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#3651 Ajbcool Mon, 2nd May '11 3:14:51 PM from Here, obviously. from Here, obviously.

I think Fluttershy is, well, um, adorable, and pretty awesome when she puts her foot down. If every pony is an idea of what a girl could be, Fluttershy is the "motherly" archetype.

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#3652 Ack Sed Mon, 2nd May '11 3:32:52 PM from Pure Imagination from Pure Imagination

"Party of One" = lighter, saner version of Ren's freakout in "Hermit Ren"

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#3653 Pannic Mon, 2nd May '11 3:37:47 PM

Wait, no, the Ponychan troll was doing Marceline, not Mona.

No idea what either of them are.

edited 2nd May '11 3:37:56 PM by Pannic

#3654 Moe Dantes Mon, 2nd May '11 3:50:26 PM from the Land of Classics from the Land of Classics

Hey guys, an IRL friend just suggested I should find a Pony forum to post my "Alternate Endings" on. So, ummm... is there one? I've only found Ponychan so far.

Also:

Obviously when you compare this to shows like Reboot, Beast Wars, Shadow Raiders, Action Man, Ninja Turtles, Batman, Spider-man, The Tick, X-Men, Rugrats, Mighty Max, Sonic, Power Rangers, Gargoyles, Dexters Lab and Powerpuff Girls it's up against some steep competition.

It's under competition from those? You're kidding.

To be honest, I don't understand how cartoon fans who were growing up in the 1990s didn't die from sheer boredom. I mean, you've got Rugrats listed among the greats. Freaking Rugrats.

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#3655 Mousa The 14 Mon, 2nd May '11 3:59:15 PM from Northern Virginia from Northern Virginia

Hey, Rugrats was great when i was a kid. And ya know what? I don't care about your He-man worship, Reboot, Gargoyles, Ninja Turtles, X-men, Powerpuff Girls, Dexter's Lab, Batman the Animated Series, and Power Rangers? All cool stuff. I cal that competitions.

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#3656 Pannic Mon, 2nd May '11 4:10:14 PM

Dang, this thread is long. I'm looking for that part of the thread where we were talking about that dumb comic where some heteronormative idiot has his self-insert getting on a "Rainbow Dash is not a lesbian" soapbox?

#3657 Sand Josieph Mon, 2nd May '11 4:20:53 PM from Grand Galloping Galaday from Grand Galloping Galaday

Well, due some idiocy on my part, I accidantly deleted the original "Pinkie Pie Went Mad" video. So here it is re-uploaded! I personally like this one better.

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#3658 Counterclock Mon, 2nd May '11 4:22:53 PM

The idea of a straight-jacket on a pony seems really odd to me now for some reason.

How would that work?

#3659 Moe Dantes Mon, 2nd May '11 4:46:19 PM from the Land of Classics from the Land of Classics

And ya know what? I don't care about your He-man worship, Reboot, Gargoyles, Ninja Turtles, X-men, Powerpuff Girls, Dexter's Lab, Batman the Animated Series, and Power Rangers? All cool stuff. I cal that competitions.

Competitions for He-Man? Maybe. Especially X-Men.

Competitions for My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic? Hell no.

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#3660 Crowfall Mon, 2nd May '11 5:08:24 PM

Regarding that big list of shows. A lot of that was really good, and some of it I would gladly watch now, but how many of those shows do you think could spawn such a large fanbase in such a short amount of time if released today?

#3661 Michael Dj 54 Mon, 2nd May '11 5:19:07 PM

"I'll just watch one episode to see what the hype is about this show." 2 Hours later... "WHY CAN'T I STOP WATCHING THIS"

My reaction. I like this show.

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#3662 Rationalinsanity Mon, 2nd May '11 5:32:41 PM from The Screaming Vortex from The Screaming Vortex

Half of the interest outside of the primary demographic for this show comes from a few factors. One is a general view that there aren't any good cartoons on; thus no competition. Another is the massive improvement over the 80s series. You can't compare the greats of the 90s (Reboot, Gargoyles, X-Men, Rugrats, etc) to FIM fanbase wise because the playground has changed.

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#3663 kegisak Mon, 2nd May '11 5:45:35 PM

there's also the internet factor. Those shows were around in the range f 15 years ago, which as far as I know is before the internet really came into it's own in the way that it has now. I can say for certain that I wouldn't nearly be as big into MLP had it not been for forums and blogs to feed my addiction, and those shows just didn't havce the benifit of mass rapid exposure that the internet gives.

#3664 Rationalinsanity Mon, 2nd May '11 5:52:30 PM from The Screaming Vortex from The Screaming Vortex

Yeah. Back in the mid 90s Internet "forums" were a minor niche. The accusation that the Internet was nothing but nerds and porn might have actually held (a few drops of) water back than.

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#3665 Anonymous User Mon, 2nd May '11 6:02:13 PM from Colorado from Colorado

You know the sheer amount of fanwork and the speed this fandom produces it with amazes me.

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#3666 The Gunheart Mon, 2nd May '11 6:22:40 PM from by the wall from by the wall

Well, the funny thing is, I actually rewatched a few of my favorite Care Bears episodes fairly recently, and it held up pretty well. For me, Fi M is better overall due to better art and more focused characterization, but CB isn't that bad.

It is much better than CB's reboot, though. That one was similar in spirit to Fi M, but felt watered down at the same time. Plus, they got rid of the Cousins, which I always preferred, and True Heart was reduced to a news reporter with a weird voice.

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#3667 Sand Josieph Mon, 2nd May '11 6:33:36 PM from Grand Galloping Galaday from Grand Galloping Galaday

o_o

Greatest...Video...Ever...

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#3668 The Gunheart Mon, 2nd May '11 6:39:15 PM from by the wall from by the wall

Also, I have to admit, Rainbow Dash doesn't look that bad G1 style

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#3669 Draco Dracul Mon, 2nd May '11 6:41:41 PM

Personally I dislike the aesthetics of most 80's TV cartoons.

#3670 edvedd Mon, 2nd May '11 6:44:27 PM from Over there. Maybe? from Over there. Maybe?

@josieph.

I agree. That video is mesmerizing.

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#3671 The Gunheart Mon, 2nd May '11 7:05:55 PM from by the wall from by the wall

Oh, so do I. I'm just saying it didn't look half bad.

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#3672 Astrosimi Mon, 2nd May '11 7:25:08 PM from God's Waiting Room from God's Waiting Room

@Edmond - You're not giving those shows the credit they deserve. One of the many reasons I like Fi M is because it reminds me so much of those shows.

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#3673 Draco Dracul Mon, 2nd May '11 8:27:58 PM

Apparently this is what we could have gotten instead of Friendship is Magic.

I now believe there is in fact some for of benevolent deity out there.

Edit: Finally got the video working.

edited 2nd May '11 8:31:25 PM by DracoDracul

#3674 Anonymous User Mon, 2nd May '11 8:29:35 PM from Colorado from Colorado

Video's broken, check the embed markup for stray spaces.

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#3675 Counterclock Mon, 2nd May '11 8:50:01 PM

Video's broken, it won't play on my computer....

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