and witness different Indie Animation shows with a outstanding cast and style of animation

[@romyouis]

there is also another indie animation called epithet erased has a very unique animation

[@Ghost_R4cc00n]

@@romyouis I been hearing that one is very amazing to watch and bring some wow factor

[@honey_skulls1237]

Pretty sure that gooseworks comfirmed on tumblr or twitter that the show got greenlit, might be wrong tho

[@caseyp5861]

@@honey_skulls1237There was a community post on their channel three weeks ago.

[@Ghost_R4cc00n]

@@honey_skulls1237 I heard that too as I have my fingers crossed that the series is a go

[@glimmerstantroop46321]

I am glad this project is getting the love it deserves

[@ibraahimdureng7482]

Almost too much love to be honest

[@unknownunknown9137]

@@ibraahimdureng7482I agree with you

[@XDDD1570]

​@@ibraahimdureng7482yes, the fandom got scary fast

[@xxcolorkittylandxx3824]

​​@@ibraahimdureng7482not really it has been in development for about a year well 9 months but basically a year and the fact they made this while tryna make there other products and it still looks this good is amazing

[@OFCRadi]

​@@ibraahimdureng7482for real... I've seen things i would prefer not seeing 😭

[@Flugel_Halogen]

Jax (the purple rabbit) is voiced by michael kovach. He also voices: Rocky (from lackadaisy) N (from Murder drones) and Formally Angel dust (from hazbin hotel) (he got replaced)

[@Santy_Has_Left_The_Buliding]

Also Fantoccio from bille bust up but thats an indie game

[@ILikeSquirrelz]

I think you meant Lackadaisy! :) He also voices Fantoccio and the prototype but those are games

[@TheArcSet]

So the author described her pitch as _"I have no mouth and I must scream ... crossed with a colourful eye-spy book"._ ... Thanks for this.

[@lillysanchez2193]

i love that matt imediatly was like OH YOU'RE FROM HAZBIN

[@icecreamI7]

SAMEEE

[@LeafRazorStorm]

"Is it really good or really traumatizing?" Yes.

[@marinalxver]

caine isnt a human, he's a AI !

[@tacenda3250]

Honestly, I am impressed with your competence. You can guess what happens as soon as information appears, such as guessing what they will say next. You can immediately understand the character's implications and follow it perfectly.

[@nuggyy]

Competence? Lol that word usage makes you sound snobby

[@tacenda3250]

@@nuggyyWhy? I was just trying to complement him

[@freshcupofangst]

@@nuggyy what were they supposed to say?

[@nuggyy]

@@freshcupofangst intuition?

[@tacenda3250]

@@nuggyy that works too

[@HeraclesN-fp1bw]

- Pomni (age 25) is voiced by Lizzie Freeman who also voices Hinata (Tokyo Revengers), Chisato (Lycoris Recoil), Chizuru (Rent-A-Girlfriend), Trish (JoJo), & many more - Caine is voiced by Alex Rochon who also voices Foxy (Fazbear & Friends) - Jax (age 22) 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 (age 30) is voiced by Amanda Hufford who also voices Haniyyah (Genshin Impact), Spectral Shifter (SMITE), Engineer #1 (Rumble Garandoll), & a few more - Gangle (age 26) is voiced by Marissa Lenti who also voices Yuna (Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear), Arue (KonoSuba), Sadie (One Piece), Libra (Fairy Tail), & many more - Kinger (age 48) 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), & many more - Zooble (age 22) is voiced by Ashley Nichols who is a animator / clean up artist in Animaniacs, Lackadaisy, Hazbin Hotel, but also the creator of Far-Fetched - 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 - Kaufmo is voiced by Jack Black … jk but they do reference him in a extra short commercial

[@theownerofthisaccount2521]

Glitch Productions is an independent studio with the goal of creating shows for teens to fill in that gap(since a lot of shows nowadays are either for little kids or adults. Or kid shows that became for adults. Looking at you Bluey) as well as give a platform for independent animators to show their work. Their first two shows, Meta Runner and Sunset Paradise were created by Glitch’s founders(the latter is canon to their other channel, SMG4, so if you ever watch that you might want to watch a couple Meggy arc episodes to understand it). Murder Drones was the first created by a different person, being Liam Vickers who has his own channel. Each episode costs 250 thousands dollars out of pocket and I highly recommend it as it’s a really good show. This one was created by the creator Gooseworx, and the next one being created is called Gaslight District

[@lawden210]

"Condemned to VRChat for eternity" The bad ending:

[@cheetahboi_yt]

I love the reaction at 17:27 when Kinger’s hands get stolen. 😂

[@isuapig6705]

Michael Kovach is an absolutely AMAZING voice actor I swear it

[@BasketBaru]

Man, if Matthew was this confused by this episode, imagine how confused he would be if he ever watched ENA.

