My Little Pony - Friendship is Magic

[Carnifex]

ok, i just had to make a thread about this, because
THIS. SHOW. FUCKING. ROCKS!
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i know what you're all thinking right now...
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...but hear me out for a moment.
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it is really well written and superbly animated, with very entertaining storylines, almost "classic" jokes and greatly fleshed out characters.

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of course, as time goes by and you have accepted all of these things, they become slightly irrelevant next to the fact that it's just GOSH-DARN-CUTE PONIES.
it's like a sugar rush.
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and last, but not least, thanks to the internet and perfectly timed still-frames, it has become MEMETASTIC.
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so i implore you to give this series a chance, watch two or three episodes (youtube) and to consider for yourselves whether you have place in your heart for a series that shines with 90s-style goodness and gives hope for future generations of tv animation.

all of you who already watch and love this series (bronies?), feel free to post pictures, videos and just generally discuss what is an awesome show.

p.s.: it was written/created by the same guys as "powerpuffgirls" and "foster's home for imaginary friends".
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[Beeston]

YES.

I think this is a great idea. We need to have a staging point to spread the Bronyism for this terrific show! I think it'd also be a cool idea to share the story of our first introduction to MLP as we go.

So I'll start.

I was in sketch Group with a few of my other artist friends and one of them asked me if I watched it. My reaction was expected as reveling in surprise and a little bit of 'What? Pffft. Why would you watch a show for little girls?'
I ignored all the requests for three weeks until finally I said 'FIIINNEEE. Link me to a good episode.'

I was linked to this:

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And there were two things that blew my mind.
The first was how they accurately portrayed the artist (Rarity) and her relationship with Clients (Don't want to spoil it, watch the video =D) And the second was how surprising it was that it didn't patronize the audience at all with hastily written dialogue. I watched every single episode in a night (At the time there were 16 available.) I've proudly been a Brony ever since!

And other brilliant things I noticed was how Rarity's musical number was a tribute to this song:

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And that half of the plot of one of the episodes was a direct reference to Icarus's plight.

A huge shout out to Lauren Faust by enriching my whole childhood with lots of good animated shows.

[Carnifex]

i've come to the conclusion that rarity probably is my favourite pony. i mean, i can't really pick a favourite, but everytime rarity has time to shine (lol), it just makes me smile widely. best example, the whining part.
here's another example of her at her best. i LOVE it when she's melodramatic :D
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funnily enough, i did get introduced to mlp through this forum here. i can't remember who, but somepony posted flutterguy's song in the cheer me up thread, and a week later or so i decided to check out the series on my own. at first i was confused too why i like this, but by now i've come to accept what i feel and am trying to convert my friends to watch it :D

oh yeah, and here's an example of what i mean by "classic" humour. :D
i mean, door chase scenes? how long is it since i've last seen that used? :D
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edit:
this one's slightly spoilerish since it's from the newest episode, but it showcases just how well this is made. even danny elfman would be proud of this background music.
(also, possibly referencing ren and stimpy with those painted backgrounds?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cy9gNE_vIE

[Beeston]

i've come to the conclusion that rarity probably is my favourite pony. i mean, i can't really pick a favourite, but everytime rarity has time to shine (lol), it just makes me smile widely. best example, the whining part.

Exactly. I can't REALLY pick a favorite because they're all done so well, but if I had to it would be a toss up between Rarity (For the way She portrays our archetype and her and hilarious solutions to sticky situations, plus She was my introduction to MLP) And Pinkie pie (Because Gosh darn it, I've always had a thing for Hyperactivity.)

She hasn't really gotten her due screen time until Episode 25, but 25 was SOO WORTH IT ^^

[Carnifex]

yeah, i wouldn't have thought it (she's my least favourite pony tbh), but that episode might just be my favourite up to date. heh, "normal" angry pinkie pie scares me more than cracked pinkie pie though :D

and here a pretty self-explanatory video, that i fully agree with:
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and this one gives me goosebumps of joy, and i can't really explain why.
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hmm...i'm kinda spamming, ain't i?

[s.ketch]

This thread:

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[Vari]

Is this related to the old-school My Little Pony? Cuz I loved it... I felt strange, because I was a guy (I'm still a guy :P) and it felt so girly, but I loved it! If it's something like a sequel series, then I'll give it a try xD

[Mirana]

I keep seeing this everywhere, so I guess I will have to give it a try. Might also be the motivation I need to tackle that biiiig box of 80s MLP toys I haven't found the right display space for. (Well, other than all over my husband's studio space.)

[TinyBird]

I am of mixed feelings. I've seen people praise this a lot, and I loved the original show back as a kid, but.... I just can't get over my disgust of those thinderella pony designs. I guess it's because I really loved the original toys/show, but when Hasbro decided the old ponies were apparently uncool and too fat, they redesigned the ponies to be thinner and added diamonds to their eyes (Generation 2) which practically destroyed my pony-childhood in the late 90's. I think I bought one to exhibit some sort of sportsmanship but I couldn't muster any liking to that toy, though I displayed the old 80's toys openly for who knows how long.

But then again that one episode was okay, but the designs, but it seems to be one of the better cartoons of these days, but the designsnnnggghhhmmmaybe I watch couple episodes and reach some sort of dislike/okay equilibrium and get some sort of mental closure on these ponies.

