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On April 11 2012 21:42 Aylear wrote:![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/kvzWc.png) boop Haven't stopped smiling yet.
AAAAAAAAA! Oh man... that's so amazing. I'm sure you know how jelly every single one of us is. ... And how happy we all are for you. An awesome viking such as yourself is fully deserving of that amazing Luna, congratulations on your new friend. ^_^
Well done, StarDragon. You rock.
boop
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So Awsome Cane :D
Looks like it was worth the wait.
And brilliant work SD
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Cane is the happiest person in the world right now
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On April 11 2012 21:42 Aylear wrote:boop Haven't stopped smiling yet.
i am so jelly ... why am i so jelly ...
atleast something brightened my day
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On April 10 2012 21:40 whiterabbit wrote:This show and it's fan base managed to make me delete 4chan from bookmark list and almost never visit it again, after that I promised to myself I will totally ignore anything that has something to do with MLP on other websites I am visiting - I made some kind of immunity shield to protect me because idea of grown men watching this show always scared shit out of me. So today I was particularly bored and actually saw this thread, I opened it - God knows why, read entire OP and Wired article. I decided to watch that recommended episode from OP's post with full dedication to try and understand why MLP has brutally large fan base of... well... not young girls. I'll just say I am now even more scared. Kinda scared for real. AT LEAST I tried I honestly tried to be open and understand how is it possible that something made for young girls has 20+ adults gather and discuss Ponies, and I am proud of myself; but it seems I am not open minded enough to accept the fact something called "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" - show about bunch of girl Ponies in fairy land - has qualities that can capture attention of average adult male. 
It's a cartoon, dude. I know people in their 20s who watch spongebob, and that's not a big deal, but this is? It's just a show, and it makes people laugh.
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So yesterday I was watching season 1 via netflix as I had never watched the show until this week. My girlfriend was cooking dinner and she comes over while things heat up and says
"huh...i never realized it until now, but you are toootally pinkie pie" and then she walks away without explaining herself.
Im still not clear how I am supposed to take that...you know, besides the fact that i break out into songs daily.
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On April 12 2012 02:33 neo_sporin wrote:
So yesterday I was watching season 1 via netflix as I had never watched the show until this week. My girlfriend was cooking dinner and she comes over while things heat up and says
"huh...i never realized it until now, but you are toootally pinkie pie" and then she walks away without explaining herself.
Im still not clear how I am supposed to take that...you know, besides the fact that i break out into songs daily.
I think we have a winner here =D
How did you find the show?
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On April 11 2012 22:17 rrwrwx wrote:Show nested quote +On April 10 2012 21:40 whiterabbit wrote:This show and it's fan base managed to make me delete 4chan from bookmark list and almost never visit it again, after that I promised to myself I will totally ignore anything that has something to do with MLP on other websites I am visiting - I made some kind of immunity shield to protect me because idea of grown men watching this show always scared shit out of me. So today I was particularly bored and actually saw this thread, I opened it - God knows why, read entire OP and Wired article. I decided to watch that recommended episode from OP's post with full dedication to try and understand why MLP has brutally large fan base of... well... not young girls. I'll just say I am now even more scared. Kinda scared for real. AT LEAST I tried I honestly tried to be open and understand how is it possible that something made for young girls has 20+ adults gather and discuss Ponies, and I am proud of myself; but it seems I am not open minded enough to accept the fact something called "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" - show about bunch of girl Ponies in fairy land - has qualities that can capture attention of average adult male. It's a cartoon, dude. I know people in their 20s who watch spongebob, and that's not a big deal, but this is? It's just a show, and it makes people laugh.
I always see this thread bumped and for some reason happened to read this. Just my 2 cents, but I don't think it's the fact that grown men are watching a cartoon made for little girls that bothers people. It's that the grown men are going to extreme ends to obsess over it. I watch cartoons , avatar, adventure time, south park, and enjoy them, and that's it. Those shows don't permeate every part of my life. Of all the fanbases out there the MLP one has to be the most disturbing I've ever seen due to the lenghts that the fanbase takes things. I remember seeing some disgusting "pony porn (or w/e you people call that shit)"image that someone had posted in the SFW picture thread that apparently he found "arousing" and thought would fit well there. I was unlucky enough to have to see it before it got taken down and he was banned, but he's far from the only person who takes this stuff so far.
Again, its not that people are watching this show, it's the culture that has grown around it has become so disturbing and from most of what I see, a really unhealthy obsession. I tried watching this show and got nothing away from it, there was no hidden humor or anything of the sort. It is completely tailored for little children, girls specifically.
