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Postby BeautifulShy (?) » Sun Aug 31, 2014 1:27 am

If it is on Netflix it is probably the John De Lancie one. Which can have a mixed response to it.
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Postby Bremen (?) » Sun Aug 31, 2014 1:31 am

PaulloDEC wrote:Adapt the Pirate comic arc, I say. Then we get beach and boat.


And Fluttershy discovering alcohol. Works for me.
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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Sun Aug 31, 2014 2:30 am

Highbrow Dash wrote:Chances are it's the Netflix one anyway. Better that than her trying to learn about bronies by googling them :-I


Yeah, I suppose that's true. :v:
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Sun Aug 31, 2014 3:52 am

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Postby InsertAuthorHere (?) » Sun Aug 31, 2014 4:06 am

No. We shall not have the documentary thread again. All such roads end in tears.

I guess we who have interested mothers should be glad that they aren't ridiculing us or treating it like they failed as a parent...like my mother did when she found out about me liking the show. Or my brother, who treats the fandom with intense hatred and talked proudly about how his co-workers accused every grown person who liked a children's cartoon of being a pedophile. Or my dad, who wonders why I spent my money to go to a convention about a cartoon aimed at little girls.

Was I ever really positive, or was it all an act?
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Sun Aug 31, 2014 4:21 am

SoundMonkey44 wrote:

To Quote The Doctor....I'm sorry, I'm so sorry.

:spoiler: I'm not sorry at all.

:maneiac: Let the games commence!
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Sun Aug 31, 2014 6:24 am

Well, my parents learned about the fandom from Google and they don't really have an opinion on it. They think it's nice that a bunch of people could find something like this enjoyable and become friends.
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Postby TheNegaverser (?) » Sun Aug 31, 2014 6:30 am

My parents and long-time friends are OK with the pony stuff. They're just like "Meh, whatever makes you happy." :pinkieshrug: Luckily, they know that I've always been kind of geeky/silly/weird/etc. So an unhealthy obsession with My Little Pony wasn't too far out of left field. :smirk:
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Sun Aug 31, 2014 6:46 am

Yeah, my parents are fine with it as well. Occasionally, they joke about it in a lighthearted way but that's about it. I haven't tried showing them the show yet...
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Sun Aug 31, 2014 1:48 pm

My Mom will watch the show with me, and she really doesn't care that I like it, although she does get peeved if I "waste too much money" on pony swag. *my family is full of Financial sticklers. Even my grandparents know I like it and they don't really mind. Most of the flack I get is from my dad & little sister. But they've always liked to try to burn my buns over little things. So I just ignore it.


None of my friends are into the show sadly, but that's OK, we usually nerd out about comics, movies or Adventure Time together, and that's fun too! :-P
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Sun Aug 31, 2014 1:54 pm

My family is used to me being into cartoons, so they pretty much took Pony in stride. :allears:
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Postby drunkill (?) » Sun Aug 31, 2014 2:02 pm

Awwwww :allears:

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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Sun Aug 31, 2014 2:34 pm

Well, she did say that nature was so fascinating... :v:
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Sun Aug 31, 2014 3:56 pm

So if anyone is interested, Hasbro put up some clips of the French FIM & Rainbow Rocks dubs up on YouTube.



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Postby WandereringPony (?) » Sun Aug 31, 2014 4:15 pm

drunkill wrote:Awwwww :allears:


It's days like these that I think she's got family in Australia.

Anyhow, do people think that as time rolls along, they'll start integrating the comics and TV series more? I mean, we already have the comic self-referencing itself more and more like the cartoon does- when does it hit the point where we start seeing comic-formed characters as part of the cartoon? Or the novels, for that matter? Things like the Journal of the Two Sisters is already canonical, despite not actually being in an episode.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Sun Aug 31, 2014 4:16 pm

Hmm...wonder if they'll start tapping into the international market on YouTube. :pinkieshrug:
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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Sun Aug 31, 2014 7:49 pm

drunkill wrote:Awwwww :allears:

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That's adorable. :3: :starity:
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Postby Mr. Big (?) » Mon Sep 01, 2014 1:07 am

It's a year old, but I just saw this article.

