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Wild Muumi appears!

Long time no see you guys. Two weeks to be exact. This thread has been quite slow with the migration to Ivan's board, hasn't it? Well, at least it's easier to follow these days…

Sorry I haven't really participated on the discussion on this fifth thread, but there hasn't been anything big enough to get me moving. And damn you and your Mass Effect 3! I still haven't got the chance to start even Mass Effect 2 yet, even though I've had it for quite a while already… I've been too busy doing nothing to get to it.

But that doesn't mean I wouldn't have been drawing any ponies! There's always time for that! I've already finished the scetches and lineart of all the eight FiM – Touhou crossover pictures, so there might be a new pic every week for the next two months, if I'm not feeling lazy that is.

Oh, and here's the newest pic I finished. It'll be the last humanized pic for now. The next seven pictures are once again going to be ponies, unless there comes a change in plans.



Oh, and I also got interviewed for Obsession is Magic. I was a bit sceptical at first, but then I saw that they had already featured artits like Theartrix, CrappyUnicorn, Gavalanche, Egophiliac, MegaSweet, CSIMadMax, and a bunch of others. Oh, and it seems Huussii got featured too, which is awesome, since he's a fellow finn.

Anyways, that's it for now once again. I can't figure out anything else to say but that todays episode was awesome (but not as good as last weeks ep. though). All the new stuff they provided the fandom with was also great, like Cerberos and gates of Tartarus (hell is now canon!?), two new cities, and the 14th moon (does Luna control other moons too?). That's gonna make and break a lot of fanfics.

Oh, and Pinkie was hilarious with the balloons! I can't wait for the .gifs of those scenes.

Well, see 'ya later. I'm out once again.

Wild Muumi fled!

Danny Phantom was a great show.

The episode was okay IMO. Not to great, but it had plenty of entertaining scenes. I would act exactly like Twilight in that situation, monitoring everything.

Did anyone notice a difference in AJ's and RD's voice acting? They sounded a bit different to me.

I bet I'm going to enjoy the Terminator or Metal Gear crossovers more than the episode.

(I can't get the Twilight-licious rap out of my head. MAKE IT STOP!)

Watched the new episode. Check
Spend over 12 minutes watching Twilight-licious. Check.
Got around to making a Engie pic when I first met AppleJack. Check

In my defense I lost enough blood to be legally dead, shot everywhere on my chest and head, burned, and experience any type of pain imagined. Oh I also took a cap of the Engie's point of view.
I'll post it later when I'm not watching Twilight-licious.

Oh good, I'm not the only one who thought everyone sounded funky.

Did anyone notice a difference in AJ’s and RD’s voice acting? They sounded a bit different to me.

RD's voice sounded a bit lower than normal. Maybe the voice actor just had a cold.

wow, the new episode was like a cool little movie starring Pinkie and Twilight! This sorta thing is why Larson is my favorite writer on the team. And yeah, I figured the impending disaster wouldn't be about some epic future pony war, but it was fun to have a headcanon for once lol.

Lol Pinkie didn't help Twilight recalibrate the apertures on those telescopes at all did she.

About the voices, yeah, I thought everyone (except maybe Rarity, I think) was alittle off as well.

also I'd hate to complain but I gotta say, I kinda hate the new 1pm timeslot. When I got the chance (rarely) I would watch livestreams so I wouldn't have to wait all morning for the new episode to be uploaded, but now it's like I may as well wait all day for the upload if I have to wait all day for the livestream too lol.

Finally watched the episode the day it came out!

I finished Putting Your Hoof Down (I watched like half of it last saturday) before this one, and I've got to say, this one was great. Predictable? Yes, but it was extremely well written. At first, I was a bit disappointed that she didn't go Lesson Zero insane, but the writers did an impeccable job here of maintaining Twilight's signature "go crazy if she doesn't know what to do" personality, yet not retreading the same stuff. Just goes to show you, the characters in this show actually develop, instead of being the same old same old like every other cartoon today.

I've got to say, this is one of my favorite episodes already. The way it developed was beautiful. I'm actually surprised it was written with a little girl audience in mind- Greek mythology? Time travel? Mental breakdowns? Then I realized, it's FiM.

Haters got nothing on us.

The writing is getting a lot better as Hasbro/Studio B is easing into the right target audience. The first few episodes were definitely a bit painful to watch. Thank Celestia I watched "May the Best Pet Win" first, because otherwise, I wouldn't have seen what's so great about this show.

