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My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (Live Reactions & Discussion)

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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

storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#200226: Nov 3rd 2020 at 11:01:16 AM

I wonder if the dogs would consider it a rude thing to ask.

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Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
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#200227: Nov 3rd 2020 at 11:09:50 AM

Training dogs would be so much easier if you could just talk to them.

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SantosLHalper Since: Aug, 2009
#200228: Nov 3rd 2020 at 11:42:42 AM

I am 25; I first got into MLP when I was 16 in 2011.

theLibrarian Since: Jul, 2009
#200229: Nov 3rd 2020 at 12:25:10 PM

Same here, in 2012. Started getting into it just after Season 1.

WillKeaton from Alberta, Canada Since: Jun, 2010
#200230: Nov 3rd 2020 at 12:34:22 PM

I remember hearing good things about the show, and specifically, I came across an article answering the question, "which DC character would have which Element of Harmony?" The highlight for me was "It might seem like a stretch to link My Little Pony to Hellblazer, given that one is a strange, often horrifying look at a world of constant betrayal, strange magic and a world constantly teetering on the brink of annihilation, while the other is about John Constantine, but I stand by it." After that I decided to give the show a try and watched the most recent episode at the time "Pinkie Sense." It was good enough to convince me to watch all the other episodes. Before actually sitting down to watch the show, I had assumed the episodes we 11-minutes long, and was surprised to see they were actually 22 minutes long.

Rainbow Pomeranian Lover from Central Illinois (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded)
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#200231: Nov 3rd 2020 at 1:02:45 PM

@storyyeller: From what I know about dog behavior and communication, they would probably more think it's rude when humans stare directly into the eyes of strange dogs, since they see that as a threatening gesture. Given what they can smell about each other's hormones when they sniff each other's butts, I wouldn't be surprised if they could smell if another dog has had puppies before or not, even if the former mom has been spayed. (I'm not sure if they can, but I wouldn't be surprised if they could.)

As for how I got into the current G4 MLP, I was actually uncertain about it at first. This was mainly because I was concerned that it would portray being smart as a bad thing because of the premise that Twilight needs to "stop reading books and go make more friends", although once I started watching it I found that wasn't necessarily the case. I started watching it during the gap between the 1st and 2nd seasons, and the first episode I watched was Applebuck Season because it seemed like it would be the most interesting/enjoyable to me, which it was (and it's still one of my top favorite season 1 episodes).

Edited by Rainbow on Nov 3rd 2020 at 3:03:30 AM

Chariot King of Anime Since: Jul, 2014
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#200232: Nov 3rd 2020 at 1:31:40 PM

I'm 27 and I got into the series literally the day of my high school graduation back in 2011. Found out about it because I was a part of a Twilight (The book series not the pony.) hate forum at the time and everyone was using screenshots from the show as part of their bios at the time. Got curious about where they were from and after seeing people mention that the show was good, actually, I decided to give it a shot since I wasn't really doing anything special for my graduation. Ended up watching all of season one thanks to a Youtube playlist that had every episode in order in like, four days max maybe and waited with everyone else for season two. Been here ever sense.

Edited by Chariot on Nov 3rd 2020 at 4:32:41 AM

MrSeyker Since: Apr, 2011
#200233: Nov 3rd 2020 at 1:55:11 PM

Not gonna disclose my age, because I don't understand why people would go ahead and do that on the internet (yeah, I'm an "old man" that doesn't understand the kids using the internet these days).

As for the show, I'm one of the original bronies. I was there in the legendary thread at /co/ where the fandom started, and stuck with it until the end (mostly, I actually took a legthy hiatus after season 3 finished due to personal reasons and got back on board and worked my way back during season 7).

This show and fandom will always be special in my heart.

