Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Agreed. We're almost reaching Sonic fandom retardedness, so I suggest keeping those things off from here.
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My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
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Wish people would minimize posting humanized stuff in this thread, it just brings all sorts of wrong reactions.
Anyways...
Pony Polka!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYf64O-tsy4&feature=player_embedded
Anyways...
Pony Polka!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYf64O-tsy4&feature=player_embedded
DrForester
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G-Fex said:
Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy and Luna battling Air Pirates.
Captain Fish
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I choose Applejack, Rarity and Rainbow Dash, for maximum conflict.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
I want Twilight, Applejack and Fluttershy interaction.
DrForester
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Captain Fish said:
Rainbow Dash and Rarity seem to get along fine.
Darte said:
I dunno, I think that a few of the human ponies pics are pretty good. I like this one, for example, and I also think this one is pretty good. There was also one posted a while back that showed Rarity and Sweetie Bell done in the style of Rockwell which I thought was great.
Other than those, I can honestly say that almost everything else shown I can do without.
I guess the biggest problem that I have with them is that I find most of them to be artistically bland, especially when they're done in the generically stale 'animoo' art-style. IMO you can almost tell when the generic anime style has become the default template for an artist who can't do much of anything else. Maybe it's because of this, and the fact that I've generally grown out of being an anime fan that these types of pics tend to elicit a huge eye roll from me. Other than that, I don't mind humanized ponies. I just wish they could be done mostly by people who knew how to do them well.
RarityG-Fex said:
Pinkie Pie
Fluttershy
NovemberMike
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karby said:
My problem is that a lot of them are sexualized and kind of creepy.
Pancakes
hot, steaming, as melted butter slips into the cracks, drizzled with sticky sweet syrup OH GOD
My 2 cents:
Human ponies themselves are okay (I don't like them, but it's not horribly offensive).
However, when people start posting semi-rule 34 stuff, I just can't help but feel extremely creeped out.
Human ponies themselves are okay (I don't like them, but it's not horribly offensive).
However, when people start posting semi-rule 34 stuff, I just can't help but feel extremely creeped out.
karby said:
Problem is then people end up not knowing where to draw the line between tasteful art versus sexualizing the characters in human form. Case in point: That human DJ-PON3 pic is fine, nothing illicit about that. Then there is that AJ pic that, in my opinion at least, kinda crosses that "creepy" line. Not sayin that kinda stuff can stopped because lets face it, you can't. I would rather keep this thread clear of any thing that may just cross that line and avoid any problem all together.
Besides, there are a lot of other places where people can get their fill of humanized ponies. This thread here is to about...well ponies! I've seen my share of iffy material when I look for art to post here (both humanized and ponies) that I don't post myself because I think it crosses that weird barrier just a bit too much.
I don't know maybe I'm being too sensitive about it, its just one brony's opinion
Captain Fish
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I agree that the sexualized human pony stuff is dumb, but I don't think that should preclude any and all images of human ponies. Some of them are tasteful, stylish, funny and/or artistic.
If that AJ picture is an example of what's bad, I've seen regular pony images that go way further than that. It doesn't mean we stop posting pony images, just that we exercise some restraint in the types of images we post.
They get along fine, but they have very different personalities that lead to differing opinions on how to solve a problem (charm vs action to use Dragonshy as an example). That is the definition of conflict.
If that AJ picture is an example of what's bad, I've seen regular pony images that go way further than that. It doesn't mean we stop posting pony images, just that we exercise some restraint in the types of images we post.
DrForester said:
They get along fine, but they have very different personalities that lead to differing opinions on how to solve a problem (charm vs action to use Dragonshy as an example). That is the definition of conflict.
Master Milk
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Yea, the pictures really need to stop, humanized or otherwise. Constant image spam is annoying.
It's from /co/ChuckNoLuck said:
meltingparappa
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I'm going to sacrifice a disobedient moon pony every day until Friday in hopes that Celestia will prevent this thread from collapsing under the weight of humanized Applejack's 'bodypart of choice' before the season finale.
Until Friday, know that ponychan and FiMchan or the fillydelphia's tumblr are a good source of smile and tears but MY GOD, they are probably best kept off of GAF for a bevy of reasons.
Speculation for the finale and season 2:
Maybe the finale is written by Lauren Faust herself
She hinted on deviantart that there may be a reoccurring villain in the second season. Perhaps this is more freedom to do the overarching story element she originally wanted to incorporate?
Since Hasbro likes sellin' them thar toys, will there be pressure to have episodes feature other ponies? Will the newly voiced Ditzy Doo lead a scrub team of Bonbon, Lyra, Doctor Whooves, Cheerliee, the bitchy CMC-aged pony with glasses and Bizarro Universe Pegasus Pinkie in a pony versus pony Civil War?
