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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

Rainbow Pomeranian Lover from Central Illinois (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded)
Pomeranian Lover
#115701: May 4th 2015 at 12:55:05 PM

By the way, I just finished my chapter of the Round Robin and sent it to Meta Four.

MetaFour AXTE INCAL AXTUCE MUN from A Place (Old Master)
AXTE INCAL AXTUCE MUN
#115702: May 4th 2015 at 1:12:37 PM

Well, make beef gravy and throw it at the wall! Rainbow, it's a good thing you mentioned it here. Your email was in my spam folder, so I'da never seen it if'n you'da said nothin'!

So, who's fixin' to write the next chapter?

Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#115703: May 4th 2015 at 1:36:25 PM

Okay, so got through Winter Soldier, and holy fuck was it AWESOME!

And, yeah it really shows why the marvel movies and heroes are just plain better then the DC ones have been. As above, how much it's clear they go out of their way to prevent collateral damage and protect civilians. Not just drag a massive fight to the middle of a city and keep it there for no reason while leveling most of it.

Like the fight on the overpass.. it even does in in small, subtle ways. Cap sees a bunch of civilians trying to slip away from a crashed bus, and runs the other way to draw off the enemy fire. Or stopping for a few seconds to point another group to the safest way to run.

And above that, being nice, and not bright and happy but, not grim and dark and super serious. Finding that right balance. They were serious, they knew this was important, but they don't tend to wangst about it, but suit up and get shit done.

Plus the speech from Cap near the end... THAT is why the marvel movies are so freaking awesome.

Wryte Since: Jul, 2010
#115704: May 4th 2015 at 2:07:51 PM

And, yeah it really shows why the marvel movies and heroes are just plain better then the DC ones have been. As above, how much it's clear they go out of their way to prevent collateral damage and protect civilians. Not just drag a massive fight to the middle of a city and keep it there for no reason while leveling most of it.

That definitely carries over into the new Avengers, too. There's even a blink and you'll miss it line where Tony alludes to the fact that he started an entire charity organization just to do aid and relief for the places that get torn up by superfights.

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#115705: May 4th 2015 at 2:19:02 PM

Yeah, not to mention that during the final confrontation, like 90% of the tension revolves around the heroes trying to evacuate the area before putting the kibosh on the bad guy's plan, because doing so would cause a ton of collateral damage.

edited 4th May '15 2:19:30 PM by JapaneseTeeth

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Wryte Since: Jul, 2010
#115706: May 4th 2015 at 2:40:47 PM

Or the fact that they could have stopped his world-ending plan at pretty much any time if they'd been willing to sacrifice thousands to save billions, and they said "No." Normally I roll my eyes at that sort of thing as Stupid Good, but here it totally works.

Mudkipz Nya! Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Hugging my pillow
Nya!
#115707: May 4th 2015 at 2:42:49 PM

I must admit, I didn't like the 2nd Avengers as much as the 1st, but I still found it extremely good. I do also prefer Loki over Ultron, but at I must admit that the film wouldn't have been as good if they just reused Loki again.

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Wryte Since: Jul, 2010
#115708: May 4th 2015 at 2:47:42 PM

I did have a hard time last night deciding whether I liked the first one or the second one better, but I think the conclusion I've come to is that it's kind of an unfair comparison. The first one was the first movie of its kind. It was a landmark that changed cinema practically overnight, for better or for worse. There's simply no way the second movie could have lived up to that, but I think it did the best damn job it could.

I watched a review after I got home last night that I think summed it up pretty well: the second movie is the better film from a technical standpoint, but the first is just always going to be the more iconic, more quotable, more memorable one. In the end, they're both really great for slightly different reasons, and I don't feel the need to declare one superior to the other.

Luminosity Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Lovey-Dovey
#115709: May 4th 2015 at 3:53:53 PM

And, yeah it really shows why the marvel movies and heroes are just plain better then the DC ones have been.

My signature approves.

kegisak Element of Class Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
Element of Class
#115711: May 4th 2015 at 4:07:38 PM

It's just a shame Marvel's continuity is so snarled and laden with backstory it can be really hard to get into unless you're willing to just not understand some stuff.

For whatever it's worth while Marvel is a lot more Fun DC isn't complete tripe. A lot of its stories are pretty good, at least in the comics. The Flash is consistently good, the Azarrelo run on Wonder Woman was great, etc. The company has weak practices, but they can still pull off some good stuff.

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Keybreak (Long Runner)
#115712: May 4th 2015 at 4:11:43 PM

Superman was the first superhero I knew about...(before Mario)...

Then I saw the Batman cartoon.

Then I realized there were Batman and Superman movies.

Then Xmen came out and I watched it.

Then Marvel started moviefying everything.

And DC kept making Batman and Superman movies every other year.

And Batman got a new TV series just about EVERY year.

So sad. But I do like Marvel more. If only DC used more of its properties...

Primarily, that famous woman superhero that everybody is terrified of giving attention to.

edited 4th May '15 4:11:50 PM by Keybreak

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Mudkipz Nya! Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Hugging my pillow
Nya!
#115713: May 4th 2015 at 4:11:55 PM

I kind of prefer Marvel's selection of superheroes as well. Kind of hard to like a superhero who's powers are 'Pretty much all of them + invincibility' (pretty much what Superman looks like to me). On the other hand, DC does have Batman...

Also, while I do like the current Marvel line up of films, they also had their share of stinkers too imo (I didn't like Spiderman 3, Amazing Spiderman 2, X-Men 3 and both of the Fantastic 4 movies). Yet again, at least the aforementioned ones are as bad as Catwoman or Green Lantern imo.

edited 4th May '15 4:16:20 PM by Mudkipz

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KuroiTsubasaTenshi Streamer from Twitch Since: May, 2011
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#115714: May 4th 2015 at 4:14:41 PM

They did try Green Lantern, which, IIRC, didn't go so hot for them.

