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Re: Offseason General Show Chat

Postby Headless Horse (?) » Fri Jul 18, 2014 3:51 am

Mr. Big wrote:Hung out with Chris Savino at Nickelodeon. -Very- generous man. We share a lot of same taste (read: we both enjoy old cartoons, Jay Ward in particular). I have good feelings about him. He also loved "Koko" (I even signed a copy for him) and the drawing I did for him :allears:

But yeah, I can finally check out "Meet a Pony writer" off of my Bucket List.


Did you talk Pony at all? :amazing:
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Postby ZamuelNow (?) » Fri Jul 18, 2014 4:02 am

Fizzbuzz wrote:It is a very impressive model. I think it just needs to not have black lines going completely around the eyes. Ponies generally only have those lines going around the top half of their eyes, after all.


I think the biggest concern is to make sure it's correct per pony. It's a thick upper eyeliner and thin/missing lower for Fluttershy but Rarity and AJ would each vary. Actually, Rarity will probably be the biggest test of this.
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Postby Mr. Big (?) » Fri Jul 18, 2014 4:07 am

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Did you talk Pony at all? :amazing:

Actually, yeah, briefly. Nothing really interesting, other than that he wrote those episodes as a favor to Lauren.

I mentioned that, while I developed "Koko" before Pony even began, it was when it became popular that I really became serious with it because I was so sure that girls' cartoons were going to be the next big thing (this was around the time I started pitching stuff to networks). Of course, that didn't really happen, but I did the strip anyway because I enjoyed it so much. Chris said it's a good thing I kept at it regardless.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Fri Jul 18, 2014 5:37 am

Huh, neat. So, did you talk to him about his work on any other cartoons? Did he give you any good advice?
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Postby Mr. Big (?) » Fri Jul 18, 2014 6:10 am

ROBOT B9 wrote:Huh, neat. So, did you talk to him about his work on any other cartoons? Did he give you any good advice?

Yeah. Very helpful. He told me some stories about Spumco (he faxed his drawings to John K, which led him to getting a job on "Ren & Stimpy").

We also have a mutual friend, which is how I managed to get in touch with him to begin with.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Fri Jul 18, 2014 6:46 am

That's good to hear. I hope you meet many other people working in animation over there. :)
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Sat Jul 19, 2014 10:34 pm

Mareathon promo is up.

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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Sat Jul 19, 2014 10:53 pm

Just out of curiousity, is there a reason for the marathon, or is it just a marathon for the sake of a marathon?
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Postby TheNegaverser (?) » Sat Jul 19, 2014 11:04 pm

It is pony. Reasons not necessary. :v:
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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Sun Jul 20, 2014 12:48 am

But without reason it'll descend into absolute madness! :twonk:
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Postby Octavia (?) » Sun Jul 20, 2014 1:11 am

I don't get The Hub anymore. :fluttersmith:

THANKS, COMCAST :argh:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sun Jul 20, 2014 1:16 am

Did Comcast drop it in your area or did they just jack up cable prices again, to where it wasn't worth paying for whatever package the Hub came in?
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Postby Octavia (?) » Sun Jul 20, 2014 1:19 am

Fizzbuzz wrote:Did Comcast drop it in your area or did they just jack up cable prices again, to where it wasn't worth paying for whatever package the Hub came in?

Our 2-year contract period ran out and without telling us, they jacked the price by $80 a month. So we had to drop like half our channels and for some reason add a land line to get the price back down to where it was. :rariwhat:
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Postby Sailor Yue (?) » Sun Jul 20, 2014 1:22 am

I need a good pissed off ponytar... Sure flutts is ok, but she's more skeptical
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Postby Octavia (?) » Sun Jul 20, 2014 1:36 am

sailoryue wrote:I need a good pissed off ponytar... Sure flutts is ok, but she's more skeptical

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Postby Sailor Yue (?) » Sun Jul 20, 2014 1:52 am

That's actually pretty good. I identify with Flutts.
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Postby Just Scuds (?) » Sun Jul 20, 2014 5:23 am

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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sun Jul 20, 2014 5:24 am

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:yay: "fuck! fuck! fuck! fuck!"

:rainbert: watch your language, Fluttershy.
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Sun Jul 20, 2014 5:25 am

My summer can go out with a bang with a Pony Mega-Marathon! Yay!! :party:
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Postby Wylie (?) » Sun Jul 20, 2014 5:45 am

Octavia wrote:Our 2-year contract period ran out and without telling us, they jacked the price by $80 a month. So we had to drop like half our channels and for some reason add a land line to get the price back down to where it was. :rariwhat:


Call them back and tell them you're switching to (insert satellite provider here) if they don't give you back the rate and channels you had. You'll end up with a "retention specialist" who probably has a bit more leeway to give you what you want to keep you as a customer.

You might have to do a little acting to get to them, but hey, it might work. I've done it before (with DirecTV) and gotten some good results.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Sun Jul 20, 2014 6:22 am

Funny, Disney Channel did a morning pony marathon as well. :pinkieshrug:
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Postby Octavia (?) » Sun Jul 20, 2014 6:55 am

Wylie wrote:
Call them back and tell them you're switching to (insert satellite provider here) if they don't give you back the rate and channels you had. You'll end up with a "retention specialist" who probably has a bit more leeway to give you what you want to keep you as a customer.

You might have to do a little acting to get to them, but hey, it might work. I've done it before (with DirecTV) and gotten some good results.

