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#380376 darkabomination Mon, 1st Jul '13 10:46:27 PM from the darkest of the hillside thickets

I think it's all the humour that makes it digestible. Pinkie's singing can really turn some people off though, even with the brief lampshade beforehoof.

Roses are red, violets are blue.

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#380377 Hsere Mon, 1st Jul '13 10:52:49 PM

For me, the second half of the pilot is painfully narmy in a way that the other adventure-type episodes aren't, while the first half is at least somewhat representative of the slice-of-life episodes in terms of the writing quality.

edited 1st Jul '13 10:53:18 PM by Hsere

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#380378 storyyeller Mon, 1st Jul '13 10:55:31 PM from Appleloosa

My favorite parts were the jokes at the beginning like Fluttertree, and Mild West dancing.

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#380379 darkabomination Mon, 1st Jul '13 11:03:18 PM from the darkest of the hillside thickets

Yeah, a bit narmy indeed.

Roses are red, violets are blue.

I'm sorry to say, you've been eaten by a Grue.

#380380 edvedd Mon, 1st Jul '13 11:14:41 PM from Over there. Maybe?

I didn't watch the pilot two-parters for the longest time because I heard they weren't that interesting. Ended up liking them mostly.

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#380381 Meta Four Mon, 1st Jul '13 11:25:51 PM from riding the wave

I started at episode one and watched them in order. I knew beforehand that the first two episodes weren't really representative of the series as a whole, so my plan was to give the show six or eight episodes or so to hook me.

And, since today is apparently National Jump To Conclusions Day...

#380382 Kyler Thatch Mon, 1st Jul '13 11:27:27 PM

I didn't really have a plan when I started watching the series, just that if it didn't seem interesting, I could always drop it, no big deal.

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#380383 edvedd Mon, 1st Jul '13 11:30:37 PM from Over there. Maybe?

You grow into it.

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#380384 Kyler Thatch Mon, 1st Jul '13 11:31:46 PM

No, Edzepp.

It grows on you.

Don't know why I left the homestead

I really must confess

#380385 darkabomination Mon, 1st Jul '13 11:33:26 PM from the darkest of the hillside thickets

Well, tried Sonic Rainboom and it seemed to halfwaywork. It amounted to eh, not bad.

Roses are red, violets are blue.

I'm sorry to say, you've been eaten by a Grue.

#380386 edvedd Tue, 2nd Jul '13 12:18:31 AM from Over there. Maybe?

I would scream "GETITOFF GETITOFF", but that assumes I actually WANT it off.

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#380387 Kyler Thatch Tue, 2nd Jul '13 1:02:39 AM

Don't know why I left the homestead

I really must confess

#380388 edvedd Tue, 2nd Jul '13 1:38:37 AM from Over there. Maybe?

More like Sweetie Belle: Fork Ninja.

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#380389 Kyler Thatch Tue, 2nd Jul '13 1:40:47 AM

The real question is whether those are Wolverine claws or hidden blades.

edited 2nd Jul '13 1:40:56 AM by KylerThatch

Don't know why I left the homestead

I really must confess

#380390 Applelight Limited Tue, 2nd Jul '13 1:43:56 AM from In the skies above.

@ OAB

I liked it. Mostly because it give us showgirl pinkie pie.

Oh and hi btw. Just finished the first run.

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#380391 edvedd Tue, 2nd Jul '13 3:01:06 AM from Over there. Maybe?

How's the job treating you?

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#380392 Applelight Limited Tue, 2nd Jul '13 3:22:07 AM from In the skies above.

Great! I'm mean it's tough work but I take to manual labour. I'm a grifter at heart.

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#380393 Marq FJA Tue, 2nd Jul '13 3:26:27 AM from Saudi Arabia

Are you guys always this active in here? Yeesh, and here I thought the main Negima thread was the most active thread in the media subforum back when the manga was still running.

Oh, two things I forgot to mention yesterday:

You can thank Japanese Teeth for introducing me to this show indirectly via writing his Negima/MLP:FIM crossover fanfic Caelum Contortum: Snarled Stories; even though I haven't actually read that story yet, its creation and the discussions that it initiated in the Negima fanfic thread did alert me to the existence of this remake of MLP. And believe me when I say that my initial reaction was not one of joy; on the contrary, being reminded of the days that I watched MLP had actually made me facepalm at the inanity of the old show (IMHO). I kept asking myself "What the hell possessed my younger self to actually enjoy that stupidity?!", and so far I can only blame childly naivete for that. That said, I am glad that I took the advice of watching a couple of clips from the new show and give it a chance... and I think one of the first ones I've seen were Flutteryshy's introduction (gah, supercute Shrinking Violet! One of my few weaknesses! XD).
I think I glimsped a couple of Off Model moments in episode 2 — specifically some of the ponies' facial expressions while they were recieving the Elements during Twilight Sparkle's pre-asskicking exposition to Nightmare Moon. (Speaking of which, we need a Pre Asskicking Exposition trope.)