[Carnifex]

Is this related to the old-school My Little Pony? Cuz I loved it... I felt strange, because I was a guy (I'm still a guy :P) and it felt so girly, but I loved it! If it's something like a sequel series, then I'll give it a try xD

more like a complete revamp :) and less girly, despite first appearances.
it's kind of like "robot unicorn attack" in that aspect: it should be the girliest shit ever, but it's just plain awesome.

[Mirana]

and less girly, despite first appearances.

What, what, what? I think SOMEONE has not ever seen "Rescue at Midnight Castle" the first MLP movie!

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BAM. Demons, evil centaur kings, and a flying monster chariot in the first 30 seconds of that clip! ;)

[Carnifex]

What, what, what? I think SOMEONE has not ever seen "Rescue at Midnight Castle" the first MLP movie!

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BAM. Demons, evil centaur kings, and a flying monster chariot in the first 30 seconds of that clip! ;)

ok, you got me, i DID never see that. but you will be able to attest, should you watch the new series, that it's a completely different kind of feeling. and they do have quite a few beasties of their own :)

[Beeston]

And these are some fan edited trailers for some decent culture references, which brings out people's surprisingly good editing skills. They are WELL worth the watch.

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There are a few more (Black Ops, World of Warcraft, etc) But I don't feel they do it the same Justice as these ones do it. Seriously. Great vids.

[Carnifex]

hahahaha, hadn't seen the lotr one before. :D
this thread (http://www.ponychan.net/chan/pic/res/66700.html) here is pure fucking genius.
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btw, if you want to download the episodes instead of watching them on youtube, there is a VERY reliable server here (http://ponies.asshat.se/).

[Beeston]

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Ahem.

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[BlightedArt]

I don't... see the appeal... but everyone else does, so I feel like I'm missing out.


It's.... a conundrum....

[crossmirage]

The best thing about MLP:FiM is that it doesn't pretend to be anything. It just is. It makes no attempt to be pretentious, it doesn't try to take itself seriously. Just simple storytelling in its purest form.

[Deadlyhazard]

This is the best show ever made. srsly.

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[Carnifex]

season finale episode is up on youtube!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MM63Duv50I
(ld as it just streamed today, but holy shit those guys are fast)

SOoooo GOOOD! askgashlakghasgka

[InvisibleQuail]

I only watched like 3 episodes but god I love this!
The character designs are not my thing but after a while it just grows on you! Love it!

[Alex Chow]

season finale episode is up on youtube!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MM63Duv50I
(ld as it just streamed today, but holy shit those guys are fast)

SOoooo GOOOD! askgashlakghasgka

"YOU'RE... GOING TO... LOVE ME!"

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm beginning to like this show. It's so well-timed and the jokes have universal appeal. The characters are well defined in personality that I can actually forgive the look of things. It surprised me as much as when I first saw Powerpuff Girls; deceiving designs hiding brilliant execution for what they're given (I mean, seriously, who knew one could do so much with girly ponies?). At times, I wouldn't even have known it was written for their target audience if it wasn't for the look of things (and maybe their song sequences...). This is one of the few recent cartoons that can actually make my cold soul laugh.

I think I'm going to look for more episodes now...

[Beeston]

I am sad face. This is like when I heard Peter Jackson would not be the director of the Hobbit. DAMMIT. (http://fyre-flye.deviantart.com/journal/40428056/?offset=200#comments)

[Carnifex]

*slightly worried*
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let's hope the new people know what they're doing. pleasepleasepleaseplease.

EDIT:
slightly less worried.
http://kreoss.deviantart.com/journal/40422730/
and
From Equestra Daily's comments:

"Looks like one of the staff members of the show just dropped a few words on the Allspark forums, in response to both Lauren's and Kreoss's posts."

Nayuki:
"I've known about this for a while now, was wondering when the news would finally break. Now before people go all gloom and doom, I'd like to point out that she is still doing a lot of what she did in season 1. She's still heavily involved in the pre-production of season 2 (story and scripts), she'll just be less involved in the post-production. This really won't have any impact on the production.

To clarify what Kreoss was talking about in his blog, no 7 episodes are not complete, he's talking about watching animatics, essentially storyboards with the recorded dialogue from the voice actors. Layout starts later this month, and animation starts next month, so it'll be a while yet before the season 2 episodes are ready. I've actually seen more of the animatics than he has at this point, and season 2 is shaping up to be AMAZING."

[Beeston]

Still... even if Season 2 is Half-Faust, Season 3 will be Faustless, unless Circumstances un-change.

See, this is why I promised myself to never invest too much love into someone else's work. Something changes and it ends up shattering you. That's what happened with House; Seasons 1 and 2 were brilliant with the focus on medicine, the puzzle and the tangential learning of medicine... Whereas season 3 onwards had all the lead characters bitching and moaning about their personal lives whilst intermittently pausing the soap opera to remember that they had a patient that was spewing blood all over the floor.

Again, here's hoping that Lauren Faust pulls a Peter Jackson and weaves her way back into the top spot <3

[Carnifex]

the waiting will kill me for sure. but i'm just hoping for the best. or distracting myself long enough to be pleasantly surprised when it returns.
in the meantime, i think i'll draw some fanart.

[Choob]

Am I the only person immune to it's, uhhh, charms?

WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME? AM I DEAD INSIDE?

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[Carnifex]

i don't know. how many episodes have you watched?
usually after two or three you give in to it's child-happy, cynic-free nature. or you don't.

