TVTropes Now available in the app store!
Open

Follow TV Tropes

Following

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

Go To

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

storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
More like giant cherries
#33951: Dec 31st 2013 at 9:49:46 AM

Well hopefully it will at least provide something on your resume that will give you better luck in the future.

Blind Final Fantasy 6 Let's Play
JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#33952: Dec 31st 2013 at 9:52:22 AM

Temp job is better than no job.

Reaction Image Repository
storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
IkeAndMike Exists for some reason from Earth Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
Exists for some reason
#33954: Dec 31st 2013 at 10:03:25 AM

Agreed.

And it's a level TWO position! Which I'm surprised by.

And now I need to go. See you in a few hours.

http://h0useb0und.tumblr.com/
storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
More like giant cherries
#33955: Dec 31st 2013 at 10:08:02 AM

By the way, anyone want to offer feedback on my fanfic?

Blind Final Fantasy 6 Let's Play
darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#33956: Dec 31st 2013 at 10:14:22 AM

Sure, I'll check it out Story. Where can I find it?

edited 31st Dec '13 10:17:23 AM by darkabomination

storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#33958: Dec 31st 2013 at 12:26:06 PM

@Story. Not quite sure what your going for, is it a one-shot or intended as the first chapter? In any case, the story's writing seems rushed and reading more like a summary than a story. This makes it kind of funny when the colonist's crew dies in 2 sentences.

Pykrete NOT THE BEES from Viridian Forest Since: Sep, 2009
NOT THE BEES
#33959: Dec 31st 2013 at 12:28:05 PM

Because I haven't seen either of the last two episodes, here goes! SUPERHEROES AWAY!

Spike is doing pretty much exactly what I do with ponyfic [lol] And the supervillain sounds suspiciously like Rarity.

Oh Lord, they even have bumbling and useless sidekicks that totally aren't Roy the Super-Boy.

Fixing the castle. OMG CONTINUITY

It looks a lot less ominous when they go there during the day. Less like a haunted deathtrap and more like a frathouse deathtrap.

Pinkie's idea of "your other left" probably isn't entirely...Euclidean.

Oh boy. This is going to be a Spike's Imagination thing. Last time that happened Celestia had to call in the national guard.

WHOA WHOA! That comic is not approved by the safety board!

Everypony! Let's all get sucked in single-file instead of charging the swirling vortex only slightly stronger than any given one of us and yanking him out all at once!

Uh-oh. That lady has Sombreyes. Shit's about to get real.

Derpy spotted! SHE LIVES (in fiction)!

Pinkie's costume looks like Freakazoid. This can't be a coincidence.

Pinkie's superpower is to just keep being Pinkie Pie but wear spandex this time.

Who's a silly pony...

"Think of something and your bracelet makes it appear!" And then she thought of smashing pottery over Spike's head.

Rarity is the Jeigan of this episode. She picked that up in, like, seconds.

Neon signs are like the ultimate super secret base feng shui.

Rarity confirmed for Jeigan. Pink Lantern is so ridiculously OP.

...why did they all run directly into the hairspray without the slightest attempt at defense?

edited 31st Dec '13 1:03:20 PM by Pykrete

storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
More like giant cherries
#33960: Dec 31st 2013 at 12:28:57 PM

Well it's intended to be a lot longer, since there's an 8 month gap between the Derpy segment and the ending. But I was hoping that the existing parts could stay. Is there any way I could make it seem less rushed?

Blind Final Fantasy 6 Let's Play
darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#33961: Dec 31st 2013 at 12:43:51 PM

As I said, it feels like a summary rather than a story. By that I mean there's a sentence or two amounting to this happened, then this, then that, like all the points you want to get across were marked off a checklist. There's little description or introspection, making the story feel lifeless.

For instance, we should be getting some idea of the scale of a ship crashing into the Forest, the broken ground, burning, and sense of destruction. Also Twilight's brief bit of dialogue all too quickly summarizes the event, it would work a lot better if we got to see more of that in person.

Also, the colonist's transition is very jarring, as we're suddenly in a ship within the space of a sentence, with no warning.

I'd suggest doubling it's length and rewriting the opening. These are just general things to improve it.

storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
More like giant cherries
#33962: Dec 31st 2013 at 12:52:47 PM

Ah, I'm not very good at description.

Blind Final Fantasy 6 Let's Play
Sydxelia Are you into... Vinyl? from Cranberry World Since: Nov, 2010
Are you into... Vinyl?
#33963: Dec 31st 2013 at 1:02:07 PM

And the supervillain sounds suspiciously like Rarity.

Ellen Kennedy. She's new to FIM.

Derpy spotted! SHE LIVES (in fiction)!

What? Why haven't I heard about a Derpy cameo?

