What is with all of this "My little pony" stuff? (The unofficial official MLP Thread)

[Vukasin]

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"I love the show, my favorite parts are the things the fans come up with" THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE!

Maybe we should phrase it differently then.

"I love the show. My favourite part is how the fans make their own spin offs based on characters seen in the background."

 

[Conker]

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Maybe we should phrase it differently then.

"I love the show. My favourite part is how the fans make their own spin offs based on characters seen in the background."

But that only relates to the show insofar as the show gives the fans a picture to work with. A fanfic that depicts Octavia could easily depict any character; the only thing linking that fanfic to Octavia is that the writer specifically linked his character with the one from the show.

Besides, your favorite part of the show can't be something not in the show. That's an oxymoron or something. That's like if someone played League of Legends as his main game and then said, "My favorite part of League of Legends is the cosplay" that just doesn't make any sense.

 

[Vukasin]

Re: What is with all of this "My little pony" stuff? (The unofficial official MLP Thr

A fanfic that depicts Octavia could easily depict any character; the only thing linking that fanfic to Octavia is that the writer specifically linked his character with the one from the show.

The inspiration for the fanfic comes from seeing Octavia in the background. Her Personality is based on how she looks, what she is doing, and who she is with. Those things will also be referenced in the story, so it can't really depict any character.

Besides, your favorite part of the show can't be something not in the show.

Well, the background characters are in the show. The fans just put a creative spin on them.

 

[CannonFodder]

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But that's not fucking canon, and I really don't this fandom >:[

"I love the show, my favorite parts are the things the fans come up with" THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE!

So? Just cause something is fanbased doesn't mean people can't like it.
I like both the show and the fandom, I don't like one over the other though. It's not a competition of "only true fans are <x>". There's no bar saying, "you have to like the show this much to be a fan" either. There's people who ONLY like the show, there's people who ONLY like the fandom and there's people who like both. Whatever floats their boat in my opinion, it's not like a magical sniper fairy will appear and tell them to stop having fun and deliver their monthly dose of iron directly to their cranium if they say no.

 

[Commiecomrade]

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there's people who ONLY like the fandom

Just... why?

 

[CannonFodder]

Re: What is with all of this "My little pony" stuff? (The unofficial official MLP Thr

Just... why?

Easy, this is normal non-furry fandom behavior outside the furry fandom. I'll give a example of what I mean by this there's the G-man fandom which is a offshoot of the half-life franchise's fandom and some of it's members don't like the game.

Tl:dr; stop thinking of the brony fandom like you think of the furry fandom, it's own group so think of it as a different fandom.


In my opinion it's more illogical to think "I'm in <x> fandom therefore <y> fandom is the exact same".

 

[Ariosto]

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Just... why?

They're almost diametrically oposed. One is a show for little girls that can be appreciated by all ages, but limits itself mainly to appeal its target audience, the other one's vast and has a heavy dose of meta and internet humor, not to mention much more material and characters.

 

[CannonFodder]

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I thought of a good reason to like the fanbased material. If the show all of a sudden was cancelled then characters like octavia and others won't see a decrease in popularity since they are already background characters and the stories about them are completely fanbased.


Actually this does bring up another topic, if you were on staff and the show was ending ending as in the last episode ever what would you write for the finale?

Me personally I would write a two part episode with everyone achieving their dreams. Rarity becomes a big name fashion designer, rainbow becoming a wonderbolt, twilight finishing her studies, and half the mane6 moving to other towns. The second episode would be years later with everyone moving back to ponyville after achieving their dreams and holding a funeral for granny smith. I would give it the lesson of how friendship is NOT dictated by distance and how just cause two people are separated by distance doesn't mean they're not friends and friendship being forever. It would end with a cliff hanger of the CMC, Spike, Dinky, and pipsqueek being grown up and starting their adventures. It would be a touching episode ending with a new potential show at a later date and it wouldn't just be a rehash of the current show.

 

[Shà nwà ng]

Re: What is with all of this "My little pony" stuff? (The unofficial official MLP Thr

Reservoir Dogs.

