Also.. maybe I'm reading too much into the art style of Francis's imagination, but his backstory almost sounds like he was an actual real-life badger before he met Gabby.
He didnt read mine (mine was about basketball) but the line during the credits gave me my answer.
Like of course they would play card games, it gives them all a level playing field.
>Zag needs Francis
Curiouser and curiouser. As far as I'm concerned it cements the fact Francis is more than a mindless character reading off a script.
I think Francis was an alchemist or something similar back in history that dug into forbidden knowledge then whatever it was got out of hand. He called out for help then Gabby showed up to save him. Ever since he's been forced to work on shit like this as some form of community service to atone from his sins.
First thought when seeing this was Gabby is using the "voice" or "word" of God, since this is supposed to be Christian based, never seen it represented in such a way though. Also first official use of a halo, so the angel hares do have them. Also the coloring probably means something as the only white parts of Gabby are her wings up, while the rest of her body is seemingly in shadow.
I thought that was done to illustrate the brightness of the thing coming from her mouth. Its a common artistic technique to show a light being blinding.
You could say this about literally all of the actual garbage on the catalog that has long outlived its time, like the fricking Death Battle schizo generals, or your average IDW Sonic thread, but you won't.
I thought when he did that Angel Hare was freaking out because she saw all the people watching the stream at once. Sure, that's like two people but you dont know what he could have been doing! We've all been on chat roulette!
holy shit lmao. I used to think people were giving Jonah too much of a hard time, since I'd be pretty shocked to randomly learn my childhood bunny waifu was an actual living entity too, but looking at this from Gabby's perspective yeah it's pretty creepy. imagine meeting someone you knew as a kid like 20 years later and you see their twitch pfp is literally your face, I'd be creeped out and distance myself too. besides, Gabby and adult Jonah were interacting for a while before she vanished, we don't know what stalker shit he said to her off-screen
>Jonah, yes listen Jonah. Jonah! Pull up your pants and listen! I didnt have the time to tell you about other things with... everything else that is going on but there are basic things we should have gone over. >Jonah, I need to explain about showering daily.
holy shit lmao. I used to think people were giving Jonah too much of a hard time, since I'd be pretty shocked to randomly learn my childhood bunny waifu was an actual living entity too, but looking at this from Gabby's perspective yeah it's pretty creepy. imagine meeting someone you knew as a kid like 20 years later and you see their twitch pfp is literally your face, I'd be creeped out and distance myself too. besides, Gabby and adult Jonah were interacting for a while before she vanished, we don't know what stalker shit he said to her off-screen
I don't think she'd be creeped out. If she really is an angel, then the power gap between them would still be massive. Now she might be weirded out or just feel sorry for him. She was a mother figure for him in childhood so while she may like him, she may not have any romantic feelings for him.
I can't completely discount the writer going the whole "forbidden love" route just because its weird. Plenty of stories have weird stuff in them, especially ones with anthropomorphic cartoon animals.
8 months ago
Anonymous
>006
Alec?
8 months ago
Anonymous
Im afraid the anons here are too young for a goldeneye reference.
8 months ago
Anonymous
I can recognize one, but I also never really cared about Goldeneye.
that's true, assuming she still regards herself as his guardian angel then more than anything she'd likely be compelled to fix whatever the frick made Jonah this way and lead his life in a more socially acceptable direction
just an interesting format, I like the cartoon characters reacting to viewers and the mystery is interesting too
and the letter eps are really nice, I hope we get a bunch of those
I liked the format because it reminded of a show I wanted to make. Where the core characters don't get all distorted and creepy or abandoned by the plot, but instead remain relevant as themselves the whole way through.
I'm an atheist but christian mythology is pretty cool and angels are my favorite mythological creatures so having an angel manifest through a christian themed cartoon and have everything be so wholesome is basically a show bespoke for me.
Does anyone else think that this episode shows Francis knows more than he is letting on about Gabby's disappearance. He doesn't say something like "she's busy" or another excuse when he addresses the question, he becomes visibly uncomfortable and basically refuses to answer. It's like he knows the reason why but doesn't want to discuss it.
