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Pony Talk => Pony Corral => Topic started by: Ragamuffin on November 13, 2019, 08:11:52 AM

Title: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Ragamuffin on November 13, 2019, 08:11:52 AM
This is the moment it's all lead up to, a new animated series to go with the new style of brushables.

The caption on Instagram and the description on Youtube says:

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"We just revealed the next exciting chapter for the MY LITTLE PONY franchise: MY LITTLE PONY: PONY LIFE, an all-new animated series launching next year. More surprises to be revealed soon, we’re feeling good!"

Here is a link to the trailer, it mostly shows off the toys. However, there's some tweened ponies overlayed on top of the footage, and it definitely looks Teen Titans Go!-esque, with sparkly eyes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbW31AkTRzo

I'll try to update this with new information if I can, as long as I have interest. XD

Here's a look at the new designs from the trailer:

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Series synopsis courtesy of Entertainment weekly (https://ew.com/tv/2019/11/13/my-little-pony-pony-life-first-look-lizzo/):
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Pony Life relocates the ponies to Sugarcube Corner, a local bakery hangout run by Pinkie Pie, which also houses a mysterious cache of magical potions to be broken out when the need arises. The new series will feature all of Friendship Is Magic‘s beloved ensemble — including Twilight Sparkle, Rarity, and Fluttershy — as well as the same voice actors returning. Befitting the title, Pony Life‘s stories will reportedly be more “slice of life”-oriented than the adventure-driven Friendship Is Magic.

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Press statement:
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“We are thrilled to reveal a new, magical chapter for the MY LITTLE PONY franchise – and it’s funnier, sweeter and warmer than ever!” says Samantha Lomow, President, Hasbro Entertainment Brands.  “Our magical MY LITTLE PONY makeover is inspired by our fans who are looking for more ways to experience their favorite characters from the MY LITTLE PONY world. We are also bringing the magic to life with all new ways to play so our fans can experience the magic through engaging new products. We hope fans of all ages will enjoy exploring a fun new side of friendship and all the new story magic MY LITTLE PONY: PONY LIFE has to offer as we gear up for the launch of the all new MY LITTLE PONY movie from Paramount on September 24, 2021.”

The new MY LITTLE PONY: PONY LIFE show looks at the funny side of friendship.  The new center of the world is Sugarcube Corner – just like going to a friend’s house after school, this is our ponies’ home away from home. Here, Pinkie Pie serves up frosted cupcakes to the best customers in the world— her friends! PONY LIFE episodes feature hilarious, “SLICE OF LIFE” stories that modern kids can relate to.  The series is LOADED with magic, including a mysterious source of potions that Pinkie keeps hidden behind the bakery counter and breaks out when the need arises.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: cloud_weaver on November 13, 2019, 08:19:00 AM
Oh....my....goodness.

I think I’m going to puke.  What is HASBRO DOING?!?!?!
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: missbonbon on November 13, 2019, 08:26:42 AM
Awful design :( I’m disappointed
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: AvianWing on November 13, 2019, 08:29:12 AM
Oh dear lord.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: tailrustedtealeaf on November 13, 2019, 08:29:40 AM
God like. I don't even know. Some of the design aspects are cute. I figure it'll just be obnoxious overall.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: yarnie on November 13, 2019, 08:31:50 AM
Not my personal taste, but I can see why they're trying this trying to capture the TTG! essence to appeal to younger audiences.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Mewtwofan1 on November 13, 2019, 08:35:18 AM
Teen titans go is popular. I get that. But that doesn’t mean hasbro needs to do it too! This...some of it is cute. But I’m not pleased about this at all.
Edit: sat down and watched the video. I really hope this is a bridge between g4 and 5. Or at least a one off, spin off that’s not too important. Something is coming. Just not sure if it’s good.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Ragamuffin on November 13, 2019, 08:39:57 AM
Entertainment Weekly (https://ew.com/tv/2019/11/13/my-little-pony-pony-life-first-look-lizzo/) had some more information about the show:
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Pony Life relocates the ponies to Sugarcube Corner, a local bakery hangout run by Pinkie Pie, which also houses a mysterious cache of magical potions to be broken out when the need arises. The new series will feature all of Friendship Is Magic‘s beloved ensemble — including Twilight Sparkle, Rarity, and Fluttershy — as well as the same voice actors returning. Befitting the title, Pony Life‘s stories will reportedly be more “slice of life”-oriented than the adventure-driven Friendship Is Magic.

If there was any doubt, this really does sound like a proper "G4.5" rather than G5, since they're reusing locations and voice actors as well.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: CloudyGlow on November 13, 2019, 08:44:43 AM
This is just hideous. I too am so afraid this will be like Teen Titans Go. I've seen that and it is awful. I don't care if kids like that garbage, adults should know better and give them better to help them develop taste.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: SpacePinto on November 13, 2019, 08:45:41 AM
I hate it already.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Safflower on November 13, 2019, 08:48:10 AM
They all look insane. Especially Pinkie in the first pic... too much sugar? ... Fluttershy, are you ok?

I have to admit that the concept of the show does sound interesting. Potions seem to be a big part of it? Who knows what that will be like.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: AvianWing on November 13, 2019, 08:53:30 AM
Is... is this G5? Or would this be classified as G4.5?

...I don't want this to be G5...
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: TheBeatlesPkmnFan42 on November 13, 2019, 08:57:42 AM
Mmm yeah this is undoubtedly the true G4.5. The animation looks super ugly, ew. I do like the toys themselves but not the art and animation. I'm a little amused they put the word "hell" in a promo video for MLP though. :silly:
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: cloud_weaver on November 13, 2019, 09:00:03 AM
I'm a little amused they put the word "hell" in a promo video for MLP though. :silly:

Oh my goodness, I missed that!  Ugh, I hate everything about this. 

My kiddos are huge fans of Miraculous Ladybug, and it’s one of the cleanest shows I’ve seen.  Just proof that you don’t have to go with the trends to be popular. 🤦‍♀️

Edit to add - this product is targeted to little girls, so why in the world do they even need to put a song about “not needing a man” and just “walk your fine self out the door” in the promo video?! What in the world is wrong with our society....  let kids be KIDS!!!!!   😡
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Nemesis on November 13, 2019, 09:14:31 AM
I'm a little amused they put the word "hell" in a promo video for MLP though. :silly:

And about 6 or 7 times, at that... with cartoon ponies lip-synching along. :/ Really? I’m no prude, but can we at least keep a pony cartoon aimed at pre-schoolers clean?

*Sigh* I’m not looking forward to this.

On a side note, I actually LOVE Teen Titans Go! Yep, I said it, loud and proud. Have the POPs on my shelf and everything. :P That doesn’t mean I want MLP to mirror it.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: mlp4me on November 13, 2019, 09:23:38 AM
Oh Hasbroken...
Not pleased with this design. I get it that things have to evolve, so bulbous though...
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Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: otocolobus_manul on November 13, 2019, 09:27:28 AM
I mean, this is what kids currently love, and MLP is aimed at kids. I guess we can’t be too surprised.

I still hate it, though.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: brightberry on November 13, 2019, 09:54:12 AM
Oh no!

Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Ragamuffin on November 13, 2019, 10:01:59 AM
Hasbro: How you feelin' about a whole new look?

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Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Ponyfan on November 13, 2019, 10:46:37 AM
I’m not a fan of this at all and don’t think curse words should be repeated  over and over in a MLP video that’s being marketed to kids. :shocked: What is Hasbro thinking?

Ponyfan
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: tailrustedtealeaf on November 13, 2019, 11:00:00 AM
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Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Dragonflitter on November 13, 2019, 11:00:38 AM
 :X

You know, it's not even the designs that annoy me, it's knowing exactly what this new cartoon is going to be like, that's what really grinds my gears.

It's not going to be 'slice of life' at all. They're using that as a buzzword because the MLP fan community is known to use that phrase.

No, it's just going to be stupid.

This is exactly what happened with Teen Titans and the new TMNT series. They took a serious show with an overreaching storyarc and long-developed characters and setting, and instead turned the new show into a string of 30 min jokes.

I'm a big TMNT fan. The old TMNT cartoons weren't always the best written, I'll admit that, but they always had stakes going on in the show's plot. It felt like things that happened mattered because the characters took the situations seriously even when we found them laughable as the audience. And each of the four turtles had distinct personalities. Now, in the new cartoon, they are all the same character. They all make jokes and treat every situation like a laugh. There's no stakes, because nothing serious ever happens.

So please be ready for six versions of Pinkie Pie, because that's exactly what we're going to get. Oh sure Rainbow will get a few 'cool' lines with her jokes, and Pinkie will be the one throwing pies and doing the physical humor, and Fluttershy's jokes will be about being anxious, but every single character will be "the funny one." That's what happened with TTG and TMNT.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Shaiyeh on November 13, 2019, 11:19:18 AM
Part of me is intrigued, but I know this is going to be obnoxious as all heck. I'm not a fan of the art style. Some of it is kinda cute, I like the pic with the night/purple background, but I know that the actual animation will be just... not my thing. I think regular FiM is very hyper and annoying with too exaggerated facial expressions etc, so I can't see myself enjoying this show. I can hear that last picture, and I... no.

Buuuut I stand by that I like the toys. x) And I think it's pretty clear it's the true g4.5 x)
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Ragamuffin on November 13, 2019, 11:21:35 AM
Ngl they don't look so bad in those images and I like the backrounds... :lookround: I hope we get to see Potion Nova soon.

But as for tone, I agree that this is probably gonna be obnoxious as these types of things tend to be...

I wonder how this fits into FiM, if at all? Twilight is obviously a princess here. Does she still have that title? Are the characters still the elements of harmony? Not saying that this is a continuation or anything, but a separate canon, like the comics or whatever.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: tailrustedtealeaf on November 13, 2019, 11:29:42 AM
Well, her wings were the result of a potion!!
They should just make this like Aqua Teen Hunger Force and have them all yell at each other. That would be fine by me.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Mewtwofan1 on November 13, 2019, 11:45:21 AM
Is it just me, or does spike look like a girl in the title card? Also, are ponies mouths made of super stretchy rubber? And big teeth? Because those are some pretty big mouths. I guess it works, but this does look like it’s going to be obnoxious. Aka, the opposite of the widely successful and popular friendship is magic. You’d think hasbro would learn what works, and do that. Make quality cartoons over obnoxious toy advertisements?
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: TheBeatlesPkmnFan42 on November 13, 2019, 11:50:38 AM
Why does Spike no longer have his wings when Twilight still has hers?
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Ragamuffin on November 13, 2019, 11:53:44 AM
Is it just me, or does spike look like a girl in the title card? Also, are ponies mouths made of super stretchy rubber? And big teeth? Because those are some pretty big mouths. I guess it works, but this does look like it’s going to be obnoxious. Aka, the opposite of the widely successful and popular friendship is magic. You’d think hasbro would learn what works, and do that. Make quality cartoons over obnoxious toy advertisements?

Right now they just seem to be doing whatever's popular, unfortunately. Starting with last year's "surprise" gimmick with the Best Gift Ever line...
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Pinkie21 on November 13, 2019, 12:11:17 PM
I’m thrilled they dropped the “Friendship is Magic” title, so maybe we can just have the ponies be ponies and sell toys like MLP is meant to, rather than force-feed love and friendship messages.  I’m all for this!
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: DarthEquus on November 13, 2019, 12:52:49 PM
I logged back on from my long abscence just to say two things: Instant dislike for the use of the word "crew", and

NO, GOD! NO. GOD. PLEASE. NO. NO!!! NO!!! NOOOOOO!!!

X_x
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: AvianWing on November 13, 2019, 01:16:41 PM
So please be ready for six versions of Pinkie Pie, because that's exactly what we're going to get. Oh sure Rainbow will get a few 'cool' lines with her jokes, and Pinkie will be the one throwing pies and doing the physical humor, and Fluttershy's jokes will be about being anxious, but every single character will be "the funny one." That's what happened with TTG and TMNT.

I wonder how many times Rainbow's going to say "20% cooler"  :drunk:
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Leave a Whisper on November 13, 2019, 01:22:28 PM
Ugh. They're getting the awful Go/Roar treatment?  I hope this fails so hard. Maybe its time to put My Little Pony out to the big pasture in the sky?  :X :nope:
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Shrojjy on November 13, 2019, 01:28:47 PM
Haha, I love that Rainbow has a mullet. I think it looks pretty cute, honestly! I like the heavy stylization. It does look like it might be annoying, though. But, it's just a teaser. I'm not completely sold on the toys but I will admit the smaller ones look nicer.

The choice of music is definitely a little strange but I wouldn't say it's really worth clutching pearls over. I hope you guys realize that there will almost certainly be at least a few fart jokes in this one. :silly:
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: caseysealia on November 13, 2019, 01:32:07 PM
Ugh. They're getting the awful Go/Roar treatment?  I hope this fails so hard. Maybe its time to put My Little Pony out to the big pasture in the sky?  :X :nope:
I was thinking that. I'd rather it die out than witness it turn into....this.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Hannah66665 on November 13, 2019, 01:33:47 PM
Hasbro: How you feelin' about a whole new look?

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This sums it up perfectly for me.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: otocolobus_manul on November 13, 2019, 01:37:56 PM
Well, her wings were the result of a potion!!
They should just make this like Aqua Teen Hunger Force and have them all yell at each other. That would be fine by me.

Pfff, I'd actually watch that.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Leave a Whisper on November 13, 2019, 01:54:46 PM
Teen titans go is popular. I get that. But that doesn’t mean hasbro needs to do it too! This...some of it is cute. But I’m not pleased about this at all.
Edit: sat down and watched the video. I really hope this is a bridge between g4 and 5. Or at least a one off, spin off that’s not too important. Something is coming. Just not sure if it’s good.

Only because its the only thing CN shows for literally hours at a time.  :facepalm: :really:
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Matcha on November 13, 2019, 02:03:26 PM
I think the art is kinda cute but damn, Hasbro, please just let g4 die ...
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: CloudyGlow on November 13, 2019, 02:05:19 PM
Haha, I love that Rainbow has a mullet. I think it looks pretty cute, honestly! I like the heavy stylization. It does look like it might be annoying, though. But, it's just a teaser. I'm not completely sold on the toys but I will admit the smaller ones look nicer.

The choice of music is definitely a little strange but I wouldn't say it's really worth clutching pearls over. I hope you guys realize that there will almost certainly be at least a few fart jokes in this one. :silly:

Yes I realize that about fart jokes, that's why I'm so afraid. I'm very sensitive to any mentions of smelly bodily functions.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Shadowperla on November 13, 2019, 02:19:37 PM
Yes I realize that about fart jokes, that's why I'm so afraid. I'm very sensitive to any mentions of smelly bodily functions.
I wanted to say I can smell this artstyle...ugh.

Very ugly. Very wrong. Not MLP. But...bronies will know what "two cartoons, one gen" is now, right?
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: caseysealia on November 13, 2019, 02:39:44 PM
You know what's funny is Bronies HATED g3.5 saying "g4 is sooo superior to g3! At least g4 will never be like newborn cuties!! GrOsS!!" *2019 this exists*
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: shabbychicdee on November 13, 2019, 02:40:54 PM
oh haha very funny but hey....a bit soon for April fools day don't you think  :|



but seriously a little tear just welled up in my eye and im not that sensitive about what hasrbo does but gosh darn it. any ways I watch TTG with my kids, they love it so i won't be surprised if they got into that toon  :lookround:
just so disappointing to a lot of us collectors out there wanting something new and refreshing :cry:
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: caseysealia on November 13, 2019, 02:41:27 PM
Yes I realize that about fart jokes, that's why I'm so afraid. I'm very sensitive to any mentions of smelly bodily functions.
I wanted to say I can smell this artstyle...ugh.

Very ugly. Very wrong. Not MLP. But...bronies will know what "two cartoons, one gen" is now, right?
Growing up I actually thought it was g2 cause being exposed to the FIM fandom I always heard it was. It wasn't until I got older that I realized it wasn't. Yes hopefully they do realize that.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: tailrustedtealeaf on November 13, 2019, 02:42:24 PM
The bronies are very angry.
They are so angry.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Leave a Whisper on November 13, 2019, 02:43:38 PM
You know what's funny is Bronies HATED g3.5 saying "g4 is sooo superior to g3! At least g4 will never be like newborn cuties!! GrOsS!!" *2019 this exists*

I nipped on over to one of the forums, a lot of them don't seem all that thrilled either. Funny, I thought they ate this sorta thing up?
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: tailrustedtealeaf on November 13, 2019, 02:46:20 PM
You know what's funny is Bronies HATED g3.5 saying "g4 is sooo superior to g3! At least g4 will never be like newborn cuties!! GrOsS!!" *2019 this exists*

I nipped on over to one of the forums, a lot of them don't seem all that thrilled either. Funny, I thought they ate this sorta thing up?
Nope, only when it's mature and for their adult sensibilities. This just looks like, like, a *kids* show. :0
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Leave a Whisper on November 13, 2019, 02:49:19 PM
You know what's funny is Bronies HATED g3.5 saying "g4 is sooo superior to g3! At least g4 will never be like newborn cuties!! GrOsS!!" *2019 this exists*

I nipped on over to one of the forums, a lot of them don't seem all that thrilled either. Funny, I thought they ate this sorta thing up?
Nope, only when it's mature and for their adult sensibilities. This just looks like, like, a *kids* show. :0

 :rolleyes:
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Al-1701 on November 13, 2019, 02:50:37 PM
Wait!  Those things are bobbleheads?!
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: TheBeatlesPkmnFan42 on November 13, 2019, 02:52:45 PM
The bronies are very angry.
They are so angry.


You know what? I'm perfectly fine with this ugly art style and animation if it makes the bronies mad. :P
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Nemesis on November 13, 2019, 02:53:36 PM
You know what's funny is Bronies HATED g3.5 saying "g4 is sooo superior to g3! At least g4 will never be like newborn cuties!! GrOsS!!" *2019 this exists*

Wait... I don’t really see how these resemble Newborn Cuties at all. Newborn Cuties had waaaay cuter toys... They had lower jaws, too. XP

oh haha very funny but hey....a bit soon for April fools day don't you think  :|



but seriously a little tear just welled up in my eye and im not that sensitive about what hasrbo does but gosh darn it. any ways I watch TTG with my kids, they love it so i won't be surprised if they got into that toon  :lookround:
just so disappointing to a lot of us collectors out there wanting something new and refreshing :cry:

This is pretty much how I feel... If kids love these, that’s what really matters. I hate the idea of trying to force my taste (or my generation’s taste) on the kids of today. Obviously they’re going to have their own fads and interests... It’s okay if those interests aren’t the same as what we (the adult MLP collectors) liked when we were their age.

