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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.

     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

Darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#70276: May 8th 2014 at 8:25:25 PM

Eeyup. But Hasbro had no confidence for it's cartoons anymore after Transformers was bombing after the movie, so it was probably cut down for budget reasons, or they just didn't care.

Either way, each ep was 9 minutes including a one minute song. So it was either make some 2 and 4 parters to make an adventure, or use solos as slice of life. Plus the writers had to cram in a ton of ponies for forced advertizing...

Tales at least had a more consistant cast to develope, but all their eps were solos.

SO yeah, FIM has got it made by comparison.

Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#70277: May 8th 2014 at 8:28:33 PM

It's DC... They've more then proven they hate their customers and hold them in utter contempt. They have flat out admitted the the most stereotypical adolescent male is the only audience they care about writing for. And feel that they are worthless losers that will buy anything with a certain characters name on it.

PrincessGwenevere Ooh, sparkly! from Coat Mountain Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
Ooh, sparkly!
#70278: May 8th 2014 at 8:31:37 PM

And let's hope DC suffers for that.

Anyway, about them equines.

Uhm, ponies.

Tiny horses.

Miniature, talking, equines.

"I feel like I'm on a raft and surrounding me is an ocean of dumb."- Mr. Sark
OrionAurora Constellation from Andromeda Galaxy Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: Abstaining
Constellation
#70279: May 8th 2014 at 8:32:55 PM

Oh yeah, I saw a Derpy and Fluttershy figurine at my local Barns and Nobel. I so need to grab one.

We are all made of star stuff. Very, very weird star stuff.
Seraphem Since: Oct, 2009
#70280: May 8th 2014 at 8:33:07 PM

They have been. But, so glad IDW got the Pony comic. Damn are they doing a great job with it.

edvedd Darling. from At the boutique, dear. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
IkeAndMike Exists for some reason from Earth Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
Exists for some reason
#70282: May 8th 2014 at 8:41:22 PM

Because ponies are cute.

http://h0useb0und.tumblr.com/
Darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#70283: May 8th 2014 at 8:42:30 PM

So, with a lot of expanding the size, and a little squinting, I was able to make out the Mane Six designs, more or less with a black background and my room light turned off.

Not quite what I was expecting, they're really thin. And Shy's kinda washed out looking, though guess that makes sense to look unassuming.

PrincessGwenevere Ooh, sparkly! from Coat Mountain Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
Ooh, sparkly!
#70284: May 8th 2014 at 8:42:53 PM

@ed: DC or the ponies? I don't much care for DC right now. Or very many comics, actually.

But ponies are indeed cute, and their villains deliciously evil.

[up] Fluttershy is pretty pastel-based in her color scheme, yeah. I remember once, rather early during FIM, some parent online remarked on how skinny the new ponies were, and how Princess Celestia was "ready to dance around a stripper pole".

... I couldn't make this up if I tried.

edited 8th May '14 8:46:43 PM by PrincessGwenevere

"I feel like I'm on a raft and surrounding me is an ocean of dumb."- Mr. Sark
edvedd Darling. from At the boutique, dear. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Darling.
#70285: May 8th 2014 at 8:46:06 PM

Ponies, obviously.

@dark: Yeah, they are a bit taller and slimmer-looking, with a more obvious anime influence in the eyes.

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Darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#70286: May 8th 2014 at 8:50:42 PM

I dunno, seeing them makes me think they look kind of flimsy and delicate. And trying to imagine those models in flash movement makes them kind of less real to me.

edited 8th May '14 8:51:17 PM by Darkabomination

Wryte Since: Jul, 2010
#70287: May 8th 2014 at 8:50:43 PM

re: the Starfire discussion on the last page, if you want a longer explanation than the Shortpacked comic, try this.

edvedd Darling. from At the boutique, dear. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Darling.
#70288: May 8th 2014 at 8:53:15 PM

[up][up]The animation itself is really smooth, but I suppose a still image can't get across how expressive they are.

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storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
More like giant cherries
#70289: May 8th 2014 at 8:56:52 PM

We weren't even talking about butts that long before moving onto DC comics.