[Alex Chow]

I kind of expected this to happen. The show is far too different from what is considered a show for young girls. It garnered attention (from the least expected audience) for the reasons Hasbro probably did not want, and the ultimate goal is probably to sell the toys to girls. The show outshone the point of it, and now Hasbro's most likely going to take it down a notch. In the worst case scenario, this might end up like Winx Club by season 3 *shivers* but hopefully the remaining team can continue doing a great job without being controlled too much by the toy company.

EDIT: Stuff like: JHy3ZhY9VKs

Brilliantly characterized and timed, almost fucked up, but when your toys look like

http://www.frugalcouponliving.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/my-little-pony.jpg

I can see why Hasbro might raise a brow lol.

[Deadlyhazard]

Their old designs looked atrocious. I remember the show back in like the late 80s or somewhere in the 90s and it was disturbing.

WHEN WILL SEASON 2 COME OUT DAMNIT.

[Beeston]

I think the biggest irony for Hasbro is, Lauren Faust took their product which was aimed at materialistic little girls who wanted toys to play with, and made it something compelling, intelligent, deep and well written with good humor, and it became popular amongst adult people . And I wasn't the least bit persuaded to actually buy their toys.

As Faust is a feminist I'd hate to see her reaction to that statement.. Her design philosophy has always been to create shows for girls that weren't patronizing or the same stupid princess plot each time. And Powerpuff girls appealed to me in my childhood as well. It's nice to find something that's deep and well written that didn't have a lot of darkness to it. And there's something about a well written kids show that really stands apart from a lot of Adult's television these days, probably because it's lack of 'Mature' themes. I haven't really felt this way about a television series since Avatar: The last Airbender.

EDIT: Or Toy story 3. PERFECT example. I was completely convinced that they were to die in that fire.... *sheepish*

[InvisibleQuail]

oh no hope it won't be ruined... :(

[Mirana]

and it became popular amongst adult men. And I wasn't the least bit persuaded to actually buy their toys.

How do you know you're the only demographic that is interested in it? I know at least adult women for sure. I don't know how many kids, but when I was young, anything having to do with horses was a guaranteed win with every girl I knew. ;)

[Alex Chow]

As Faust is a feminist I'd hate to see her reaction to that statement.. Her design philosophy has always been to create shows for girls that weren't patronizing or the same stupid princess plot each time.

"Patronizing" is the key word, and not just to cartoons aimed at young girls.

I think most cartoon writers nowadays need to stop treating any of their young audiences as morons, female or male. It's ruining potentially good concepts in favour of what they THINK will sell, and it gets to the point that even their target audience can see through that.

MLP isn't exactly missing the audience either. On every episode on Youtube, one of the most viewed audience will always have Female 13-17 on it. Maybe it's not selling the toys as much as it could (thank god), but it's exactly what Faust wanted and then some. I don't think girls are necessarily going to cry in a corner seeing Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy slowly descend into madness; it's just funny!

[Beeston]

How do you know you're the only demographic that is interested in it? I know at least adult women for sure. I don't know how many kids, but when I was young, anything having to do with horses was a guaranteed win with every girl I knew. ;)

I don't REALLY know for certain, but I don't think saying it became popular amongst adult men excludes it being popular with anyone else either =)

I just mis-constructed my sentence, that's all.

So I suppose I should have said 'I think it became more popular amongst adult males than they expected it to, who wouldn't be as inclined to buy the product as Hasbro would like.'

I have yet to learn the language of 'Covering my ass' :P

[Carnifex]

i just hope they'll update us with inside info every now and then on whether it is or isn't going to be good (i.e. animators posting whether they're happy or frustrated with how it's turning out, no real details), so we don't descent into hysteria and speculation where we don't need it.
edit:
director's twitter seems confident/positive:
http://twitter.com/#!/goldenrusset
i'm still torn between hope and despair. trying to wrestle down my feelings abit. it's been long since i've let myself get this involved with a show.

edit2:
i feel re-assured.
(posts taken from ponychan.net)
"Aside from the fact that she wasn't fired.

Jesus Jackhammering Christ, chances are as she got further along in season 1 she realized that she was slowly losing creative control to the writers and artists (who she thanks), since an episodic structure (the one point of executive meddling that might have caused this.)

Face it, she wanted episodes 1&2 to be the template, and instead got Tales from Ponyville, not that there wasn't continuity (hell Best Night Ever was practically continuity porn.)

notice she says Personal creative involvment and creative control.

Creative involvement went out the window when she had to defer to the various writers and artists, and probably became impersonal when she had to be the boss and worry about things like, how close are we to the deadline over, this isn't quite right, redo it. As for Creative control, she had less once it got past episode 3 when writers took over, and once again had to make it impersonal when she had to say things like, "I'm going to have to cut out these lines, and this joke."

tl;dr Not the end of the world or the end of the franchise as we like it."

http://www.ponychan.net/chan/oat/src/130488894091.jpg

[Mirana]

@damascus57: Ha, I wasn't going by just that sentence alone. It seemed to me you were saying, "The company is demoting this creator I like because it ended up targeting the male demographic who don't buy pony toys." Thus saying it must not be popular with the intended demo, or those who buy the product.

I could also say I know a lot of adults who buy plenty of toys. ;) It wasn't a srs bznz comment from me though. Just teasing you. ;)

Hasbro IS in the market of toys, but as has been proven with other companies who get into the entertainment biz, that is not all they make money from. A popular toon is still going to make good money, even without the bonus of merchandise.

