Milky Way and the Galaxy Girls

Huh... sounds familar...

Well, MLP is getting a third season already.

So by that logic, this won't be turned into a show for at least 2 more years!

There is nothing new under the sun

Agreed, besides something tell me she might be working on this right now.

The tongue avatar indicates playful ribbing. It was a joke.

I for one think that was a typo on that one article mentioning a "third season". Its far too early for them to be working on a third one if they aren't even done with the second season yet.

Also, officially speaking Lauren isn't working on any show at the moment. She's said she's done all her work for MLP and won't be coming back for a possible 3rd season. She's working on something though. If all goes well, we'll hear about it in November, apparently.

...Good lord I feel like a stalker, going through Lauren Faust's DA comments...

Sorry

I am very excited to know too. you aren't being a stalker don't worry it's normal trying to follow a person you admire

edited 10th Sep '11 8:03:38 PM by FallenLegend

The Cleveland show got renewed for a Second season before the first one aired.

edited 10th Sep '11 8:00:48 PM by SlowTeddy

You hear networks picking up a new season of a show that barely started the previous one LOADS of times!

She is still credited as the creative consultant, so while she's not working on it as much as before, the studio still communicates with her on occasion- they should still be working on the last episodes of Season Two at this point, I would think!

edited 10th Sep '11 8:24:59 PM by Shota

I believe the Galaxy Girls live on planets named after the namers of the real-life planets they're based on. Except for Moon, Sun and Milky, who would live on Luna, Sol and Terra respectively. That blog is probably just a 4th wall mailslot.

That actually brings up a thought... is there no Earth/Terra Galaxy Girl? Most of the blogs and the Twitter are tagged as "Mother Earth", but I assume that's an alias for Lauren Faust to promote the dolls and stuff.

Anyways, going through some of Lauren's older drawings on DA is kinda fun. Here's a sketch she did in 2006 about a certain subject. Also some charaters that haven't been made into dolls yet.

Milky Way's little sister Andromeda
Pluto's band mates Eris and Ceres.

edited 11th Sep '11 7:31:24 PM by Calnos

Nice job! Pluto is officially my favorite galaxy girl

So, is this what Lauren is going to do now that she's off of the ponies?

Maybe. Maybe not. Nevertheless, I see a lot of potential in this series. Lauren Faust said she wanted to make a sci-fi series with a fantasy twist, and I'm getting Nanoha vibes just from thinking about that.

I hope she does something now that she's off of the Ponies! As long as it's not something that's shit like Fish Hooks... I feel sorry for the people with actual talent responsible for that commitee-driven shit everyday.

edited 17th Sep '11 7:37:25 PM by LostAnarchist

She's alluded to wanting to make Galaxy Girls a cartoon before, and Friendship Is Magic got started because she was pitching a "micro-series pop opera" based on Galaxy Girls to Hasbro. I want to say I saw a comment on one of her old sketches that a cartoon had been in development twice, but I don't feel like digging through her DA comments again to make sure :P

She even says that exact same thing in the interview she held with Equestria Daily the day before the Season Two premiere, so you are correct.

I don't think she can do it just yet, but she deserves to anyway...

I have a feeling that we might get a show of the galaxy girls, but give it time. You know it doesn't take 3 days just to produce a tv show right? I have a hunch that Lauren wants to do a few things before doing Galaxy girls.

Also, what Lauren is hinting with November makes me curious. So many questions to what it can be. Tv show, contract for a feature length animated feature, or something out of the blue? Might as well wait and see!

Damn straight. And if you think I'm demanding a rushing of possible greatness here, stop thinking so, please!

I'm just afraid she won't get to make it, unless shes does something that requires independent funding - that way , no corporate can gt in her way. But that is really hard to pull off without something like Joe Murray did (A donation drive), especially in a country that doesn't really value animation, save for a niche audience like the US.

Good animation costs money, if done cheaply you get something on the lines of Johnny Test.

If Lauren does a Kickstarter project for The galaxy girls, I have a big hunch that her pony fans(as well as Power Puff Girls and Foster fans) would help out. Although the only two kickstar projects that didn't work that were animation related were from Milton Knight and Dave Alaveraz(its not finished, but it looks like its heading to the point on not reaching its goal).

Good animation COSTS A LOT of money. But it needs talented and dedicated people at its side to be all worthwhile. It also needs those funding it to not get in the way, hence why I suggested the donation drive plan.

However, at this moment, in a bad-to-shit economy like this, it's going to be hard-pressing to get this made under the eye of someone in a corporatist position. Especially something creator-driven. Kickstarter may be her best option.

I would donate money to her cause, her ponies really earned me

Anyone who is that dedicated a fan should. She does deserve it... Question is(and this includes myself)how much???

Animation artists, if you want to become a major player in the industry, need a life-long game plan, or a massive Xanatos Gambit. This is not only to gain recognition and experience, but to build your own skills as well-rounded artist and person. It gains you respect with executives. This also means you need to make sure you are actually alive and able to work by the time you're old enough to get your chance, so taking care if your body is also crucial!

And Kickstarter is over-rated. Most of the time, it doesn't work. I have no idea how Joe Murray did it, but then, I suppose it's no use questioning Joe Friggin Murray.

edited 18th Sep '11 11:15:15 AM by Shota

[up} Stuff like Kickstarter is only suggested if you really want to be independent so you don't have to be stopped by a corporate commitee when making something... Unique/Original. But it costs a fuckload!

Best for people to hopefully, take your advice, especially in the US, where the best cartoons ARE hard to come by. So are the opportunities to make one, like Faust is trying to do...

edited 18th Sep '11 6:15:35 PM by LostAnarchist