The MLP Arena
Pony Talk => Pony Corral => Topic started by: tailrustedtealeaf on June 17, 2020, 09:33:31 AM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drq7tYFBNvk&feature=emb_logo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drq7tYFBNvk&feature=emb_logo)
Rainbow Dash: Something that's gonna grab their hearts, eyeballs, and advertisers!
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The song is cute, and I still love the backgrounds. Maybe because it's just a short trailer, but the animation seems underwhelming and kinda stiff...? Even for puppet/tween animation. Not really what I was expecting from this style. FiM's animation was better, and since people want to compare TTG!, I think the animation in that is better, too. Maybe the stubby style limits it a bit?
And is it just me or do the ponies, like... not walk? :lookround: The clip where Rainbow Dash is going backwards and the scene with everyone going through the door they look like they're kinda just... sliding around...?
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do the ponies, like... not walk? :lookround: The clip where Rainbow Dash is going backwards and the scene with everyone going through the door they look like they're kinda just... sliding around...?
That is really strange :brow:
I’ve already checked out of this series pretty hard. It feels like they just hyper-magnified one or two of each of the character’s traits and have them bouncing around the screen doing that thing, with no real substance. I can’t.
I’m sure I’ll watch a little of it just out of curiosity, like I’ve watched this trailer, but I already felt like FiM lost a lot of substance towards the end and this reboot almost seems offensive to me as a G4 fan. Like, of all the things I ever hoped for as improvements on G4 and FiM, they are going the opposite direction.
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I’m not entirely sold on the idea, but I am optimistic. Though I do have a problem with the animation. The g4 show knew it’s limits and how to push them in terms of expressions, and how to pull them back in. Maybe it’s because the clips are without context, but some of these just seem too over the top. I get the sense it won’t have much by way of world building though, which is always something I enjoyed. We got to see conflicts with magical dastardly foes. They built an entire planet of strange and wonderful creatures. I feel this...just won’t have those elements that make FIM (especially in the later seasons) as good as it was. I liked the new creatures, and want to see more of that.
Based on the animation style, music feel and the few episode teasers...I’m going to say this is in another direction from FIM. Not that that’s a bad thing, but it just...I know I’m not the target demographic here, and maybe kids now like this sort of over the top expressive, underwhelming everything else. But I’m hesitant. I’ll watch out of curiosity before my final judgement, but I’m not really super excited.
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My first impression is that this series feels as relevant as shaking car keys in front of a toddler to keep it distracted. :|
I can't say much more, it's only a trailer. Though, it feels obnoxious and random.
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Oh look. It's My Little Pony Go. I'm ecstatic.
They did the same thing to Thundercats unfortunately.
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I have but one dislike to give, but I gave it
Something that's gonna grab their hearts, eyeballs, and advertisers
That's the crux of it, that are hoping for a nice little cash grab hoping to get some sweet sweet ad revenue that Teen Titans Go has been raking in (is cartoon Network still the TTG network? I haven't had cable for almost a year now). That's probably part of why it comes across so flat
TTG has some self aware jokes, I wonder if Pony Life will be self aware that it is a dumbed down cash grab
Animation wise, I don't see much that makes me want to watch it. I thInk this is very much for young kids without much to interest older audiences
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Hmmmmmmmmmmmm....
Not sure if I feel too good about it.
I can't help but feel it primarily exists to cash in on the last of G4's popularity. Heightened by the fact that the animation looks... uninspired? Kind of a generic modern-2D-cartoon-like style to it.
I probably will watch a few episodes out of curiosity, but I doubt I'll get invested in it.
But I could be pleasantly surprised.
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😬😬😬 I don't like what I see. It does look like a cash grab, an insult to the MLP franchise as a whole, but hey, I could be wrong. Its only temporary, anyway.
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They put up the intro (?) to it, as well. https://youtu.be/7lnBvJ8i4eE
Pretty catchy, not going to lie, though not a huge fan of the vocal style.
Also, both this and the trailer are unlisted... did someone upload them too early?
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They put up the intro (?) to it, as well. https://youtu.be/7lnBvJ8i4eE
Pretty catchy, not going to lie, though not a huge fan of the vocal style.