[Beeston]

That's a very resounding and confident "We're fine guys" that I've heard. I feel better, I will keep Winter wrap up as my ringtone.

I have to admit, when I first heard the news my reaction was:

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But I guess I'm more enthused about Season 2 =)

And thanks Miranda =) It's always difficult to determine when someone's being funny and when someone's giving a little nudge.

And... Wow.

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I wish I could get paid like that... Thankfully that's all being donated to Japan.

[Alex Chow]

My face if season 2 sucks:

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But the words certainly are reassuring.

[Carnifex]

BOING!
ms. faust didn't mention a certain detail that shines a WHOLE new light on the whole situation:
http://www.ponychan.net/chan/oat/src/130489955533.jpg

i am now completely comfortable again.

[Beeston]

Oh.

OH THAT IS BRILLIANT.

I feel that if she wants to keep that kind of information low profile, perhaps we should respect that. But still.. <3

[Carnifex]

Oh.

OH THAT IS BRILLIANT.

I feel that if she wants to keep that kind of information low profile, perhaps we should respect that. But still.. <3

heh, too late for that. :bashful:
ponychan already exploded with the news...
http://www.ponychan.net/chan/pony/res/2482001.html
edit: k, they've put out an appeal to not mention it on her da page, apparently she doesn't want it known yet.
shiiiiiit.
still, EXCITED!

EDIT2:
as in, she's hiding those comments.

[Carnifex]

it's confirmed!
http://fyre-flye.deviantart.com/journal/40428056/#comments
(now i get all those people who were riled up over the royal wedding; this is the most amazing emotional rollercoaster i've been on for DECADES! this fandom rocks!)
(and even if she's says that's not the reason, i don't care)

[Beeston]

Oh you are just adorable Carnifex =)
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Also... I kinda care. I care about her reason because I want to figure out her chances of coming back to work on the show. Because she's the kind of person who would stand up to the marketing department to prevent things like This (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FjLEqfRvzxI/TcWpXq9PdeI/AAAAAAAAEOY/lyd7f8_DxyE/s1600/imag0190d.jpg) being integrated into the art style and advertised to no end.

Nonetheless, insanely happy for her and Craig with the great news outside of the realm of animation.

[Deadlyhazard]

http://www.ponychan.net/chan/pony/src/130490340300.png

HOW IS BABBBBY FORMED?!

Awesome news for the Fausts, though! I'm excited to see the babbbby!

Season 2 should be fine in quality.....too bad we have to wait until December....Q.Q. Or so I've read.

[Lintire]

I don't mind it. Shows like Powerpuff and Foster's Home certainly did warm my heart quite a bit, and this show has had the same effect, but going crazy over-the-top bronie for a fandom I like with detached curiosity, I ain't.
However, glad to see that the second season is coming out, even if I have yet to watch past the first 2 episodes on the original.

[Beeston]

btw, if you want to download the episodes instead of watching them on youtube, there is a VERY reliable server here (http://ponies.asshat.se/).

Aww, the files are gone =(

[Carnifex]

Aww, the files are gone =(

hm, i think they're all compiled in that one torrent now.

[jellyswirl]

I hope season 2 is still great but I know I would buy season 1 if it goes on dvd =p.

[Nyau]

I fell in love with the show in the first two episodes, it had continuity! Which is rare with cartoons now a days. I was a big disappointed when the third episode didnt continue from the first two..but only for a brief moment. Ive been watching ever since day one, and Im thankful for such a lovely fun show.

I love the flying animation, and the detail to making the wings on the pegasi look like WINGS. There was continuity through the season, small little things...and the last episode of the season had the dresses that Rarity made! I was :D :D :D .

I am looking forward to the Season 2, mostly because Luna will make a return! I am hoping it doesnt turn girly girl..which is what I am afraid of.

[Carnifex]

eeeeeeeeeee! fanboy moment! haha, my sister today presented me with one of those surprise bags and i've now got a little figurine! :D granted it was one background pony but still, ahhhhhhhhh! i didn't even know they sold toys of this yet in my country. (they sure don't show the series)
also, it made me realize just HOW much i love this stuff by now. i saw the outside of the bag with the ponies on it and i started squealing and grinning like a retard. :D :D :D

[Alex Chow]

eeeeeeeeeee! fanboy moment! haha, my sister today presented me with one of those surprise bags and i've now got a little figurine! :D granted it was one background pony but still, ahhhhhhhhh! i didn't even know they sold toys of this yet in my country. (they sure don't show the series)
also, it made me realize just HOW much i love this stuff by now. i saw the outside of the bag with the ponies on it and i started squealing and grinning like a retard. :D :D :D

You too?

I have two friends who bought Pony toys after becoming fans. Applejacks seems to be most abundant in the stores (presumably because there are fewer fans) but Fluttershys, Pinkie Pies and Rainbow Dashes tend to a lot fewer. Pony madness is real, I tells ya. I still haven't bought any toys though...

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[Deadlyhazard]

You too?

I have two friends who bought Pony toys after becoming fans. Applejacks seems to be most abundant in the stores (presumably because there are fewer fans) but Fluttershys, Pinkie Pies and Rainbow Dashes tend to a lot fewer. Pony madness is real, I tells ya. I still haven't bought any toys though...

Following video related: JgpsZNsU_iY

I actually want a Rainbow Dash t-shirt so bad ;-:. Might have to make a custom one.

