I don't care about that. If you are truly passionate about something, that means you won't drop it when it officially ends. Those people complaining about the end of the fandom don't make much sense to me. Are they really fans or something ?there will always be someone who whines and complains
G4 is coming to an end and it is kind of sad to see all the big fandom stuff fade away, you don't see much merch in stores either except for at Walmart and Target. I grew up with G3 and had hand-me down G1s as a very young child but G4 is the gen where I got serious about collecting.I still see merch (sparingly) at GameStop, and a LOT moreso at Barnes n' Noble Bookstore, 99 Cents Stores, Ross, DD's Discounts, 5 Below..... There's a chance since KB Toys is rumored to come back, we'll see MLP there, too. It's not a if its gone away completely.
I'd have to see what the designs of gen 5 are like before I really decide if I will like the new characters/designs, it is going to be sad if all the characters and plot lines from the show are totally forgotten though.
How do you guys feel about it?
I think change is needed though. the mane 6 is amazing and I applaud the team for what they've been able to do with the story but you can only drag the same 6 characters so far before it seems to be a bore every now and then. I'm actually excited to see what the future of g5 holds! I think a big reason why I kinda stopped collecting is that EVERY release is just another pinkie or twilight. though I do love their toys.....after 2-3 years with minimal background/new characters is kinda boring and I want more boy ponies!!sadly, I think g5 (according to leaks) will just be more Mane 6.
I just hope that, when this generation ends, that *maybe* we can get back to a time where G3 isn’t so hated. I miss being able to draw and post G3 fan art...
The g4 toyline and show are ending. But Fandoms go on for decades. :blink:exactly. If only the g4 fans got this through their thick skulls
I just hope that, when this generation ends, that *maybe* we can get back to a time where G3 isn’t so hated. I miss being able to draw and post G3 fan art...no one's stopping ya.
Toola Roola, Kimono, and Star Catcher are love.I just hope that, when this generation ends, that *maybe* we can get back to a time where G3 isn’t so hated. I miss being able to draw and post G3 fan art...
Its only hated by a loud, vocal minority. Plenty of people still love it.
I just hope that, when this generation ends, that *maybe* we can get back to a time where G3 isn’t so hated. I miss being able to draw and post G3 fan art...
Its only hated by a loud, vocal minority. Plenty of people still love it.
On another note- G5 has been announced for 2020? Where have I been? Living under a rock? :blink:
it makes it hard to interact with other fans without immediately running into a wall of text explaining why I'm not a "real" fan if I don't hate such and such episode or why you have to love such and such character.
I couldn't care less if g4 and g4 fandom die. Sorry :blush: Hasbro has been milking it for too long now. They should do something new. Real new, not g4 in a slightly modified mold.
I think the 'paranoia' might come from how the g4 fandom is based around media, internet memes, songs, youtube videos and such - the g4 fans need to maintain it all the time to keep it going or it becomes old.
The g1 g2 g3 fandoms are based around the plastic figures so the g1 through g3 fans don't really need to do anything, as long as the old plastic figures are around everything is A ok. g1 through g3 just become vintage, they never get old.
G1 bashing is just about insecurity. It is also about people making up their mind to mock and hate without actually knowing anything about it. (Don't get me wrong, they don't have to like or research g1 but to vocally trash it it helps to at least know what you are trashing.)
But I think it reflects an insecurity in the community that if they are not the best mlp gen then they don't count or something. Really there are a lot of g4 fans who are not like that though. It is just some.
Maybe age demographic also has a role. Not that I think all younger fans are a problem or all older collectors are saints...but I remember how hostile things were when g2 xame out and in hindsight I think a lot of that was because many of us were angsty teenagers.
G1 bashing is just about insecurity. It is also about people making up their mind to mock and hate without actually knowing anything about it. (Don't get me wrong, they don't have to like or research g1 but to vocally trash it it helps to at least know what you are trashing.)
But I think it reflects an insecurity in the community that if they are not the best mlp gen then they don't count or something. Really there are a lot of g4 fans who are not like that though. It is just some.
