My Little Pony

Kyderra · Post by **Kyderra** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 2:32 am

Totally Vinyl scratch dad, calling it.

also, I could not contain myself
http://cheezburger.com/Kyderra/lolz/View/5561784320

Penwrite · Post by **Penwrite** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 9:51 am

Kyderra wrote:

Totally Vinyl scratch dad, calling it.

also, I could not contain myself
http://cheezburger.com/Kyderra/lolz/View/5561784320

I don't get it.

angelusbr · Post by **angelusbr** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 9:53 am

Penwrite wrote:
Kyderra wrote:

Totally Vinyl scratch dad, calling it.

also, I could not contain myself
http://cheezburger.com/Kyderra/lolz/View/5561784320
I don't get it.

The flammingo is DYING to know Dash better, but since RB doesn't want to meet the flamingo, it's still dying.

Post by **Sleet** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 1:09 pm

Kyderra wrote:

Totally Vinyl scratch dad, calling it.

also, I could not contain myself
http://cheezburger.com/Kyderra/lolz/View/5561784320

Your image is broken!

Foxstar · Post by **Foxstar** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 2:26 pm

I'm liking our thread here better then any of the discussions over at EQDaily. Maybe because there's far, far less whining and feelings of entitlement here. Also way less creepy shipping.

KJOokami · Post by **KJOokami** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 4:47 pm

Maybe they're using this new alicorn to tie in that there are actually other pony villages/cities with royalty outside of Ponyville/Canterlot?

Perhaps they're from Fillydelphia or Trottingham?

angelusbr · Post by **angelusbr** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 6:14 pm

cuteness level has skyrocketed

Which game/movie/etc. is this parody from

Wed Dec 14, 2011 6:50 pm

KJOokami wrote:Maybe they're using this new alicorn to tie in that there are actually other pony villages/cities with royalty outside of Ponyville/Canterlot?

Perhaps they're from Fillydelphia or Trottingham?

I was pretty sure Equestria was the kingdom, Canterlot being the capital city. So does this mean there's places outside of Equestria? but then again, we've already seen Prince Blueblood, and he was in Equestria. I'm confused.

Dylan · Post by **Dylan** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 6:54 pm

Check out this amazing news! The Humble Indie Bundle (a charity that lets you pick the number to donate and get all the games they offered) got 4500$ from the Humble Brony Bundle. http://humblebronybundle.blogspot.com/ We ponies really seem to care!

KJOokami · Post by **KJOokami** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 7:35 pm

RandomGeekNamedBrent wrote:I was pretty sure Equestria was the kingdom, Canterlot being the capital city. So does this mean there's places outside of Equestria? but then again, we've already seen Prince Blueblood, and he was in Equestria. I'm confused.

Maybe they're not actually royalty, then. Perhaps appointed rulers of the various provinces throughout Equestria?

I mean, there are canon examples of other cities we've not actually seen much at all of in the show: like Manehatten, where Applejack's cousins(?), the Orange family, live. And I can't say for sure, as I haven't checked back through the episodes to confirm, but I'm pretty sure that Fillydelphia and Trottingham are also canon cities known only in passing mention from random characters.

Penwrite · Post by **Penwrite** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 9:22 pm

KJOokami wrote:
RandomGeekNamedBrent wrote:I was pretty sure Equestria was the kingdom, Canterlot being the capital city. So does this mean there's places outside of Equestria? but then again, we've already seen Prince Blueblood, and he was in Equestria. I'm confused.

Maybe they're not actually royalty, then. Perhaps appointed rulers of the various provinces throughout Equestria?

I mean, there are canon examples of other cities we've not actually seen much at all of in the show: like Manehatten, where Applejack's cousins(?), the Orange family, live. And I can't say for sure, as I haven't checked back through the episodes to confirm, but I'm pretty sure that Fillydelphia and Trottingham are also canon cities known only in passing mention from random characters.

