TheStareMaster

Im not being stupid right? Am I just over thinking this? I have a habit of coming up with nutty complicated ideas that don't make sense... mmm, I'm not saying everyone does buy their franchise, but its still how they make their money, and you cant really get fan made DVD's can you... See my previous post

I apologise in advance if I've put this in the wrong place, but it was was closest section I could find. The other day, I was sitting thinking about the cease and desist order that Hasbro sent to fighting in magic thought It seemed like a bad idea of hasbro, and heres why. Hasbro, and more specifically, the MLP brand, is only there so they can suck money out of us by selling toys and suchlike. Now to most of us bronies, this is not a problem; we like the merc' and the show, so theres no problem right? But for Hasbro, who basically need us as their main source of income, wouldn't it seem like a bad idea to stop a much anticipated and popular game such as fighting is magic? From their point of view, wouldn't it hurt their sales if they started (continued?) annoying us like this? But this is where we run into the clincher; we are hooked on MLP and just because most of us hate hasbro for its corporate money making horribleness, we can't bear to pull ourselves away from what is essentially our sustenance. Ok, Fighting is Magic is not the best example, but we know that hasbro are very disneyesque when it comes to copyright protection. And that brings us onto the next and main point I'm trying to make: Hasbro (especially since Lauren Faust left) have been taking riskier and riskier moves, not just in their business making but now even in the show. I think that Lauren, when she was still with the MLP team, helped very much with stopping business creeping into the show, but now she has left, then we see Hasbro making bold moves in attempts to attract more viewers (and ultimately buyers) An excellent example of this is the whole Twilycorn thing. I have no doubt in my mind that it was just to sell more toys (especially aimed at young girls). Fortunately for them, the risk payed off and, thanks to the fact the majority of bronies are going to trust the wrighters and stick with the show, just filling Hasbros pockets even deeper. What I'm worried about is that hasbro make a move that is just TOO bold, and manages to scare off the fandom. I know this is highly unlikely, and that the chances are small, but what if it DOES happen? Im sorry this is such a long post, I just needed to get that off my mind. i don't mind if you tl;dr is, but If I didn't get that off my mind I would have gone crazy.

I can't really comment until I've seen some of season 4; if the wrighters can pull it off, it could be excellent. But if they don't it will be terrible. Well, we can only just sit tight and trust the wrighters eh?

its amazing how quickly the thread went from people discussing the episode to people discussing the theological and philosophical aspects of the show including pony rascism and a caste system.... how i love bronies...