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Re: April General Discussion: As seen in entertainment!

Postby Thaddeus (?) » Tue Apr 22, 2014 12:46 pm

I have no idea where else to post this, so here, have some art I made last year

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Why yes, that is Grunkle Stan as Discord.

I was bored. :-I

EDIT: Happy Bearth Day SoundMonkey! :party:
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Tue Apr 22, 2014 12:46 pm

I also perfer to think of it as a callback to an older generation rather than an insert. They mentioned Firefly in a few episodes after that, so there's plenty of possibilites for this to happen.

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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Tue Apr 22, 2014 12:50 pm

ROBOT B9 wrote:I also perfer to think of it as a callback to an older generation rather than an insert. They mentioned Firefly in a few episodes after that, so there's plenty of possibilites for this to happen.

Interestingly, AKR said she did that as a shoutout to Lauren Faust (going by the handle fyre-flye on DA and other sites) rather than as a direct reference to Firefly the G1 pony. Of course, Lauren Faust did take that name since she liked Firefly, so it is still an incidental reference.
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Postby Throbulator (?) » Tue Apr 22, 2014 1:05 pm

According to an article at the Associated Press, Hasbro's sales are up in the first quarter of the year. http://bigstory.ap.org/article/hasbro-p ... -toys-rise

Hasbro returned to profitability in its first quarter, driven by sales of girls' toys such as My Little Pony and Nerf Rebelle. The prior-year results were dragged down by restructuring charges.


I'm guessing the restructuring charges have something to do with Hasbro launching the Hub and all that. According to the article, the first quarter of the year is the smallest profit-wise because of kids being oversaturated with toys from Christmas, so here's to even more profits in the later quarters. :yay:

Hasbro Inc.'s sales of girls' products were strong however, up 21 percent.

Maybe all these sales will lead to more pony toys, like Flutterbat or Coco Pommel brushies. The sky's the limit! :awesomedash:

Sales of My Little Pony Equestria Girls dolls also resonated with customers.

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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Tue Apr 22, 2014 2:36 pm

I'm actually just a little bit surprised that Nerf Rebelle took off. I guess it goes to show how little variety girls have in toys that are marketed to them.
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Postby die Fledermaus (?) » Tue Apr 22, 2014 2:58 pm

Rebelle (and this is speaking as a family member who helps care for young girls and not in any way an expert in the industry or even a dude who understands the 'behind the curtain' stuff at all) does well because they legitimately look good and at the end of the day are the same fun Nerf things as anything else. My little niece loves her bow because it looks pretty and she can shoot me in the head with it yelling that she's an elf queen. We can argue the grand sociological impact of marketing 'girl weapons' vs 'boy weapons' and all but the fact is in this case it works because they're putting some decent effort into it instead of 'slap a Nerf gun glitter pink and sell it, fuck it'.

Also the name helps, a lot. The niece I'm talking about hates 'girl versions' of things but 'Rebelle' sounds badass and cool. It doesn't sound like Nerf For Girls to her, it sounds like she's a badass lady with a bow. Hasbro knows branding.
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Postby The Outlander (?) » Tue Apr 22, 2014 3:05 pm

Yeah, I think Rebelle is popular because they're nice. I know I would've loved to have that Rebelle Bow around when I was little, all I had was nondescript sci-fi looking weaponry, and of course I couldn't have toys that looked like real guns. Plus, aside from maybe a boy going "eww cooties" about the colors, the designs and aesthetics of the rebelle line are really cool.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Tue Apr 22, 2014 3:07 pm

I never heard of that toyline before but I have to admit that it looks awesome and is really gender neutral in my opinion. I would want something like that, you get fire arrows at people!
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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Tue Apr 22, 2014 4:50 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:That's what I've always been hoping for too, that she and/or the rest of DHX thought it would be cool to make a reference like that. I'd just wondered if anyone had brought that up since I remember the Breezies being a bit of a sticking point for a lot of people.