Hi, Marq! Nice to see you here! Glad you're enjoying it. I should warn you that Slice of Life episodes are more common than adventure episodes.

I can do Slice of Life. I love Azumanga Daioh for that, actually.

Keep up the reactions. We enjoy them.

Will do.

And don't worry. Good!Luna is AWESOME.

I am getting that vibe. Already know about a certain episode where she has learn a certain aesop, and I'm suspecting that the summary that I've read on the MLP:FIM wiki isn't doing it justice. Whatever the case, going into Ye Olde Butcherede English when you're nervous or angry?

Not to spoil too much, but most of the major villains are defeated in 2-parters, and there are several one-off antagonists that are dealt with in their one episode. Only a few make return appearances.

Ponies get shit done. None of this Joker Immunity BS...well, most of the time.

Really? So no "major villain sends underlings to do dirty work for a dozen episodes, and by the finale they either fail completely such that he decides to do it himself, or at least one of them manages to nab the MacGuffin and the ponies have to stop the Big Bad from performing whatever nefarious magical ritual he's attempting"?

#380394 edvedd Tue, 2nd Jul '13 3:41:33 AM from Over there. Maybe?

Japanese Teeth seems to be quite the charmer.

As for your last query: Not really. There is continuity in the sense that past episodes are referred to in future ones occasionally, the main characters grow consistently throughout the show, and a few secondary or background characters make return appearances. However, it's mostly a slice of life with some adventure episodes tossed in.

I guess season 1 has an 'arc' of sorts that starts in episode 3, but it only comes up in a few episodes leading up to the season finale.

edited 2nd Jul '13 3:43:39 AM by edvedd

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#380395 Badwolfwho Tue, 2nd Jul '13 3:51:47 AM from Stardust Road

For me I'd always start with episodes 1 and 2. Since y'know they're the first episodes. And they feature best villain Nightmare Moon. And they're really good.

edited 2nd Jul '13 3:53:28 AM by Badwolfwho

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#380396 NE Sgamer 190 Tue, 2nd Jul '13 4:57:29 AM from a NES cartridge

Uff. I'm awake right now, and wondering what I did miss.

(As for what's up with me, definitely got a phone interview today in the morning, hence the early awakening.)

It's a Demonic Lighthouse Slide! WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! I beg of you, Durza, make it so.

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#380397 edvedd Tue, 2nd Jul '13 5:19:36 AM from Over there. Maybe?

An awesome human Gilda.

Feather-trim jacket and arm wraps? Yes PLEASE.

edited 2nd Jul '13 5:22:11 AM by edvedd

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#380398 Sereg Tue, 2nd Jul '13 5:32:08 AM from South Africa

Are you guys always this active in here? Yeesh, and here I thought the main Negima thread was the most active thread in the media subforum back when the manga was still running.

Yeah. This is pretty normal. And we used to be much faster.

Oh, two things I forgot to mention yesterday: You can thank Japanese Teeth for introducing me to this show indirectly via writing his Negima/MLP:FIM crossover fanfic Caelum Contortum: Snarled Stories; even though I haven't actually read that story yet, its creation and the discussions that it initiated in the Negima fanfic thread did alert me to the existence of this remake of MLP. And believe me when I say that my initial reaction was not one of joy; on the contrary, being reminded of the days that I watched MLP had actually made me facepalm at the inanity of the old show (IMHO). I kept asking myself "What the hell possessed my younger self to actually enjoy that stupidity?!", and so far I can only blame childly naivete for that. That said, I am glad that I took the advice of watching a couple of clips from the new show and give it a chance... and I think one of the first ones I've seen were Flutteryshy's introduction (gah, supercute Shrinking Violet! One of my few weaknesses! XD).

Pity that thayt fic is on haitus. But I enjoy hisother ponyfics as well. And yeah, Flutters is adorable. She's my second favourite pony.

Will do.

Yay!

I am getting that vibe. Already know about a certain episode where she has learn a certain aesop, and I'm suspecting that the summary that I've read on the MLP:FIM wiki isn't doing it justice. Whatever the case, going into Ye Olde Butcherede English when you're nervous or angry?

Unfortunately you have to wait a while to see that episode, but yeah, most people loved Luna in that episode.

[[quoteblock]]Really? So no "major villain sends underlings to do dirty work for a dozen episodes, and by the finale they either fail completely such that he decides to do it himself, or at least one of them manages to nab the MacGuffin and the ponies have to stop the Big Bad from performing whatever nefarious magical ritual he's attempting"? [[/uoteblock]]

Nothing like that yet. Hasbro doesn't want it too hard to view the episodes out of order.

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#380399 Ace Of Scarabs Tue, 2nd Jul '13 5:51:17 AM from Singapore

Pffftahahahaha I took the wrong bus and ended up going the long way around

Anyways.

More AJ in kitteh PJs :3

P-peel?!

edited 2nd Jul '13 6:00:59 AM by AceOfScarabs

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#380400 King Kix Tue, 2nd Jul '13 6:28:26 AM from Hyrule, Krypton

Mornin' y'all! Probably going to be off real soon. What's up?

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