Maybe age demographic also has a role. Not that I think all younger fans are a problem or all older collectors are saints...but I remember how hostile things were when g2 xame out and in hindsight I think a lot of that was because many of us were angsty teenagers.
I actually liked g2 when it came out. I thought they were weird and funny. And I liked the g3 toys (And Ponyville, I didn't much like the merging of the two though).
What I didn't like was the g3 cartoon. If I had been 5 when it aired, it still would have annoyed me because that is the type of child I was. I was always more of a fan of the toys and making up my own stories than the stories Hasbro and Hasbro affiliates came up with for them. Because it basically embodied the type of play/stories that had been forced on me since I was a young child and I never really liked in the first place. So I've almost always lived in a world were someone was telling me I'm not a real fan because I didn't keep up with the cartoons of one fandom or another. And I have always lived in a world where I did not properly like the predetermined "girly" stuff in the way I was expected to.
At this point it's just kind of funny, because I took it seriously when I was, say 7 and it was other 7 year olds. It's way harder to take seriously after decades of dealing with the behavior, and suddenly you're being told by people in their 20s you're not enjoying a cartoon made for an all-ages audience, which includes 7 year olds, properly.
I have definitely typed the words "I have been an Applejack fan since before you were born, so stuff it".
I always fed my pony green apples to test the game's limit. Well, i concluded that whatever you do, you pony won't die. It's a thing, I suppose.
I never sent my pony to the castle ever again when I realized you'd loose it. That was so heartbreaking, I thought there would be more stuff out there, or the possibility to get your pony, but no, it was gone forever, game over. That was so sad to me.
I think I was a very weird kid. '-' Kind of cruel. Thankfully I'm not like that anymore.
The End of the World - a Parody of the Carpenters songLol :thumb: Although, I feel the need to point out that I do know who the Carpenters are despite being a Gen Z (or late millennial, depending on where you count the cut-off between those generations).
Why does the sun go on shining?
Why does the sea rush to shore?
Don't they know it's the end of G4
'Cause Hasbro don't love me anymore...
Why do the birds go on singing?
Why do the stars glow above?
Don't they know it's the end of G4
It ended when they kept selling same ponies over and over againnnn.
I wake up in the morning and I wonder
Why everything's the same as it was
I can't understand, no, I can't understand
How life goes on the way it does!
Why does my heart go on beating?
Why do these eyes of mine cry?
Don't they know it's the end of G4?
It ended when Discord became a bore...
Don't they know it's the end of G4?
It ended when Starlight Glimmer became Twilight Sparkleeeeeeeee...
(Dedicated to all the MLPNewbies out there filled with de dramas - and sadly they probably don't even know who the carpenters are.)
I always fed my pony green apples to test the game's limit. Well, i concluded that whatever you do, you pony won't die. It's a thing, I suppose.
I never sent my pony to the castle ever again when I realized you'd loose it. That was so heartbreaking, I thought there would be more stuff out there, or the possibility to get your pony, but no, it was gone forever, game over. That was so sad to me.
I think I was a very weird kid. '-' Kind of cruel. Thankfully I'm not like that anymore.
The End of the World - a Parody of the Carpenters song
Why does the sun go on shining?
Why does the sea rush to shore?
Don't they know it's the end of G4
'Cause Hasbro don't love me anymore...
Why do the birds go on singing?
Why do the stars glow above?
Don't they know it's the end of G4
It ended when they kept selling same ponies over and over againnnn.
I wake up in the morning and I wonder
Why everything's the same as it was
I can't understand, no, I can't understand
How life goes on the way it does!
Why does my heart go on beating?
Why do these eyes of mine cry?
Don't they know it's the end of G4?
It ended when Discord became a bore...
Don't they know it's the end of G4?
It ended when Starlight Glimmer became Twilight Sparkleeeeeeeee...
(Dedicated to all the MLPNewbies out there filled with de dramas - and sadly they probably don't even know who the carpenters are.)