I don't think he can say even if he wants to. Last time he was given a serious question the whole world glitched out and Gabby took the letter away. There's obviously some in-universe thing, perhaps even put in place by Gabby herself, that's preventing him from saying certain stuff
That is a very fair point, though if that is the case, wouldn't that mean Gabby is the one restricting knowledge about where she went? Maybe whomever is involved in Gabby's disappearance hijacked it and is now using it to silence Francis?
I just thought of something >Jonah inherits his father's abusiveness, but because he's a wimp physically and Gabby is a supernatural entity, it manifests as emotional abuse and manipulation rather than physical abuse.
I really hope they don't do this, because it would kill me.
fine, i'll bite. redpill me on this, what is it about, is this one of those mandela catalogue horror stories manticore style vids with some distorted twist that is actually evil and such? where do i start watching it?
>It's about a viewer who finds a childhood cartoon series on VHS at the thrift store, but quickly notices that this official home-video release is not like the show he saw as a child. He'll have to find his old VCR-taped copies to study the differences and decide how far down the rabbit hole he's willing to go for answers.
It's been intriguing so far.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDf4D84f4DIR_KAN3Sc7T76zbDtsbEV67
doesn't giving credit to voice acting, character design, animation and putting your patreon to support this project defeats the purpose of selling the "found footage" element? If i want to play pretend at least i would keep it in secret until the very end or wait for some time after the trend cools down
I can't think of a found footage horror film that doesn't have end credits. I think seperating the credits from the movie is a normal part of suspension of disbelief.
it's one thing to credit the one who found the footage but flat out saying this entire thing is fictional from the get go makes the entire vids not feel immersive since you already know this is all but a theater. at least play naive and finish each video as soon as footage ends but don't spoil the surprise telling us this is all make believe when the point is so viewers can make believe. this is almost falling on the same quality of movies/series breaking 4th wall and thinking being meta is peak comedy
They don't credit who found the footage though, thats at the beginning. The end credits have shit like sound designer, director, executive producer, X actor as Y character. The illusion breaking down in the credits is standard for the whole genre. Its usually only ARGs that try to keep up the illusion everywhere.
8 months ago
Anonymous
>Its usually only ARGs that try to keep up the illusion everywhere.
Exactly. Angel Hare isn't a moronic ARG, thank you very much.
8 months ago
Anonymous
I wouldn't call ARGs moronic, they're just not the same medium. Cartoons are shows, meant to be watched. ARGs are games, meant to be played.
>this is almost falling on the same quality of movies/series breaking 4th wall and thinking being meta is peak comedy
Sometimes that is pretty funny. Like Black Dynamite getting hit in the face by a microphone or the entire film crew getting arrested in Monty Python and The Holy Grail.
Blaire Witch and Cloverfield did. Found footage predates the internet as a genre.
8 months ago
Anonymous
oh okay I didn't see film mentioned, I was thinking just youtube series
now that I think about it do you have to credit people in a film, like legally?
8 months ago
Anonymous
I don't know if its a legal requirement, but all the unions and guilds require it.
It's an unfiction horror series, but none of the observed supernatural beings are evil and outside of Jonah's father being an abuser who Gabby is heavily implied to have killed to protect Jonah and his mom, there are none of the stereotypical surprise moneter reveal twists so far. Just a guy being exposed to the influence of actual no bullshit angels who like manifesting as cartoon rabbits.
He started painting after Gabby suggested a favorite picture or memory. So he probably has some history with the symbols. The Ouroboros (that snake he drew) is associated with Gnosticism and Alchemy, usually referring to the cycle of death and rebirth or eternal life. Whtever his life was before he met Gabby, it likely involved one of those things.
My guess is those either relate to past events somehow or they're prophetic. I don't think they're threats since it doesn't make aense to let a hostile entity near impressionable children.
8 months ago
Anonymous
Right - whatever the reason for Francis painting the eggs was, it couldn't have been *that* bad, since Gabby still seemed to be on good terms with him in Tape 6.
>During one of the episodes Jonah here's a knock at the door and goes to answer it, with us hearing Gabby's voice from offscreen >She's been trying to find a way onto earth the entire time she was "missing"
Not him, but there are people who want it to turn out that either Gabby is being punished for what she did to Jonah's dad or Jonah getting fricked over for loving Gabby so much. That's probably what anon is referring to.