Now I want FiM to at least last until 2055 with 3,000 episodes just so it can win a spot :twonk:

...how many alicorns would we have by then? :-I
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Mon Sep 01, 2014 1:13 am

Mr. Big wrote:It's a year old, but I just saw this article.

Now I want FiM to at least last until 2055 with 3,000 episodes just so it can win a spot :twonk:

...how many alicorns would we have by then? :-I



Actually I imagine the number of Alicorns would go down as Celestia and Luna would be killed off in season 30 or so and The only pony Twilight & Cadence would help ascend would be Big Mac. :v:


Although we would probably have every pony on Equestria have Super Goth Element Rainbow Powers by then. :gotcha:
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Postby Mr. Big (?) » Mon Sep 01, 2014 1:14 am

Heather Breckel ruins everything :twonk:

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Postby RainbowDoubleDash (?) » Mon Sep 01, 2014 1:48 am

InsertAuthorHere wrote:Was I ever really positive, or was it all an act?


I think you were positive but a series of unfortunate events have ground you down. You need some stuff to go very right for you. I'm confident that that can happen.

As for the topic being discussed...my dad in the early 80's used to walk around Dublin in makeup, a leather kilt, a straightjacket, war paint...basically he dressed like Adam Ant. Oh, he also used to wear a rapier. The last wasn't part of the costume so much as for self-defense if anyone gave him trouble for walking around 80's Dublin in makeup and leather.

Basically as a result he's never really questioned anything that me and my brother chose to get into.
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Postby ShieldedDiamond (?) » Mon Sep 01, 2014 1:49 am

Bakertoons wrote:It's a year old, but I just saw this article.

Now I want FiM to at least last until 2055 with 3,000 episodes just so it can win a spot :twonk:

...how many alicorns would we have by then? :-I


Eventually, to make ponies better than alicorns, they add another pair of wings, and an additional horn. :-I
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Mon Sep 01, 2014 2:50 am

WandereringPony wrote:Anyhow, do people think that as time rolls along, they'll start integrating the comics and TV series more? I mean, we already have the comic self-referencing itself more and more like the cartoon does- when does it hit the point where we start seeing comic-formed characters as part of the cartoon? Or the novels, for that matter? Things like the Journal of the Two Sisters is already canonical, despite not actually being in an episode.

I think so, or at least I sure hope so. S3 had just started airing when the first issue of the comics came out, and by the time S4 began production there were likely just only a few completed stories in the comics, but for S5 they should have a rich vein of material to reference. I think the most iconic reference to the comics would be if they could somehow squeeze in an appearance (perhaps in a bad dream or something) of Nightmare Rarity, but I'm sure there are other ways as well.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Mon Sep 01, 2014 6:29 am

Bakertoons wrote:It's a year old, but I just saw this article.

Now I want FiM to at least last until 2055 with 3,000 episodes just so it can win a spot :twonk:

...how many alicorns would we have by then? :-I


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Has Applejack owned a bear? And there'll be a wacky wedding!
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Postby Mr. Big (?) » Mon Sep 01, 2014 6:47 am

I actually remember watching the anime that got the World's Record. It is, without a doubt, the most slice-of-life thing ever made. Like, nothing ever changed; an episode from the 1970s is indistinguishable from an episode made in the 2000s, except maybe in the animation. It's been stagnant for decades.

