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My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
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Romanes Eunt Domus
what teh fuck at that first picture
i mean what
i mean what
Have you guys seen this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muVfidujxRg&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muVfidujxRg&feature=player_embedded
jogarrr said:
Apple Bloom was a pretty significant character in Bridle Gossip and cutie marks weren't mentioned once.
I think Apple Bloom and Scootaloo are developed enough that they can survive the show with their cutie marks. They just need to develop Sweetie Belle more.
Captain Fish
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I think this concept was funnier in my head than it turned out...
I couldn't get the frame rate how I wanted it, I wish I had Andrew Hussie's power of the jittering gif.
^ She will haunt my nightmares tonight.
The way I see it, they're meant to be the 'kids' characters of the show, playing around and stuff. Their lack of cutie marks gives them a purpose to their episodes. I just feel that obtaining their cutie marks would likely make them a more insignificant part of the show, unworthy of starring in their own episodes (which many bronies would love). They could still exist in episodes like Bridle Gossip but without their quest to find their cutie marks they're just kinda weaker versions of their big sisters/idols.
Not that they can't exist without their cutie marks, I just think they're better without them. Of course, I hardly have the creativity and imagination that the developers of MLPFIM have and I'm confident they will do an awesome job wherever the show takes the characters.
I see what you mean, you do make a good point with Bridle Gossip. And I mentioned above that I would like to see a Dash/Scoot episode which could also be unrelated to cutie marks. I think you're correct that they could get their cutie marks and still 'survive'.ZealousD said:
The way I see it, they're meant to be the 'kids' characters of the show, playing around and stuff. Their lack of cutie marks gives them a purpose to their episodes. I just feel that obtaining their cutie marks would likely make them a more insignificant part of the show, unworthy of starring in their own episodes (which many bronies would love). They could still exist in episodes like Bridle Gossip but without their quest to find their cutie marks they're just kinda weaker versions of their big sisters/idols.
Not that they can't exist without their cutie marks, I just think they're better without them. Of course, I hardly have the creativity and imagination that the developers of MLPFIM have and I'm confident they will do an awesome job wherever the show takes the characters.
mazeedibeedi
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CHEEZMO said:
jogarrr said:
I think the CMCs are in this show partly for the creators to engage girls on the level of what it is like to grow up and the problems and trials they will experience doing so. Finding out what it is you want to do with your life is just one part of that puzzle. There are many other experiences that kids go through.
A post-cutie-mark Scootaloo episode may talk to girls about sibling relationships or what it's like being an only child. A post-cutie-mark Apple Bloom episode might talk to girls about desiring to become more independent. And depending on where they end up taking Sweetie Belle, they could address any other number of things. And in all these cases, they can tie it all back to the show's central theme of friendship.
Plus there's a great story about jealousy lurking right below the surface if one CMC gets her cutie mark earlier than the other two. Will she still be welcomed by the Crusaders? Classic character conflict there, and some good character development possibilities both by having the CMC who earned her mark keep trying to help the others and for them to get over being jealous. It's a concept I really hope they use, they have the writers to pull it off, preferably before it gets old to see the CMC try something and fail at it repeatedly.ZealousD said:
Also, prediction time: The Crusader who gets her mark first won't actually notice it when she does. Like Twilight, she'll have to get it pointed out. It'll leave some mystery open for the other two still.
McNum said:
Yeah that's another good one. I refuse to believe that the writers of this show are incapable of handling the crusaders beyond their cutie mark quest. Just because that's how these characters are defined NOW doesn't mean that they can't grow into something more.
If anything threatens the viability of these characters, it's not giving them cutie marks. Honestly, how long could they keep tugging that string without resolution?
Yeah, we don't want them to end up like the Trix rabbit. Just give him the damn cereal, already. It's just breakfast. I'm thinking Sweetie Belle would be the first to get it, really. Why? Because she's probably just one power-solo away from getting a music note mark as it is. Apple Bloom has been close a couple of times, too. How she managed to NOT get her mark when restoring that treehouse from ruin to awesome in less than a day is a mystery. Scootaloo? I have no idea. It's going to be something physical, and she's pretty good at the scooter, too. I'm thinking as soon as she learns to fly properly, her mark will be close behind.ZealousD said:
Captain Fish
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Scootaloo's cutie mark will be her kissing a blue hoof.
