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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

darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#64576: Apr 10th 2014 at 7:04:04 AM

Oldschool Scootabuse is funny to read, the lengths to which some authors would go is hilarious.

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#64577: Apr 10th 2014 at 7:05:06 AM

[up]I second that. I liked that they took a relatively light approach to it rather than having "Scootaloo's Flightless Angst: The Episode".

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Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#64578: Apr 10th 2014 at 7:06:46 AM

Oh yeah I love how the ep handled it, jsu wish they had focused on it a bit more.

As to the train, who said they DID beat it? Again plenty of places it could stop along the way, the next town to pick up more ponies, RD catching up and holding the breaks down again. The montage of them traveling through so much was part of a musical bit so can't be held to be 100% accurate.

edvedd Darling. from At the boutique, dear. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#64580: Apr 10th 2014 at 7:09:59 AM

[up][up]I don't think anyone is saying that they beat the train.

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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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#64582: Apr 10th 2014 at 7:12:15 AM

(walks in to manor, detonator in hand, sits down on sofa, looks at fireplace, presses button and something far away outside blows up) Hi everyone. (throws detonator in fireplace) What's up?

https://youtu.be/_1F5HhUvFbM?si=csgwerqELcG6615q
darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#64583: Apr 10th 2014 at 7:12:33 AM

MST3K Mantra folks. That, or a combination of heroic willpower and triumphant reprise temporarily warped the spacetime continuem.

edvedd Darling. from At the boutique, dear. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Darling.
#64584: Apr 10th 2014 at 7:12:40 AM

I was wondering when someone would blow that thing up.

[up]I guess the train would have gotten there before them, but not by much.

edited 10th Apr '14 7:13:30 AM 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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#64585: Apr 10th 2014 at 7:16:29 AM

That and the trains in the setting have always been victims of Traveling at the Speed of Plot anyway.

edited 10th Apr '14 7:16:55 AM by JapaneseTeeth

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#64587: Apr 10th 2014 at 7:18:43 AM

I beat Ride To Hell. I had to blow it up.

So, what are we talking about?

https://youtu.be/_1F5HhUvFbM?si=csgwerqELcG6615q
Mio Since: Jan, 2001
#64588: Apr 10th 2014 at 7:19:08 AM

I'm fairly convinced at this point that Equestria is a pretty small place despite the fact that's supposed to be roughly analogous to North America considering how easy it is to get anywhere.

[down]Umm, never. And that's not what I said or meant.

edited 10th Apr '14 7:22:34 AM by Mio

Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#64589: Apr 10th 2014 at 7:20:43 AM

When was it ever said to be roughly.. any size?

They keep that rather vague. Also @ JT, Story is.

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#64590: Apr 10th 2014 at 7:23:22 AM

In general, Equestria's size is inconsistent. I mean, it takes an overnight train ride to reach Appleoosa.

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#64591: Apr 10th 2014 at 7:24:01 AM

Transportation in fiction moves either at the Speed of Plot or Just Not Quite Fast Enough.

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darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#64592: Apr 10th 2014 at 7:24:44 AM

Culturally Equestria's like North America, Europe, and Russia were controlled by an American empire.

Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#64593: Apr 10th 2014 at 7:29:35 AM

I'm fairly convinced at this point that Equestria is a pretty small place despite the fact that's supposed to be roughly analogous to North America

right there. why else invoke size while comparing it to something of a definite size?

[up] what?

edvedd Darling. from At the boutique, dear. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Mio Since: Jan, 2001
#64595: Apr 10th 2014 at 7:29:53 AM

[up][up][up]I'm curious where you get the Russian part from (save perhaps looking at Canterlot's architecture to a degree).

[up][up]I was more talking about that I know that Equestria was never given a relative size to anything. I was just pointing out that that was one way those two were not alike despite being intentionally similar in other ways.

edited 10th Apr '14 7:33:41 AM by Mio

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#64597: Apr 10th 2014 at 7:34:10 AM

I get North America and Europe (in a more general sense), but not Russia.

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#64598: Apr 10th 2014 at 7:35:39 AM

Pre-Unification, I always figured the Earth Ponies were a farming/merchantile community primarily, with skilled blacksmiths and engineers; the Pegasi were more aggressive/territorial and gathered into a central army from scattered family herds, and the Unicorns basically started out as mages and some of them became nobility after a fashion.

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#64599: Apr 10th 2014 at 7:39:19 AM

Wow, Twitch just managed to walk directly from Sidney to Pheobe and immediately challenge her. It was almost like a normal person was playing.

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Mio Since: Jan, 2001
#64600: Apr 10th 2014 at 7:41:04 AM

Oddly enough I always headcanoned Unicorns as being somewhat slavic, based only on the fact that they were (and still are) Feudal and Feudalism was historically endured longer and was harsher in Eastern Europe.


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