I like how Twilight conveniently forgot that she was the pupil of Celestia for a long time, and that everyone in Canterlot, or at least the library, recognized her. The sneaking around was pointless (same with Rainbow in that episode), but it was entertaining nonetheless.

Yeah, everypony's voices are a bit off. Methinks that they changed the recording equipment.

@algernon: YOU'RE RIGHT FRIENDSHIP IS WITCHCRAFT IS CANON! Pinkie does have gypsy magic! Time travel is possible! IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW!

All the voices sound fine to me for the most part, though Twilight's was a bit different at a couple points.

inb4 Fallout Equestria: New Pegasus

Dear God… You're a genius.

This needs to happen. And the original author needs to write it. I will not be able to die happily until this has been done.

That reminds me, I really should finish reading the original. I only have a couple of chapters to go, but that's still the equivalent of a short novel.

@voices

I didn't notice it the first time I watched, but Twilight and Applejack do seem to sound different. Pinkie, Dash and Fluttershy all sound the same though. It really does sound like Tara Strong had a cold while they were recording for this episode.

Found this on DA:

Rule 63 Nightmare Moon. He's a badass. And if you're wondering where that NmM RPer has gone to, she's taking a break from the internets for a while. And she's waiting for Ivan's site to open up.

@Pyro
Okay.

The writing is getting a lot better as Hasbro/Studio B is easing into the right target audience.

I should just quit with that argument with Twins. Logic holds no sway here. But in case someone forgot what I think…we are not the target audience.

However, I will say that Hasbro may come to realize that the success of the show as a show (like Dan Vs.) instead of a show to advertise toys exclusively (like Strawberry Shortcake) may merit its continuation. If Hasbro wants the Hub to stay on the air, then I think FiM is one of its mainstay (if not the mainstay.) It may have new episodes until the show winds itself down (and not when the new line of toys dies down.)

Given that, I will also say that if I ever considered the possibility that episodes are written (more than nods) with the target demographic less in mind, I would think that this was it. However, it's not there yet. It's still "e/i" even if the watermark isn't there, and some of the lines are very much directed to a younger audience.

Algernon wrote:

That reminds me, I really should finish reading the original. I only have a couple of chapters to go, but that’s still the equivalent of a short novel.

>short novel

TV Tropes, if you will?
"Doorstopper: Hoo boy. As of its completion, Fallout: Equestria reached approximately 608,000 words – longer than War and Peace (560,000 words) (…) If you had the time, the paper, and the ink, this would literally be a novel, if not several. The author has identified the points where it should be broken to make either a trilogy or a 5-book series."

Totally called it the moment I saw the spoiler

But hey, as we already established in previous posts; we don't really expect the show to give us unexpected twists anyway. Were not watching Inception or anything. Bet the kids didn't see it coming though ;D

Adorable episode. We get to see Spike finally, the Ponyville Dam is still canon, Celestia makes a cameo and crazy Twilight returns. Demonic hell-spawn is canon and Fluttershy can still tame them. Nice simple moral: never panic.

Algernon and Twins summed up much of my thoughts on it overall

You know… watching this episode made me realize that some Bronies are like Twilight in this episode while other Bronies are like Spike in this episode:

-Twilight Bronies are very organised, dedicated and involved but fret and panic easily over things, especially concerning the future. They might even rally huge missions over something and lose sleep over it, only to find that there is less of a problem than it seems

-Spike Bronies are more carefree, but will not allow themselves to be bothered by anything, past or future. They only want to enjoy the present. When Twilights panic and stress, the Spikes remain apathetic and go back to sleep. They may even tease Twilights in moments of tension

Concerning this fandom, are you a Spike or a Twilight?

CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS, GREEK-GOD ANNOYERS!

Hades gonna hade…

I only have one question Madame Pinkie, just HOW far into the future can you see?

THAT FAR !?!? HOLY SH*T !

What argument? If you mean debate, sure.

By right audience, I mean, they've found a midpoint between bronies and little girls. It's still a little girls targeted show, yes, but the writing level and subject material is way more complex than any other show I see on Nick/CN/Disney/whatever today. The only other show that I can think of like that is Adventure Time, which is pretty overrated in my opinion, but nonetheless, still really good.

