SigmasonicX
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I really don't think we can say which story editor is responsible for what at this point.
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My Little Pony FiM Community [OT3] Surely You Saw This Coming
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DrForester
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I'm talking the season as a whole. Obviously you can tell who edited each episode by the credits, but as a whole I think having the two editors, Larson and Meghan, has already had a great improvement on the show over last season.
wookieofdoom
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I think there is a lot that goes on behind the scenes that we can only speculate about, and never really know. It's easy when a bad episode comes along or somepony gets seemingly short changed to point their fingers at one person and cry foul. When in reality, we really don't know where those decisions truly come from and who is really responsible. Me, personally, like to think that McCarthy has fought tooth and nail against the Hasbro brass to keep the show as it is. Which is something, I might add, Lauren wasn't willing or able to do.
It is fair to criticize someone's work, I wouldn't want to deny anyone of that right (heck, I personally totally agree with the good doctor about Celestia's character being reduced to just her job). But if you are going to criticize, do so with a little consideration and not knee jerk reactions.
It is fair to criticize someone's work, I wouldn't want to deny anyone of that right (heck, I personally totally agree with the good doctor about Celestia's character being reduced to just her job). But if you are going to criticize, do so with a little consideration and not knee jerk reactions.
Pretty much. I mean, I'd probably rank the first seven episodes more highly this season than last season, but to whom do I attribute that? Has McCarthy gotten better? Is it Larson's influence? Have the writers improved, or is it a better group this time around? Is it just that the type of stories they're telling appeals to me more?
I do think that having Larson on-board can only be a positive thing, but I'm not sure I can reasonably say that any improvement is attributable to him.
DrForester
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Like I said, I think it's a combination of Larson (who I do think is the best writer the show has had) and just having someone taking some of the load of Meghan's plate. I'd say today's episode is the best of the season, but I would also say that I don't think there have been any bad episodes this season so far. And I don't think it's a dig at Meghan to say that getting another hand on the wheel has helped her.
Especially one with as good of a track record as Larson.
Best episode so far is a tough one. I liked this weeks, but the wackier, more comedy-focussed ones are rarely my favourites. I really liked The Cutie Map, Castle Sweet Castle and Tanks for the Memories, so it'd probably be one of those.
Probably my least favourite was Bloom and Gloom, and even that was a long way from being bad.
Late respnse, sorry if this gets annoying let me know I just don't check on this thread all the time.
But what you said doesn't explain why he couldn't have been a person.
" Who's that "
" my little brother spike"
Also my understanding is that in that universe there is an actual not from equestia version of twilight...So why is spike still a damn dog. Why wasn't there an alternate dimension version of spike already in the universe, where he was a person. And you can claim he was just as clever as whoever or whatever.. he was still a damn dog. I hate it, I HATE it when shows with multiple characters decide that by like this character you have messed up half way through.
Its like watching DBZ and toriyama at he 10 yard line goes, " OH you liked gohan, you messed up... forever "
Edit: And the notion of spike being like an adopted brother to her in that universe is charm that went past several people, no he's a dog.
SigmasonicX
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I don't think there's a point in getting angry about Equestria Girls things like Spike being a dog, or everyone being super skinny, or everyone wearing boots, and such. More than the main series, a lot of Equestria Girls' issues are clearly due to marketing decisions with a lot of people involved. Spike was made a dog so they could sell Twilight with a dog toy, and that carried over into the movie.
"...so why is he following us everywhere? Does he not have classes, or like... friends?"
Spike being a dog means two important things for the story; firstly, it means in social situations he can be around at all times and nobody will question it, and secondly he can be kept out of sight easily in situations where a dog isn't welcome. As a human, neither of those works and the writer ends up having to jump through hoops to either remove him from scenes entirely or justify why he's there in a way that seems reasonable.
Again, I don't really get why being a dog is considered such an insult. I thought people loved dogs? That aside, if it's the same old Spike underneath it doesn't really bother me whether he's a dragon, a dog or a person. Spike is Spike.
