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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 1:19 pm

ShieldedDiamond wrote: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.

That's her "there are many ways to be a girl" belief. Back when the alicorn Twilight news finally broke last year, the announcement came with a line from Meghan McCarthy saying that "every little girl wants to be a princess," though to this day I still think that's something Hasbro forced her to say.
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Hopefully he'll have an actual rationale for being bothered by fans of this show. Like, maybe he'll have heard of all the bad bronies and just assumed that everyone in this fandom is obsessed with sexualizing a children's cartoon. At least disliking us for that is less bad than just thinking that adults aren't allowed to like the same things that kids like.
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Postby Discord (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 1:23 pm

That's her "there are many ways to be a girl" belief. Back when the alicorn Twilight news finally broke last year, the announcement came with a line from Meghan McCarthy saying that "every little girl wants to be a princess," though to this day I still think that's something Hasbro forced her to say.


I also think it could have been a cultural commentary sort of thing, rather that a straight-up vindication. Disney culture has tried to enforce the idea and make is so that every little girl does want to be a princess. But McCarthy seems aware that this isn't necessarily good thing, based on PTS (Rainbow Dash: I'm not sure everyone dreams about being a princess :rainbert: )
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 1:37 pm

So, since we've had Weird Al on the show, do you think that this'll lead to any other celebrities being on the show?
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Postby Bumble-B (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 1:40 pm

We need wrestlers like John Cena on the show :-I
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 1:42 pm

Only if he promotes the delicious Fruity Pebbles™ on the show non-stop. :gotcha:
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Postby InC (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 1:50 pm

Lauren actually defended Meghan when someone mashed up a quote of hers with the PR-ish, out-of-context and incomplete "every little girl wants to be a princess" quote. She just wants the show to stay exactly as it was in her mind, and since she hasn't even watched S2 I doubt she has any opinion on the current direction of the show.

Re: ewwwww, bronies:

Lauren Faust wrote:People are so uncomfortable with bronies because they think no self-respecting man would lower himself to be interested in girl things unless he's perverted.


That's pretty much it. There's the bad fans, but they're mostly only known to fans themselves and nerds who make a sport of mocking other, lesser kinds of nerds to feel better about themselves (a.k.a. the Lunar Slander Syndrome). There's the stigma all kids shows share, but no other cartoon fandom gets nearly the same knee jerk reactions as the idea of guys watching MLP, and it's also one half of why female fans are by and large ignored by the media.

This fandom does have a lot of problems but that's another question, although the answers to both might overlap. If instead of claiming their right to be different bronies focused on the core reason their difference is frowned up, if instead of advocating blind tolerance they championed the show's actual message and purpose, if instead of instead of being loud and obnoxious about their brony pride they were loud and righteous about there being no shame in femininity found in men and women, about how shameful it is for society to find girliness shameful... Maybe then, instead of writing about those weird guys who like to dress as ponies the media could have chosen the angle of the surprising social movement we sometimes like to think we are, and maybe talked about Lauren's goal and feminism in, like, at least one mainstream article. It wouldn't have changed the world, sure, but it's a drop that could have gotten a few more "maybe they kind of have a point" instead of puzzled amusement in the general audience as well as a lot more in geekdom, and boy does it need it.

I don't think the show would have garnered any media attention at all were it not for bronies, so it might be reaching to talk about eclipsing Lauren's message. However, the opportunity to use that patriarchy-powered springboard to actually get a good message to be heard, especially among nerds, was squandered by driving all the attention to ourselves (which ironically but perhaps unsurprisingly also makes us look a lot worse than if we had an actual point to make). Last but most certainly not least, that would also go a long way toward making the My Little Pony fandom friendlier to women and actually safe for the target audience.

I also something in the backburner about this and especially the last part, but it's a heavy topic and writing is hard. :gonkity:
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Postby Bumble-B (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 2:04 pm

Y'know what I've been wondering?...

No you don't because I haven't said it yet :glare:

But I wonder if Hasbro will ever do some Skylander-esque thing where you buy the toy and there's a code where you can enter it online and get something from it. I mean, I don't see Hasbro making a popular game like Skylanders any time soon but it could be cool if there were other things like perhaps you could get exclusive wall papers, maybe official art, comic previews, perhaps songs, and other weird things found in those micro-usbs with bonus content or whatever.

