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February General Discussion Thread: A Brave New Horse Year

Postby Chaos Sonic (?) » Sat Feb 01, 2014 10:10 am

It's already February everywhere except like, Hawaii. Mods getting lazy around here. :grumpydash:
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Postby Helix (?) » Sat Feb 01, 2014 10:11 am

ground floor

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New ep is good.
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Postby Applepie (?) » Sat Feb 01, 2014 10:13 am

That was a great way to start February with this episode.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Sat Feb 01, 2014 10:46 am

Oh, I can't wait until it airs today! I am so pumped for Pink Pastel Party Pony- The Musical starring Weird Al. :allears:
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Postby haywire (?) » Sat Feb 01, 2014 11:02 am

http://mittlittlebrony.tumblr.com/

Can two unwatchable documentaries create one good one? One intrepid blogger dares to find out.
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Postby Gravenstein (?) » Sat Feb 01, 2014 11:24 am

haywire wrote:http://mittlittlebrony.tumblr.com/

Can two unwatchable documentaries create one good one? One intrepid blogger dares to find out.

oh hey a "bronies like to fuck ponies" joke

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Postby Helix (?) » Sat Feb 01, 2014 11:27 am

haywire wrote:http://mittlittlebrony.tumblr.com/

Can two unwatchable documentaries create one good one? One intrepid blogger dares to find out.


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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Sat Feb 01, 2014 11:47 am

Eh, I think that link is kind of stupid. Occasionally, you'll get a decent matchup of the text and the image but most of it is pretty bad. :-/
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sat Feb 01, 2014 1:47 pm

haywire wrote:http://mittlittlebrony.tumblr.com/

Can two unwatchable documentaries create one good one? One intrepid blogger dares to find out.

I'm already wary of most any Tumblr blog by default, but any that exists for mocking bronies I just won't read. Even bronysay was fairly terrible back when it was running.
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sat Feb 01, 2014 2:15 pm

Wayoshi wrote:Spoiler-free reviews of an episode still color people trying to wait, so please don't do it.
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Postby Sailor Yue (?) » Sat Feb 01, 2014 3:10 pm

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Postby stonecutter (?) » Sat Feb 01, 2014 3:18 pm

Hope this month will be a good one.
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Postby Octavia (?) » Sat Feb 01, 2014 4:51 pm

Season 4 has been amazing so far, and we're not even halfway done! :party:
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Sat Feb 01, 2014 4:54 pm

Octavia wrote:Season 4 has been amazing so far, and we're not even halfway done! :party:


This is pretty much my opinion on it. They've continuously topped themselves so many times and I can't wait to see what they come up with next.
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Postby die Fledermaus (?) » Sat Feb 01, 2014 5:02 pm

Season 4: Season of reminding us that ponies are real good.
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Postby Strangest Letter (?) » Sat Feb 01, 2014 5:10 pm

shotgunbadger wrote:Season 4: Season of reminding us that ponies are real good.


I never forgot. :rainbert:
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Sat Feb 01, 2014 5:13 pm

I never forgot either. Ponies shall always be strong in my eyes.
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Postby Mir (?) » Sat Feb 01, 2014 6:08 pm

I felt like it had sorta a rocky start, but wow if it doesn't just keep getting better. :allears:
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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Sat Feb 01, 2014 6:10 pm

I'm finding it to be a bit rocky now, but still with very good episodes. And I'm not going to stop watching, either.
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Postby Higsby (?) » Sat Feb 01, 2014 7:26 pm

I've been loving every second of it, and have very few complaints so far. The stories, songs, character development, and just about everything else from this season has made me super happy. :-D
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Postby Kronos (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 12:09 am

It's a shame Faust still isn't with the show, because today felt like rediscovering ponies for the first time.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 12:17 am

Kronos wrote:It's a shame Faust still isn't with the show, because today felt like rediscovering ponies for the first time.

I wonder if she ever brought herself to watch beyond S2 or read the comics. Given how well the show has gone on, it'd be a shame if she never watched it again.
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Postby Kronos (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 12:32 am

Fizzbuzz wrote:I wonder if she ever brought herself to watch beyond S2 or read the comics. Given how well the show has gone on, it'd be a shame if she never watched it again.