...But as an adult collector, I’m sad for myself and for others who wanted something different. I’m disappointed... ...but I’m not ANGRY. I don’t want MLP to cater to me... I want it to be a brand that kids will love for generations to come, even if it changes many times in the process.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Taffeta on November 13, 2019, 02:58:12 PM
I feel like I've been emotionally worn out by the lack of creativity in G4 for a while now, and also that I feel like G4 has essentially destroyed the core of what My Little Pony was (a toyline for kids).

If this is 4.5 or 5, it makes no difference to me. It's ugly and I won't be buying or watching, but then I didn't watch more than the first couple of seasons of FIM because it did nothing for me...and I got tired of the toys with the new moulds and the endless m6...so it's not really a change for me somehow?

However making the bronies understand their place in the pony world might be a bonus. They are not THE fans of MLP. They are SOME fans of ONE generation of MLP and toys and shows and things move on. They can be angry. Let them be. Some G1 fans were angry at G2 coming out. Some weren't. By G3 we were over it and they'll need to get over it too, if they want to stay part of the fandom.

MLP is for kids. This is for kids. It may involve poop. That seems popular still right now.

Frankly if that's the case, I'm glad these are the FIM characters being brought right down to base level. But to think that this is associated with MLP makes 3.5 suddenly look really amazing...

Which is a bit sad...

Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Leave a Whisper on November 13, 2019, 03:03:30 PM
Yes I realize that about fart jokes, that's why I'm so afraid. I'm very sensitive to any mentions of smelly bodily functions.
I wanted to say I can smell this artstyle...ugh.

Very ugly. Very wrong. Not MLP. But...bronies will know what "two cartoons, one gen" is now, right?

Nope. Because this would possibly be the third cartoon. They have FiM and EQG and some of them still stubbornly cling to the idea that Tales is G2.

Post Merge: November 13, 2019, 03:04:53 PM

I feel like I've been emotionally worn out by the lack of creativity in G4 for a while now, and also that I feel like G4 has essentially destroyed the core of what My Little Pony was (a toyline for kids).

If this is 4.5 or 5, it makes no difference to me. It's ugly and I won't be buying or watching, but then I didn't watch more than the first couple of seasons of FIM because it did nothing for me...and I got tired of the toys with the new moulds and the endless m6...so it's not really a change for me somehow?

However making the bronies understand their place in the pony world might be a bonus. They are not THE fans of MLP. They are SOME fans of ONE generation of MLP and toys and shows and things move on. They can be angry. Let them be. Some G1 fans were angry at G2 coming out. Some weren't. By G3 we were over it and they'll need to get over it too, if they want to stay part of the fandom.

MLP is for kids. This is for kids. It may involve poop. That seems popular still right now.

Frankly if that's the case, I'm glad these are the FIM characters being brought right down to base level. But to think that this is associated with MLP makes 3.5 suddenly look really amazing...

Which is a bit sad...

I'll say it involves poop! Just like, more in the metaphorical sense yanno.  :P
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Al-1701 on November 13, 2019, 03:05:03 PM
The bronies are very angry.
They are so angry.


You know what? I'm perfectly fine with this ugly art style and animation if it makes the bronies mad. :P
I can at least take solace in that.

Maybe I need to sit back and think of what was popular when I was a kid.  My mean, teams of humanoid animals that spouted cheesy one-liners and embodied some kind of "cool" lifestyle.  The previous generation probably thought we were insane for liking it.

However, since MLP seems only able to do one thing at a time, the fact we get this hurts.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: caseysealia on November 13, 2019, 03:05:54 PM
You know what's funny is Bronies HATED g3.5 saying "g4 is sooo superior to g3! At least g4 will never be like newborn cuties!! GrOsS!!" *2019 this exists*

Wait... I don’t really see how these resemble Newborn Cuties at all. Newborn Cuties had waaaay cuter toys... They had lower jaws, too. XP

oh haha very funny but hey....a bit soon for April fools day don't you think  :|



but seriously a little tear just welled up in my eye and im not that sensitive about what hasrbo does but gosh darn it. any ways I watch TTG with my kids, they love it so i won't be surprised if they got into that toon  :lookround:
just so disappointing to a lot of us collectors out there wanting something new and refreshing :cry:

This is pretty much how I feel... If kids love these, that’s what really matters. I hate the idea of trying to force my taste (or my generation’s taste) on the kids of today. Obviously they’re going to have their own fads and interests... It’s okay if those interests aren’t the same as what we (the adult MLP collectors) liked when we were their age.

...But as an adult collector, I’m sad for myself and for others who wanted something different. I’m disappointed... ...but I’m not ANGRY. I don’t want MLP to cater to me... I want it to be a brand that kids will love for generations to come, even if it changes many times in the process.
No but they both have the bad  transitional... In between gens designs that Habro is known for.... As for them not liking it, it does kinda look g3.5 ish, at least to me. (g3.5 was waaaay better though) its just funny because they hated g3 as a whole JUST because of that. Now their "perfect" "mature" g4 is going through the same thing...
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Spectrum on November 13, 2019, 03:08:51 PM
What.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Gator on November 13, 2019, 03:10:27 PM
I agree with ponyfan about this video.  If I had a young child, I wouldn't want them listening to "feeling good as hell" repeated over and over and over again, then going off to school or something and repeating that.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Nemesis on November 13, 2019, 03:20:22 PM
I agree with ponyfan about this video.  If I had a young child, I wouldn't want them listening to "feeling good as hell" repeated over and over and over again, then going off to school or something and repeating that.

Exactly! :shocked: That song was a terrible choice, and I can’t believe it made it into the final video. :/

No but they both have the bad  transitional... In between gens designs that Habro is known for.... As for them not liking it, it does kinda look g3.5 ish, at least to me. (g3.5 was waaaay better though) its just funny because they hated g3 as a whole JUST because of that. Now their "perfect" "mature" g4 is going through the same thing...

It’s funny to me that G3.5 would have been so hated on by G4 fans, since (IMO) G4s just look like slimmed-down G3.5s. :P
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: caseysealia on November 13, 2019, 03:23:53 PM
I agree with ponyfan about this video.  If I had a young child, I wouldn't want them listening to "feeling good as hell" repeated over and over and over again, then going off to school or something and repeating that.

Exactly! :shocked: That song was a terrible choice, and I can’t believe it made it into the final video. :/

No but they both have the bad  transitional... In between gens designs that Habro is known for.... As for them not liking it, it does kinda look g3.5 ish, at least to me. (g3.5 was waaaay better though) its just funny because they hated g3 as a whole JUST because of that. Now their "perfect" "mature" g4 is going through the same thing...

It’s funny to me that G3.5 would have been so hated on by G4 fans, since (IMO) G4s just look like slimmed-down G3.5s. :P
Exactly! Must of been the how they acted or the animation?
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: CloudyGlow on November 13, 2019, 03:25:29 PM
I agree with ponyfan about this video.  If I had a young child, I wouldn't want them listening to "feeling good as hell" repeated over and over and over again, then going off to school or something and repeating that.

Exactly! :shocked: That song was a terrible choice, and I can’t believe it made it into the final video. :/

No but they both have the bad  transitional... In between gens designs that Habro is known for.... As for them not liking it, it does kinda look g3.5 ish, at least to me. (g3.5 was waaaay better though) its just funny because they hated g3 as a whole JUST because of that. Now their "perfect" "mature" g4 is going through the same thing...

It’s funny to me that G3.5 would have been so hated on by G4 fans, since (IMO) G4s just look like slimmed-down G3.5s. :P
Exactly! Must of been the how they acted or the animation?

It's more exagerated and cartoonish. They all act like they're Pinkie Pie.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Ragamuffin on November 13, 2019, 03:28:14 PM
I agree with ponyfan about this video.  If I had a young child, I wouldn't want them listening to "feeling good as hell" repeated over and over and over again, then going off to school or something and repeating that.

Exactly! :shocked: That song was a terrible choice, and I can’t believe it made it into the final video. :/

No but they both have the bad  transitional... In between gens designs that Habro is known for.... As for them not liking it, it does kinda look g3.5 ish, at least to me. (g3.5 was waaaay better though) its just funny because they hated g3 as a whole JUST because of that. Now their "perfect" "mature" g4 is going through the same thing...

It’s funny to me that G3.5 would have been so hated on by G4 fans, since (IMO) G4s just look like slimmed-down G3.5s. :P

Style is a small part of it. I think the main issue why G3.5s are "so bad" is because it's so "girly", and girly is bad! Good thing G4, the best generation, is not girly at all! Pink and glitter and rainbows is bad! But G4 is for GROWN UPS!! It does NOT have "glitter" or "pink" or "rainbows" or "tea parties" and the characters never "giggled" or cared about "fashion". ;) Writing plays a part too, to be fair.

But I saw some bronies around say, in reaction to the *toy design* "Well, it looks better than G3! I'll accept any pony that isn't a G1 or G3" like what? Do you have any reasoning for that? Is it because they look like horses? Are you so anti-G3 you've become blind to what actually looks good? XD
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: StarSwirl05 on November 13, 2019, 03:29:59 PM
What a waste of potential and a HUGE letdown. All that build up for what is basically The Mane Six part 2. Even the title of the show is lame.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Taffeta on November 13, 2019, 03:33:52 PM
But I saw some bronies around say, in reaction to the *toy design* "Well, it looks better than G3! I'll accept any pony that isn't a G1 or G3" like what? Do you have any reasoning for that? Is it because they look like horses? Are you so anti-G3 you've become blind to what actually looks good? XD

Nah, it's because those are the successful prior generations and thus walls to be knocked down in their quest for whatever it is they want to define themselves and their generation as...

I dun really understand it but it feels like it goes along with the other stuff about how G4 is grown up and never has any of those terrible things G1 and G3 had in their animated series...

For some reason SOME of the G4 fans think there's some kind of competition involved and that they have to destroy all the others by deriding them. Some people think that makes them better? I dunno...but it seems to be that way.

The reason they don't badmouth G2 is that they don't see it as a threat to their G4 ego.

This is not all G4 fans. Just those crazy ones.

Let's also remember that lately retro versions of the G1 and (in the US at least) G3 have been a thing. And Hasbro have gone down the "lets retro stuff!" with the M6 as well. That must be a particularly threatening sight for the G4 crazies who feel competition from past generations...
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Nemesis on November 13, 2019, 03:39:33 PM
These
Style is a small part of it. I think the main issue why G3.5s are "so bad" is because it's so "girly", and girly is bad! Good thing G4, the best generation, is not girly at all! Pink and glitter and rainbows is bad! But G4 is for GROWN UPS!! It does NOT have "glitter" or "pink" or "rainbows" or "tea parties" and the characters never "giggled" or cared about "fashion". ;) Writing plays a part too, to be fair.

But I saw some bronies around say, in reaction to the *toy design* "Well, it looks better than G3! I'll accept any pony that isn't a G1 or G3" like what? Do you have any reasoning for that? Is it because they look like horses? Are you so anti-G3 you've become blind to what actually looks good? XD

*Sigh* If you’re gonna watch a cartoon about magical, rainbow ponies, just own up to it. It’s sad how people try to pretend that a show rated “TV Y” (aka: the preschool rating reserved for the likes of “Dora the Explorer” and “Blue’s Clues”) is somehow aimed at adults. :facepalm:

Umm... I guess they just hate anything that remotely resembles an actual pony? :P

What a waste of potential and a HUGE letdown. All that build up for what is basically The Mane Six part 2. Even the title of the show is lame.

Eh, I’m sure this is just a placeholder until G5 is ready to launch. I wouldn’t worry too much.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: tailrustedtealeaf on November 13, 2019, 03:39:58 PM
What a waste of potential and a HUGE letdown. All that build up for what is basically The Mane Six part 2. Even the title of the show is lame.
Was there buildup? I hadn't even heard of a new pony series until...today!
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: BlackCurtains on November 13, 2019, 03:45:46 PM
I only watched the first two seasons of FIM so I'm not to fussed about the new cartoon. I still hate the toys though.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Leave a Whisper on November 13, 2019, 03:47:15 PM
I agree with ponyfan about this video.  If I had a young child, I wouldn't want them listening to "feeling good as hell" repeated over and over and over again, then going off to school or something and repeating that.

Yeah. Something tells me they're gonna get a little backlash from angry parents for that one.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: StarSwirl05 on November 13, 2019, 03:57:54 PM
What a waste of potential and a HUGE letdown. All that build up for what is basically The Mane Six part 2. Even the title of the show is lame.
Was there buildup? I hadn't even heard of a new pony series until...today!
There were teasers posted the past two days on the MLP Facebook.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Flitter on November 13, 2019, 05:34:43 PM
What the hell are they thinking?  :throw:

:drama:
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: aintnobuffalo on November 13, 2019, 05:59:32 PM
My reaction was the same as everyone else here (not liking the cat look, worried about the implication of the Teen Titans Go look), but I'm calming down and deciding to be open minded. I realize that I also had a visceral reaction to the reboot (guess I shouldn't call that G4.5 anymore), which I now love, and to Equestria Girls, which turned out OK. People have freaked out about things that seemed wrong but turned out great in their minds later (Heath Ledger as the Joker as a famous example). I'll withhold judgment for now and probably even purchase the Rarity for my Rarity army and maybe Twilight since somehow she turned out the cutest compared to the rest. I just also will withhold expectations. I hope that is it's a brief series like it seems, as that may prevent it getting annoying, and I'm just glad the voice actors are the same.

Side note: I don't have kids, so maybe I'm not being sensitive enough, but I think it's funny the ponies got to say/lip sync "hell" after all these years.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Dragonflitter on November 13, 2019, 06:42:16 PM
I agree with ponyfan about this video.  If I had a young child, I wouldn't want them listening to "feeling good as hell" repeated over and over and over again, then going off to school or something and repeating that.

Exactly! :shocked: That song was a terrible choice, and I can’t believe it made it into the final video. :/

I wonder if the song choice indicates that this variation of MLP is going to be aimed at older girls? It certainly seems like a song that would appeal to older girls and not the younger demographic.


But I saw some bronies around say, in reaction to the *toy design* "Well, it looks better than G3! I'll accept any pony that isn't a G1 or G3" like what? Do you have any reasoning for that? Is it because they look like horses? Are you so anti-G3 you've become blind to what actually looks good? XD

Nah, it's because those are the successful prior generations and thus walls to be knocked down in their quest for whatever it is they want to define themselves and their generation as...

This is it exactly. G1 and G3 weren't "theirs" so automatically they are bad. It wasn't the designs of the pony toys or the cartoons, it was just the fact that it was something they could label as 'different' than their generation and therefore have something they could be against.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Sunset on November 13, 2019, 08:44:15 PM
So I have never been a fan of this type of cartoon or character styles.  I just can’t see myself liking this.   Though I will get a Potion Nova toy to review as soon as she is available, but mostly for comparison sake.

But here is the bright shining spot.  There is absolutely no way that MLP can get any more cartoony.  That’s it.  This is as far as the train goes.  No matter what comes next, whenever that is .... it will be more horsey than this.

On a random note: am I the only one who immediately flashed back to the Tales opening in the ice cream shop when I saw that one promo pic of Pinkie behind the counter at Sugercube Corner?
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: aintnobuffalo on November 13, 2019, 08:50:10 PM
But I saw some bronies around say, in reaction to the *toy design* "Well, it looks better than G3! I'll accept any pony that isn't a G1 or G3" like what? Do you have any reasoning for that? Is it because they look like horses? Are you so anti-G3 you've become blind to what actually looks good? XD

Nah, it's because those are the successful prior generations and thus walls to be knocked down in their quest for whatever it is they want to define themselves and their generation as...

This is it exactly. G1 and G3 weren't "theirs" so automatically they are bad. It wasn't the designs of the pony toys or the cartoons, it was just the fact that it was something they could label as 'different' than their generation and therefore have something they could be against.

Hmm, I think that is true for some, but it would unfair and harsh to say that is the case for them all. In my experience with the community, the reaction to the older generations is often just the shock at the major differences; the "chunky" and more horse-like design instead of the cutesy look. Sometimes people don't enjoy seeing something they like look so vastly different. One might see that in this very thread... :lol:
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Sparkle Pony on November 13, 2019, 10:57:48 PM
I-I'm not sure how much more of this I can take. I'm tired guys, so tired...  -_-

On the off chance this show turns out fun, I'll be happy. I always love being pleasantly surprised! In the more likely chance its an insufferable piece of trend chasing garbage, I hope it ends up lasting a very short amount of time.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Zapper on November 14, 2019, 02:04:09 AM
Yep, this is the legit G4.5
And it will probably be goofy and fast like Unikitty and TTG! (hopefully with non of the adult/disturbing humor of the latter).

They look way cuter animated than their toys. Making Pinkie the star makes sense because she is the dumbest. They don't even have to dumb her down like they did Robin for TTG!
Likely all ponies will keep their personalities but now it's mostly centered on gags to bridge the gap until the movie comes. The press text says it all, they want a new audience to engage with a fresh MLP.
I'll definitely check out the new show and hope they'll use the other voice actress for Pinkie. The one who did the CG Pinkie's voice in the youtube shorts.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Minty_Magic on November 14, 2019, 02:44:31 AM
Phew okay when I first saw the designs today I was really really upset. I’ve never seen Teen Titans Go, and I’ve overall held a strong opinion on it, but based on what I DO know, that is not the direction I want to see this brand go in. I have nothing against the exaggerated cartoony style, but I have everything against fast paced slapstick with no substance. It sounds redundant post FiM, but even before that My Little Pony has always been about building genuine friendships and showing kindness to others. I think that’s part of why G3 is my favorite generation over all. The focus of that line was just the ponies and their being relationships with each other.. Sure there weren’t any high stakes or sweeping adventures, but isn’t it nice sometimes to just see a community that gets along and enjoys each other’s company?

Now that I’ve had some time to process this though I’m willing to give it a chance. I mean, this is obviously a weird G4.5 to hold us over until the next gen. We know this won’t live long. Maybe a year at best? The style of the animation looks cute in some of the promo pics, but over exaggerated in others. I despise this new style where we just have the mouth clip over the eyes, it’s so weird. Also what is happening with Rainbow Dash’s hair? What is the weird disconnected blob at the end? She would look better if she just had the weird Mohawk.

Story wise, if it’s truly just slice of life stuff I’d actually be cool with that. I’ve never really liked a lot of adventure and battles in pony, it just feels weird. I just hope they’re not overly snarky to each other like the animation style kind of implies. I watched a lot of shows as a kid where the characters were really sarcastic and mean to each other for no valid reason and it took me a while to realize that wasn’t actually a good way of interacting with people. I understand it’s funny sometimes, but when that’s all kids see? I wish we had more shows like Steven Universe that out an emphasis of patience and understanding. I liked that FiM overall portrayed kindness and friendship as being positives. It had some really stupid and cynical moments, but overall it always felt like a pretty uplifting show.

