On October 27 2011 09:58 Pretty Aluminum wrote: So I started watching MLP:FiM a little while ago and I remember before I watched it I would always tell my parents “Can you believe a show about ponies is the big thing on the internet now?” My mom would respond saying it sounds like pedophilia and other stuff like that. I decided I would give it a try though. I started watching a couple of episodes and at first I was like wow this isn’t nearly as good as everyone claims it is. Then after the third of fourth episode I found myself starting to chuckle at it every now and again. Then after the sixth episode I had a big stupid grin across my face while I was watching the episode.
I honestly think this show has made me a happier person. I typically don’t think of myself as that happy of a person. Honestly I’m actually a glass half empty kind of guy. I don’t really appreciate the things in my life and I really don’t like the people I’m around. I actually kind of hate them. I do however think that this show has help me become a better human overall and I really wanted to express my gratitude to this thread for showing me to a show that has shown me some of the happiness in this world. Thanks guys.
Welcome to the Herd, I love reading stories like this kudos to you for going beyond the initial stigma <3
Thanks for the vid GaryOak gave me some nerd chills, and that news about JJ might be drawing a Day[9] has already made my morning substantially that guy is way talented.
On October 27 2011 19:18 Zephirdd wrote: We're still four episodes in. Not even Season 1 had a song untill that point(except Giggle at the Ghosties, but thats a very short single).
Next episode is the episode with the best singer voices in the show. We probably will get some music then.
It has Sweetie Belle in it, it *better* have a song. Hell I wouldn't mind another Rarity solo, since Art of the Dress is one of my favorite songs anyway ^_^
Also, waiting is hard, I may have to marathon all of S1 to make the wait more bearable.
How can Faust want to stop working on mlp? Does anyone know, or has she said anything about it? She must have the strongest creative drive to put out new stuff or something. Still, with how good s02e04 was though, I'm not at all worried about what'll happen to the show without her involvement.
On October 27 2011 19:18 Zephirdd wrote: We're still four episodes in. Not even Season 1 had a song untill that point(except Giggle at the Ghosties, but thats a very short single).
Next episode is the episode with the best singer voices in the show. We probably will get some music then.
I don't read any of the previews (SPOILERS! Lol), but who would you consider the best singers? From a subjective, not technical, standpoint, Pinkie Pie's singing voice is my super duper favourite.
The first sign of high cultural value is imitation by those who cannot afford it! Not that being brony costs particularly much (except for time), but hey, it shows that we hold something that is envied/revered/respected. If you wanna call him out, if he starts talking about it, start bringing up things that would be obscure to a bystander but obvious to a brony. Such as fanfics, background chars, memes, significant instances in the show, etc. China made imitation stuff tends to break under little pressure .
How much do you have to take in to be considered "brony"? For example I have watched (and will continue to do so) every single episode, see enough memes between the forums I'm on etc (these all have huge pony threads ), but I don't really touch the extra stuff like fanfics and whatnot. Usually because fanfics are awful no matter what they're about. Basically if it hasn't been in the show, I probably won't know about it. Does that make me fake?
Serious question: I was thinking of hosting another game of MLP:FIM mafia, but the TL Mafia sub forum is having issues with low numbers of players per game hosted, which means that if I hosted using the regular cue system it would take 3+ months for the game to happen. If however I could fill it with people who are not regulars of the TL Mafia subforum then I could host it much sooner. How many people here would play in a MLP Mafia game if I hosted one? No experience required, but if there are say 10-12 people who want to play I can run a game for you guys (and who knows, maybe you'll find you enjoy forum mafia enough to stick around and play in other, non-pony themed games!)
EDIT: If you would be interested in playing AND able to play, shoot me a PM.
On October 27 2011 19:18 Zephirdd wrote: We're still four episodes in. Not even Season 1 had a song untill that point(except Giggle at the Ghosties, but thats a very short single).
Next episode is the episode with the best singer voices in the show. We probably will get some music then.
I don't read any of the previews (SPOILERS! Lol), but who would you consider the best singers? From a subjective, not technical, standpoint, Pinkie Pie's singing voice is my super duper favourite.
The first sign of high cultural value is imitation by those who cannot afford it! Not that being brony costs particularly much (except for time), but hey, it shows that we hold something that is envied/revered/respected. If you wanna call him out, if he starts talking about it, start bringing up things that would be obscure to a bystander but obvious to a brony. Such as fanfics, background chars, memes, significant instances in the show, etc. China made imitation stuff tends to break under little pressure .
How much do you have to take in to be considered "brony"? For example I have watched (and will continue to do so) every single episode, see enough memes between the forums I'm on etc (these all have huge pony threads ), but I don't really touch the extra stuff like fanfics and whatnot. Usually because fanfics are awful no matter what they're about. Basically if it hasn't been in the show, I probably won't know about it. Does that make me fake?
Not at all, not one bit!, being outside the target demographic and enjoying the show are all it takes to be a Brony, the other stuff is just up to each persons individual tastes.
Though if you're ever interested in the future you should check out the fanfic section of the OP it has some quality ones that wont make you cringe i'd reccomend Past Sins as the writer is great at keeping the characters in character as it were, even though the situations presented are not quite what they would face in the show (maybe in a movie)
On October 27 2011 19:18 Zephirdd wrote: We're still four episodes in. Not even Season 1 had a song untill that point(except Giggle at the Ghosties, but thats a very short single).
Next episode is the episode with the best singer voices in the show. We probably will get some music then.
I don't read any of the previews (SPOILERS! Lol), but who would you consider the best singers? From a subjective, not technical, standpoint, Pinkie Pie's singing voice is my super duper favourite.
