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A thread to discuss My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and the tie-in media.

All of the usual forum rules apply. In addition, please remember that the thread is discussing a kids' show, and it's primarily focused on the work itself, not the fanfic — in particular, we don't want to see lewdness creeping in.

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I don't know WHAT the Hell happened (I blame shenanigans) but we're going to start from scratch. Post your feels for this awesome show again! Naow!

Edited by Mrph1 on Aug 26th 2024 at 10:24:26 AM

marston Since: Sep, 2011
#101451: Dec 23rd 2014 at 9:44:38 PM

Which would be a shame, because there actually is quite a bit of good material from the comics {Nightmare Rarity, Trixie and Babs Seed's interactions, etc}.

Speaking of which, is anyone else annoyed at how fanfics seem to completely ignore the potentially interesting things the IDW comics have? Like, there's quite a bit of stuff that should be huge Fanfic Fuel, but it gets ignored while Equestria Girls somehow attracts more fan attention.

edited 23rd Dec '14 9:45:05 PM by marston

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#101452: Dec 23rd 2014 at 9:50:53 PM

[up]Don't really have an answer for that.

Anyway,I need to sleep and try to ignore this shit until I wake up.Night.

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#101453: Dec 23rd 2014 at 9:53:47 PM

To be fair, EQG is higher canonicity than the comics.

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marston Since: Sep, 2011
#101454: Dec 23rd 2014 at 9:57:24 PM

Which really isn't saying much, considering that you still can ignore it completely without being lost when it comes to Season 4 {And most likely Season 5 as well}.

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#101455: Dec 23rd 2014 at 10:12:58 PM

I'd chalk it up to the better reception of Rainbow Rocks vs. the more critical reception of recent comic arcs.

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marston Since: Sep, 2011
#101456: Dec 23rd 2014 at 10:22:47 PM

[up]No, this was going on long before either Reflections or Rainbow Rocks came around. The most fan attention the comics ever got was all the Nightmare Rarity fanart. No fanfics or anything.

edited 23rd Dec '14 10:26:16 PM by marston

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#101458: Dec 23rd 2014 at 10:34:16 PM

I'd make a joke about people not wanting to read Recursive Fanfiction but I don't really want to get into an argument on that.

Anyways, I don't really know what to tell you since I hardly read fan fiction, so I have no point of comparison. I've seen a lot of fan art of the comics, but that's about it. I guess not as many people read the comics/ are interested in the EU/ able to invest themselves in the EU, so they stick with the animated cannon. I mean, how much fan content do you see of the novels? Or any of the other things that don't pertain to the animated series?

edited 23rd Dec '14 10:35:20 PM by PrincessGwenevere

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marston Since: Sep, 2011
#101459: Dec 23rd 2014 at 10:39:47 PM

There's a part of me that thinks it's partially because of butthurt fanboys getting mad about their headcanons being ruined {After all, that seemed to be the primary criticism that the Nightmare Rarity arc got}, but if that were the case then I suppose most if not all of Seasons 3 and 4 would have been ignored too. I've seen people bitching about said seasons ruining their headcanons too.

Why do people get so attached to those? When Games Ponies Play ruined my "Orphan RD" headcanon and the S4 Premier destroyed my headcanon on many subjects, I just shrugged it off and didn't even get sad. Yes, Headcanon stuff can be really fun, but you have to keep in mind that the show could joss it at any point even with just a single line of dialogue, and that your headcanon will never actually be canon {Aside from Hilarious in Hindsight stuff or coincidences}.

edited 23rd Dec '14 10:47:24 PM by marston

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#101460: Dec 23rd 2014 at 10:59:19 PM

Games Ponys Play didn't actually rule out RD being an orphan, because her parent only appears in the flashback.

Anyway, it's clear to me that my headcanon will never be canon because at the very least, it's obvious that the writers don't actually put much thought into the world building and even if they did, they could never show it. So it's not a big deal. I still get annoyed by stuff like Daring Don't though, where it feels like they didn't even try to be consistent.

edited 23rd Dec '14 11:03:50 PM by storyyeller

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#101461: Dec 23rd 2014 at 11:03:57 PM

[up][up]People don't like being told they're wrong, I suppose. Especially when they've developed a headcannon for a long time, or became attached to one that's been around forever. They put an obsessive amount of time and detail into these ideas and pretty much get flat out told they're wrong.

At the risk of sounding like a bitch, these people are annoying and a bit creepy.

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marston Since: Sep, 2011
#101462: Dec 23rd 2014 at 11:06:10 PM

[up] No, you don't sound like a bitch at all. That's actually a reasonable opinion, although I don't think I'd use Creepy to describe them.

edited 23rd Dec '14 11:06:44 PM by marston

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#101463: Dec 23rd 2014 at 11:12:17 PM

They really need to learn to not take things so seriously.

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#101464: Dec 23rd 2014 at 11:22:32 PM

The explanation I've heard for why there isn't much fanwork based on the comics is simply that far more fans watch the episodes and even Equestria Girls than read the comics, and fan creators also don't want to produce material referencing things that viewers may not be familiar with. I imagine this is largely due to the fact that ED links free versions of the episodes, but does no such thing for the comics.

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#101465: Dec 23rd 2014 at 11:52:42 PM

I figured that was the main factor. I haven't read the comics myself, but I did consider putting in a reference or two in the Round Robin but decided not to since noone would get it anyway.

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marston Since: Sep, 2011
#101466: Dec 24th 2014 at 12:13:16 AM

[up][up]I suppose. But, you can also find the comics on Youtube for free as well {I use this as a way to decide which issues I want to actually buy}.

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#101467: Dec 24th 2014 at 1:41:33 AM

Comics on Youtube? I have no doubt that you can find the comics online somewhere, but Youtube is a video site.

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#101468: Dec 24th 2014 at 3:57:38 AM

Merry Hearths Warming Eve everyone. May your day be untroubled by Windigos, Wendigos or just plain dingos.

edited 24th Dec '14 3:58:12 AM by edvedd

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#101469: Dec 24th 2014 at 4:04:55 AM

Happy Hearth Warming :D

edited 24th Dec '14 4:05:00 AM by AceOfScarabs

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#101470: Dec 24th 2014 at 4:46:59 AM

I enjoy my comics the same way I enjoy my cartoons: not giving a damn.

The less I look into worrying about certain things in any episode/movie/comic, the better I can enjoy. smile

Also, Happy Hearth's Warming Eve!

edited 24th Dec '14 4:47:29 AM by Rinsankajugin

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#101472: Dec 24th 2014 at 5:16:59 AM

Me niether, BUT IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO CELEBRATE...

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#101473: Dec 24th 2014 at 5:30:21 AM

Happy Hearth's Warming Eve everyone... even though (at least over in my location) it's only one day till that time, but still.

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Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#101474: Dec 24th 2014 at 5:36:25 AM

Wha'cha talkin' 'bout? Today's the Eve, tomorrow's the Day, both to celebrate, hurrah hurrah hurray!

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#101475: Dec 24th 2014 at 5:43:07 AM

...

Drat. Just forgot that there is two days to Christmas. Sorry. :/

I don't really celebrate Christmas by the way. I'm not a Christian.

edited 24th Dec '14 5:44:22 AM by I-Block

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