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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

kegisak Element of Class Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
Element of Class
#55926: Mar 8th 2014 at 11:19:48 AM

[up]Er, what he said. About doing another.

That's what I get for not reading fully before posting.

edited 8th Mar '14 11:20:27 AM by kegisak

Birthright: an original web novel about Dragons, the Burdens of Leadership, and Mangoes.
PurpleDalek Since: Sep, 2011
#55927: Mar 8th 2014 at 11:21:24 AM

Will FIM even accept it? It's my understanding that anything you publish has to be legible and coherent.

Mio Since: Jan, 2001
#55928: Mar 8th 2014 at 11:23:39 AM

Well, I admit that the episode was pretty fun even if it was kind of stupid at the same time.

IrishZombie Since: Dec, 2009
#55929: Mar 8th 2014 at 11:24:20 AM

I'm pretty sure FIM has accepted round robins before, so I don't think that will be an issue.

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#55930: Mar 8th 2014 at 11:25:19 AM

@Purple: Aside from Spyro's section, the formatting and grammar is fine, and bizarre plots has never caused trouble with prereaders. As long as we put an explanation in the description, it should be fine.

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PurpleDalek Since: Sep, 2011
#55931: Mar 8th 2014 at 11:25:51 AM

Yeah, Spyro's chapter was the only thing I was really concerned about.tongue

storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
More like giant cherries
#55932: Mar 8th 2014 at 11:29:57 AM

So just got done watching Applejack Intelligence Agency

  • Their shadows just magically appeared as they walked down the hallway. I'm worried Dr. Facilier might be involved
  • Are those pie crusts rock solid? The bottom two should have been smashed from the way she caught them.
  • Long checklists? Has AJ been getting tips from Twilight or soemthing?
  • Wow, A Js bags are a lot bigger than the ones she had in Dragonshy.
  • AB actually got the chores done? Gotta admire that 'earth pony work ethic'
  • Yep, AJ has definitely caught Twilight fever
  • Wait, so there's just a whole bunch of identical bows? Does this mean that AB's bow isn't nailed to her head after all?
  • Does she even have a map?
  • Hey cool, a chimera! I was wondering if those would ever show up
  • They're totally talking about eating pies, not her
  • Called it!
  • Or I guess they're talking about eating her too. I can't tell if the Chimera is supposed to be nice or evil or what
  • Wait, those flame resistant boots - the things AJ asked about are actually going to be useful aren't they
  • Man, ponies are really wasteful and messy eaters of pies. They just eat out the middle with their face. Once again inexplicable human technology meets the resistance toward showing human like bheavior on screen. But this really doesn't make sense. One would hope that they use silverware offscreen. Then again, how are they getting through the rock solid crusts anyway?

Blind Final Fantasy 6 Let's Play
Shota Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
#55933: Mar 8th 2014 at 11:37:59 AM

"We're stalkers forever, Stalkers to-gether! We're stalkers but so much mooooo-ore!"

Enlong Court Dragon from The Underground Facility Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Court Dragon
#55934: Mar 8th 2014 at 11:38:56 AM

Rock solid crusts? I don't think normal people eat igneous pie, man.

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IkeAndMike Exists for some reason from Earth Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
Exists for some reason
#55935: Mar 8th 2014 at 11:39:18 AM

I vote we make a new account for the round robin. And I hope we do a sequel eventually.

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storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
More like giant cherries
#55936: Mar 8th 2014 at 11:39:45 AM

Rough Patch is a good pony name.

It is, isn't it.

That was a little anticlimatic.

It was pretty clearly setting up an anticlimax joke. I was actually a little surprised it wasn't something completely trivial.

Oh my god so many hats.

The Double Helmet is probably quite valuable in TF 2.

We'll take turns, so when one of us gets tired... of sleeping... wait.

I found that amusing too.

It's 3 girls.

It is? I guess I just assumed the Tiger head was male.

So is the Fire Swamp a reference to The Princess Bride? I mean, we didn't see any lightning sand or Rodents of Unusual Size.

More likely to be a reference to chimera mythology

with AJ being mildly overbearing.

Mildly? She literally treated AB like a baby.

That scene of AB climbing out the window was some subtle foreshadowing, come to think of it.

How so?

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IrishZombie Since: Dec, 2009
#55937: Mar 8th 2014 at 11:47:50 AM

I vote we make a new account for the round robin.

Same. Which just leaves the questions of what to call it (the account, I mean) and who's in charge of it. You know, since someone has to provide their email. That, and I'm not sure whether or not multiple people logged in to the same account is allowed.

storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#55938: Mar 8th 2014 at 11:51:20 AM

AJ is effing metal.

I immagined that being said by Ozzy Osbourne in Brutal Legend.

I was amused when Apple Bloom said "If I want to read a book, I can!" My first thought was "Wow, Apple Bloom. Party hard."

Yeah that was great.

Put it up on fimfiction, I guess.

We're going to need an image for it too though.

