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Postby Mr. Big (?) » Thu May 22, 2014 6:33 am

ROBOT B9 wrote:I used to read Cartoon Brew for animation news but I stopped reading them a long time ago because of the attitude. Does anyone know of any good alternatives?

How about Animation Scoop? It's run by Jerry Beck, former co-editor of Cartoon Brew (he left the site about a year ago; coincidentally, that's when I stopped visiting Brew regularly :-P ).

There's Cartoon Research as well (also Beck), but that one focuses on vintage animation. Full disclosure: I'm a semi-regular writer for the site.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Thu May 22, 2014 6:37 am

Huh, thanks for the links, they both look really informative and well written.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Thu May 22, 2014 11:13 am

Mr. Big wrote:On another hand, he indirectly made Pony popular, so... :pinkieshrug:

I think FiM would've taken off even without that ancient Cartoon Brew article. Even in those earliest days it had the force of 4chan behind it.
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Postby PictishBeast (?) » Thu May 22, 2014 11:48 am

DerFurShur wrote:-Frozen Yogurt Mane Princess (best)
-Baby Deer Princess
-Toothpaste Mane Princess
-Dark and Edgy Princess


I have no idea which character fits which description. :cry:
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Postby DerFurShur (?) » Thu May 22, 2014 11:50 am

:allright: -Frozen Yogurt Mane

:pcstare:- Toothpaste Mane

:speakest:- Dark and Edgy

:wingsright: -Baby Deer
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Thu May 22, 2014 12:05 pm

How do you get toothpaste from Celestia's mane, to baby deer from Twilight. :rariwhat:

Celestia's mane is more like a fluffy morning cloud. And Twilight..... Is tiny?
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Thu May 22, 2014 12:13 pm

She's smaller then the rest of the princesses so far, anyway. :pinkieshrug:
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Postby Headless Horse (?) » Thu May 22, 2014 12:20 pm

She's smaller than all the rest of the princesses put together. :twonk:
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Postby DerFurShur (?) » Thu May 22, 2014 3:33 pm

Not sure how many clouds you've been looking at, but when I see Celestia's mane I just see aqua fresh toothpaste

And Twilight is the baby deer princess because she's the smallest of the group, and when she first revealed her wings she looked like a baby deer standing for the first time
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Thu May 22, 2014 3:42 pm

Celestia's mane always reminded me of a brightly coloured starfield.
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Postby Dexanth (?) » Thu May 22, 2014 5:20 pm

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Postby Octavia (?) » Thu May 22, 2014 5:29 pm

Yeah I always thought it was supposed to be an aurora. Celestial bodies and all that. :pinkieshrug:
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Thu May 22, 2014 5:36 pm

Wow...I can't believe I've been watching the show for so long and have missed that reference so many times. :starity:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Thu May 22, 2014 5:50 pm

Eh. It's never plainly stated to be based on an aurora, so don't blame yourself that much.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Thu May 22, 2014 6:10 pm

Dexanth wrote:This is what Celestia's mane is

#7 is like perfect.

Feel like a fool for not catching that.

Celestia just keeps getting more awesome.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Thu May 22, 2014 6:13 pm

Didn't someone here make a picture of her making the :pcstare: face, except her hair is replaced with an actual aurora streaking across a night sky?
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Thu May 22, 2014 6:15 pm

:starity: the Aurora Borealis, at this time of the day, at this time or year, localized entirely on Celestia's head!?

:pcstare: yes.

:vogue: can I see it?

:gotcha: of course.
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Postby DerFurShur (?) » Thu May 22, 2014 6:20 pm

:-P Princess Celestia I ran out of toothpaste, eating all these sweets and all, can I use some of your mane?

:pcstare: Of course my little pony, I care for the dental health of all my subjects.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Thu May 22, 2014 6:22 pm

DerFurShur wrote::-P Princess Celestia I ran out of toothpaste, eating all these sweets and all, can I use some of your mane?

:pcstare: Of course my little pony, I care for the dental health of all my subjects.


Celestia having toothpaste Mane is even dumber than Minuette being called Colgate.
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Postby DerFurShur (?) » Thu May 22, 2014 6:29 pm

Her mane is even wavy like toothpaste

:gotcha: 4 out of 5 dentists approve of my mane.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Thu May 22, 2014 6:31 pm

But then who takes care of the pony's teeth if not Minuette?
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Thu May 22, 2014 6:35 pm

:twiright: Princess Celestia is at the Crest of her popularity.

:beggarshy: So what is her Aim now?

:gotcha: You'll wonder where the yellow went...when your brush your teeth with Cellydent!
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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Fri May 23, 2014 2:08 am

DerFurShur wrote:Her mane is even wavy like toothpaste

:gotcha: 4 out of 5 dentists approve of my mane.


4 out of 5 Princesses. :dwi: :twismug: :speakest: :allright:

:excellent: I disagree.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Fri May 23, 2014 2:14 am

Seriously, what toothpase even comes close to having Celestia's mane colors? Least with Minuette there was a visual likeness.

I think a certain fan of a certain lesser Pink Pony Princess can't stand the awesomeness of the Aurora Borealis Mane. :gotcha:

Fizzbuzz wrote:Didn't someone here make a picture of her making the :pcstare: face, except her hair is replaced with an actual aurora streaking across a night sky?


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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Fri May 23, 2014 2:23 am

Yes, that's exactly the one. It's almost scary how well it works.
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Postby DerFurShur (?) » Fri May 23, 2014 2:38 am

Nah it just looks like toothpaste to me, I'm definitely not seeing an aurora.

