Poll: Whats with the My Little Pony craze?

[bob1052]

Mine had logical cohesion, yours is just insulting.
A show made for children being enjoyed by people who are not children is far from normal, hence the use of the word freak, as freak has a negative conotation due to the immaturity suggested by someone far older than the targeted age range enjoying said show. I also threw in socially inept as said immaturity usually also implies social ineptitude which I have found through my own personal experience of people who advocate immature activities.

Please tell me how that is not completely reasonable.

Claiming that the newest MLP doesn't worry about script or character progression is completely wrong and more proof that you have absolutely no clue what the show is like.

Hasbro no doubt wanted G4 to be another 30 minute commercial appealing to little girls but Hasbro isn't the one writing the scripts and designing the characters. It is genuinely well written with great humor that is relevant to adults.

Ignorantly defining the show yourself with no knowledge of it and then claiming it fact and using it to attack anyone who likes the show while at the same time trying to appear hurt if someone copy pastes your post and direct it back at you just makes you look like a troll and an idiot.

[Edited out part of my response because I misread one of your previous posts]

 

[Proverbial Jon]

My Little Pony - Colourful, relevant to children. No need to worry about script, storyline, character progression.

I've seen far worse character progression in your so-called "mature adult shows" compared to MLP. At least each pony has an individual personality. Plus we learn a moral lesson at the end of each episode. Not much unlike the medical comedy Scrubs, which to be fair has a similar structure to MLP in its story telling. Hey, you can choose to learn from them or you can just enjoy the ride, I see no problem in that.

Just because everything has been toned down for children, doesn't mean it lacks any sort of quality or relevance.

 

[fgdfgdgd]

It's an awesome show. Give it a try, join the herd.

One of us. One of us. One of us.

This mostly, seriously, if you liked cartoons in the 90's then you'll love it, it's a deliciously addictive mix of Power Puff Girls and Ren & Stimpy with ponies.

 

[Divine Miss Bee]

In my opinion they are most likely freaks and probably socially inept.
Let's be honest, what normal guy watches a show made for little girls?

in my mind (and i know a lot of other girls who would agree with me), it's "manlier" to like what you like and act on that, ignoring social stigma and the ignorance of trolls, than to mindlessly follow the crowd. good shows are good shows, no matter their target audience, and people can like whatever they want.

Honesty isn't ignorance nor trolling. Please don't confuse the two. I think it is "manlier" to act your age and enjoy what is supposed to be enjoyed with maturity than to watch something intended for children, unless of course you are a child.
A good child's show has many different aims than a good show made for adults.
Example:
My Little Pony - Colourful, relevant to children. No need to worry about script, storyline, character progression.
Oz - Relevant to adults, convincing acting, script, storyline, character progression.

Saying people can like whatever they want is merely enabling immaturity.

to which plotline are you referring, that isn't well acted and scripted, in which the characters don't learn from their experiences, or only relevant to children? the show deals mostly with how to navigate fairly complex social situations. children's shows are written by adults, after all, and they're often the kind of adults who realize that most of the problems we see with people are present because we forget the basic lessons we learned as children:
-don't judge a book by its cover/embrace the differences in people (episode 9)
-don't break your word or betray someone's trust (episode 20)
-planning and organization help people work together more smoothly (episode 11)
-always try new things and look for a purpose in life from things you do well or enjoy (episodes 12 & 18)
-all interpersonal relationships require effort from all parties involved to make them last (the entire show)

the voice acting is great, as is the art, the characters are just as dynamic in any adult show i've seen. i'm glad you used Oz as an example-i've seen it and i like it just as much as you seem to, but i can still recognize the good things in MLP and they're not really all that dissimilar in their basic parts. there may not be a lot of action in MLP, but there are plenty of mature themes-more than i've seen in most adult-targeted shows, Oz included. there's a lot to be said for shows that are thought up as teaching tools and benefit from incorporating mature themes, and writing them off just because the characters are horses instead of people is silly and narrow-minded.

Those topics are childish as in suitable for childrens shows. Being brought up during these shows, those topics were usually what was dealt with. More mature shows like Oz deal with much more complex moral issues which are hardly as black & white as those topics.
Maybe this is more of a comment of how far children's shows and TV in general has fallen? I certainly do think things like Spongebob are dire compared to the likes of He-Man, Thundercats etc which always had moral themes along the lines of what you have mentioned.

so why condemn a show that goes along with those same themes that you just said were present in good children's shows? i would think it would be easy to praise a genuinely good show that provides a return to what we all used to like about cartoons. that's why i enjoy it, and would recommend that you check out an episode if you find the time-you might surprise yourself.

The key word is children's in good children's shows.
Replace the crap on kid's TV with MLP and other cartoons which have some substance, but let's not forget, they are childrens shows, not adult shows nor shows meant for teenagers.
Unfortunatly I know I wouldn't enjoy it. I've spent too long watching Nip/Tuck etc to fall back into kids shows and after watching a few He-Man episodes, it's one where good memories are best left like that, or so I find.

well, fair enough. i can respect that opinion, though i'd give some friendly advice here not to go around saying things about a show you haven't seen. tends to get people's backs up a bit.

 

[Totenkopf]

To say it is a bad cartoon is ignorant. I'm not a fan, but the cartoon is very well done in just about every way.

And to those of you who are against guys liking this, congratulations you are a facist.

And what if I love Friendship is Magic and am leaning towards facism anyway?

Spoiler

OT: I simply love the show. The characters and artstyle are great, the stories and episodes are interesting and it has a good and funny humor, for me that's the best thing on tv / the internet since Spongebob and Avatar.