I just really wonder what G5 will bring at this point. I’d really like to see a hard reboot with all new designs and characters, but it’s pretty clear that won’t happen.

Sorry for the long post, I’m not great on gathering my thoughts when I have so many floating around in my head. :P
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Zapper on November 14, 2019, 03:02:04 AM
I'm a little amused they put the word "hell" in a promo video for MLP though. :silly:

And about 6 or 7 times, at that... with cartoon ponies lip-synching along. :/ Really? I’m no prude, but can we at least keep a pony cartoon aimed at pre-schoolers clean?

I am much more shocked they made a promo video showing the prototypes with eye stickers along with the newer ones with printed on eyes. And they used the eye sticker RD for a close up. Also these obvious seamlines on some of these heads, yuck.

Can't even sand that down for the promo of your toy's new look :lol:

I am not gonna get any of these jawless little cows but I will say their tinsel looks managable and I like the way the head can tilt now (LPS style) instead of just rotate. That's the only thing that justifies that human neck thing allnof them have going on now.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Taffeta on November 14, 2019, 03:16:00 AM
But I saw some bronies around say, in reaction to the *toy design* "Well, it looks better than G3! I'll accept any pony that isn't a G1 or G3" like what? Do you have any reasoning for that? Is it because they look like horses? Are you so anti-G3 you've become blind to what actually looks good? XD

Nah, it's because those are the successful prior generations and thus walls to be knocked down in their quest for whatever it is they want to define themselves and their generation as...

This is it exactly. G1 and G3 weren't "theirs" so automatically they are bad. It wasn't the designs of the pony toys or the cartoons, it was just the fact that it was something they could label as 'different' than their generation and therefore have something they could be against.

Hmm, I think that is true for some, but it would unfair and harsh to say that is the case for them all. In my experience with the community, the reaction to the older generations is often just the shock at the major differences; the "chunky" and more horse-like design instead of the cutesy look. Sometimes people don't enjoy seeing something they like look so vastly different. One might see that in this very thread... :lol:

Dragonflitter quoted a section of my post for clarity, but the full thing is only on page 5. I would've thought that wasn't too far back to bother reading in context, but just as a refresher about what kind of brony we're discussing here:

Quote from: Taffeta
For some reason SOME of the G4 fans think there's some kind of competition involved and that they have to destroy all the others by deriding them. Some people think that makes them better? I dunno...but it seems to be that way.

The reason they don't badmouth G2 is that they don't see it as a threat to their G4 ego.

This is not all G4 fans. Just those crazy ones.

Nobody is generalising all bronies as the same. The comment was aimed at the crazy ones, not every G4 fan.

Please don't compare this discussion to the troll behaviour of the people we're actually talking about. Also please read whole posts in context before jumping to conclusions.

Back on the subject of the promo and the song and the concept...Hasbro have been unnaturally obsessed with Pinkie Pie for a long while now. Even when it's obvious she's not selling great as a toy (at least not here) they keep pushing her. My sister, when she worked in retail, used to tell me that pony boxes had more Pinkie Pie in than any other character for many of the sets released. Now they're full scale making a show about Pinkie x 6, pretty much?

I think if the advert was just an advert for the toys, weird as they are, I wouldn't mind it, but the animated ponies I find...just...they bother me. They are basically blobs with eyes and large mouths.

(Although I do see why someone likened it to that scene in the MLP Tales opening...because that's also unnatural xD)
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Zapper on November 14, 2019, 03:39:11 AM
But...bronies will know what "two cartoons, one gen" is now, right?

:devious:

And they don't even get the "it's not canon!!!" excuse because this seems to take place somewhere between the FiM seasons when Twilight was already a Princess but Spike hasn't gotten his wings yet. It's the exact same world, so it's even closer to FiM than Tales was to MLP 'n Friends.
So delicious...

That's what we call a "midquel" these days.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: sd_dreamcrystal on November 14, 2019, 04:46:16 AM
I'm wondering if it's going to be more of a spin-off style kind of like how RWBY Chibi is with a few canon breakers....

Midquel, bleh. I'm glad I had stopped watching TV for the most part.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: CloudyGlow on November 14, 2019, 06:22:38 AM
I slept on it and I feel better. I still don't like the new style, but I'm making peace with this turn of events. I am even trying to draw a character in the style. Mostly to see if I can, and if I can if it'll be easy.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Dragonflitter on November 14, 2019, 06:28:09 AM

Midquel, bleh. I'm glad I had stopped watching TV for the most part.

Hmmm this made me wonder! Do we know yet if this will be an actual tv series, or is it just going to be webisodes like how they do Equestria Girls these days?
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Sunset on November 14, 2019, 07:38:40 AM

Midquel, bleh. I'm glad I had stopped watching TV for the most part.

Hmmm this made me wonder! Do we know yet if this will be an actual tv series, or is it just going to be webisodes like how they do Equestria Girls these days?

The full article says that it will air on Discovery Family.  But it doesn’t specify how long the episodes will be or how many episodes.  I also remember reading somewhere that there will be additional shorts on YouTube.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Zapper on November 14, 2019, 08:04:11 AM
Maybe I'm just in a weird mood rn but I watched the promo clip again and I like the animation more and more (and I think the toys are still freaky looking).

It's like these 2D designs are taylor made for whacky comedy with the crazy faces that looked, well, crazy on the FiM ponies. FiM was full of weird moments when the characters had really messed up Looney Tune stretched out expressions that didn't really work for me. It looked like a distortion of the cutesy, sleek show style.

But these are so deformed and rubbery, they just fit the tone.

I am starting to think the toys would have been better off as poseable figures. The static, mouth agape look does not have the energy the show style gives off.
It also looks like the animated counterparts don't really have these emoji faces on stick bodies, they look more round and compressed.

If they made show accurate figures of these, about Cutie Mark Crew size, I'd probably get one of RD (love the mulletawk, lol!)
Good for my wallet the actual RD brushable looks possessed, so no thanks.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: LadyMoondancer on November 14, 2019, 08:18:30 AM
The toys look like they crossed G3.5s with Funkos and I die a little when I look at them.

(That said, Newborn Cuties still hold their place as Worst Ever MLPs in my book, ha ha.)
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: brightberry on November 14, 2019, 08:52:37 AM
I'm more than happy with Basic Fun ponies. 

This new cartoon style has never appealed to me, nor do slice of life cartoons and that's fine.  I wouldn't deny it to people who do like it.  I do hope that in some future generation ponies look like ponies again. 
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Teddy on November 14, 2019, 11:07:40 AM
The first thing I noticed was how inappropriate that song is for a MLP promo. What were they thinking?? Although...it's rather catchy. lol! The ponies are creepy as hell, though. No thank you, Hasbro.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: invaderhorizongreen on November 14, 2019, 11:27:33 AM
Excuse me while I run off to go vomit rainbows.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Nemesis on November 14, 2019, 11:39:44 AM
Maybe I'm just in a weird mood rn but I watched the promo clip again and I like the animation more and more (and I think the toys are still freaky looking).

It's like these 2D designs are taylor made for whacky comedy with the crazy faces that looked, well, crazy on the FiM ponies. FiM was full of weird moments when the characters had really messed up Looney Tune stretched out expressions that didn't really work for me. It looked like a distortion of the cutesy, sleek show style.

But these are so deformed and rubbery, they just fit the tone.

I am starting to think the toys would have been better off as poseable figures. The static, mouth agape look does not have the energy the show style gives off.
It also looks like the animated counterparts don't really have these emoji faces on stick bodies, they look more round and compressed.

If they made show accurate figures of these, about Cutie Mark Crew size, I'd probably get one of RD (love the mulletawk, lol!)
Good for my wallet the actual RD brushable looks possessed, so no thanks.

This pretty much sums up my feelings on the animation. G4 already had so many exaggerated and cartoony moments (compared to the ponies I grew up with) that this jump just isn’t that jarring to me. I can live with cartoony ponies.

But the toys... Oh the toys... They just look worse with every new promo we see. The unfinished seams are particularly obvious in the video. :/
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Zapper on November 14, 2019, 11:59:21 AM
The unfinished seams are particularly obvious in the video. :/

They look like they ripped them straight out the mold. I am just irked a big company wouldn't want their product to look as good as possible for such an introduction/promo thing.

Let's just hope these will have better placed tails and not "poop" them out like some FiMmies did.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Ragamuffin on November 14, 2019, 12:17:35 PM
I've seen a lot of people mention the seams, and tbh, the "2017 reboot" G4s (can't really call them "G4.5" anymore, huh?) has that too with some of the poses.

Or at least, they look like this, where it looks like it's poseable, but no, the leg is just attached like that....

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Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: tailrustedtealeaf on November 14, 2019, 01:49:28 PM
Rendering my review of the magical mane Rarity. She does have a gimmick but the body seems to be of hard plastic, so I'd imagine that's how the tail is put in? Didn't break off her head to find out because her gimmick runs through her body to her head. 
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: LadyMoondancer on November 14, 2019, 02:47:23 PM
We know this won’t live long. Maybe a year at best?

Has Hasbro actually said this is intended to be "filler" or short-lived?  Because if not . . . Well, that's what I would wish for :P but not what I would assume.

Teen Titans Go has had six seasons and AFAIK is still on-going.  (It also had a movie last year.)  So that frentic style of animation doesn't necessarily mean "off the air soon."
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: StarSwirl05 on November 14, 2019, 03:28:35 PM
We know this won’t live long. Maybe a year at best?

Has Hasbro actually said this is intended to be "filler" or short-lived?  Because if not . . . Well, that's what I would wish for :P but not what I would assume.

Teen Titans Go has had six seasons and AFAIK is still on-going.  (It also had a movie last year.)  So that frentic style of animation doesn't necessarily mean "off the air soon."
Considering the G5 movie is in 2021, I can't see it going that long.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Skeen on November 14, 2019, 04:03:01 PM
LOL comments are turned off on the video. I WONDER WHY 
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Taffeta on November 14, 2019, 04:19:12 PM
Both my mother and my sister were creeped out by the video when I showed them it.

My issue is that it doesn't seem to know what the target market is. If it is aiming at a slightly older market, they're not going to probably be after ponies...but if it's aimed at small kids why the teenageish attitude in the song?

Eh, I'm glad I'm not a kid now.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Dragonflitter on November 14, 2019, 04:19:50 PM
We know this won’t live long. Maybe a year at best?

Has Hasbro actually said this is intended to be "filler" or short-lived?  Because if not . . . Well, that's what I would wish for :P but not what I would assume.

Teen Titans Go has had six seasons and AFAIK is still on-going.  (It also had a movie last year.)  So that frentic style of animation doesn't necessarily mean "off the air soon."

Yeah as StarSwirl05 said, there's a movie they are preparing for in 2021 and also there's a new show where supposedly the characters change drastically, and this Pony Life has changed the art style but hasn't changed the characters' designs. So we're going with the assumption that this is a placeholder until the movie and show are ready.

But who knows, if this takes off maybe it will run in tandem with the new show/movie? -shrug-
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Zapper on November 14, 2019, 04:33:05 PM
LOL comments are turned off on the video. I WONDER WHY

They have them turned off on all the videos they post. I am glad because the channel is aimed at kids and the comment section would be full of angry, vulgar dudes.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: LadyMoondancer on November 14, 2019, 04:38:20 PM
We know this won’t live long. Maybe a year at best?

Has Hasbro actually said this is intended to be "filler" or short-lived?  Because if not . . . Well, that's what I would wish for :P but not what I would assume.

Teen Titans Go has had six seasons and AFAIK is still on-going.  (It also had a movie last year.)  So that frentic style of animation doesn't necessarily mean "off the air soon."

Yeah as StarSwirl05 said, there's a movie they are preparing for in 2021 and also there's a new show where supposedly the characters change drastically, and this Pony Life has changed the art style but hasn't changed the characters' designs. So we're going with the assumption that this is a placeholder until the movie and show are ready.

But who knows, if this takes off maybe it will run in tandem with the new show/movie? -shrug-

Oh phew, that is great news!  If it's only around for a year or so then I don't mind so much!
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: JazzMatazz on November 14, 2019, 05:13:12 PM
I think I can give the new show a chance, the toys look so cheap, boring and bland. Like dollar store cheap.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Dragonflitter on November 14, 2019, 05:16:32 PM
@Zapper - Your avatar is scaring me.  :yikes:
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Zapper on November 14, 2019, 05:23:10 PM
@Zapper - Your avatar is scaring me.  :yikes:

Ponyboy had to die so Raridemon could live :lol:

I also made some fanart:

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Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Dragonflitter on November 14, 2019, 05:24:26 PM
Looks about right.  :devious:
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Taffeta on November 14, 2019, 05:27:06 PM
Dear Hasbro.
Please stop giving Zapper weaponry with which to terrorise us. ;)

With thanks and cookies.

Pony community.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Ragamuffin on November 14, 2019, 05:35:51 PM
@Zapper - Your avatar is scaring me.  :yikes:

Ponyboy had to die so Raridemon could live :lol:

I also made some fanart:

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What a coincidence... I made some fanart too before the reveal...

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Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: tailrustedtealeaf on November 14, 2019, 05:57:40 PM
Zapper I LOVE your new icon.  :lovey: :lovey: :lovey: :lovey: :lovey:
I'm going to join the dark side too, just gotta finish editing this pic.  :devious:
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: TheBeatlesPkmnFan42 on November 14, 2019, 06:18:59 PM
LOL comments are turned off on the video. I WONDER WHY

Comments are always disabled on their channel's videos (thankfully, they'd probably get gross brony comments on the channel if they had them turned on). This isn't anything specific or new to this one.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Safflower on November 14, 2019, 06:23:41 PM
Zapper I love your fanart, it really speaks to me :lovey: XD
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: aintnobuffalo on November 14, 2019, 06:49:51 PM
@Zapper - Your avatar is scaring me.  :yikes:

Ponyboy had to die so Raridemon could live :lol:

I also made some fanart:

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Haha! I love them both. Quality content.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Sparkle Pony on November 14, 2019, 07:53:05 PM
I've had a weird, sneaking suspicion that the plug was pulled on the upcoming G5 movie or the movie morphed into a tie in with this monstrosity. Maybe I just want to imagine the worst case scenario though. :lol:
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: AvianWing on November 14, 2019, 08:26:34 PM
And I thought Zapper’s avatar was disturbing before.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: hilamb on November 14, 2019, 11:45:00 PM
I think the artstyle is kinda cute, but so far thats all. Reminds me of powerpuff girls somehow. Not a fan of the new pony design, and not gonna buy any pony from this new line.

How I see it, theyre making it something between Tales and FIM. ish..
Always liked that there was magic in pony world, so Im kinda wondering how this show will go. Is it just gonna be irl things, no saving others from evil, or solving magical problems. I hope it would be 50/50 atleast.
I am willing to give it a try, but I dont have high hopes honestly.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Taffeta on November 15, 2019, 12:46:13 AM
Zapper I LOVE your new icon.  :lovey: :lovey: :lovey: :lovey: :lovey:
I'm going to join the dark side too, just gotta finish editing this pic.  :devious:

...We are all doomed ;)
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Zapper on November 15, 2019, 02:17:58 AM
@Zapper - Your avatar is scaring me.  :yikes:

Ponyboy had to die so Raridemon could live :lol:

I also made some fanart:

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What a coincidence... I made some fanart too before the reveal...

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Lmao! Is that one of those MGAE poopsie pets?

I'm going to join the dark side too, just gotta finish editing this pic.  :devious:

Yesss! One of us, one of us.

And I thought Zapper’s avatar was disturbing before.

Fashion is a way to start showing what's in your heart
You call it disturbing I call it irrefutable
Oh oh ohhh oh~~
Life is a runway
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: tailrustedtealeaf on November 15, 2019, 04:23:06 AM
One of us... One of us...
I've had a weird, sneaking suspicion that the plug was pulled on the upcoming G5 movie or the movie morphed into a tie in with this monstrosity. Maybe I just want to imagine the worst case scenario though. :lol:
Oh don't worry about the movie, we got an official release date (September 24th 2021 if I'm remembering correctly) just a week or so ago. Not sure about if it will be a tie-in, though!
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: SunbeamV on November 15, 2019, 04:38:22 AM
Twilight in this new style is starting to grow on me. She's very 90s-esque in a way to me?

I'm noticing that I only seem to like the unicorns in this style  :lol:

edit: typo
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Zapper on November 15, 2019, 05:03:59 AM
Yeah let's get some sympathy for the devil in here! The animated ponies have smaller ears, cuter bodies, cute wings, pink inside their ears, nice hairstyles, muted colors (especially on RD) so they are not clashing too much with the background.
The background is cute and looks 60s illustration inspired, reminds me a bit of Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends.
I like the black outlines on the ponies. Makes it look more comic-y.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: tailrustedtealeaf on November 15, 2019, 06:13:49 AM
I do really love the style of the new ponies unironically, but I love cartoons. I love that they have hoof fluff!
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Leave a Whisper on November 15, 2019, 07:52:51 AM
Dear Hasbro.
Please stop giving Zapper weaponry with which to terrorise us. ;)

With thanks and cookies.

Pony community.

:lmao:  :bolt:

Post Merge: November 15, 2019, 07:53:40 AM

Zapper I love your fanart, it really speaks to me :lovey: XD

It speaks to me too. It says "We will devour your souls." :devious:

Maybe that's why they've got those big heads? Their mouths unhinge like a snake as they devour all that you ever were and could have been.

Showed my daughter and she said she thought they were ugly.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Wildshadow on November 15, 2019, 09:32:11 AM
I was confused of the song choice they used when I first saw it o.O

My Super Best Friend has been drawing them in some kind of similar style for a long while so I'm okay with it. She said it was "Like it was made FOR me, _BY_me"  xD

and I wasn't always liking FiM anyway so I'm up for anything  :wonder:

Now I'm curious what Zapper's avatar before XD but I'm liking the new one I see. Makes me want one now! MAKE ME ONE! I want to join the terror! ^.~
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: RoseNoire on November 15, 2019, 09:36:32 AM
I actually would have been more fine if they were totally different characters we never saw. That way, we would maybe try to get to know them instead of seeing in horror the mane 6 we used to love becoming obnoxious maniacs with no different personality and behaviour from each other whatsoever.