I really hate doing stuff like that. It makes me feel dirty. :bluh:
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Postby InsertAuthorHere (?) » Sun Jul 20, 2014 7:40 am

Octavia wrote:I really hate doing stuff like that. It makes me feel dirty. :bluh:


They're Comcast. The only way to make them shut up and stop shoveling you crap is to play dirty.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Sun Jul 20, 2014 8:28 am

I hear about how bad Comcast are on the internet, but what do they do to earn such scorn?
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sun Jul 20, 2014 12:25 pm

ROBOT B9 wrote:I hear about how bad Comcast are on the internet, but what do they do to earn such scorn?

In much of America, Comcast pretty much has a monopoly on half-decent TV and Internet service. They've spent all their resources and money on expanding into new markets, taking over other providers, and greasing the palms of federal regulators who would normally put a stop to their terrible business practices. Thanks to their market dominance, they can do pretty much whatever they want as far as rates and customer service go, since if they're shitty to the customers then we don't have anywhere else we can go (save for the few cities where fiber-optic Internet is available).
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Sun Jul 20, 2014 1:33 pm

Based on my former job, I always thought Bright House was the most disliked cable/HSI company. :sheepish:
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Postby The Outlander (?) » Sun Jul 20, 2014 3:19 pm

I live in the town that was Adelphia's old headquarters, and the local cable company that sprung up from the ashes, Zito Media, services this area quite nicely, and they're expanding rapidly. And they offer The Hub. I'm glad I don't need to put up with any of the standard cable bullshit, though I wouldn't be surprised if they get meaner as they expand.
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Postby Big Boss (?) » Sun Jul 20, 2014 3:26 pm

While I disapprove of their fuckery with Netflix, FIOS is pretty much perfect at everything else.
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Postby Octavia (?) » Sun Jul 20, 2014 4:02 pm

kefkafloyd wrote:While I disapprove of their fuckery with Netflix, FIOS is pretty much perfect at everything else.

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We've been checking for FIOS availability here for years, but it's still not available.
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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Sun Jul 20, 2014 4:09 pm

Cox has been surprisingly good to me w.r.t. high-speed Internet, which is nice, since the only other option locally is lame, slow DSL.

Getting the Hub in HD requires dumping a truck-load of burning cash into a landfill, though, and Hub in SD only slightly less so.
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Postby die Fledermaus (?) » Sun Jul 20, 2014 4:10 pm

Yea the situation in a lot of America is pretty hilariously fucked for decent internet providers and shit. Like, I'm in Houston, in a nice ass part of it, and here my choices are Comcast or AT&T, AT&T is marginally better than Comcast but they're still assholes in their own way. Like, we're a technological superpower and cable/internet monopolies are still a thing.
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Postby Octavia (?) » Sun Jul 20, 2014 4:14 pm

My internet connection is great. I just hate that I know I'm being gouged for it and there's nothing I can do about it because they pretty much have a monopoly. :ohrarity:
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Sun Jul 20, 2014 5:41 pm

[quote="Fizzbuzz"
In much of America, Comcast pretty much has a monopoly on half-decent TV and Internet service. They've spent all their resources and money on expanding into new markets, taking over other providers, and greasing the palms of federal regulators who would normally put a stop to their terrible business practices. Thanks to their market dominance, they can do pretty much whatever they want as far as rates and customer service go, since if they're shitty to the customers then we don't have anywhere else we can go (save for the few cities where fiber-optic Internet is available).[/quote]

Wow...that sounds terrible. Isn't that sort of thing illegal?
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Postby Sailor Yue (?) » Sun Jul 20, 2014 7:01 pm

dipshit, or should I say my husband? Used to call comcast a cult. They always try to sell you the other services. He wasn't happy that I went with it here in Podunk. I didn't want century link cuz the speed woulda been 1mbps. Atleast with comcast it's 5
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Postby Dexanth (?) » Sun Jul 20, 2014 7:49 pm

ROBOT B9 wrote:Wow...that sounds terrible. Isn't that sort of thing illegal?


Well, you see, when you de-fang the agencies that exist to stop this sort of thing from happening, this is what you get.

A bunch of municipalities have deals in place with ISPs that give the ISP a legal monopoly because nobody else can lease fibers or lay more of it. It really does depend on where you live, but the only truly good places are the Google Fiberhoods.

The entire story is one long, long train of bullshit, corruption, and anti-consumer practices.

But! On the upside, the US system is still leaps and bounds ahead of Canada. While we may suck relative to South Korea, we're generally a paradise compared to Canadian telcoms.
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Postby Wylie (?) » Sun Jul 20, 2014 8:37 pm

Octavia wrote:I really hate doing stuff like that. It makes me feel dirty. :bluh:


I got over that feeling when I did the math on how much I could save by doing it. Cable companies are the worst, and Comcast are the worst among cable companies. Any money they don't get, they deserve not to have.
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Postby Wildfire (?) » Sun Jul 20, 2014 10:22 pm

I guess Hasbro really doesn't like AJ (first time I've seen this):

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Postby ZamuelNow (?) » Sun Jul 20, 2014 10:32 pm

:deflated: It says "7 Days of Fun". Obviously, Hasbro thinks Snow White is more fun than Applejack.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Sun Jul 20, 2014 10:44 pm

That's definitely a mistake by the licensee. Here's that bubble bath set with a proper one for Applejack.
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Also, I really hope that whoever makes those also makes a really giant bottle of bubble bath solution, enough for a seven-hour-long bath. Put Spike on it.
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Sun Jul 20, 2014 10:47 pm

:twasnothin: Ah'm sweet an' sassy!

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:squintyjack: Hush up and let the big posters post.

Actually, I was about to comment on how an apple actually got Snow White before I saw the new pic. :liarjack:
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