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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Thu Jul 03, 2014 1:43 am

Does he actually watch/like the show or is he just wearing it out of some sort of hipster-ish irony?
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Postby Grass (?) » Thu Jul 03, 2014 1:45 am

Fizzbuzz wrote:Does he actually watch/like the show or is he just wearing it out of some sort of hipster-ish irony?

why would you wear a brony shirt if you were a hipster? I thought they were into like "underground" stuff. :v:
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Postby Headless Horse (?) » Thu Jul 03, 2014 1:57 am

I like how his face is literally " :v: "
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Thu Jul 03, 2014 1:59 am

Grass wrote:why would you wear a brony shirt if you were a hipster? I thought they were into like "underground" stuff. :v:

MLP is commercialized and mainstream as all hell, but I suppose bronies are still something of a novelty to those on the outside.
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Postby Grass (?) » Thu Jul 03, 2014 2:06 am

Fizzbuzz wrote:MLP is commercialized and mainstream as all hell, but I suppose bronies are still something of a novelty to those on the outside.


I...kinda get what you mean. :skeptical:
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Thu Jul 03, 2014 2:20 am

Rupert Grint is the nice type of guy who would not mock others. He bought and Ice Cream truck and drove it to the set to give the crew Ice Cream.

He was also in the greatest movie of all time.*
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*Not really, but it is surprisingly good.
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Postby The Outlander (?) » Thu Jul 03, 2014 2:34 am

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:spoiler: We got the best of the main three. We got the one who can act.


Wait, I always thought of Ron as the worst actor of the three. I thought that was a common opinion. :v:

Also, it took me until that post you made about him being in Thunderpants before I recognized him. :v: :v:
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Postby PaulloDEC (?) » Thu Jul 03, 2014 2:37 am

Grass wrote:why would you wear a brony shirt if you were a hipster? I thought they were into like "underground" stuff. :v:


Did you ever see teenagers in high-school wearing Sesame Street backpacks or the like? There's a minor trend in which people will wear something silly or uncool, presumably to prove that their own innate coolness transcends the things they wear. I used to see a variety of different variations of it, from bow-ties and flat-caps to merchandise and clothing from cartoons or kids shows.

Or possibly Grint is actually being sincere, which I guess would be pretty neat.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Thu Jul 03, 2014 2:39 am

Rupert was able to play the part well, despite Ron really getting crapped on by the movie writers. Ron was basically transformed into the comic relief character. In the books, while Hermione was the book smart one, she fell apart under pressure. Ron on the other hand was more pragmatic and good to have in a pinch. The films basically made Hermione both.

As for acting. He did great. I think he gets his best moments in the last 3 films though. Radcliffe tried his heart out, but he's just not that good an actor. Watson just stopped trying after the third film and just winged it.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Thu Jul 03, 2014 2:44 am

Full confession, I never really watched the Harry Potter movies past the first few. I did read the hell out of the books, though.
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Postby The Outlander (?) » Thu Jul 03, 2014 2:45 am

The Doctor wrote:Rupert was able to play the part well, despite Ron really getting crapped on by the movie writers. Ron was basically transformed into the comic relief character. In the books, while Hermione was the book smart one, she fell apart under pressure. Ron on the other hand was more pragmatic and good to have in a pinch. The films basically made Hermione both.

As for acting. He did great. I think he gets his best moments in the last 3 films though. Radcliffe tried his heart out, but he's just not that good an actor. Watson just stopped trying after the third film and just winged it.


I did actually read the books, but I never really liked Ron, so I suppose that colors my perceptions. I never saw why Harry and Hermione kept him around, since they were the ones that could do heroic and magical things and he mostly got in the way. I guess he helps their characters, though, because it's cool that they love him regardless and genuinely want to keep him around.

I see what you're saying about Harry and Hermione. I guess I just have a difficult time thinking of each character as their actors. They are their characters to me, and that goes for pretty much every single character in those films, so I always thought the cast was stellar. Like I said, the only reason I said Ron was bad was because I don't like the character, not because I've paid attention to his acting ability and evaluated it.
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Postby Grass (?) » Thu Jul 03, 2014 2:45 am

PaulloDEC wrote:
Did you ever see teenagers in high-school wearing Sesame Street backpacks or the like? There's a minor trend in which people will wear something silly or uncool, presumably to prove that their own innate coolness transcends the things they wear. I used to see a variety of different variations of it, from bow-ties and flat-caps to merchandise and clothing from cartoons or kids shows.

Or possibly Grint is actually being sincere, which I guess would be pretty neat.


well if he is, that'd be nice. We already got Gabe. I suppose we could use a few more. :pinkieshrug:

Fizzbuzz wrote:Full confession, I never really watched the Harry Potter movies past the first few. I did read the hell out of the books, though.


Me too.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Thu Jul 03, 2014 6:01 am

Well, we did it. We got Ron Weasley into ponies and that is just wonderful. :allears:

From what I heard, Sean Astin (Sam from LOTR) is also into the show.
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Postby Perrydotto (?) » Thu Jul 03, 2014 7:45 am

Don't forget Hodor. Never forget Hodor. :vogue: Hodor deserves to be mentioned on every page of this thread.

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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Thu Jul 03, 2014 9:44 am

We also got Andrew W.K and Gordon Ramsey into the show, not to mention Weird Al.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Thu Jul 03, 2014 10:15 am

Do we actually know if Gordon Ramsay cares about ponies? All I know is that he had a laugh at the ponified version of himself that appeared in the comics.
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Postby Octavia (?) » Thu Jul 03, 2014 2:24 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:Do we actually know if Gordon Ramsay cares about ponies? All I know is that he had a laugh at the ponified version of himself that appeared in the comics.

