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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

Smasher from The 1830's, but without the racists (Don’t ask) Relationship Status: The best thing that ever happened to a bum like me
#29901: Dec 18th 2013 at 9:04:59 AM

Well they needed someone to prove Twilight isn't a lesbian.

IkeAndMike Exists for some reason from Earth Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
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#29902: Dec 18th 2013 at 9:04:59 AM

I dunno. Marketing?

[up] Why?

edited 18th Dec '13 9:05:14 AM by IkeAndMike

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Smasher from The 1830's, but without the racists (Don’t ask) Relationship Status: The best thing that ever happened to a bum like me
#29903: Dec 18th 2013 at 9:07:58 AM

You know, everyone is gay in this fandom, and so far Rarity was the only one that showed attraction to men. They probably wanted Twilight to show attraction to men.

Now, will the other four fall for a man? Probably not.

storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#29904: Dec 18th 2013 at 9:08:09 AM

I swear, mistletoe is some sort of sentient parasite that's meant to make anypony miserable.

It's not sentient, but IIRC, it is in fact a parasite.

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darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#29905: Dec 18th 2013 at 9:08:17 AM

Because she's an excitable girl who spends most of her time hanging with her friends and tends to break out the more emotional speeches when around them. She has so much chemistry with them it hurts. And there's the extended theme, which had to have been somewhat intentional.

storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#29906: Dec 18th 2013 at 9:09:09 AM

Who thought Flash Sentry was a good idea?

Hasbro executives, presumably.

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NESgamer190 Since: Sep, 2012
#29907: Dec 18th 2013 at 9:15:28 AM

@Yeller's correction: Oh, all right... so it's not sentient... though, I'm now thinking if it would be Queen Chrysalis' favorite plant... Free kisses, free love? What's not to like in the deal?

@Flash Sentry: I kinda had to shake my head about Mr. Sentry... I just... there's nothing for me to say without being redundant from previous times.

Starscream759 Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: In denial
#29909: Dec 18th 2013 at 9:22:01 AM

@NES Judging by the way ya talking about Chrissy I can only assume you kissed her in that dream?

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JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#29910: Dec 18th 2013 at 9:24:21 AM

After the reaction to Flash, I kinda doubt that any sort of canon romance is going to popup. And even if it did that's not going to stop anyone. Honestly, one of the things I like about the show is that it has a female cast that isn't focused on romance; it shows that they actually have ambitions and goals aside from finding the right person. Not to mention that their one attempt to seriously do that (Flash Sentry) didn't go over well at all.

My other objection is that if they wanted to handle the romance well, they'd have to dedicate a decent amount of screentime to developing the characters and the relationship, which could take it into Romantic Plot Tumor territory. The alternative is to leave it in the background at which point there's no real reason to have it at all. If say, RD got a boyfriend or whatever, I don't think it would work unless they spend a lot of time developing him, time that could be spent on other stuff.

edited 18th Dec '13 9:27:22 AM by JapaneseTeeth

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IrishZombie Since: Dec, 2009
#29911: Dec 18th 2013 at 9:27:04 AM

cannon romance

I don't think dating a cannon would be a good idea. They tend to be pretty volatile. tongue

Luminosity Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Lovey-Dovey
JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#29913: Dec 18th 2013 at 9:29:11 AM

I dunno, CMC/Cannon is pretty close to being supported.

But seriously, if they were going to show a developing romance in the show, I'd much rather than it involve secondary characters who wouldn't throw off the mane cast's dynamic. Like I'd be fine if say, Cheerilee/Mac became canon. But a canon relationship with a mane character would just throw off the balance too much. You wouldn't have a single group, you'd have a group and also a pairing.

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darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
NESgamer190 Since: Sep, 2012
#29915: Dec 18th 2013 at 9:31:44 AM

@Starscream: Well... yeah... she loved it... though me... I kinda lost consciousness quickly, and found myself in a position I'll never disclose as per forum rulings.

Anyways, I got not a lot to mention about the current topics.

crimsonstorm15 shine on from A parallel universe Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Luminosity Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Lovey-Dovey
#29917: Dec 18th 2013 at 9:33:04 AM

[up] You might say that cannon pun attempt... (sunglasses) misfired.

storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#29918: Dec 18th 2013 at 9:35:49 AM

I'm not a fan of bad puns. But if it's clever enough it gets a pass.

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IrishZombie Since: Dec, 2009
#29919: Dec 18th 2013 at 9:37:56 AM

Bad puns can still be entertaining. Especially when they come in droves.

Starscream759 Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: In denial
#29920: Dec 18th 2013 at 9:44:03 AM

Ee, Oi, Yeesh, puns....

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Luminosity Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Lovey-Dovey
#29921: Dec 18th 2013 at 9:45:46 AM

Choo choo, all aboard the pun train where you can't escape from the pun! :D

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#29922: Dec 18th 2013 at 9:46:42 AM

The only puns I like are ones that are either incredibly witty, or horrible. Anything in between is just meh.

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Starscream759 Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: In denial
#29923: Dec 18th 2013 at 10:10:40 AM

I'm wondering what film I should see I've got a choice of 3 films that I want to see: I can either go see Anchorman 2, The Hobbit 2 or Frozen. I personally want to go see Frozen and I've heard great things about it, though I liked the first Anchorman I'm not so sure about the sequel same goes for The Hobbit 2, oh decisions, decisions, decisions.

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Luminosity Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Lovey-Dovey
#29924: Dec 18th 2013 at 10:14:05 AM

Frozen, Frozen, Frozen, Frozen, Frozen, and Frozen.

storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#29925: Dec 18th 2013 at 10:15:39 AM

I'm wondering what film I should see I've got a choice of 3 films that I want to see: I can either go see Anchorman 2, The Hobbit 2 or Frozen. I personally want to go see Frozen and I've heard great things about it, though I liked the first Anchorman I'm not so sure about the sequel same goes for The Hobbit 2, oh decisions, decisions, decisions.

I'd say go see Frozen. Though to be fair I haven't seen the Hobbit 2 so I can't compare.

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