And it's the highest rated show of all time in Japan.
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Mon Sep 01, 2014 8:45 pm

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Postby The Doctor (?) » Mon Sep 01, 2014 9:04 pm

I didn't realize there was hate for Twilight Time. Was not a standout episode of the season for me, but ranks as an average Pony episode (which is still pretty good!).
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Mon Sep 01, 2014 9:05 pm

I liked Twilight Time. It had some really funny moments and provided more characterisation for the CMC. Plus, hayburgers.
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Postby beau (?) » Mon Sep 01, 2014 9:31 pm


yes, he really handled that jerk in the most professional manner possible, while burning the guy in the process :allears:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Mon Sep 01, 2014 9:35 pm

beau wrote:yes, he really handled that jerk in the most professional manner possible, while burning the guy in the process :allears:

For anyone who doesn't feel like clicking, here's the video in question:


Anyway, I really liked Twilight Time as well, both for it having evidence of the CMC learning and growing up somewhat as well as Twilight Sparkle finally getting to be herself for once instead of having to be the hero as she so often had to since the end of S2.
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Postby Octavia (?) » Mon Sep 01, 2014 9:35 pm


Don't they have question screeners to prevent people from asking questions like that? If you can even call them questions.
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Mon Sep 01, 2014 9:39 pm

Yea, wonder if the guy just lied to the screeners to get up there?

And I also really enjoyed Twilight Time, heck I enjoyed all of Dave's season 4 episodes! *yes even Daring Don't*. I feel he's really improved on his writing style in regards to FIM since he started. I also look forward to seeing how his Sonic Boom episodes turn out when that starts on CN in November! :awesomedash:
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Mon Sep 01, 2014 9:48 pm

So is he writing anything in S5 or will he be busy with Sonic Boom?
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Mon Sep 01, 2014 9:53 pm

Yeah, I think it was confirmed awhile back that he would be doing a couple season 5 episodes.

As for Sonic Boom, and don't quote me on this, I could of sworn somewhere I heard Dave Did about 3-4 episodes for its first season. But I take that news with a grain of salt, I mean he was writing for it, but weather he did 1 episode or a dozen is anyone's guess. But I don't think it'll interfere with his work on pony unless for some weird reason FIM Season 6 & Boom Season 2 are being written at the same time XD.

Edit: Made a BooBoo in my last post. Boom starts Airing in October. The games are what comes out in November.! [insert derp face here]
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Mon Sep 01, 2014 9:59 pm

I'd miss Dave Polsky if he left FiM. After all, considering the controversial reception that his episodes so often cause, what would we do if we lost that?
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Mon Sep 01, 2014 10:05 pm

I wonder how Sonic Boom will turn out. I guess it's all in what tone they choose to take. :pinkieshrug:
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Postby SoundMonkey44 (?) » Mon Sep 01, 2014 10:18 pm

ROBOT B9 wrote:I wonder how Sonic Boom will turn out. I guess it's all in what tone they choose to take. :pinkieshrug:



To me It seems to be an inbetween of AOSTH & SATAM. That is to say, it might lean more towards comedy, but seems to have a fair amount of Action/Adventure elements as well.

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Postby beau (?) » Mon Sep 01, 2014 10:20 pm

I was actually a Polsky fan long before he started writing for MLP. I was one of the few people that watched his creation The Buzz on Maggie.
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Postby Throbulator (?) » Mon Sep 01, 2014 11:11 pm

beau wrote:yes, he really handled that jerk in the most professional manner possible, while burning the guy in the process :allears:


I don't really think there was any burn or malice intended in his response to that guy. I'm sure we've all been (and maybe still are) in the position where we maybe tend to care too much about the things we like. What I saw in that video was an awkward teenager, with all the social grace that those creatures possess, ask about things that he obviously cared a whole deal about.
I'm sure Mr. Polsky saw the same thing, and I think his response shouldn't be interpreted as having a malicious quality but instead as an attempt to teach the general audience, and the questioneer, a bit about how to be an adult.
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Postby Highbrow Dash (?) » Mon Sep 01, 2014 11:56 pm

Throbulator wrote:What I saw in that video was an awkward teenager, with all the social grace that those creatures possess, ask about things that he obviously cared a whole deal about.


To be honest I expected way worse. It seemed like the kid was asking as a joke, between the tone of his question, the "what were you thinking" shtick and his friends' laughter. I could be wrong but to me it didn't sound like an angry nerd asking about the Itchy & Scratchy adventure game, just an awkward teen making a fool of himself while trying to be wacky.

In any case, Polsky just took it at face value and gave a good and professional answer :pinkieshrug:
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