Will there be a holiday themed episode? A badass Halloween one? PROBABLY NOT if the show premieres in October and has an exposition-heavy season-opener which pushes the possible themed episode to the first week of November.
Is Meghan McCarthy (Dragonshy, Green Isn't Your Color, Party of One) the most consistent and funniest writer?
Until Friday, know that ponychan and FiMchan or the fillydelphia's tumblr are a good source of smile and tears but MY GOD, they are probably best kept off of GAF for a bevy of reasons.
Speculation for the finale and season 2:
Maybe the finale is written by Lauren Faust herself
She hinted on deviantart that there may be a reoccurring villain in the second season. Perhaps this is more freedom to do the overarching story element she originally wanted to incorporate?
Since Hasbro likes sellin' them thar toys, will there be pressure to have episodes feature other ponies? Will the newly voiced Ditzy Doo lead a scrub team of Bonbon, Lyra, Doctor Whooves, Cheerliee, the bitchy CMC-aged pony with glasses and Bizarro Universe Pegasus Pinkie in a pony versus pony Civil War?
Will there be a holiday themed episode? A badass Halloween one? PROBABLY NOT if the show premieres in October and has an exposition-heavy season-opener which pushes the possible themed episode to the first week of November.
Is Meghan McCarthy (Dragonshy, Green Isn't Your Color, Party of One) the most consistent and funniest writer?
YES.
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meltingparappa said:
You said it.
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Chuck, please keep your pony smut out the thread. NeoGAF is one of the only large internet communities where we have been allowed to actually keep and maintain a thread and I don't want that ruined because of unsavory fan art.
meltingparappa
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Oh god, is it writer ranking time already?
PROBABLY, if it'll help keep the rule 34 away
God Tier
Workhorse Tier
Tired Workhorse Tier
Not bad by any stretch of the imagination but one horrible episode Tier
Dropping the Goddamn Ball Tier
PROBABLY, if it'll help keep the rule 34 away
God Tier
- Meghan McCarthy (Dragonshy, Call of the Cutie, Green Isn't Your Color, Party of One)
- M.A. Larson (Swarm of the Century, Sonic Rainboom, Cutie Mark Chronicles: Birth of Supervillain Pinkie)
Workhorse Tier
- Lauren "Bauss" Faust (first two episodes, some of Ticket Master, maybe the finale)
- Amy Keating Rogers (Ticket Master, Apple Buck Season, Bridle Gossip, Fall Weather Friends, Dog and Pony Show)
Tired Workhorse Tier
- Chris Savion (Boast Busters, Stare Master, Bird in the Hoof)
Not bad by any stretch of the imagination but one horrible episode Tier
- Cindy Morrow (Griffon the Brush Off, Winter Wrap Up, Show Stoppers, Owls Well That Ends Well)
Dropping the Goddamn Ball Tier
- Dave Polsky (Feeling Pinkie Keen, Over a Barrel)
Ultimoo said:
Same reason for pokemon.
The furries I've well very briefly known are quite possibly the most terrible people I've ever met. But I won't get into that.
Anyways, it wouldn't be hard to guess what the villain is, another species no doubt because every other creature that isn't a pony is a complete horrible vile villain. With the exception of Spike and some very few others.
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Ultimoo said:
I had a tough time rewatching that episode. Between that and Party of one, I just don't think Pink can carry an episode (and Party of One was a tad too dark and disturbing).
meltingparappa
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Someone will one day write their master's thesis entitled "The Pinkie Haunted World: The Role of Skepticism Versus Contemporary Christian Themes in Children's Educational Programming".Ultimoo said:
...and then fail out of community college.
Still, including a literal "leap of faith" with that Celestia moral at the end is a pretty bad call.
DrForester
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Ultimoo said:
Except party of one shows she's not ridiculous and silly, but flat out insane. And not in the entertaining and silly Cesar Romero Joker way, but the Heath Ledger Joker way.
Here's a visual.
Pinky before Party of One.
Pinky after Party of One.
but it seems like we're not going to change our minds so off to enjoy crazy Pinkie.Captain Fish
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Dave Polsky's episodes are funny.
Party of one is the funniest, and maybe best episode this season. If someone asks me which to watch, I think I could hook them on Party of One alone.
Edit: Comparing Pinkie's twitches to christianity is pretty insulting to christianity. It's more like stuff you'd find in a farmer's almanac, or old wives' tales.
Party of one is the funniest, and maybe best episode this season. If someone asks me which to watch, I think I could hook them on Party of One alone.
Edit: Comparing Pinkie's twitches to christianity is pretty insulting to christianity. It's more like stuff you'd find in a farmer's almanac, or old wives' tales.
meltingparappa
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"Party of One" may be one of my favorite episodes of the season, but I can see the challenge in making a second Pinkie-centric episode. Without a straight man to directly play off of, focusing an episode entirely on her is like an episode entirely with Quagmire from Family Guy, Kramer from Seinfeld or Mr Roper from Three's Company.