Also this.
Flaw in your argument
Cutie mark crusaders are humans.No actual reason why spike couldnt have been in class with them. Also basic plot 101 that's an easy as hell side narrative to come up with.And spike could have been woth ease a window for younger characters.There is no actual reason he had to be a dog.
You seem like a cool dude but i'm going to be real with ya. You must be out your mind and feigning all types of ignorance if you dont understand how a domesticated dog is less than a human to.. A human. You know a dog? That thing you keep that you need to walk and pick up its poop, that cannot talk or communicate and understands basic commands. That animal that isnt even on the high list of intelligent animals. That animal whos portayal in the media consists of humping legs.that animal?
Not to be mean but maybe like you need to step away for while. When you cant see why some persons favorite character being degraded to dog status isn't upsetting kindakinda that's not great.
Oh no i get it, I dont like it. With the rest of eg. Its not for me, i understand their marketing choices. Has been my stance, with this particular i do not like because its "you liked spike? you messed up. Monster high money get out".
its kind of disappointing to me because has heck of a lot more potnential as a character and marketing vehicle than most others even my favorite luna. And him being a dog seems like a "this is how we feel about this character".
its not anger its just dissapointment.
So your solution is to create an entirely new subplot involving the Crusaders? I mean sure, it could work, but if it were me I'd be trying hard to keep the focus on the lead characters. There's already enough of them as it is.
Oh hey, that reminds me of another animal. Four legs, not very bright, shits wherever it likes... Wait, what's this show called again?
Let's try something. Without mentioning what they look like or anything related to their physicality, what's the difference between these two characters:
You see what I'm getting at? In the world of this show, being an animal doesn't mean shit. Horses are magic. Dragons can become dogs. People can become like, 5% animal when they play rock music. When the entire fictional universe revolves are four-legged animals, why the hell would I get bent out of shape because one character became a slightly different four-legged animal? Neither one bears any resemblance to the kind we have in the real world anyway, so why is it a problem?
Also, I should point out that I love Spike, and I've been on record saying that plenty of times. I just don't care what he looks like in some temporarily-transformed state, so long as he's still Spike.
Yeah, Oh hey for like a few scenes what are spike and the crusaders or the younger characters doing. Maybe they even sing a song, ok cool back to the plot.
If we ignore context your argument makes sense, in their world, even animals that produce milk like cows are sentient are essentially employee's. yeah there is a lower rung of creatures, like fluttrshy's woodland critters. But In the MLP world spike is a person, just as much as twilight is.
Being in an specific animal doesn't mean anything in twilight's world , which by the way has dogs.... Which are subservient. So he transformed into an animal which is subservient to the previous world he just came from. Or are we forgetting applejack has a dog.
Also " its fiction come on be cool guy " isn't an argument. I can interact with media that is fictional and has silly situations and criticize and not like the situations that happen. I do not like spike being a dog. You aren't going to goat me with "Oh come on its fiction guy come on please". Bring an argument.
I mean thats cool, I don't feel the same
Fair enough I guess.
Sure, and when he shows up at Canterlot High looking like a dog, he's still a person just as much as Twilight is. He doesn't look like one, but he hasn't turned into a dog. If he had he wouldn't be able to talk. He just looks like one.
I don't remember doing that? If that's what you inferred, it wasn't intended. The point for me is that Spike is no more a dog in the real world sense than any of the characters on MLP are horses in the real world sense. If they turned Spike into an actual dog, i.e. he couldn't talk, was no smarter than a real world dog, I'd absolutely have a problem with that. That would be degrading the character. As it is the change is purely an aesthetic one.
We can agree to disagree.
DrForester
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Spike's a dog because at some point there will be a little purple Spike Dog plush in stores.
It's called Merchandising.
It's called Merchandising.
Oh i know Doc, i just think its not great. I think you can get more out of that character merchandising wise, I think you can more out of that character than every other one that isn't named twilight.