Edited by MrSeyker on Nov 3rd 2020 at 1:56:26 AM

Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#200234: Nov 3rd 2020 at 1:59:54 PM

> because I don't understand why people would go ahead and do that on the internet

So they can have something in common with others basically, revealing one's age isn't as major to me as say, revealing one's true name

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Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
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#200236: Nov 3rd 2020 at 4:55:27 PM

[up][up][up] ... You're in your 60s, aren't you? grin

Edited by Redmess on Nov 3rd 2020 at 1:55:50 PM

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#200237: Nov 3rd 2020 at 5:03:30 PM

I was in the college when the show first came out and started following it in the spring of 2011 near the end of season 1. At that time, references to MLP were popping up everywhere among my demographic, both online (MLP avatars were everywhere on Tv Tropes for a while) and in real life (my videogame club showed the PMV Skyrim trailer), so I decided to check it out to see what the fuss was about.

Ironically, the first time I decided to check it out, I accidentally watched an episode of G3 instead. It's a good thing I decided to give it another shot...

Edited by storyyeller on Nov 3rd 2020 at 8:04:05 AM

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Sereg Since: Jun, 2010
#200238: Nov 3rd 2020 at 7:00:59 PM

I am thirty four. Party of One was the first episode I had to wait for but it was only after Return of Harmony that I got REALLY into it.

drac0blade Since: Jan, 2015
#200239: Nov 3rd 2020 at 9:32:14 PM

You know, I was just reading a thread on the original Sailor Moon anime and manga, and this post from a few years ago caught my eye:

I fear that the episodic formula of the show can't deal well with an ensemble cast (not that the manga did any better), and thus tends to sideline anyone not currently a "primary" character. It's something even the Inners have struggled with ever since the second season, so Naru & Umino were doomed to disappear from the moment there were more than three Sailor Soldiers in play.

And it made me realize — MLP actually did a pretty good job of keeping its ensemble cast relevant. As the seasons went on, we got more and more episodes dedicated to other characters, like the Trixie/Starlight duo or the Spike/Big Mac/Discord bro trio. Sure, there were outliers like Zecora and Diamond Tiara (and apparently the writers did have story ideas for them, they just weren't approved) but for the most part we had a huge ensemble cast by the end, and a lot of them had a moment in the spotlight.

Of course, MLP was a Slice of Life show rather than a Monster of the Week show — the main characters didn't have to show up to defeat the current big nasty, so the writers could focus on other characters. In hindsight, "Lesson Zero" is probably one of the most important episodes in the series, as it made it so Twilight was no longer required to be involved in the episode somehow.

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#200240: Nov 4th 2020 at 3:50:36 AM

Post of the Day #3053

I just don't want to see hate crimes against Bronies (like people eing MURDERED for being a Brony)

Posted by Superior Serperior on Sun, 4th Mar '12 7:05:51 PM - Post #115345 in the old thread

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#200242: Nov 4th 2020 at 4:52:47 AM

exactly

they really need some perspective

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Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
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#200243: Nov 4th 2020 at 6:49:15 AM

Someone was murdered for being a brony? When did this happen?

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Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#200244: Nov 4th 2020 at 6:50:29 AM

No they were not,they were being hypothetical

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Demetrios Lucky Seven from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
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#200245: Nov 4th 2020 at 10:25:55 AM

Speaking of "Lesson Zero," I've been pondering this for a while. What would "The Mean Six" have been like if Twilight's Evil Counterpart was like how she went crazy in "Lesson Zero"?

Come on! Let's bless them all until we get fershnickered!
Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
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#200246: Nov 4th 2020 at 10:31:43 AM

Considering how creepy that episode made Twilight, I don't think we want to think about that too much.

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theLibrarian Since: Jul, 2009
#200247: Nov 4th 2020 at 11:24:26 AM

Indeed. She would have been even more psycho than she already was.

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#200249: Nov 5th 2020 at 5:44:02 AM

Post of the Day #3054

I think securing employment would be a lot easier if there were some kind of secret subtle brony password, like the employer asks "the twilight was beautiful yesterday evening, wasn't it?" and then I answer "you could almost say it sparkled" or something better but that would be the idea.

Posted by Ruise on 9th May 2015 04:56:50 PM - Post #116143 in the new thread

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#200250: Nov 5th 2020 at 5:46:42 AM

What was that about?

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