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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.

     Original OP text 
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

God_of_Awesome Since: Jan, 2001
#32526: Dec 26th 2013 at 6:05:36 PM

MMDW is an episode I actually go back to rewatch, up there with Castle Mane-ia.

Wryte Since: Jul, 2010
#32527: Dec 26th 2013 at 6:06:25 PM

Let me see if I can give a slightly more objective overview to our guest. :P

  • Animation. The show is bright and colorful, and characters move fluidly and naturally. It's just plain nice to look at.
  • Voice acting. The main cast is comprised of several veteran voice actors, including the omnipresent Tara Strong, who give the characters, well, lots of character through their voice work.
  • Plot. The show is primarily episodic with one or two two-parters per season, though there are recurring themes. Individual episodes are typically fantasy adventures, Slice of Life stories, or a mix of the two. The basic plot of the series is that the main character, Twilight Sparkle, is on a mission to learn about friendship, and report her findings to her teacher/ruler. Most episodes carry an Aesop that is spelled out at the end, but they're only infrequently Anvilicious, and the format changes over time to make them less common overall. Despite this, one of the most common praises for the show is that it tends to eschew stereotypical "girl show" plots like crushes on boys or slumber parties, or manages to present them in interesting ways for a wider audience.
  • Characters. The series starts out with a core cast of seven characters with several recurring supporting characters. This expands over the course of the show, elevating supporting characters to the main cast and introducing more supporting characters. The seven main characters are easily identified as different character archetypes such as the nerd, jock, shy one, etc., but are not solely defined by those roles, and quickly grow beyond them. Similar to how, say, Sokka in ATLA fits into the comic relief character archetype, but quickly grows beyond being another mere Butt-Monkey.

I think that should be a good primer. I hope you enjoy what you see while you're watching the actual show, and welcome to the thread!

edited 26th Dec '13 6:07:57 PM by Wryte

Sydxelia Are you into... Vinyl? from Cranberry World Since: Nov, 2010
Are you into... Vinyl?
#32528: Dec 26th 2013 at 6:12:32 PM

Several pages ago, Wryte said:

Well, that doesn't bode well for anyone outside of England.

?

I put my friend in a coconut! He lives in my hat! Hey, come hang out!
BigDannyC Since: Dec, 2013
#32529: Dec 26th 2013 at 6:13:58 PM

That was very helpful thank you. smile

LDragon2 Since: Dec, 2011
#32530: Dec 26th 2013 at 6:16:08 PM

[up] It is a really high-quality show.

On a more random note, been playing through the Metal Gear Solid games. Can I just say that picturing Twilight Sparkle saying this never fails to crack me up?

wink

storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
More like giant cherries
#32531: Dec 26th 2013 at 6:20:35 PM

MMDW is an episode I actually go back to rewatch, up there with Castle Mane-ia.

I've never actually rewatched MMDW. I wonder if it will be as good as I remember. Glad you agree about Castle Maneia. I think it's the best of season 4 so far.

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OrionAurora Constellation from Andromeda Galaxy Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: Abstaining
Constellation
#32532: Dec 26th 2013 at 6:27:11 PM

Evening everypony. What did I miss?

We are all made of star stuff. Very, very weird star stuff.
darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#32533: Dec 26th 2013 at 6:27:34 PM

-reads through the pages he missed-

Welcome new guy!

Where the heck does the stereotype of old MLP having teaparties even come from? It's probably a case of Never Live It Down, or Older Then They Think, there were 2 teaparties in generation 3, and that's it. Sorry, but I hear that one a lot and it sort of bugs me.

Mio Since: Jan, 2001
#32534: Dec 26th 2013 at 6:30:03 PM

[up]Seems more like the old stand by of throwing stereotypically girly things on top of stereotypically girly things to make something seem unappealing, regardless of whether the association is real or not.