I take issue with the use of the word "escapism". As you mentioned, it's a story about a kid so mindbroken by his abusive father that he forgot a good chunk of his childhood.
Where's the escapism in that? This isn't a cute story.
Frick off back to, Reddit. "Escapism bad" not only invalidates the first season's journey/ending but we also have lore and storytelling to explore. Plus lecturing people about escapism in the escapist media is weird sometimes unless it is a very short film or sketch.
How do they hear through the tv? How does Zaggy unpause the video? If they aren't supernatural, the only other answer is that they're schizophrenic delusions.
Fingers crossed this show doesn't become another "le christians r le bad" show. I really like the wholesome neutral attitude it takes, even if the discord is full of groomers and a actual schizo.
Really seems like Jonah's going to be the "le spooky evil" of the show, that homie's such a big simp for Gabby that he's going to break at some point and try to kill someone.
So far it looks like they've been treating the Christian stuff pretty straight, even Zag with all his grumpy expressions and getting the words wrong in the show, he's still actually saying solid stuff and not making any sinful/dangerous suggestions or anything.
I don't think they're going to go so far as to make the abused kid into the big bad of the show. Jonah obviously has a screw loose when it comes to Gabby, but he (probably) wouldn't kill someone due to that - if only because Gabby might flip out if he offed innocents.
>gabby missing from the title card
Francis is an actuary?!
Also.. maybe I'm reading too much into the art style of Francis's imagination, but his backstory almost sounds like he was an actual real-life badger before he met Gabby.
i heard
>these were right on youtube
but i think its
>thanks for writing, you two
It's almost certainly "Thanks for writing, you two." The last syllable is "too", not "toob". We'll know for sure if the video gets captions.
>he read my letter
fckin nice
He didnt read mine (mine was about basketball) but the line during the credits gave me my answer.
Like of course they would play card games, it gives them all a level playing field.
poker is way more fun than blackjack so i can understand francises frustration here
There's only two of them, though.
>we get a letter ep AND a new ep on sunday
frick yes
>Zag needs Francis
Curiouser and curiouser. As far as I'm concerned it cements the fact Francis is more than a mindless character reading off a script.
no
I think Francis was an alchemist or something similar back in history that dug into forbidden knowledge then whatever it was got out of hand. He called out for help then Gabby showed up to save him. Ever since he's been forced to work on shit like this as some form of community service to atone from his sins.
>Francis is an actuary
>Gabby has a sonic screech
>Zag has no fricking idea that the letters episodes are a thing
This was kino.
>Gabby has a sonic screech
Women, amirite fellas?
>"Here's a little sketch I made of the tool she used when we first met!"
What did he mean by this?
Francis got involved in some serious shit before he met her, likely involving demons, and Gabby used that screech to get rid of them.
This is my guess. Everything Francis says is pretty questionable in general.
The Ouroboros (snake biting its tail) is associated with gnosticism and alchemy, both of which centered on seeking hidden knowledge.
First thought when seeing this was Gabby is using the "voice" or "word" of God, since this is supposed to be Christian based, never seen it represented in such a way though. Also first official use of a halo, so the angel hares do have them. Also the coloring probably means something as the only white parts of Gabby are her wings up, while the rest of her body is seemingly in shadow.
I thought that was done to illustrate the brightness of the thing coming from her mouth. Its a common artistic technique to show a light being blinding.
she's one o them floating head things. The hare isn't her true form! Though I'm sure all the rest of gods creations are hare themed
>Floating head things
The what?
>The hare isn't her true form!
Given the arm reaching down to Francis during his story is distinctly human-shaped, that was probably always the case.
Right. To be fair though if Gabby was drawn in a more "realistic" style, she would have human-looking hands anyway. Like here.
Where are the other forest animals anyway?
Were there ever any other animals?
>Where are the other forest animals anyway?
Well don't worry anon, the forest is always buzzing with life! Today's just a little quiet.
They're all dead.
Oyakadon with Gabby and her mother
Anon pls
Nothing wrong with getting along with the family
Are you gays really trying to argue that this shit isn't some cancerous general now?