 

[Ariosto]

Re: What is with all of this "My little pony" stuff? (The unofficial official MLP Thr

Actually this does bring up another topic, if you were on staff and the show was ending ending as in the last episode ever what would you write for the finale?

Not the second season's finale, that's for sure.

The "separation" motif has been played many a times, so no to that. Same for the "crisis" scenario. I think I'd write one where all the mane six get personal and we get to see why they've actually stayed as a group through all those things. I'd try to make the dialogue as subtle as possible and the thing would happen in a single, underlit room. Kinda like a stay-over, but only with chatting and an ocassional intermission for things like eating. It'd be at Twilight's home, and there'd be references to past events, but without their respective clips. The girls would talk and hint what they see in each other, giving people the warm fuzzies over the course of the episode.

 

[Bando]

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Actually this does bring up another topic, if you were on staff and the show was ending ending as in the last episode ever what would you write for the finale?

Another season.

In reality, I'd probably write something like each character going their own way. Twilight goes back to study with Celestia, Rarity moves to Manehattan to open a store, Dash goes to Cloudsdale to be a Wonderbolt, Fluttershy Pinkie and AJ stay and do their thing. Probably would throw something "feelgood" in at the end like them all agreeing to meet back at the library each year.

 

[CannonFodder]

Re: What is with all of this "My little pony" stuff? (The unofficial official MLP Thr

Not the second season's finale, that's for sure.

The "separation" motif has been played many a times, so no to that. Same for the "crisis" scenario.

Personally the thing I would want most is a cliff hanger that would leave a chance to make another show at a later date. It doesn't have to be a separation motif or such, just hasbro giving a nod going, "yeah we're totally going to continue the francshise" sort of thing.

Also look at this cosplay of twilight sparkle from the time travel episode:
http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/64dca047e034c3d419475b46d31d8b7d/188052 - tagme.jpg

 

[Vukasin]

Re: What is with all of this "My little pony" stuff? (The unofficial official MLP Thr

My season finale would be so long that it would take a whole season to get through.

 

[Heimdal]

Re: What is with all of this "My little pony" stuff? (The unofficial official MLP Thr

In reality, I'd probably write something like each character going their own way. Twilight goes back to study with Celestia, Rarity moves to Manehattan to open a store, Dash goes to Cloudsdale to be a Wonderbolt, Fluttershy Pinkie and AJ stay and do their thing. Probably would throw something "feelgood" in at the end like them all agreeing to meet back at the library each year.

I could almost see that, only to have them realize they were well enough off as they were and head back to Ponyville in the end. I mean, I can't see them going to each other: "We're more powerful together than we ever are apart, as the show has taught us every week. I'm talking world-saving power too. ....Well, Goodbye!"

Naw. Show end would be an epic finale, with a whole "and their adventures in friendship continue afterwards" feel to it. They wouldn't put a definitive end to a fantasy story about magical ponies, especially not when the fandom thrives on expanding upon the stories of their lives as it does.

On another note, my Fallout: Las Pegasus comic finished it's prologue and chapter 1 has begun.
No wait, there's a good ending for the series... the pony apocalypse.

 

[CannonFodder]

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I could almost see that, only to have them realize they were well enough off as they were and head back to Ponyville in the end. I mean, I can't see them going to each other: "We're more powerful together than we ever are apart, as the show has taught us every week. I'm talking world-saving power too. ....Well, Goodbye!"

Naw. Show end would be an epic finale, with a whole "and their adventures in friendship continue afterwards" feel to it. They wouldn't put a definitive end to a fantasy story about magical ponies, especially not when the fandom thrives on expanding upon the stories of their lives as it does.

A good possible ending I think would be if like rainbow dash gets rejected from the wonderbolts, rarity doesn't make it as a big name designer and the others don't achieve their dreams, BUT they find out that just cause you don't achieve your dreams in life doesn't make you a failure. It could be a really tear jerking end and possibly make watchers begin to tear up that ends with a high note of "nopony who has friends is a failure".

It would strike a chord with viewers that failed their life dreams, but at the same time reassure them they aren't failures.