Of course this is a subjective opinion  but I feel that way when watching these videos and their meth faces. I'm not too eager to watch the episodes, but I will. Maybe we'll get a good surprise from it. Wait and see, but I'm not a huge fan to begin with so I'm not too hopeful.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Leave a Whisper on November 15, 2019, 09:51:58 AM
I actually would have been more fine if they were totally different characters we never saw. That way, we would maybe try to get to know them instead of seeing in horror the mane 6 we used to love becoming obnoxious maniacs with no different personality and behaviour from each other whatsoever.

Of course this is a subjective opinion  but I feel that way when watching these videos and their meth faces. I'm not too eager to watch the episodes, but I will. Maybe we'll get a good surprise from it. Wait and see, but I'm not a huge fan to begin with so I'm not too hopeful.

My Little Tweaker! You know, for kids!
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Taffeta on November 15, 2019, 11:59:39 AM
I actually would have been more fine if they were totally different characters we never saw. That way, we would maybe try to get to know them instead of seeing in horror the mane 6 we used to love becoming obnoxious maniacs with no different personality and behaviour from each other whatsoever.

Of course this is a subjective opinion  but I feel that way when watching these videos and their meth faces. I'm not too eager to watch the episodes, but I will. Maybe we'll get a good surprise from it. Wait and see, but I'm not a huge fan to begin with so I'm not too hopeful.

My Little Tweaker! You know, for kids!

I would have liked new characters too, more for the reason that I'm not sold on the M6 and esp not Pinkie and Dash. It seems redundant and lazy to recycle.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Noasar on November 15, 2019, 01:10:18 PM
This is going to be what G2 was to G1...a mistake!
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Taffeta on November 15, 2019, 01:21:39 PM
This is going to be what G2 was to G1...a mistake!

Not really sure it's the same thing...I mean, we've seen so many sub generations and generations and reboots now that it's pretty much normal and par for the course. Whereas when G2 came out it was the first time it had happened and nobody really knew what to make of it...hence one part of the community had a violent backlash to it.

True, there is not much enthusiasm here, and also not much maybe over the other side, but I still think it's different from what it was like back then.


Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: TJgamer on November 23, 2019, 09:46:11 PM
My late take on this.
I'm mostly optimistic about where this will lead.
Most of the worry is that this will try too hard to be Teen Titans Go, which I'm pretty sure won't be the case. The reason why TTG has gotten a bad reputation is because A) the previous Teen Titans cartoon didn't get a complete ending like FiM has, B) its immature humor and obnoxious zaniness, and C) it oversaturated Cartoon Network's US schedule like nobody's business. I highly doubt they will give Pony Life that much attention and not for that long, unless if it somehow becomes a monster success. My best guess is that this will be only a 1 or 2 year period to hold the fans over until G5 officially comes into play.
The animation and art style doesn't bother me...
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...but I get the feeling it will look a little different in the actual cartoon as opposed to this promo.
I just hope that it will be a short, sweet, silly series for us to enjoy while we await 2021.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Shaiyeh on November 24, 2019, 03:18:41 AM
Having pondered this for a while now, I’ve unironically put Pinkie as my phone bg (the promo pic with all of them , the one with the purple background) and I’m really really hoping we’ll get the new ponies here. Still not sure I’m gonna like the show, still looks like it’s going to be obnoxious, but the style is growing on me. Just not sure I want it moving, and with sound :silly: 
I’m totally uninterested in FiM, and have like a handful of those ponies (literally. I think I have 5), but these... I actually really like them. Like for real.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: TJgamer on November 24, 2019, 07:24:00 AM
Oh yeah. The toys are...weird. But I guess I wouldn't mind having one? :lookround: The defined fetlocks do help.
Also, on the subject of bronies, they seem to be mostly mixed/neutral on the designs if this poll from EQD is of any indication.
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Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Artemesia's Garden on November 24, 2019, 08:26:04 AM
Just feel I ought to chime in with :sigh:

I prefer my ponies to be pastoral/magical rather than slice of life. I'm not a fan of Tales, Equestria Girls or the G3 ponyverse in general as I find these settings too suburban and mundane. From what I can see this will be of that ilk.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Harmonie on November 24, 2019, 08:44:37 AM
Just feel I ought to chime in with :sigh:

I prefer my ponies to be pastoral/magical rather than slice of life. I'm not a fan of Tales, Equestria Girls or the G3 ponyverse in general as I find these settings too suburban and mundane. From what I can see this will be of that ilk.

I'm okay with Slice of Life MLP... Just as long as I still feel like they're ponies in their own world. So G3 worked alright for me. But Tales? I couldn't finish. It was just a school series with the ponies slapped on top of it.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Zapper on November 24, 2019, 09:13:53 AM
Just feel I ought to chime in with :sigh:

I prefer my ponies to be pastoral/magical rather than slice of life. I'm not a fan of Tales, Equestria Girls or the G3 ponyverse in general as I find these settings too suburban and mundane. From what I can see this will be of that ilk.

I'm okay with Slice of Life MLP... Just as long as I still feel like they're ponies in their own world. So G3 worked alright for me. But Tales? I couldn't finish. It was just a school series with the ponies slapped on top of it.

Tales was really weird because it was such an aprupt departure from N Friends and the fantasy adventure elements but as a cartoon back in the early 90s it oddly fit in well.
I can see why they did it. Animals living human lives is a staple of childrens AND adults entertainment. And school life is, too.
It's kinda fascinating. Kids watch kids go to school because it is relatable and one of the most kid-friendly forms of stress and conflict (bullying, bad grades, boredom, teachers you hate, chores). Adults then watch it because school life comes off as so relaxing next to work life :lol:

But I overall agree that the more pony MLP is, the more I am drawn to it. Probably because there is lots of other stuff I could follow as a Slice of Life replacement. Like the entire Disney Duck comics and most Disney Afternoon cartoons rely on an animal world where they also have adventures and magic. Almost everything deemed "furry" falls into that category, too.
If I want more adult life problems I could tune in to Bojack Horseman. If I want it to be cuter I go to Aggretsuko. If I want full on "npt for kids" rating I read Blacksad.
The market is very saturated with anthro animal stuff nowadays.

But where are the fourlegged animals living in a magic land that just happen to talk? That is a rarity. And probably harder to market, too.
As one user here perfectly explained, a lot of animal characters have predatory/primate features in cartoons so people can relate to their expressions/emotions. And the same is true for the way they walk, talk, sit, stand, live. Plop a pony on it's butt on a chair eating from a plate - instantly relatable. Have it eating grass from the ground - oh a horse, boring.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: PinkRosedust on November 24, 2019, 11:05:21 AM
The animation and art style doesn't bother me...
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...too much...
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...but I get the feeling it will look a little different in the actual cartoon as opposed to this promo.
I just hope that it will be a short, sweet, silly series for us to enjoy while we await 2021.

Man I HOPE it looks different. The more I look at those screen shots the more horrified I am..I just don't want MLP to be...that.

I am curious why the consensus seems to be that Pony Life will be short lived and the movie will be G5. Is it because of all those leaks of the M6 in different styles from a while back? Or is it that many are HOPING that the movie will be something better? Because that's where I'm at currently. Haha. I'll gladly eat my words if PL ends up actually being good but I'm not optimistic.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: StarSwirl05 on November 24, 2019, 11:37:03 AM

Man I HOPE it looks different. The more I look at those screen shots the more horrified I am..I just don't want MLP to be...that.

I am curious why the consensus seems to be that Pony Life will be short lived and the movie will be G5. Is it because of all those leaks of the M6 in different styles from a while back? Or is it that many are HOPING that the movie will be something better? Because that's where I'm at currently. Haha. I'll gladly eat my words if PL ends up actually being good but I'm not optimistic.
The G5 movie is slated for 2021 so the show can't be more than a year long.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Taffeta on November 24, 2019, 04:26:18 PM
The animation and art style doesn't bother me...
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...too much...
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...but I get the feeling it will look a little different in the actual cartoon as opposed to this promo.
I just hope that it will be a short, sweet, silly series for us to enjoy while we await 2021.

Man I HOPE it looks different. The more I look at those screen shots the more horrified I am..I just don't want MLP to be...that.

I am curious why the consensus seems to be that Pony Life will be short lived and the movie will be G5. Is it because of all those leaks of the M6 in different styles from a while back? Or is it that many are HOPING that the movie will be something better? Because that's where I'm at currently. Haha. I'll gladly eat my words if PL ends up actually being good but I'm not optimistic.

We endured nine or so years of the FIM series, and the corrosive damage its 'mane 6' obsession did to the creativity of the toyline is probably going to be greater than whatever this turns out to be - even if it goes on a few years.

 I think we're strong enough for anything Hasbro throws at us. Although the animation does look like they took the unicorn poop trope too seriously and merged the ponies with the rainbow poop to save time.

I would love to think the 'G5' thing people keep talking about was delayed because they realised retro ponies sell and thus decided to rethink some of their tunnel vision - but I suspect it's just they didn't work out how to make Pinkie's hair even more curly yet. Waiting to see how many more stereotypical girly tropes G5 can shove into an animated series, so that a whole new generation of fresh faced brony 2.0s can decry it as the most nongirly pony iteration yet. G4 set the bar quite high, but I'm sure Hasbro are up for the challenge.


Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Stellaluna on November 24, 2019, 05:12:27 PM
I just saw that video and wow. That's bold of them to use the word "hell" so many times in a product for little girls. You would think they'd be more careful about backlash from parents. I know at Build-A-Bear they take out or alter anything potentially problematic in the music they play at their stores, even going so far as to change "strawberry champagne on ice" to "strawberry milkshakes on ice".
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Taffeta on November 24, 2019, 05:14:14 PM
How things change. Hasbro UK marketed the outfit 'sweetness and lace' here as Champagne and lace and there's a champagne bottle drawn on the card art. :)
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Leave a Whisper on November 24, 2019, 05:23:03 PM
The animation and art style doesn't bother me...
Spoiler
...too much...
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...but I get the feeling it will look a little different in the actual cartoon as opposed to this promo.
I just hope that it will be a short, sweet, silly series for us to enjoy while we await 2021.

Man I HOPE it looks different. The more I look at those screen shots the more horrified I am..I just don't want MLP to be...that.

I am curious why the consensus seems to be that Pony Life will be short lived and the movie will be G5. Is it because of all those leaks of the M6 in different styles from a while back? Or is it that many are HOPING that the movie will be something better? Because that's where I'm at currently. Haha. I'll gladly eat my words if PL ends up actually being good but I'm not optimistic.

I'm tired of the TTG animation and its stupid brand of humor.

 Idk about everyone else but I do NOT want this to be the face of MLP for the next decade, so I'm hoping this is a brief transitory stage.

I don't think it will be transitory though.
Because Hasbro hasn't cared about putting out decent MLP in a long time. They don't give a flying unicorn turd as they've done nothing but cheap out in every single way.

We are not likely to see a return to G3 or G1 quality once Basic Fun is done.


All the good effort, quality, and creativity is going to Transformers.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Sora on November 24, 2019, 05:40:41 PM
The animation and art style doesn't bother me...
Spoiler
...too much...
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...but I get the feeling it will look a little different in the actual cartoon as opposed to this promo.
I just hope that it will be a short, sweet, silly series for us to enjoy while we await 2021.

Man I HOPE it looks different. The more I look at those screen shots the more horrified I am..I just don't want MLP to be...that.

I am curious why the consensus seems to be that Pony Life will be short lived and the movie will be G5. Is it because of all those leaks of the M6 in different styles from a while back? Or is it that many are HOPING that the movie will be something better? Because that's where I'm at currently. Haha. I'll gladly eat my words if PL ends up actually being good but I'm not optimistic.

I'm tired of the TTG animation and its stupid brand of humor.

 Idk about everyone else but I do NOT want this to be the face of MLP for the next decade, so I'm hoping this is a brief transitory stage.

I don't think it will be transitory though.
Because Hasbro hasn't cared about putting out decent MLP in a long time. They don't give a flying unicorn turd as they've done nothing but cheap out in every single way.

Same. For me, the CalArts style is the only type of animation that I can't stand to watch. I'll quietly sit this one out, although I'll probably buy a Fluttershy and maybe a Potion Nova somewhere down the line.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Glitter Yolk on November 24, 2019, 06:04:53 PM
My two cents:

Not gonna lie, the new art style had me unimpressed. The toys are weird.

But the more I look at the art, the more I don't mind it. The thing I do mind is the overly silly cartoonish faces. I don't like those huge mouths, and as everyone else has said it looks like TTGo humor.

I'm strongly praying it isn't. The 'lol so random! XD' humor is very dated at this point. I don't mind a series of the ponies just hanging out, but I don't want their characters to be reduced to 'let's be stupid for the sake of entertainment'. If the animation is just more exaggerated for fun, maybe that's okay.

What I do like is the artsy backgrounds, and since this seems to be an intermediary period between G4 and G5, that means this mini series won't be milked to death like G4 was. In all, I'm willing to try watching the show before deciding whether or not it's a hit or miss. I could end up enjoying it? But I'm tentative to jump into it with open arms. I hope it's going to have some sweet, tender or cute moments. Maybe throw in some new characters now and then? Otherwise I will keep my hopes to a minimum.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Ragamuffin on November 27, 2019, 03:00:06 PM
Some new PL were listed today, Luna and Celestia EQG Fashion Squad figures that come with molded mane ponies.

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Luna is a recoloured Sunset Shimmer and Celestia is a recoloured Starlight Glimmer. I appreciate the ponies having painted hooves. The legs look like they're poseable but I wouldn't be surprised if that's not the case.

(from Pony Toy News) (https://ponytoynews.weebly.com/home/entertainmentearth-lists-brand-new-toys-for-2020)
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Leave a Whisper on November 27, 2019, 05:04:53 PM
Ugh. Here we have a Luna with lovely blues and its on this mould.  Darnit Hasbro!  :throw:
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Taffeta on November 27, 2019, 05:19:04 PM
Ugh. Here we have a Luna with lovely blues and its on this mould.  Darnit Hasbro!  :throw:

I like the doll mini though. Maybe because it's a sunset mould.

The pony is not so bad in this style compared to the other, but...
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Sunset on November 27, 2019, 07:50:21 PM
I actually think those designs look kind of cute.  But I think the deal with those is that they do have all that molded hair to soften the lines of the head in a way that brushable hair will never be able to do.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: otocolobus_manul on November 27, 2019, 10:40:24 PM
OH NO THEY’RE ADORABLE. I hate both those toylines, but these are super cute. The molded manes help shape the faces so they don’t look so wide, and make the ears seem less tall. The EqG Minis are cute too - I was sad we never got a Luna EqG Mini, so I guess this works. Plus hey, more for my Army of the Two Sisters!
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Mermaid on November 27, 2019, 10:58:31 PM
I’m not a huge fan of those, but I do like the painted hooves and the accessories... I’m torn haha
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Zapper on November 28, 2019, 04:18:03 AM
For me, the CalArts style is the only type of animation that I can't stand to watch.

You can't stand to watch FiM, Disney movies, Pixar movies, Disney shows, most CN and Nick shows? Whoa, that's a lot!
Because all of those are CalArts. CalArts was founded by the Disney brothers, so basically CalArts style = Disney style.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: TJgamer on November 28, 2019, 05:41:36 AM
Yeah, unfortunately the term "CalArts" has become the go-to word for the popular trend of flat, rounded character designs with bean shaped heads and noodle limbs. People typically think Adventure Time, Gravity Falls, Steven Universe, Clarence, that kind of stuff when they say CalArts, even if it's not entirely accurate.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Zapper on November 28, 2019, 06:27:51 AM
Yeah, unfortunately the term "CalArts" has become the go-to word for the popular trend of flat, rounded character designs with bean shaped heads and noodle limbs. People typically think Adventure Time, Gravity Falls, Steven Universe, Clarence, that kind of stuff when they say CalArts, even if it's not entirely accurate.

That is so weird, tho. People in the animation industry have pointed out that the negative term "CalArts style" has been around since the early 90s (mostly because CalArts is Disney and is therefore dominating other schools) and that was when the "round noodle" designs didn't even exist. I totally get not liking character design trends, but the "CalArts style" argument is always a headscratcher.

Just say you don't like round mouth edges and round eyes, lol.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Sora on November 28, 2019, 06:28:39 AM
For me, the CalArts style is the only type of animation that I can't stand to watch.

You can't stand to watch FiM, Disney movies, Pixar movies, Disney shows, most CN and Nick shows? Whoa, that's a lot!
Because all of those are CalArts. CalArts was founded by the Disney brothers, so basically CalArts style = Disney style.
Read what I wrote - CalArts style. Here: this is what's considered CalArts style (https://www.ballstatedaily.com/article/2018/09/what-is-calarts-style). And no, I don't watch any of the shows pictured, although I acknowledge their popularity. I'm not referring to the institute - I'm referring to the beanface style which has been given a nickname by others.

Would it be easier if I just said 'bean mouth' from now on?
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Zapper on November 28, 2019, 07:00:56 AM
For me, the CalArts style is the only type of animation that I can't stand to watch.

You can't stand to watch FiM, Disney movies, Pixar movies, Disney shows, most CN and Nick shows? Whoa, that's a lot!
Because all of those are CalArts. CalArts was founded by the Disney brothers, so basically CalArts style = Disney style.
Read what I wrote - CalArts style. Here: this is what's considered CalArts style (https://www.ballstatedaily.com/article/2018/09/what-is-calarts-style). And no, I don't watch any of the shows pictured, although I acknowledge their popularity. I'm not referring to the institute - I'm referring to the beanface style which has been given a nickname by others.

Would it be easier if I just said 'bean mouth' from now on?

I read what you wrote but you didn't read what I wrote. "CalArts Style" as a negative term has been around since the early 90s when "bean mouth" didn't exist.

I certainly wouldn't have asked you if you don't watch FiM (Lauren Faust is a CalArts grad) if you just said "I hate the mouth shape".

That nickname came about because CalArts has too much power in the animation industry and that makes other schools graduates jealous (rightfully so). The art style is ever changing following trends. The real problem with CalArts is that they are dominating the industry. They aren't forcing their graduates to adopt a style (more so they are teaching Nine Old Men stuff because they are Disney, as I have already mentioned).

Tl;Dr: We only se bean-mouth stuff right now because it is popular, not because it was orchestrated by CalArts :lol:
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Sora on November 28, 2019, 07:06:19 AM
For me, the CalArts style is the only type of animation that I can't stand to watch.

You can't stand to watch FiM, Disney movies, Pixar movies, Disney shows, most CN and Nick shows? Whoa, that's a lot!
Because all of those are CalArts. CalArts was founded by the Disney brothers, so basically CalArts style = Disney style.
Read what I wrote - CalArts style. Here: this is what's considered CalArts style (https://www.ballstatedaily.com/article/2018/09/what-is-calarts-style). And no, I don't watch any of the shows pictured, although I acknowledge their popularity. I'm not referring to the institute - I'm referring to the beanface style which has been given a nickname by others.

