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When I see people say that MLP shows are "a blatant commercial" to me it doesn't mean necessarily that they are written poorly or are frivolous, but that they exist to sell the merchandise.There are many cartoons out there where the cartoon was invented first, and the toys came after, when the cartoon got popular enough. Executives see that the cartoon has a following and they think "Oh, we can make some extra merchandise and kids will buy them because they like the show." This is not true with cartoons like MLP. For MLP, the toys came first and the cartoon came later, not because the cartoon was popular (though like with FiM it can easily become a very popular show) but because Hasbro wants to sell the toys. Toys that have a cartoon for children to connect to just sell better than toys without such a connection.Does this mean that shows that are "a blatant commercial" are bad shows? No. It also doesn't mean that there's no thought put into the characters, storylines, setting, etc. It just means the show exists only because the toys exists, rather than visa versa. The show got made because Hasbro wants kids to connect to the toys. The cartoon sells the toys. The cartoon is a 20-min commercial.
I'm sorry you or anyone sees something (that you claim to love even) so negatively. Remember.. Hasbro, and nothing of our fandom, owes us anything. So just enjoy it.
When I see people say that MLP shows are "a blatant commercial" to me it doesn't mean necessarily that they are written poorly or are frivolous, but that they exist to sell the merchandise.
I don't really care if they are commercials or not. *shrug* I enjoy them and I enjoy ponies.