The show is fun and all, I broke down and decided to watch it, primarily because I loved Dexter's Lab as a kid, and figured I owed it a shot. I was surprised I wanted to keep watching, even though I am not the target audience.
I'm still of the firm belief that anyone over the age of 10 who considers themself a "bronie" is a hard core troll.
It genuinely perplexes me as to how an adult could enjoy that show without nostalgia value.
So how have ponies affected your life? Have you held the line, staying pony free? Or have you, like me, completely given up and let the ponies wash over you, consuming you into the herd, so now it takes up almost all your free time and money?
That, my slightly scared friend, is what we call a joke. To some degree it is true, but not all of my free time and not all of my money. Only most of it.
Meh, the show is alright if a little bland. The brony phenomenon used to make me angry with its ridiculous frequency and obnoxiousness but now that people merely seem to like it like any other show rather than taking a moral high ground about gender identities or praising it as the second coming of christ it's all good.
It has also provided many involuntary lulz through all the drama:
Well my fine friends, season two of "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" is over. We won't be seeing anymore ponies until around the end of the year. So how have ponies affected your life? Have you held the line, staying pony free? Or have you, like me, completely given up and let the ponies wash over you, consuming you into the herd, so now it takes up almost all your free time and money? Have fun kids, and don't burn down the forums please. They don't come cheap you know.
....I'm disappointed in you Raziel. You should know better than to waste time watching Ponies, what with Nosgoth crumbling and all. You leave me no choice, I have to tell the Elder God and Kain about what you've been watching.
OP:Luckily for me it hasn't played any part in my life.
I'm still of the firm belief that anyone over the age of 10 who considers themself a "bronie" is a hard core troll.
It genuinely perplexes me as to how an adult could enjoy that show without nostalgia value.
It's "brony". Is this really so hard? "pony" -> "ponies"; "brony" -> "bronies". It genuinely perplexes me that people have trouble with this. I've given up trying to convince people like you of my sincerity. All I'll say is that there are plenty of popular things that baffle me, but I accept that other people just have poor different taste. I son't see why this popular thing ought to be any different.
ElektroNeko said:
TopazFusion said:
I watch it.
Personally, I find it quite good entertainment.
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Usergroup link for any fans that aren't already members . . .
Well my fine friends, season two of "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" is over. We won't be seeing anymore ponies until around the end of the year. So how have ponies affected your life? Have you held the line, staying pony free? Or have you, like me, completely given up and let the ponies wash over you, consuming you into the herd, so now it takes up almost all your free time and money? Have fun kids, and don't burn down the forums please. They don't come cheap you know.
....I'm disappointed in you Raziel. You should know better than to waste time watching Ponies, what with Nosgoth crumbling and all. You leave me no choice, I have to tell the Elder God and Kain about what you've been watching.
OP:Luckily for me it hasn't played any part in my life.
No, you are mistaken! I am not Raziel, that fool is still burning away in the lake of the dead. I am his brother, Rahab! And go ahead and tell Kain and the others. By this time, they will all be watching ponies as well!
When I first heard about the new generation of ponies, I just scoffed. Back then, My Little Pony to me was something for little girls and nothing more. And then I noticed some people on here using Pony avatars. I was confused at first. Then people started talking about how great the show was.
So I watched the two part pilot. I thought it was okay. Nothing all that special. But then I decided to watch a couple more episodes. And then after that, I decided to watch more episodes. Before I knew it, I fell in love with the show.
My Little Pony FIM has showed me that anything can become great in the right hands. And Lauren Faust and her team were the right hands in this case. They were able to turn something that was aimed solely at little girls into something that anyone, including a 20 year old guy like myself, can enjoy.
Also, to those who have just recently joined the fandom:
This is very off topic, but I remember seeing a post of your's saying that you wrote "Cupcakes". Just want to know, is that true? Are you really Sergeant Sprinkles?
I'm a huge fan of MLP. I won't say it's really changed my life (because it hasn't), but it's definitely my favorite currently-running show on TV right now.
