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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

IkeAndMike Exists for some reason from Earth Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
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#57651: Mar 13th 2014 at 9:03:19 PM

JT- You make a good point. I don't know how well I could do on the execution, but I'm certainly going to do my best.

As for the differences between the worlds- in the darker worlds, the main characters are definitely villains. They lie, cheat, steal and kill to get what they want, and used to do so just to get by because of how harsh the world is. The alternate world is much more idealistic. The alternate versions of the protagonists may still be rather violent, but fighting is their job, and they're otherwise good people.

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edvedd Darling. from At the boutique, dear. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
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#57652: Mar 13th 2014 at 9:04:00 PM

@Orion: Basic thrust: It's a bible book that says: "Well, everything's kind of pointless, really."

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KylerThatch literary masochist Since: Jan, 2001
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#57653: Mar 13th 2014 at 9:05:11 PM

Really? I never knew the holy scripture could be so nihilist.

This "faculty lot" you speak of sounds like a place of great power...
edvedd Darling. from At the boutique, dear. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
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#57654: Mar 13th 2014 at 9:11:43 PM

That's the theme everyone is familiar with. I admit I haven't really read it that much.

edited 13th Mar '14 9:11:54 PM by edvedd

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JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#57655: Mar 13th 2014 at 9:13:06 PM

@Crow: To be fair, the whole "There is nothing new under the sun" is a pretty well-known quote.

@Kyler: Yeah, Ecclessiastes can be incredibly depressing. The general summary of the book is "the king tries out a bunch of different philosophies and lifestyles and finds that most of them aren't fulfilling." The only thing that keeps it out of being pure Nihilism is the theological portion of it. It ends up being less nihilistic and more just anti-hedonism. It starts with the "Everything is Meaningless" bit before moving on to figure out exactly how one can find meaning. Obviously, it's from a Yahwehistic Hebrew theological perspective, but the general theme of "how on earth am I supposed to make my life meaningful?" is a pretty universal theme.

In other news, I watched some more Adventure Time, specifically "All the Little People". It's an... interesting episode. I'm not quite sure what to make of it. It feels like it's saying something about shipping, but I'm not sure exactly what.

edited 13th Mar '14 9:15:29 PM by JapaneseTeeth

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Crowfall Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#57656: Mar 13th 2014 at 9:17:03 PM

Yeah the quote is well known, but I'm not sure if I ever knew the source before. Anyway, I much prefer the gospel of Chad, who tried out many philosophies and lifestyles and finds the best one is getting drunk and playing video games.

All the Little People is the one that's basically poking fun at shipping, right? Aaand edit ninja'd.

edited 13th Mar '14 9:17:26 PM by Crowfall

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#57657: Mar 13th 2014 at 9:19:19 PM

Yeah, Finn gets a bunch of mini-versions of the characters, and promptly starts pairing them up at random and obsessing over them. I think it's a commentary on how fans tend to pair up characters randomly with no regard for characterization and then get overly invested in those pairings. Sort of like how with ponies people will pair up two characters with no romantic inclination, and then go overboard in trying to sell it to others.

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#57658: Mar 13th 2014 at 9:20:02 PM

I need to do some studying if I'm going to write this story.

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JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#57659: Mar 13th 2014 at 9:21:06 PM

Ah writing research. Always fun.

And now I need to sleep.

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#57660: Mar 13th 2014 at 9:21:14 PM

Anyone read the Spike & Celestia comic yet?

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Crowfall Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#57661: Mar 13th 2014 at 9:23:10 PM

I'm several months behind on the comics. I need to catch up, but the nearest comic shop is somewhat inconveniently far away.

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#57662: Mar 13th 2014 at 9:24:00 PM

I ordered it late and it's on backorder now.

Going to bed for real now. tongue

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#57663: Mar 13th 2014 at 9:24:31 PM

"Nothing new under the sun" is one of those stock phrases that everyone has heard of, evne if they don't know the source.")

Most of them come from either hte bible or Shakespeare.

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Crowfall Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#57664: Mar 13th 2014 at 9:40:04 PM

@JT: You know, you always make one more post after claiming you'll go to sleep. Don't think we don't know you hang around to see if we start talking about you as soon as you leave.

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#57665: Mar 13th 2014 at 9:55:56 PM

Ah writing research. Always fun.

Also known as procrastination. Not that I'm one to talk there.

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#57666: Mar 13th 2014 at 9:59:15 PM

I don't view it as procrastination. I mostly wanna go over AU stories that have come before and the common tropes of the genre for ideas.

And, I'm not sure whether to make the story a medieval fantasy or superhero setting. Could go either way.

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#57667: Mar 13th 2014 at 10:07:18 PM

I know, it's just the easiest form of procrastination, shorto f actually procrastinating.

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Wryte Since: Jul, 2010
#57668: Mar 13th 2014 at 11:20:26 PM

Eek, I haven't drawn anything pony-related since that Cherry Jubilee pin-up last week! Quick, someone give me a sketch prompt.

You guys have failed me.

edited 14th Mar '14 12:51:50 AM by Wryte

Swasfewses Hermit from New York Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Staying up all night to get lucky
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#57669: Mar 14th 2014 at 1:34:24 AM

Hey I have enough trouble coming up with drawing ideas of my own, I'm not just gonna give them to you!

Bonus points for the puns though.

edited 14th Mar '14 1:37:14 AM by Swasfewses

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Thirikal Since: May, 2013
#57671: Mar 14th 2014 at 4:16:34 AM

Morning pony-folk, I seem to have developed the plague over night, so I'm staying home today rather than risking infecting the rest of the office. I guess that's what I get for watch Vincent Price in The Last Man on Earth. At least I know I'm not in danger of becoming a vampire since I've yet to go blind.

edited 14th Mar '14 4:18:12 AM by Thirikal

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#57672: Mar 14th 2014 at 4:30:55 AM

Post of the Day #680

Good morning, Equestria.

I had this weird dream that I'd gotten into Stanford and was just about to start classes there. Woke up thoroughly disappointed that it wasn't actually a thing.

And why Stanford, of all places? I'm not exactly in the neighborhood.

But enough about me, here's Big Macintosh talking for twelve seconds.

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KylerThatch literary masochist Since: Jan, 2001
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#57673: Mar 14th 2014 at 4:39:16 AM

SOL Update: Cutie Mark Crusader Mystery Solvers

Poor Powder, she must be scared out of her wits.

edited 14th Mar '14 4:41:45 AM by KylerThatch

This "faculty lot" you speak of sounds like a place of great power...
edvedd Darling. from At the boutique, dear. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
KylerThatch literary masochist Since: Jan, 2001
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#57675: Mar 14th 2014 at 4:50:48 AM

Random Thought: Pumpkin is Almond, Pound is Dipper.

This "faculty lot" you speak of sounds like a place of great power...

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