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Quote from: lostpony on April 13, 2017, 09:56:41 PMQuote from: Shiverdam on April 13, 2017, 05:20:58 PMI really don't like Starlight Glimmer. I could say I hate her, in fact. No part of me believes she could ever be fully reformed. I still believe she's just secretly masquerading under the guise of being a good guy just to learn all the ins and outs of the Mane 6 and eventually exploit their weaknesses so she may take over the world.Ssssssh! You're giving away the Season 7 finale.This has spawned an unpopular opinion from me, who doesn't even watch FIM and who has seen maybe one season total.The idea of someone playing the mane 6 back on their friendship is magic game by pretending to be friends with them in order to do something horrible is a depth of storyline continuity and planning that would probably make me more interested in the show.So I would actually like it if that were the case with a character, instead of them all buckling to the brainwashing sooner or later.I will also add that one reason I like EQG animation better is that even after she has been 'saved', Sunset Shimmer remains somewhat conflicted and mistrusted by others - a character development continuity that I love. I've not seen seven, eight seasons of FIM but from what people have said here continuity doesn't really happen...So I would absolutely start watching FIM if there was a continuous psychological game going on behind the scenes with someone playing the Mane 6 at their own game.Feel free to throw the tomatoes, but though I have only ever seen the toy, that image of Starlight Glimmer now makes me like her a whole lot more.
Quote from: Shiverdam on April 13, 2017, 05:20:58 PMI really don't like Starlight Glimmer. I could say I hate her, in fact. No part of me believes she could ever be fully reformed. I still believe she's just secretly masquerading under the guise of being a good guy just to learn all the ins and outs of the Mane 6 and eventually exploit their weaknesses so she may take over the world.Ssssssh! You're giving away the Season 7 finale.
I really don't like Starlight Glimmer. I could say I hate her, in fact. No part of me believes she could ever be fully reformed. I still believe she's just secretly masquerading under the guise of being a good guy just to learn all the ins and outs of the Mane 6 and eventually exploit their weaknesses so she may take over the world.
I'm not sure if I like the backcards/art for later G1 UK/euro ponies, in those they look somewhat knock-off or hippo-ish compared to the earlier g1 art.
As for the age target of EQG vs FIM, that sort of jars with the argument FIM is too influenced by the brony (adult) community. Moreover, kids shows used to contain grittier stuff even when aimed at a much younger audience (RAMC is one example, but I remember kids shows from my childhood aimed at much younger kids than MLP where you had a union strike in one and a dig at government measurement changes in another.) I realise we live in a sanitised age, but if the brony community is an element in decision making, then..?Target age and plot are also often a bit irrelevant since if the kid is too young to get the nuances they will pass over them, but if the kid is old enough to get them they'll get them and enjoy the show longer. I'd say it's more that EQG has a Jem influence which FIM doesn't have. And Jem was always very nuanced (albeit probably aimed a bit older).
Quote from: Taffeta on April 15, 2017, 06:44:35 AMAs for the age target of EQG vs FIM, that sort of jars with the argument FIM is too influenced by the brony (adult) community. Moreover, kids shows used to contain grittier stuff even when aimed at a much younger audience (RAMC is one example, but I remember kids shows from my childhood aimed at much younger kids than MLP where you had a union strike in one and a dig at government measurement changes in another.) I realise we live in a sanitised age, but if the brony community is an element in decision making, then..?Target age and plot are also often a bit irrelevant since if the kid is too young to get the nuances they will pass over them, but if the kid is old enough to get them they'll get them and enjoy the show longer. I'd say it's more that EQG has a Jem influence which FIM doesn't have. And Jem was always very nuanced (albeit probably aimed a bit older).I don't think the "brony influence" goes past anything that's appropriate for the target audience and is similar to the occasional reference aimed at parents watching a show with their kids. Things like a reference to a character from media only older viewers would recognize or things like that that would go unnoticed by the target audience. The show itself is still very much aimed at their original target audience.
Quote from: Wardah on April 15, 2017, 10:01:29 AMQuote from: Taffeta on April 15, 2017, 06:44:35 AMAs for the age target of EQG vs FIM, that sort of jars with the argument FIM is too influenced by the brony (adult) community. Moreover, kids shows used to contain grittier stuff even when aimed at a much younger audience (RAMC is one example, but I remember kids shows from my childhood aimed at much younger kids than MLP where you had a union strike in one and a dig at government measurement changes in another.) I realise we live in a sanitised age, but if the brony community is an element in decision making, then..?Target age and plot are also often a bit irrelevant since if the kid is too young to get the nuances they will pass over them, but if the kid is old enough to get them they'll get them and enjoy the show longer. I'd say it's more that EQG has a Jem influence which FIM doesn't have. And Jem was always very nuanced (albeit probably aimed a bit older).I don't think the "brony influence" goes past anything that's appropriate for the target audience and is similar to the occasional reference aimed at parents watching a show with their kids. Things like a reference to a character from media only older viewers would recognize or things like that that would go unnoticed by the target audience. The show itself is still very much aimed at their original target audience.While I agree with this generally, they did release that 100th episode that was entirely fanservice. The pony team IS listening., and they Do know about all the stuff bronies do and it does influence the show.
Here's an unpopular opinion of mine that seems unpopular both here and in the brony fandom - I don't think "Muffin Pony" stole "The Last Round Up" from Applejack at all, or rather she didn't for me. I was pleased to see her, I appreciated the little fandom gesture (it's okay when it's relevant and/or not in your face, in my opinion), but the rest of the episode was, and still is an Applejack episode to me.
Oh... is this unpopular? I think that cheese sandwich pony is just... a thousand times no.Another unpopular one.. I love those retro g1 porcelains, especially Firefly! It seems like none of you guys bought her so it was SOOOO HARDDD for me to track one down to buy. I finally did though. visitors can't see pics , please register or loginLike ok, slightly off/strange, but I love it still.