As much as I like the show itself, I'd say that the fandom is what really keeps me hooked. There's just so much creativity on display there. There really is something for everyone. You like fanfiction? There's novels worth of fanfiction. You like funny meme images? There's enough to keep you browsing for days. There's brony artists, brony musicians, brony-everything, really.
MLP is really the first time in my life where I can call myself a legitimate "fan", rather than someone who just really, really likes something. And I guess that's why I consider myself a brony. Because MLP is my Star Trek.
...not sure if I would go to a convention for it, though.
Meh, the show is alright if a little bland. The brony phenomenon used to make me angry with its ridiculous frequency and obnoxiousness but now that people merely seem to like it like any other show rather than taking a moral high ground about gender identities or praising it as the second coming of christ it's all good.
It has also provided many involuntary lulz through all the drama:
That... is that a real thing...? I hope to god that it's merely a straight up spoof of Sonichu as opposed to someone taking it seriously.
OT: Whelp, I've watched it in almost its entirety. Was pretty good to watch from time to time and honestly the group is a bunch of goofballs so that's pretty fun to watch unfold sometimes. Honestly though, it is the fanmade stuff that kinda made me stick around for as long as I have. There's a LOT of stuff to wade through, but when you find some of the good things they're actually pretty damn funny.
So how have ponies affected your life? Have you held the line, staying pony free? Or have you, like me, completely given up and let the ponies wash over you, consuming you into the herd, so now it takes up almost all your free time and money?
I've watched Season 1 and 2.
What the fuck is so great about this show? Yeah, it's funny, from time to time. A good 75% of the time it's god awful 5 year old pandering.
And that's what wrong with the brony community. It's a neat show, and I think it's gravy that you like it.But a 36 year old friend of mine stood in line for two hours to get the autograph of a lady who did a voice for the show, a show made for preteen girls.
The general lack of understanding of what the brony community worships is why we nerds can't have nice things.
Meh, the show is alright if a little bland. The brony phenomenon used to make me angry with its ridiculous frequency and obnoxiousness but now that people merely seem to like it like any other show rather than taking a moral high ground about gender identities or praising it as the second coming of christ it's all good.
It has also provided many involuntary lulz through all the drama:
That... is that a real thing...? I hope to god that it's merely a straight up spoof of Sonichu as opposed to someone taking it seriously.
OT: Whelp, I've watched it in almost its entirety. Was pretty good to watch from time to time and honestly the group is a bunch of goofballs so that's pretty fun to watch unfold sometimes. Honestly though, it is the fanmade stuff that kinda made me stick around for as long as I have. There's a LOT of stuff to wade through, but when you find some of the good things they're actually pretty damn funny.
This is very off topic, but I remember seeing a post of your's saying that you wrote "Cupcakes". Just want to know, is that true? Are you really Sergeant Sprinkles?
When I first heard about the show through my Twitter feed, my thinking was basically "this is going to be a 'thing', isn't it? I'd best ignore it." But a few Dragon Age ponies later, and some more talk about MLP and bronies on Twitter, I eventually found myself with nothing better to do than to look the show up on YouTube. I watched about half an episode before I decided to get some sleep instead.
A week or so later I decided to continue where I left off... which was then followed by another episode... and quite possibly a third. And within a week or so I'd finished season 1.
It makes sense, really. I've had a thing for strong female protagonists for most of my life (thanks in no small part to Ellen Ripley and Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind), and I've also been slowly growing into actively defying gender roles for the better part of the last decade. When the common explanation for a male rolling a female character in a video game tends to be the desire to "look at something pleasant", I'll just openly admit that it's easier for me to connect emotionally with a female protagonist.
Wait... what was the thread about, again?
Well, I don't think the lack of new episodes in the coming months will be much of a problem. I have plenty of other shows. I'm more worried about that the show might be canceled prematurely after season 3. For the wait, I have plenty of other shows to watch, including the also very much friendship-oriented Community and Kamen Rider Fourze.
And, hey, My Little Pony: Fighting is Magic should be just around the corner, right?
While I'm reassured that pic wasn't super serious, I'm slightly sickened of whatever the hell that video was. S'cuse me for a bit while I go attempt to induce amnesia.
Captcha: Hobby-horse. Quit watching over my thread posts captcha. You're kinda wierding me out now...
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