 

[Ariosto]

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A good possible ending I think would be if like rainbow dash gets rejected from the wonderbolts, rarity doesn't make it as a big name designer and the others don't achieve their dreams, BUT they find out that just cause you don't achieve your dreams in life doesn't make you a failure. It could be a really tear jerking end and possibly make watchers begin to tear up that ends with a high note of "nopony who has friends is a failure".

It would strike a chord with viewers that failed their life dreams, but at the same time reassure them they aren't failures.

That's actually a pretty good idea.

 

[CannonFodder]

Re: What is with all of this "My little pony" stuff? (The unofficial official MLP Thr

That's actually a pretty good idea.

It could potentially make people cry several times.
When each of their favorite ponies fails at their dreams, when they each realize how important their friends are and how just cause someone fails their dreams doesn't mean they're a failure.
Another possible tear jerking moment they could put in could be a cliffhanger at the end of the final episode with a flashforward to a couple years in the future with them showing that all of them have found happiness with what they have and with their friends. It could leave open enough of a ending for possible future shows, while at the same time giving some closure. That part could be tear jerking, not in a sad way, but that everyone found happiness in the end regardless.
Something else they could put in is if granny smith died and they held a funeral, even though it's a kid's show they can do what sesame street did when one of the actors die years ago.

It would probably be soo long that it would have to be three episodes.

 

[Heimdal]

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An abandon your dreams episode? My Little Pony: Hard Liquor Is Magic.

Who are they writing this for?
They already did that anyways, in the season 1 finale, and it wasn't about their dreams failing so much as it was about having ridiculous expectations for a party they never thought they'd get to go to.

 

[greg-the-fox]

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It could potentially make people cry several times.
When each of their favorite ponies fails at their dreams, when they each realize how important their friends are and how just cause someone fails their dreams doesn't mean they're a failure.
Another possible tear jerking moment they could put in could be a cliffhanger at the end of the final episode with a flashforward to a couple years in the future with them showing that all of them have found happiness with what they have and with their friends. It could leave open enough of a ending for possible future shows, while at the same time giving some closure. That part could be tear jerking, not in a sad way, but that everyone found happiness in the end regardless.
Something else they could put in is if granny smith died and they held a funeral, even though it's a kid's show they can do what sesame street did when one of the actors die years ago.

It would probably be soo long that it would have to be three episodes.

Sadness overload
That is just too serious for the show, but it would make a good fanfic

 

[Hakar Kerarmor]

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They're almost diametrically oposed. One is a show for little girls that can be appreciated by all ages, but limits itself mainly to appeal its target audience, the other one's vast and has a heavy dose of meta and internet humor, not to mention much more material and characters.

I can honestly say, and I'm sure this applies to a great deal of bronies, that without the fandom the show would just be something I'd like to watch and then forget about.
Sure, it's a good show, but so was The Powerpuff Girls, Dexter's Lab, Courage, etc. If the show was all we had, I'd have no reason to think about it when I'm not watching it.

 

[CannonFodder]

Re: What is with all of this "My little pony" stuff? (The unofficial official MLP Thr

Sadness overload
That is just too serious for the show, but it would make a good fanfic

I got my own fanfic to worry about, I just need someone to crack me with a bat and tell me to get started with it.

I'll write a synopsis if you want, but I gotta hurry up and catch the bus.

 

[Ariosto]

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I can honestly say, and I'm sure this applies to a great deal of bronies, that without the fandom the show would just be something I'd like to watch and then forget about.
Sure, it's a good show, but so was The Powerpuff Girls, Dexter's Lab, Courage, etc. If the show was all we had, I'd have no reason to think about it when I'm not watching it.

MLP: FiM: Join for the show, stay for the fandom.

 

[Commiecomrade]

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MLP: FiM: Join for the show, stay for the fandom.

Not only that, but the style is damn fun to draw.

 

[Vukasin]

Re: What is with all of this "My little pony" stuff? (The unofficial official MLP Thr

MLP: FiM: Join for the show, stay for the fandom.

Basically

 

[CannonFodder]

Re: What is with all of this "My little pony" stuff? (The unofficial official MLP Thr

MLP: FiM: Join for the show, stay for the fandom.

You know this is probably the first time I've ever said this, for once a fandom has actually not ruined what they're fans of and is worth staying around for to see what they create.