[Deadlyhazard]

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^ addicting

[shrunkendesigner]

Just so I know, I'm not judging, but is the love for this show real and genuine or is there a sense or irony here? Or is this show like the Spongebob? Something parents can watch with their kids and take some enjoyment from it too?

[Carnifex]

it is genuine, and parents can get enjoyment out of it too. it can't really be summarized, so it's best to just watch and judge for yourself.
i'd say it's better than spongebob though ;)

[shrunkendesigner]

Do I dare? I'm not a parent so I can't really have a legitimate reason to watch it... Would you say it it better than the Samurai Jack?

[Carnifex]

never watched samurai jack, so i wouldn't know.
i say go for it. do you need a legitimate reason? i mean, is anyone gonna ask you for one?

[Alex Chow]

Do I dare? I'm not a parent so I can't really have a legitimate reason to watch it... Would you say it it better than the Samurai Jack?

They're both good in a different way.

The legitimate reason is that it's actually a very well made cartoon. It's like a 90s cartoon renewed two decades later and it doesn't take itself very seriously.

[Mirana]

I was telling my husband about how I was going to watch this since there were some dudes on CA that liked it. He made the Obama face posted above, lol. THEN I told him it was by the same creator of Powerpuff Girls.

He said, "Oh! Then it's probably good and I'd watch it."

I never watched PPG because I thought it was "girlie" but he LOVED it. So there you go, shrunkendesigner. Sometimes "girlie" just means "good" and you don't need to worry about your masculinity to enjoy it. ;) I mean, my hubs fav cartoon ever is Kim Possible. Though less "girlie" it was definitely not targeted to boys/men. ;)

[Beeston]

He made the Obama face posted above, lol. THEN I told him it was by the same creator of Powerpuff Girls.

He said, "Oh! Then it's probably good and I'd watch it."

Oh yeah. I didn't know it was made by the creator of powerpuff girls until I noticed the the personality archetypes of all the ponies were so similar to the three PPG's... And I loved that too :P

And yeah, Samurai Jack is awesome too, but in a different way.

[shrunkendesigner]

I never watched PPG because I thought it was "girlie" but he LOVED it. So there you go, shrunkendesigner. Sometimes "girlie" just means "good" and you don't need to worry about your masculinity to enjoy it. ;)

Lol, I never worry about my masculinity, especially since I watch Glee by choice, (much to the dismay of my girlfriend) the most manly show around. I've never watched the Power Puff Girls, but I remember seeing clip of it and thinking it looked mental. I think the pace of modern cartoons is so different now than what it was when I was younger in the 90's. I'm so old... but damn it I am manly.

I prefer really crude and politically incorrect shows like South Park and Family Guy and, of course, The Happy Tree Friends but, I will have a look as I'm not adverse to trying new things.

[shrunkendesigner]

Okay, I watched the first episode of it and I'm sorry guys, its not for me... I see why kids love it and the nuances that attract the grown ups (like the Granny Smith Pony) though and don't judge anyone above the target age for watching and enjoying it. I did think the musical score is pretty good though but that isn't enough to rope me in.

I'll go back to my big boy cartoons and Harry Potter...

[Carnifex]

the thing is, the first episode is quite different in tone from the rest of them. you shouldn't necessarily judge by that one, sadly.
i'd suggest something like "bridle gossip" to get more of the usual tone of the show.

[shrunkendesigner]

I'm sorry I can't hear you over my big boy cartoons...

...its Pinky, its Pinky and the Brain Brain Brain Brain, Brain Brain Brain Brain!

(date I know)

[Beeston]

I'm sorry I can't hear you over my big boy cartoons...

...its Pinky, its Pinky and the Brain Brain Brain Brain, Brain Brain Brain Brain!

(date I know)

Aren't you in for a surprise.

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[shrunkendesigner]

Aren't you in for a surprise.

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Oh... my.. god... that... was AWESOME!

Must resist... urge to watch... all of... My Little Pony...

I fear I may become the least metal drummer in metal music on the planet...

[Carnifex]

dude,even weird al jankovich likes em, who cares? ;)

[A Kitten]

Oh my, you should NEVER judge a show by it's pilot because in some cases, such as emmy winning Rugrats, The pilot episode involving Tommy and the toilet is so radically different from episodes coming afterward, you could swear the animation teams were on other sides of the world.

Also, The Simpsons. Jesus Christ look at how far THEY have come. From those scary monsters from the shorts to the Post movie episodes.

I've watched My Little Pony FIM On Demand and I've. Fallen. In. Love. <333

The expressions and pastel colors tickle the little girl in me and the
humour isn't as corny as most kiddie shows that have lessons.

Example: An episode where the lesson involved to not judge someone by the way they look.

Fluttershy, got a deep Barry White Voice.

Hilarity.

[shrunkendesigner]

I just thought I'd share this link to a piece done by one of my fav artists:

http://plasticandplush.com/2011/04/my-little-bony-by-alex-pardee.html

I love it.