Back when she made her appearance at Bronycon2012, she said she hadn't watched the show since leaving the project due to it being too painful as it was her creation but had no control over it any longer.

Maybe watching it now might help show that the show is still on track to what it was, that Twilight being a princess has admittedly done jack squat to the show beyond being able to fly and all the jokes about having to deal with a third pair of limbs. :v:
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Postby Wayoshi (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 1:32 am

Wayoshi wrote:Spoiler-free reviews of an episode still color people trying to wait, so please don't do it.


Kronos wrote:It's a shame Faust still isn't with the show, because today felt like rediscovering ponies for the first time.


This also counts. Just wait until the moratorium is over!
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Postby Bumble-B (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 3:54 am

I wish I knew when exactly I saw Return of Harmony because somewhere in this month was when I first saw :ponydrugs: in its entirety and felt insecure about liking a show about :ponydrugs: :yikes:

Thus this will be my second anniversary of :ponydrugs:
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As for Faust... I already said this in the EqG thread but in short, I for one don't mind Lauren not wanting to watch the show after she left :pinkieshrug: I think this whole affair about FiM is more hurtful than healthy for her to think about. I rather have her just forget about it and move on, continue doing awesome work and hopefully one day have that T-Shirt come true just like it did for McCracken

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Postby Kronos (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 4:51 am

So, watching Mary Poppins, and I just realized something.

Bert's carousel horse looks DISTURBINGLY damn near identical to MR. CAKE. It's even got his FACE. :starity:
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Postby stonecutter (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 5:10 am

Kronos wrote:So, watching Mary Poppins, and I just realized something.

Bert's carousel horse looks DISTURBINGLY damn near identical to MR. CAKE. It's even got his FACE. :starity:


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Postby Wylie (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 5:45 am

Kronos wrote:So, watching Mary Poppins, and I just realized something.

Bert's carousel horse looks DISTURBINGLY damn near identical to MR. CAKE. It's even got his FACE. :starity:


You make the call, folks:
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Dick Van Dyke's horse seems to have been a little less carefully preserved as Julie Andrews' over there. Here's a better angle from the movie:
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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 5:57 am

Kronos wrote:Maybe watching it now might help show that the show is still on track to what it was, that Twilight being a princess has admittedly done jack squat to the show beyond being able to fly and all the jokes about having to deal with a third pair of limbs. :v:


They're really trying to add some value to Twilicorn now, since she really hasn't done anything. Especially in this most recent episode where she just kind of flew off screen for no reason, when she easily could have walked a step over like any other pony would. Now this was a fantastic episode, don't get me wrong, and this certainly didn't affect how great the episode was, but that moment, along with other uses of Twilight's flying just feel crammed in. I mean, there hasn't been any attempt to change her character in some way, she's still just Twilight with wings. I mean, someone could edit out Twilight's wings for the episodes, and it wouldn't make a difference. Except for the scenes where they try to force it in, like random flying scenes.

I mean, compare Twilight to Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy. Rainbow Dash compared to the other two, is barely on the ground, so it makes sense for her to be up and about most of the time. Fluttershy is mostly on the ground, and when she does fly, it's usually more of a "hop" of sorts, to gracefully move from one point to another in a very short distance. Say like getting down the steps into another room, very casual. Twilight is on the ground less than Fluttershy, but when she's in the air, she flies like Rainbow Dash, and that's where I feel the conflict is. Also, is that Twilight Sparkleboom ever going to be explained, or did that just kind of happen for reasons that aren't needed to know? :rariwhat:

I feel like Lauren Faust is a bit sadden to see what has happened to what could be considered "her" show, as it does still say "Developed for Television by Lauren Faust" at the start of ever episode, before any other credits. And didn't she say something about not every girl wanted to be a princess? I wonder if she knew about Twilicorn before she left, because the episode was written in December of 2011, because before that Hasbro must have been working on the toyline for 2013, and being where she was working on the show, I feel like at the very least she would be aware.
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Postby Wylie (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 6:09 am

ShieldedDiamond wrote:Also, is that Twilight Sparkleboom ever going to be explained, or did that just kind of happen for reasons that aren't needed to know? :rariwhat:


I'm pretty sure they said it was Twilight making that appear with magic, not a "pure" flying trick like the Rainboom.