Also I think Pinkie's twitches in "Feeling Pinkie Keen" were meant to parallel old wive's tales like "my kneecaps are telling me a storm is a-brewin'", but as I mentioned, the episode included a LITERAL leap of faith.
Also I think Pinkie's twitches in "Feeling Pinkie Keen" were meant to parallel old wive's tales like "my kneecaps are telling me a storm is a-brewin'", but as I mentioned, the episode included a LITERAL leap of faith.
meltingparappa said:
FIFY buddy
BTW:
I just want to say that i don't mind that much humanized and somewhat bordering R34 characters, i can see some good artwork and i appreciate that someway. Then, antropomorphisised characters bordering R34, man, get that furry shit out of the internet!!
Amibguous Cad
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G-Fex said:
Get nothing done? Twilight is probably the most useful of any of them.
As to the humanized pony debate, I can't really figure why sexy humanized ponies are creepy. People are generally considered to be sexy. Still, there's a time and a place for everything, and GAF isn't that place for cheesecake borderline-rule 34, and would be as inappropriate in a thread discussing Heavenly Sword as it is in one about ponies.
In any case, since it seems to derail threads, it seems like it's best to stick humanized ponies in the same bin as cupcakes, shipping, and did-Rainbow-Dash-cheat-in-the-competition debates.
ChuckNoLuck said:
It definitely originated from 4chan, but I think the association /b/ ("/b/rony") came afterwards. The fandom originated on /co/.
The episode as a whole wasn't all that great, I can get behind that. What I don't get is its complete hatred of it all. There was plenty of gags that made it great. Bloomberg, Fluttershy is a tree, horse drawing horse-drawn carriages, also one of the best one-off horses.meltingparappa said:
Captain Fish
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I think cartoons can be the best when they're in weird places. Has anyone ever seen "Der Fuehrer's Face" that Donald Duck cartoon? There is some weird trippy stuff in that short, even beyond the premise, and it shows the strength of the art form. Daffy duck used to star in cartoons when his only trait was that he was crazy like his namesake ("Book Revue" is a good example). Bugs getting killed at the end of "What's Opera Doc" probably surprised a bunch of kids, which is why he gets the last word in, after the effect is complete.
My point is that making the decision to push Pinkie in the disturbing crazy direction was good, because it's unexpected. Cartoons are supposed to be cartoony, that is, wacky and pliable. Plot and character stuff shouldn't get in the way of making the funniest/best cartoon possible, because you can count on the status quo returning at the end. As much as it might be fun to entertain the idea that Pinkie is one bad day away from skinning everyone in equestria, we know she won't do that. However, I'm glad to know that if they need to push her sanity just past disturbing to make a joke, they'll do that, even though the cartoon is aimed at kids.
I agree with you on the leap of faith. That was pretty poorly written even in the context of that episode. Pinkie is not able to predict the future on her own, so there was no way for her to know that the leap wouldn't kill Twilight. The logic was really poor there and is probably the main thing that makes most people hate the episode (along with the poorly worded moral).
They should've figured out a way to incorporate Pinky's other twitches in getting Twilight to safety.
My point is that making the decision to push Pinkie in the disturbing crazy direction was good, because it's unexpected. Cartoons are supposed to be cartoony, that is, wacky and pliable. Plot and character stuff shouldn't get in the way of making the funniest/best cartoon possible, because you can count on the status quo returning at the end. As much as it might be fun to entertain the idea that Pinkie is one bad day away from skinning everyone in equestria, we know she won't do that. However, I'm glad to know that if they need to push her sanity just past disturbing to make a joke, they'll do that, even though the cartoon is aimed at kids.
meltingparappa said:
I agree with you on the leap of faith. That was pretty poorly written even in the context of that episode. Pinkie is not able to predict the future on her own, so there was no way for her to know that the leap wouldn't kill Twilight. The logic was really poor there and is probably the main thing that makes most people hate the episode (along with the poorly worded moral).
They should've figured out a way to incorporate Pinky's other twitches in getting Twilight to safety.
- "This twitch means a big bubble is in the bath"
- Twilight get's caught in huge bubble
- Later same twitch occurs
- Twilight trusts it
- Bubble saves Twilight.
Amibguous Cad
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Captain Fish said:
I'd be inclined to agree- FPK exalts superstition, not legitimate spirituality. Unfortunately, the episode gives little reason to doubt that the writer believes it to be a legitimate spirituality that he ought to impart to children, from the wording of "leap of faith" to the letter to Celestia that could have come straight out of a 2nd grade religious textbook.
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