I've grown to love all gens individually (except 3.5 because... bah!) and Starlight Glimmer has replaced Rarity as my fave pony on the show. But it's been around since 2010, in development when G3s were still in stores.
This is just how MLP works and I am super excited to see the next gen!
I hope it will bring in less internet trolls and more kids. Would love it if they did liveaction musicals again to make sure grown men feel very awkward when watching something with toddlers right next to them :lol:
I always fed my pony green apples to test the game's limit. Well, i concluded that whatever you do, you pony won't die. It's a thing, I suppose.
I never sent my pony to the castle ever again when I realized you'd loose it. That was so heartbreaking, I thought there would be more stuff out there, or the possibility to get your pony, but no, it was gone forever, game over. That was so sad to me.
I think I was a very weird kid. '-' Kind of cruel. Thankfully I'm not like that anymore.
I've grown to love all gens individually (except 3.5 because... bah!) and Starlight Glimmer has replaced Rarity as my fave pony on the show. But it's been around since 2010, in development when G3s were still in stores.
This is just how MLP works and I am super excited to see the next gen!
I hope it will bring in less internet trolls and more kids.
Out of the fandom, it's even funnier. :P
The End of the World - a Parody of the Carpenters songLol :thumb: Although, I feel the need to point out that I do know who the Carpenters are despite being a Gen Z (or late millennial, depending on where you count the cut-off between those generations).
Why does the sun go on shining?
Why does the sea rush to shore?
Don't they know it's the end of G4
'Cause Hasbro don't love me anymore...
Why do the birds go on singing?
Why do the stars glow above?
Don't they know it's the end of G4
It ended when they kept selling same ponies over and over againnnn.
I wake up in the morning and I wonder
Why everything's the same as it was
I can't understand, no, I can't understand
How life goes on the way it does!
Why does my heart go on beating?
Why do these eyes of mine cry?
Don't they know it's the end of G4?
It ended when Discord became a bore...
Don't they know it's the end of G4?
It ended when Starlight Glimmer became Twilight Sparkleeeeeeeee...
(Dedicated to all the MLPNewbies out there filled with de dramas - and sadly they probably don't even know who the carpenters are.)
I wouldn't call this gen the highest quality MLP has ever been. The toys are the crappiest I've ever seen, the animation is cookie cutter, sterile and deformed and the cartoon is average fare.
I wouldn't call this gen the highest quality MLP has ever been. The toys are the crappiest I've ever seen, the animation is cookie cutter, sterile and deformed and the cartoon is average fare.
I think the toy quality varies, but the oversaturation of mane 6 doesn't help.
@WaterDraw - I agree with you that not all bronies are bad. I tend to distinguish the ones that are as crazy bronies, but the term itself has become tainted and some very dark things have come out of the community which have had implications for other completely innocent collectors or fans.
I don't think the G1 and the G4 animation need comparing because the G1 animation isn't the core of G1 the way G4 is. Doing that misrepresents what G1 is about and the richness of the collectable and its many different canons. If that makes sense. It's comparing it by G4's rules which is no better than holding G4 to G1 standards on toy production (which admittedly happens too).
I don't personally think this era has been a breakthrough, nor do I think that the G4 animation is as groundbreaking as it gets reported. I have issues with a lot of the messages it puts out, such as Rainbow Dash's abuse of animals and the imposition of friendship by ponies on other species portrayed in a lesser/superior relationship (now with the school) to the ponies which isn't necessary. It has got a lot of attention but that is pretty much all. I think it's disrespectful to the generations that came before to suggest G4 was some kind of epiphany. It really wasn't. It was just a different approach to the same concept in a way designed for the twenty-first century, rather than the twentieth.
what in the name of Celestia? Pics please?I wouldn't call this gen the highest quality MLP has ever been. The toys are the crappiest I've ever seen, the animation is cookie cutter, sterile and deformed and the cartoon is average fare.
I think the toy quality varies, but the oversaturation of mane 6 doesn't help.