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On April 12 2012 03:36 Leth0 wrote:Show nested quote +On April 11 2012 22:17 rrwrwx wrote:On April 10 2012 21:40 whiterabbit wrote:This show and it's fan base managed to make me delete 4chan from bookmark list and almost never visit it again, after that I promised to myself I will totally ignore anything that has something to do with MLP on other websites I am visiting - I made some kind of immunity shield to protect me because idea of grown men watching this show always scared shit out of me. So today I was particularly bored and actually saw this thread, I opened it - God knows why, read entire OP and Wired article. I decided to watch that recommended episode from OP's post with full dedication to try and understand why MLP has brutally large fan base of... well... not young girls. I'll just say I am now even more scared. Kinda scared for real. AT LEAST I tried I honestly tried to be open and understand how is it possible that something made for young girls has 20+ adults gather and discuss Ponies, and I am proud of myself; but it seems I am not open minded enough to accept the fact something called "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" - show about bunch of girl Ponies in fairy land - has qualities that can capture attention of average adult male. It's a cartoon, dude. I know people in their 20s who watch spongebob, and that's not a big deal, but this is? It's just a show, and it makes people laugh. I always see this thread bumped and for some reason happened to read this. Just my 2 cents, but I don't think it's the fact that grown men are watching a cartoon made for little girls that bothers people. It's that the grown men are going to extreme ends to obsess over it. I watch cartoons , avatar, adventure time, south park, and enjoy them, and that's it. Those shows don't permeate every part of my life. Of all the fanbases out there the MLP one has to be the most disturbing I've ever seen due to the lenghts that the fanbase takes things. I remember seeing some disgusting "pony porn (or w/e you people call that shit)"image that someone had posted in the SFW picture thread that apparently he found "arousing" and thought would fit well there. I was unlucky enough to have to see it before it got taken down and he was banned, but he's far from the only person who takes this stuff so far. Again, its not that people are watching this show, it's the culture that has grown around it has become so disturbing and from most of what I see, a really unhealthy obsession. I tried watching this show and got nothing away from it, there was no hidden humor or anything of the sort. It is completely tailored for little children, girls specifically.
In the episode "Suited for Success", there is a song - Art of the Dress - which is based on Stephen Sondheim's song Putting It Together from the musical Sunday in the Park with George. The music is well done and memorable, and the retooled lyrics are excellent -- but, more to the point, they are complex.
All we ever want is indecision
All we really like is what we know
Gotta balance style with adherence
Making sure we make a good appearance
Even if you simply have to fudge it
Make sure that it stays within our budget
Got to overcome intimidation
Remember, it's all in the presentation
In the episode "Griffon the Brush-Off", there's a huge throwback to old Looney Tunes shows, specifically Pepé Le Pew, where Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash engage in a cat-and-mouse chase filled with clever animation and facial expressions. In another episode, there's a Benny Hill inspired chase scene complete with Yakety Sax-inspired music.
These off-the-top-of-my-head examples are just three of many, many, many instances in the show where you have to be old enough to appreciate something. The creators made this show to be entertaining to kids and the parents watching with them.
So, you're basically full of shit and you should stop posting in a positive thread if you have nothing to contribute except negativity, derision, and the logical fallacy of argument from personal incredulity.
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On April 11 2012 21:42 Aylear wrote:boop Haven't stopped smiling yet.
DA BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPS
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On April 12 2012 03:36 Leth0 wrote:Show nested quote +On April 11 2012 22:17 rrwrwx wrote:On April 10 2012 21:40 whiterabbit wrote:This show and it's fan base managed to make me delete 4chan from bookmark list and almost never visit it again, after that I promised to myself I will totally ignore anything that has something to do with MLP on other websites I am visiting - I made some kind of immunity shield to protect me because idea of grown men watching this show always scared shit out of me. So today I was particularly bored and actually saw this thread, I opened it - God knows why, read entire OP and Wired article. I decided to watch that recommended episode from OP's post with full dedication to try and understand why MLP has brutally large fan base of... well... not young girls. I'll just say I am now even more scared. Kinda scared for real. AT LEAST I tried I honestly tried to be open and understand how is it possible that something made for young girls has 20+ adults gather and discuss Ponies, and I am proud of myself; but it seems I am not open minded enough to accept the fact something called "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" - show about bunch of girl Ponies in fairy land - has qualities that can capture attention of average adult male. It's a cartoon, dude. I know people in their 20s who watch spongebob, and that's not a big deal, but this is? It's just a show, and it makes people laugh. I always see this thread bumped and for some reason happened to read this. Just my 2 cents, but I don't think it's the fact that grown men are watching a cartoon made for little girls that bothers people. It's that the grown men are going to extreme ends to obsess over it. I watch cartoons , avatar, adventure time, south park, and enjoy them, and that's it. Those shows don't permeate every part of my life. Of all the fanbases out there the MLP one has to be the most disturbing I've ever seen due to the lenghts that the fanbase takes things. I remember seeing some disgusting "pony porn (or w/e you people call that shit)"image that someone had posted in the SFW picture thread that apparently he found "arousing" and thought would fit well there. I was unlucky enough to have to see it before it got taken down and he was banned, but he's far from the only person who takes this stuff so far. Again, its not that people are watching this show, it's the culture that has grown around it has become so disturbing and from most of what I see, a really unhealthy obsession. I tried watching this show and got nothing away from it, there was no hidden humor or anything of the sort. It is completely tailored for little children, girls specifically.
