Yeah, I prefer to save fan reactions to this thread while the other thread I use to talk mostly about the show itself.

I get the feeling that if Lauren Faust weren't so tied down with appeasing the execs, the background cast would be a bit more gender-balanced.

It was pretty strongly implied that that was the case.

I guess it's really not that big of a deal. I don't complain if there's a lack of decent female characters in a work, so I'm not going to do the same for males. Sometimes it does seem like a missed opportunity either way.

But we have Spike and Spike is awesome.

Most of the scenes that take place in public are shown during the day, so it might just be that the male ponies are all working while the episodes take place. Most of the ponies that we see in the background look a bit younger than the main cast, at that, and regardless of what Word Of God says, I still feel that they're at least in early adulthood, so one could easily assume that the background characters are just doing as teenaged girls are wont to do, roaming the streets.

Backpeddling somewhat to the conversation about Luna (Not my fault you people update so fast), I've been thinking about that and...I really, sincerely hope that Nightmare moon and princess Luna aren't one and the same. Partly because having the rainbow just help Luna shake off a nasty little magical symbiote almost guarantees epic plots in the future, but mostly because if that isn't the case, that would mean that it did something towards stripping some of her goddess-magic from her, or worse yet, buggered about in her brain box. It might just be me, but knowing that Celestia (and Twilight, but she concerns me less) presumably has access to what could either turn out to be a god-killer or a tool for mass-brainwashing...brr...

I really hope that is not the case, because if it is...well, that's even worse thant the current situation we have.

Also, at the library had to watch the old MLP movie. Spike was in it. And I was reminded what a difference it was to have actually good voice actors, for this movie did not have it. And the plot was just painful. I was actually happy when it froze halfway through.

This show is at least a little more gender-varied in terms of cast than previous MLP incarnations, so I don't mind it so much. It's still not really fifty-fifty, and most of the signifigant stuff is still done by female characters, but hey, I'm not really complaining because it's not an outright Pink Bishōjo Ghetto anymore.

^^ What? No "Shoo Be Doo, Shoo Shoo Be Doo"? You monster!

edited 9th Mar '11 5:06:15 AM by SatanicHamster

As one YouTube video put it, THIS SHOW HAS (SLIGHTLY) MORE MALE CHARACTERS THAN K=ON

So, Uhhh, Hey, if I wanted to make a thread on Yack Fest because the thread in the media subforum isn't getting enough posts, is that against the rules of the forum?

Oh, I'll still post in that media subforum thread, but I just want to know because I can't help but feel that the stuff I want to talk about should be everywhere on this site.

Just go ahead and do it. The worst it will do is demonstrate the bad precedent that these threads create.

Oh lordie...I'm sorry Gelzo, but I saw it, and I just...I just had to.◊

Really though, I understand where the concern about multiple threads is coming from. it would be a lot more convenient if there was only one, and it seems silly to avoid making it so because someone isn't comfortable in the other board, or because of good times or whatnot, but it seems like you're taking it just a tad too seriously. 'Course, there could be some sort of unspoken taboo on it here that I'm not aware of, I suppose.

Made me laugh.

You have a point. Though, I'm not all that invested in seeing this particular thread dropped in favor of just one, it's just that I like to argue against anything that doesn't make sense to me.

And this does concern other works. It bothers me that there are music threads in IJAM when we have threads for music that aren't getting the attention they deserve, and I think those threads could also benefit from the input of posters that haven't bothered to venture from the middle of the forum.

NEW EPISODE!

Woohoo! Rarity Gots herself an episode! There is one thing about it though, which left me disappointed: Sapphire never sang. :(

I am disappoint.

Also, am I the only one who hopes that Spike/Rarity gets canonized, culminated by a wedding and unicorn-dragon crossbreeds?

Probably not, shippers are an interesting bunch.

I'd be more at ease if the implications of such a relationship weren't something addressed by canon.

There are a bunch of problems with this. Spike is a baby and Rarity is an adult. The size of the adult dragon we've seen implies that a physical aspect to the relationship would be... problematic. And all of that is before addressing that they're different species.

I figure it's okay to appreciate the cuteness of it since he's just a kid, but... I don't want that to come to a conclusion unless it involves Spike realizing that it's not feasible.

On the other hand, there's some precedent in fantasy for dragons breeding with other species and there's no sure way of telling what rate dragons mature.

I still don't think it's a good idea for the series, but I guess there's space left for some satisfying fan-fiction if you're into that.

It's called a crush. You've gone through one, I've gone through one, everyone has.

I don't get your point.

You're reading too much into their relationship.

I never said there was anything between them. They're just friends and that's pretty much how it's going to stay. I was talking hypothetically.

They're all magical creatures. I don't think implications of age work in the same way as they might for humans, different lifespans and cultures and all.

That said, I can definitely relate to Spike. I laughed when Twilight called him "Casanova".

edited 11th Mar '11 11:10:42 PM by TheMightyAnonym

I'm sure there's a possibility of the two having maigcal Shrekesk dragon/unicorn babies with as little as a Hand Wave that A Wizard Did It to the delight of shippers and fan-fic writers everywhere.

edited 12th Mar '11 10:49:13 AM by Justice4243

That would truly be a crowning moment of heartwarming.

I still say it's closer to being disturbing.

It worked for Shrek because it was played for massively silly comedy. I doubt it would go nearly as well here.

It would be adorable, rule 34 fans be damned TO THE NINE HELLS!

edited 12th Mar '11 7:01:14 PM by TheMightyAnonym