Oh come on, that moderator with the bear avatar said no more of these dragoon you blasted pony rebel! Wheres that report button? Thats what your PROBABLY thinking, unless your a brony, in which case your thinking "Do I want to post here and risk getting a warning?" Well, it's cool. After the last one was shut down, I (Terrified of course) went into the bears den and asked for a repeal so to speak. All we gotta do is keep the thread ON THE LEVEL and generally spam free.
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My Little Pony: Friendship is magic. It's not what you think. This amazing little cartoon has captured the hearts of thousands, if not millions of people who together have formed an amazing fandom. A lot of people don't understand how peope can find happiness from something originally made as a childrens show for little girls, but that right there is where they get it wrong. The show was made for children and their parents, so that anyone in any age group would be able to enjoy it. Of course there'll always be the haters, in which case bronies, use the report button. That was our mistake in the last few threads. Don't feed the trolls, flag em and move on.

To regular bronies: You know the drill, forgive and forget, love and tolerate.
To the new guys: if you are interested, heres the episodes (in glorious 1080p of course) http://www.youtube.com/user/MyLittlePony1080p#p/u *Looks at channel* well....most of them anyhow. Could'a swore they had em all... Anyhow, if your here for pony, stay a while, talk about ponies. If not, move along, we don't need people spamming.

*Steps to the side*

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OK Guys and Gals. A last attempt at a MLP thread. Keep all the spam out please. This is for afficionados of the ponies to chat and have a bit of fun in so if you have nothing of value to add, want to cause problems or just generally be anti - this is not the topic for you. Please report any problems so the mods can sort it out before it gets out of hand. Thanks. Ro.

The funny thing about making a thread when a mod says not to, is that they can lock it.

dragoon has saved us all. May the great sky pony bless his soul.

He said he asked Rohugh. (at least that's what I think he meant)

Indeed. He's gonna edit the op in a bit to tell everyone what and what not to do in here or something like that. Now, less random stuff more pony.

I think the main problem the mods have is when you guys just say how awesome ponies are and stuff, but don't actually discuss anything. Not hating on you guys (though I have no interest in the show personally), but that seemed to be the trend in the locked threads so if you avoid that you should be safe. ^_^

Ah, there we go. That may be a part of the problem Nami.

Anyhow, recent mlp topics, who else can't get the official song "Equestria Girls" out of their noggin?

Ponies! :wub:

Anyway, despite the lack of six, gore, and explosions, the plots are still quite entertaining! Which is to say, they aren't wholly childish. I like how there's none of the typical stuff you see in kids' shows: chasing after girls/boys, school bullies, parents that just "don't get it", etc. No, the plots are about human nature and human relationships - in the guise of ponies, yes, but still relatable to the human condition. The characters set realistic and admirable role models - these aren't "the chosen ones" (per se), they aren't super heroes, they are just regular fallible "people" faced with, when you boil it down, what are ultimately mundane problems. And the problems aren't restricted or dependent on the setting, but are issues with relationships, relationship conflict, and other timeless, universal interpersonal issues.

Granted, the problems might be "dressed up" to seem more dramatic (monsters, parasprites, etc.), but the core issue is usually interpersonal - e.g. about friendship and how to maintain friendship when there is conflict.

Edited to be in compliance with OP. General sentiment: Holy crap, another one? How could discussion go so long?

Anywway, watched the first episode, watched highlight reels. Reminds me of The Powerpuff Girls which is a good thing. Not crapping my pants over it to look cool.

Internet forums are srs bsns

I hadn't heard it until googling it right now. http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/Equestria_Girls_song for others who haven't. It's catchy, but a bit too short, felt like there was more to the song than that little bit.

The song completely stuck in my head is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cu3zt5T7gYM. Can sing it a cappella. The fact that the song was created on whatever abysmal budget that a first-season american cartoon's music creator probably has makes it all the more impressive. Props to http://www.danielingrammusic.com/songs


Crazy as it may sound, some of us want to discuss the content of the show, the character development, the songs, and thoughts on the upcoming season 2 (that won't be produced by Lauren Faust )

Same person worked on them both, as I recall.

Exactly. It's neither pure entertainment or in-your-face morales. It's genuinely entertaining for kids and parents, just as planned. ^_^

It is undeniably a good show from what I've seen. I'll probably watch a few more episodes when I have a decent Internet connection and time. It's not laugh-out-loud funny but also not vicarious-shame-cheesy-humor that plague kids' shows.

I'm trying to only watch two or three episodes a week. I find if I binge on a series and watch the whole thing in a few days, I just get sick of it and forget about it.

Just watched episode 16 today (Rainbow Sonic Boom I think?) Probably the best episode yet. Particularly liked Fluttershy's 'yaaay' at the start.

Definitely my favourite episode so far. Think I'm on 21 or 22, haven't watched any in ages.

I'm thinking about doing the exact opposite now, since it's all aired. Of course, that's because it's been a long time since I've seen the first episodes, so I want a refresher before season 2 begins.

So if you wanted to sell someone on this show what episode would do it best? I watched the first couple and as IHaveAFatDog said reminds me of power puff girls in a sense.

Bridle Gossip
Swarm of the century
Sonic Rainboom
Over a Barrel
Owl's well that ends well
Party of one

I'd suggest those for 'starter' episodes

I'd maybe recommend Dragonshy (episode 7).

It features all of the ponies equally, whereas many episodes focus on one character in particular. It's also one of the best episodes overall out of the sixteen I've seen so far.

But it would be preferable to watch them in order; unlike many children's shows there's quite a bit of character and world development.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoVwjDJ4QOc&t=17m15s

Though my personal suggestion is starting at the beginning.

You got ANOTHER CHANCE.... good god. It really is spreading. I was trying to make a joke, but I think we lost our last line of defenders against the hordes.

from the OP:

This is for afficionados of the ponies to chat and have a bit of fun in so if you have nothing of value to add, want to cause problems or just generally be anti - this is not the topic for you. Please report any problems so the mods can sort it out before it gets out of hand. Thanks. Ro.

Yeah, I'd say this as well. That one clip with the Sonic Rainboom is one of the best moments in the show. :wub:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7PGKcikaGY