[@pitchblack9206]

Oh I need to see that happening 😂🩵💛

[@mageboi]

we need to get matthew to watch ENA.

[@lauvxia_editx]

19:46 this is a joke from gooseworx’s animation “Little Runmo”, the main character gets eaten by an icky creature like that, and inside, there’s a rigged game show little runmo has to play.

[@GoldKnightProduction]

"Oh no, being condemned to VRchat for your whole life-" "I AM MEGALON!!!"

[@billcipher3180]

Gooseworx(the creator) said Caine doesn't have bad intentions judging by the fact that he got all shakey when denying the existence of an exit door and how he appears to be putting off finishing the exit door he probably is terrified of being alone/abandoned

[@ericemigh3869]

5:23 "I can forgive ripping an arm off, but not assaulting the guy who ripped your arm off!" - Mathew, probably

[@flamestormthecat2833]

So, about Caine, he is a non-human indeed. He, together with Bubble, are AI created for the world. So they're non-human. Neither of them are purposefully evil. They just don't understand humans. So when humans started showing up in their world, Caine tried his best to keep them functioning. To keep them sane (with his understanding of what sane is). But as he doesn't really know how humans work, he just kind of makes it worse sometimes. Bc of this, you have the "exit" situation. He understands how badly everyone wants an exit, but doesn't understand the actual meaning behind their words. So he ends up attempting to create the closest thing to an exit he can make, but he just never finished that project.

[@4700cat]

I’ve been waiting for a reactor to notice Jax’s VA is the same as Angel Dust from Hazbin Hotel (Michael Kovach, very talented, love this for him)

[@hyper_lynx]

Random place for a theory idea I know but what if "being abstracted" is actually what happens to characters after their mind disconnects from the ditigal character and they escape? It's probably supposed to be that their mind just breaks completely but like, maybe that's only what the characters assume and it's really a result of the person being removed from the simualtion. Maybe being insane isn't good content so whatever force is producing the circus just lets them go?

[@Nuggets_Meow]

I LOVE THAT THEORY SO MUCH

[@lulvzz]

I’ve been waiting for the TADC reaction, can’t wait to watch LMAO

[@DARKXWOLF1747]

Me too-

[@calvineagar1863]

yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He watched glitch now, and I'm so excited for more! Murder Drones is so great, and you should totally watch it please :) Also not context Gooseworx stuff is a total trip

[@astro-inthestars]

I think it's mildly funny how he used they/them pronouns for all of them initially, EXCEPT for Zooble, (which he used she/her for) who canonically uses they/them LMAOOO ALSO Caine isn't a human in the game, he's just the AI that runs it! As far as we know, he's not acively malicious!

[@paulomatute4114]

Matthew finally watching something that validates him to feel existential dread

[@juderobbins6112]

It's either really good or really traumatizing. It's both!

[@luigisake]

The PC that we saw Pomni pass by is a replica of the real one out there... the whole room is a replica acrtully ... but we don't know much! I don't know how he is so jumpy and tense while watching this fun pilot show! This is a really fun show and i laughed at some stuff! Jax is my fav!

[@rayshiotile9487]

my theory is that pomni found the dev room and that the computer is how you get out. pomni freaked out and gave up at the finish line

[@TheLionFireGod]

"Those are the only two options" little did he know

[@DreamingNightmares]

The only legal love Bubble can give is sfw love. I'm glad Bubble can't include the "illegal" type into the food...

[@warriorcatkitty]

LOL

[@Lumichu8]

You should watch the pilot episode of Murder Drones! it's from the same studio as the amazing digital circus, and it's my favourite indie animation series so far!

[@goldensun1167]

7:46 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HIS MOUTH BALLS HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@ScribbleCube_]

Ah I'm so happy TADC got all the attention it did, it's such an interesting and unique world. Also on an unrelated note, Wilbur Soot quietly dropped a new solo album called Mammalian Sighing Reflex, it's gone under the radar for a lot of people so I thought i should suggest it here for a video since you seemed to like his last solo album Your City Gave Me Asthma which has a similar vibe.

[@ChanelGuajardo]

9:38. Is my fav part when Matthew said okay slay to jax, i scream yes and my sis look at me said what are you screaming for, it was so funny, i love it 😂😂

[@hifty7779]

Kane is an ai, and so is bubble, but hes not "evil" the creators have outright said that but who knows

[@anony_apis]

funny thing is that jax the purple rabbit is actually the youngest, the ages are funny

[@artthounasty5877]

Yes, Jax has the same voice actor as Angel Dust :3

[@0l._.l0895]

Something I didn't think about until now is that they are stuck there until someone either gets them out or the system crashes which could just erase their consciousness entirely??? I loved this reaction, especially because you normally have no clue what is going on but now its even worse .

