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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

marston Since: Sep, 2011
#80876: Jul 16th 2014 at 7:26:08 PM

[up]Watch Gravity Falls. I haven't been able to see the whole series yet unfortunately, but what I have seen of it is hilarious. Or you could watch the first 3 seasons of SpongeBob Squarepants, back when the show was actually good.

edited 16th Jul '14 7:27:58 PM by marston

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#80877: Jul 16th 2014 at 7:30:14 PM

I might, though Spongebob was never one of my favorite cartoons. I remember Angry Beavers though.

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PrincessGwenevere Ooh, sparkly! from Coat Mountain Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
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#80878: Jul 16th 2014 at 7:30:58 PM

@JT: If you can find it, try Dan Vs. if you haven't already. It's hilarious.

Thanks for the help everyone. I'm going to do some more research on Chinese elements, think on it a bit, watch the MST 3 K movie and think on it some more.

Night everyone.

"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
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#80880: Jul 16th 2014 at 7:41:59 PM

I should get some work done tonight...

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JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#80881: Jul 16th 2014 at 7:45:53 PM

@Gwen: I've watched most of the first season, and yeah, it's hilarious. I'm sad that they aren't making new episodes anymore.

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storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#80882: Jul 16th 2014 at 7:54:53 PM

if anybody had any suggestions as to what show I should go through next

Legend Of Korra.

I don't watch many shows and most of the ones I have watched aren't completely kid friendly. Maybe Adventure Time would work, but it's not one of my favorites.

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darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#80883: Jul 16th 2014 at 8:02:26 PM

Really taken a liking to Regular Show. The humour's great and there's usually an Eldritch Abomination of some sort in the climax of each episode. The weird elements juxtaposed with funny animals and inanimate objects with personalities and interactions straight out of an co-worker office comedy is surprisingly enjoyable.

MetaFour AXTE INCAL AXTUCE MUN from A Place (Old Master)
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#80884: Jul 16th 2014 at 8:06:10 PM

I'm sad that they aren't making new episodes anymore.
At least the final two episodes are a decent send-off to the series.

I suspect that the creators had some inkling they were getting canceled, because those last two episodes really feel like they were deliberately aiming to provide some closure, while still leaving the door open for more episodes.

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#80885: Jul 16th 2014 at 8:16:20 PM

@Story: I'm already caught up on AT anyway.

@Dark: I've seen a couple of episodes, but it's not really my thing.

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#80886: Jul 16th 2014 at 8:32:36 PM

Hmmm. How about Futurama? It's not aimed specifically at kids, but it's relatively tame.

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JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#80887: Jul 16th 2014 at 8:39:46 PM

Better not to risk it. I don't think "Death by Snu Snu" would go over well.

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Wereael The Agent from Not the moon (I may be lying). Since: Apr, 2014 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
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#80888: Jul 16th 2014 at 8:56:02 PM

Code Lyoko was good. Don't know if you've already seen it.

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JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#80889: Jul 16th 2014 at 9:01:17 PM

I'll have to look it up.

Anyway, I need to get to bed. See you all tomorrow.

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09MurphyM Since: Jan, 2001
#80890: Jul 16th 2014 at 9:21:06 PM

I would suggest Phineas and Ferb. Despite what you hear from the critics, the show isn't actually that repetitive. It's also a musical like friendship is magic.

IkeAndMike Exists for some reason from Earth Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
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#80891: Jul 16th 2014 at 9:30:38 PM

> isn't all that repetitive

I don't believe it.

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MorningStar1337 The Encounter that ended the Dogma from 🤔 Since: Nov, 2012
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#80892: Jul 16th 2014 at 9:39:18 PM

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Sounds repetitive to me. (Though I did see some specials that avert at least one of these points)

Don't get me wrong. I like the show, but I know it adheres strictly to formula

edited 16th Jul '14 9:40:51 PM by MorningStar1337

storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#80893: Jul 16th 2014 at 9:56:20 PM

I got tired of waiting for Legend Of Korra season 3 to appear on the official website and watched the first three episodes through alternative means. Man do they completely not understand the concept of culture.

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darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#80894: Jul 16th 2014 at 10:13:41 PM

That's kind of the point, though. The humour is that you will know what will happen after a while, so they subvert catchphrases and jokes, throwing in continuity nods and in general the brothers' antics and friends along with the Doc's new Inators can be so different from episode to episode it still provides laughs. Plus, the songs are decent at worst and usually good to great.

kegisak Element of Class Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
Element of Class
#80895: Jul 16th 2014 at 11:10:39 PM

@Story: How do you mean? The whole, "We're going to tech you a culture and make a new nation" thing? Because yeah that's kind of... doomed to failure. I mean it'd be one thing if it was like, "We want to teach you to control your new powers, and part of that is a doctrine of spiritual reflection. Afterwards you may return home, or you can stay with us and help rebuild the order". After all, the bending styles are taught as martial arts anyways, and martial arts training comes with a heavy dose of discipline and philosophical theory. Even when you learn them as a sport, the importance of not using them willy-nilly, and following strict guidelines is important. Airbending being what it is, a certain amount of spiritualism is implicit in the art itself. But you kinda just can't make someone develop a whole new culture overnight...

Also in terms of show recommendations, I second Code Lyoko(The first season is a bit of a slog, though. It's very episodic up until close to the end, and while the episodes themselves are good the sense of Status Quo Is God is a bit weighty Until they actually get Aileta out of the computer.

I also recommend Oban Star Racers and Wakfu... seriously, french animation is really good in general. If you can find 'em, there's also a few good Canadian cartoons out there(OR at least translated import cartoons). Ruby Gloom is good, as is Jacob Two Two(which is like, Super Canadian, so be warned there. Seriously). Fred's Head is another good show that's at least visually kid-friendly; there's a looot of parental bonus going on and stuff that they don't outright say. Like, one of the main characters best friends being all but outright stated to be a lesbian ("You're Fred's friend who never has a boyfriend and my mum will tell me why when I'm older". Seriously.)

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storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#80896: Jul 16th 2014 at 11:27:29 PM

Yeah, the idea of getting people to spontaneously adopt a different uclture just because they got powers was absurd.

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kegisak Element of Class Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
Element of Class
#80897: Jul 16th 2014 at 11:59:45 PM

Well, it didn't really work, so they seem to be pretty aware of how silly the idea was.

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#80898: Jul 17th 2014 at 12:14:57 AM

Yeah, I'm glad it turned out the way it did. Some of those were pretty funny.

Also, I was really surprised that They got to Peilei before she broke out. Genre convention dictates that they would just barely not be in time.

Of course She's almost certainly going to get broken out soon anyway, so not sure what they're planning.

Edit: It just occurred to me that the villains of the first two seasons were both adult male waterbenders with brothers. Looks like they'll be changing things up though in season 3 with the whole Fearsome Four thing.

edited 17th Jul '14 12:23:35 AM by storyyeller

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edvedd Darling. from At the boutique, dear. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Darling.
#80899: Jul 17th 2014 at 12:39:56 AM

I ducked out of Korra before Season 2 (because of all the nonsense), but the show is self-contained enough that I could jump back in without too much trouble. Season 3 is pretty good, and the pacing feels less rushed.

Gravity Falls is a winner.

edited 17th Jul '14 12:41:21 AM by edvedd

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