The first sign of high cultural value is imitation by those who cannot afford it! Not that being brony costs particularly much (except for time), but hey, it shows that we hold something that is envied/revered/respected. If you wanna call him out, if he starts talking about it, start bringing up things that would be obscure to a bystander but obvious to a brony. Such as fanfics, background chars, memes, significant instances in the show, etc. China made imitation stuff tends to break under little pressure .
How much do you have to take in to be considered "brony"? For example I have watched (and will continue to do so) every single episode, see enough memes between the forums I'm on etc (these all have huge pony threads ), but I don't really touch the extra stuff like fanfics and whatnot. Usually because fanfics are awful no matter what they're about. Basically if it hasn't been in the show, I probably won't know about it. Does that make me fake?
Not at all! In fact, people ask this in here all the time.
On October 20 2011 11:14 Synwave wrote: Jingo is always difficult to get into so I will ask this, is a bronie someone that obsesses over the MLP show and sees all the episodes or is it just a dude that sees random youtube clips and enjoys them especially when/after dealing with something tragic, ugly, or otherwise humanity-faith failing?
The word brony is really just used to refer to older fans of the show who are outside of its target demographic. Despite the name, it usually includes older female fans as well. That's it.
Within that very broad definition, you'll find anyone from casual fans to the Equestrian equivalent of, "Back in episode 152, when Data was on the holodeck playing poker with Stephen Hawking..."
GM, we should have that basic definition for the word somewhere in the OP.
Really hyped about the Day[9] pony pic JJ promised! Simply awesome.
And Ashleigh Ball's RD voice is the best "singing voice" in the show imo; RD better have her own solo song. A TS solo song has been confirmed at least. And hopefully we will indeed have a Sweetie Belle and/or Rarity song in the next ep.
On October 23 2011 16:05 GypsyBeast wrote: I don't think i can stand the 2 week wait for my rarity dose TT maybe we can all just stare at this .gif for two weeks, time might go by faster.
Going through all the pages of the thread I haven't read yet and then this! Thank you good sir, you made my day
Loved the vid Gary, it's really awesome that you actually went through with everything and that the operation was a success. But now a day9 picture drawn by JJ? I love you GaryOak! I love you JJ!
On October 27 2011 19:18 Zephirdd wrote: We're still four episodes in. Not even Season 1 had a song untill that point(except Giggle at the Ghosties, but thats a very short single).
Next episode is the episode with the best singer voices in the show. We probably will get some music then.
It has Sweetie Belle in it, it *better* have a song. Hell I wouldn't mind another Rarity solo, since Art of the Dress is one of my favorite songs anyway ^_^
Also, waiting is hard, I may have to marathon all of S1 to make the wait more bearable.
I did that before the last episode! It was a ton of fun, do it! I agree with the need for a song too. They’re some of my favorite parts of the episodes. I just watched the CMC performance episode and had the Crusader Theme Song stuck in my head ALL DAY! :D
On October 28 2011 00:47 Squarewalker wrote: Really hyped about the Day[9] pony pic JJ promised! Simply awesome. And Ashleigh Ball's RD voice is the best "singing voice" in the show imo; RD better have her own solo song. A TS solo song has been confirmed at least. And hopefully we will indeed have a Sweetie Belle and/or Rarity song in the next ep.
Rainbow Dash solo would be intense. She always seems to get the most epic part in the songs that she is a part of. Example: The Gala song. I think that my favorite pony singing voice is actually Pinkie Pie. After listening to the AWESOME song on Youtube by AlexS - “Party with Pinkie” a bunch of times, I have fallen in love with her voice. SO GOOD.
On October 23 2011 16:05 GypsyBeast wrote: I don't think i can stand the 2 week wait for my rarity dose TT maybe we can all just stare at this .gif for two weeks, time might go by faster.
Going through all the pages of the thread I haven't read yet and then this! Thank you good sir, you made my day
always glad to spread the love :D
Everypony direct all you're good energies to the MLP team, we need a song next week!
no but seriously i would be surprised if there is not a song next episode, its sweetie belle after all
Serious question: I was thinking of hosting another game of MLP:FIM mafia, but the TL Mafia sub forum is having issues with low numbers of players per game hosted, which means that if I hosted using the regular cue system it would take 3+ months for the game to happen. If however I could fill it with people who are not regulars of the TL Mafia subforum then I could host it much sooner. How many people here would play in a MLP Mafia game if I hosted one? No experience required, but if there are say 10-12 people who want to play I can run a game for you guys (and who knows, maybe you'll find you enjoy forum mafia enough to stick around and play in other, non-pony themed games!)
EDIT: If you would be interested in playing AND able to play, shoot me a PM.
I might be down but i haven't played a mafia before.what kind of time commitments are there? i have been super busy lately :s
edit: ooops double post! Thought someone would have posted by now, sorry everypony :p
Serious question: I was thinking of hosting another game of MLP:FIM mafia, but the TL Mafia sub forum is having issues with low numbers of players per game hosted, which means that if I hosted using the regular cue system it would take 3+ months for the game to happen. If however I could fill it with people who are not regulars of the TL Mafia subforum then I could host it much sooner. How many people here would play in a MLP Mafia game if I hosted one? No experience required, but if there are say 10-12 people who want to play I can run a game for you guys (and who knows, maybe you'll find you enjoy forum mafia enough to stick around and play in other, non-pony themed games!)
EDIT: If you would be interested in playing AND able to play, shoot me a PM.
I might be down but i haven't played a mafia before.what kind of time commitments are there? i have been super busy lately :s
At least 30min-1 hour a day to keep up, more if you want to be really active, if you are busy I advise against it
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For example I have watched (and will continue to do so) every single episode, see enough memes between the forums I'm on etc (these all have huge pony threads 
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