I dunno, I think it's an interesting 'future'/digital idea and could be an incentive especially for older fans :smirk:
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 2:06 pm

Hmm...that could happen, didn't Disney come out with their own Skylanders clone with their characters and it sold really well? I could definitely see Hasbro trying to get in that deal.
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Postby Bumble-B (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 2:12 pm

ROBOT B9 wrote:Hmm...that could happen, didn't Disney come out with their own Skylanders clone with their characters and it sold really well? I could definitely see Hasbro trying to get in that deal.


Skylanders is doing VERY well for Activision-Blizzard has made $1.5 billion as of now :pcstare: and Disney Infinity is also doing kinda well ($15million) last quarter. :pinkieshrug:

Edit: Sorry, Disney Infinity did a $396 million revenue hit for them
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 2:14 pm

Well, I'd expect Hasbro's version to come out by the end of this year. With figures like that, they're probably scrambling to jump on the bandwagon while it's still big.
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Postby Venusy (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 2:21 pm

The pony Skylanders suggestion has been made (and feared) repeatedly. The problem is, it would require them to deliver a video game with much more effort put into it than the Gameloft game or the Hubworld Flash games. A little bit of the content seen on the USB drives wouldn't really drive sales.

Hasbro does have the capability to do it, I believe they're the manufacturer of the Angry Birds Telepods. Whether they ever will do it with pony is another question entirely.
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Postby Bumble-B (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 2:33 pm

Perhaps in the not-so distant future, they'll attach codes to unlock this OS related to ponies for people to- airquote, 'befriend' on their mobile devices

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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 2:39 pm

...I don't get it. It's an infinity sign but...with 3 loops? :pinkieshrug:
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Postby Bumble-B (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 2:41 pm

ROBOT B9 wrote:...I don't get it. It's an infinity sign but...with 3 loops? :pinkieshrug:




See it. A lot of people say it's incredible
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Spoiler He's dating a OS/artificial AI. So I was referring to Hasbro releasing one with the ponies and then [insert creepy ideas]
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Postby PictishBeast (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 2:44 pm

ROBOT B9 wrote:So, since we've had Weird Al on the show, do you think that this'll lead to any other celebrities being on the show?


That would be the worst thing.

Even Weird Al was too much. They didn't even make a character for him. What should he look like? "Like Weird Al as a pony!" What should he wear?? "One of Weird Al's shirts!" How should we style his mane? "Just copy Weird Al's hair!" What kind of songs should he do? "Polkas! You know, like Weird Al!"

Every time they do this shit the pony world becomes less interesting. :-/
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 2:51 pm

Was Cheese Sandwich really that bad? I thought he fit into Equestria quite well, really. His hair seemed more reminiscent of Pinkie Pie's than Weird Al's (the real Weird Al has long, wavy hair, whereas Cheese Sandwich's was far poofier). The most obvious trait was that Cheese Sandwich played an accordion like Weird Al does, but considering the bar that Pinkie Pie has set, that really didn't seem like a problem at all to me.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 2:52 pm

Hey, I personally thought they made Cheese work very well within the Pony world. He had a good motivation, great songs and was a relatable and enjoyable character. I'm not saying for DHX to overdo it like The Simpsons but was just curious if celebrity casting would happen again or if was a one time thing.
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Postby Venusy (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 2:54 pm

But they didn't copy Weird Al's hair, they copied Pinkie's hair. :rariwhat: There was a little bit of polka, but still a lot of pony's usual style, and I'd say he definitely did have his own character.

Do I want guest stars every week? No. There are some I wouldn't mind, but I don't want Time Turner to suddenly get an episode because David Tennant agreed to guest star.
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Postby Bumble-B (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 2:59 pm

Haven't seen the episode yet but is it unfair of me to go into the episode not knowing who Weird Al is? :rariwhat:

Like the pony comics and their insufferable references, I think people who don't know X yet the media form focuses on it should have the right to call it out. It reminds me of that Pokemon movie that the Nostalgia Critic reviewed. The movie poorly explained anything to the newcomers and only fans could get it.

