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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
#80451: Jul 12th 2014 at 2:17:30 PM

I kind of like there's some nice rich ponies in later seasons. Granted there's still plenty of jerks, but Fancypants, Saphire Shores, Coco, and Filthy Rich to an extentshow they're not all like Blueblood. IDK, just struck me kind of odd that Rarity is treated sympathetically from the get go and most at the Gala were stuffy at best.

marston Since: Sep, 2011
#80452: Jul 12th 2014 at 2:23:10 PM

[up]Coco didn't exactly seem like a rich pony to me.

The whole "Raricow" thing just got a lot more awkward.[down]

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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
#80453: Jul 12th 2014 at 2:37:22 PM

"It's just hay, I swear!"

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darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#80454: Jul 12th 2014 at 3:13:01 PM

Okay derp on that one.

Poor Coco. I wonder how she started working for Pollymare. Seems like a pony that clawed her way from the bottom.

Starscream759 Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: In denial
#80455: Jul 12th 2014 at 3:32:24 PM

@Dark Along with her constant demanding persona, her cheap mane and her "myeeehhh I'm gonna constantly quote Mr Mackey" shtick.

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Crowfall Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#80457: Jul 12th 2014 at 3:48:42 PM

I wouldn't necessarily be opposed to Blueblood making a return, but there's already so many characters I want to see make a return and Blueblood is not high on that list. Give me some Zecora, or Gilda, or Coco. I guess he ranks higher than Trenderhoof, so at least he isn't in last place.

darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#80458: Jul 12th 2014 at 3:53:13 PM

Hey at least Flash is so much of the fandom's butt monkey he's funny as a joke. Trenderhoof is just bland.

Starscream759 Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: In denial
#80459: Jul 12th 2014 at 3:57:23 PM

I'd rather have reappearances of Gilda, Cheerlie, Zecora in the next season then have another episode focusing on Trenderhoof.

"Transform and Roll out!" Optimus Prime
PrincessGwenevere Ooh, sparkly! from Coat Mountain Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
Ooh, sparkly!
#80460: Jul 12th 2014 at 4:00:40 PM

I bring up Blueblood because I remember reading The Best Night Ever, and that was pretty good at exploring him. I feel sorta bad for him; the fandom gives him kind of a hard time, where his worst offense is being a prick.

Plus I'm currently stuck on the idea of A Day in the Limelight focused on the guys in the Mane6's lives. Probably wouldn't fly because the target audience is girls. (Not that they couldn't shoehorn a girl into that episode.)

edited 12th Jul '14 4:01:07 PM by PrincessGwenevere

"I feel like I'm on a raft and surrounding me is an ocean of dumb."- Mr. Sark
Crowfall Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#80461: Jul 12th 2014 at 4:11:02 PM

I'm pretty sure none of the mane six consider Blueblood to be one of the guys in their lives.tongue

PrincessGwenevere Ooh, sparkly! from Coat Mountain Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
Ooh, sparkly!
#80462: Jul 12th 2014 at 4:25:31 PM

[up] Hush you. tongue

What I'm trying to say is, the guys need more character development (as does the rest of the secondary cast), and Blueblood would be funny contrast against the actually decent guys like Big Mac or Shining.

"I feel like I'm on a raft and surrounding me is an ocean of dumb."- Mr. Sark
Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#80464: Jul 12th 2014 at 5:41:39 PM

I woke up, and now I have a strange taste in my mouth. Does that ever happen to any of ya?

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#80465: Jul 12th 2014 at 5:49:53 PM

Eh, Morning Mouth is a thing, I guess.

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Starscream759 Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: In denial
#80466: Jul 12th 2014 at 5:50:50 PM

@Rin No not really. Nothing that I know of anyway.

edited 12th Jul '14 5:51:14 PM by Starscream759

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darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#80467: Jul 12th 2014 at 6:02:37 PM

Damn you writer's block. My rough as sandpaper draft for my fic's only up to 1100 words, and I'm stuck. I keep nitpicking bits and can't find the drive to keep going.