There goes my memory

Eeyup

Darn. Shame I had to find the shortened version. Do you know what was cut?

Blind Final Fantasy 6 Let's Play
Sydxelia Are you into... Vinyl? from Cranberry World Since: Nov, 2010
Are you into... Vinyl?
#70290: May 8th 2014 at 8:58:30 PM

It's DC... They've more then proven they hate their customers and hold them in utter contempt.

I'm glad I quit collecting Marvel comics years before the whole "One More Day" fiasco.

I put my friend in a coconut! He lives in my hat! Hey, come hang out!
storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
More like giant cherries
#70291: May 8th 2014 at 8:59:41 PM

Speaking of shilling characters noone's ever heard of, apparently they're making a movie about a talking racoon.

Blind Final Fantasy 6 Let's Play
Darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#70292: May 8th 2014 at 9:03:40 PM

Not a whole lot thankfully, a song and about 2 minutes of animation.

And guess what version you get on the dvd? And most of G1's out of print on scattered dvds. And Tales wasn't even released in America, you have to import 4 dvds from the land down under, same with any hope of the toys.

In general I'm saddened by how hard it is to find them. It's either pirating various dvd and tape rips, or nothing.

edited 8th May '14 9:04:40 PM by Darkabomination

Sydxelia Are you into... Vinyl? from Cranberry World Since: Nov, 2010
Are you into... Vinyl?
#70293: May 8th 2014 at 9:11:11 PM

Speaking of shilling characters noone's ever heard of, apparently they're making a movie about a talking racoon.

Rocket Raccoon? I remember him appearing in a Hulk comic back in the '80s. I thought he was just a rather silly one-shot character at the time.

I put my friend in a coconut! He lives in my hat! Hey, come hang out!
Darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#70294: May 8th 2014 at 9:13:10 PM

Watching the show must be disorienting at times. TH The Mane Six are already colorful as is, the backgrounds and such must make it extremely colorful.

PrincessGwenevere Ooh, sparkly! from Coat Mountain Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
Ooh, sparkly!
#70295: May 8th 2014 at 9:16:35 PM

[up] Not really. The Mane6 standout rather well against the background ponies. That obviously doesn't stop people from latching onto bg ponies, but still.

"I feel like I'm on a raft and surrounding me is an ocean of dumb."- Mr. Sark
edvedd Darling. from At the boutique, dear. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Darling.
#70296: May 8th 2014 at 9:17:03 PM

[up][up]It is colourful, and there's a lot to take in, but it's usually coherent.

[up][up][up]Guardians of the Galaxy is the movie in question. Look up the trailer, it's rather ripping.

edited 8th May '14 9:18:59 PM by edvedd

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kegisak Element of Class Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
Element of Class
#70297: May 8th 2014 at 9:22:30 PM

Oh, DC. I do so like(Some) of your characters, and you have some really solid writers... I wish I could respect your morals more.

Oh well. I have Marvel for fun, respectable comics. Even if they are harder to get into.

Birthright: an original web novel about Dragons, the Burdens of Leadership, and Mangoes.
PrincessGwenevere Ooh, sparkly! from Coat Mountain Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
Ooh, sparkly!
#70298: May 8th 2014 at 9:24:38 PM

You like Marvel? The bookstore I work at sells Marvel.

Only Marvel.

We have forty boxes of Marvel books.

Right in the back of our tiny, tiny store.

"I feel like I'm on a raft and surrounding me is an ocean of dumb."- Mr. Sark
IkeAndMike Exists for some reason from Earth Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
Exists for some reason
#70299: May 8th 2014 at 9:25:07 PM

I wish I had the money to buy comics.

http://h0useb0und.tumblr.com/
kegisak Element of Class Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
Element of Class
#70300: May 8th 2014 at 9:38:38 PM

Well, in theory? I haven't read that many. I got into DC when they did the reboot, but Marvel has a lot of history... like, I just picked up a new series of Spider Man, and apparently Doc Oc was Spiderman for a while. I basically just have to be willing to shrug and accept some stuff in order to get any distance into a Marvel Comic.

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

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