Object show

An object show is a usually animated type of content that involves living inanimate objects. The genre was first invented in early 2010, with the creation of the web-series Battle for Dream Island by twin brothers Cary and Michael Huang, a game show involving characters competing for the eponymous Dream Island. BFDI inspired dozens upon dozens of imitators, creating a genre spanning hundreds of shows. Most object shows are independently made.
The object show genre primarily consists of game shows, similar to that of Survivor and Big Brother. However, some shows have strained away from this concept, and have attempted to try other genres. As well as this, some object game shows have implemented stories and drama to advance a plot among it's characters and attempt to rack up viewership. Major examples of object shows include Battle for Dream Island, Inanimate Insanity, Paper Puppets: Take 2, The Nightly Manor, and Object Overload.
== Style ==
Object shows typically consist primarily of objects, though some have included human and humanoid characters. The characters themselves are cartoonish depictions of the real-world inanimate object, with a monochrome and cartoonish face, and thin black limbs. Limbs and facial features are most often depicted using specific assets. Some shows opt to use hand-drawn assets, most notably Battle for BFB, the fourth season of BFDI.
The majority of object shows are presented as game shows in a similar format to television programs such as Survivor and Big Brother, though the primarily inspiration for the object show genre as a whole came from an animated comedy series titled Total Drama Island, which is aired on both Teletoon and Cartoon Network. Many object shows tend to follow a generic pattern - a sketch between several characters which segments straight into a contest, either preceded or followed by the elimination of a contestant on the show. Not all object shows follow this pattern; in recent years, some shows have attempted to split off of this pattern and try a new format.
== Notable shows ==
Listed below are several notable object shows. They are listed in order of their first release date.
* Battle for Dream Island (2010 - present)
* Inanimate Insanity (2011 - present)
* Paper Puppets (2013 - 2021)
* Open Source Objects (2019 - present)
* ONE (2020 - 2022)
* The Nightly Manor (2021 - present)
== Fanbase ==
The object show community - colloquially known under the three-letter acronym 'OSC' - is a typically niche part of the larger animation community; despite it's size, the OSC is an incredibly active community constantly pumping out new object shows as well as fan content. Social media is abundant with accounts dedicated to either creating object shows or creating content talking about and/or reviewing it.
Because of the simplicity of object shows, thousands of shows have been released under the genre, all giving their own spin on the original format.
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