With the first few episodes, I feel like Lauren Faust and everyone else were specifically targeting a much less intelligent audience. Nothing stood out. Thankfully they got out of that mindset, and figured out that the show could appeal to a much broader audience. Maybe that's why Faust left. She created the show, and did a bloody good job at it, but she really thought that perhaps everyone else at Hasbro had better ideas for the direction the show was going. And thankfully, she was right. I know some people were scared that FiM would go the way of Spongebob after Stephen Hillenburg left after the movie. But the episodes just keep getting better.

By easing in I mean they were both aiming too low (first few eps), and too high- the infamous talking derpy scene. I think they've found a perfect spot to be in now. I suppose you could call it the Pixar charm, appealing to the young and the old simultaneously. A little reference here and there wouldn't hurt, and they are doing an impeccable job with these last few episodes.

Hasbro has long realized that MLP is much more than a simple toy selling show. We do have Princess Cadence (sell off those pink Celestias?), but aside from a few missteps, I see MLP to one day be cemented in popular culture like Spongebob, Pokemon, etc.

Sometimes they try too hard to be e/i. Especially in "Feeling Pinkie Keen" and "Baby Cakes". The moral lessons seemed to be just thrown in there for the sake of e/i, weren't very relevant to the episode, and didn't teach anything particularly useful. We aren't the target audience, and I don't want us to be.

@Fallout Equestria
600k.
words.
Longer than.
War and Peace.
…

This fanfic writer has some mad dedication. Makes me both want to and not want to read it at the same time.

Looking through the image gallery, looks like post-apocalyptic Twilight will be here to stay!

I freaking love all the references people are making

Keep lurkin’, lurkin’, lurkin’,
Though they’re all approvin’,
Keep them ponies coming, Bronies!
Don’t try to analyze ‘em,
Just watch ’em, keep you’re eyes right on ‘em,
Soon we’ll be doubling ALL the fun.
Boy my heart’s excited
My ponies’ll be united, be waiting at the end of the page.

bring ’em in, dress ’em up,
take ’em up, Gif ’em out,
Move ’em on, post ’em here, Bronies!
Set ’em out, ride ’em in
Ride ’em in, let ’em out,
Cut ’em out, ride ’em in Bronies!

lurkin’, lurkin’, lurkin’
lurkin’, lurkin’, lurkin’
lurkin’, lurkin’, lurkin’
lurkin’, lurkin’, lurkin’
Bronies!

Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’
Though the bandwidth is swollen
Keep them memes a-rollin’
Bronies!
Pegasus and Unicorn,
Hell-bent for Alicorns,
Wishin’ my waifu was by my side.
All the things I’m seein’,
trees, books, and chicken’,
Are waiting at the end of the thread

bring ’em in, dress ’em up,
take ’em up, Gif ’em out,
Move ’em on, post ’em here, Bronies!
Set ’em out, ride ’em in
Ride ’em in, let ’em out,
Cut ’em out, ride ’em in Bronies!

Keep lurkin’, lurkin’, lurkin’,
Though time is a-tickin',
Keep them ponies coming, Bronies!
Don’t try to understand ‘em,
Just watch ’em, love ’em, post ’em
Soon we’ll be doubling ALL the fun.
Boy my heart’s excited
My ponies’ll be united, waiting at the end of the page.

Bronies!
Bronies!

It's 2 in the morning, you know what that means.
Time to stare at these for the next hour.

@August

Marvelous, that was simply divine
I'd join in but I can't rhyme

I won't say anything else about the episode IT SUCKED BALLS Nah, I kid. I loved it. It was probably the most basic time travel plot imaginable but it is a show for little girls so that's to be expected. Putting Back to the Future II levels of paradox would just be OTT.

Also, am I the only one that has noticed something strange about the catsuits the ponies wear?

Here let me illustrate it.

Also…. I pretty much think that even if the rest of the season is crap, Season 2 is already much better than season 1. Anyone agree?

Iron Will is best Saxton Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaleeeeeeeee

phoneix wrote:

Also…. I pretty much think that even if the rest of the season is crap, Season 2 is already much better than season 1. Anyone agree?