[@No1fan15]

This is such a good pilot! I got myself the official Caine pin to support the crew (it's a high quality pin too)

[@ScreamingScallop]

Pomni stumbling into the Void reminded me of the surrealist 2009 Japanese movie _Symbol,_ in which a man finds himself in a mysterious white room. Looking for a way out, he discovers that the walls hide switches (which turn out to be cherubim, um, genitalia) each with a particular function. He has to discover and remember the location and function of each switch to escape his prison, but the moment he succeeds he regrets it. (It's on KZbin; I don't know if it has subtitles but one might not even need them as there's little dialog.)

[@forrestgumpthechump]

2:10 if you’re talking about angel dust from hazbin hotel. yes! it’s the same voice actor

[@AlexDasiyU_U]

9:35 Jax doing his baddie walk XD

[@AstrallyXyn]

This video gives me hope that Murder Drones might make an appearance because I LOVE Murder Drones

[@hcanimation4102]

Same 😁🖤💛🩶🤍💜🔪.

[@Vivyelnn_0102]

Agreed

[@agent6bell]

My fav character is Jax cause, what he said make sense. They are stuck there and already exhausted for who knows how long, searching for exit, so just accept and do the activities to occupy time

[@drdewott9154]

Now this was funny to see. Also in case you wanna know what the hell Caine is, the creator confirmed on twitter that Caine is an AI within this digital world. One that isnt malspirited but just completely incabable of understanding human needs and desires. Same for the bubble. Also yeah this show is created by someone called Gooseworx (who also voices the bubble). They also have some other animations on their own youtube channel like "Little Runmo", "Elain the bounty hunter" and its sequel "Elain gets adopted". They make the Amazing Digital circus look tame with how surreal and morbid they are. Also if you wonder why one of the characters asked if there was a gameshow inside the monsters belly well... you'll find your answer in those videos.

[@UrK00lAunt]

11:25 "o-o *Hey guys, I think he wanted to find the exit* :D" Me: *Weeze*

[@xxcolorkittylandxx3824]

The entire show just feels like a abridged version especially the blue screen eyes at the start when caine is showing pomni around and also to answer your question as to why the gloinks did not take jax i think it is cause he is like a single shape while zooble is just different shapes so zooble is probably easier to take compared to jax also if your confused about what caine was saying about making a exit it is cause he doesn't really know that the exit they want is to go back home to the real world what he thinks it is a door to a different area like the circus

[@TheEccentricJester]

Since you've watched this I would recommend Glitch Productions other series Murder Drones. It's really good.

[@Constellation_yt]

"poor little monkey" me who has seen way too many memes from the discord basement:💀💀💀

[@VeeAllar738]

What you said at the end is so true! I've never seen a pilot and obsessed over it like this one before. For example, did you notice in the hallway of doors with see another chess piece on a door but it's the Queen!? Only her face is crossed out so I assume she abstracted like the clown. But if she's the queen and Kinger is the king piece... does that mean he was trapped with his wife and she abstracted? Is that why he's so crazy? Cause he lost her?

[@hcanimation4102]

Since you watched The Amazing Digital Circus, I really hope you'll also check out Glitch Productions other animated show Murder Drones cause its really good, I love it so much. Episodes 7 and 8 of Murder Drones is coming out in spring 2024 and I'm so excited.

[@IlGreven]

"which means it's either really good, or absolutely, soul-crushingly traumatizing..." Yes...and yes.

[@MWPSBCID]

You should watch Murder Drones too now!

[@LiMe251]

4:39 He doesn’t know much about humans so someone probably tried and he thought it was normal.

[@Supremerc.]

Jax is voiced by the same person as angeldust from hazbin and N from murder drones

[@amiaraptor3028]

Murder Drones and Meta Runner are also amazing shows by the same creators, both are definitely worth a watch

[@namelessdemon23]

If you look back at the hallway with everyone's doors, there's some characters with red X's who have also been abstracted. One of them being Queenie who is the Queen chess peice to Kinger, and there's a theory that that is why Kinger seems mentally unstable... which is really sad😢

[@TrinityGomez-lt6zd]

PRINCE OF EGYPT SOUNDTRACK

[@brenlc1412]

I’m glad to see Matthew also loves Kinger.

[@MarshMelo12]

Jax:*looks back and forth with his eyes* Me:Why was that adorable?