But i'm done with this topic, for now at least. My whole " My little dragon should totally be an thing toy wise, smell the money " talk is best served for another time.
Now to get to the real issues. The nitty gritty
So when we going to have a transfomers episode?
But i'm done with this topic, for now at least. My whole " My little dragon should totally be an thing toy wise, smell the money " talk is best served for another time.
Now to get to the real issues. The nitty gritty
So when we going to have a transfomers episode?
SigmasonicX
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I do still hope we get a Transformers crossover in the comics. IDW is all about crossovers, so it has to happen at some point, right?
I also want a "crossover" with Magic: the Gathering that doesn't bring in any characters, but rather shows the girls playing a game of Commander, with all the friendship struggles that come out of that.
Twilight - blue-red-white (Jeskai) - Narset, Enlightened Master as commander. I had previously assigned Twilight as green-blue-red (Temur), but I realized she's definitely more white than green. She'd also definitely be more a combo player, and would specifically include Narset Transcendent because she would think it would be neat to have both that and Narset, Enlightened Master out at the same time. Perhaps a creature-less deck that relies solely on Narset to attack?
I'll just quote my previous post for the rest
I also want a "crossover" with Magic: the Gathering that doesn't bring in any characters, but rather shows the girls playing a game of Commander, with all the friendship struggles that come out of that.
Twilight - blue-red-white (Jeskai) - Narset, Enlightened Master as commander. I had previously assigned Twilight as green-blue-red (Temur), but I realized she's definitely more white than green. She'd also definitely be more a combo player, and would specifically include Narset Transcendent because she would think it would be neat to have both that and Narset, Enlightened Master out at the same time. Perhaps a creature-less deck that relies solely on Narset to attack?
I'll just quote my previous post for the rest
wookieofdoom
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Well, since I got into this show I discovered pretty early JHaller's Channel. While I am not too overly fond of his own created works, he does top ten pony videos of the month as voted by the community. When I first started, I feel like the community was much more active and every month brought something that I really enjoyed. However, as the years have gone by, the quality of the top ten pony videos has gone down, to the point where there have been months when there was not one video I liked. It's not to say it's been all bad every now then a nice gem surfaces but for the most part good videos are farther and farther apart. Well, the new season must have really given a shot in the arm it needed because April's top ten had a good number of awesome videos like The Walk. Well, the number one video is really something else. It's a pmv, which are normally things I don't really care for and has music I don't normally listen to (I'm kind of a metal guy) but The City is really an awesome piece of work. The song is catchy and the video is really well put together. I highly recommend you guys check it out if you haven't already.
SigmasonicX
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Alternate cover for Friends Forever #18 (RD/F school reunion) for Grand Brony Gala. Might we get a glimpse of a Magic School reunion?
Also, San Diego Comic Con panel will be at 10:30 AM Pacific on Friday July 10th.
Also, San Diego Comic Con panel will be at 10:30 AM Pacific on Friday July 10th.
Cute cover!
In other news, we've finally got some info on that DJ PON3 Remix album we heard about a while back:
Heaps of info HERE. Tracklist:
My knowledge of the EDM/DJ scene is non-existent, so the names don't mean anything to me. Anyone offer any thoughts?
SigmasonicX
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"Every Pony"? Would that be what most fans call "Becoming Popular"? I find it hard to imagine there would be a song we haven't heard on this track. Still, nice to see something actually come out of this project.
DrForester
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Comics Time!
SigmasonicX
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Another unexpected team up for Friends Forever, though I'm not really feeling this one as of yet. As for the regular series, I'm kind of surprised that's the normal cover; I assumed it would be an alternate.
EDIT: Here's the normal cover, that is actually an alternate cover
It looks like everyone will become bats in this story.
EDIT: Here's the normal cover, that is actually an alternate cover
It looks like everyone will become bats in this story.
SigmasonicX
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I, on the other hand, wasn't that big of a fan of issue #30. It got more fun once the fighting started, but I thought it was largely dull and the way ponies picked sides felt out of character.
