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Postby Bremen (?) » Fri Jul 29, 2016 2:52 pm

We had Fluttershy literally go on a date with Tree Hugger and no one got all excited about it. This fandom has gotten boring :-/
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Postby Auxiliatrix (?) » Fri Jul 29, 2016 3:35 pm

SlateSlabrock wrote:If there's one thing I've learned about fandoms, it's that everything is up for debate. Furious, irreconcilable debate.


That's a little bit terrifying, honestly. :starity:

Bremen wrote:We had Fluttershy literally go on a date with Tree Hugger and no one got all excited about it. This fandom has gotten boring :-/


If I recall, they went on multiple "dates" in that episode (depending on your definition of "date"). Perhaps it's more fun to debate stuff like that when it's between members of the Mane Six. :-P
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Fri Jul 29, 2016 5:26 pm

DerFurShur wrote:My inner FlutterDash shipper still believes that to this day

..... (I know shipping is pretty much only allowed in PPPP, but making a passing comment is cool right?)

It's okay to talk about shipping anywhere on TRS, it's just that people don't do it much outside RCS/PPPP/the booru.
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Postby Captain Rufus (?) » Fri Jul 29, 2016 6:13 pm

Also shipping is bad and shippers should feel bad.
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Fri Jul 29, 2016 7:07 pm

DerFurShur wrote:Eh you didn't miss much, things were about as quiet as when it was first revealed there were more than two alicorns.

Huh? When EW revealed Princess Twilight on 1/29/13, everywhere was in an uproar.

Also yeah, a lot of shippers just hearing what they want to hear on that HF. It is fairly easily misinterpreted if you're looking for it.
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Postby DerFurShur (?) » Fri Jul 29, 2016 7:10 pm

Yes I know there was an uproar. That was the joke.

Also there was an uproar about Cadance long before Alicorn Twilight became a thing.
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Postby Soft Snow (?) » Fri Jul 29, 2016 11:37 pm

Remember when Beavis & Butthead first came out? Everyone was outraged and shocked at the controversial content and wanted it banned from television. Then over time people just got use to it and stopped caring and was like meh.
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Then South Park came out and everyone was outraged and shocked by it's vulgar content and wanted it banned as well. Then people just got bored with it and was like meh.
:fluttershrug:

I feel like pony went through a similar phase. Only expect for the controversial and vulgar content, it was shock and confusion over why so many grown men loved the show.

It seemed like every soccer mom, social justice warrior, conspiracy theories, hipster and internet troll jumped on this band wagon.

They analyzed every line of dialog, went frame by frame for any hidden messages and even tried to decode all the songs. After a few years, just like everything else, people just lost interest in looking for scandals that weren't there and moved on to other things.
:rariwhat:

Sure, you can go back and watch Beavis & Butthead or South Park, but, those shows won't be as interesting without the rebellious social hype generated around them.
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Pony is and will forever be a great show. But it just made it feel all that much more special when it was getting all that attention. Especially if your like me that rode an inflatable inner tube on the shallow G3 wave into the monsoon of G4's tidal wave.
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Postby Sidotsy (?) » Sat Jul 30, 2016 3:35 am

Shipping is cool and good, make your favorite ponies smooch. Just don't be gross about it and we'll all get along.
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Postby Angel Beat (?) » Sat Jul 30, 2016 5:57 am

Shipping is so cute and wholesome. :3:
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Postby PhoolCat (?) » Sat Jul 30, 2016 8:01 am

Shipping is tolerable under certain acceptable parameters.


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Postby Space Ghost (?) » Sat Jul 30, 2016 7:18 pm

Captain Rufus wrote:Also shipping is bad and shippers should feel bad.


It feels good, bro. :amazing:
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Postby Auxiliatrix (?) » Sat Jul 30, 2016 9:43 pm

Soft Snow wrote:Remember when Beavis & Butthead first came out? Everyone was outraged and shocked at the controversial content and wanted it banned from television. Then over time people just got use to it and stopped caring and was like meh.
:pinkieshrug:

Then South Park came out and everyone was outraged and shocked by it's vulgar content and wanted it banned as well. Then people just got bored with it and was like meh.
:fluttershrug:

I feel like pony went through a similar phase. Only expect for the controversial and vulgar content, it was shock and confusion over why so many grown men loved the show.