Generals stick around even after they've run out of things to discuss. These threads will die off in a few weeks once new episodes are done airing.
There was a new episode last night. Of course the fans are going to want to talk about it.
>Stop discussing new content and enjoying things!
Neat pic, anon.
You make that pic?
Perfect.
Blackjack? What's this referencing?
Go watch the credits of the most recent fan mail episode
That flew over my head
I feel very dumb now
You could say this about literally all of the actual garbage on the catalog that has long outlived its time, like the fricking Death Battle schizo generals, or your average IDW Sonic thread, but you won't.
Yes, yes I will. You are not separate from that group.
>Yes, yes I will.
so do it
Or I should say I do. This is just the latest shill of the week.
>Who uploads bonus material of their YouTube series at 2 IN THE MORNING
Timezones, gayget.
I thought there was a minimum wait time when uploading videos to youtube.
Not at all.
I love it
Oh Angel Gabby,
oh Angel Gabby!
This is probably just a misdirection, but these are Zag's hands.
So does Gabby and Francis play strip poker too?
No boobas, really? A man of your talents?
GOOOOOOD!
>GOOOOOOD!
I don't think Francis *wears* clothes.
..He must have lost pretty badly.
Its like you pulled the clothes off a barbie doll
Yes. It's pretty short since either only wears one garment.
Oh my god!
Where are the demons?
"Sometimes they look like an opportunity, or a feeling."
>A demon was actually Jonah finding a copy of the Angel Hare show at that thrift store. In truth there were no VHS copies of the show made.
Helluva gay is two floors below sir
Gone
what is the thing you like the most about this... series? is that what it can be called?
The series sucks ass, but the threads can be quite entertaining at times.
Hare herself
I thought when he did that Angel Hare was freaking out because she saw all the people watching the stream at once. Sure, that's like two people but you dont know what he could have been doing! We've all been on chat roulette!
>Jonah's Twitch avatar
OBSESSED. No wonder Gabby bailed.
holy shit lmao. I used to think people were giving Jonah too much of a hard time, since I'd be pretty shocked to randomly learn my childhood bunny waifu was an actual living entity too, but looking at this from Gabby's perspective yeah it's pretty creepy. imagine meeting someone you knew as a kid like 20 years later and you see their twitch pfp is literally your face, I'd be creeped out and distance myself too. besides, Gabby and adult Jonah were interacting for a while before she vanished, we don't know what stalker shit he said to her off-screen
>Jonah, yes listen Jonah. Jonah! Pull up your pants and listen! I didnt have the time to tell you about other things with... everything else that is going on but there are basic things we should have gone over.
>Jonah, I need to explain about showering daily.
truly a gruelling task that only one of God's servants could face
Jonah is just the average anon.
I don't think she'd be creeped out. If she really is an angel, then the power gap between them would still be massive. Now she might be weirded out or just feel sorry for him. She was a mother figure for him in childhood so while she may like him, she may not have any romantic feelings for him.
>she may
>may
Of course she doesn't, weirdo.
I can't completely discount the writer going the whole "forbidden love" route just because its weird. Plenty of stories have weird stuff in them, especially ones with anthropomorphic cartoon animals.
>006
Alec?
Im afraid the anons here are too young for a goldeneye reference.
I can recognize one, but I also never really cared about Goldeneye.
that's true, assuming she still regards herself as his guardian angel then more than anything she'd likely be compelled to fix whatever the frick made Jonah this way and lead his life in a more socially acceptable direction
I remember
The 21st night of September?
the premise is pretty interesting, enough for me to put up with the dumb analog format
The likeable cute characters being put in a very serious serious situation.
Yeah, Francis is pretty cool.
I like all of them. There hasn't been a single character I disliked so far.
it helps there are only a total 3 cartoon characters and jonah and his mom that only showed up once
Better to have a few great characters than a bunch of shitty ones
just an interesting format, I like the cartoon characters reacting to viewers and the mystery is interesting too
and the letter eps are really nice, I hope we get a bunch of those
I liked the format because it reminded of a show I wanted to make. Where the core characters don't get all distorted and creepy or abandoned by the plot, but instead remain relevant as themselves the whole way through.
