Is The Amazing Digital Circus Kid-Friendly?
As far as the typical naughty culprits, there’s no strong language in “The Amazing Digital Circus: Pilot.” Characters try to swear but are unable to in this world. Instead, there’s a wacky sound effect and a censorship bar over the mouth. There are also light elements of body horror, with Pomni freaking out when she first enters the world, pulling out an eyeball before it goes back into its socket. “The Amazing Digital Circus” is certainly no “Bluey,” where kids of all ages can watch it. Some of the more absurdist and existential ideas will perhaps go over their heads completely.
One of the characters, Kaufmo, becomes “abstracted,” which essentially means being turned into a mindless beast without shape or reason. Kaufmo is then banished to The Cellar, a dark space with other entities like him. This is a fear for the rest of the humanoid creatures, who all dread they could become abstracted. And then there’s the overarching angst over being trapped in a strange world with no hope of escape, forever encased within a run-down computer.
From what we’ve seen so far, “The Amazing Digital Circus” is probably on par with other disturbingly dark children’s shows like “Invader Zim” or “Courage the Cowardly Dog.” Even some episodes of “Spongebob Squarepants,” such as Season 3’s “Nasty Patty,” where Spongebob (Tom Kenny) and Mr. Krabs (Clancy Brown) think they’ve murdered a health inspector, could get to a similar level of strange. With only the pilot out so far, “The Amazing Digital Circus” could get even darker in future episodes, so parents should approach this new series cautiously.
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