Well considering the last g4 toy I bought for myself has unmanageable hair and 1 1/2 tail holes...XD
I wouldn't call this gen the highest quality MLP has ever been. The toys are the crappiest I've ever seen, the animation is cookie cutter, sterile and deformed and the cartoon is average fare.
I think the toy quality varies, but the oversaturation of mane 6 doesn't help.
I wouldn't call this gen the highest quality MLP has ever been. The toys are the crappiest I've ever seen, the animation is cookie cutter, sterile and deformed and the cartoon is average fare.
I think the toy quality varies, but the oversaturation of mane 6 doesn't help.
The first G4 ponies I got had super soft hair, the latest applejacks have so greasy and unkempt hair even after I wash them, even how much I try the hair flair up after they are dry and no one have touched them ;^;. I know I can babypowder the hair but then it wont be shiny anymore.
But I don't think people should be hating on it over and over. Saying stuff on how they wish the mane six would disappear forever is really disheartening.
I've seen things, man. It was horrible. They were so ugly. And the names. Not the names. And Unicornia. How? How could such a place exist?
G1: Does anybody even like this generation?
I've never ignored the existence of adult fans of previous gen horses, but they've always been under the radar, while we provoked a culture boom, and we are WAY more open for our love of these horses with pastelis coloritis
Honestly they just looked creepy to me.
Gen 2 or 1.5: Divisive. Hate it with a burning passion
Gen 3 and 3.5: Horrible Abominations. The pony designs are freaky, nightmarish and unsettling.
G1's are bulky and ugly and the cartoon had hidden bondage fetishes in it
They look like fat horses
But I don't think people should be hating on it over and over. Saying stuff on how they wish the mane six would disappear forever is really disheartening.
hum, hate. Well none of the below are quotes from the arena, they're all about previous generation ponies.QuoteI've seen things, man. It was horrible. They were so ugly. And the names. Not the names. And Unicornia. How? How could such a place exist?
G1: Does anybody even like this generation?
I've never ignored the existence of adult fans of previous gen horses, but they've always been under the radar, while we provoked a culture boom, and we are WAY more open for our love of these horses with pastelis coloritis
Honestly they just looked creepy to me.
Gen 2 or 1.5: Divisive. Hate it with a burning passion
Gen 3 and 3.5: Horrible Abominations. The pony designs are freaky, nightmarish and unsettling.
G1's are bulky and ugly and the cartoon had hidden bondage fetishes in it
They look like fat horses
I didn't say the previous generations didn't get hate, but G4 seems to get an unproportional amount of hate compared to them.
I didn't say the previous generations didn't get hate, but G4 seems to get an unproportional amount of hate compared to them.
I really am not sure what you mean at this point. You seemed to suggest that on the arena g4 gets a lot of hate...but im not sure what youre comparing it to. I posted quotes from other forum where g4 fans slam previous gen of mlp. So i dont see how the arena has more hate...just because its fim/g4?
if we say of all thr pony boards and forums out there then maybe you should consider places like the arena are the one place you can have a much better discussion on all the ponies, not just one gen.
And maybe thats why because some of us dont consider g4 to be better or above other gen.
And besides Ive been on pony boards long enough to remeber when g2 came out a lot of folks didnt like them and voiced their opinions on the forums. So why g4 should get a pass is beyond me.
@Waterdraw: I don’t think G4 gets that much hate here. I think the main criticism, in this thread, is around the fandom and the community it brings with it. I think it would be an excellent idea for the Mane 6 to find their happy ending. Not because I don’t like the characters. Certainly not because I hate them. But I am a tired of seeing them. They have been released so many times since the start. People are sick and tired of G3 Pinkie Pie for the exact same reason. It is not hate in my opinion, that is just wishing for more creativity and originality from Hasbro.
Like Taffeta says, I will not look at it as G5 if they are to use the same characters as they have now in the same universe. That is not a start of a new generation. That is a reboot of the old one. What has differentiated each gen in MLP is not only the difference in poses and the toys itself. But the whole world of MLP. G2 ponies never interacted with G1, G3 ponies did not interact with G2 or G4. The concept of MLP were re-launched each time. If they’re not doing that- it is certainly not G5 to me.