Is this show made for little girls? Yes.
Is this show made only for little girls? No. I really don't understand why people have such a hard time understanding this concept. As previously stated, there's tons of stuff in the show that's designed to appeal to parents, which includes male parents.
Some more examples: references to Godzilla and King Kong in "Secret of My Excess," strong background music reference to Batman: The Animated Series (a.k.a. the second-greatest cartoon of all time: http://tv.ign.com/top-100-animated-tv-series/2.html) in "Mysterious Mare-Do-Well," and a blatant reference to the R-rated movie The Big Lebowski in "The Cutie Pox," and that's just a few examples from the second season.
And as for the "pony porn" thing... Eh. To each his own. I'll stick to the clean pony-related media, thank you very much. And I think you'll also find I'm not in the minority.
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On April 12 2012 03:36 Leth0 wrote:
I always see this thread bumped and for some reason happened to read this. Just my 2 cents, but I don't think it's the fact that grown men are watching a cartoon made for little girls that bothers people. It's that the grown men are going to extreme ends to obsess over it. I watch cartoons , avatar, adventure time, south park, and enjoy them, and that's it. Those shows don't permeate every part of my life. Of all the fanbases out there the MLP one has to be the most disturbing I've ever seen due to the lenghts that the fanbase takes things. I remember seeing some disgusting "pony porn (or w/e you people call that shit)"image that someone had posted in the SFW picture thread that apparently he found "arousing" and thought would fit well there. I was unlucky enough to have to see it before it got taken down and he was banned, but he's far from the only person who takes this stuff so far.
Again, its not that people are watching this show, it's the culture that has grown around it has become so disturbing and from most of what I see, a really unhealthy obsession. I tried watching this show and got nothing away from it, there was no hidden humor or anything of the sort. It is completely tailored for little children, girls specifically.
How about we tune out the instinctual superstitions and emotional rhetorics for a second here and analyze this thing in a manner more appropriate for TL. Do you think there's some kind of a magical barrier around these other shows that keeps their fans acting "reasonable"? Or is it more likely that they simply represent a different kind of entertainment that doesn't lend itself to similar commitment?
You say you were looking for "hidden humor or anything of the sort", yet none of the properties that do have it engage you beyond their running time. Could it be that the "humorous" material you're used to just isn't very fertile ground for that sort of thing? It sounds to me like you're making quite the leap of logic assuming everything plays by the same rules and metrics.
"I like show A because it has X. They like show B more than I do A. Therefore, show B must have more X than show A."
What if it doesn't? What if it instead has Y, and you don't care about Y? Say, do you actually care about any of the characters of the shows you "watch and enjoy", or do you just find them entertaining? And if their appeal is in the quality of the scenes and jokes of their professional writers, why would you be interested in derivative ones by random strangers on the Internet? Laughing at the same one-liners isn't what fandoms are built around.
What you see is perfectly standard fan behavior. Star Trek was big on it back in the day. All "Well, I like a show and I don't act like that!" tells me is that the show doesn't have enough on offer for you for it, and that's fine, too. Just don't pretend it's some heroic act of moderation.
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The Artist Expose is coming along, it's actually really fun to do. Expect it sometime late tomorrow! This is actually pretty difficult as I have relatively little formal training in drawing, but it is forcing me to dish out all of my knowledge, even if it might be wrong >.< .
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On April 12 2012 09:35 Camail wrote:
The Artist Expose is coming along, it's actually really fun to do. Expect it sometime late tomorrow! This is actually pretty difficult as I have relatively little formal training in drawing, but it is forcing me to dish out all of my knowledge, even if it might be wrong >.< .
Looking forward to it!!
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why do I watch these things. I suppose they are pretty funny. But they're not too good for my view of the characters no matter how hard I try to filter it out :o
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The key difference for me is art style and animation style, if he was using standard MLP character bases I would not watch it. The fact that he is using a pretty obnoxious art AND animation style makes me chracterize these characters as strinctly his. They are inspired by MLP, but beyond that I have no mental association. The animation is so so different that I think of them as entirely diferent entities.
As for my opinion of MAGIC.MOV....lolololol spike is fucking amazing. Also, considering the fact that HDD uses his normal voice for spike, I'd take a stab in the dark and say that he is projecting his own personality onto him (especially the 'somepony' scene, because I think I remember reading a blog post by him saying he didn't really like the term...but fuck that part was so hilarious; my first post in this thread was me being annoyed my it...this is a long parenthetical...it deserves its own sentence but fuck that I'm lazy).
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I actually hate it more when they slip up and say "anybody" instead of "anypony" lol.
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So I'm restarting from the beginning of the series. I haven't watched it since the first day I started (got through 17 episodes that day lol), but it's been long enough that I figured I should start over again. Plus it's on netflix now, hooray for me :D
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