I put my friend in a coconut! He lives in my hat! Hey, come hang out!
darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#33964: Dec 31st 2013 at 1:03:49 PM

It's pretty necessary. Otherwise the story is reduced to a series of disjointed scenes connected by the string of plot and making it obvious the characters are doing what they're doing because the plot says so. Description fills in the cracks and almost entirely dictates how well the story flows to the reader.

Speaking of, I have my Newyear's resolution. I'm going to get over my fears and write a story.

edited 31st Dec '13 1:05:49 PM by darkabomination

Pykrete NOT THE BEES from Viridian Forest Since: Sep, 2009
NOT THE BEES
#33965: Dec 31st 2013 at 1:04:07 PM

I think, anyway. The first shot of Maretropolis, you can see a gray pony on the street with blonde mane/tail and what looks like a bag on her head. It might just be shitty resolution BUT A GUY CAN DREAM.

Oh, Spike. Comic relief is a superpower. Today, buckets. Tomorrow...REALITY.

Oh shit, these villains actually watch their prisoners and reapply crowd control! Maretropolis is hosed.

Maneiac ascribes to the Ms. Harshwhinny School of Creepy Faces.

Why are her henchponies all wearing striped tanktops of questionable sexual orientation?

So Spike knocked over the hairspray, gassing the entire building. The story will now take a commercial break while everypony awkwardly waits for it to wear off and resume the climactic battle.

edited 31st Dec '13 1:15:12 PM by Pykrete

storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
More like giant cherries
#33966: Dec 31st 2013 at 1:13:56 PM

Oh shit, these villains actually watch their prisoners and reapply crowd control! Maretropolis is hosed.

That was my reaction too.

Blind Final Fantasy 6 Let's Play
NESgamer190 Since: Sep, 2012
#33967: Dec 31st 2013 at 1:15:09 PM

@Villains watching their prisoners: I kinda gave a nod to it. "Savvy villain" I said to myself.

Anywho, Ah'm up and made the first post here for today. (Darn the cold!)

AceOfScarabs I am now a shiny stone~ from Singapore Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
I am now a shiny stone~
#33968: Dec 31st 2013 at 1:16:32 PM

Contract Extension, good until this midyear :V

The three finest things in life are to splat your enemies, drive them from their turf, and hear their lamentations as their rank falls!
Pykrete NOT THE BEES from Viridian Forest Since: Sep, 2009
NOT THE BEES
#33969: Dec 31st 2013 at 1:17:10 PM

Rarity, I don't think that's how you file bars out.

Applejack seems to have forgotten that her method of crowd control is intimidating in a 50's gangster way, but has the downside of actually using the psychic lasso and she doesn't have another one.

Fluttershy's hulking out. You know the drill, ponies. Head between legs, kiss ass goodbye. Where we're going, we don't need asses.

This looks kinda PONY.MOV. Also, why is she wearing a costume that doesn't stretch enough for her hulk form?

edited 31st Dec '13 1:23:19 PM by Pykrete

Sydxelia Are you into... Vinyl? from Cranberry World Since: Nov, 2010
Are you into... Vinyl?
#33970: Dec 31st 2013 at 1:23:19 PM

@ Pykrete: Okay, I see the pony you're talking about. It's hard to tell from that distance and with the low resolution, but it looks more like a generic pony with a yellow scarf on her head.

I put my friend in a coconut! He lives in my hat! Hey, come hang out!
Pykrete NOT THE BEES from Viridian Forest Since: Sep, 2009
NOT THE BEES
#33972: Dec 31st 2013 at 1:24:55 PM

Jesus Christ. Maneiac is going fucking Arkham over here. That's kinda dark for this show.

And now the Power Ponies get sucked out right after temporarily disabling all the villains. Five minutes later, they all wake up, realize the heroes vanished, and proceed to annihilate Maretropolis.

edited 31st Dec '13 1:26:47 PM by Pykrete

AceOfScarabs I am now a shiny stone~ from Singapore Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
I am now a shiny stone~
#33973: Dec 31st 2013 at 1:25:07 PM

Big Mac got found out

The three finest things in life are to splat your enemies, drive them from their turf, and hear their lamentations as their rank falls!
storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
More like giant cherries
#33974: Dec 31st 2013 at 1:25:08 PM

Also, why is she wearing a costume that doesn't stretch enough for her hulk form?

Hulking out always ripps your clothes anyway, no matter what you started with.

Blind Final Fantasy 6 Let's Play
kegisak Element of Class Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
Element of Class
#33975: Dec 31st 2013 at 1:27:13 PM

The tears seemed pretty organized, to me. I figure the suit actually was cut that way, but you don't see it when it isn't stretched out fully.

The holes give it extra give... if that's something that can be done. I dunno.

Birthright: an original web novel about Dragons, the Burdens of Leadership, and Mangoes.

Total posts: 208,325
Top