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In my opinion the most "blatant commercial" piece is the EQ movie they even released in threaters to show little girls and parents were the dolls came out... they made sure to show it in TV (along wit commecials of the toys) when the dolls came to stores.And at least in my country a store who sells toys was the one who got and sponsor the movie to our theaters at the same time they got the dolls.The less commercial one would be MLP tales, they only made a few of the cast (7 girls) and the family ponies who appered in a single episode each also the toys were sold ONLY in a few countries in Europe , .....but they didn't made the main boys, the teacher, the parents or siblings of any of the main characters .I remember back then that I thought it would be cool to have the main cast as toys, at the time we didn't had internet in my country so it was impossible to know that a few of them were made into toys, it was until years later that I was surprised to know about them and that they only sold them in Europe.
I used to pretend my pony bride was Clovers older sister Meadowlark My friend had a Lemondrop that she called Bonbon since she has similar colors to that character.Truly wish they had made toys of more tales characters.
Quote from: polar on November 21, 2013, 11:54:04 AMI'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.I don't think OP was being negative at all.I grew up loving ponies but my family did not have a TV till I was 10, then I saw the show and fell in love with the different series as well.For me, I feel OP is right in saying that even though the series were created for commercial purposes; the stories still had depth and value beyond that.Sounds pretty positive to me
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.
I pretty much agree with what Diamond and Elisto said. In the most non-insult way I can say this - I really don't think anyone here actually knows what they're talking about. And MJ it doesn't look like you grew up with what most of us here did. You can study up on anything, but you cannot replicate an experience. Put yourself in a child's mind. These toys are not for us now, remember. What child would not love to see their favorite toy characters come to life so they can develop deeper relationships with them and see how they interact with others? And what child would not love to see a fun episode from a show they love and then be able to take it home and play with that set and make their own adventure? IE, A Very Charming Birthday. If anything I saw G3 as a commercial, or more like a desperate attempt to salvage what was left of a simmering toy line.Commercial or not, Hasbro has given us some of the best memories of our childhood because we fell into their "trap". They have created an alternative to cut-and-paste toys and shows and have also created a piece of collector history.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.
Basically, I was also asking if actually related to the characters in My Little Pony, or at least found them believable enough as characters, because I did. The way the actual negative people talk suggests that they were flat characters, because the show was "just a commercial".
"Pure" art doesn't always pay all that well and an artist (or scriptwriter, or composer, etc) does need to eat.