[@PixelSkull7547]

Kinger's mention of a gameshow is a reference to another of Gooseworx's animations called Little Runmo

[@y4junzhan56]

2:10 Its because its the same voice actor also in Murder drones

[@ConnorSinclairCavin]

Good ol Michael, showing up in every great web series ever hahaha

[@applottl]

yo!! you should watch murder drones next! its exactly how it sounds, murderous drones, but its real cute sometimes! a glitch production aswell :D edit: man i miss when matthew dissected the music in shows like these :( (i love your music reactions! especially since ur a musician, you should listen to the tadc soundtrack next!)

[@Regimentblade]

Omg YES!! I knew you’d love digital circus the moment I heard the compositions. My first thought was “this would give mat chills” tbh cause it gave me massive goosebumps (the good kind‼️) when I first heard the soundtrack

[@axcione]

I’m so happy u watched this and liked it!! It’s such a fun show and I can’t wait for more episodes :D I’m so glad it’s getting the attention it deserves

[@mageboi]

came back to this after a month to tell you that you should totally react to some of the digital circus fansongs currently out. there's a lot of good ones like "the show that never ends" and "no exit" both by Longestsoloever and "anything can go" by CG5, but my favorite song is one that released not that long ago called "digital hallucination" by OR3O and it has the entire cast of the pilot singing in that song. it'd be really cool if you reacted to these songs but you don't have to if you don't want to

[@widerekxxanimations6842]

Pomni actually translates to "remember"

[@ErinZarra_VR]

3:39 as someone who's entire life including the people I consider family and my closest friends are on vrchat that doesn't sound so bad

[@VoxsEarring]

Murder Drones is definitely another show you should check out since they're made by the same team. I personally like it more than TADC but i'd love to see your take on it.

[@hcanimation4102]

Same 😊, I'm so excited for episodes 7 and 8 coming out in spring.

[@milleniam]

You actually committing to the TADC censors is so cool lmao

[@luigisake]

A VR Game from the 90s with a Wachy AI by the name of Caine and Humans that entered this world!

[@Pumpkin00002]

Spot on Gloink-queen impression.

[@jellyowl2644]

0:18 actually, i think it classifies as both, ya forgot that option

[@krmasterqb]

Hi, going off topic but Wilbur’s released a full new album! It’s called Mammalian Sighing Reflex (and don’t worry he said he’s doing okay)

[@bl_ss]

If you wanna pick up on more stuff, I recommend MatPat's Film Theory episode on it. Very speculative in nature but also dissects everything quite well.

[@area52ron]

Caine is said to have no Malice

[@diegomiranda8905]

Watch matpats film theory on this, it's interesting lmao, I think it's more of a ''details you might have missed'' than a theory but it still helps understanding what is happening

[@broccoliben7961]

This is like my 30th rewatch, Glitch Productions does amazing with all of the shows they produce

[@funnymalerainbow9163]

Aw I'm sad you didn't hear the ending credits score It's such a pop

[@gabrielbarron7667]

figured this was coming soon, very excited

[@userunknown8830]

Oh my god I am so freaking excited!?! ✨❤️

[@serenawinters205]

I am absolutely ECSTATIC you're watching this

[@SleepyHollowKnight]

2:14 NO WAY THEY GAVE THE SAME VOICE ACTOR GOOD JOB

[@abbieuniverse8934]

"The closups of his m- mouthballs." -Matthew McKenna, December 2023.

[@TheSkyGuy77]

I really like Jax And Pomni is super relatable too...

[@BrielleMyers-v8c]

Matthew: This show just makes everything so tense, it's like a waiting room. Not One Second Later: pomni is in a waiting room looking setting. Matthew (utterly astonished): w-what? Is it like a series of different exit rooms? Me: he's starting to get really good at predicting things

[@NocturneRock]

I was wondering you when you were going to react to TADC, so glad you did!

[@stephy_animations]

HURRAHHH MATT!!! ANOTHER DAY ANOTHER SLAY ‼️‼️🗣️🗣️

[@Ducky-x9y]

Uncle grandpa out of context (despite context never being visible in the show). Matt would be confused by every part, try to learn what is happening, then get completely stumped again

[@xFantasy_]

I’ve been waiting for this!!!

[@XirahLolz.o2]

5:10 PAHAHAHHA the "Blackpink in your area" Had me dead😭

[@Cashcorn]

2:10 BECAUSE IT IS!

[@silly_lily6241]

this is indeed based on games from early 3D era, hence all the glitches, clipping and sky-boxes

[@diana_07_10]

I just LOVE the "I just don't like the... BLhBlHbLhBLa" ‏‪19:14

[@juliweasley01]

Pleaseeee watch chap 2!!