It seemed like every soccer mom, social justice warrior, conspiracy theories, hipster and internet troll jumped on this band wagon.

They analyzed every line of dialog, went frame by frame for any hidden messages and even tried to decode all the songs. After a few years, just like everything else, people just lost interest in looking for scandals that weren't there and moved on to other things.
:rariwhat:

Sure, you can go back and watch Beavis & Butthead or South Park, but, those shows won't be as interesting without the rebellious social hype generated around them.
:toxx:

Pony is and will forever be a great show. But it just made it feel all that much more special when it was getting all that attention. Especially if your like me that rode an inflatable inner tube on the shallow G3 wave into the monsoon of G4's tidal wave.


I wasn't watching the show at that period, but I think MLP is a lot different from any of those shows.

Those other shows were specifically meant to offend, or had controversial material. They relied on adult, risky subject matters, and over-exposure caused those to get older the more we saw them. My Little Pony is not an adult, shock show like those other ones. It isn't purposefully offensive (at least, I don't believe so).

I don't think My Little Pony has become less interesting or less special because it isn't getting as much attention from media, unless you're a person who specifically became attracted to the show due to it being "taboo" or "not right" for older boys and men to watch. My Little Pony is much more timeless and a ton more substantial than many of those shock humor shows, and I don't think it'll become less fascinating to watch because it may not be at the height of it's popularity anymore.

That's just my opinion. I haven't watched the show as long, and perhaps if I had been a fan of MLP at the time, I would feel differently. Who knows? :-P

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Agreed! :allears:
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Postby PhoolCat (?) » Sun Jul 31, 2016 7:21 am

I agree, I've been watching it since partway through s1 and the only shocking thing at the time was "Here is programming for girls that is high-quality and feminist rather than the usual tripe".
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Postby Lapis Infinitas (?) » Sun Jul 31, 2016 4:20 pm

Soft Snow wrote:Remember when Beavis & Butthead first came out? Everyone was outraged and shocked at the controversial content and wanted it banned from television. Then over time people just got use to it and stopped caring and was like meh.
:pinkieshrug:

Then South Park came out and everyone was outraged and shocked by it's vulgar content and wanted it banned as well. Then people just got bored with it and was like meh.
:fluttershrug:

I feel like pony went through a similar phase. Only expect for the controversial and vulgar content, it was shock and confusion over why so many grown men loved the show.

It seemed like every soccer mom, social justice warrior, conspiracy theories, hipster and internet troll jumped on this band wagon.

They analyzed every line of dialog, went frame by frame for any hidden messages and even tried to decode all the songs. After a few years, just like everything else, people just lost interest in looking for scandals that weren't there and moved on to other things.
:rariwhat:

Sure, you can go back and watch Beavis & Butthead or South Park, but, those shows won't be as interesting without the rebellious social hype generated around them.
:toxx:

Pony is and will forever be a great show. But it just made it feel all that much more special when it was getting all that attention. Especially if your like me that rode an inflatable inner tube on the shallow G3 wave into the monsoon of G4's tidal wave.


I remember how outraged Something Awful was back at the beginning. After we got kicked out of TVIV, we had to make the forums invite only because of the troll invasion by FYAD. Here we are a few years later, and we have over twice as many active users on right now than FYAD does. :smirk:
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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Sun Jul 31, 2016 7:39 pm

Lapis Infinitas wrote:Here we are a few years later, and we have over twice as many active users on right now than FYAD does. :smirk:

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Postby Bremen (?) » Sun Jul 31, 2016 8:07 pm

In my defense, I just went to check the numbers too.
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Postby Soft Snow (?) » Tue Aug 02, 2016 3:39 am

New Fluffle Puff video. Warning: Lots of Pfffth'ing.
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Postby Sidotsy (?) » Tue Aug 02, 2016 4:01 am

what the heck is fluffle puff
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Postby UnintelGen (?) » Tue Aug 02, 2016 4:16 am

Sidotsy wrote:what the heck is fluffle puff


Was (Or is still) a big fan thing from a guy who drew an ask blog on Tumblr. Mostly centered around Fluffle Puff, that round pink thing that "Phhhthhs", Chrysalis, and Dan from Dan Vs.- A Hub show that went quietly into the night. Yeah, it's that old.
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Postby Davyinatoga (?) » Tue Aug 02, 2016 5:39 am

