Re: In-Season General Show Chat
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Applepie
Mr. the Dragon - Joined: Jun 18, 2012
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Moderators: Perrydotto, Dexanth, Venusy, Wayoshi
Fizzbuzz wrote:What'd really be cool is if Hasbro ditched Discovery Family entirely and made S6 entirely online. I know I've worried about that in the past, but by now it seems to me that all but the very youngest kids are easily able to watch stuff on YouTube. It could very well lead to an increase in viewership, too. Since Discovery Family is a premium cable channel, I should think that the number of households who get premium cable but don't get Internet service is vanishingly small, certainly small enough to be offset by access to viewers who have Internet service but only basic cable or no cable at all.
Bumble-B wrote:Also, one thing why I'd love to see MLP Season 6 in a YouTube/Online format is because that means they're not bounded by the 22 minute requirement you have on TV. Granted, some shows have usually done well with the time frame but i've seen a lot of shows where either the 11 minute ep was too short (Adventure Time) or the 22 minute ep was too long (MLP, Foster's Home, LPS).
Orange Fluffy Sheep wrote:i am not ready for the transhumanist revolution to begin with my butt
Fizzbuzz wrote:On another note, something I'd like to see again is the Summer Sun Celebration. Unlike a bunch of other Equestrian holidays and annual events, the most we've ever seen of it actually being celebrated was in the very first episode, whereupon it was promptly derailed by Celestia's disappearance.
Orange Fluffy Sheep wrote:i am not ready for the transhumanist revolution to begin with my butt
Bumble-B wrote:
I would love to see creators and writers not be restricted by a certain time limit because the fact is, it affects the writing and pacing.
fenster wrote:
That's not necessarily a bad thing though. Limitations can certainly be restrictive, but they also challenge artists at the same time and spur creativity more from that.
Lauren Faust wrote:...we ultimately ran into creative differences on the direction of the project. I do not know if Medusa has been shelved, but I am no longer working on it or at Sony.”
Orange Fluffy Sheep wrote:i am not ready for the transhumanist revolution to begin with my butt
Fizzbuzz wrote:Let's not forget that Sony was originally going to help make the 2017 MLP movie before Hasbro dumped them, likely over creative differences (by which I mean Amy Pascal's awful "let's put them in the real world!! like the Smurfs!!!" idea) as well.
I also have to wonder what's next for Lauren Faust. Wouldn't it be something if she came back to FiM for one last season?
Headless Horse wrote:Hate to say this, but Lauren's going to need a few unqualified successes under her belt at this point or else she's going to earn a reputation she'll never escape.
One "creative differences" falling-out in a career is understandable. But more than one, especially consecutively, and what prospective employers will see is a pattern.
Headless Horse wrote:Hate to say this, but Lauren's going to need a few unqualified successes under her belt at this point or else she's going to earn a reputation she'll never escape.
One "creative differences" falling-out in a career is understandable. But more than one, especially consecutively, and what prospective employers will see is a pattern.
Headless Horse wrote:One "creative differences" falling-out in a career is understandable. But more than one, especially consecutively, and what prospective employers will see is a pattern.
Orange Fluffy Sheep wrote:i am not ready for the transhumanist revolution to begin with my butt
Dexanth wrote:
I'll be curious to see how Fighting is Magic goes in that regard since I'd expect she has carte-blanche on the world/lore aspects; after all, the devs were always more focused on the mechanics of it all, and I'm sure for them, having Lauren on board for the lore/worldbuilding is a dream come true.
Pocket wrote:I hate to say it, but we may be teetering on the edge of an era where there are no gigs left in Hollywood for a creator who wants to have the level of creative freedom she currently expects and still be working for any employer at all. The mainstream entertainment industry is being squeezed tighter and tighter by focus testing and an aversion to new IPs or any kind of originality whatsoever. Television, ironically, is going through something of a renaissance in that respect, but with all the networks owned by the same mass-media megalomaniacs as the film industry, who knows how much longer that's going to last either.