You are correct. Fillydelphia is where Celestia had to go to quell the other parasprite attack, and Trottingham is where Pipsqueak's from.

KJOokami · Post by **KJOokami** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 9:27 pm

Penwrite wrote:You are correct. Fillydelphia is where Celestia had to go to quell the other parasprite attack, and Trottingham is where Pipsqueak's from.

Thanks for the confirmation. :]

Post by **Sleet** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:29 pm

Dylan wrote:Check out this amazing news! The Humble Indie Bundle (a charity that lets you pick the number to donate and get all the games they offered) got 4500$ from the Humble Brony Bundle. http://humblebronybundle.blogspot.com/ We ponies really seem to care!

That's so cool! I guess charity is magic too!

Penwrite · Post by **Penwrite** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:31 pm

KJOokami wrote:
Penwrite wrote:You are correct. Fillydelphia is where Celestia had to go to quell the other parasprite attack, and Trottingham is where Pipsqueak's from.
Thanks for the confirmation. :]

My pleasure. ^_^

Now anyways, I know the REAL question on everypony's mind...will there be a beach episode?! *dramatic music*

You're an idiot. I bet you're the only one wondering that.

Get off of here, you!

mariomarc · Post by **mariomarc** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:33 pm

speaking of water, who else wants seaponies?

Post by **Sleet** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:36 pm

Not me, that's silly.

mariomarc · Post by **mariomarc** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:31 pm

so your saying this song isn't catchy?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4TedkQP_hM

Post by **Sleet** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:49 pm

I want an adult...

Seth · Post by **Seth** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:59 pm

mariomarc wrote:so your saying this song isn't catchy?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4TedkQP_hM

I......
I dont even.......
what?

KJOokami · Post by **KJOokami** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 12:28 am

Oh god, no. I beg thee, Almighty Faust, do not let it be so. o_______o

Thu Dec 15, 2011 1:38 am

It happened again.

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Foxstar · Post by **Foxstar** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:39 am

For some reason IMHO, PPG and MLP don't mix well. But I claim personal bias there.

Penwrite · Post by **Penwrite** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 12:20 pm

I have a confession to make. I...kinda do want seaponies to appear. That song is just so catchy! Plus, it'd be a perfect opportunity for a mythology gag with Applejack.

Thu Dec 15, 2011 12:24 pm

Penwrite wrote:I have a confession to make. I...kinda do want seaponies to appear. That song is just so catchy! Plus, it'd be a perfect opportunity for a mythology gag with Applejack.

I'd say if they do appear, they start singing before someone interrupts their song to ask if this is really the best time for singing.

then Pinkie would say yes and the song would continue.

Post by **Sleet** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 3:10 pm

Hey. You juys. Hasbro is looking for a senior global brand marketing manager for My Little Pony. I'm excited! Not because any of us are even remotely qualified or anything. Mostly because what it means! Here's a link.

This line is what excites me:

As a key member of our team, you will ensure the brand essence and all expressions of "anything My Little Pony" is consistent across platforms…and become a part of making the My Little Pony brand a pop culture phenomenon!

Maybe I'm just a hopeful fan, but making all expressions of My Little Pony consistent across platforms sounds to me like closing the rift between the toys and the show, among other things. It seems like someone with this job can really help work for us older fans. I'm excited~

Foxstar · Post by **Foxstar** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 3:52 pm

Sleet wrote:Hey. You juys. Hasbro is looking for a senior global brand marketing manager for My Little Pony. I'm excited! Not because any of us are even remotely qualified or anything. Mostly because what it means! Here's a link.

This line is what excites me:
As a key member of our team, you will ensure the brand essence and all expressions of "anything My Little Pony" is consistent across platforms…and become a part of making the My Little Pony brand a pop culture phenomenon!
Maybe I'm just a hopeful fan, but making all expressions of My Little Pony consistent across platforms sounds to me like closing the rift between the toys and the show, among other things. It seems like someone with this job can really help work for us older fans. I'm excited~

Problem.