Funny you say lesser, despite the fact that it was Pink Princess' plan that ultimately saved Equestria from Tirek

Because we all know how wonderful Celestia's plan went
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Fri May 23, 2014 2:55 am

DerFurShur wrote:
Because we all know how wonderful Celestia's plan went


:gotcha: Oh no, Tirek! Please don't put us with Cerberus.



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Postby Octavia (?) » Fri May 23, 2014 5:21 am

The Doctor wrote:Seriously, what toothpase even comes close to having Celestia's mane colors? Least with Minuette there was a visual likeness.

As mentioned before, Aquafresh.

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Postby The Doctor (?) » Fri May 23, 2014 5:31 am

Well.. there's blue in there. But white and red?
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Postby InsertAuthorHere (?) » Fri May 23, 2014 5:42 am

Fizzbuzz wrote:I think FiM would've taken off even without that ancient Cartoon Brew article. Even in those earliest days it had the force of 4chan behind it.


Except the reason many on 4chan watched it to begin with was because of that article, as well as the one from Ms. Magazine. The site is really into watching Rome burn, so they'd be all over something deemed to be the end of all we hold dear about animation.

The show got bad press from the start, was on a dead-end channel built from the decaying remains of a long, long dead Discovery Kids, and was about a toy product everyone saw as nothing more than cutesy trite due to the previous generation and the shallowness of pop culture references. People would have discovered it, but it would have most likely been a Firefly/Breaking Bad/any other cult show kind of scenario where everyone falls in love with it after it's all over or just about to end.

We certainly wouldn't have what we have now if it weren't for the articles bringing the show to people's attention and widening its audience. We wouldn't have the big, specialized conventions. There wouldn't be multiple websites dedicated solely to news about the show, three comic series to date, or more than 65 episodes. The fanbase would be significantly smaller, more insular, and treated about the same as it ever was by the larger geek culture.

And I know about 90% of the site feels that world would be better. (Minus there not being anything past episode 65, but still...)

...Oh, and Cadance's mane is the best toothpase because it has a chance of being cinnamon, and cinnamon toothpaste is the pinnacle of humanity's achievements. :allright:
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Postby Mr. Big (?) » Fri May 23, 2014 6:12 am

^ - This, exactly.

Many people forget nowadays, but the fact remains that the show became popular because everybody had very low expectations to it before it began.

EDIT: For context, the infamous article that pretty much lead to today.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Fri May 23, 2014 6:21 am

I guess that shows never to make assumptions about a product because it might be ten times better than expected.
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Postby Wildfire (?) » Fri May 23, 2014 11:57 am

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A thing of absolute beauty. :awesomedash: Need a Nightmare Moon one now.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Fri May 23, 2014 11:59 am

HOT DAMN. Do they come in Pinkie Pie? :awesomedash:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Fri May 23, 2014 12:14 pm

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Except the reason many on 4chan watched it to begin with was because of that article, as well as the one from Ms. Magazine. The site is really into watching Rome burn, so they'd be all over something deemed to be the end of all we hold dear about animation.

The show got bad press from the start, was on a dead-end channel built from the decaying remains of a long, long dead Discovery Kids, and was about a toy product everyone saw as nothing more than cutesy trite due to the previous generation and the shallowness of pop culture references. People would have discovered it, but it would have most likely been a Firefly/Breaking Bad/any other cult show kind of scenario where everyone falls in love with it after it's all over or just about to end.

We certainly wouldn't have what we have now if it weren't for the articles bringing the show to people's attention and widening its audience. We wouldn't have the big, specialized conventions. There wouldn't be multiple websites dedicated solely to news about the show, three comic series to date, or more than 65 episodes. The fanbase would be significantly smaller, more insular, and treated about the same as it ever was by the larger geek culture.

Still, that article got posted nine days after the show began. I know 4chan had discovered the show before it began and had been posting about it the day of the premiere, so even without it there was still some interest. While we'll never know for certain how much that article affected interest in those days, I just don't think that the reaction to one single article dissing FiM is what kept the fandom alive in its infancy. I definitely remember the fallout over the Ms. article, though, as well as Lauren Faust's response to it.
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Postby Space Ghost (?) » Fri May 23, 2014 12:28 pm

InsertAuthorHere wrote:And I know about 90% of the site feels that world would be better.


Yes, it would be better.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Fri May 23, 2014 12:40 pm

But then none of us would be here now and that makes me sad...I feel that everything happens for a reason.
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Postby Space Ghost (?) » Fri May 23, 2014 1:22 pm

ROBOT B9 wrote:But then none of us would be here now and that makes me sad...I feel that everything happens for a reason.


I think that MLP being unsafe for kids and permenatly associated with bronies is far sadder then this forum never existing.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Fri May 23, 2014 1:25 pm

The actual show itself has been the exact same one since Day One, hasn't been ruined by anything and that's what matters in the long run. Kids will still be watching the show and DVDs long after the fandom has passed.
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Postby Space Ghost (?) » Fri May 23, 2014 1:31 pm

Kids watching now can't search for their favorite character on the internet without running into gore and porn. Do you honestly think that will be any different in the future?

Apparently it's still unsafe to search for digimon pictures and that show ended years ago.

Also, the show has very much changed. If the bronies weren't around the writers wouldn't shove in stupid characters like Bulk Biceps or Derpy just so they could be cool with the bronies. Or Discord for that matter.

The show and the franchise would've been better off without the bronies, they only brought shit.
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