Would it be easier if I just said 'bean mouth' from now on?

I read what you wrote but you didn't read what I wrote. "CalArts Style" as a negative term has been around since the early 90s when "bean mouth" didn't exist.

I certainly wouldn't have asked you if you don't watch FiM (Lauren Faust is a CalArts grad) if you just said "I hate the mouth shape".

That nickname came about because CalArts has too much power in the animation industry and that makes other schools graduates jealous (rightfully so). The art style is ever changing following trends. The real problem with CalArts is that they are dominating the industry. They aren't forcing their graduates to adopt a style (more so they are teaching Nine Old Men stuff because they are Disney, as I have already mentioned).

Tl;Dr: We only se bean-mouth stuff right now because it is popular, not because it was orchestrated by CalArts :lol:
Ah, I see now, I misunderstood. It's just awkward when the internet adopts a phrase like they have (seriously, I put in bean mouth and the first thing that pops up on Google is CalArts style on knowyourmeme).

To put it in a more definite term then, "bean mouth" is the art style I don't like :P
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Zapper on November 28, 2019, 07:25:07 AM
@Sora: the article you linked to me explains it better than I can (English not being my first language).

I usually get what people mean by "CalArts style" because it is being thrown around since forever, I just don't agree with that nickname (and the article is on my side regarding this) and therefore like to challenge it :lol:

What I dislike about cartoon style trends is that sometimes you feel like one show is from the exact same person as another show.
Like... Danny Phantom, Total Drama Island and Powerpuff Girls are all from different people but they look alike.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Khoufu on November 28, 2019, 08:37:52 AM
My partner took one look and said "...that's Dexter's Laboratory." I'll wait to seriously judge it but I'm not sure what fans they intend on impressing with slice of life, which is a rather common setting for kid shows, especially girl shows. A different array of characters would also be nice.

Then again, I did like MLP Tales, so who knows if I'll like Pony Life.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Zapper on November 28, 2019, 02:09:51 PM
My partner took one look and said "...that's Dexter's Laboratory."

Looking at DeeDee, I can see a resemblance. Especially because she was 80% eyes and barely had a body :lol:

I'd also like to transport my cool new fandom name to here: Lifesavers! Like the candy because we are so sweet and want to give Pony Life a chance.
Join the Life-stream! <-- the name of our fandom :cool:
"Ponies are love, ponies are Life" <-- our slogan stolen from Shrek fans because Shrek has layers and so do ponies :cool:
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Leave a Whisper on November 28, 2019, 02:12:30 PM
My partner took one look and said "...that's Dexter's Laboratory."

Looking at DeeDee, I can see a resemblance. Especially because she was 80% eyes and barely had a body :lol:

I'd also like to transport my cool new fandom name to here: Lifesavers! Like the candy because we are so sweet and want to give Pony Life a chance.
Join the Life-stream! <-- the name of our fandom :cool:
"Ponies are love, ponies are Life" <-- our slogan stolen from Shrek fans because Shrek has layers and so do ponies :cool:

Like Cake because everyone likes cake? Or like Onions because they are always making people cry?  :P
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Taffeta on November 28, 2019, 02:14:55 PM
My partner took one look and said "...that's Dexter's Laboratory."

Looking at DeeDee, I can see a resemblance. Especially because she was 80% eyes and barely had a body :lol:

I'd also like to transport my cool new fandom name to here: Lifesavers! Like the candy because we are so sweet and want to give Pony Life a chance.
Join the Life-stream! <-- the name of our fandom :cool:
"Ponies are love, ponies are Life" <-- our slogan stolen from Shrek fans because Shrek has layers and so do ponies :cool:

Like Cake because everyone likes cake? Or like Onions because they are always making people cry?  :P

Onion cake maybe.

Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Leave a Whisper on November 28, 2019, 02:15:43 PM
My partner took one look and said "...that's Dexter's Laboratory."

Looking at DeeDee, I can see a resemblance. Especially because she was 80% eyes and barely had a body :lol:

I'd also like to transport my cool new fandom name to here: Lifesavers! Like the candy because we are so sweet and want to give Pony Life a chance.
Join the Life-stream! <-- the name of our fandom :cool:
"Ponies are love, ponies are Life" <-- our slogan stolen from Shrek fans because Shrek has layers and so do ponies :cool:

Like Cake because everyone likes cake? Or like Onions because they are always making people cry?  :P

Onion cake maybe.

 :lol:
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Zapper on November 28, 2019, 02:24:35 PM
No, like ogres. Much like ogres in Shrek, ponies from PL are misundrstood, cast out and shamed. Lifesavers understand their freakiness is not their fault but Hasbro's.
As Lifesavers we take in the PL ponies and embrace them instead of writing them off before we have even seen the show.

Of course I'll still not buy any of those. My support will be shallow like most online activism :lol:
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: tailrustedtealeaf on November 28, 2019, 03:16:35 PM
As Lifesavers we take in the PL ponies and embrace them instead of writing them off before we have even seen the show.
My friend who made a PL server to attatch the wiki set the welcome message to be "Hello @name, welcome to the Pony Life Server! Please verify yourself over at #role-assign, and don't forget to feel good as Hell!" That can be our greeting.
"How you feelin'?"
Normal pony fan, hates PL, blah blah: "Ok."
Woke Lifesavers, adore PL: "Good as hell!"
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Zapper on November 28, 2019, 05:09:37 PM
That can be our greeting.
"How you feelin'?"
Normal pony fan, hates PL, blah blah: "Ok."
Woke Lifesavers, adore PL: "Good as hell!"

Hell yeah!  :lol:
Oh, I like you created a wiki. I'll bookmark. I hope we'll get new bg ponies we can name before the haters can.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Leave a Whisper on November 28, 2019, 05:17:54 PM
As Lifesavers we take in the PL ponies and embrace them instead of writing them off before we have even seen the show.
My friend who made a PL server to attatch the wiki set the welcome message to be "Hello @name, welcome to the Pony Life Server! Please verify yourself over at #role-assign, and don't forget to feel good as Hell!" That can be our greeting.
"How you feelin'?"
Normal pony fan, hates PL, blah blah: "Ok."
Woke Lifesavers, adore PL: "Good as hell!"

:snicker:
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Taffeta on November 29, 2019, 07:15:14 AM
...The Arena doesn't seem to have a popcorn eating emoji.

I consider that an outrage.

Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: nullcherri on November 29, 2019, 08:27:05 PM
A longtime member, but huge lurker. I'm coming out of the darkness to say I love this thread and ya'll are hilarious. The pony community endures.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Dragonflitter on November 29, 2019, 09:35:28 PM
Of course I'll still not buy any of those. My support will be shallow like most online activism :lol:

Okay this killed me. XD
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: SunbeamV on December 01, 2019, 02:18:55 PM
Ok, call this an absolutely nuclear take, but I've been thinking about these new designs a lot lately and I gotta say, it kinda feels like justice. The nasty side of the "brony fandom" spent so much time totally ripping on G3 and especially 3.5 and now they're basically getting the same cursed treatment. The new toys may not really be my personal taste (except for the eye detail! That's really cute!), but I'd be lying if I said this whole shebang didn't stir up just a little glee in the inner depths of my petty soul.  :silly:
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: tailrustedtealeaf on December 01, 2019, 02:51:01 PM
Amazing take. I love it. I love it even more now.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: starrynights on December 01, 2019, 04:49:22 PM
Some new PL were listed today, Luna and Celestia EQG Fashion Squad figures that come with molded mane ponies.

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Luna is a recoloured Sunset Shimmer and Celestia is a recoloured Starlight Glimmer. I appreciate the ponies having painted hooves. The legs look like they're poseable but I wouldn't be surprised if that's not the case.

(from Pony Toy News) (https://ponytoynews.weebly.com/home/entertainmentearth-lists-brand-new-toys-for-2020)
A new Luna!! And she's blue!! I can't wait to get my hands on this. I wish she had a chest piece like celestia though
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Ragamuffin on December 02, 2019, 09:29:48 PM
The ponies are, in fact, poseable!

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Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: brightberry on December 02, 2019, 09:44:32 PM
The hard plastic toys are pretty cute.  But they don’t stand out from all the other cute pet toys out there.

Do they know that “good as hell” doesn’t mean feeling happy?  It’s about dressing up even when you feel like hell.  Smiling on the outside, crying inside. What happened to the ponies that made them feel so awful??? 
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: TheBeatlesPkmnFan42 on December 02, 2019, 10:05:30 PM
What happened to the ponies that made them feel so awful??? 

Hasbro taking away their lower jaws.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Leave a Whisper on December 02, 2019, 10:55:04 PM
What happened to the ponies that made them feel so awful??? 

Hasbro taking away their lower jaws.

:lmao:
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Dragonflitter on December 02, 2019, 11:07:19 PM
Well I like that idea more than the actual lyrics, which seem to imply that it is of course boy troubles. Because that is the only troubles women in media are allowed to have, apparently.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Nemesis on December 03, 2019, 01:20:33 AM
Do my eyes deceive me... or do Luna and Celestia seem to actually have lower jaws, albeit just slightly? In any case, these are better than the first ones. The colors and articulation are nice... I might actually get these two.

What happened to the ponies that made them feel so awful??? 

Hasbro taking away their lower jaws.

:haha:
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: TheBeatlesPkmnFan42 on December 03, 2019, 07:32:26 AM
Hasbro taking away their lower jaws.

:lmao:
Hasbro taking away their lower jaws.

:haha:

I'm happy you guys liked that. :P

But man, like I do think these ponies are cute, and I plan to buy them, but the lower jaw thing is definitely an issue I have with them. At least you can't tell as much from a front angle and that's how my ponies tend to be displayed by default...
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Zapper on December 03, 2019, 07:38:30 AM
They look better in action figure form to me. Probably because of the dynamic hair mold and poseability. But yeah, no... needs jaw. The Grudge befell these poor creatures. Even more reason to save them.

Post Merge: December 03, 2019, 07:41:03 AM

Do they know that “good as hell” doesn’t mean feeling happy?  It’s about dressing up even when you feel like hell.  Smiling on the outside, crying inside.

You seem to believe that Hasbro is somehow intelligent :lol:
They took a song from Lizzo because she is popular right now. They must have been unaware of that (ironic) implication. It makes it all the more funny to me, tho!
Just like the dumb idea to do teasers on instagram using the worst scribbles possible.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Ragamuffin on December 03, 2019, 10:41:57 AM
I'm glad how everyone hates the lack of lower jaw, because I was thinking that way about the uh... "2017 reboot ponies" earlier this year.

The original 2010 G4s had a really cute, sweet face, WITH a jaw. It was the best way to translate the FiM style over to 3D. Funkos have a similar facial shape. But then you get to the 2017 ponies, and they don't have a jaw or a chin or anything! I was thinking: where do their teeth go?! I guess if you only eat cupcakes and frosting, you might not need those lower incisors...

And is no one going to point out that they actually coloured the tongues on Luna and Celestia...? ;)
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: tailrustedtealeaf on December 03, 2019, 10:55:21 AM
Will the tongues STAY painted in though, is my question.
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Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Leave a Whisper on December 03, 2019, 10:58:35 AM
The faces from 3.5 onward have been absolutely dreadful.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Dragonflitter on December 03, 2019, 11:57:16 AM
Is that the reason why we sometimes compare the recent toys to piggys? Because they have an upper jaw but not a lower jaw, so their nose looks huge?
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: caseysealia on December 03, 2019, 12:06:19 PM
Hm maybe the issue was the lack of hair. They're hideous, but Celestia Twilight, and Luna are cute.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Zapper on December 03, 2019, 01:48:28 PM
Ah, I love to be reminded of GoH and its brutal depictions of fighting ponies. Twilight was totally gonna speer that Changeling gritting her purple teeth.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: starrynights on December 03, 2019, 01:50:12 PM
I still have no idea what those wing things she wears on her back are supposed to be
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: caseysealia on December 03, 2019, 03:01:53 PM
I actually liked the GOH line enough at the time but that Twilight....I JUST wanted the Changeling...
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Leave a Whisper on December 03, 2019, 03:31:50 PM
Ah, I love to be reminded of GoH and its brutal depictions of fighting ponies. Twilight was totally gonna speer that Changeling gritting her purple teeth.

Maybe she grit her teeth so hard that her jaw came off?
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Al-1701 on December 03, 2019, 06:16:49 PM
Or at least teeth disintegrated from the pressure and now she's working on her gums.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Leave a Whisper on December 03, 2019, 06:27:19 PM
Or at least teeth disintegrated from the pressure and now she's working on her gums.

 :biggrin:
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: StarSwirl05 on December 04, 2019, 06:32:30 AM
Twilight's lost her dentures in that pic. That's why her teeth are purple. :P
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Skeen on December 04, 2019, 10:08:13 AM
Twilight's lost her dentures in that pic. That's why her teeth are purple. :P

Twilight's also lost her blue hair.  It's definitely purple now. 
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: StarSwirl05 on December 12, 2019, 07:11:12 AM
Welp, seems the trailer wasn't well liked and got downvoted to death on Hasbro's YouTube channel and is now private. Got to see it from YouTube elsewhere but didn't even get through it all. They're supposed to be good at this.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Leave a Whisper on December 12, 2019, 07:15:11 AM
Welp, seems the trailer wasn't well liked and got downvoted to death on Hasbro's YouTube channel and is now private. Got to see it from YouTube elsewhere but didn't even get through it all. They're supposed to be good at this.

Haha really? I wonder who downvoted it more? Angry parents or disgruntled fans?
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: tailrustedtealeaf on December 12, 2019, 07:17:54 AM
That's speculation, we don't know why the trailer was privatized.
I'd imagine it might be something along those lines.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Taffeta on December 12, 2019, 07:31:27 AM
I heard the whole of the advert song on the radio or somewhere in a store the other day.
I suppose we should just be glad they didn't include the bit about drinking tequila as well...
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: caseysealia on December 12, 2019, 08:36:33 AM
I was one of the people who down voted it ngl (I certainly wasn't going to like it!) Not because I don't think it *could* be good but because the song choice, the poor quality ect. I'm just a bystander not getting involved until I watch it.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Leave a Whisper on December 12, 2019, 08:48:09 AM
I downvoted it because it looks awful.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: caseysealia on December 12, 2019, 08:53:36 AM
I downvoted it because it looks awful.
Yes yes that too
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: LadyMoondancer on December 12, 2019, 09:23:16 AM
Do they know that “good as hell” doesn’t mean feeling happy?  It’s about dressing up even when you feel like hell.  Smiling on the outside, crying inside. What happened to the ponies that made them feel so awful??? 

??? 

That's not what "good as hell" means.  It means "feeling great."  Similar to saying "that guy looks hot as hell" just means "he's really good looking."   It doesn't mean he's . . . not good looking.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Ragamuffin on December 12, 2019, 09:34:27 AM
I was saying on Tumblr, one of the worst things about PL is how trendy it is. It's so unlike MLP as a brand. MLP has been their own thing for the most part. I can't think of time where they've given into trends, aside from small one-off things like the Rockin' Beats or Hip Holly or whatever. Media might be another story, as well as merch, but the toyline? I can't think of anything.

But PL's entire identity evolves around what's popular right now. They look like popular toys, like Poopsie Unicorns and Hairdorables. They even incorporate the unavoidable surprise gimmick. And in the Fashion Style packs, you have a unicorn set for Pinkie and a mermaid set for Fluttersy, both very popular right now. For the show, people are drawing comparisons to Teen Titans Go!, which is annoyingly popular. The humour that we can predict from PL is what's popular in children's media as well. Funny faces, noodle arms, screaming, being "so random"; cheap "kids humour" instead of clever writing. The marketing for these so far has been very "how do you do, fellow kids?" too. The format and language used on the teasers on Instagram, as well as, of course, the "Good as Hell" used in the trailer.

So what can we expect from Pony Life? Well, I predict anything that's popular right now goes. :cool: Flossing, vibe checks, bruh moments, Instagram, TikTok, corgis, llamas, succulents/cacti, bass boosted songs, someone is going to say "cringe" at some point, and next year's big Christmas toy will be packaged with slime... :biggrin: And expect the marketing for this thing to try too hard to be hip, with looping show clips like gifs in commercials, maybe you could throw in some impact font in there too... :lookround:

You could argue "well, that's just what sells nowadays". It feels different when something like LOL does that because it's a relatively new line. I think it can get away with cramming as many pop culture references possible. But it's not like My Little Pony to be like that. Or at least, that's not how I remember MLP to be. MLP can be updated to be more appealing to an audience, but there's a difference between being modern and joining a fad for a quick buck.

All previous generations don't feel dated at all, aside from the aforementioned examples like Hip Holly. G1 holds up, G2, G3, and even G4 doesn't have anything that could really be dated I think. But PL is FULL of things that are very, very 2019. In another decade these things are going to be like a time capsule from the late 2010s.

Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: LadyMoondancer on December 12, 2019, 09:46:50 AM
Yeah, I'm getting a real "Teen Titans Go" vibe too.

I'm trying not to get too down about the whole thing because . . . it is for kids, and a lot of kids do like that style of humor.  It's just kind of depressing after we had a series that had a big emphasis on lore and took itself pretty seriously.  I mean, yeah it had lots of jokes and even some meta-humor, but it felt like it took the concept of "intelligent talking magic horses" seriously and took the little kids who love that concept seriously.  I'm not getting that vibe from the new show.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Taffeta on December 12, 2019, 10:23:11 AM
Ragamuffin, you make a ton of great points in that post. I think that's probably what's behind this exactly. A desire to cling onto 'what is cool now'. The problem with trying to keep up with the things kids find cool is that it's adults making the decisions and so invariably what they think kids think are cool the kids will probably have moved on from by the time they get it out...

I think I've seen MLP reinvent so many times I'm not gnashing my teeth at this or wanting to tear it down. I just think it's stupid. I still feel FIM has ruined MLP as a toyline by trying to sell it as a cartoon byproduct, and this is kind of on those lines as well.

The real test as to whether it's what kids want is whether it succeeds. The risk with basing your product on current trends is that they tend to pass really quickly.

As for LOL surprise and poopsie unicorns, I am clearly too old now to understand what their appeal is xD.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: brightberry on December 12, 2019, 10:50:22 AM
I don't get the "slime" thing either.  I did get into squishies as some of the quality ones are as good as their hype, but I'm pretty sure most kids are past that now.