I really hope they do conclude the show and the characters. Good things come to an end and that is certainly true for TV shows. ANY TV show. Perhaps now, Hasbro will allow the future stories of the Mane 6 to continue in little girls imagination. Like they should have, in my opinion, a long time ago :P
hum, hate. Well none of the below are quotes from the arena, they're all about previous generation ponies.Quote
They look like fat horses
I really am sick and tired of hearing that there's more of them than us. 4 genetations. 3 decades of fans all over the world that have been around more or less for years. And the newest group magically thinks they're bigger then the collective whole? Nope. Sorry doesn't add up. The kids are fans too.
The rude adults are simply the loudest and most visible. The ones who are fans of the brand instead of the fad are part of the collective whole. Its just as ridiculous as saying that new Batman fans are bigger then the collective whole of Batman fans.
The sooner people realize that the better.
hum, hate. Well none of the below are quotes from the arena, they're all about previous generation ponies.Quote
They look like fat horses
I cannot stop laughing about this. Have these people NEVER seen a pony in real life before? By their very nature, they look like short and fat horses!!!!
I really am sick and tired of hearing that there's more of them than us. 4 genetations. 3 decades of fans all over the world that have been around more or less for years. And the newest group magically thinks they're bigger then the collective whole? Nope. Sorry doesn't add up. The kids are fans too.
The rude adults are simply the loudest and most visible. The ones who are fans of the brand instead of the fad are part of the collective whole. Its just as ridiculous as saying that new Batman fans are bigger then the collective whole of Batman fans.
The sooner people realize that the better.
That is clearly an overreaction to what I was saying. The kids and casual fans aren't online debating what to call the next incarnation of MLP. And since that's the topic of discussion then, yes, there are more "bronies" active online, heavily involved in discussing the fandom and associated terms, than there are collectors active online, heavily involved in discussing the fandom and associated terms. And that's going to be the tipping point in the battle over what to designate MLP:"?". Not little Johnny or Suzy or my coworker who claimed she was obsessed with MLP as a child but can't remember the name of her favorite character. I'm not saying they aren't valid fans. But they don't care what terms are used for what. They are not involved in the discussion or associated on either side of the debate.
I'm actually hoping to see some of the art trends for G4 die out. I know that art is expression but seriously some things should not even be considered with FiM or EQG.
If I were to put myself in their shoes I might freak out, too. To them, MLP has always been G4, and when that ends, it feels like MLP as a whole ends. They don’t consider anything before it so why should they consider anything after?
But hey maybe they’ll know how we feel, wishing for the “good ol’ days” of MLP! LOL!
Also unrelated but you missed the chance to title this “the end is NEIGH,” ha ha ha ha!! :lmao:
Katrine, you put that beautifully. And you are right. It is interesting over time what words/names/classifications have stuck and what haven't. I think it will depend a lot on what 'the community ' is in the future.
For example people are already split on whether or not to use the term 4.5. And that is a term and discussion point here. Also I am pretty sure this community also classified FIM as G4...because those terms are really only relevant in the first instance to people concerned with multiple generations. I can't be sure but I have noticed bronies seem to use MLP:FIM a lot more than we do.
I'm going to be old and cranky now but I would have been fine not having pony 'put out there'. From a community and a fan point of view, there isn't really any benefit to mass outside attention on MLP.
I'm going to be old and cranky now but I would have been fine not having pony 'put out there'. From a community and a fan point of view, there isn't really any benefit to mass outside attention on MLP.
Could not agree more - I'd be very happy if MLP had remained an obscure niche product and nobody really paid attention to adult fans of it beyond 'huh, that's interesting'.
I'm going to be old and cranky now but I would have been fine not having pony 'put out there'. From a community and a fan point of view, there isn't really any benefit to mass outside attention on MLP.
