Guess who's back? Back again? Dylan's back. Tell a friend. (Yes I know I haven't posted in while, I'll get back to it soon).
Anyway, this is why I think the brony fandom will never die out.
First of all, let's focus on Spongebob. That show has been going on for years, and do you know why? It's because of the large fan base it has gathered, and it motivates the production team to continue dishing out new episodes for the fans.
That's the first part.
Now let's look at bands like Nirvana and Metallica. Those are considered to be the greatest bands of all time. They're not together anymore, yet they still have a massive following, and continue to sell records and gain new fans.
Now let's focus back onto MLP.
Let's face it, one day, My Little Pony is going to stop airing, but I still think that it has some life left in it. I'd say 10 Seasons, maybe more, but I'm probably just as wrong as the next person. However, that's not the point.
The reason I think the fandom will never die out is because if you look at how large the following the show has received, as well as the amount of new fans that watch the show for the first time every day, you can almost tell it's going to go down the same road that Metallica and Nirvana did.
Even on the sad day that Hasbro announces a new generation of My Little Pony toys, and the show made along side it is probably absolute garbage, we have come so far in the last few years, that people will remember us, and in the future, you will find people who hear about this magical show, and decide to watch it for themselves, and you will still see people joining the fandom everyday, because we have become much bigger than most other fandoms, that we won't be remembered as some short lasting dead fandom. We will continue to grow, even when the show dies, there will still be people watching it, old or new members, and because our community is so strong, this will likely continue for years to come.
Like I said before, the production team will likely continue to crank out episodes until it becomes dull, but people will still watch those episodes, just like Spongebob at the moment, like I said earlier.
That is why the fandom will not die out, and we will likely continue to be there, even if all mainstream attention is focused on some other bizarre fandom or following, we will continue to occupy an ever growing space on the internet, and people will still find it and have access to it for a long time.
Well done bronies, on everything you have done. You are what keeps this fandom going. Season 3 is almost here, and believe me, it shall be fantastic.
Stay brony my friends.