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They need to not just treat it as "a toy selling platform". Putting some investment in creative talent was what made FIM as popular as it was, but G5 had the air of being phoned in pretty much from the start of the TV series, indistinguishable from any other cartoon trifles aimed at girls. In other words, they need something like their own Greta Gerwig to hype people up again. Doesn't necessarily need to be Lauren Faust, and I don't know if she would be that enthused about returning anyway. But someone with an established reputation for quality,

Well it definitely ain't April this year, we would've heard something official by now. Maybe sometime in 2026 would be my guess. Hasbro's next earnings call is on Thursday and there's also NY Toy Fair coming at the beginning of March, maybe some kind of update is coming soon

So I'm guessing we might hear some actual official news about this around toyfair in March. That'll be around the time the DFam contract ends.

I think it needs to be emphasized that this is not fake. They may not be Hasbro but Panaderia is a legit, professional marketing agency with a website and social media handles and everything, and they wouldn't add "fake out" news to promote the brand if they didn't believe their internal information supported that claim. It may not end up being something that pans out, but it is a claim they are intending to make in good faith, so at the very least it's indicative of Hasbro consideration if not execution. And given the current circumstances of the IP with sluggish G5 interest and the Discovery contract expiring next year, it definitely seems more than plausible. In any event, there's a licensing expo happening in London in a few weeks, so might be getting some more concrete info then.

I wouldn't hold your breath for substance with only 5 minutes an episode. TYT is just going to be something parents can put to distract their kids while they're busy. Think the best anyone can hope for is some good gags (which tbh Pony Life did not have very much of). What I do hope for is since the MYM "season" is essentially going to be less than the length of one Lord of the Rings installment that it is more serialized and dramatic than G4 with legit CG visuals. Definitely encouraged by G Berrow being the showrunner since she was one of the better character writers late in G4's life

Re the VA recasting, I've heard something about Canada requiring Canadian VAs if you're going to produce your show there, though I don't know where one would go to verify that. Anyway, from the vocal samples I've heard, they seem like good fits for the roles and would honestly probably be better at maintaining a "G4" vibe than the movie actors would. If they had originally been cast as the movie VAs I don't know if anyone would've complained.

I don't mean to raise anyone's anxiety w/ my random thoughts but between this and the G4 Movie moving to Hulu next month, I am kinda wondering if Disney is starting to take a vested interest in the G4 IP. Not sure how it would work out legally but it wouldn't be the first Hasbro/Disney partnership.

Jim Miller has said the show was already wrapping up before the movie was released, so I don't think its box office performance was a real material effect (although perhaps the movie itself might have been if it was a particularly tumultuous production). The insane amount of concept art we've gotten for the G5 movie really shines a light on just how much of the process is throwing around random ideas and figuring out how to condense them into something coherent. In any event, I personally would be happy to see the M6 show up in something new again.

I will say I think it'll be to this G's advantage that it will be on Netflix. They won't be hampered by network time slots and commercial breaks and can make episodes as long as necessary to execute plots/morals. That was an issue that often held G4 back. Definitely looking forward to seeing more of these ponies.

I thought it was awesome. Hoped for the best, but it was far more entertaining than I ever could've expected. Movie gave me a high at the beginning that never let up, everything worked on a technical and storytelling level.

It appears the "embargo" on movie reviews was lifted today, and reviews are starting to come in for the film https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/my_little_pony_a_new_generation So far, four positives and no negative reviews. It's early, but I think it's safe to say film critics as a whole will like this better than the G4 movie.

I really hope the trailer/movie delivers, this is like the only thing I can look forward to with complete certainty at the moment.

I heard 9AM Eastern Thursday somewhere

Definitely looking forward to seeing more imagery of Maretime Bay. Got some big Porto Rosso vibes from it from those book images. Looks incredibly detailed.

Since the series is evidently still being produced in Vancouver, seems to leave the door open for many old faces to return

So I've been watching a bit season 2 and it's a shame that it couldn't find its groove until much of the G4 holdover hype had passed. It's far more coherent and enjoyable than the first season, and the "Wild Side" characters are pretty cute.

Yeah, this fandom clearly ain't going nowhere. Pretty impressive tbh how the art community exploded with material after just a few stills and video for the new generation were released.

What was the point of bumping this thread a year and a half after the last post? Clearly the petition didn't go anywhere, no reason to add new opinions to it. /Yes, I know I'll be bumping it again with this one, but hopefully will prevent others from doing it.

If this were on the level of a Pixar movie I'd think most folks here would be pretty freaking ecstatic.

Most movies don't have a boatload of information released until about six months prior to their release date, so I wouldn't get too anxious about the lack of info. That being said, COVID has shaken everything up so it's still very possible it could end up getting delayed, but many animated productions have been able to continue relatively unfazed since they can be done remotely and if things are still bad by September next year I'm pretty sure it'd just end up going to streaming.

Every generation worries about the kids these days But as for the movie comparisons, I would be very hesitant to say the MLP movie has any kind of moral high ground as far as artistic quality is concerned. Haven't seen TTG movie but if critics liked it, I don't really have a reason to dispute them.

I was annoyed by the negative overreactions to the marketing early on, but if I'm being honest I wouldn't even bother with this if it didn't involve ponies. It doesn't make a lick of sense and isn't particularly funny even on a basic slapstick level. The occasions it is actually funny feel akin to a blind squirrel finding a nut. All the same I'm hopelessly hooked to tuning in every Sunday just cuz I need weekly cute right now with everything else in the world being so terrible.

Dash has good chemistry with just about everyone in the show, probably why she's shipped so much IMO, Spike and Rarity don't have any real chemistry. I suspect the writers had Spike canonically crush on her because that was the one they could most get away with in a kids show (especially since he doesn't interact as much with the CMCs or the more "youthful" M6 like Pinkie and Dash).

Hilda on Netflix is excellent. Main character is a human but also has a good share of cute fantasy/animal characters.

The movie coming out next year is supposed to start G5