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So I'm sure many of you have probably heard about the recent Sony e-mail leak/hack, at least in passing. I didn't really pay it too much mind, but apparently something came up about the upcoming movie. Don't worry, no spoilers here or in the link, though there were some potential spoilers in other leak info not listed here, so be careful where you tread if you don't want accidental exposure to what may or may not end up being in the movie.

 

Potential spoiler warnings aside for those curious enough to do some digging, it turns out a couple of people potentially working on the commercial side of things regarding the upcoming MLP movie exchanged some emails, and had some less than flattering things to say about its adult fanbase.

Link here: https://wikileaks.org/sony/emails/emailid/33390

 

Normally I'd brush it off, we've heard it all before, and being called "creepy" or "weird" kind of comes with the territory of being a fan.

But the fact that it was said behind backs, by people who potentially could be making this movie possible, and who have sway with what does and doesn't make it into the movie, ends up making me kind of queasy.

I'm slow to anger, and I don't usually hold grudges, but I find it pretty unnerving to say the least. Enough to speak up about it.

Things like this have happened in the past, someone says something that they shouldn't have, company hears about it, works with someone else instead.

 

I want to see the MLP movie so incredibly badly, but I'd rather see it in the hands of people who genuinely care about what they're doing. DHX does a fantastic job, knows their audience (both the majority, and the minority), and cares, you can see it in their work, and feel it when you get the chance to talk to them in person.

Sony pictures isn't making the movie, but involvement means control, and control means influence.

 

 

Sorry, getting off my soapbox now. It's just rare that I feel the need to speak up about stuff like this, but this pinched a nerve that's just tired of getting pinched I guess. Or maybe it's that this felt like something that could be spoken up about, and possibly see reaction because of it on the part of show staff. I don't really know.

Anyway, sorry. Please feel free to share any feelings about this if you have any, or heck, share your feelings with Sony, or Hasbro if your feelings are analogous to the ones shared here. Either way, my obnoxious rant is over, my apologies.

 

Edit: This topic may have been better suited to the "Show Discussion" board, but seeing as it isn't directly tied to the show, I felt it may as well go here instead.

Edited by Promethium
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I think you're worrying about the wrong thing. They're executives. This kind of thing is to be expected from many people who only see the numbers.

 

Regardless of their views on the fanbase, what I'm actually worried about is how much they might meddle with production. (e.g. focus groups, correlation equals causation charts, etc.)

 

But apparently executives trying to bring Lauren Faust back simply because her name is marketable, isn't as bad news as having your fanbase being called creepy.

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I'm more upset that someone went and leaked private emails like that. 

 

Just like Otaku in Japan, there is a stigma attached to this fandom, and it can be really REALLY off putting to people who've never even considered branching out their interests into something not exactly culturally acceptable. 'Why are they watching a little girl show, what is wrong with them, ect ect ect"

 

Just the other day I was drawing some mlp stuff in my work breakroom and a guy was dumbfounded, literally sweating as he tried to figure out why I, a normal everyday dude he liked talking to, watched that show. I calmly countered everything he heard about bronies and the show itself and used his love of anime to show him that it really isn't all that peculiar when you step back from the vitriol of trolls and sensationalist news stations. The only thing you can do is show them that you aren't any different than them, you just enjoy some pastel ponies in your life is all. 

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@SpaceOnion

Well, that is what I was mostly worried about. What they think, or really what anyone thinks of the fandom has very little effect on me.

Being a fan carries a stigma, the reasoning for it might be irrelevant, but it's there nonetheless. What worried me was exactly the point you mirrored, that people like that might have control over what can, can't, does, and doesn't happen regarding the movie.

 

@Buck Testa

The leak was bad, whoever did it, or whatever group did it, shouldn't have, for sure. But, with the internet the way it is, the genie's out of the bottle so to say. So speculation on the material that came out of it isn't what I would consider immoral.

But I totally agree with you, sometimes the best way to change someone's mind is to simply be a good example. Though it's worth noting, it's not necessarily a bad thing to be loud and get certain things noticed sometimes, so long as you're being courteous, well-informed, and polite about it. (As a very important note, I wasn't insinuating that anyone should email anyone in an aggressive or hostile manner, one should never do this, A: because nothing will ever come of it, B: because you could potentially get into trouble for it, and C: because it's simply not a kind thing to do. Think of the kindness!  :( )

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I didn't really mind what the person said about the fandom as that's to be expected. I'm actually more concerned about their desire to try and bring Faust back despite her wishing to no longer work on it as she doesn't want to see what changes that goes against her vision she had for the show made in part by Hasbro having control and her butting heads with them about it, and that would mean she would return to an IP that she hasn't worked on for around 5 years at the point of the movie's release. There would be alot of catching up to do in terms of new lore, characters, and characterizations for her to familiarize with if she even accepts the job. Else, the movie will feel disjointed and plenty of inconsistencies compared to the time we expect it would be in the movie.

 

I should also add that it may lead to problems between Meghan and Lauren as I'm sure Meghan isn't going to like having her position usurped by her predecessor simply because her name is more marketable despite being the showrunner since her departure sometime in 2012. 

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