As far as Lauren is concerned, I'm fine with her not watching the show. I've said before I can completely understand how much of her childhood went into setting up this show, and watching someone else play with those characters and stories can be painful, especially for someone as creative as Lauren is, no matter how well-done the result is.
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Postby Bumble-B (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 6:11 am

I think the last time she publicly talked about FiM was when she heard of EqG* (8 months ago, I think) and...
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Yeah.... :yikes:

Edit: *Which is when the film was released in theaters I think
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Postby Octavia (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 6:47 am

A friend of a friend decided to post about his first "brony sighting" on Facebook and how apparently a male in his 20's merely watching episodes on his laptop on a plane creeped him out. I've been trying to be a lot more vocal when I see people who say this kind of crap, so I outright asked him what was creepy about it, and how someone watching the show on their own laptop on a plane could possibly be offensive. I'm probably going to wake up to a mountain of Facebook flame posts. :unenthused:
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 6:51 am

Hope you don't get flamed too hard, Octavia. But it's nice you said something.
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Postby Kronos (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 7:11 am

Octavia wrote:A friend of a friend decided to post about his first "brony sighting" on Facebook and how apparently a male in his 20's merely watching episodes on his laptop on a plane creeped him out. I've been trying to be a lot more vocal when I see people who say this kind of crap, so I outright asked him what was creepy about it, and how someone watching the show on their own laptop on a plane could possibly be offensive. I'm probably going to wake up to a mountain of Facebook flame posts. :unenthused:

If they're on your profile, can't you delete them? I haven't used my facebook in like, ever, so I can't remember.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 7:13 am

It's good to see that you stand up to accusations like that, Octavia. I also hope you don't get flamed too badly.
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Postby Kronos (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 7:14 am

And if you do, well...I'm pretty sure Isaak is still close to going nuclear after the last episode, maybe he can go hug-nuke your detractors?
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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 7:31 am

Octavia wrote:A friend of a friend decided to post about his first "brony sighting" on Facebook and how apparently a male in his 20's merely watching episodes on his laptop on a plane creeped him out. I've been trying to be a lot more vocal when I see people who say this kind of crap, so I outright asked him what was creepy about it, and how someone watching the show on their own laptop on a plane could possibly be offensive. I'm probably going to wake up to a mountain of Facebook flame posts. :unenthused:


Yeah, I'm sorry if you're going to be flamed, I hope you aren't! I mean something like that isn't fair, that's all. People watch episodes of TV shows they like all the time, why should My Little Pony be any different? It's just an interest. Would he have been pointed out for watching Adventure Time or any other cartoon? Heck, I wouldn't even judge someone if I saw them watching Strawberry Shortcake on their laptop with headphones. Watch whatever you want, I'm not watching that. What's wrong with that? :-/
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 7:36 am

Yeah, it's a little silly to get all crazed over someone liking a TV show. Hell, if someone told me that their favourite movie was The Beast Of Yucca Flats, I'd say "cool".
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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 7:53 am

I think another problem is people just being aware of the "bad fans" and you know what I'm talking about. Rather than saying "Yes, nearly every single TV show have those obsessed with it to the extreme, or in ways it should not be liked, but that doesn't make everyone terrible," most people would rather group everyone in that awful characterization. My Little Pony is a case where the "dark corner people" try to be very loud. "Look at me for watching a show for girls!" And I think one of the worst things that can be said "MY LITTLE PONY IS A SHOW FOR MEN!" No, no it isn't. It's a show like anything else. Anyone can watch it. But like I said, those kinds of people can just be loud. And so, people just try to group everything as that for no good. It's very prejudice. I mean what about other things? I know forums just meant for other shows, but is that looked upon as bad? What if this was a forum for, I don't know, GI Joe instead of My Little Pony, and everything else was the same, would people react differently too it?

I feel like I should write an essay for the front page for this. Why are people so prejudice against My Little Pony? After the collab I'm doing first though, can't pile on too much. :v:
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 12:29 pm

Hey, if you think you can write an essay, go for it. I'm not saying to stretch yourself out too much but if you get inspiration, just get to typing it up.
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