Based on his preferred insults to fling at people, his favorite character is probably Cranky Doodle.
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Postby Stuff (?) » Thu Jul 03, 2014 5:50 pm



I checked this out last night, and I think it's one of the funniest pony related videos ever. Hooooly cow. :awesomedash:

I know there's a thread in OAP, but no one goes there anyways.
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Thu Jul 03, 2014 5:51 pm

Have the guys who do those ever commented on the pony versions?
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Postby Space Ghost (?) » Thu Jul 03, 2014 5:58 pm

The Doctor wrote:Have the guys who do those ever commented on the pony versions?


I think I remember hearing that they like it.
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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Thu Jul 03, 2014 6:17 pm

I have to be honest, "Two Best Sisters" is one of the few "ponified" kind of videos I like. Reason being, I like the effort they put into the animation, and other stupid jokes (throwing Apple Products and not apples :v: ) rather than simply "Just slap pony on it."
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Thu Jul 03, 2014 6:47 pm

If I remember correctly, I think the guys from Cinemasins know about the MLP version of their videos.
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Postby Space Ghost (?) » Thu Jul 03, 2014 6:53 pm

ShieldedDiamond wrote:I have to be honest, "Two Best Sisters" is one of the few "ponified" kind of videos I like. Reason being, I like the effort they put into the animation, and other stupid jokes (throwing Apple Products and not apples :v: ) rather than simply "Just slap pony on it."


Yeah, I agree. That they put effort in expanding it and doing their own jokes to make it unique, other then just slapping ponies on and calling it a day, is why it's awesome.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Thu Jul 03, 2014 6:56 pm

I have to admit, Two Best Sisters Play is probably my favourite Youtube pony series as well.
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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Thu Jul 03, 2014 7:08 pm

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Yeah, I agree. That they put effort in expanding it and doing their own jokes to make it unique, other then just slapping ponies on and calling it a day, is why it's awesome.


I feel like it's this kind of stuff that is the true definition of "pony parody". Parody being, imitation of something, which goes beyond just copying it, with exaggerated effect. I feel this applies to Best Sisters/Best Friends, because where as in the original videos, you don't see facial expressions, and what not, Best Sisters goes beyond that to add in those expressions, with additional original jokes. But I see a lot of people just putting a pony image on top of something, and calling that a parody. No, that's not really it.

This is why I don't really enjoy the pony CinemaSins, because I see it as exactly what the original guy does, but with pony episodes, not movies. There's nothing unique about it when I see it
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Thu Jul 03, 2014 7:11 pm

Yeah, I have to agree with you there about pony Cinemasins. They don't bring anything new to the table and pony episodes don't really lend themselves to funny criticism like movies do.
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Postby Applepie (?) » Thu Jul 03, 2014 8:29 pm

While Applejack always has and always will be my favorite, I think this really hits the nail on the head


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Postby Rarietty (?) » Thu Jul 03, 2014 9:19 pm

The Doctor wrote:Have the guys who do those ever commented on the pony versions?


Well, yeah, the person (2snacks) who animates Two Best Sisters Play also animates the intros for Two Best Friends Play. Their Youtube channel is even featured on the Two Best Friends Play channel.

Good, since I'm sure hundreds of pony fans (such as myself) wouldn't have given TBFP the light of day if it weren't for their animated parodies.

On the other hand, the pony Cinemasins has actually done the reverse for me and drawn me away from the original Cinemasins. Now, I'm sick of the format and how seriously it's taken.
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Thu Jul 03, 2014 9:20 pm

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Postby The Doctor (?) » Thu Jul 03, 2014 9:28 pm



Not sure I like the color coding of ponies. Lots of strange inclusions on there. I guess to keep the color theme going...
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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Thu Jul 03, 2014 9:34 pm

Some of them kind of feel out of place in their line, like Lyra, even though the "white line" starts with a similarly colored green pony, it just doesn't seem to fit.
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Postby Wildfire (?) » Thu Jul 03, 2014 9:41 pm

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Postby The Doctor (?) » Thu Jul 03, 2014 10:11 pm

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No Vinyl Scratch? :starity:


:saddershy: The fandom is going to kill Amy Mebberson now, aren't they?
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Thu Jul 03, 2014 10:40 pm

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Postby The Doctor (?) » Fri Jul 04, 2014 12:35 am

Milhouse was a brony 10 years before there were bronies. :starity:

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Postby Strangepony (?) » Fri Jul 04, 2014 1:37 am

The pony creator goes 3d! :-I It's a whole new web thing that uses the VFM models you've all seen before.

http://ponylumen.net/

So, be ready for eye-burning OCs in 3d now. :-/
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Postby ZamuelNow (?) » Fri Jul 04, 2014 1:39 am

That's actually been around a few months. There's a thread buried in OAP for it.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Fri Jul 04, 2014 6:15 am

Huh...3D ponies still creep me out a little bit for some reason.
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Postby ZamuelNow (?) » Fri Jul 04, 2014 6:23 am

It helps a lot if you adjust the eye size and alter the lighting.
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Postby PaulloDEC (?) » Fri Jul 04, 2014 8:17 am

ROBOT B9 wrote:Huh...3D ponies still creep me out a little bit for some reason.


I've always really hated the SFM-style 3D ponies. There's something off about the proportions, especially with the heads. One of the only attempts at 3D ponies I've thought looked good was this low-poly Trixie by Egophiliac:

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