Even if you got all the active bronies together, I seriously doubt that they would make up 10% of the market of MLP.

So even if they get someone who's aware of 'bronies' in there, anyone with those kind of certifications is not going to want to spend much, if any of the marketing budget toward 15-40 year olds which would require not only a set aside marketing campaign but merch that may or may not sell and would likely cost even more to produce (Have you read any of the demands bronies make for merch? It's nuts)

And I don't know what on earth the show could do to embrace bronies any more then it already does other then stuff that would be counterproductive and have a limited effect, because really, other then little girls and collecters, do you really think this active, rabid subculture is going to be around, just as strong in a year, or two years or three? To say nothing of five to ten years.

Seth · Post by **Seth** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 3:58 pm

RandomGeekNamedBrent wrote:
Penwrite wrote:I have a confession to make. I...kinda do want seaponies to appear. That song is just so catchy! Plus, it'd be a perfect opportunity for a mythology gag with Applejack.
I'd say if they do appear, they start singing before someone interrupts their song to ask if this is really the best time for singing.

then Pinkie would say yes and the song would continue.

this sounds amazing
It needs to happen

Post by **Sleet** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 5:17 pm

Foxstar wrote:
Sleet wrote:Hey. You juys. Hasbro is looking for a senior global brand marketing manager for My Little Pony. I'm excited! Not because any of us are even remotely qualified or anything. Mostly because what it means! Here's a link.

This line is what excites me:
As a key member of our team, you will ensure the brand essence and all expressions of "anything My Little Pony" is consistent across platforms…and become a part of making the My Little Pony brand a pop culture phenomenon!
Maybe I'm just a hopeful fan, but making all expressions of My Little Pony consistent across platforms sounds to me like closing the rift between the toys and the show, among other things. It seems like someone with this job can really help work for us older fans. I'm excited~

Problem.

Even if you got all the active bronies together, I seriously doubt that they would make up 10% of the market of MLP.

So even if they get someone who's aware of 'bronies' in there, anyone with those kind of certifications is not going to want to spend much, if any of the marketing budget toward 15-40 year olds which would require not only a set aside marketing campaign but merch that may or may not sell and would likely cost even more to produce (Have you read any of the demands bronies make for merch? It's nuts)

And I don't know what on earth the show could do to embrace bronies any more then it already does other then stuff that would be counterproductive and have a limited effect, because really, other then little girls and collecters, do you really think this active, rabid subculture is going to be around, just as strong in a year, or two years or three? To say nothing of five to ten years.

Here's the thing, though. We don't have to ask our parents to buy us a pony when we're in Toys R Us. We have money. Lots of it. At least two people spent 2500 dollars on a plushie. If they make good merchandise, older fans will buy it. And it can be more expensive. There's money to be made from us just like the little girls.

mariomarc · Post by **mariomarc** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 6:21 pm

Seth wrote:
RandomGeekNamedBrent wrote:
Penwrite wrote:I have a confession to make. I...kinda do want seaponies to appear. That song is just so catchy! Plus, it'd be a perfect opportunity for a mythology gag with Applejack.
I'd say if they do appear, they start singing before someone interrupts their song to ask if this is really the best time for singing.

then Pinkie would say yes and the song would continue.
this sounds amazing
It needs to happen

so we are agreed on seaponies then?

also i want the smooze again
that was amazing
also it turns living things into jerks
we can have mean fluttershy again

edit:
awesome gifs
http://bronies.memebase.com/2011/12/15/ ... harewidget
http://bronies.memebase.com/2011/12/14/ ... harewidget

Penwrite · Post by **Penwrite** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 7:03 pm

......

Oh great, that first one seems to have broken his brain. Well, I'm sure he'll recover sooner or later. In the meantime, I'll just keep on posting. MUHAHAHAHAHAHAH!