Could not agree more - I'd be very happy if MLP had remained an obscure niche product and nobody really paid attention to adult fans of it beyond 'huh, that's interesting'.
I'm going to be old and cranky now but I would have been fine not having pony 'put out there'. From a community and a fan point of view, there isn't really any benefit to mass outside attention on MLP.
Could not agree more - I'd be very happy if MLP had remained an obscure niche product and nobody really paid attention to adult fans of it beyond 'huh, that's interesting'.
I will happily climb onto that Cranky Old Person Couch with you guys. GIT OFFA MY LAWN!!!
I'm going to be old and cranky now but I would have been fine not having pony 'put out there'. From a community and a fan point of view, there isn't really any benefit to mass outside attention on MLP.
Could not agree more - I'd be very happy if MLP had remained an obscure niche product and nobody really paid attention to adult fans of it beyond 'huh, that's interesting'.
I will happily climb onto that Cranky Old Person Couch with you guys. GIT OFFA MY LAWN!!!
I'm going to be old and cranky now but I would have been fine not having pony 'put out there'. From a community and a fan point of view, there isn't really any benefit to mass outside attention on MLP.
Could not agree more - I'd be very happy if MLP had remained an obscure niche product and nobody really paid attention to adult fans of it beyond 'huh, that's interesting'.
I will happily climb onto that Cranky Old Person Couch with you guys. GIT OFFA MY LAWN!!!
We're mlps fans. We don't have lawns, we have meadows and moats!
Come to think of it, there have been no new leaks and absolutely no official press about what will come next. We're only a year or two away from this, so you would think we would hear something. Maybe at New York Comic Con or next year's Toy Fair.
Have we heard any official news about the movie? 2020 is only two years away, and I thought it was meant to be a theatrical release?
That's also why I don't believe the leaks were done by Hasbro. They leaked entire season 7 episodes along with the e-mails and dozens of pitch art. Also the e-mails talked about kids as the target audience. Nowhere did they say 'I wonder what adults will want'. That's just being a self-centered fan who thinks MLP is produced for them.
Oh, I wasn't doubting the validity of the leaks, just wondering if they were still going for the plan. After the entire MLP Movie got leaked in HD a day or two before release in theatres, I had no problem believing this round's.
We'll just have to wait to see if they market the movie as a New Generation or some sort of tie-in to FiM's universe.
(...) it might have been market research. Let's not forget that a lot of the G1 fandom age group have children in the FIM target age group. Let's also remember how much parents have influenced changes in other toy lines by their approval or otherwise (see Monster High being 'too scary').
But the reason I am keeping my mind open on this is because there are a lot of things that are odd. I mean, as someone said, NDA are pretty serious. And yet there's not been a huge clampdown on this stuff from Hasbro. I would've thought that a hacking would have created a different kind of response from Hasbro :/ So to me it seems plausible that one of two options are in play.
I'm going to be old and cranky now but I would have been fine not having pony 'put out there'. From a community and a fan point of view, there isn't really any benefit to mass outside attention on MLP.
The main thing I hate about it is if anyone hears "Pony" now they just start making all these assumptions, and what they have in their mind is G4, bronies, etc. I liked being able to say I was an MLP collector before without the stigma or assumptions.
The main thing I hate about it is if anyone hears "Pony" now they just start making all these assumptions, and what they have in their mind is G4, bronies, etc. I liked being able to say I was an MLP collector before without the stigma or assumptions.
This is what upsets me about it all. I don't care about what people do in their own corners of the internet, whatever, if it makes them happy that's nice, just keep it away from me. But I feel like whenever I mention liking MLP, I have to immediately add the disclaimer "not FiM, I'm not a brony" and it's irritating/disheartening/whatever word you want to use.
The main thing I hate about it is if anyone hears "Pony" now they just start making all these assumptions, and what they have in their mind is G4, bronies, etc. I liked being able to say I was an MLP collector before without the stigma or assumptions.