:spoiler: Which I think is a cop out

But who knows, maybe Weird Al is like Star Wars and only uncultured people who live under rocks who don't get him don't deserve to raise a point of concern :idea:

Edit: So I guess the question is really whether I like him or not and if not, then is it justified because I don't get him while 99% of people do?
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 3:04 pm

Nah, I think you can get it even if you don't know who he is. They really did their best not to put too many references and stuff in there.
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Postby Venusy (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 3:22 pm

No, it is not unfair to go in without knowing who Weird Al is (it might make you want to hear more of his music though :-P ). There are a few visual gags that will be missed, but they're very quick to go by and really need freeze framing to catch anyway. At no point will it stop the episode if you don't know who he is.
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Postby Headless Horse (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 3:31 pm

It'll be an interesting perspective you have that not many other people will share, since we've all been steeped in Weird Al culture for decades. :-P It'll be interesting to see whether they succeeded in making an episode that works even if you have no idea who he is. You'll be our control group.

Also, Paul Reubens will be next. :v:
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Postby PictishBeast (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 3:40 pm

Headless Horse wrote:Also, Paul Reubens will be next.


See I think that could actually work if handled right. I think Paul Reubens could put in a good VA performance.

But I have no confidence in the show to not dress him in a bow tie and give him a bicycle cutie mark and make him dance to "Tequila." :grumpydash:
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 3:41 pm

Steve Blum Voicing RD's Dad. That is my new dream! :awesomedash:
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 3:42 pm

I haven't really been steeped in Weird Al culture either, I found out about him through the internet and cartoons like The Simpsons (I admit, I thought he was just a random character).

Also, Paul Reubens did voices for shows like Chowder and no one really noticed. He could always do pony. :pinkieshrug:
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Postby Bumble-B (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 3:46 pm

Oh.... Peewee :v:

... Never seen his stuff too :facehoof:

I just know him for his... troubled incident and I did see him in Nostalgia Critic's Top 11 Scariest Moments



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Postby Big Boss (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 3:47 pm

He was excellent as Bat-Mite in Brave and the Bold.



BatB was a good example of stunt casting done well. I mean... Henry Winkler as Ambush Bug was genius. NPH as the Music Meister. So on and so forth.
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Postby PictishBeast (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 4:00 pm

Agree with what Kefka said about Brave and the Bold.

Also, Adventure Time. That show is tops for "that character has a really interesting voice" moments where you only find out who it was by reading the credits. "Wait, that was Levar Burton?!"

Adventure Time had Weird Al on the show, twice. He did a great job at voicing a character. Not once did they stick the character in a Hawaiian shirt or do any of that other low-hanging fruit.
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Postby Mr. Big (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 4:15 pm

Paul Reubens is pretty much a voice actor nowadays, his career making a comeback in that field after the incident 20 years back.
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Postby Discord (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 4:29 pm

PictishBeast wrote:Agree with what Kefka said about Brave and the Bold.

Also, Adventure Time. That show is tops for "that character has a really interesting voice" moments where you only find out who it was by reading the credits. "Wait, that was Levar Burton?!"

Adventure Time had Weird Al on the show, twice. He did a great job at voicing a character. Not once did they stick the character in a Hawaiian shirt or do any of that other low-hanging fruit.


But Cheese Sandwhich does function as an independent character, and having some similarities to the person that voices him doesn't change that. :pinkieshrug:

I don't know Weird Al the person much, but Cheese Sandwhich worked really well for me because he feels like he's his own thing. He has his whole drifter shtick, he has his own unique way of throwing a party, and he has his own dreams, ambitions, and even a unique backstory. Heck, even his name is a fun and unique spin on pony names. As noted, he comes off a lot closer to Pinkie than Weird Al in a sense, which works well.

