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This seems to be a pretty unpopular-ish opinion here, but... I love the Mane Six... I get how they can be a problem from a toyline perspective or (especially) a collectors perspective, but purely as characters, I love them and have a sentimental and nostalgic attachment to them. They weren't always written how I feel they should have been, which is an opinion in itself, but for the most part I still feel attached to them as characters, and the friendship they have with each other, and always will.
My unpopular opinion is that I don't think the animation is that important for defining MLP, their characters or whatever. It's admittedly harder to make that separation for G4, but I definitely feel like G1 and G3, the animation is an add-on and absolutely not integral or important to the line overall.
Quote from: Taffeta on March 24, 2021, 08:40:15 AMMy unpopular opinion is that I don't think the animation is that important for defining MLP, their characters or whatever. It's admittedly harder to make that separation for G4, but I definitely feel like G1 and G3, the animation is an add-on and absolutely not integral or important to the line overall.I don't think this would be considered an unpopular opinion among 99% of users on this particular board...
My unpopular opinion is that I don't think the animation is that important for defining MLP, their characters or whatever. It's admittedly harder to make that separation for G4, but I definitely feel like G1 and G3, the animation is an add-on and absolutely not integral or important to the line overall.And with G4, speaking as someone who likes the toys but not really FIM, I'd have probably been happier with more toy variety, and fewer animated episodes, memes and the like.I don't know why I am so apathetic towards older gen animation, except that as a kid it felt like it was full of mistakes because of the different names/ponies not sold here/whatever. I always preferred the comics. I dunno, I just feel like MLP is fine even when there isn't any animation. Which is why it always bothers me when G2 gets ignored simply because it lacks a cartoon.
Quote from: SpacePinto on March 25, 2021, 08:35:27 AMQuote from: Taffeta on March 24, 2021, 08:40:15 AMMy unpopular opinion is that I don't think the animation is that important for defining MLP, their characters or whatever. It's admittedly harder to make that separation for G4, but I definitely feel like G1 and G3, the animation is an add-on and absolutely not integral or important to the line overall.I don't think this would be considered an unpopular opinion among 99% of users on this particular board...I'm not sure. I think a lot more people reference/are sympathetic to the G1 animation when it comes to discussions, and certainly privelege the characterisation from those over other things like backcards.
Quote from: Taffeta on March 25, 2021, 08:52:16 AMQuote from: SpacePinto on March 25, 2021, 08:35:27 AMQuote from: Taffeta on March 24, 2021, 08:40:15 AMMy unpopular opinion is that I don't think the animation is that important for defining MLP, their characters or whatever. It's admittedly harder to make that separation for G4, but I definitely feel like G1 and G3, the animation is an add-on and absolutely not integral or important to the line overall.I don't think this would be considered an unpopular opinion among 99% of users on this particular board...I'm not sure. I think a lot more people reference/are sympathetic to the G1 animation when it comes to discussions, and certainly privelege the characterisation from those over other things like backcards.If only...
What I miss is people being... allowed? to make up their OWN personalities for ponies. Like, it used to be that if you wanted to write a story where maybe one pony uses her cartoon personality, but another is more based on her backcard, or UK comic, or whatever, or just made up from wholecloth... no one would bat an eye. But nowadays, especially with G4/FiM, it's all "alternate universe" this and "headcanon" that, you know? I dunno if this makes sense, or if I'm wording it right, but I miss when it was just an understood thing, that everyone had their own idea/version of Ponyland.A bit off-topic, maybe, but it's what the convo reminded me of.