 

[joshthor]

all i can imagine is smoking pot and watching a color fest has to be amazing.

 

[Urgh76]

all i can imagine is smoking pot and watching a color fest has to be amazing.

As many people would say, it's not just a color fest!

Spoiler: Although, for that other thing.....

 

[For.I.Am.Mad]

Good entertainment knows no gender. The 'It's for little girls' argument is null and void cuz, obviously, people other than little girls like the show. A lot of people it seems.

Now am I going to make it a point to tell my old ass(pull your pants up) dad that I like this show. Hell no, he might disown me.

My dad wondered what I was doing on my laptop and asked so I told him and he was like "Son I am Disappoint" walked away for a bit then he asked to see it and now he's a fan. I woke up the next day to him singing "When I was a little filly and the sun was going dooooown" while he was doing yard work.

Yeah, if I saw my dad singing 'piece by piece, snip by snip' I would drop dead right then and there. That's one of the reasons he'll never know.
Speaking of songs I want them to do a full version of that cupcake song. That was hot.

 

[Blondi3]

Yay for the internet? -__-

 

[Kukakkau]

And I don't mean with just with girls. I have several guy friends who are 17 to over 20 and like it. One of them draws em'. I don't knock it but it's a might bit weird.
So, really why do guys like em.
And adding on why do you like / dislike the whole thing, and do you think it's weird that some men (don't know how big it is) like it.

I don't personally like that but after seeing this video referenced in a parody show, I go curious and watched it and my god does the animation seem hypnotic/intriguing.


It makes me want to find out more...even though I hate the songs. And for that reason it scares me.

 

[Misho-]

I guess the Pony porn cropping up already doesn't hurt either... I'm just so sad I ever laid my eyes upon that horror...

 

[Peteron]

I have seen an episode, mainly out of curiosity to see what this monstrous craze was about. Watched it, and could not find the answer. Its no smarter than any other kids show, the only things that one could find even remotely appealing is I suppose the impressive animation and actual decent voice actors. I don't see the appeal at all to this show, to be quite honest.

Um... how many kids show have you watched recently. I'd say that there are certainly SMARTER kids show out there but compared to much of the crap that gets churned out MLP:FiM is brilliant. That said, I think some it's appeal is that it scratches a nostalgic itch--it is a kid's show that operates in a similar vein as kid's shows that aired when many of the current 20-somethings WERE little kids.

None actually. Mostly because I am not a kid? And its the same logic wise as any other kids show.

 

[Proverbial Jon]

I don't personally like that but after seeing this video referenced in a parody show, I go curious and watched it and my god does the animation seem hypnotic/intriguing.


It makes me want to find out more...even though I hate the songs. And for that reason it scares me.

Wow, that's incredibly well edited and slightly hypnotic, even if I also don't really like any of the songs included. Although Rainbow Dash singing Katy Perry's "I kissed a girl" seems to fit rather well!

You should give MLP a try! The animation is one of the standout features, it's just so smooth and really high quality.

 

[MaVeN1337]

It's a great show, Everypony should give it a try!

 

[Urgh76]

I have seen an episode, mainly out of curiosity to see what this monstrous craze was about. Watched it, and could not find the answer. Its no smarter than any other kids show, the only things that one could find even remotely appealing is I suppose the impressive animation and actual decent voice actors. I don't see the appeal at all to this show, to be quite honest.

Um... how many kids show have you watched recently. I'd say that there are certainly SMARTER kids show out there but compared to much of the crap that gets churned out MLP:FiM is brilliant. That said, I think some it's appeal is that it scratches a nostalgic itch--it is a kid's show that operates in a similar vein as kid's shows that aired when many of the current 20-somethings WERE little kids.

None actually. Mostly because I am not a kid? And its the same logic wise as any other kids show.

I see where you're coming from, with the Apples to Apples thing, and I realize that it may not be everyone's cup of tea.

Or in your case, cola

However there are a great number of us who find the show to be SUUUUUUPPPPEEEEEEEEERRRRRRR

 

[ChocoFace]

Phineas & Ferb is at least 20% cooler.

 

[Peteron]

I have seen an episode, mainly out of curiosity to see what this monstrous craze was about. Watched it, and could not find the answer. Its no smarter than any other kids show, the only things that one could find even remotely appealing is I suppose the impressive animation and actual decent voice actors. I don't see the appeal at all to this show, to be quite honest.

Um... how many kids show have you watched recently. I'd say that there are certainly SMARTER kids show out there but compared to much of the crap that gets churned out MLP:FiM is brilliant. That said, I think some it's appeal is that it scratches a nostalgic itch--it is a kid's show that operates in a similar vein as kid's shows that aired when many of the current 20-somethings WERE little kids.

None actually. Mostly because I am not a kid? And its the same logic wise as any other kids show.

I see where you're coming from, with the Apples to Apples thing, and I realize that it may not be everyone's cup of tea.

Or in your case, cola

However there are a great number of us who find the show to be SUUUUUUPPPPEEEEEEEEERRRRRRR

I thank you for that reference! And yes, you are right.

 

[Hunter15]

I HAVE NO IDEA WHY its like it put subliminal messaging into little kids head when they turn this crap on that forces them to start obsessing over it when the reach their late teens/early 20's

 

[vivadelkitty]

I like it, not sure why I do. It's got good voice actors, a good producer, and overall the show quality is better than some other kids shows I've seen.

To each their own.

 

[Urgh76]

Phineas & Ferb is at least 20% cooler.

Oh

Spoiler: I see what you did there