This is what upsets me about it all. I don't care about what people do in their own corners of the internet, whatever, if it makes them happy that's nice, just keep it away from me. But I feel like whenever I mention liking MLP, I have to immediately add the disclaimer "not FiM, I'm not a brony" and it's irritating/disheartening/whatever word you want to use.
I'm going to be old and cranky now but I would have been fine not having pony 'put out there'. From a community and a fan point of view, there isn't really any benefit to mass outside attention on MLP.
What about the merch like clothes in adult sizes and such? Like nothing exists for LPS and that's sad.
I'm going to be old and cranky now but I would have been fine not having pony 'put out there'. From a community and a fan point of view, there isn't really any benefit to mass outside attention on MLP.
What about the merch like clothes in adult sizes and such? Like nothing exists for LPS and that's sad.
I am happy to lose the merchandise if it means that pony goes back to being something enjoyed by those who know it, not fad followed by internet memers and misinterpreted by whole swathes of the 'real world' as something to do with adult males or people who want to become unicorns or whatever.
I like a lot of the G4 pony toys (non mane 6, although I do still love my original AJ and Rarity that I brought back from Finland), so I guess my cranky old person gripes are with the show and the kind of fandom it spawned, rather than the generation or the toys. I am over the mane 6 like a lot of people, but I would've enjoyed G4 much more without the cartoon.
When you have had to remove explicit MLP images from a non-MLP related website as part of a spam war between two stupid teenage boys, you realise that there are problems with MLP being public property. You can't unsee that stuff :/
I was a pony collector in 1985, a pony collector in 1995, in 2005 and in 2015. I've bought ponies from every generation new and enjoyed each for its own merits. The publicity is anathema to me. I'll still be a pony collector in 2025, even if FIM is a long forgotten memory. If it means losing some merch, so be it. I can deal. It's easy enough to make shirts if you really want them (and thanks to sites like redbubble, get some really stunning G1 designs). A lot of real merch has errors in the graphics or the labelling, anyway - or is ridiculously expensive (eg Moschino).
I love the G4 ponies I have. But I am ready for the hype to move on to something else.
Yeah MLP nostalgia is also part of that general 80s toy nostalgia because the kids from back then are having kids themselves (and disposeable income).
Still, I think some attention was brought back to G1 because FiM attracted a new female fanbase as well. Those cosplaying young women I mentioned earlier. Hasbro took note of those and declared them the target group for the nostalgic merch.
Not to mention the focus on the same G1 ponies over and over again. If it was for pony collectors they would use more obscure characters or just Mimic on everything :lol:
Yeah MLP nostalgia is also part of that general 80s toy nostalgia because the kids from back then are having kids themselves (and disposeable income).
Still, I think some attention was brought back to G1 because FiM attracted a new female fanbase as well. Those cosplaying young women I mentioned earlier. Hasbro took note of those and declared them the target group for the nostalgic merch.
Not to mention the focus on the same G1 ponies over and over again. If it was for pony collectors they would use more obscure characters or just Mimic on everything :lol:
Don't we wish.
Yeah MLP nostalgia is also part of that general 80s toy nostalgia because the kids from back then are having kids themselves (and disposeable income).
Still, I think some attention was brought back to G1 because FiM attracted a new female fanbase as well. Those cosplaying young women I mentioned earlier. Hasbro took note of those and declared them the target group for the nostalgic merch.
Not to mention the focus on the same G1 ponies over and over again. If it was for pony collectors they would use more obscure characters or just Mimic on everything :lol:
Don't we wish.
Oooh, or maybe some boy ponies. (If Hasbro was targeting us)
A shirt with all the Mountain Boys on it sounds amazing.
I am imagining the rage if TBD made them and then only sold them in the UK xD.
I am imagining the rage if TBD made them and then only sold them in the UK xD.
I'd foresee an uptick in vacays to the UK if they did that. XD See the sights. Soak up the culture and history. Buy Mountain Boys en masse.