Pocket wrote:I hate to say it, but we may be teetering on the edge of an era where there are no gigs left in Hollywood for a creator who wants to have the level of creative freedom she currently expects and still be working for any employer at all. The mainstream entertainment industry is being squeezed tighter and tighter by focus testing and an aversion to new IPs or any kind of originality whatsoever. Television, ironically, is going through something of a renaissance in that respect, but with all the networks owned by the same mass-media megalomaniacs as the film industry, who knows how much longer that's going to last either.
Pocket wrote:I hate to say it, but we may be teetering on the edge of an era where there are no gigs left in Hollywood for a creator who wants to have the level of creative freedom she currently expects and still be working for any employer at all. The mainstream entertainment industry is being squeezed tighter and tighter by focus testing and an aversion to new IPs or any kind of originality whatsoever. Television, ironically, is going through something of a renaissance in that respect, but with all the networks owned by the same mass-media megalomaniacs as the film industry, who knows how much longer that's going to last either.
Dexanth wrote:
I'll be curious to see how Fighting is Magic goes in that regard since I'd expect she has carte-blanche on the world/lore aspects; after all, the devs were always more focused on the mechanics of it all, and I'm sure for them, having Lauren on board for the lore/worldbuilding is a dream come true.
Mr. Big wrote:I think some of you may be familiar with the graphic novel based on iTunes Terms and Condition. Basically, the entire document is presented in a comic format where Steve Jobs recites those legal agreements we always click "Agree" to without reading. The twist is that each page is done in different cartoonists' style.
Today's page is done in the style of the MLP comic books.
Specifically, this is based off of MLP Micro-Series #9 (Spike).
Soft Snow wrote:I think one of the reasons why there aren't more shows like Gravity Falls and Avatar out is because the story format prevents additional production if the show is popular. You only can get two or three pre-written seasons before the series comes to an end. After that if you want to make more you have to desperately try to continue the series after the conclusion of it. Look at what Avatar did, it tried to continue the series after the first but each season was self contained making the viewer less invested in the next season. Gravity Falls tries to stretch out it's series to make it last longer. In fact, Titanic did so well they even talked about making a sequel before but couldn't figure out how to continue the story from that point.
Wonderful story telling shows are usually kept in tiny bubbles with little chance of expansion. Unless the show doesn't come with an end conclusion and can continually run indefinitely like FiM.
The Doctor wrote:I think it's more noticeable this season because they've really changed what Cutie Marks are portrayed as in the early season. They were just a ponies symbol, not the source of their powers.
Headless Horse wrote:
I like that Twilight has a big fuckin apple on her back. Very true to universe.
fenster wrote:It makes me wonder if Starlight Glimmers power isn't necessarily just taking the cutie mark, but actually taking away the specific talent of other ponies. After loosing that talent, that's what makes changing their cutie marks possible.
Soft Snow wrote:I think one of the reasons why there aren't more shows like Gravity Falls and Avatar out is because the story format prevents additional production if the show is popular. You only can get two or three pre-written seasons before the series comes to an end. After that if you want to make more you have to desperately try to continue the series after the conclusion of it. Look at what Avatar did, it tried to continue the series after the first but each season was self contained making the viewer less invested in the next season. Gravity Falls tries to stretch out it's series to make it last longer. In fact, Titanic did so well they even talked about making a sequel before but couldn't figure out how to continue the story from that point.
Wonderful story telling shows are usually kept in tiny bubbles with little chance of expansion. Unless the show doesn't come with an end conclusion and can continually run indefinitely like FiM.
Fizzbuzz wrote:Additionally, if cutie marks were the source of a pony's power, then young ponies would become trapped in a cycle of uselessness. If they have no mark then they have no talent, making it impossible for them to discover what they're good at, thus preventing a mark from ever appearing.
Mordja wrote:I haven't been paying attention, but why exactly won't Amy Keating Rogers be coming back for season 6 (and beyond)? Is she working on her own/another big project that'll take up all her time or did she just get tired of doing it?