You got me. I just thought it was a funny parallel given the argument here was a country vs city/simple vs sophisticated kinda deal.
Also, they got Filthy Rich's name wrong? Are you sure they weren't talking about his ancestor, Stinking Rich?
DrForester
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Issue 30 was alright. It is the start of a simple story, and it worked well at that. My only real issue was that I think Rainbow Dash and Pinkie are on the wrong sides, but since it's not a story about them, it's not a big deal.
maybe they were, but i believe filthy referred to rarity's boutique as the location of 'his' first shop.
ponyville timeline is so messed up, it's best to just assume everyone is humouring granny smiths senility.
why would you want only one pony on the right side?
SigmasonicX
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These chibi figures from We Love Fine look really nice, though the site showing them seems to be gone.
And a neat looking Doctor Whooves vinyl bank from Diamond Select, coming before Twilight gets one, oddly enough.
In fandom news, a Rarity white chocolate bar!
And someone made a figure of Reflections arc Luna
And a neat looking Doctor Whooves vinyl bank from Diamond Select, coming before Twilight gets one, oddly enough.
In fandom news, a Rarity white chocolate bar!
And someone made a figure of Reflections arc Luna
Gah, I swear she does the best damn sculpts in the fandom. I mean, look at this shit:
Ignoring the fact that the examples I posted are OCs, look at the detail on these things. Look at the quality of the finish and paintwork. If anything of this quality were ever officially mass-produced, I don't think I could stop myself buying them.
SigmasonicX
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Indeed, those are really nice.
In other news, ponified opening to Working! / Wagnaria!, and a better look at the chibi We Love Fine figures. I like the box art too.
In other news, ponified opening to Working! / Wagnaria!, and a better look at the chibi We Love Fine figures. I like the box art too.
wookieofdoom
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They are only $65 a piece, which honestly isnt bad for the quality. The trouble is is getting into the very small window when she opens up commissions.
But yeah
Amazing stuff
The price is actually very fair when you consider that Shapeways (the folks selling the 3D printed MLP figures) are asking only about $10 less per figure, and those don't look anywhere near as nice as these do.
Unfortunately $400 is just a little more than I could bring myself to spend on a set of six pony figurines. And yes, I'd need to get all six. And probably a Spike.
wookieofdoom
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Get Derpy and call it a day
and maybe chrysalis.
you only get 1 pony and 1 bug, it still works!
SigmasonicX
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Interview with a former animator at Top Draw, John Martin Wong. It sounds interesting, but not hour long interesting, so I'll pass, but perhaps others will be interested.
EDIT: MLP cameo in issue 3 of the new Jem and the Holograms comic
EDIT: MLP cameo in issue 3 of the new Jem and the Holograms comic
DrForester
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This is great!
wookieofdoom
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Artist has a cute art style
SigmasonicX
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ED is doing a bunch of top 9 lists to celebrate the 99th episode (and because there is a break before episode 100), and the top 9 side characters list reminds me, Picture Perfect Pony is still one of the best fan videos. This was in the gap between season 2 and 3, right? So it's been three years.
Also, this picture is great.
Also, this picture is great.
DrForester
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That is a terrible list. Does Seth even know what a side character is? Putting Luna, Discord and Zecora in the same category as one-off characters like Iron Will and Photo Finish....
Yeah, weird list. Derpy barely qualifies as a character as far as I'm concerned, and Luna and Discord are hardly "side characters" by now.
Then again, the cults of side/guest/background characters that appear in this fandom aren't something I've ever really liked or understood.
This is still awesome.
Then again, the cults of side/guest/background characters that appear in this fandom aren't something I've ever really liked or understood.
This is still awesome.
I'm always shocked how friendly bronies are. I spent the weekend at Denver Comic Con and I got high fives, fist bumps and compliments just for wearing a pony shirt. Any other pop culture shirt and nobody would give you a second glance but bronies are different. I really don't get it.