Also, both this and the trailer are unlisted... did someone upload them too early?
The description links to a playlist for Pony Life, with a couple more private videos...
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUnS6VWqJBaZoYBXM_4qKTw_xSGw8SmgZ
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They put up the intro (?) to it, as well. https://youtu.be/7lnBvJ8i4eE
Pretty catchy, not going to lie, though not a huge fan of the vocal style.
Also, both this and the trailer are unlisted... did someone upload them too early?
The description links to a playlist for Pony Life, with a couple more private videos...
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUnS6VWqJBaZoYBXM_4qKTw_xSGw8SmgZ
Interesting...
Though in the description, it links to that playlist with "Watch more Pony Life episodes", so those private videos could be yet-to-be-released episodes. :wonder:
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Also, both this and the trailer are unlisted... did someone upload them too early?
I believe they’re unlisted so the press can have exclusive access. This actually happens with a lot of stuff.
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Can't say I'm looking any more forward to it than I have been. It seems loud and obnoxious, and the animation's not at all easy on my eyes. Also the theme song is incredibly generic. This still seems more like some fanmade MLP parody series than an official one.
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I don’t really have any thoughts on this trailer, but I will probably skip it; doesn’t look like my kind of show.
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As I said on Twitter, it seems like it's going to be more focused on whacky comedy than any of the previous generations' shows, including FiM - all of the previous generations, for all the differences, still managed to create the same "feel" for me, like they could fit together ultimately. This seems more of a silly show done purely for a specific type of comedy, but I will see how it goes when I actually see an episode - there's always a chance that there's actually more MLP-esque moments, but they got shafted in the trailer for the comedy, like when you see a movie trailer and it's only the "funny" moments, then you find out the movie had more to it.
It doesn't look like Teen Titans GO! to me at all, personally.
I do understand the fears of it being a cash grab, though - like they're afraid of letting G4 go because it's been so successful (I know that the previous generations were successful too.)
It does seem like a strange decision either way, at best it will be a bit of harmless fun, I guess, or maybe so bad it's good like Newborn Cuties (in my opinion)? If I end up finding it completely bad, then it's easily avoided - we still have all the MLP shows we do like at the end of the day, which in my case is all of them up to FiM (up to now?)
I'll still give the show a chance though.
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Sooo it gives me a kind of a PowerPuffs feel mixed with a different art style of sorts, they also seemed to have brought in some more modern elements (like more updated technology). Also Celestia has a different voice or is that just me? She sounds off to me.
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There are more things uploaded now!
Here's the About Fluttershy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L56_Ady9u84) video with more clips. There's one for each of the ponies avaliable publically except for Applejack.
The theme is also uploaded as well (it was up yesterday but was unlisted).
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Maybe I've been in quarantine for too long, but I'm kinda excited. I enjoyed FiM, and even thought chibi-style isn't really my thing, they seem dynamic and vibrant. If I were six, I would want to watch this...and nothing makes me happier than little ones enjoying ponies ^_^
"Sweet magic fast fun posh cute Pony Life!"
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Oh look. It's My Little Pony Go. I'm
They did the same thing to Thundercats unfortunately.
Can we please burn that thundercats abomination? I got the same vibes and I'm not really liking it..
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idk if anyone else has mentioned this but AJ seems to have a habit of breaking the fourth wall. I get the vibe that she'll be a narrator or something.
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This seems like it is definitely for very young children (younger than FiM) and definitely a cash grab to just try and milk the last little drops out of G4. :/
I do also agree it just seems really obnoxious like a lot of modern cartoons are now. They try so hard to "over the top" and "wacky" that is just comes off as really cringy.
But maybe that's just me getting old and crotchety. :) lol.
It definitely lost all feeling of MLP for me. I was never into the FiM show too much but I still thought it was a good addition to the MLP universe, and modernized it in a tasteful way.
Maybe I'll change my mind, like others said, these are only intros.
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I’m not a big fan, but the theme song is now stuck in my head.
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Still scratching my head about the point of this lol! Feels weird hearing the familiar voices coming from the new models, like they almost don't match?
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One big yuck. Too bad they chose to devolve into TTG.
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Ha, can't say I wasn't expecting so many negative responses but :P I get it, at least it's just the one season!
