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I would like replica small things, if they are in colors that did not exist for gen 1 and so on to distinguish them form the real deal.
"Still playing with the pure purple pony with the flowers on her butt I see, may I interest you in these ponies dressed in outrageous 80s fashion that violently vibrate while swishing their tails?"
I also think the early years of G1 are boring. The designs are plain but a big factor of my disinterest is the saturation of it. A lot of the retro merch is the Rainbows, Collectors, Applejack, Firefly, Glory, etc. It's tiring. That's why I'm SO excited for the Year 3 Rainbow repros! They're something NEW! But anyways, I think 1985 onward is the best the generation has to offer. They did every gimmick in the book, they gave the ponies tons of colours in their hair, they gave them fun symbols, it's great.
I believe that even with all its animation errors, the original G1 cartoon still looked way better than the new flash series.
Quote from: SpacePinto on January 17, 2019, 07:25:20 AMI believe that even with all its animation errors, the original G1 cartoon still looked way better than the new flash series. where it’s used for forced and contrived lessons in“diversity”.
I think that was a more natural kind of diversity :/ Some ponies that look the same but come from different lands. Some ponies that look different but come from the same land. And some peoples of different species completely who may live in ponyland or outside and be integrated into the society through their friendships with other characters (Question Mark, Junk It, Weather Witch, etc).
Quote from: Taffeta on January 23, 2019, 08:19:15 AMI think that was a more natural kind of diversity :/ Some ponies that look the same but come from different lands. Some ponies that look different but come from the same land. And some peoples of different species completely who may live in ponyland or outside and be integrated into the society through their friendships with other characters (Question Mark, Junk It, Weather Witch, etc).I love how big the G1 world seems in the cartoon and comics. There's always somewhere new to be explored, and different kinds of creatures. I think it would be more fun to make up your own stories set in the G1 world as well, because anything goes: magic, talking inanimate objects, pixies, whatever! All the 'world-building' that people get so excited about in G4 is actually quite restrictive in a way, a sort of storytelling equivalent of releasing the Mane 6 repeatedly.And I just HATE the whole theme of teaching friendship to everybody. It makes all non-ponies look like idiots, for a start. G1 had one episode about friendship being great (The Magic Coins). G4 has had eight seasons and it's getting ridiculous. Friendship is nice, but it's not the be-all and end-all of existence. (I'm an unsociable introvert, if I lived in Equestria I would be so annoyed having friendship pushed at me all the time!)If I was a kid with no prior interest in ponies and saw the G1 cartoon/comic/storybooks, I would probably get into ponies. If I saw G4, I would probably think it was not for me. I think actually if I had seen G4 when I was little I would have dismissed it as too girly because of all the fashion shows, parties, spa days, talking about feelings/friendship etc. Nothing wrong with that sort of thing, but as a kid I would have dismissed it in favour of adventure and magic.
Yeah, G4 is girly. It has guys interested in it, and does more than what would be stereotypically seen as "for girls" (in fact, all generations do this), but that will never make it "not girly". You won't find this brony using the cool stuff as proof that "the show isn't for little girls", because it is, and it annoys me when bronies do that - the point should be that little girl's cartoons can be entertaining for all, and that guys can like girly stuff.In my mind, we (myself and other bronies) should embrace the fact it's girly, not try to prove it isn't.
And yeah. G4 is really girly.
Quote from: Taffeta on January 24, 2019, 02:31:46 AMAnd yeah. G4 is really girly.I have only watched a few G4 episodes (thankfully) and from what I've seen, it is WAY girlier than G1. For all the bashing old MLP has always gotten from everyone for supposedly being all tea parties and dressups, I can only recall a handful of times when the G1 cartoons featured anything stereotypically girly (like the costume ball at the end of the second special), other than that, when ponies were not busy saving their world from doom, they would usually just spend their time playing sports, landscape exploring or chilling by the pool. Meanwhile, I remember one G4 episode that was all focused on everyone going to a big ball, trying on their outfits and all, and in another there was a whole song where pony pricesses were singing to the newest princess about what a great pony princess she will be, and it felt REALLY sappy. If you ask me, despite Lauren Faust patting herself so much on the back for challening girly stereotypes in cartoons, G1 did way better job with that.