IMHO I am shocked that G4 is still going... I thought for sure they'd stop at Season/Year 5. But... it was unexpectedly a cash cow with the surprise demographic of bronies. So of course Hasbro wants to drag it out as far as they can. But all good things must come to an end... I just want it to happen SOON so I can decide if I like G5 and if I get to pay attention to toy releases over the next ten more years, or just continue to ignore them all.
No characters from the movie came back, and the only links to it in the latest season (which is the first season after it chronologically) is the first minute of the first episode that explains why a major character from the movie isn't here and that the events of the movie are why the map extends, and the existence of the seaponies/hippogryphs (but the only 2 important ones from the movie don't come back). It doesn't focus on the movie at all, and the new characters (mostly the student 6) were all introduced this season. I'm not saying it's a must watch since it had a few really bad episodes and it's far from the best season of the show, but it has some good/great episodes and not watching it because "it focuses on characters from the movie" is a completly wrong reason.IMHO I am shocked that G4 is still going... I thought for sure they'd stop at Season/Year 5. But... it was unexpectedly a cash cow with the surprise demographic of bronies. So of course Hasbro wants to drag it out as far as they can. But all good things must come to an end... I just want it to happen SOON so I can decide if I like G5 and if I get to pay attention to toy releases over the next ten more years, or just continue to ignore them all.
I agree, even maybe season 4 or possibly 3. To be honest that's where I was less interested and just watched it for something to watch. I don't watch it anymore, because it seems to focus on characters from the new movie which I didn't watch, nor do I intend to watch. I watch the first episode of the new season to see if I would want to watch it and it had new characters which were from the movie since they talked about the "events" that happened in the movie. I only know of the main enemy or boss and they talked about how they defeated her and that was enough for me to figure it out.
I mean I feel like G4 is dying and has been for a while, they're even ending BronyCon, not sure if that has to do with less interest than in the beginning or not.
But, Hasbro has brought back MLP a few times so it wouldn't surprise me if they tried again with G5.
No characters from the movie came back, and the only links to it in the latest season (which is the first season after it chronologically) is the first minute of the first episode that explains why a major character from the movie isn't here and that the events of the movie are why the map extends, and the existence of the seaponies/hippogryphs (but the only 2 important ones from the movie don't come back). It doesn't focus on the movie at all, and the new characters (mostly the student 6) were all introduced this season. I'm not saying it's a must watch since it had a few really bad episodes and it's far from the best season of the show, but it has some good/great episodes and not watching it because "it focuses on characters from the movie" is a completly wrong reason.IMHO I am shocked that G4 is still going... I thought for sure they'd stop at Season/Year 5. But... it was unexpectedly a cash cow with the surprise demographic of bronies. So of course Hasbro wants to drag it out as far as they can. But all good things must come to an end... I just want it to happen SOON so I can decide if I like G5 and if I get to pay attention to toy releases over the next ten more years, or just continue to ignore them all.
I agree, even maybe season 4 or possibly 3. To be honest that's where I was less interested and just watched it for something to watch. I don't watch it anymore, because it seems to focus on characters from the new movie which I didn't watch, nor do I intend to watch. I watch the first episode of the new season to see if I would want to watch it and it had new characters which were from the movie since they talked about the "events" that happened in the movie. I only know of the main enemy or boss and they talked about how they defeated her and that was enough for me to figure it out.
I mean I feel like G4 is dying and has been for a while, they're even ending BronyCon, not sure if that has to do with less interest than in the beginning or not.
But, Hasbro has brought back MLP a few times so it wouldn't surprise me if they tried again with G5.
It sounds like more stuff got leaked regarding G5. I can't find exact things because Reddit is down now, but it sounds like G4 is nearly over at this point.
It sounds like more stuff got leaked regarding G5. I can't find exact things because Reddit is down now, but it sounds like G4 is nearly over at this point.
Here you go, spoiler warning/general Reddit warning. https://www.reddit.com/r/mylittleredacted/comments/95qwhi/mlp_generation_5_email_info/
Yeah, I'm ready to do away with Spike's crush on Rarity entirely. He's a kid and people still ship him with Rarity. Bad vibes.