I thought they reached a good middle-ground in paying some homage to the VA but still giving the character unique flair and making it feel like a natural part of the world.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 4:40 pm

King of the Hill is still the tops in my book for how to do guest stars. Not that other shows haven't also done well, but just the massive number they got on King of the Hill throughout it's run was staggering. Only a few times did the guest stars ever play themselves, and in this rare cases it worked (the ongoing Chuck Mangione gag was great). Even the biggest stars would occasional play such minor roles. Brad Pitt as Boomhauers Brother, Johnny Depp as a yoga instructor, Alan Rickman as a Renaissance Fair owner who fakes his English accent. They had a gift for it.
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Postby Frith (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 4:45 pm

I didn't know who Weird Al was before I saw the episode and the episode still worked pretty well for me.
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Postby Mir (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 4:59 pm

Discord wrote:I don't know Weird Al the person much, but Cheese Sandwhich worked really well for me because he feels like he's his own thing. He has his whole drifter shtick, he has his own unique way of throwing a party, and he has his own dreams, ambitions, and even a unique backstory. Heck, even his name is a fun and unique spin on pony names. As noted, he comes off a lot closer to Pinkie than Weird Al in a sense, which works well.


Aaaactually... (Spoilered because there are still a few people in this conversation that haven't seen it.)
Cheese's real backstory was pretty much a direct reference to Al. When he was growing up, Weird Al was painfully shy, before more or less falling into his parody business by accident. And Al used to have much curlier, puffier hair like that too. Plus there's the part where he likes to reference cheese in his songs. I'd say Cheese Sandwich is basically 70% Weird Al, 30% Pinkie.
I do think he worked just fine as character that fit into the setting though.
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Postby fenster (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 5:02 pm

Venusy wrote:The problem is, it would require them to deliver a video game with much more effort put into it than the Gameloft game or the Hubworld Flash games.


And then when Bronies themselves take up the effort themselves to make something quality, Hasbro only gives mind to shut it down. To be frank, Hasbro gives no shits on actually putting out a Quality game. :unenthused:
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Postby PictishBeast (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 5:07 pm

Discord wrote:I thought they reached a good middle-ground in paying some homage to the VA but still giving the character unique flair and making it feel like a natural part of the world.


No, you bring up a good point.

I'm probably being too hard on the episode. My initial reaction was "that was cute but nothing special, better luck next week I guess," but the universal BEST EPISODE EVER conga line pushed me too far in the opposite direction because I'm kind of a dick like that. :pinkieshrug:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 5:13 pm

Mir wrote:
Aaaactually... (Spoilered because there are still a few people in this conversation that haven't seen it.)
Cheese's real backstory was pretty much a direct reference to Al. When he was growing up, Weird Al was painfully shy, before more or less falling into his parody business by accident. And Al used to have much curlier, puffier hair like that too. Plus there's the part where he likes to reference cheese in his songs. I'd say Cheese Sandwich is basically 70% Weird Al, 30% Pinkie.
I do think he worked just fine as character that fit into the setting though.

Really? Well, I guess that's further evidence of the show doing references well, since I didn't know that about Weird Al.
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Postby Octavia (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 5:24 pm

ShieldedDiamond wrote:
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? :-/

He actually backed down a bit in his response, saying that he's never actually seen the show and his first reaction was that he's watching age-inappropriate material to lure little girls into talking to him. :-/ But then he ended with "But that's my prejudice I guess and that's bad."

I'm not sure whether to just leave it at that or ask him what his reaction would've been if the guy were watching Transformers on his laptop instead.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 5:31 pm

Well, at least he acknowledged that what he was saying was wrong. That's at least a tiny step in the right direction. :pinkieshrug:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 5:32 pm

Octavia wrote:He actually backed down a bit in his response, saying that he's never actually seen the show and his first reaction was that he's watching age-inappropriate material to lure little girls into talking to him. :-/ But then he ended with "But that's my prejudice I guess and that's bad."

I'm not sure whether to just leave it at that or ask him what his reaction would've been if the guy were watching Transformers on his laptop instead.

You should keep going. Perhaps it would lead him to consider how gender roles have affected him.
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Postby MochaBean (?) » Sun Feb 02, 2014 6:22 pm

Mir wrote:Aaaactually... (Spoilered because there are still a few people in this conversation that haven't seen it.)
Cheese's real backstory was pretty much a direct reference to Al. When he was growing up, Weird Al was painfully shy, before more or less falling into his parody business by accident. And Al used to have much curlier, puffier hair like that too. Plus there's the part where he likes to reference cheese in his songs. I'd say Cheese Sandwich is basically 70% Weird Al, 30% Pinkie.
I do think he worked just fine as character that fit into the setting though.


So does this mean that Pinkie is Equestria's Dr. Demento? :smirk:
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