Notes: A few points to go through:
The entire review will contain very heavy spoilers for the movie. As such, it's contained under a spoiler tag. If you haven't seen it and don't want to be spoiled, don't click and leave.
There won't be any comparisons or contrasts with the TV series, judgment of whether the movie does something better or worse than the TV series, or whether continuity's reinforced or contradicted.
No judgment of existing show characters as IC, OOC, and/or fl
Josh Haber extended his résumé quite a bit since joining FIM back in Season 4. During that time, he published and edited a combination of the good, the bad, and the average. He wrote really good episodes like Re-Mark and Bloom & Gloom, yet edited Season 6, the worst of the series, and helped write To Where and Back Again, FIM’s worst finale. For most of Season 7, he was absent while working on another show. One week ago, he made his return joining the Lady Writers as editor for Daring Done?
I made it clear to some of my friends, but for those here, no, I haven't watched the FIM Movie yet and am steering clear of spoilers for the time being. That won't be long, though. Earlier this evening, I bought a ticket and will see it tomorrow.
And with seeing it may come forth a review.
Now, unlike past reviews for this series, if I write one, it's gonna be a little different in a few ways.
The animation and music will be talked about and judged.
Traditionally, I don't, be
Note: Credit goes to @ChB, @King Clark, @AlexanderThrond, @Jeric, WaterPulse, and Razgriz for this review.
FIM (and by extension, bronydom) is close to seven years old. Over the years, the characters grew into lovable role models and inspirations. Each has their own reasons for watching, loving, and sticking with the show. Through thick and thin, FIM's overcome turbulent times, yet succeeded. How long it'll last is to be determined. By extension, the brony fandom grew, underwent a whole bun
A few days ago, I watched one of Mr. Enter's older videos: a countdown of his ten worst FIM episodes of the series (only the first three seasons counted). At the time, Dragon Quest was his second-worst, only behind Putting Your Hoof Down. The one thing that caught my attention when summarizing DQ's issues is how he called an episode from G1 better than this. After a quick Wiki search, I found Spike's Search, a 1987 episode from MLP & Friends, containing the following summary:
Hmm…simi
Two days ago, Sega released Sonic Mania digitally for the Switch, PS4, and XBox1. (The PC version's delayed till 8/29). But the manual's already posted.
The focus is on Page 3 below:
Focus on the Motobug at the far right underneath Heavy Rider.
The Sonic Mania Team (consisted of The Taxman, Stealth, and many others, many of them former Sonic fangame hackers from Sonic Retro) named him Jimmy and gave him identical move sets in honor of Polygon Jim, a Sonic fangame hacker who p
To continue the pattern from last year, a review of the first half of season seven, with both tops and bottoms in respective categories. To view the rest:
Season 5
Season 6, 1st Half
Season 6
Discordant Harmony and Perfect Pear are featured in this overview without spoiler tags hiding the comments. So if you haven't seen either and want to read it, be warned.
Episodes
Bottom-3:
Hard to Say Anything
Two words: unadulterated shit. After about 7 to 8 min
Last time I posted about my fixfic concept, I announced that Draft #2 was done and I was going to return to the basics. Rather than completely go forward, I want to take the issues that I discovered while looking back and fix them. A good project doesn't get finished in one go, and I want to make it good.
Earlier this year, Parental Glideance introduced us Rainbow Dash's parents: Bow Hothoof and Windy Whistles. This episode shows how families don't have to have a naming convention in order
I only watched this episode after Canada released it, and I haven't budged. This episode is an effin' mess.
The characterization is really poor, starting with Rarity:
Rarity is a strong and intelligent businesswoman. Remember, she runs and owns three fashion boutiques: Canterlot, Manehattan, and Ponyville. An in-character Rarity would not only understand what she's doing, but also preplan everything before setting it forward. So, why would Rarity plan the fashion show before all three
*sigh*
Man, oh, man, Hard to Say Anything is unadulterated shit. A failure of epic proportions not seen since PPOV.
Where. Do. I. Even. Start?
Anyone can write a good episode. Becky Wangberg is so exception. One big problem with bringing in new writers is sometimes they don't get the characters, the worldbuilding, and theme molding. Hamilton knew what he was doing and clearly researched the series. Wangberg didn't do enough, and it showed.
You can actually count the number of
Back in 2015, after conversation with The Coffee Pony on Skype, I decided to revive my idea to give the Equestria Girls franchise a full-blown rewrite under my own vision, which I conceptualized in 2013. Although I really steamed forward with two drafts, I stopped in the middle for nearly a year while only peaking only a few updates here and there.
For those who’re reading about it for the first time, here’s the full synopsis:
If you want to read the process, feel free to read them a
Each episode contains the following five choices in the poll:
I HATE IT! >__<
I dislike it!
…meh…
It like it!
I LOVE IT <3
Over the seasons, the choices (usually the first and last) were personalized to add a bit of flair, usually by an administrator.