Small wall of text incoming

Hmm… I'm not sure about that. This may just be nostalgia talking, but I think season 1 had a different feel to it than season 2, and I sorta preferred it in a way. While season 2 has most of my favourite episodes, it also has quite a few episodes that I'm completely indifferent to. I can happily watch and rewatch almost every episode from season 1, with the exception of 'A Dog and Pony Show', and 'The Show Stoppers'. However, in season 2 there are plenty that I enjoyed, but never feel the need to go back to:

• May the Best Pet Win
• The Mysterious Mare Do Well
• Secret of My Excess
• The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000
• Hearts and Hooves Day
• The Cutie Pox (ugh…)
• Putting Your Hoof Down

Now, I'm not saying that they're bad episodes (I totally am saying that for The Cutie Pox), but I thought that they just didn't have the same feel to them that a lot of my favourites from season 1 had. I think it was Cite who pointed out that a lot of the episodes in season 2 focus too much on individual characters instead of giving attention to the group as a whole, and some of those episodes are definitely guilty of that. The interactions between members of the mane 6 is one of the best things about this show, so it doesn't seem right when they focus an entire episode around the actions of just one pony. In season 1 episodes that focused on just one or two members, there was usually some sort of conflict that kept the other members involved ('Sonic Rainboom', 'Fall Weather Friends', 'Pinkie Keen', etc), while in season 2 the writers seem happy to just pick a pony and write the entire episode around them. It works in some occasions, like in 'Lesson Zero' or 'Baby Cakes', but not so much in others like 'May the Best Pet Win'.

On the other hand, I can watch the first 5 episodes from Season 2 essentially on repeat (Return of Harmony to Luna Eclipsed). All of them place in my top ten favourites. There are also a few that have really surprised me, such as 'Sweet and Elite', 'Family Appreciation Day', and 'The Last Roundup', and a couple that I knew were going to be great ever since they were announced ('Read it and Weep' and 'Hearth's Warming'). The humour seems to be a bit smarter in season 2, so I think it's improved in that respect. In general, I'd say that season 1 was much more balanced, while season 2 has a lot of ups and downs. I don't know which I prefer overall.

>MFW you post this

This is now a Half-Life thread.

Has anyone been following Ask Jappleack over the past few weeks? It''s been really interesting.

I'm trying to paste ponies to this thread…. am I doing it right?

@Dreazie
As long as it's G3, I'm okay with that.

My Little Kombatant: Fatalities are Magic.

Kano: Derpy
Liu Kang: Twilight
Raiden: Fluttershy
Scorpion: AJ
Sub-Zero: Rarity
Sonya: Pinkie
Johnny Cage: Dash
Reptile: Spike
Ermac: Screwball
Fight!

i just read just read the cupcakes fan fic.

lets just say the next time i see pinke pie its will be with this

and this

hopefully this

Hey guys check out what i made in garry's mod
(warning no story)

I just visited ThePonyHub again.

I don't get it. ._.

The site is running. It must be configured before anyone can register.

The problem is that the developer is going out of town, and im getting super pissed off.

Im still working on it, so it will probably be open for registration in a few hours.

I check that tumblr once every few hours to see if max put up anything new. And frankly this whole new story ark that just shifted from comedy to some type of serious drama grimdark shit. I hope jappleack gets over her sister soon…

I'm not dead! I was just a little busy. But Im gonna be back tonight, discussions will be made. And they will be akward.

My Little Freeman, My Little Freeman
aaaahhhhaaaaahhhhahhhhhhhhhhhhh
(My Little Freeman)
I used to wonder what a resonance cascade could be
(My Little Freeman)
Until you shared its horrors with me
Big adventure
Tons of guns
A crowbar
Faithful and strong
Vortiguant kindness
Dr. Breeeeeen!
Headcrabs make it all complete!
You have My Little Freeman!
I wait for the next one everydaaaaaaaaaay!

Made for television by Gabe Newell.

AWWWWWW YEEAAAAHHHHH

Wait what? She's Twilight……

………

Humm, DAT Photo….

Seriouslly, It's good to know that there's someone from the cast willing to get to know us for real. I feel like most of them tend to avoid interacting with us at all (except Lauren or one or two producers), but Tara is the first of the top people working on MLP to show broneis that she really cares knowing about us and appreciates our support (in this awesome way).

All my kudos for her.

EDIT: Verbose, you sly bastard…

How can Tara tell that she dreamed of bronies?

do you really want to know?

In her dream she saw a bunch of short, overweight guys with pimples everywhere, wearing clothing related to MLP, carrying toys related to MLP and talking about MLP.
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holy shit, deja-vu. I remember typing the exact same thing a few days ago. This totally happened. Someone asked how Tara can tell that she dreamed of bronies.

Why Molestia is a good pony no matter what kinda stuff she does:

@Pyro

@Connor: