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Quote from: Wardah on April 29, 2021, 11:28:27 AMI think the direction MLP is going in is not going to make old school collectors or bronies happy. Tbh it almost feels like they are trying for a Paw Patrol/PJ Masks hit. Because after all those are big sellers with the target market despite the limited cast.This would make sense. I skimmed through the annual report for Hasbro earlier and they keep saying that the MLP media stuff is in the hands of eOne now...who made PJ Masks.visitors can't see pics , please register or loginI wouldn't mind so much, personally. I like most kids cartoons.
I think the direction MLP is going in is not going to make old school collectors or bronies happy. Tbh it almost feels like they are trying for a Paw Patrol/PJ Masks hit. Because after all those are big sellers with the target market despite the limited cast.
TBH, I'm not so worried about "G5" (I still don't like that Hasbro decided they could call the generational change with our labelling system, so yeah) and what its format is. If it's repetitive and annoying then it is - so long as it is for the kids and appeals to the kids, because they're the audience. The thing about FIM was that it became too much about the older fans and that kind of invaded the kids' space. Those of us who grew up with G1 didn't have to deal with that...I want a generation that puts the kids first, even if I think it's lame. TBH the pony franchise/concept was broken irreversably by G4, and it probably can't ever be fixed. Repetitive toys are now going to be the core of the line, decorated by a TV show. At least they appear to be willing to nix the M6, at least to a degree. And that's something.
Quote from: Taffeta on April 29, 2021, 03:14:59 PMTBH, I'm not so worried about "G5" (I still don't like that Hasbro decided they could call the generational change with our labelling system, so yeah) and what its format is. If it's repetitive and annoying then it is - so long as it is for the kids and appeals to the kids, because they're the audience. The thing about FIM was that it became too much about the older fans and that kind of invaded the kids' space. Those of us who grew up with G1 didn't have to deal with that...I want a generation that puts the kids first, even if I think it's lame. TBH the pony franchise/concept was broken irreversably by G4, and it probably can't ever be fixed. Repetitive toys are now going to be the core of the line, decorated by a TV show. At least they appear to be willing to nix the M6, at least to a degree. And that's something.I agree with much of this. Except I'll say that it's not so much that it can't be fixed, but more likely that they won't. Hopefully Hasbro will surprise people and let it have a good chunk of variety in their toy line, and not stumble into the same pitfalls and ruts they've dug for themselves in 3.5 onward. It kinda galls me that little boys get better toylines, while little girls don't deserve squat in Hasbro's eyes. Out of touch old biddies.
I am not sure if I am unusual, having my first pony just before I turned 3 and putting them away in the attic when I was eleven.
Quote from: Taffeta on April 30, 2021, 12:41:44 AMI am not sure if I am unusual, having my first pony just before I turned 3 and putting them away in the attic when I was eleven.I think that's totally normal, at least it was where I grew up/with my friends. I would say the WAY we played with them changed as we got older, though.
Well I... never stopped playing. I suppose as I grew older it was more about building the world & collecting than actual play like a six year old, but I loved my old Ponies into my 20s (& it only stopped there because bad things began happening)
Idk if this is unpopular or not, but I just realised that I don't actually much like the G1 pony "Pillow Talk". I dislike her pose and her colours/symbol don't relaly grab me either. I do have her, though, so I'm not sure what I was thinking... Anyone else have ponies they've spent money on that they later realise they don't care for that much?