We had Cockatrices, so Basilisks would be a bit of a repeat.

A Chimera might be interesting.

Basilisks sound a bit too close to Cockatrices

ninja'd

edited 6th Aug '11 9:15:05 PM by gingerninja666

What about Cthulhu? I don't think the show has featured any Elder Gods yet.

I dunno, I don't want to see a Cthulhoid villain because then we'd pretty much have to discard the Doctor from fanon continuity.

How about a Mail Demon?

Finally! A chance for Derpy to shine!

Ditzy will never get a full episode, but it would be pretty cool.

edited 6th Aug '11 9:34:12 PM by RedSavant

why? cuz she's not a mane character?

Hm. Started thread about show on musical theatre forum. One of the members (who's a little bit of a pretentious know-it-all) said this:

Roc! Like in the Popeye cartoon!

I find it hard to believe anything from the 80's was as expressive as this. And what situations, exactly, have their been that warrant political correctness?

I suppose he was probably talking about the reboots in general, though. I can't say I've given the others a shot. Though I have been wanting to check out the new thundercats one.

I wonder if he's actually seen the show or if he's lumping it in with all the other reboots. Because in general I'd agree that reboots aren't that great, but MLP is definately one of the exceptions.

Man, ninja'd. And yeah, the ponies on this show are insanely expressive.

edited 6th Aug '11 10:01:31 PM by Crowfall

Political correctness? A show in which the ponies are Xenophobic assholes who fear anything that's different, that's politically correct?

that's a tad harsh on the ponyvillians, but the point still stands

edited 6th Aug '11 10:02:34 PM by gingerninja666

I can think of one example of overzealous political correctness (censoring the word 'loser'; really?), but that's more the network than anyone involved in the show itself.

I understand the 80s MLP had more adventuring stuff. But it also had what's probably the lamest Villain Song ever.

But I like the Slice of Life aspect of the new MLP, makes it feel more real and character driven

edited 6th Aug '11 10:10:51 PM by gingerninja666

From what I understand the original was to busy throwing marketable new characters at you to bother developing any of them.

I only saw one ep of the original. It's second best MLP but not even close to FIM.

The writting on FIM is brilliant while on g1 was average at it's best.

edited 6th Aug '11 10:29:55 PM by FallenLegend

Friendship is Magic has 6 mane characters, Futurama has 6 main characters. Which of the characters match up with each other?

Twilight - Leela. Both are the take charge, no nonsense, organized leaders of the group. And Leela's hair color is the same as Twilight's

Applejack - Farnsworth. Mostly because I couldn't think of anyone else that fit her

Rainbow Dash - Bender. Both are the jerkiest, most competitive characters of the group

Fluttershy - Fry. Both are the nicest of their groups (debatable with Fry, but whatever). And because Flutterfry is funny

Pinkie Pie - Zoidberg. Both are the most bizarre and random of their groups, both obsessed with eating food, and are similar colors

Rarity - Amy. Both very fashionable and the most girly of the groups

We can go even deeper:

Spike - Nibbler. Both are the team pet/extra character that shows up in the series every few episodes

Scootaloo - Cubert. Both are kind of jerks

Sweetie Belle - Tinny Tim. Both are the nicest and cutest of the kid characters

Applebloom - Dwight. Cause they're both laid back, smart kids

Bender: "So I made each meal to match your personality. Leela, you're cute, so I made you a pony."

I think Rainbow Dash would actually match up better with Leela, since they're both so quick to jump in and kick ass. Other than that I agree with Pinkie Pie as Zoidberg and Rarity as Amy, although she also has a bit of Twilight, if you take her scientific studies into account. Not that we ever see that on the show, but whatever. I'd probably say Farnsworth is closer to Twilight, again because of the science and because I can't really see what he has in common with Applejack.

... there are SEVEN main Futurama characters.

That was Amy he said that to. Still, I demand someone to make a fan edit of that scene

I think Leela has more in common with Twilight than Dash. The asskicking aspect is only one side of her. Besides, if Dashie wasn't Twilight, then Bender wouldn't really have anypony to match up against

As for Applejack, I matched her up last, so there really wasn't anypony left (since I forgot about Hermes)

Yes, I realized that after I posted it

Also, Brannigan is a perfect match for Trixie

edited 6th Aug '11 10:53:19 PM by JackOfAllTrades

I'd be more interested in a Spike as Nibbler cut.

edited 6th Aug '11 10:55:43 PM by TurnwaysFlip

If Brannigan is Trixie and Nibbler is Spike, then Leela has to be Twilight