While we all know YouTube as the home of every creator that gives us a laugh with their silly, creative, or informational content, this well-known app can also be the spawn point of your next favorite series! For those on the hunt for a brand new, exciting show to watch, rather than searching within popular streaming platforms such as Netflix or Hulu, YouTube could potentially be the host of that series they’re searching for! With such a heartfelt place in everyone’s phone, and such a large variety of entertainment, YouTube is slowly becoming the starting point for various indie animations that tend to resonate quickly with their watchers once given a chance to do so!
Every day, the term ‘indie animation’ becomes more and more widely known across this platform, each video under this category being capable of gaining thousands of views, some even reaching millions. It is likely that, every day, an indie animation series is being worked on, waiting for its premiere on YouTube with the show’s pilot episode. Typically, the first episode of these animation series is titled “Pilot” due to the fact that pilot episodes are known to serve as a test or trial run for a television series or to pitch the concept of the show entirely. For these YouTube-uploaded animations, the pilot episodes act exactly how a hook would in a story, aiming to drag the attention of the watcher and arouse their interests. With so many pilot episodes floating around the endless halls of YouTube, whether the series is completed or in progress, everyone is bound to find something that ends their search for a good show!
Although YouTube is not exactly known for housing these upcoming series, it still contains the same freedom of creativity as any other streaming platform would, if not more. Luckily for today’s generation, it doesn’t take vast amounts of digging for fans to be met with a variety of different shows, each with different plots, and every creator behind them aiming to make their dreams of a complete series a reality. By watching these indie animations, or even just checking them out, not only can people likely find something that piques their interests, but they’ll also be helping out the authors and creators of these animations simply by expanding their reach or increasing their view counts.
Since these series are published on YouTube rather than other platforms that are made for hosting different shows and movies, the wait time between episodes may be slightly longer than what viewers are typically used to. After all, our YouTube creators have likely never worked on huge projects such as these shows before publishing their pilot episodes. However, a good show is worth a good wait! It takes time to create and upload TV productions in general, and it isn’t guaranteed that these shows will always take serious amounts of time to complete. The next episode of your favorite indie animation is always capable of being released before Netflix releases a new season of their most-watched series. So don’t let those possible wait periods stop you from enjoying your next favorite show, courtesy of the imaginative creators of YouTube!