I've only skimmed the panel summaries on EqD, which can be pretty spartan, but there was this:
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Postby MochaBean (?) » Tue Apr 22, 2014 5:40 pm

I got my niece some Rebelle stuff for Christmas, and she loves it. Whenever she played with her cousin (my nephew), they were playing with boys' nerf guns anyway, she was just ecstatic to have some of her own.
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Postby Big Boss (?) » Tue Apr 22, 2014 6:19 pm

On the one hand, separate "nerf for girls" and "nerf for boys" shouldn't NEED to be a thing, but Nerf Rebelle is actually really well done and I love the style and the name. Given the constraints against them the designers did a fantastic job. We got my niece a Rebelle bow and gun and she goes up against B.J. Blazkowicz me, armed with a Venom cannon Nerf Vulcan. She liked Nerf but she wasn't enthusiastic about it until she got a Rebelle kit.

Also Nerf for Boys is often really boring and ugly, and I'm saying that as a nerf enthusiast.
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Tue Apr 22, 2014 6:35 pm

Amazing, the variety of Nerf toys out now. I remember when the Nerf Football was the hottest toy. :awesomedash:
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Postby Octavia (?) » Tue Apr 22, 2014 7:11 pm

My huge collection of nerf toys is still in the basement at my mom's house. The original nerf blaster is still the greatest foam ball delivery system. :twiright:

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I also had this beast called The Ultimator:

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That thing had a KICK, and it'd launch those darts over 70 feet.
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Postby die Fledermaus (?) » Tue Apr 22, 2014 7:20 pm

The Ultimator is what taught little like, I dunno fuckin 6 year old me and my friends that hitting dudes in the nuts is hilarious.

Look at those bigass darts.
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Tue Apr 22, 2014 7:49 pm

Short Article about IDWs kids comics panal.
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page ... e&id=52289
To sum it up...

Cartoon Network crossover event will be awesome, more pony comic goodness on the way. Littlest Pet Shop Starts in may! :party:

Kids are asking for an MLP crossovers with LPS or Angry Birds. :pinkieshrug:

Little Girl thinks the Pony's are too girly & series needs more action (something tales me she hasn't seen any dash or AJ eps or read all the comics). IDW peeps recommended she Check out their TMNT books.
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Postby Mr. Big (?) » Tue Apr 22, 2014 7:58 pm

Recently it was announced that Masaaki Yuasa guest-directed an "Adventure Time" episode.

Now how many people here wants to see a Pony episode animated by an outside artist? And if so, who should it be? I nominate the guy who made "Little Witch Academia".
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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Tue Apr 22, 2014 7:59 pm

I just want to imagine how G5 will be animated. I wonder if that's when they'll test out 3D animation on ponies. :nngh:
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Postby Bumble-B (?) » Tue Apr 22, 2014 8:11 pm

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Yes... we have a thread for that already and I called you out there :squintyjack:

Mr. Big wrote:Recently it was announced that Masaaki Yuasa guest-directed an "Adventure Time" episode.

Now how many people here wants to see a Pony episode animated by an outside artist? And if so, who should it be? I nominate the guy who made "Little Witch Academia".


One thing I really adore in Wander Over Yonder is that generally when the episode is done by a different director or storyboard artist, you can possibly notice the difference in how characters are drawn (i.e. Lord Hater's design varies with McCracken drawing him like Mojo Jojo).

I wouldn't mind see Ponies looking different in the hands of different people though to be safe, not TOO radical of a change (i.e. John K. would probably fit in this no-no category). I probably would like to see those rounded snouts Sabrina the storyboard artist gives to the Ponies, yknow

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Postby Bumble-B (?) » Tue Apr 22, 2014 8:16 pm

ShieldedDiamond wrote:I just want to imagine how G5 will be animated. I wonder if that's when they'll test out 3D animation on ponies. :nngh:


I fear that we'll see something like in Xiaolin Chronicles or the many shows where they 'mix' or add 3D into a primarily 2D show. What I mean by that is that in Xiaolin Chronicles for example, the whole Showdown (End Fights) are now entirely in ugly 3D/CG and I wonder if G5 will use that for the transformation or fight scenes or something.