[Alex Chow]

http://sketchyfun.blogspot.com/2011/04/rarity.html

Here's rendered Rarity by Ben Hickling :)

[Beeston]

http://sketchyfun.blogspot.com/2011/04/rarity.html

Here's rendered Rarity by Ben Hickling :)

*Jaw drops in awe*

HOWEVER. She could have been doing a more 'Rarity' pose I guess. And I am seeing some anatomical and construction issues but damn... THAT RENDERING =O

[Carnifex]

*Jaw drops in awe*

HOWEVER. She could have been doing a more 'Rarity' pose I guess. And I am seeing some anatomical and construction issues but damn... THAT RENDERING =O

like this? (http://14-bis.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=24#/d36o6jh)

oh and scootaloo (http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=&section=&global=1&q=scootaloo#/d3fyb8o) also by ben hickling.

[Carnifex]

hehe, damn, this new official vid made me smile WAY more than it should have.
it's official, EVERYTHING's better with ponies.
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edit: omfg extended version!
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(also, whoa, they officially used the word "bronies")

[BlightedArt]

I actually just got kinda hooked on this.. onto episode 5.

There was never a chance I'd win resisting it: the animation was so slick from the word "go".

DAMN YOU GUYS.

[velderia]

Oh gawd. : D

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Edit: And a really nice review of the toys:

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[Carnifex]

I actually just got kinda hooked on this.. onto episode 5.

There was never a chance I'd win resisting it: the animation was so slick from the word "go".

DAMN YOU GUYS.

don't feel too bad about it. ;)
if the ponies even managed to warm parts of the black heart of the "internet hate machine" /b/, pretty much everypony's fair game.
(ohgod i already automatically substitute "everybody")

[Mirana]

Okay. Serious question.

How the fuck to you get the theme song out of your head, because it has been three days now and it's driving me nuts! ;)

[tobbA]

Okay. Serious question.

How the fuck to you get the theme song out of your head, because it has been three days now and it's driving me nuts! ;)

Tried this?

http://unhearit.com/

:P

[InvisibleQuail]

Finished watching all 26 Episodes, hope second season will be as good as the first. :3


Tried this?

http://unhearit.com/

:P

oh god

[Beeston]

Tried this?

http://unhearit.com/

:P

Or you could just listen to this song 24 hours a day :)

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[Mirana]

LOL, tobbA that is not helpful! ;) I've been listening to other music, but damn if that song doesn't come back as soon as I'm not!

Oh goood, damascus that song is adorable. At least it's a bit longer than the OP, so that's good!

[Kjesta]

About to watch the last episode of season one. What will I do with my life until season two comes out?!

[Carnifex]

About to watch the last episode of season one. What will I do with my life until season two comes out?!

draw fanart? it's what i'm doing.
getting in touch with other "pony artists" is also quite rewarding.

[Kjesta]

draw fanart? it's what i'm doing.
getting in touch with other "pony artists" is also quite rewarding.

Good plan. Right now I'm working day and night to get my novel script ready to print (210k and 8 days left *cross fingers*) but after that I'll be SO making fanart! Think I'll actually try out my graphic tablet again for that.

[Beeston]

Am I the only person immune to it's, uhhh, charms?

WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME? AM I DEAD INSIDE?

http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww113/President_Choob/713.gif


May be a repost, but since these are two of my favourite movies, I just had to.

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Welcome... to the real world... ;)

Anyway, I saw the latter post in the Cheer Me up thread Droid, but I figured that this would be a better place for it.

I so happen to be working on a re-dub of the Battle of the Pelennor fields; I title it the battle of the Appaloosa fields ;) It's only 3/4 complete and I can't seem to find enough footage to complete it without replaying already used shots backwards or flipped. I'm not really happy with most of what I've already done and as I said I'm scratching to use shots in a creative way that I haven't already used 3 or four times, flipped or played backwards. If someone else wouldn't mind seeing it and giving feedback, that'd be great.. I've got gigs upon gigs worth of data in a file, so even though I'd love to do a collaboration, I doubt it's practical.

[Kjesta]

There's now a German opening (http://www.hasbro.com/de_DE/play/details.cfm?guid=BDC47222-5056-900B-10E3-9275728BDA42) :rocker:

Admittedly, it's not as good as the original, but it's always that way. I think they did a pretty good job with the lyrics, considering that German is a pretty hard language to sing in. (It's more of a poetry and novelling language, not music.)

damascus57, I've never done any video-editing so I'm not sure that I'd be helpful, but I just wanted to say that I'm looking forward to that video! Sounds awesome :)

[Alex Chow]

There's now a German opening (http://www.hasbro.com/de_DE/play/details.cfm?guid=BDC47222-5056-900B-10E3-9275728BDA42) :rocker:


At least it isn't this:

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[Kjesta]

At least it isn't this:

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OMG MAKE IT STOP! I'm bleeding from my ears!

Yeah, I don't know, I just thought that the German dub could give MLP a cool new techno theme, like they did with Sailor Moon:

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Ah well, those days are over... German dubs aren't what they used to be.

[Carnifex]

There's now a German opening (http://www.hasbro.com/de_DE/play/details.cfm?guid=BDC47222-5056-900B-10E3-9275728BDA42) :rocker:

Admittedly, it's not as good as the original, but it's always that way. I think they did a pretty good job with the lyrics, considering that German is a pretty hard language to sing in. (It's more of a poetry and novelling language, not music.)

damascus57, I've never done any video-editing so I'm not sure that I'd be helpful, but I just wanted to say that I'm looking forward to that video! Sounds awesome :)

ääääääääähhhhhhhhh..........nope. sorry, although they did a really good job with the lyrics, the voices just make me cringe beyond belief.

[Kjesta]

ääääääääähhhhhhhhh..........nope. sorry, although they did a really good job with the lyrics, the voices just make me cringe beyond belief.