I'm pretty sure FIM has accepted round robins before, so I don't think that will be an issue.

Yeah, there's one called Ponemurdered that is openly a round robin fic. And of course we should post it on a seperate account.

As long as we put an explanation in the description

I think it'd be funnier if we make the description totally serious and only put the explanation in an A/N at the end.

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Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
Luminosity Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Lovey-Dovey
#55940: Mar 8th 2014 at 12:03:38 PM

[up]Ok. Now I've seen everything.

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#55941: Mar 8th 2014 at 12:06:23 PM

@Story: It would be funny, but it also might turn people away if they don't know what it is when they start reading it.

As for the account, maybe we could make under Trope Tan or something. We could make a bogus email for it, and let two or three people have the logon info. We wouldn't want to make it publicly available, because it would be a mess, but more people means less chance of getting locked out.

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Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#55942: Mar 8th 2014 at 12:06:38 PM

His name is Taro Yamada and he's from Chinyuki: Taro to Yukai na Nakama-tachi.

Also, he has the same voice actress as Spike in the JP dub of MLP.

storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
More like giant cherries
#55943: Mar 8th 2014 at 12:09:22 PM

and who's in charge of it. You know, since someone has to provide their email. That, and I'm not sure whether or not multiple people logged in to the same account is allowed.

Meta Four's been handling it all so far, why not let him do it?

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IrishZombie Since: Dec, 2009
#55944: Mar 8th 2014 at 12:16:39 PM

[up]Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Let's ask him next time we see him.

PrincessGwenevere Ooh, sparkly! from Coat Mountain Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
Ooh, sparkly!
#55945: Mar 8th 2014 at 12:22:13 PM

Just got back and saw today's episode.

Welp, it certainly was an episode. :V Not bad, not great. Decent for a first time writer. Loved to joke with the song though. I've been waiting for that one.

-edit-: Okay, this is too perfect for its own good.

edited 8th Mar '14 12:29:37 PM by PrincessGwenevere

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Mio Since: Jan, 2001
#55946: Mar 8th 2014 at 12:37:28 PM

It just seems to come down to "If it's in season 1, it adds depth to the characters. If it's in season 4, it's out of character."

I know this has probably already been discussed, but I really wanted to respond to this. See, this statement assumes assumes that all seasons should be treated and judged the same when it comes to these things when they really shouldn't be.

The reason people give more leeway to varies characters actions in season one is because the characters are still being established. So of course things in season one are going to be seen as adding character depth, because before that it was mostly unknown what they would do.

After you've established the characters you need to be more careful and mindful of what has come before when your writing things, even if all you're trying to do is entertain and be funny.

Shota Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
#55947: Mar 8th 2014 at 1:08:44 PM

I have a theory. By this season, the writers aren't as focused on pushing the character development. Think about it. Fluttershy is constantly learning lessons that relate to her shyness over and over, Applejack is always learning lessons that relate to her productivity over and over again, etc, as if they never learned from the previous episodes. This is a KID'S show. The actual morals aren't written for us in mind, which makes me believe the reason for this.

edited 8th Mar '14 1:09:05 PM by Shota

PrincessGwenevere Ooh, sparkly! from Coat Mountain Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
Ooh, sparkly!
#55948: Mar 8th 2014 at 1:11:12 PM

@Mio: While I ultimately agree with that, I have seen quite a few people whining for the sake of whining. Like some people outright vilifying Pinkie for her inability to shut her trap in Filli Vinilli. Yes, there should be consistency between characters, but we can't always predict their every action, or else they might become uninteresting.

Lastly, there seems to be a lot more new writers this season then in the past. While every instance of being OOC isn't exclusive to their episodes, nor have their episodes been necessarily bad, they probably don't have the same grasp on the characters the more veteran writers do.

[up]If I could use this to bring up something I've been musing on, I would like to see the concept from the Best Friends Forever comics implemented in show. Namely the "taking two (or more) unlikely characters and focus on their dynamic together". I think pony works its best when characters are bouncing off each other. There's still a lot of dynamic between main and/ or supporting characters that could stand be elaborated on.

edited 8th Mar '14 1:12:32 PM by PrincessGwenevere

"I feel like I'm on a raft and surrounding me is an ocean of dumb."- Mr. Sark
Luminosity Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Lovey-Dovey
#55949: Mar 8th 2014 at 1:13:53 PM

Gotta love this neverending circle of kidness.

"Oh this is not just a kid's show!" - Bronies everywhere.

"This is just a kid's show!" - Bronies when presented with flaws.

This is a flip-flop argument, and I'm tired of it. Please at least someone make up your minds whether you think this is a kid's show where every flaw could be excused by "kids are dumb and won't get it", or a groundbreaker that took the world by storm and showed that adults can like it too.

Sereg Since: Jun, 2010
#55950: Mar 8th 2014 at 1:20:26 PM

Lum makes a good point, but I'd argue that their rate of character development is actually decent compared to real life people.


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