Rational-me thinks that Hasbro/whoever isn't that 'dumb' to let that happen in G5 but then again it's strange that other studios would still use it in the first place so it doesn't mean Hasbro won't... :yikes:
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Tue Apr 22, 2014 8:17 pm

@AC44:..Whoops. Sorry. :-P

But yea, thanks! :hug:
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Postby Pocket (?) » Tue Apr 22, 2014 8:22 pm

Mr. Big wrote:Now how many people here wants to see a Pony episode animated by an outside artist? And if so, who should it be? I nominate the guy who made "Little Witch Academia".

I've seen GIFs from that. It kind of blew my mind to see what was clearly anime with such smooth, fluid animation. I'd probably enjoy seeing anything by that team.

ShieldedDiamond wrote:I just want to imagine how G5 will be animated. I wonder if that's when they'll test out 3D animation on ponies. :nngh:

You know, you're probably right. I remember seeing Jimmy Neutron for the first time and assuming it was just meant to be a gimmick, because, yannow, SCIENCE or some shit. The same way it was a gimmick because ROBOTS in Beast Wars and a gimmick because COMPUTERS in Reboot. But when even shows on the Hub can afford to use it on just about everything, I can't help but feel like 2D animation in America is going to die harder than stop motion and become the sole domain of auteurs who care more about creating impressive visuals than compelling stories.
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Postby Octavia (?) » Tue Apr 22, 2014 8:23 pm

Put the Care Bears animation team on G5 :v:
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Tue Apr 22, 2014 8:26 pm

I doubt it, CG pony would be pretty fugly IMo, I think it'll stay 2D but I like to be optimistic. :v:
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Postby Bumble-B (?) » Tue Apr 22, 2014 8:29 pm

I think they'll definitely, at the very least, use CG to animate monsters or something. The Timberwolves I believe are now all CG (and imo, the Rockodile looked awfully CG too) so I wouldn't be surprised if they used CG for more beasts or mythical creatures
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Tue Apr 22, 2014 9:21 pm

FiM is so distinctive even in visual style that I expect G5 will try to stick to it at least somewhat. Like, imagine if LPS had ponies. That's what I imagine G5's show will be.
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Postby Bumble-B (?) » Tue Apr 22, 2014 9:36 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:FiM is so distinctive even in visual style that I expect G5 will try to stick to it at least somewhat. Like, imagine if LPS had ponies. That's what I imagine G5's show will be.


You think so :yikes: ?

I think the animation in LPS is pretty unappealing at least for the most part. They do a good job with the music segments with all the visual style and whatnot but everything else, which is 90% of the episode has the cardboard cutout stiff look to everything. Personally i'm not a fan of the uber thin outlines on the characters (though admittedly I liked Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends but in their defense it worked for them probably due to better character design). The colors also feel a bit dull...

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It's just awfully too clean and sterile at the same time when I watch it (again, except for the music segments). FiM is also clean but at least it's beaming with color and at least has some some energy by the mere looks of it
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At the very least I hope G5 keeps the thick outlines. I wouldn't mind seeing the colors changing after being spoiled by WoY and honestly having watched 4 (and likely more) seasons of FiM.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Tue Apr 22, 2014 9:48 pm

I don't think G5 will specifically take after LPS's style, per se. What I'm expecting is that G5 will try really, really hard to recreate the magic that made FiM so great, but fall just short. Unless Hasbro should luck into another passionate visionary like Lauren Faust, I think that is what will happen.
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Postby Bumble-B (?) » Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:14 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:I don't think G5 will specifically take after LPS's style, per se. What I'm expecting is that G5 will try really, really hard to recreate the magic that made FiM so great, but fall just short. Unless Hasbro should luck into another passionate visionary like Lauren Faust, I think that is what will happen.


Well the good news for Hasbro is that they probably have years to wait until say someone talented like Rebecca Sugar or someone is done with their show and may want to work on G5. I've said this before but it looks like right now as I post on the 23rd of April 2014, everyone seems to be pretty happy where they are now. Lots of CN vets like McCracken, Renzetti, Faust, Rudish and others are at Disney. CN is being led by people like Pendleton Ward, J.G. Quintel, and Rebecca Sugar. And Nick is being all weird/niche.

I think you can say that thanks to the exodus from CN after Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends and PPG ended in 2008 which possibly was the last projects by the crew from the late 90s and early 2000s, Faust, Renzetti, and Rudish were able to work on FiM.