I still think they're charming little fellas. Thinking of it more like an abridged series/parody may help.
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I have but one dislike to give, but I gave it
LOL! This is my new favorite quote. I wholeheartedly agree!
TTG has some self aware jokes, I wonder if Pony Life will be self aware that it is a dumbed down cash grab
I did notice at the end of the trailer Twilight says "You have to admit, it looks good!" which to me seemed to be aimed at the audience watching. I wouldn't be surprised if it has a bunch of self-aware jokes and references to the brony community.
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After seeing those "meet the character" videos... I'm even less sure about this.
The animation style isn't growing on me... quite the opposite, actually. The inclusion of modern technology... I suppose was going to be in some incarnation of MLP at some point... but still doesn't feel right. The whole thing just looks too spastic for my liking. Too... modern(?) almost. Just overall doesn't feel at all like MLP.
Still too early for final judgement? Probably. But hey, I’m definitely not the show’s target audience.
Also is it me or does Rarity (in particular) talk way too fast? It's hard to understand what she's saying much of the time.
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I’m still excited for this! :blush: It looks fun. Sometimes it’s nice to have something simple to throw on in the background. Not everything has to be a masterpiece yah know? I know the G3 cartoons were not very well written or deep, but they’re like a comfort thing for me. That’s kind of how I’m viewing this series as well. The art is cute and fun to look at.
I also don’t mind the use of modern technology in the show. It will age the show pretty bad in time, but oh well. This was never meant to be a big production I don’t think! :P I’m just taking it for what it is!
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Ha, can't say I wasn't expecting so many negative responses but :P I get it, at least it's just the one season!
I still think they're charming little fellas. Thinking of it more like an abridged series/parody may help.
I actually hate abridged or parody stuff.
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Oh, dear. >.<
Yeah, I feel like this is going to be kind of terrible, but I will watch the first episode at least and give it a chance. My husband is excited about it, though! lol! Bronies... ;)
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Part of me kind of feels this could be a kind of "What G3.5 was to G3" in a sense, a more simplistic version of what came before it, and it's even "chibified" both times. I do feel that G3.5 may provide more substance though, but again I need to see an actual episode of Pony Life to judge it fairly - there may also be a touch of of "What Tales is to G1" due to it incorporating real world elements, but that may be a comparison I'm even less likely to make (someone else said it, and that's probably what they meant.)
I’m still excited for this! :blush: It looks fun. Sometimes it’s nice to have something simple to throw on in the background. Not everything has to be a masterpiece yah know? I know the G3 cartoons were not very well written or deep, but they’re like a comfort thing for me. That’s kind of how I’m viewing this series as well. The art is cute and fun to look at.
I thought the G3 cartoons were very well written, personally, but to each their own - either way, I get what you're saying and that's a good way of looking at it.
I also don’t mind the use of modern technology in the show. It will age the show pretty bad in time, but oh well. This was never meant to be a big production I don’t think! :P I’m just taking it for what it is!
I'm unsure about it, as it wasn't really part of MLP in general for me (I can let the technology in Tales slide though.) I don't think it will really date the show that much, as I've seen shows with now old technology, and they don't seem dated at all - you may know what year/decade it came out, but all that does is create a kind of nostalgia for that time, or something. That's how I feel about it anyway.
I'm fine if others are okay with it (or disagree with any other of my opinions), but it kind of feels out of place to have internet stuff, it kind of feels like a fanmade addition at best... and at worst including it because they feel they need to, but if it works for this, then fine.
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I hate to say it but it actually makes FiM look good in comparison :( It has literally everything I hate about modern cartoons, the character designs, the expressions, the "lol so randum" vibes, it's just horrible.
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Again unrelated to the contents of the trailers, but in the description, on the official channel, it says it's a new G4.5 series. :wonder: Thought that was interesting. I didn't catch it at first because of how much word salad the description is. XD Maybe "word salad" isn't the right term, but they're really throwing everything they could think of in there to get views...
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Is it me/my settings that make the music incredibly loud but you can't hear the ponies talk?
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Is it me/my settings that make the music incredibly loud but you can't hear the ponies talk?
Might be something on your end. I could hear them just fine.