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Wryte Since: Jul, 2010
#115715: May 4th 2015 at 4:19:43 PM

I don't read comic books, so I'm talking strictly about the movies here.

I didn't like Spiderman 3, Amazing Spiderman 2, X-Men 3 and both of the Fantastic 4 movies

In their defense, none of those were done by Marvel studios. Those were all Sony or Fox.

marston Since: Sep, 2011
#115716: May 4th 2015 at 4:24:43 PM

I think that when it comes to adaptations, Marvel does a better job with the movies {Aside from stuff like the Iron Man sequels and the mediocre Thor movies}, while DC does a better job with TV Shows.

edited 4th May '15 4:25:33 PM by marston

YamiVizziniX Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
#115717: May 4th 2015 at 4:44:08 PM

Screw it, I'll try the next RR chapter.

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MetaFour AXTE INCAL AXTUCE MUN from A Place (Old Master)
AXTE INCAL AXTUCE MUN
#115718: May 4th 2015 at 4:48:11 PM

Sent! Like a... thing... that sends a thing.

WillKeaton from Alberta, Canada Since: Jun, 2010
#115719: May 4th 2015 at 4:49:53 PM

Thing is, while Marvel has had major success with live action movies, DC has been putting out quality animated features for a years, my personal favorite of which is Batman Under The Red Hood.

kegisak Element of Class Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
Element of Class
#115720: May 4th 2015 at 4:51:53 PM

Kind of hard to like a superhero who's powers are 'Pretty much all of them + invincibility' (pretty much what Superman looks like to me). On the other hand, DC does have Batman...

Batman is like, significantly more invincible than Superman at this point. He has the meta super-power of 'people wank to his idea'. Ordinary humans being Made of Iron and unusally strongi s admittedly nothing new to comics, but Batman shrugs off stuff he really has no right to survive on a regular basis, and can pull anything out of his arse with the excuse of 'preparation' if he needs to. Part of it is because it's necessary to keep him keeping pace with the rest of the Big, God-Heroes of the universe, but part of it is because DC and comics fans in general have such an unreasonable hard-on for him that they wouldn't dare portray him as weak or vulnerable or unable to be the best of the DC superheroes.

Like, in contrast Superman regularly goes up against foes who are his physical equal or superior, and often gets battered around. When he doesn't, the stakes are beyond his personal safety - he's fighting to protect people, or he and his foes represent ideas or mindset and the story is largely philosophical. Superman punching dudes isn't interesting in and of itself, no, but Superman arguing with dudes over the merits of killing as a Final Solution to super-villains, while punching each other, is. Batman just doesn't really have those opportunities. They wanted him to be interesting because everything in a fight was a legitimate threat to him, but... it's not, anymore. It's too far gone at this point, it's borderline impossible to believe he might legitimately fail or die.

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theLibrarian Since: Jul, 2009
#115721: May 4th 2015 at 4:52:07 PM

Gotham is also a pretty good show.

On the other hand we have stuff like Man Of Steel where Clark's dad grabs the Idiot Ball and refuses to let him rescue him from a tornado and Superman also causes the destruction of a city and a small town.

edited 4th May '15 4:54:58 PM by theLibrarian

Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#115722: May 4th 2015 at 4:53:22 PM

Well, I was mostly talking about the movie's. And @ Mudkipz, regarding those stinkers, do not all of those were NOT made by Marvel, and are not part of the MCU. Those are all properties Marvel still hasn't gotten the movie right back to, and are made by either Fox (X-Men, FF) or Sony (Spider-man). So don't really count.

And yes Superman is THE icon of being a Superhero for a reason. Any story just focusing on his powers, is completely missing the point. Just look at All Star Superman just, that one scene, one single page perfectly sums up everything that makes Superman so amazing, and it has nothing to do with what powers he has.

edited 4th May '15 4:55:12 PM by Seraphem

PrincessGwenevere Ooh, sparkly! from Coat Mountain Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
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#115723: May 4th 2015 at 4:54:56 PM

If anybody has any business makin countryisms round here it's me.

But I won't.tongue

@DC: Honestly, the smartest move DC has made lately is teaming up with Mattel to make a DC super heroines line. And I hope to god Marvel and Hasbro are taking notes.

edited 4th May '15 4:55:23 PM by PrincessGwenevere

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Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#115724: May 4th 2015 at 4:59:43 PM

And while Marvel utterly dominates DC in the movies, I will give DC credit for having a simply AMAZING animated universe. The DC cartoons back when they actually tried were simply... pretty much some of the best damn depictions of the characters ever. Especially Batman. Showing him not as some invincible bat-god. But vulnerable, human. Not all dark and brooding and troubled. Able to have a little fun, to be relaxed. While still having the gravitas to him that made him simply amazing.

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#115725: May 4th 2015 at 5:16:57 PM

I've actually been re-watching Superman The Animated Series and it is really good. I was afraid that it wouldn't have aged well since I last watched, but honestly it holds up perfectly fine, and it's one of my favorite iterations of the franchise.

As for Avengers 1 vs. 2, on a personal level I actually prefer the second one, mainly because I thought Ultron was a better villain than Loki, mainly because he had more of a personal connection to the Avengers (Loki did too, but the movie didn't do a whole lot with his connection to Thor) and on the whole he felt like more of a legitimate threat (as opposed to Loki getting captured by the good guys halfway through, outwitted by Black Widow, pulverized by Hulk, and in general only being a threat because Thanos handed him a superweapon and an army of aliens). Don't get me wrong, I like Loki as a character, but I didn't think the first movie really handled him very well.

edited 4th May '15 5:17:33 PM by JapaneseTeeth

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