Honestly, I think instagram and youtube have had the most influence on these "trends".  Unboxing surprises and watching reactions to something weird but sparkly is on almost every kid's feed.  At least, at my niece's school.  Unfortunately for brand names, home made or custom made is all the rage.  Yes, kids like slime.  But they like to make it themselves, add all the glitter and color.  Then, film it all for their friends.  They order squishies from Japan. Store bought is lame.  They buy home made slime from other kids or specialty shops and unwrap it on camera.  Everyone loves resin goods and watching kids take it out of their home made molds.  It's really crazy how far in the opposite direction kids have gone from buying toys in stores.  The internet has kind of made it uncool for kids to have what everyone else has.  I think that's why surprise boxes have really taken off and why companies are trying to compete with that.

And suddenly, in that light, I'm realizing that Hasbro is making a huge mistake sticking to the main six.  :blink:
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Ragamuffin on December 12, 2019, 11:06:13 AM
And suddenly, in that light, I'm realizing that Hasbro is making a huge mistake sticking to the main six.  :blink:

I've been saying that too! Everything out right now is about collecting them all and never knowing what you're going to get. But with the Cutie Mark Crew for example, there's what, 24 ponies per wave? And each of the Mane 6 have 3 different formes: pony, seapony, and human. ~18/24 of the ponies are the same identical Mane6. Every single time, every single wave.

This isn't even up to date, I think one or two more waves were announced after I made this image:

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And this is what they've released within the span of a single year. Yet you can add even more to this...
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Dragonflitter on December 12, 2019, 04:30:07 PM
OH man that is so funny, can someone confirm it was the downvotes that got that video privatized? :lmao: I just gotta know! You know what would be even funnier? If Hasbro didn't get proper clearance to use the song and the rights-holder demanded it be taken down. :lmao: It's probably not that, but the thought does make me giggle.

Ugh, what does not make me giggle is the thought of some MLP toy coming with slime... bleeh... (Oh geez they could call it smooze nobodyatHasbroreadthisgaaaaaaaah)
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Leave a Whisper on December 12, 2019, 10:27:18 PM
OH man that is so funny, can someone confirm it was the downvotes that got that video privatized? :lmao: I just gotta know! You know what would be even funnier? If Hasbro didn't get proper clearance to use the song and the rights-holder demanded it be taken down. :lmao: It's probably not that, but the thought does make me giggle.

Ugh, what does not make me giggle is the thought of some MLP toy coming with slime... bleeh... (Oh geez they could call it smooze nobodyatHasbroreadthisgaaaaaaaah)

That would be priceless
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Taffeta on December 13, 2019, 06:03:18 AM
OH man that is so funny, can someone confirm it was the downvotes that got that video privatized? :lmao: I just gotta know! You know what would be even funnier? If Hasbro didn't get proper clearance to use the song and the rights-holder demanded it be taken down. :lmao: It's probably not that, but the thought does make me giggle.

Ugh, what does not make me giggle is the thought of some MLP toy coming with slime... bleeh... (Oh geez they could call it smooze nobodyatHasbroreadthisgaaaaaaaah)

If this happens we as a community will hold you entirely responsible :P XD
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: LadyMoondancer on December 13, 2019, 09:42:40 AM
I would rather have slime ponies than any more drink 'n wets.  Just please don't make the slime come out of their butts.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: LunaCat on December 13, 2019, 11:02:50 AM
Oh man, those look hideously awful. I can't believe they have the nerve to draw ponies like that for a cartoon.
You can count me out for G4.5. That will be one tiny generation I'm happy to miss.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Artemesia's Garden on December 13, 2019, 09:46:03 PM
Slime... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcBeo0ZawOQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcBeo0ZawOQ)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-L9MhtTC7E (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-L9MhtTC7E)
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Dragonflitter on December 14, 2019, 12:27:46 AM
I would rather have slime ponies than any more drink 'n wets.  Just please don't make the slime come out of their butts.

Ugh as a person who works at a bookstore with a kids toy section... I'm very sorry to say this item DOES exist... Bleh. Not as a MLP of course but as a generic unicorn...with poop slime... yeah. >.o

Post Merge: December 14, 2019, 12:35:00 AM

OH man that is so funny, can someone confirm it was the downvotes that got that video privatized? :lmao: I just gotta know! You know what would be even funnier? If Hasbro didn't get proper clearance to use the song and the rights-holder demanded it be taken down. :lmao: It's probably not that, but the thought does make me giggle.

Ugh, what does not make me giggle is the thought of some MLP toy coming with slime... bleeh... (Oh geez they could call it smooze nobodyatHasbroreadthisgaaaaaaaah)

If this happens we as a community will hold you entirely responsible :P XD

o.o I apologize ahead a time.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Sparkle Pony on December 14, 2019, 10:57:49 AM
A little bit off topic, but I find it so bizarre they are still making EQG shorts and such. If you had told me when the first EQG movie came out that they would keep making this stuff even after FiM ended I wouldn't have believed you! I wonder if it will continue alongside Pony Life?
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: tailrustedtealeaf on December 14, 2019, 11:44:50 AM
The EQG team has said that the Holiday special just released was the last they had done, but that does not mean Hasbro wouldn't work with another studio!
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Zapper on December 14, 2019, 01:44:57 PM
I just gotta know! You know what would be even funnier? If Hasbro didn't get proper clearance to use the song and the rights-holder demanded it be taken down. :lmao:

That was my first thought, actually.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: BubbleTea on December 14, 2019, 09:54:02 PM
I ordered pony life Trixie on Amazon. I can't wait until she arrives Tuesday/Wednesday. :biggrin:

A lot of people on here are annoyed that mlp is becoming too "trendy". While I do see the frustration I also think that going in that direction is a good idea on Hasbro's part. All the big current toy lines are following some kind of trend and have a surprise element. Hasbro isn't really in the wrong for trying to catch up with the rest of the competition. And the way hasbro is following up on these trends isn't too bad. The fashion style size ponies have "trendy" unicorn flower crowns and "trendy" mermaid tails that are completely removable. The surprise element isn't too bad either since you can tell which pony you're buying (and you get accessories too, a rare commodity). Additionally, many of the current popular lines have large eyes with details inside and these do too  ^.^
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: tailrustedtealeaf on December 15, 2019, 06:45:39 AM
I think Hasbro jumped on the trend too late honestly. I have some tin-foil ideas about what will happen to the toy trends but I just think it's too little too late...
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Sunset on December 15, 2019, 09:26:31 AM
I feel like Hasbro has often jumped on trends.  Weren't the Petite Ponies Hasbro's response to Polly Pocket and the Dream Beauties in response to Fashion Star Fillies?     And more recently there was the blind bag trend which Hasbro has been on the band wagon since fairly early into G4.  And lets not forget the sudden appearance of Equestria Girls after the popularity of Monster High.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Taffeta on December 15, 2019, 11:00:03 AM
I feel like Hasbro has often jumped on trends.  Weren't the Petite Ponies Hasbro's response to Polly Pocket and the Dream Beauties in response to Fashion Star Fillies?     And more recently there was the blind bag trend which Hasbro has been on the band wagon since fairly early into G4.  And lets not forget the sudden appearance of Equestria Girls after the popularity of Monster High.

This is all true.

EQG amuses me because it was a response to MH but also a way to bring Jem ideas back into a more successful line, which then inspired Mattel to bring out another music themed doll line...

The two companies are like scrapping kids in the playground sometimes.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Lilja on December 15, 2019, 11:27:11 AM
I feel like Hasbro has often jumped on trends.  Weren't the Petite Ponies Hasbro's response to Polly Pocket and the Dream Beauties in response to Fashion Star Fillies?     And more recently there was the blind bag trend which Hasbro has been on the band wagon since fairly early into G4.  And lets not forget the sudden appearance of Equestria Girls after the popularity of Monster High.

And flocked toys was a trend in the '80s, as was scented toys. Hasbro has always been changing MLP around into whatever form they think will make them the most money in the moment. Not saying people have to like every form they take of course, but it is how the toyline has always worked.

Even blind packed surprise accessories isn't really anything new for MLP. We had that in G1 with the Secret Surprise Ponies and Birthday Pony. :biggrin: (But yeah, it's an extremely hot trend right now for better or worse)
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Dragonflitter on December 15, 2019, 12:04:36 PM
EQG amuses me because it was a response to MH but also a way to bring Jem ideas back into a more successful line, which then inspired Mattel to bring out another music themed doll line...

The two companies are like scrapping kids in the playground sometimes.

Digging into the histories of warring companies can be very fascinating. If you want entertaining, look up the console wars and see how Nintendo, Atari, and Sony have interacted over the years. It's amazing.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: lonewolf on December 15, 2019, 12:39:17 PM
A lot of vitriol against bronies in this thread.
LOL comments are turned off on the video. I WONDER WHY

Hasbro has gotten a jump on the fact after Dec. 31st comments will be disabled on ALL videos considered "made for kids" (and all the other junk  associated with the Youtube/COPPA thing).

The trailer was taken off of Facebook and Twitter too, and more than likely it's because of the song. I'd sooner say because concerned parents  complained about it (and what the singer has done in the past). Not exactly "family friendly".

And actually some bronies are interested in it, or willing to give it a chance. Though as expected the ones from that certain message board are going after it and people who like it (even trying to claim they're the reason the video was taken down).

 As for me: The toys are :X, though G3.5 is still the worst. As for the gens: This is definitely G4.5. I call the slight redesign of the G4's G4.3 now. I'll wait and see with the show.

 That one pose of Pinkie does keep reminding me of something:

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Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Leave a Whisper on December 15, 2019, 04:45:32 PM
This far exceeds 3.5. I'll take 3.5 over these ugly things. And yeah, I'm still placing my bets on angry parents.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: brightberry on December 15, 2019, 06:06:26 PM
This far exceeds 3.5. I'll take 3.5 over these ugly things. And yeah, I'm still placing my bets on angry parents.

Agreed.  I never had anything against 3 or 3.5.  Yes, the cartoon was made for toddlers but it was cute and appropriate for its target audience.  The same can’t be said of 4.5.

I already know I don’t like the animation.  It’s as irritating as being in a room full of flies for me.  I do hope those that are into it get their fill though.  Modern technology means we get to watch both new and old episodes.  So I’m not put out in any way.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: EnaRocketQueen on December 16, 2019, 01:41:50 AM
Maybe I'm the only one who couoldn't stop laughing at the video, especially when the song says "check my nails" and it zooms in on the ponies' hooves!
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Dragonflitter on December 16, 2019, 10:29:07 AM
Maybe I'm the only one who couoldn't stop laughing at the video, especially when the song says "check my nails" and it zooms in on the ponies' hooves!

Okay I can't say I actually laughed but that part did make me crack a smile.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Taffeta on December 16, 2019, 10:34:11 AM
Though as expected the ones from that certain message board are going after it and people who like it (even trying to claim they're the reason the video was taken down).


Those kinds of bronies think that everything happens because of them. Back in the real world...it's more likely to be parents, because probably Hasbro stopped caring about their crazy bronies the moment they decided to shift in a new direction.

I don't like 3.5, I find the plush babies creepy. But some of the ponyville figures are cute.

I'm not offended to the point of mad protest about this line or the cartoon, I just think it's stupid. But I do hope it is 4.5. If anything it belongs to G4, but whether it's meant to be a new generation is unclear because Hasbro probably will never move on from G4 and, judging by the leftover movie stock, neither will toystores...sigh

G3 was an amazing line and should not even be dragged into the discussion. Every aspect of G3 is superior to every aspect of whatever that video was Hasbro posted on their account. I'd also argue it's mostly superior to G4 because it has diversity of character, but that one is a personal choice.

I really don't like the G3 animation that much but at least they're ponies and not digital splats.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: LadyMoondancer on December 17, 2019, 07:27:36 AM
I feel like Hasbro has often jumped on trends.  Weren't the Petite Ponies Hasbro's response to Polly Pocket and the Dream Beauties in response to Fashion Star Fillies?     And more recently there was the blind bag trend which Hasbro has been on the band wagon since fairly early into G4.  And lets not forget the sudden appearance of Equestria Girls after the popularity of Monster High.

True, true.  And I'm still convinced they "borrowed" the idea of symbols from Care Bears, which was released just prior to the start of G1.

My main complaint about the blind bags is that none of the companies use biodegradable materials for the packaging, so they're creating waste for no reason.  Like your toy is already in a plastic bubble, put the "surprises" in a paper package inside.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Kazzellin on December 17, 2019, 09:09:48 AM
… Haven't read the entire thread on this, but just looking at the pictures, are we sure this isn't a spoof of some kind? :huh:
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: TheBeatlesPkmnFan42 on December 17, 2019, 10:47:06 AM
… Haven't read the entire thread on this, but just looking at the pictures, are we sure this isn't a spoof of some kind? :huh:

Of course not. They're available on Amazon, have been being promoted by Hasbro on their social medias, and are starting to show up on store shelves (at least in some places outside the US). This is G4.5.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Dragonflitter on December 17, 2019, 12:05:45 PM
… Haven't read the entire thread on this, but just looking at the pictures, are we sure this isn't a spoof of some kind? :huh:

Oh man, if only that were true! :snicker:
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Leave a Whisper on December 17, 2019, 01:42:45 PM
… Haven't read the entire thread on this, but just looking at the pictures, are we sure this isn't a spoof of some kind? :huh:

I wish.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: StarSwirl05 on December 17, 2019, 02:16:36 PM
… Haven't read the entire thread on this, but just looking at the pictures, are we sure this isn't a spoof of some kind? :huh:
It would've made much more sense but alas, no it isn't. There's even an ad for them but it was taken down for reasons yet-to-be-confirmed.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: LadyMoondancer on December 18, 2019, 08:45:40 AM
Also some people have found them in stores already.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Leave a Whisper on December 18, 2019, 11:01:07 AM
Also some people have found them in stores already.

Like physical or only online?
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: LadyMoondancer on December 18, 2019, 12:39:00 PM
Physically.  :)  They turned up in the Philippines first, not sure if they've been found elsewhere.  There are Youtube reviews of them up already.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjfL8ZXKrPI

This should go without saying, but please, nobody leave a thumbs down on the video just because you dislike the toy.  :/
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Leave a Whisper on December 18, 2019, 02:20:08 PM
Physically.  :)  They turned up in the Philippines first, not sure if they've been found elsewhere.  There are Youtube reviews of them up already.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjfL8ZXKrPI

This should go without saying, but please, nobody leave a thumbs down on the video just because you dislike the toy.  :/

Huh. Interesting, it makes sense since they presumably have their own stores.

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Wasn't expecting the legs to be rubbery. Proof that pinkie pie is made out of chewing gum
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Galactica on December 19, 2019, 03:06:06 PM
Okay well I will have to revise my prior opinion.  They look pretty cute. I think the small size allows for the weird head.

Not quite cute enough to want to buy one- but they are cute. I'm sure some kid will want them.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Mrs. Prospector on December 21, 2019, 08:13:27 PM
I know this is late, but seeing as I got back into my pony obsession right after seeing this news, I feel I need to finally weigh in.

If you think this looks promising, that's totally fine, I'm glad you're able to see a glimmer of hope in this. But I feel like this is a disrespect to not only FIM, but My Little Pony as an entire franchise. There doesn't look to be anything original about this, the toys look like everything marketed to girls in recent years, the show seems to be riding on TTG and Thundercats Roar. The "ponies" are bipedal and almost flat-faced, and lack any of the charming innocence that even G4 and 3.5 had.
But what's really making me upset is that a lot of people, especially on the big FIM sites, are getting defensive over people being "butthurt over a little girl's show". But that's the problem. The reason why this concept annoys me is that there seems to be no respect for the target audience. This is coming right after FIM, where, no matter your opinions on the actual show, it's clear that, at least at the beginning, the creators sought to create something cute, funny, and surprising intelligent for kids to enjoy, and a lot of its runaway success came from that. Pony Life seems to be hammering in that silly faces and screaming are all that's needed to keep kids entertained. By saying "It's just a little girl's show", people are implying that little girls don't need quality entertainment. I was a little girl once, so I know they definitely do. G3 was my childhood, and even though the stories might not have been the strongest, there was still a lot of pretty designs and sweet songs, and I loved all the pretty ponies and knew each one of them by name. FIM was my life in middle school and part of high school, due to its lighthearted but surprisingly smart stories and wide world of characters. My Little Pony has always been an important part of my life, and it saddens me to see it turned into an ugly, trying to hard to be cool, joke.

And also, Good As Hell? Really? I'm not one to complain about people swearing, but this is My Little Pony! Dark adventures and snarky humor can have its place in the franchise, as G1 and G4 have shown, but at its core, My Little Pony is all about the sweet parts in life, colorful ponies, rainbows, and other simple happy things, not saying "hell" every 5 seconds. My parents were on board with my childhood pony obsession because of their cuteness, but if they saw this trailer, I know they wouldn't allow me to watch the show. It just seems trashy and disrespectful to the MLP brand.

Sorry for this rant, I'm just upset that they're ruining the image of such an important brand that means a lot to kids and adults alike.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Leave a Whisper on December 21, 2019, 08:18:35 PM
I know this is late, but seeing as I got back into my pony obsession right after seeing this news, I feel I need to finally weigh in.

If you think this looks promising, that's totally fine, I'm glad you're able to see a glimmer of hope in this. But I feel like this is a disrespect to not only FIM, but My Little Pony as an entire franchise. There doesn't look to be anything original about this, the toys look like everything marketed to girls in recent years, the show seems to be riding on TTG and Thundercats Roar. The "ponies" are bipedal and almost flat-faced, and lack any of the charming innocence that even G4 and 3.5 had.
But what's really making me upset is that a lot of people, especially on the big FIM sites, are getting defensive over people being "butthurt over a little girl's show". But that's the problem. The reason why this concept annoys me is that there seems to be no respect for the target audience. This is coming right after FIM, where, no matter your opinions on the actual show, it's clear that, at least at the beginning, the creators sought to create something cute, funny, and surprising intelligent for kids to enjoy, and a lot of its runaway success came from that. Pony Life seems to be hammering in that silly faces and screaming are all that's needed to keep kids entertained. By saying "It's just a little girl's show", people are implying that little girls don't need quality entertainment. I was a little girl once, so I know they definitely do. G3 was my childhood, and even though the stories might not have been the strongest, there was still a lot of pretty designs and sweet songs, and I loved all the pretty ponies and knew each one of them by name. FIM was my life in middle school and part of high school, due to its lighthearted but surprisingly smart stories and wide world of characters. My Little Pony has always been an important part of my life, and it saddens me to see it turned into an ugly, trying to hard to be cool, joke.

And also, Good As Hell? Really? I'm not one to complain about people swearing, but this is My Little Pony! Dark adventures and snarky humor can have its place in the franchise, as G1 and G4 have shown, but at its core, My Little Pony is all about the sweet parts in life, colorful ponies, rainbows, and other simple happy things, not saying "hell" every 5 seconds. My parents were on board with my childhood pony obsession because of their cuteness, but if they saw this trailer, I know they wouldn't allow me to watch the show. It just seems trashy and disrespectful to the MLP brand.