So I wonder if that's another possibility where G5 is created when skilled individuals more or less all depart from their last studio :ponder:

Is it possible that they just keep the same-ish G4 team with Jayson Thiessen and co. as well as McCarthy and keeping or adding old and new members? Sure though to be honest I can't pinpoint a possible 'visionary' from DHX studios, i'm afraid. Granted, it's probably because the studio is rarely given a chance to create their own shows (except for George of the Jungle which was created by Thiessen and apparently no one liked it. Funnily, that show aired along with Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends on the same network, CN, so it is kinda foreboding to see Faust, Thiessen, and co. work together a few years later on another network. Plus people from CN's Ed, Edd n' Eddy like Jim Miller and Raven then worked on FiM) so it's possible G5 will not need a prominent figure from CN, Disney, or whatever.
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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Wed Apr 23, 2014 12:58 am

Another thing is I don't believe "CGI being too expensive" for them is a problem. I feel like since they already have a handful of CG shows now, when G5 starts, it'll be another one of them since CG shows are kind of a thing now, and they might want to get into this fad.
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Postby Mr. Big (?) » Wed Apr 23, 2014 1:17 am

Contrary to popular belief, drawn animation is actually cheaper to do than CGI. But execs. don't want to listen to that.

...I guess it goes without saying that I'm not a fan of CGI animation...not even Pixar :-I
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Postby Bumble-B (?) » Wed Apr 23, 2014 1:31 am

ShieldedDiamond wrote:Another thing is I don't believe "CGI being too expensive" for them is a problem. I feel like since they already have a handful of CG shows now, when G5 starts, it'll be another one of them since CG shows are kind of a thing now, and they might want to get into this fad.


'Tis why I always tell people to stop watching and liking (YouTube) the SFM videos... YOU'RE GIVING THEM IDEAS :flail:


It's like EqG. It's obvious that it was only made or even thought of thanks to this... thing


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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Wed Apr 23, 2014 1:40 am

:gotcha: "Oh, it has 17 million views, and 33,000 likes, then they won't mind if we make our own version..."
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Postby Kronos (?) » Wed Apr 23, 2014 4:08 am

Fizzbuzz wrote:I don't think G5 will specifically take after LPS's style, per se. What I'm expecting is that G5 will try really, really hard to recreate the magic that made FiM so great, but fall just short. Unless Hasbro should luck into another passionate visionary like Lauren Faust, I think that is what will happen.


Man, this just makes me want Wyatt and all the dudes from TF Animated to team up with James Roberts, Alex Milne, and Nick Roche from IDW for the next big Transformers series.

What those men have done for the modern TF franchises is nothing short of the work of GODS.
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Postby Stuff (?) » Wed Apr 23, 2014 4:30 am

I was at the zoo on Saturday. Classmate and I were walking along until we found a discarded shoe that probably fell from a stroller. It had a picture of Applejack. :-I
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Wed Apr 23, 2014 6:08 am

Huh...I had no idea that pony shoes existed. :pinkieshrug:
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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Wed Apr 23, 2014 6:36 am

ROBOT B9 wrote:Huh...I had no idea that pony shoes existed. :pinkieshrug:

:spoiler:

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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Wed Apr 23, 2014 6:39 am

Let me rephrase that: I had no idea that shoes with ponies on them existed. :v:
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Postby Rachael33 (?) » Wed Apr 23, 2014 1:46 pm

ROBOT B9 wrote:Let me rephrase that: I had no idea that shoes with ponies on them existed. :v:


I am more curious how they manage to get them on... :ngh:
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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Wed Apr 23, 2014 1:49 pm

Unicorn's put them on and tie them with magic. Pegasus tie them with their wings. Somehow. Earth ponies don't wear shoes because they simply can't. :vogue: :angry:
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Postby Rachael33 (?) » Wed Apr 23, 2014 2:02 pm

ShieldedDiamond wrote:Unicorn's put them on and tie them with magic. Pegasus tie them with their wings. Somehow. Earth ponies don't wear shoes because they simply can't. :vogue: :angry:


Ironically, Earth Ponies need them the most, considering how much they work!
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