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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

RhymeBeat True colors from Eastern Standard Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
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#64826: Apr 11th 2014 at 9:23:32 AM

Yeah I find it baffling that people have issues with this season for world building... When pretty much it's identical to the world building prior to this. "Animals dependent on ponies" Winter Wrap Up. A civilization no one recognizes as real, distant from Ponyville? The Crystal Empire.

I still don't get the hate for Daring Don't. Daring Do was always based on Indiana Jones, Genius Bruiser. It's not too far fetched that his pony counterpart would write a book about her adventures, passing it off as fiction to avoid being hassled by the Loony Fan. None of the elements that make up the Daring Do series are really that out of place. A creature from Aztec mythology in a Fantasy Kitchen Sink. Ancient ruins. The only difference is that it takes place in a tropical rainforest.

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IkeAndMike Exists for some reason from Earth Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
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#64828: Apr 11th 2014 at 9:28:11 AM

I find it odd that Daring Do being real sorta came out of nowhere, similar to how Shining Armor wasn't even mentioned til the season 2 finale. It's fine if it's real, but it's a little jarring.

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storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#64829: Apr 11th 2014 at 9:28:39 AM

They've always had a tendency to introduce new stuff like that.

Heck, for It's About Time they introduced freaking time travel just for a one off plot.

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edvedd Darling. from At the boutique, dear. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Darling.
#64830: Apr 11th 2014 at 9:28:40 AM

@Rhyme: Oh boy, that's a can of worms right there.

I do hope they'll eventually leave Equestria itself and head abroad. I'd like to see what's out there.

edited 11th Apr '14 9:29:09 AM by edvedd

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storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#64831: Apr 11th 2014 at 9:30:35 AM

I still don't get the hate for Daring Don't.

I would explain why, but it's a debate we've had many times before and I doubt anyone will be convinced who isn't already.

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RhymeBeat True colors from Eastern Standard Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
edvedd Darling. from At the boutique, dear. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Darling.
#64833: Apr 11th 2014 at 9:32:48 AM

Let's see Dragon world, and Griffon land, and Tatzlwurm Town or something.

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WindWhistlerthelogical from Dream Valley Since: Jan, 2014
#64834: Apr 11th 2014 at 9:33:42 AM

Perhaps I could observe impartially as a neutral party?

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storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#64835: Apr 11th 2014 at 9:34:36 AM

How would a Taztlworm Town even work?

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JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#64836: Apr 11th 2014 at 9:35:54 AM

@Rhyme: I don't hate it, I just think it wasn't handled as smoothly as it could've been.

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Starscream759 Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: In denial
#64837: Apr 11th 2014 at 9:35:55 AM

@Wind Whistler Trust me it's better to stay outta debates then anything.

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edvedd Darling. from At the boutique, dear. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Darling.
#64838: Apr 11th 2014 at 9:37:55 AM

@story: A series of tunnels. They burst out of the ground to borrow cups of sugar.

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storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#64839: Apr 11th 2014 at 9:40:03 AM

The problem is that when an episode is bad because it's a bad episode, you can just not watch it, but when it's bad because it screws up continuity, there's nothing you can do.

I do find it hilarious that people used to complain about MMDW being inconsistent and having an OOC setting. Oh how little they knew.

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RhymeBeat True colors from Eastern Standard Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
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#64840: Apr 11th 2014 at 9:43:23 AM

I complained about MMDW because the moral was terribly handled and the remane 5 didn't even try to help Rainbow in a more conventional way. And there's a big difference between "this ruralish town has lots of construction sites and a hydroelectric dam" and "somewhere in the entire world of Equestria there are Aztec ponies".

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KylerThatch literary masochist Since: Jan, 2001
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#64841: Apr 11th 2014 at 9:48:33 AM

I've already talked about what I thought were the particularly weak parts of Daring Don't, but I don't feel like going over it again. I think the short of it was that it sometimes wasn't consistent with itself, and sometimes wasn't consistent with things we already know about Equestria.

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
JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#64843: Apr 11th 2014 at 9:58:06 AM

That would be pretty epic.

And honestly, my biggest issue with MMDW was just how unpolished it felt. Basically, they bent the setting and characterization to the story rather than letting the story develop naturally from the events. I don't think that much tweaking would've been required (fixing the scene with the mane cast bragging about MMDW would've repaired like 75% of the episode's issues), but it mostly boils down to a lot of the stuff happening in the episode only coming about because it had to in order to make the plot work than because it made sense in-universe.

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kyun Since: Dec, 2010
#64844: Apr 11th 2014 at 10:05:47 AM

Spike never had this issue in the first seasons. He was well-written! I wonder what happened.

:D Now I'm imagining a Ponyville version for the gigantic worm's home, where they dress in hats and kitchen aprons and say "Honey I'm home" in Hulk Speak!

edited 11th Apr '14 10:07:57 AM by kyun

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#64845: Apr 11th 2014 at 10:07:17 AM

*Applies casual brushies to Wind Whistler.* waii

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WindWhistlerthelogical from Dream Valley Since: Jan, 2014
#64846: Apr 11th 2014 at 10:14:02 AM

most agreeable, thank you. The tactile sensations provide comfort as well as practicality.smile

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Starscream759 Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: In denial
#64847: Apr 11th 2014 at 10:22:04 AM

@Wind Whistler Ya really don't get out much do ya?

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WindWhistlerthelogical from Dream Valley Since: Jan, 2014
#64848: Apr 11th 2014 at 10:29:17 AM

get out? Of where, and for what reason?

Oh, I see the intended meaning.

I'll have you know that I am a pony, thus meaning that I live outside quite often. And journey abroad on many adventures.

edited 11th Apr '14 10:30:08 AM by WindWhistlerthelogical

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Starscream759 Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: In denial
#64849: Apr 11th 2014 at 10:35:04 AM

@Wind Whistler Just sayin' is all. Just sayin'.

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WindWhistlerthelogical from Dream Valley Since: Jan, 2014
#64850: Apr 11th 2014 at 10:43:05 AM

In that case, would you have any advice to increase my get-out productivity?

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