I'm an atheist but christian mythology is pretty cool and angels are my favorite mythological creatures so having an angel manifest through a christian themed cartoon and have everything be so wholesome is basically a show bespoke for me.
Does anyone else think that this episode shows Francis knows more than he is letting on about Gabby's disappearance. He doesn't say something like "she's busy" or another excuse when he addresses the question, he becomes visibly uncomfortable and basically refuses to answer. It's like he knows the reason why but doesn't want to discuss it.
I don't think he can say even if he wants to. Last time he was given a serious question the whole world glitched out and Gabby took the letter away. There's obviously some in-universe thing, perhaps even put in place by Gabby herself, that's preventing him from saying certain stuff
The scenery outside looks a bit grim.
That's just normal woodlands bro. Don't question it.
That is a very fair point, though if that is the case, wouldn't that mean Gabby is the one restricting knowledge about where she went? Maybe whomever is involved in Gabby's disappearance hijacked it and is now using it to silence Francis?
>quick look at the casting call
>no salary mentioned
>mfw Gabby and Francis are voiced by irl jannies
I'm pretty sure Zag is voiced by the guy that does Welt in Honkai Star Rail. I know he would at least be paid.
Welt is voiced by Corey Landis, Zag is voiced by Joey Sourlis. Hmmm, these sound awfully similar. Could it be?
> Paid Casting Call
Anon..
I-I expected the price to be written after "Paid Casting Call", but since there was nothing there I thought... Oh my God.
i dont particularly subscribe to this theory but i do like it
Chad Jonah confirmed?
I just thought of something
>Jonah inherits his father's abusiveness, but because he's a wimp physically and Gabby is a supernatural entity, it manifests as emotional abuse and manipulation rather than physical abuse.
I really hope they don't do this, because it would kill me.
me too. it's almost definitely not the case, but it would be really funny if it was
fine, i'll bite. redpill me on this, what is it about, is this one of those mandela catalogue horror stories manticore style vids with some distorted twist that is actually evil and such? where do i start watching it?
>It's about a viewer who finds a childhood cartoon series on VHS at the thrift store, but quickly notices that this official home-video release is not like the show he saw as a child. He'll have to find his old VCR-taped copies to study the differences and decide how far down the rabbit hole he's willing to go for answers.
It's been intriguing so far.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDf4D84f4DIR_KAN3Sc7T76zbDtsbEV67
doesn't giving credit to voice acting, character design, animation and putting your patreon to support this project defeats the purpose of selling the "found footage" element? If i want to play pretend at least i would keep it in secret until the very end or wait for some time after the trend cools down
I can't think of a found footage horror film that doesn't have end credits. I think seperating the credits from the movie is a normal part of suspension of disbelief.
I mostly agree, but I do think that it's a slightly weird choice to have the characters sometimes keep talking while the credits are playing.
The only times they do that are in the bonus videos as jokes.
it's one thing to credit the one who found the footage but flat out saying this entire thing is fictional from the get go makes the entire vids not feel immersive since you already know this is all but a theater. at least play naive and finish each video as soon as footage ends but don't spoil the surprise telling us this is all make believe when the point is so viewers can make believe. this is almost falling on the same quality of movies/series breaking 4th wall and thinking being meta is peak comedy
They don't credit who found the footage though, thats at the beginning. The end credits have shit like sound designer, director, executive producer, X actor as Y character. The illusion breaking down in the credits is standard for the whole genre. Its usually only ARGs that try to keep up the illusion everywhere.
>Its usually only ARGs that try to keep up the illusion everywhere.
Exactly. Angel Hare isn't a moronic ARG, thank you very much.
I wouldn't call ARGs moronic, they're just not the same medium. Cartoons are shows, meant to be watched. ARGs are games, meant to be played.
>this is almost falling on the same quality of movies/series breaking 4th wall and thinking being meta is peak comedy
Sometimes that is pretty funny. Like Black Dynamite getting hit in the face by a microphone or the entire film crew getting arrested in Monty Python and The Holy Grail.
marble hornets didn't, I think it's copycats didn't either
crediting is more recent thing
Blaire Witch and Cloverfield did. Found footage predates the internet as a genre.
oh okay I didn't see film mentioned, I was thinking just youtube series
now that I think about it do you have to credit people in a film, like legally?