KylerThatch literary masochist Since: Jan, 2001
literary masochist
#80468: Jul 12th 2014 at 6:09:24 PM

Are you writing your first draft? If that's the case, you need to lock up your inner critic, because they're only going to be a hindrance at that stage. At this point, you need to let the words come out as they are, even if it ends up being a load of crap. Because it is going to be a load of crap. But if you don't get something out in the first place, there won't be anything to revise and polish.

That's why my first (and second and third) draft mantra is "I can fix that in editing".

This "faculty lot" you speak of sounds like a place of great power...
AceOfScarabs I am now a shiny stone~ from Singapore Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
I am now a shiny stone~
#80469: Jul 12th 2014 at 6:45:29 PM

wild mass guess A good portion of the Gala invitees are snobs the Princess needed to "bribe" with the Gala in order to make them more cooperative to her reformative plans.

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KingKix Typing the internet since '90 from Dante City Since: Jun, 2013 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Typing the internet since '90
#80470: Jul 12th 2014 at 6:56:34 PM

Hey guys, just wanted to let you know i'm going to post my new drawing tomorrow. Right now, I'm into "A thing". OK, G'night!grin

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darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#80471: Jul 12th 2014 at 7:08:57 PM

It's an exposition problem. In my retelling setup of EQG, I'm not sure how much infodumping Celestia should do. From a character stanpoint it's something I'm portraying as letting go of a burden and letting her perceived failure to help Sunset color her speech. But it could give Twilight too much information to find her rather quickly. On the other hoof, I've not sketched out much beyond a tenuous string of ideas so it can be more organic, so maybe she should know as much as possible? But infodumping? bleh.

kegisak Element of Class Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
Element of Class
#80472: Jul 12th 2014 at 7:13:32 PM

In my experience infodumps tend to be a lot better received, often even well-received, if there's a solid, tangible reason for them to be happening. So if the infodump is caused by Celestia wanting to get things off her chest, and maybe being a bit... bitter? Depressed? Disappointed? Then that would make sense within the context of the story. At that point, as long as it doesn't go on for like, five pages of non-stop dialogue, you should be fine.

Try and splice in some actions there - and not like, jumping through windows actions, just moving around, or even just moving while sitting down. Describing things like fiddling with hands, brushing back hair, shifting position, etc. not only helps to spread out the weight of exposition, it also provides a lot of subtle characterization for the character being described. Granted in Celestia's case we don't need that much, but you can still use it as contrast - given that she rarely moves at all aside from a gentle pat, if she's moving around a lot more it could be taken as a sign of just how bothered she is.

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JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#80473: Jul 12th 2014 at 7:34:26 PM

Here's my take on it: just write the stuff. It's much easier to go back and cut out extra stuff than it is to realize you didn't include enough and try to work it into an existing scene. I'd say leave the infodump there, and then when you go back to edit it, you can decide when it's too large or doesn't have sufficient motivation.

Kegisak is right though that it's far easier to swallow if there's an in-universe reason for it.

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darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#80474: Jul 12th 2014 at 7:47:29 PM

The way I have it, the chapter's Twilight's pov, who herself is nervous and stressed over losing the crown. So when she explains to the princesses the glimpse of Sunset and vanishing in the mirror, she's urgent to know what they can do about it. In my take they didn't get to her in time, so they only got a glimpse of her form. This way it puts more pressure on Celestia to explain, and through Twi's stress over the situation I hope to show that Tia is equally as distressed just under a mask of stoicism. Also as a bit of a contrast with Twilight's inexperience and obvious signs of uncertainty, with Celestia's long experience.

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#80475: Jul 12th 2014 at 9:10:56 PM

Are you recapping this for the benefit of readers who didn't watch EQD, or are you establishing new information unique to the fic?

Also, time for me to sleep.

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