Sorry for this rant, I'm just upset that they're ruining the image of such an important brand that means a lot to kids and adults alike.

:iconclap:
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Zapper on December 22, 2019, 01:23:11 PM
People keep on saying this is like Thundercats Roar... but... has this show even aired yet? And if so, where can I watch it? :P
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Leave a Whisper on December 22, 2019, 02:18:37 PM
People keep on saying this is like Thundercats Roar... but... has this show even aired yet? And if so, where can I watch it? :P

We're saying the general art style. Sorry Zapper, no SparkCat Mew for you today.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: LadyMoondancer on December 22, 2019, 07:20:42 PM
at its core, My Little Pony is all about the sweet parts in life, colorful ponies, rainbows, and other simple happy things

I would say that accurately describes G3, but definitely not G1.  (Incidentally the G3 specials were very poorly received, initially, by people who were already collecting MLPs at the time.  Basically due to G3 being as you described.)
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Leave a Whisper on December 22, 2019, 07:31:54 PM
 
at its core, My Little Pony is all about the sweet parts in life, colorful ponies, rainbows, and other simple happy things

I would say that accurately describes G3, but definitely not G1.  (Incidentally the G3 specials were very poorly received, initially, by people who were already collecting MLPs at the time.  Basically due to G3 being as you described.)

This is true. But turning it trashy isn't going to help repair the damage done to it either.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Mrs. Prospector on December 22, 2019, 08:02:24 PM
at its core, My Little Pony is all about the sweet parts in life, colorful ponies, rainbows, and other simple happy things

I would say that accurately describes G3, but definitely not G1.  (Incidentally the G3 specials were very poorly received, initially, by people who were already collecting MLPs at the time.  Basically due to G3 being as you described.)

Sorry if that wasn't clear, I meant from an advertising standpoint, as the G1 commercials had a gentle, whimsical tone to them despite the surprising darkness of the show, the rainbows and grassy meadows are part of the general MLP aesthetic in one form or another for most generations. What I was basically saying is that they're ditching the toyline's cute, feel good charm in favor of a "we're edgy and controversial" stance, by using a word that, while not the most explicit, feels out of place in a franchise aimed at young kids. Even when G4 used pop music to advertise, like in the old "Equestria Girls" Hub promo, they changed the lyrics to fit the pony world, and the result was clever and memorable. Ironically, in the same ad where they're trying to be sassy and "mature", the concept feels more dumbed down, albeit in a different way than G3.5.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Dragonflitter on December 23, 2019, 12:35:28 AM
I watched a few videos from bronies on YouTube and these are the theories that most are tossing around as to why the video might have been taken down:

1. They think this might be similar to the live action Sonic situation. Maybe there was such a negative reaction to the ad, that Hasbro took it down and is going to re-design the Pony Life characters before the cartoon is released. (I wouldn't hold my breath.)

2. Similarly, maybe the negative reaction to the song made Hasbro take down the video, realizing that it wasn't really appropriate for the MLP brand.

That one seems a little more likely to me, out of the two. If they didn't like the song choice anymore, it wouldn't really be possible to just dub in new music because the ponies in the ad are reacting to specific lines in the song. So just making the video private might have been an easier choice.

In the end, of course, who knows why Hasbro does what they do... We'll probably never know.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: brightberry on December 23, 2019, 09:30:09 AM
I think parents might be the reason why it was taken down.  The song was really, really inappropriate for young kids.  I think it got signed off on by someone who wasn't paying attention.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Zapper on December 23, 2019, 10:05:06 AM
There is no way in hell (haha) Hasbro is doing a redesign on a filler show (with toys already on shelves!!!) just because the usual subjects threatened death again.
They already told us Pony Life is there to sweeten the waiting time on the new movie that will start G5. Bronies think they have so much power, I really want to know what is going on in their heads. That Sonic thing can't be compared to Pony Life. Bronies are not the target audience and never will be. They are just screaming the loudest on the internet. It's like me complaining that there is no green M6 for years and suddenly they make a single Minty again. I'd be an idiot thinking this was all my doing.

These ponies were designed to appeal to the kids that love Teen Titans Go! and similar. Adult fans complained and are still complaining about TTG! and it only serves as episode fodder at this point. They had a recent special where they let the Go!Titans fight the 2003Titans and it was full of references to the complaining fans and making fun of them.
Pony Life could quite easily go into that direction.

Just like they had that episode in the later FiM seasons where all ponies complained about the Mane Six and every single one was taken straight out of the Brony Complain-y handbook, like that one pony that said Fluttershy was unrealistically shy or the one that said Twilight was better when she wasn't an alicorn XD
I can already see the Pony Life characters cracking jokes about 30something humans being obsessed with them .
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Leave a Whisper on December 23, 2019, 11:09:19 AM
I think parents might be the reason why it was taken down.  The song was really, really inappropriate for young kids.  I think it got signed off on by someone who wasn't paying attention.

I guess we could tell,
Those parents were raising hell.

 :lol:

Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: dragonfly on December 23, 2019, 07:09:19 PM
what in the sweet bloody rainbow of light is that
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Ringlets on December 24, 2019, 03:13:38 AM
Sorry I didn't make it through all the thread but.. what the..??!!  (no I wasn't in time to hear the song , but I get the idea :P    )   ok. If you love this then great  - I'm genuinely happy for you :bigups:
We're all different though so personally I see this and I'm like "that's the new design for MLP? :blink:  " :dropjaw:  :faint:  :yikes:  Nope. Sooo much nope :bolt:  Sorry :blush:
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: tailrustedtealeaf on December 24, 2019, 06:03:38 AM
Just throwing out that the following writers are on the team:
Josh Brown (RotTMNT)
Katie Chilson (EQG, LPS, Hanazuki)
Dave Horvitz (Rick and Morty)
Greg Levine (Parks and Rec)
Whitney Ralls (EQG)
Taneka Stotts (Craig of the Creek, SU:F)
Doesn't sound like a horrible mix, but horvitz and Levine's inclusion makes it sound more sitcom-y and is a bit shocking at first read.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Leave a Whisper on December 24, 2019, 07:00:27 AM
what in the sweet bloody rainbow of light is that

My Little NO-ny.

Post Merge: December 24, 2019, 07:02:53 AM

Just throwing out that the following writers are on the team:
Josh Brown (RotTMNT)
Katie Chilson (EQG, LPS, Hanazuki)
Dave Horvitz (Rick and Morty)
Greg Levine (Parks and Rec)
Whitney Ralls (EQG)
Taneka Stotts (Craig of the Creek, SU:F)
Doesn't sound like a horrible mix, but horvitz and Levine's inclusion makes it sound more sitcom-y and is a bit shocking at first read.


Not familiar with some of those shows.

They got somebody from Rick and Morty?  I can't stand that show.  :huh:

Hasbro's gone off its rocker.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Al-1701 on December 25, 2019, 05:55:21 AM
A more sitcom approach could be fun.  Just don't make Twilight a nihilist with an unhealthy possessiveness of Spike.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: sd_dreamcrystal on December 25, 2019, 06:37:44 AM


Post Merge: December 24, 2019, 07:02:53 AM

Just throwing out that the following writers are on the team:
Josh Brown (RotTMNT)
Katie Chilson (EQG, LPS, Hanazuki)
Dave Horvitz (Rick and Morty)
Greg Levine (Parks and Rec)
Whitney Ralls (EQG)
Taneka Stotts (Craig of the Creek, SU:F)
Doesn't sound like a horrible mix, but horvitz and Levine's inclusion makes it sound more sitcom-y and is a bit shocking at first read.


Not familiar with some of those shows.

They got somebody from Rick and Morty?  I can't stand that show.  :huh:

Hasbro's gone off its rocker.
RotTMNT = The animation for that show was a huge turn off for me, never watched it
Rick and Morty = Never watched because it looked stupid to me
Hanazuki = Never heard of
Craig of the Creek = Never heard of but it looks like a Cartoon Network show which explains why I never heard of it
SU:F = Steven Universe never clicked for me
Parks and Rec = Never watched it

Yeah this is a no for me because the animated show listed in that list were not my thing for various reasons... The few LPS episodes I watched was ok but it never clicked for me and I didn't have much of an interest in EQG
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Harmonie on December 25, 2019, 10:18:21 AM
I first commented on this show that I was worried that its style pointed toward a gross-out show. I still don't believe that Hasbro would ever allow a MLP property to be like that, but... Having a Rick & Morty (a show that is very heavy on over-the-top random violence, and is just gross in general) producer on board certainly doesn't help soothe my worries.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Leave a Whisper on December 25, 2019, 11:42:32 AM
I first commented on this show that I was worried that its style pointed toward a gross-out show. I still don't believe that Hasbro would ever allow a MLP property to be like that, but... Having a Rick & Morty (a show that is very heavy on over-the-top random violence, and is just gross in general) producer on board certainly doesn't help soothe my worries.

Well I never thought Disney would stoop to those levels, but they did. Hasbro's resume has never been all about sugar and light anyway.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Harmonie on December 25, 2019, 04:31:49 PM
I first commented on this show that I was worried that its style pointed toward a gross-out show. I still don't believe that Hasbro would ever allow a MLP property to be like that, but... Having a Rick & Morty (a show that is very heavy on over-the-top random violence, and is just gross in general) producer on board certainly doesn't help soothe my worries.

Well I never thought Disney would stoop to those levels, but they did. Hasbro's resume has never been all about sugar and light anyway.

Where did Disney stoop to those levels? I guess I don't keep up.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Leave a Whisper on December 25, 2019, 04:34:07 PM
I first commented on this show that I was worried that its style pointed toward a gross-out show. I still don't believe that Hasbro would ever allow a MLP property to be like that, but... Having a Rick & Morty (a show that is very heavy on over-the-top random violence, and is just gross in general) producer on board certainly doesn't help soothe my worries.

Well I never thought Disney would stoop to those levels, but they did. Hasbro's resume has never been all about sugar and light anyway.

Where did Disney stoop to those levels? I guess I don't keep up.

Gravity Falls and the one cartoon with the fish had gross moments and GF has a Ren and Stimpy-esque art style.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: Harmonie on December 25, 2019, 04:53:57 PM
I first commented on this show that I was worried that its style pointed toward a gross-out show. I still don't believe that Hasbro would ever allow a MLP property to be like that, but... Having a Rick & Morty (a show that is very heavy on over-the-top random violence, and is just gross in general) producer on board certainly doesn't help soothe my worries.

Well I never thought Disney would stoop to those levels, but they did. Hasbro's resume has never been all about sugar and light anyway.

Where did Disney stoop to those levels? I guess I don't keep up.

Gravity Falls and the one cartoon with the fish had gross moments and GF has a Ren and Stimpy-esque art style.

Oh? Hm... I watched Gravity Falls a couple of years ago and didn't really get that vibe from it at all. I guess to me the biggest thing that bothers me is random over-the-top violence with organs showing and stuff. Rick & Morty is the biggest offender, but even the Seth MacFarlane shows (American Dad, Family Guy, etc.) got pretty bad. I ultimately stopped watching them for other problems with them, but that was certainly one thing that I was just like "Really? Why?"

I was never allowed to watch Ren & Stimpy when I was a kid (and taking even one look at that show didn't make me too sad about that lol). I think the gross out shows that bothered me when I was younger were stuff like Invader Zim, Cow & Chicken, etc.

I just can't see My Little Pony ever being like these shows, even if the artstyle and one producer worries me. Not even Gravity Falls, as that's just a completely different kind of show from MLP.
Title: Re: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Announcement)
Post by: FiddlePhan on December 25, 2019, 05:02:35 PM
Hanazuki is a show I liked with good adventures and style that would fit in with MLP.    Rick and Morty or Parks and Rec are definitely not MLP-esque.   
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Ragamuffin on December 26, 2019, 11:50:37 AM
MLP Merch showed off some new G4.5 blind bags. I have mixed feelings. I'm liking a lot of the new characters but I hate how many non-ponies are included. A hippo? And the pets should be saved as accessories. I'd hate it if I had to spend $3 on a blind bag and end up not getting a pony. I HATE the unicorn horn trend too and that's like... the entire gimmick of this wave. Cha Cha is included too, it's a nice throwback, but she's only included there because llamas are very trendy right now and Hasbro has to cash in on every fad going on...

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LOTS of cute designs, I love the pink dragonfly one, the and purple translucent pony with the flower, and the white and yellow translucent pony with the... mouse? Maybe I'll gave in and buy some of these but I'm not a fan of the non-ponies being thrown in there. And the "balloon" ponies make me... uncomfortable...

Btw, do you guys remember when Hasbro said earlier this year they were going to try to use less plastic in their packaging by the end of 2020? I didn't fall for that, and my instincts were right. :biggrin: Maybe it's too early to criticize them but I stated before that Hasbro has been terrible with plastic lately (the tube ponies from this year as well as the bottle-shaped baby set). I don't think they're going to stop any time soon.

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Last note, I changed the title of the tread to make it a more general G4.5 thread instead of it just being about the cartoon. :)
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Leave a Whisper on December 26, 2019, 11:56:09 AM
Quick recap on my complaints.

The jaws have been completely removed, unlike the other animals who Hasbro actually sculpted proper faces for. This makes me mad.

The expressions on the non roly-polies make em look strung out.

There are nice colors ruined by those freakish moulds.

The unicorn horns ruin the other animals.

I wonder if we'll get more pony friends and pretty pals?

The winged pigs are cute.

Hasbro has decided that only boys are deserving of quality toys. Little girls apparently don't deserve squat. As judged by the excellence of their current TF line and the surprising amount of detail in their Botbots.

Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Ragamuffin on December 26, 2019, 12:01:38 PM
Quick recap on my complaints.

The jaws have been completely removed, unlike the other animals who Hasbro actually sculpted proper faces for. This makes me mad.

The expressions on the non roly-polies make em look strung out.

There are nice colors ruined by those freakish moulds.

The unicorn horns ruin the other animals.

I wonder if we'll get more pony friends and pretty pals?

The winged pigs are cute.

Hasbro has decided that only little boys are deserving of quality toys. Little girls apparently don't deserve squat.

The overbites on these are so terrible. I don't know why they removed the jaws. It wouldn't have made a difference if they gave them a chin.
I love the pigs too (I love pigs in general!) but they're not what I come to My Little PONY for. They'd be a nice addition in a playset or something but I don't want to gamble either getting what I want, or getting a hippo or a recoloured Tank or Opalescence.
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Leave a Whisper on December 26, 2019, 12:05:36 PM
Quick recap on my complaints.

The jaws have been completely removed, unlike the other animals who Hasbro actually sculpted proper faces for. This makes me mad.

The expressions on the non roly-polies make em look strung out.

There are nice colors ruined by those freakish moulds.

The unicorn horns ruin the other animals.

I wonder if we'll get more pony friends and pretty pals?

The winged pigs are cute.

Hasbro has decided that only little boys are deserving of quality toys. Little girls apparently don't deserve squat.

The overbites on these are so terrible. I don't know why they removed the jaws. It wouldn't have made a difference if they gave them a chin.
I love the pigs too (I love pigs in general!) but they're not what I come to My Little PONY for. They'd be a nice addition in a playset or something but I don't want to gamble either getting what I want, or getting a hippo or a recoloured Tank or Opalescence.

I like pigs in general too. They're such cute, but fierce animals. :)
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Harmonie on December 26, 2019, 12:09:01 PM
Why do the eyes on the 'regular' pony models (save for maybe Celestia) look so off?
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Ragamuffin on December 26, 2019, 12:14:58 PM
Why do the eyes on the 'regular' pony models (save for maybe Celestia) look so off?

I think they look fine for the most part but lack of sculpting doesn't help matters. Twilight is the worst, her eye looks like it's placed too far up.

Btw Happy Birthday!
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Harmonie on December 26, 2019, 12:23:17 PM
Why do the eyes on the 'regular' pony models (save for maybe Celestia) look so off?

I think they look fine for the most part but lack of sculpting doesn't help matters. Twilight is the worst, her eye looks like it's placed too far up.

Btw Happy Birthday!

It may just be the model's designs as a whole that make their eyes look extra off, but to me they just look like they stick out like a sore thumb. Either way, these models look incredibly low in quality to me altogether. =/

Thank you!
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Ragamuffin on December 26, 2019, 12:41:04 PM
I made some quick edits, mostly adding in a chin.

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I didn't really get what you were saying at first Harmonie. But when I was editing the dragonfly (or firefly?) pony, I noticed she had a very blank stare. And weird cat pupils...? I know "the new ponies are cats" joke, but it seems like Hasbro is taking it seriously! :lol: I made their irises and pupils larger too to make them more "cute". Ironically they ended up looking a bit G3.5-ish... but at least G3.5s had chins... :P
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Shaiyeh on December 26, 2019, 12:45:32 PM
I'm not big on blind bag minis, but I'ma need myself a translucent balloon pinkie. that's just too stupid to pass up, I love that. :lmao: (actually all of the balloon ones are adorable, imo ^^' )
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: otocolobus_manul on December 26, 2019, 12:48:11 PM
If these have codes I might get them. Otherwise I’m not repeating the Cutie Mark Crew trend where I get 50 Sci-Twis and never get the actual new character I want.
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Leave a Whisper on December 26, 2019, 12:49:38 PM
I made some quick edits, mostly adding in a chin.

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I didn't really get what you were saying at first Harmonie. But when I was editing the dragonfly (or firefly?) pony, I noticed she had a very blank stare. And weird cat pupils...? I know "the new ponies are cats" joke, but it seems like Hasbro is taking it seriously! :lol: I made their irises and pupils larger too to make them more "cute". Ironically they ended up looking a bit G3.5-ish... but at least G3.5s had chins... :P

They look kind of horrified.
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Ragamuffin on December 26, 2019, 12:52:32 PM
If these have codes I might get them. Otherwise I’m not repeating the Cutie Mark Crew trend where I get 50 Sci-Twis and never get the actual new character I want.

B-b-but the one Sci-Twi has a STRAWBERRY!!! And the other one is topless, uh, I mean, has a gradient! They're all different, I swear!

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The "topless" Twilight in question... I try to bring it up now whenever I talk about how lazy Hasbro is. :lol:

They look kind of horrified.

:lmao:
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Shadowperla on December 26, 2019, 12:58:25 PM
Unicorn supremacy, ugh  :sad:
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Leave a Whisper on December 26, 2019, 12:59:52 PM
If these have codes I might get them. Otherwise I’m not repeating the Cutie Mark Crew trend where I get 50 Sci-Twis and never get the actual new character I want.