Sidotsy wrote:what the heck is fluffle puff

It's the best! :party:
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Postby PhoolCat (?) » Tue Aug 02, 2016 7:32 am

Sidotsy wrote:what the heck is fluffle puff

yes! :party:
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Postby PhoolCat (?) » Tue Aug 02, 2016 7:33 am

protip: do not look into the back history of "fluffy ponies" :yikes:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Tue Aug 02, 2016 12:28 pm

PhoolCat wrote:protip: do not look into the back history of "fluffy ponies" :yikes:

They're so stupid and bad that, IIRC, even Derpibooru decided to hide them by default.
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Postby Soft Snow (?) » Tue Aug 02, 2016 3:42 pm

Who would have thought just making raspberry noises would be this amusing.
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Postby Sidotsy (?) » Tue Aug 02, 2016 9:27 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:They're so stupid and bad that, IIRC, even Derpibooru decided to hide them by default.

like just in general or what. i'm missing something.
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Postby PhoolCat (?) » Tue Aug 02, 2016 10:02 pm

it was nasty.
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Postby Captain Rufus (?) » Tue Aug 02, 2016 11:24 pm

You know how Lovecraft said some things man was not meant to know lest they go mad?

Fluffies were what he had in mind. I'm not sure why it became a thing or how SA goons found it and even less why they would want to share such atrocities with the rest of us but they did.

Like it makes cupcakes.txt and the .mov series look classy in comparison. It's a thing for people who consider A Serbian Film to be the feel good hit of the year.
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Postby Davyinatoga (?) » Wed Aug 03, 2016 12:33 am

There's more than one Fluffie Puff?
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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Wed Aug 03, 2016 1:00 am

Davyinatoga wrote:There's more than one Fluffie Puff?

There's Flufflepuff, which is good.

And then there's other junk, which you can ignore.
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Postby PhoolCat (?) » Wed Aug 03, 2016 7:18 am

Fluffle is a Fluffy Pony. Fluffy Ponies in and of themselves are perfectly fine and cute, but how they were characterised and how they were treated were one of the most awful things this fandom has created and ranks down there with dross like Cupcakes.

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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Wed Aug 03, 2016 8:19 am

Despite all of bronydom I've seen, I've never actually encountered any of these fluffy pony perversions goons freak out about.

So it's entirely possible to just avoid them. :twiright:
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Postby PhoolCat (?) » Wed Aug 03, 2016 10:19 am

Yes it very is, and I urge you all to do so. :hoers:
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Postby Soft Snow (?) » Wed Aug 03, 2016 10:57 pm

I have never encountered these fluffy ponies either but I'll be sure to avoid them if I cross them. Thanks for the warning.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Thu Aug 04, 2016 2:23 pm

Last week in the Pasture we finished S3, so tonight at 7:30 Eastern we will start on S4. Maybe I'll even run last week's episode as a pre- or post-show.
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Postby Soft Snow (?) » Thu Aug 04, 2016 11:46 pm

I heard that DHX is hiring a new 2D animator for MLP/EQG related projects. I guess this might mean they are planning for something beyond the movie, yes?
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Fri Aug 05, 2016 2:29 am

MLP-related properties aren't the only thing DHX has animated. For example, DHX also made that paragon of children's entertainment, Johnny Test.
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Postby DerFurShur (?) » Fri Aug 05, 2016 2:57 am

http://www.equestriadaily.com/2016/08/dhx-looking-for-2d-character-designer.html?m=1

Yeah but the offer explicitly says it's for a position on their MLP/EqG production team.

The requirements for the position include an understand of human/creature forms and fashion. So this kinda points to more Equestria Girls in the future as well.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Fri Aug 05, 2016 3:09 am

Oh. Going by the phrasing of the job post ("work with our My Little Pony, Equestria Girls production team"), it sounds like it's specifically for EqG. Given how Hasbro seems to want to keep FiM and EqG apart more and more, I can understand that they'd want to keep turning out a movie every year or so regardless of what FiM does. I doubt EqG will get changed up any until G5 of MLP begins.
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Postby Soft Snow (?) » Sat Aug 06, 2016 3:13 am

I take it as a positive sign that there will be more stuff to come after the movie.
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