Quote from: Carrehz on July 12, 2024, 01:05:18 PM

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I was going to say the same thing as you and Taffeta.  I think someone mixed up  "orginal six" as G1 Mane 6 and I agree that there wasn't such a thing in G1.  I've been wondering if the "concept six" started about the time the "future six" (Sandbar, Yona etc... appeared in G4.  So it seems like someone said "Look, here's six ponies so we'll call them the first Mane 6." 

"Concept six" is Twi/AJ/Sparkler (Not Glory like I said before, sorry - good catch Taffeta - though I agree Rarity takes inspiration from both)/Surprise/Posey/Firefly - the six G1 ponies that Lauren Faust took inspiration from when developing the mane 6 for FiM. The brony nick for the collectors is "original six". I'm not sure when they coined that, but concept 6 was around from the get-go.

(admittedly I don't actually mind the "original six" moniker too much, it's the whole "original six as main 6 equivalent" concept that kind of bugs me)

re: gendering, I assumed they worded it like that because the makeup itself is aimed at women? I agree though... don't see any reason why guys shouldn't be able to use this stuff too if they want to :B

No prob LaW It's kind of oddly phrased in general, I had to read it over before I realized what the issue was, at first I parsed it as "Teens and moms who grew up with the mane six" instead of those being separate statements.

I agree the collector ponies are a memorable/notable set (for being released a few times *and* for being the ones that started it all... after My Pretty Pony, I mean ), but I just don't like them being presented as the G1 equivalent to the core 7/main 6/(do the G5 mains have a catchy nickname?). G1 doesn't _have_ a set of core/main chars like that, and even if it did, it wouldn't be those six x)

I mean, I get it, I guess. It's easier for marketing if they stick to a certain set of characters and I guess it sounds better if they push this false narrative of them being "the iconic well-loved and memorable main characters!!". I can see that that's easier to pitch than "Well, we didn't really focus on a specific set of characters back then, but we've decided to focus on this particular set right now, and G1 fans aren't really picky anyway*". I can understand the logic behind statements like these, but that doesn't mean I have to like it

(Although looking at the promo photo again, they've got other characters as well as the collectors anyway... So it's still kind of weird thing to specify like this anyway. Something like "to moms that grew up with the 80s ponies" would make more sense here, surely?)

(*obviously this is a generalization!! but hopefully you get what I'm trying to say... G1 fans are more likely to react like "Oh cool, don't see a lot of merch of [random obscure pony]" whereas I feel like if they made... for example, a t-shirt of oh idk, G4 Junebug, the biggest reaction would be like "That's an odd choice" at the least and "WTH why didn't they pick an ACTUAL character?" at most. Does that make sense?)

Oh these are amazing!!! omg all the Sting art <333

Every time you post anything relating to the songs from this ep, I get them in my head all over again xD Omg that sheet with notes on the "Family, Family" sequence is amazing though!! I love stuff like this, it's so fascinating! and the thumbnails oh gosh the thumbs of Hydia are killing me omg

Who's the cool wizard character though? I don't recognize him :o

Speaking of "can't see": at the very least these new Skulltimate boxes give you a small peek at the doll's face inside. You gotta look close but behind the grid/fencing/whatever you can see if the doll might be wonky or not.
This had been my biggest gripe with the old packaging, that there was no way to see the doll.

About time they fixed that!!! I still can't believe the price they ask for these when you can't even SEE the doll. At least have her face visible. Eye-wonk aside, how are you meant to know if you like her or not if all you have to go off is the drawing on the box?! I mean, I know you can just google for photos, but you shouldn't have to x)

Oh man oh man I'm so excited for Chrysalis!!!

It says they're also going to be re-releasing the main 6?? That's awesome - I never did get my paws on Pinkie and she was my most-wanted out of the set

Omg those sharks have made my day They're so silly looking!

I've seen the "firemen that don't put out fires" thing before, I think it's because firemen are apparently popular with little kids, but fires are usually a bit too serious for these kind of series? It amuses me.

Thanks again for all of this, Rhaegar, and Greeby for your site too

Different vers of MLP - All of the multi-part MLP n Friends eps originally aired with recaps at the start and ended with a "To Be Continued" card. All of these (except one TBC, I'm blanking on which ep it's in off the top of my head though) were cut for all home video releases, except the Australian DVDs which do have most (but not all) of them intact. Oddly the end of "The Magic Coins" part 4 was snipped for DVDs too, cutting off the end of the "Friends" song. And of course there's the songs cut from the original two specials, and the whole Glass Princess "Hurry" thing. They're the only version differences I know about re: MLP though.

That's really interesting about that Jem ep, thanks for sharing that too! I wish we had something like that for (MLP) Tambelon part 3, I'm sure they cut a song from that one...

I didn't notice Posey's horn either, good catch Aria!

I wondered if it was a slightly miscoloured earth Firefly (or her wings are hidden under the dress??) too.