My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Forum Archive (nuked Western Animation thread)
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L Mage avatar
#58401 from The Moon
[up][up]

Exactly! It boggles the mind! Dr. Hooves could explain it.

EDIT um....Page Topper?

edited 22nd Dec '11 1:53:26 PM by LMage

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#58402 from Meinong's jungle
Seraphem basically nailed my position on the matter. I don't care too much about the "plot holes" because:

1. The show simply isn't written to be 100% consistent.

2. Anything has plot holes if you examine it closely enough (see Bellasarios Maxim)

3. When these plot holes do appear, they're almost always something that really has very little effect on the plot anyway. It's bad writing if say, major characterization or plot resolution is based on something inconsistent with the setting, but when they ignore some previously established detail for the sake of a joke, it really doesn't matter.

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#58403 from Delamare
[up][up] dat not pony... but still funny :)

edited 22nd Dec '11 1:53:28 PM by Seraphem

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L Mage avatar
#58404 from The Moon
[up] I'm light on Pony videos and what not at the moment, still new to the fandom and all.
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#58405 from Meinong's jungle
@Mio: That too. Yes, there are inconsistencies, but most of them are result of the creators deliberately prioritizing other aspects of the story over that consistency, not a failure in making it fit together.

Also,

I actually feel that art and entertainment are not mutually exclusive.

Totally agreed.
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#58406 from Aboard The Damocles
Besides, I don't think I've come across a plot hole yet that we can't Fan Wank away [lol]

[up] My problem is priority. Being artistic should ADD to the entertainment on some level but not overshadow it. That's my highly unpopular opinion though, and in a room full of artists I know no one's gonna agree with me so whatever XD

edited 22nd Dec '11 1:58:26 PM by gingerninja666

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#58407 from a microwave oven
t most of them can be attributed to the limitations of the medium (and certain requirements of the genre), rather then failings on the creator's part.
Define creator.

"Creator" as a concept is the entire machine. It has its shortcomings and failures and has nothing to blame for it but itself.
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Badwolfwho avatar
#58408
Gentleponies.
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Seraphem avatar
#58409 from Delamare
only episode that really pulled me out of it with plot holes/OOC-ness was Mare-do-well and the holes can be easy to fill, and mostly explained by being limited to 22 minutes, while needing more to adequetly build up they they would have had to. The biggest flaw I have with that episode is Ponyvilles OOC-ness, it just, feels wrong. I dont mind minor differnces, but this one wa just to damn big.

[up][up]as in the person making it. And yes the medium in which you work has EVERY right to excuse flaws in the work that are inherit to that medium as a whole.

edited 22nd Dec '11 2:00:39 PM by Seraphem

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#58410 from Manehattan to Canterlot
[up][up] Sweet, one of my favourite tropers be here! grin

Are you up to date with the latest Foil! fanon?

edited 22nd Dec '11 1:59:53 PM by ApplelightLimited

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#58411 from drivers seat
Yeah, the show would do better on a 44-minute format. And I'm repeating myself now.
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L Mage avatar
#58412 from The Moon
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Dose Derpy have a foil yet?
Seraphem avatar
#58413 from Delamare
[up] The Muffin-Mare?
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#58414 from Manehattan to Canterlot
[up][up] No.....but she should. waii

A pony with an intolerance to wheat...when Ditzy discovers this...she weeps for her.

edited 22nd Dec '11 2:02:31 PM by ApplelightLimited

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Badwolfwho avatar
#58415
[up][up][up][up][up] Stop you'll make me blush. I'm catching up now. Check Up's wings were mauled by animals. Spooky Nebula is a Ranger/Knight.

edited 22nd Dec '11 2:02:06 PM by Badwolfwho

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#58416 from some floating island
Shut up and take our money so you can make better episodes!

All $0.37 of it!
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#58417 from Northern Virginia
While I'd also enjoy a longer running time in order to flesh the world out a bit more, 44 minutes might be a bit too long for the core audience.
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#58418 from Canada
Blah, thread moves so fast. Quick note on the "Dashie loses her wings fics cliche": I wrote one for the WTG cliche prompt a while back and I barely touched on the angst because I didn't want to overplay it. Instead I focused on Dashie becoming a flight spell addict and causing Twi problems. tongue
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#58419 from some floating island
I think I read that one. Is that the one where she gets Twilight hospitalized for spellcasting overdose, or something?
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#58420 from Aboard The Damocles
I'm just glad I was actually able to ADD something to the foil discussion. I usually feel so useless [lol]

edited 22nd Dec '11 2:04:36 PM by gingerninja666

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#58421 from Manehattan to Canterlot
@ badwolfwho

Did you adjust Big Rig?

He's now a calm, level headed talkative rambler.

[up] Well, you did help me confirm Chuckles personality!

edited 22nd Dec '11 2:05:59 PM by ApplelightLimited

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#58422 from The Moon
And now....since I'm in a World of Warcraft mood.

Rarity the Sorceress! Pinkie The Bard! Rainbow Dash the Rouge! Twilight Sparkle the Mage! AJ the Paladin! Fluttershy the Druid!

These are my favrioet Human forms for the Mane Six so far.

edited 22nd Dec '11 2:06:39 PM by LMage

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#58423 from Delamare
[up] Nah, AJ would be a warrior, and RD would be a Pally, of the Leeroy variety.
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#58424 from Northern Virginia
I take offense! Twi must have twinked during character creation to have two familiars like that![lol]
Badwolfwho avatar
#58425
[up][up][up][up] So the opposite of the original idea, which was clumsy and easily panicked. Got it, edits are in progress for Check Up as well.

edited 22nd Dec '11 2:09:08 PM by Badwolfwho

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