B-b-but the one Sci-Twi has a STRAWBERRY!!! And the other one is topless, uh, I mean, has a gradient! They're all different, I swear!

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The "topless" Twilight in question... I try to bring it up now whenever I talk about how lazy Hasbro is. :lol:

They look kind of horrified.

:lmao:

Ummm...  :shocked:
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Taffeta on December 26, 2019, 01:16:01 PM
A lesson to us all about the dangers of genetic engineering, courtesy of Hasbro.

I'm not even sure how to react any more. Nothing surprises me.
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Sora on December 26, 2019, 01:32:58 PM
Am I missing something? Where's Owlowiscious? All of the pony pets are there but Twilight's pet. Is... Is that hippo her new pet pal? Does she transform Owlowiscious with one of those potions?! I'M SO CONFUSED RIGHT NOW.
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: sd_dreamcrystal on December 26, 2019, 01:36:40 PM
the hippo is just so random there
and we all know the other animals are reused with a horn added

Edit: Though I may get the dog and just chop off the horn lol!
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Leave a Whisper on December 26, 2019, 02:38:29 PM
I made some quick edits, mostly adding in a chin.

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I didn't really get what you were saying at first Harmonie. But when I was editing the dragonfly (or firefly?) pony, I noticed she had a very blank stare. And weird cat pupils...? I know "the new ponies are cats" joke, but it seems like Hasbro is taking it seriously! :lol: I made their irises and pupils larger too to make them more "cute". Ironically they ended up looking a bit G3.5-ish... but at least G3.5s had chins... :P

This is the blank, uncomprehending stare when you wake up in a filthy room with blood-soaked, surgical tools beside you and you look down to see that the large, infected wound on your stomach has been haphazardly stitched together. Only in this case, they can't scream fof help because their jaws are gone. This is why we don't go vacationing in certain parts of the world little ponies.


Btw your edits look much nicer Ragamuffin
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Zapper on December 26, 2019, 02:41:17 PM
And the "balloon" ponies make me... uncomfortable...

It's like seeing inflation art while scrolling.

PS: that sudden hippo cracks me up. It's like they re-used a couple of pet molds and then randomly chose a hippo from another line to fill the last spot. Imagine the outrage of a little kid wanting a pretty unicorn and ending up with a Madagascar lookalike hippo with a glued on horn. It's like a practical joke XD
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Leave a Whisper on December 26, 2019, 02:55:16 PM
And the "balloon" ponies make me... uncomfortable...

It's like seeing inflation art while scrolling.

PS: that sudden hippo cracks me up. It's like they re-used a couple of pet molds and then randomly chose a hippo from another line to fill the last spot. Imagine the outrage of a little kid wanting a pretty unicorn and ending up with a Madagascar lookalike hippo with a glued on horn. It's like a practical joke XD

The hippo looks better then the pony at least. You can't even call that a horse anymore.
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Zapper on December 26, 2019, 02:59:44 PM
I made some quick edits, mostly adding in a chin.

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I didn't really get what you were saying at first Harmonie. But when I was editing the dragonfly (or firefly?) pony, I noticed she had a very blank stare. And weird cat pupils...? I know "the new ponies are cats" joke, but it seems like Hasbro is taking it seriously! :lol: I made their irises and pupils larger too to make them more "cute". Ironically they ended up looking a bit G3.5-ish... but at least G3.5s had chins... :P

Thank you for this reconstructive surgery. What Hasbro did to these poor creatures is animal cruelty. One by one we can rehabilitate them and teach them how to eat again.
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: AvianWing on December 26, 2019, 03:10:04 PM
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I didn't really get what you were saying at first Harmonie. But when I was editing the dragonfly (or firefly?) pony, I noticed she had a very blank stare. And weird cat pupils...? I know "the new ponies are cats" joke, but it seems like Hasbro is taking it seriously! :lol: I made their irises and pupils larger too to make them more "cute". Ironically they ended up looking a bit G3.5-ish... but at least G3.5s had chins... :P

Yikes the originals look like they're going through some sort of existential crisis... or are just now realizing their jaw is gone.

Is that really the original design? Hard to believe they'd OK that...
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: lonewolf on December 26, 2019, 03:14:53 PM
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One the other hand it's nice to have BB versions of the pets.
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: tailrustedtealeaf on December 26, 2019, 04:15:02 PM
And the "balloon" ponies make me... uncomfortable...

It's like seeing inflation art while scrolling.
Oh good, I'm not the only person to see that. That was my first thought. I think these are adorable, but I thought the brushables were adorable? Helps to like the trends, I suppose.
I am getting a fakie vibe from a few of these, mostly the recolored Twilights. Loving the Cha-Cha. That Hippo is especially out of place. I'd love to see someone find out they reused the mold from some other set.
My gripe is that I literally could not care less about the pets. They aren't particularly interesting, and at least the inflation ponies are ponies. I would only want Dark Winona and Dark Opal for jokes.
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: SpacePinto on December 26, 2019, 05:23:09 PM
What was Hasbro snorting this time? :huh:
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Mrs. Prospector on December 26, 2019, 07:00:40 PM
Even from just these stock photos, the paint jobs look awful. The hair colors and cutie marks are much less detailed than the FIM blind bags.

Also the boxart...yuck! There is no semblance of a muzzle on those "ponies" from any angle anymore!
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Leave a Whisper on December 26, 2019, 07:04:48 PM
What was Hasbro snorting this time? :huh:

Angel dust maybe.
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: LadyMoondancer on December 26, 2019, 07:23:55 PM
I don't get the horns on all the animals.

BUT.  I would like to get Cha Cha the llama and then I can just sand the horn off or something.

Cha Cha looks way better than the actual ponies, cute fluffy sculpt.
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: BubbleTea on December 26, 2019, 10:29:59 PM
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Trixie arrived on Tuesday. She's really cute and has gloriously soft hair. Somebody else has gotten her and it seems like the accessories can vary. Mine came with a translucent glittery head band and a red barrette but somebody else's came with a silver head band and a blue barrette. Anyway she's really cute and I can't wait for these to hit retail.  :biggrin:

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I also really love the new blind bags  ^^;
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Mewtwofan1 on December 26, 2019, 10:36:26 PM
Eugh...I’m hoping this is just a very convincing bootleg. I know hasbro has gone...under the bar as of late, but this is low. Even for them.
     Maybe the balloon ones will make more sense when a pony life show airs, and make sense in context of an episode. Like an episode where (based on what info we have) pinkie makes a potion that turns ponies into balloons/inflation art? Same with the abundance of unicorn horns on everything, and the two who don’t have remotely close hair and tail colours. I’m all for experimentation, but keep your mane the same colour as the tail. But without context, this is pretty weird, even for me.
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Ragamuffin on December 26, 2019, 10:57:05 PM
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Trixie arrived on Tuesday. She's really cute and has gloriously soft hair. Somebody else has gotten her and it seems like the accessories can vary. Mine came with a translucent glittery head band and a red barrette but somebody else's came with a silver head band and a blue barrette. Anyway she's really cute and I can't wait for these to hit retail.  :biggrin:

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I also really love the new blind bags  ^^;

I'm ready for these to hit retail! Or at least, have them be a decent price online... I'm not spending $20 on these, sorry!

I'm definitely getting Potion Nova, maybe Twilight. but Trixie is kinda cute too... :lookround: Rarity is my favourite of the Mane 6 but unfortunately she doesn't really impress me. That glittery headband you got is so pretty!
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Mermaid on December 26, 2019, 11:30:42 PM
I am cracking up over these unicorn horn animals! The turtle is too funny to me! I LOVE the hippos, they are SO random that I have to have them. I want basically all of them but the ponies... which is terrible considering it’s my little PONY...

I do love how absurd the balloon ponies are so I will be going for those too.

I’m so happy to see cha cha! She looks lovely!
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Zapper on December 27, 2019, 12:17:31 AM
So that is supposed to be Cha Cha after all? They should have made all the pony friends instead of pets, hippos, pigs... and one lonely Cha Cha :blink:
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Barnacle_lady on December 27, 2019, 01:15:24 AM
I like the blind bags. A lot more than the expected brushables.  I do hope they have codes since blind bags and cmc are quite pricey.
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Ponyfan on December 27, 2019, 02:30:19 AM
That hippo seems really out of place. :lol: and I'm not  fan of everything having horns but I do wonder if it and the balloon ponies might be explained once the show airs. Maybe it's a potion that went wrong causing everyone to grow a horn or turn in to balloon.  Is that orange balloon on the last row supposed to be Discord?


Ponyfan

Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: StarSwirl05 on December 27, 2019, 04:23:40 AM
I think this is what happens when Nightmare Moon tries to clone an army but instead gets a bunch of rejects she didn't want and/or bad duplicates of the original that are considerably off.
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: SpacePinto on December 27, 2019, 06:01:06 AM
It feels like after a decade of continuously trying to shrink their muzzles more and more, Hasbro ran out of options to make them look any less horse-like, so they just decided to go ahead and simply remove the bottom half of it altogether.
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Sparkle Pony on December 27, 2019, 06:42:09 AM
Inflation art ponies, unicorn horns on hippos, strung out ponies with mismatched manes and tails and no jaw.

I know I didn't sleep great last night but these hallucinations are something. :shocked:
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Twizel on December 27, 2019, 06:50:37 AM
I didn't think they could ruin MLP any further than by changing them into neon-skinned human girls with eating disorders. Somehow they found a way.... I'm glad I've not gotten invested in G4, or I'd be way more devastated by this continued debasement of the franchise.
G1 and G3 for me!

Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Leave a Whisper on December 27, 2019, 07:08:59 AM
That hippo seems really out of place. :lol: and I'm not  fan of everything having horns but I do wonder if it and the balloon ponies might be explained once the show airs. Maybe it's a potion that went wrong causing everyone to grow a horn or turn in to balloon.  Is that orange balloon on the last row supposed to be Discord?


Ponyfan

I thought it was a dog?
I didn't think they could ruin MLP any further than by changing them into neon-skinned human girls with eating disorders. Somehow they found a way.... I'm glad I've not gotten invested in G4, or I'd be way more devastated by this continued debasement of the franchise.
G1 and G3 for me!



Then they'll remove the upper half, then the ears, then the body, legs, hooves and tail. It'll just be a pair of gigantic eyes

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Eugh...I’m hoping this is just a very convincing bootleg. I know hasbro has gone...under the bar as of late, but this is low. Even for them.
     Maybe the balloon ones will make more sense when a pony life show airs, and make sense in context of an episode. Like an episode where (based on what info we have) pinkie makes a potion that turns ponies into balloons/inflation art? Same with the abundance of unicorn horns on everything, and the two who don’t have remotely close hair and tail colours. I’m all for experimentation, but keep your mane the same colour as the tail. But without context, this is pretty weird, even for me.

It wouldn't be the first time they've done different mane n tail colors. G2 and G3 have done it.
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: RoseNoire on December 27, 2019, 07:35:58 AM
Those blind bags, with blank stares and missing lower jaw remind me of this meme.

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Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Leave a Whisper on December 27, 2019, 07:38:08 AM
Those blind bags, with blank stares and missing lower jaw remind me of this meme.

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 :snicker:
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Koudoawaia on December 27, 2019, 08:34:19 AM
This direction was weird enough before removing the bottom jaws, putting unicorn horns on all the pets and actually releasing balloon version toys of the ponies. This is the kind of stuff I'd buy just to weird out my loved ones when they saw it.
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: otocolobus_manul on December 27, 2019, 10:04:47 AM
The brushables have soft hair? :o This changes everything. Still not sure I’ll get any besides Celestia and Luna, but this is a point in favor of it.

Y’all better not complain too much about the lack of jaw, or Hasbro will hear you and make up for lost time by giving G5s lower jaws longer than their body, like this:
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but a horse.
(I’m kidding of course. I hate the new faces too.)
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Ragamuffin on December 27, 2019, 10:25:18 AM
That hippo seems really out of place. :lol: and I'm not  fan of everything having horns but I do wonder if it and the balloon ponies might be explained once the show airs. Maybe it's a potion that went wrong causing everyone to grow a horn or turn in to balloon.  Is that orange balloon on the last row supposed to be Discord?


Ponyfan

I thought it was a dog?

It's Discord. I could have sworn it's a reused mold from an Equestria Girls Mini accessory but I can't seem to find it. :( Maybe I'm remembering it wrong.

BUT it looks like Angel, Gummy, Opalescence, and Tank are reused molds from Equestria Girls Minis too.  :lol:
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: SpacePinto on December 27, 2019, 10:27:19 AM
Then they'll remove the upper half, then the ears, then the body, legs, hooves and tail. It'll just be a pair of gigantic eyes

My Little Pony few years from now:
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Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Ragamuffin on December 27, 2019, 10:34:09 AM
Then they'll remove the upper half, then the ears, then the body, legs, hooves and tail. It'll just be a pair of gigantic eyes

My Little Pony few years from now:
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It comes with a comb? Unrealistic expectations you have there.
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Leave a Whisper on December 27, 2019, 10:53:41 AM
Then they'll remove the upper half, then the ears, then the body, legs, hooves and tail. It'll just be a pair of gigantic eyes

My Little Pony few years from now:
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:rofl:

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Then they'll remove the upper half, then the ears, then the body, legs, hooves and tail. It'll just be a pair of gigantic eyes

My Little Pony few years from now:
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It comes with a comb? Unrealistic expectations you have there.

Well they were nice enough to leave some hair.  My Little Mullet. :biggrin:
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Dragonflitter on December 27, 2019, 11:10:00 AM
Ugh those blind bags... I wasn't expecting blind bags in this line but I'm not even surprised.

1. The unicorn horns on the pets.... Eye roll. That is yet another example of Hasbro just jumping on a popular trend. It's true even in the G1 days MLP copied popular trends like the Dream Beauties, but that doesn't mean I have to like it. :P

There's several companies right now making plush animals, that I see at the bookstore where I work (we have a small toy section). Sticking unicorn horns on any animal they can think of, I mean. So if you want a plush sloth or lion or owl or kitty with a unicorn horn, I have seen them all. I'm not saying the trend started with unikitty from the Lego Movie, but I hadn't seen it much before then, so I think that's around the time that it got rolling.

2. Those balloons would be hilarious and awesome as accessories for a larger MLP toy, but as the only toy you get in the blind bag? Nah I would be disappointed if I got a balloon or a pet. I think these are supposed to appeal to the collectors who have the "gotta catch 'em all" mentality and want to get the entire wave. Gotta get all the pets and all the balloons and all the ponies!

3. I think it would have been cute if they had made some of the familiar G4 earth pony characters, like some of the background characters? And given them the different colored unicorn horns. That would have been a clue to us that they aren't 'real' unicorns and it was the result of a potion or something. But the only blind bag with a different colored horn I recognize is G4 Amethyst Star, and she was already a unicorn.

4.

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What kind of cutie mark is that!? A bi-colored line!? God Hasbro is so lazy at this point! These don't even look like MLP, they look like fakies.

5. Could the balloon Discord be reused from a movie pack, maybe? I remember Pinkie Pie made a balloon animal shaped like Discord in the credits of the movie.

6. Why is there a new alicorn... I mean I know the MLP toys have had a couple new alicorns before, but you would think if this is supposed to be supporting a new show, they would include characters from said show. (Like we are theorizing, the balloon characters or unicorn horns might be from an upcoming episode.) Or maybe alicorns will be common in Pony Life, who knows!

7. Oh no... I kinda like that Trixie brushable...dangit... NO, I gotta be firm. I am not in any way supporting this stupid line!

I think we've passed the point where companies are labeling their blind bags with codes, unfortunately. I remember the early days of Hasbro blind bags we had the option of looking at a small code on the bag to see what's in there, but I haven't seen it with the latest waves or with the Cutie Mark Crew capsels. Also there's a lot of other companies doing blind bags now and the ones I've checked out (for example, Breyer's mystery ponies and unicorns) don't have a code on them either.
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Leave a Whisper on December 27, 2019, 11:24:23 AM
1) Yeah. I've seen those unicorn plushies too. It looks just as dumb.

2)I don't like the balloon things.

3)I'm tired of familiar everything. I want this gen and everything remotely associated with it to GO AWAY.

4)Idk?

5) Maybe?

6) Because Hasbro is a Toy Company first and foremost and has been since before All of Us were born. Why don't people understand this simple concept? Did any of you say :Why did Hasbro make new Flutter Ponies? They're not in the show or movie. Why did Hasbro make new Earth ponies that aren't in the show?

Dude, Hasbro has been making a ton of little toy horsies that have crap-all to do with the stupid shows for years. In fact, sticking strictly to Show Only Ponies is what's put the brand into a horrible downward spiral for the past decade.

If no one was mortally offended by the likes of Hollywood or Pretty Pop coming into the line, why should people act like a new winged unicorn is a sin?


I'm sorry. But this is fast becoming a pet peeve of mine to hear fans whine about non-show toys. And its a double standard when people are constantly cying about the lack of diversity in the toyline.

Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Zapper on December 27, 2019, 12:04:23 PM
The brushables have soft hair? :o This changes everything. Still not sure I’ll get any besides Celestia and Luna, but this is a point in favor of it.

Y’all better not complain too much about the lack of jaw, or Hasbro will hear you and make up for lost time by giving G5s lower jaws longer than their body, like this:
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but a horse.
(I’m kidding of course. I hate the new faces too.)

They already did that with the Bulk Biceps pony (one of the FiM show-only designs I really disliked).

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The unicorn horns on the pets.... Eye roll. That is yet another example of Hasbro just jumping on a popular trend. It's true even in the G1 days MLP copied popular trends like the Dream Beauties, but that doesn't mean I have to like it. :P

Putting a horn on a dog or hippo is just lazy and can't be compared to G1 trends. Dream Beauties were their own line and not just a pet recolor. So G1 wins this round :lol:
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Sunset on December 27, 2019, 02:49:41 PM
That hippo seems really out of place. :lol: and I'm not  fan of everything having horns but I do wonder if it and the balloon ponies might be explained once the show airs. Maybe it's a potion that went wrong causing everyone to grow a horn or turn in to balloon.  Is that orange balloon on the last row supposed to be Discord?


Ponyfan

I thought it was a dog?

It's Discord. I could have sworn it's a reused mold from an Equestria Girls Mini accessory but I can't seem to find it. :( Maybe I'm remembering it wrong.

BUT it looks like Angel, Gummy, Opalescence, and Tank are reused molds from Equestria Girls Minis too.  :lol:

The Discord is from one of the FiM collection sets.  The one with all three CMC and a booth.  From the movie series.
Title: Re: Pony Life and G4.5
Post by: Loa on December 27, 2019, 02:56:11 PM
Alright guys, looks like we have beaten this to death. :)
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