I don't know if its a legal requirement, but all the unions and guilds require it.
makes sense
i'm gonna honest with you I don't even watch the credits and I've been subconciously clicking off the video as soon as they start
It's an unfiction horror series, but none of the observed supernatural beings are evil and outside of Jonah's father being an abuser who Gabby is heavily implied to have killed to protect Jonah and his mom, there are none of the stereotypical surprise moneter reveal twists so far. Just a guy being exposed to the influence of actual no bullshit angels who like manifesting as cartoon rabbits.
I found angel Gabby, fellas. Yes, that's really her.
Just caught up with the episodes, huh, I wasn't thinking that Francis was an aware entity
Apparently he's just really into his role.
I wonder why he made those eggs like he did in the easter episode?
He started painting after Gabby suggested a favorite picture or memory. So he probably has some history with the symbols. The Ouroboros (that snake he drew) is associated with Gnosticism and Alchemy, usually referring to the cycle of death and rebirth or eternal life. Whtever his life was before he met Gabby, it likely involved one of those things.
Yeah but the angel skull and her face with an X on it seemed pretty agro
My guess is those either relate to past events somehow or they're prophetic. I don't think they're threats since it doesn't make aense to let a hostile entity near impressionable children.
Right - whatever the reason for Francis painting the eggs was, it couldn't have been *that* bad, since Gabby still seemed to be on good terms with him in Tape 6.
>During one of the episodes Jonah here's a knock at the door and goes to answer it, with us hearing Gabby's voice from offscreen
>She's been trying to find a way onto earth the entire time she was "missing"
>people wanting this to be any form of "escapism le bad"
wat
Not him, but there are people who want it to turn out that either Gabby is being punished for what she did to Jonah's dad or Jonah getting fricked over for loving Gabby so much. That's probably what anon is referring to.
I take issue with the use of the word "escapism". As you mentioned, it's a story about a kid so mindbroken by his abusive father that he forgot a good chunk of his childhood.
Where's the escapism in that? This isn't a cute story.
I think it's more people using the term "escapism" in the sense that Jonah is deeply attached to Gabby and doesn't want to let go.
Escapism is bad moron
Frick off back to, Reddit. "Escapism bad" not only invalidates the first season's journey/ending but we also have lore and storytelling to explore. Plus lecturing people about escapism in the escapist media is weird sometimes unless it is a very short film or sketch.
>t. escapistard
Using baby media to try and ignore potential hardship is the gayest shit imaginable
wow, you're so edgy and mature.
you fricking tryhard moron
>not being a b***h is edgy now
How can you function in life being this much of a gay?
>Enjoying things is being a b***h
did you have to learn to be this moronic or does it just come naturally?
Escapism isn't just "enjoying things" moron.
>fricking tryhard moron
Don't use big boy words, please.
Its either that or drugs
Yes, you must suffer 24/7 with no reprieve.
they arent actual angels, are they
they are just actors
How do they hear through the tv? How does Zaggy unpause the video? If they aren't supernatural, the only other answer is that they're schizophrenic delusions.
Everything is staged to turn Jonah wacko. Think Truman's Show, but meaner.
I suppose that could fit, but it would be pretty stupid.
The letters episode actually seems to lend some support to them being actual angels.
Angel Gabby? Angel Gabby?
Angel Zaggy? Angel Zaggy?
Fingers crossed this show doesn't become another "le christians r le bad" show. I really like the wholesome neutral attitude it takes, even if the discord is full of groomers and a actual schizo.
Really seems like Jonah's going to be the "le spooky evil" of the show, that homie's such a big simp for Gabby that he's going to break at some point and try to kill someone.
So far it looks like they've been treating the Christian stuff pretty straight, even Zag with all his grumpy expressions and getting the words wrong in the show, he's still actually saying solid stuff and not making any sinful/dangerous suggestions or anything.
I don't think they're going to go so far as to make the abused kid into the big bad of the show. Jonah obviously has a screw loose when it comes to Gabby, but he (probably) wouldn't kill someone due to that - if only because Gabby might flip out if he offed innocents.