But because episodes have been released early in Canada, I chose to upload the threads so people can comment on the episode in a thread rather than just a status update. In addition, I decided to
Well, things have changed. If you click on the link, notice how the bottom paragraph's crossed out now.
The more I think about it, the bigger the issues surrounding the conflict come up.
What helps create an engaging story is not just the conflict in itself, but also the depth of the conflict. When you have both sides being right and wrong, you help create interest for the viewer. Fluttershy is very assertive here, which she should be after the people she hired turned their backs on he
Fluttershy was absolutely on point here. Since her disastrous performance in Rainbow Falls (then again, everyone there was disastrous ;)), her characterization has gradually improved with little flanderization and/or out of characterization. Even in bad episodes like Flutter Brutter, she was the highlight. While she was still sweet and caring, her entire goal for this project is to care for and respect the animals and will do everything in her power to make sure they were given the proper treatm
Starlight and Maud were the highlights here, without question.
After really bad performances in Every Little Thing and To Where, this is Starlight's third consecutive good appearance, and her growth continues. Trixie's and Starlight's friendship's very energetic, but Starlight's and Maud's friendship is very casual. You can tell she's grown a lot since she first arrived in Ponyville one-plus season ago. More self-assuring than before.
Maud was really good, too. One of her better perfor
Honestly, this episode is a lot more impressive than it should've been. The synopsis and theme alone sound like an accident waiting to happen, but DHX actually pulls it off quite soundly.
Twilight and Spike are at their A-game. Spike's the straight man who has to remind Twilight of her schedule, and Twilight not only tries to listen to Spike and her checklist, but also take care of Flurry Heart. Clearly, she loves her niece. A lot of the actions seen, including Twilight playfully blowing on
Note: This review is for season 6 as a whole. Prepare for some rearranging and unapologetically unquoted copy-and-pasting.
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So, with season seven arrived, and since I did two others (one for S5, the other for S6's first half), why not for the entire season?
Episodes
Bottom-6:
Newbie Dash:
Easily the worst episode of the season and one of the three worst of the series. Rainbow Dash’s far more rational than to willingly force Scootaloo to take part in a task she
Note: This contains spoilers for season 7's preview, found here. Read at your own risk.
Many users here know that Starlight's one of my favorite characters. To this day, I stand by her reasons for which she eventually became the way she was in Re-Mark, the need to have her become a student rather than be sent to jail, and The Crystalling for being a good start to her arc. However, after The Crystalling, Starlight just didn't have a very good season six. Lots of people were turned off by
A few months ago, I said I was packing to leave because of the culture of abuse plaguing behind the scenes. I had been preparing to leave, but as the abusive guard left their posts or departed from the site, my plans halted. For the past two weeks, I have been visiting this forum more and more. Today, I'm giving this place one more chance. This place has been an online home for me for far too long, and I'm not gonna jump ship yet.
Now, I'm going to repeat what I wrote in that blog here. Poni
Nobody took the Trump campaign seriously, and the Clinton campaign made several key mistakes.
Calling Trump supporters "deplorables." This is her "47%" moment. Here's a tip. If you're going to try to get people to vote, NEVER insult the other side! Romney's comment about the 47% helped decide the election, and her comment ignited a sleeping giant.
Taking the Rust Belt states for granted. The Clinton campaign assumed they had Michigan and Wisconsin in the bag. They didn't. And when they realiz
Have you read the posts by my friends PonyLaces and The Coffee Pony below?
Because this is the same for me. Poniverse's massive corruption and treatment of its people over the months disgusts me. There's no way I can support a place that treats people like property and feel comfortable coming. We are people, and we deserve to be treated with respect. Abuse deserves no tolerance. Once I back up whatever important stuff there is, I will depart, and I will not return.
The MLP Forums have be
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is one of my most nostalgic films, and part of the reason has to do with Gene Wilder, who passed away earlier today from complications of Alzheimer's Disease. Wilder's Willy Wonka is so charismatic: wishing for love in the world through his losing sense of optimism.
One of the most gripping scenes of the film is the famous office scene.
Trolls and idiots on Twitter believe being suspended and banned from there violates their freedom of speech.
Protip: It doesn't. It isn't a government agency; they have specific rules to follow, and the website has a huge infestation of unchecked hate speech, bullying, and other forms of communication that make others feel unsafe. Twitter can't prosecute you, but they can take your tweeting privileges away as punishment. Twitter must come down harder on bullying and hate speech. Unless Twitt
Warning: Spoilers for The Times They Are a Changeling. Read at your own risk.
A really big weakness in the first four-plus seasons was Spike's characterization. Examples include turning him into an unfunny victim of comedy "because Spikabuse is so funny"; derailing him into an greedy, dumb, and/or antagonistic shell of himself; shifting (all of) the blame to him; and being the star of some awful episodes when he's really good. When he's good, it's normally when he's a secondary character