Myke Greywolf
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Scootaloo is hella cute, but she's dumb as a post - much dumber than either Sweetie Belle or Apple Bloom. The thing is, the writers make it so that her being so dumb is a big part of what we're supposed to find adorable in her. We're supposed to go, "awww, isn't that adorable, she's missing the painfully obvious again!". Of course, this doesn't work with certain fans, who end up only finding her aggravating. I'm in between: I like her design and her fangirl gimmick, but her dumbness irritates me.
Good advice right here.CHEEZMO said:
DrForester
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Myke Greywolf said:
She's more on track to finding her Cutie Mark than the others I think
Myke Greywolf
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Captain Fish said:
That's only Jay Naylor being his usual disingenuous self. That's the go-to pose when you want to show a nerdy character as sexy without actually having her actually assume her sexiness. Screw that man.
Myke Greywolf
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Not pony-related, but what I've been busy doing today.
That and preparing to replace my kitchen cupboards. My house is total chaos right now.
That and preparing to replace my kitchen cupboards. My house is total chaos right now.
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Deleted member 10571
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I think this was pretty funny :>CHEEZMO said:
Captain Fish
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First of all, awesome cake. You rock!
1. It doesn't make any sense after their theme song.
2. If they're still struggling with the basics, it implies that they won't ever stop being CMC and grow up.
3. For Scootaloo specifically, it plays up her "cool kid" angle in a way that's not endearing. More rock ballads and x-treme sports please.
After going back and watching their episodes, I see that line as how to write Scootaloo and the CMC poorly. I'm sure the CMC's characterizations will get solidified and more interesting in season 2. I'm hoping they do eventually give them their marks, mostly because I'm wondering how Applebloom's family will take her not being an apple farmer by trade. I'm also waiting for the inevitable musical episode once Sweetie Belle gets her mark. With the amount of singing that occurs around regular ponies, you know a musical based pony is gonna get even more.
I totally agree. Here's some evidence.Myke Greywolf said:
This line soured me on the CMC a lot, because:Scootaloo said:
1. It doesn't make any sense after their theme song.
2. If they're still struggling with the basics, it implies that they won't ever stop being CMC and grow up.
3. For Scootaloo specifically, it plays up her "cool kid" angle in a way that's not endearing. More rock ballads and x-treme sports please.
After going back and watching their episodes, I see that line as how to write Scootaloo and the CMC poorly. I'm sure the CMC's characterizations will get solidified and more interesting in season 2. I'm hoping they do eventually give them their marks, mostly because I'm wondering how Applebloom's family will take her not being an apple farmer by trade. I'm also waiting for the inevitable musical episode once Sweetie Belle gets her mark. With the amount of singing that occurs around regular ponies, you know a musical based pony is gonna get even more.
meltingparappa
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BEAUTIFUL.Myke Greywolf said:
I love the next reply down, too.
Myke Greywolf
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(Today, 06:29 PM)
DrForester
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Someones going through all of Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDdMFIM18aY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDdMFIM18aY
Myke Greywolf
Ambassador of Goodwill
Thank you all for the feedback. Now, just think of the hate had my kid liked ponies better than dinosaurs.meltingparappa said:
AceBandage
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Feep said:
That's painful...
Myke Greywolf
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He's apparently some kind of legend on the furry scene, and I think it has been that way for some years now. He's not only a very prolific smut artist, but he's also supposedly infamous among the furry crowd for the way he pushes his objectivist politic views on his webcomics.Jintor said:
When I bumped into this attempt of his, I immediately recognized his style (I followed his webcomic for a while before becoming irked at all the blatant Randism and his obvious inability to make his characters convey emotion, even though his cartoony style should make it quite easy). It just seemed to me to be an obvious attempt at attention whorism through bandwagon jumping.
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