When I found out about bronies I was like wat. I watched a few episodes out of curiosity and I thought they were pretty good. A year later I started watching some episodes again and I couldn't stop that time. Honestly if it weren't for the community I wouldn't be nearly as interested in the show as I am now. It just makes it so much more enjoyable for me. I probably wouldn't have even given the show a chance, I just wanted to see what all the fuss was about. Now I know.
When I saw all the amazing fan-made content I was amazed, I had never seen such an active, devoted community like this. I just had to be a part of it. Now quite a large portion of my Twitter timeline is pony and I'm 110% okay with it.