Wryte Since: Jul, 2010
#32535: Dec 26th 2013 at 6:31:44 PM

@Syd: That the root of all true love is mince pies and "foggy" pudding. Does anyone outside of England actually eat those things?

edited 26th Dec '13 6:41:50 PM by Wryte

Starscream759 Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: In denial
#32536: Dec 26th 2013 at 6:35:31 PM

@Orion Well Lightning Dust showed up earlier, I gave her a mince pie and that was it and we have a guy who might be interested in the show.

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Luminosity Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Lovey-Dovey
#32537: Dec 26th 2013 at 6:35:55 PM

@Dark that's just the typical "Looks girly so must be full of girly and for girls only" assumption that haters still impose on current MLP as well.

In my day, Sailor Moon used to get such flak from kids I knew, who hadn't hit puberty yet and thus couldn't recognize the obviously sexual transformations.

storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
More like giant cherries
#32538: Dec 26th 2013 at 6:36:09 PM

Does anyone inside of England?

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Chariot King of Anime Since: Jul, 2014
King of Anime
#32539: Dec 26th 2013 at 6:37:56 PM

@Storyyeller a few pages back

No. I don't even know where to look on EQD for their video links.

edited 26th Dec '13 6:48:30 PM by Chariot

Luminosity Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Lovey-Dovey
Wryte Since: Jul, 2010
#32541: Dec 26th 2013 at 6:41:40 PM

Whoops, that edit took way too long to get out.

@dark: I think it actually comes from little girls' toy commercials in general, particularly from the 80s and 90s, rather than from older MLP specifically. The kinds of commercials with soft music, lots of pink, and little girls in pretty dresses playing with their doll houses, baby dolls, etc., that ran alongside boys' toy commercials full of guitar riffs, explosions, and guns. They beat an association between little girls and tea parties into all ours heads until they turned into synonyms, so any show aimed at little girls therefore translated into "tea party show" in our minds. It's no like any of us were actually watching this stuff before passing judgment on it, after all. Unless, of course, we were watching it because it was our sister's turn to control the TV, in which case we were watching with our resentment and Confirmation Bias filters turned all the way up to full.

storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
More like giant cherries
#32542: Dec 26th 2013 at 6:43:03 PM

No. I don't even know where to look on EQD for their video links.

Just search for the post that comes out when the episode airs.

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darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#32543: Dec 26th 2013 at 6:45:37 PM

All good points. Hopefully those kinds of gender divides will be dissolved in the next decade. At least they're weaker than they were in the 80s.

Chariot King of Anime Since: Jul, 2014
King of Anime
#32544: Dec 26th 2013 at 6:53:16 PM

[up]x2

And the only streaming links they have that works is Power Ponies. Damn.

Enlong Court Dragon from The Underground Facility Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Court Dragon
#32545: Dec 26th 2013 at 6:59:44 PM

Wait, Fall Weather Friends was controversial?

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Eagal Since: Apr, 2012
#32546: Dec 26th 2013 at 7:04:24 PM

I have a dilemma. How does one shamelessly self-promote one's fanfics without looking like one is shamelessly self-promoting one's fanfics?

Sydxelia Are you into... Vinyl? from Cranberry World Since: Nov, 2010
Are you into... Vinyl?
#32547: Dec 26th 2013 at 7:05:19 PM

@ Chariot: Did you try Dailymotion?

I put my friend in a coconut! He lives in my hat! Hey, come hang out!
KingKix Typing the internet since '90 from Dante City Since: Jun, 2013 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Typing the internet since '90
#32548: Dec 26th 2013 at 7:05:22 PM

[up][up][up]I thought it was Bridle gossip or the "Pinkie sense" ep.

Kindle? I assume you mean one of the tablet Kindles, and not the dedicated ereaders? It's so confusing that they have the same brand name.

Yes, the fire one. The one that you feel less embarassed to take to a friend's home.

edited 26th Dec '13 7:07:27 PM by KingKix

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crimsonstorm15 shine on from A parallel universe Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
marston Since: Sep, 2011
#32550: Dec 26th 2013 at 7:05:45 PM

@Enlong: It was controversial mainly because of the debate over whether or not RD truly cheated during the Tug a rope scene or if the rules just weren't clear enough.

edited 26th Dec '13 7:06:02 PM by marston


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