You'll notice that I only spoke about the lyrics anyway ;) The voices... Well, I didn't expect anything for those anyway. Cartoons are always dubbed really sloppily in German, so I don't think this case is really worth mentioning.

[InvisibleQuail]

lol german dubs.

[Carnifex]

season two's been announced to start sept17!

also, leaked info. rumors.
http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/08/season-2-episode-1-return-of-harmony.html

[Jacob Kobryn]

It's pretty odd that there a lot of adult men that watch this show. It's not quite as odd as adult men who listen to Justin Bieber, but it's still pretty odd.

[tobbA]

It's not that odd. It's a well-written show that can appeal to anybody. And it doesn't suffer from trying to appeal to an audience of young girls simply by making everything pink and cute.

Justin Beiber on the other hand is cheaply written music that does try to appeal to an audience of young girls by being cute and singing sappy songs.

[LORD M]

Kobryn, of course one cannot understand it without watching it. Everyone is a brony at hearth, you just haven't realised it yet. ;)

[hu-ha]

Well, I shouldn't blame Carnifex, I could just don't enter this thread. Now I'm doomed (or 20% cooler). Oh Gott...

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[Beeston]

Season 2, Go!

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[Carnifex]

i friggin LOVE discord's voice. RAWR!
(and his design is really fun to work with too, so many little details)
are we ever off to a good season start!

[Flashback]

He's manipulating everyone expect Fluttershy he takes no crap from her.

[Deadlyhazard]

Hell yeah ponies!!! Discord is a BAMF, I bet next episode he'll murder the ponies and it'll turn into this grimdark pony show that somehow stays on the Hub.

[Kjesta]

Can't be the only one who thinks Discord's face looks more like a goat than a pony? He's so awesome :) When he first appeared I was all, "What, is this Steve Magnet's bastard brother?"

It's so fast-paced and full of plot - I'm excited to see how it goes on!

[Flashback]

i friggin LOVE discord's voice.

Well, the actor is Q from Star trek: TNG.

[Carnifex]

holy crap guys. BEST EPISODE EVER.
the bitchy interactions, twilight breaking, twilight rebuilding, exploding glasses and all that delicious, delicious chaos (framewalking pony and buffaloes in tutus? haha, holy crap!). end felt a bit rushed, but still. (people are freaking out over the star wars reference :D)

[Alex Chow]

Discord is the shit.

[LORD M]

I. Had. To. Post. It! Can't. Help. It!


http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/200/f/5/addicted_by_orangel8989-d4118pq.png

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/202/c/e/scootaloo_shows_off_by_orangel8989-d419bgr.png

[tobbA]

Appearently Lauren Faust is working on a new project that's gonna be a series of animated shorts about Wonder Girl, Batgirl, Supergirl called Super Best Friends Forever. :)

http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/news.php/news.php?action=fullnews&id=1139

[Blitz]

Is this stupid shit here too. It's all over the place from art forums to MMA forums.

[Beeston]

Is this stupid shit here too. It's all over the place from art forums to MMA forums.

I'm sure if it was so stupid then we probably wouldn't be bothering with it.

[Tim Murphy]

is this stupid shit here too. It's all over the place from art forums to mma forums.

stop liking things i don't like!!!1

[Blitz]

I'm sure if it was so stupid then we probably wouldn't be bothering with it.

stop liking things i don't like!!!1

Not about liking.

I just don't bye it at all.

I think its more of an online thing.

Like a fad, some like to join, some like to hate, and older guys look at it like WTF are they doing.

[tobbA]

I think its more of an online thing.


I think, is the keyword here...

Well. It is an online thing. And a bit of a fad. Doesn't mean it isn't good.

[Carnifex]

Not about liking.

I just don't bye it at all.

I think its more of an online thing.

Like a fad, some like to join, some like to hate, and older guys look at it like WTF are they doing.

you pretty much described just about every cult series ever. :shrug:

[Flashback]

It finally happened, dwarf fortress pony mod.

http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=80240.0


And a little let's play:
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=93121.0

[Lhune]

Oh God, not here as well....

[Turaziel]

I don't watch MLP but I know it's good for a few laughs where ever it pops up on the internet.

[Kjesta]

The new season has been good so far, Twilight's sanity slippage in ep 3 was glorious to watch. Can't wait for the Halloween special :)

To Blitz and Lhune:

http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110314162138/mlpfanart/images/0/05/Pinkie_Pie_haters_gonna_hate.gif

[LORD M]

Oh yeah Kjesta, ep 3 was disturbingly awesome. I read that ep 4 will have princess Luna in it! SO looking forward to it!

[Carnifex]

lord m - indeed it will. the hub facebook page has released some screenshots already, apparently. i am very much looking forward to it aswell.

[Kjesta]

Luna was awesome, but I'm even more excited to see Rarity and Sweetie Belle in the spotlight today. Can't wait!

[Carnifex]

this episode was awesome, especially to those of us with siblings. many d'awws were had.

[habrok]

S2 is on already? How did I not know? D:

[Psychotime]

Ok, I said I'd watch an episode, SO I DID.

The episode that I saw was "Look Before You Sleep".

It was an episode. Can anyone name me a good one?

EDIT: Ok, after getting some input I gave 3 other episodes a look.

"Griffon the Brush-Off." A little better.

"Party of One." Wasn't bad.

