Amazing how some episodes from this actually aired on BBC. And it has a higher score on IMDb than Salad Fingers itself, lol.
Jerry Jackson it's pretty much a cultural artifact of the early 2000s, parodying several trends from that era, particularly mocking some poorly made online animations uploaded to Newgrounds, with its satirical tone becoming more evident as the series progressed.
However, as crudely made this series was, it also has an undeniable charm. Watching some of the shorts made me feel nostalgic for the old internet, before social media and advertisements took over most websites.
Sure, there was a lot of bad stuff, with lots of edgy tryhard content, but at least there was a certain "sincerity" behind the bad stuff. One could tell that even in the most amateurish works the (usually experienced) artists were putting all their heart, unlike the modern scammers using apps to do all the job for them.
Back then, teens made a lot of offensive jokes online, but weren't genuinely hateful. Nowadays, even adults took offense at the most milquetoast content, starting culture wars over the casting of some trashy live-action Disney film. And they are petty, genuinelly hateful people.
As the world keeps turning into a progressively worse place, stuff like Jerry Jackson has a much more innocent vibe, as a relic from better times that won't come back.
Jerry Jackson it's pretty much a cultural artifact of the early 2000s, parodying several trends from that era, particularly mocking some poorly made online animations uploaded to Newgrounds, with its satirical tone becoming more evident as the series progressed.
However, as crudely made this series was, it also has an undeniable charm. Watching some of the shorts made me feel nostalgic for the old internet, before social media and advertisements took over most websites.
Sure, there was a lot of bad stuff, with lots of edgy tryhard content, but at least there was a certain "sincerity" behind the bad stuff. One could tell that even in the most amateurish works the (usually experienced) artists were putting all their heart, unlike the modern scammers using apps to do all the job for them.
Back then, teens made a lot of offensive jokes online, but weren't genuinely hateful. Nowadays, even adults took offense at the most milquetoast content, starting culture wars over the casting of some trashy live-action Disney film. And they are petty, genuinelly hateful people.
As the world keeps turning into a progressively worse place, stuff like Jerry Jackson has a much more innocent vibe, as a relic from better times that won't come back.