That second vid would be way better if the background color didn't perfectly match Spike's secondary colors. Bah! It is distracting! Still, I suppose it is quite impressive anyway.

angelusbr · Post by **angelusbr** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 7:20 pm

trailer of next episode: http://www.wired.com/underwire/2011/12/ ... y-episode/
Spike as the narrator.
Win.

KJOokami · Post by **KJOokami** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 10:19 pm

I'm quite excited. Faux-English accents are almost as fun as real English accents. :3

Ebly · Post by **Ebly** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 12:38 am

Here's another thing: Pokémon was "just a fad" initially, wasn't it?

I know MLP and Pokémon are in completely different leagues, but I have to admit the pony fandumb is one I wouldn't mind seeing stick around.

Post by **Sleet** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 1:38 am

I think a lot of the internet's negative reaction to MLP comes from how they just expected it to be another dumb meme, but it stays around. Because it's not just a dumb meme like they assumed it was. They see "HEY GUYS THIS MEME IS STILL FUNNY AFTER A YEAR LOL" when in reality it's "This cartoon is still entertaining us."

Now let's see if it can pass up being a fad and become a long-running fandom! I think it's very possible, but the show would need to not get canceled after three seasons; without new content things might dry up a little.

KJOokami · Post by **KJOokami** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 2:49 am

Yeah, I definitely hope that FiM will be a lasting thing; though I -also- hope that it doesn't take the same route that Pokemon has (which has been milking itself absolutely dry for waaaaaay too long now, in my opinion).

Russiarules1 · Post by **Russiarules1** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 3:03 am

Look at The Simpsons. More than 25 years and still running.

Post by **Sleet** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 4:55 am

KJOokami wrote:Yeah, I definitely hope that FiM will be a lasting thing; though I -also- hope that it doesn't take the same route that Pokemon has (which has been milking itself absolutely dry for waaaaaay too long now, in my opinion).

MLP:FiM has a much better foundation than Pokémon does, so I think that's not going to be an issue.

Penwrite · Post by **Penwrite** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 9:34 am

Just three seasons wouldn't be too bad, I think. Avatar: the Last Airbender just got three seasons, and our seasons are actually six episodes longer than their's.

Personally, what I would like to see after FiM ends is another series set somewhere else in Equestria, like Manehattan perhaps, with a mostly different cast of characters. That way we could get new stories, but probably keep to the same basic style and themes.

Foxstar · Post by **Foxstar** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 11:04 am

Ebly wrote:Here's another thing: Pokémon was "just a fad" initially, wasn't it?

I know MLP and Pokémon are in completely different leagues, but I have to admit the pony fandumb is one I wouldn't mind seeing stick around.

It was a 'fad' in the US. But in Japan where it was born, it's become as much of a part of the culture as Gundam has, (Which is saying a lot). It's a name brand now that even after all the drama of stolen overpriced cards and Pokemania has died down has a very dedicated fanbase, Many of the folks who grew up with it now have kids of their own to pass it on to. And on it goes.

While the MLP brand is anything but a fad, IMHO, the massive growth in fanbase and fan output so far has yet to prove that it is more then a fad. It's not the one or two year marks that determine if something is a fad, it's 3-5-10+ years down the road. If I turn 40 and EQdaily is still around, if the various Ponychans are still active, if there are still cons and viewing parties going on, then to me, it will have passed fad status. But I just don't see that happening. With LF having moved on to other projects and more people who won't be around for season three, I don't see how the growth and meme status of FiM can endure, when every week we have hundreds and hundreds of bronies critically analyzing every new up and voting if it is as good as season 1. While for now it stands strong, a split and dying down of growth is on the way and may even happen before Season 2 wraps up if for no other reason then too many bronies have placed FiM on a pedastool that it can't possibly stay on.

Penwrite · Post by **Penwrite** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 1:02 pm

Just to show you all that I'm the EVIL genius, hence the purple...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6vQYDnQgRg