"Sonic Rainboom" Alright.


Yeah, this show isn't anything different from what I was expecting. It's ok.

[Beeston]

I suppose I would recommend "Suited for success", it was my introduction episode. The whole premise of that episode is something that we as artists relate to quite a bit.

[Psychotime]

Haha, given what I've seen already, Rarity is the most unlikeable character on the show, so I really can't say I can truly relate to whatever crap she puts herself into. I more or less WANT bad crap to happen to her.

But yeah, this show just isn't for me. It's not bad, though.

[seba_boi]

Egads!... I thought this was a joke thread... But apparently it's legit!... :3

Anyways, the voice actor for Rainbow Dash/Applejack is also a lead singer of a band here in Vancouver and I'm kinda addicted to their new song... :p

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[Carnifex]

Haha, given what I've seen already, Rarity is the most unlikeable character on the show, so I really can't say I can truly relate to whatever crap she puts herself into. I more or less WANT bad crap to happen to her.

But yeah, this show just isn't for me. It's not bad, though.

that's the thing though, this episode is probably the first to slowly shift your impression of her.

[Kjesta]

OMG, Rarity is unlikable? Sorry, but no way. She may be vain but she's always handled as an artist and a businesswoman, not a vapid fashion victim. She doesn't wear what society says is cool, she makes her own clothes according to her own ideas and markets them, running a one-mare-show very successfully.

Maybe she's a bit shallow and silly at times, but all of the characters have flaws. (If Rarity is in any way unlikable, I declare Rainbow Dash to be unlikable for her jock-ness and self-centredness, but those are just parts of her that make her who she is.)

[Psychotime]

She may be vain but she's always handled as an artist and a businesswoman,

In which episode? "Look Before You Sleep" and "Sonic Rainboom" (the only episodes I saw that had her important to the plot) showed her as a self centered pretentious snob who likes having arbitrary rationales to look down on others and wants to be the center of attention.

I GUESS "Suited for Success" is about the artist and businesswoman angle you're talking about, but I only gave the episode a minute or two. I felt no urge to continue because I already gave the series 2 hours of my time, and I concluded that it wasn't something I liked enough to watch anymore.

not a vapid fashion victim.

When on earth did I say that? Are you talking to someone else?

Maybe she's a bit shallow and silly at times

That's not a maybe. That's all I ever saw from the character.

If Rarity is in any way unlikable, I declare Rainbow Dash to be unlikable for her jock-ness and self-centredness, but those are just parts of her that make her who she is.

Rainbow Dash certainly isn't self centered, given what I saw in "Griffon the Brush-Off". What's "jock-ness?"

[Carnifex]

can't help you if you don't like it. each character has their ups and downs, but believe me when i say rarity is refreshingly different from what you initially might perceive her as.

[TinyBird]

OMG, Rarity is unlikable? Sorry, but no way. She may be vain but she's always handled as an artist and a businesswoman, not a vapid fashion victim.
...Mind you, but even is she is handled as an artist and businesswoman, it doesn't automatically mean she'd be likeable to everyone. And then you basically go on to saying that if you find one character unlikeable (of reasons that Psychotime didn't even say as far as I know) then you should find the other ones too? Personal likes and dislikes do affect a lot here (I'm sure everyone here has at least one character [of any series] that they dislike that others like), so...

[Kjesta]

...Mind you, but even is she is handled as an artist and businesswoman, it doesn't automatically mean she'd be likeable to everyone. And then you basically go on to saying that if you find one character unlikeable (of reasons that Psychotime didn't even say as far as I know) then you should find the other ones too? Personal likes and dislikes do affect a lot here (I'm sure everyone here has at least one character [of any series] that they dislike that others like), so...

I didn't intend so say it like that, sorry if it came across as such. I was trying to point out why I personally think Rarity is not unrelatable at all because usually her role would be the chick whose tastes are determined by society and who's totally vain, which is not how she is treated at all. So she may be a lot of things but I don't find her unapproachable at all.

Besides, I never said I didn't like Rainbow Dash. I say that there are things one could easily dislike about her but they are part of her character and flaws that are balanced by her good traits.

Sorry that it came out badly, I've had very little sleep and food for the past two weeks, my brain was kind of muddled typing it.

[TinyBird]

Besides, I never said I didn't like Rainbow Dash. I say that there are things one could easily dislike about her but they are part of her character and flaws that are balanced by her good traits.
Yeah, I didn't assume you personally didn't like Rainbow Dash, but even still, personal likes and dislikes tend to play such a huge part with what character you like or dislike that things like that don't necessarily affect the personal opinion. I like some characters that are unbalanced and flat, and I like some characters that are well written and balanced and all between, and though I can say "X is a really flat character with no redeeming qualities" I can still like them because there's just something that I like, even if they really aren't well written as characters.

Like you personally said, you personally find Rarity likeable and can relate to her and I'm sure so will many others, but not everyone will.

[tobbA]

Creepy :o

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/5622/picture1ntf.png

[shrunkendesigner]

Don't know if it has been posted here before or not, but I stumbled onto this Blog post of the old (I think) "My Little Pony" toys, where people have taken it upon themselves to customise them. For instance, there is a Boba Fett Pony and a Pony Encased in Carbonite. My personal fav is the Xenomorph pony.

I thought I'd share the link with you MLP lovers because I thought you might get a kick out of it: http://www.buzzfeed.com/rebeccae/my-little-pony-for-geeks