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  1. ponyvangelist
    The Great Crusade I can't resist popping back in for two reasons: 1. In addition to an "I hate them all" choice, there really should be an "I love them all" choice. It's been said, but it bears repeating. 2. In support of this proposal, I submit the following: Exhibit A: Priceless.
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    "Time's fun when you're having flies." -- Kermit the Frog Somewhat by accident I ended up back at this thread five months later, and feel bad that I didn't answer your question. So I will do that now: Yes.
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    Scootaloo, But... ...I really like them all, and it's rather ironic. Normally, I find "child" characters to be irritating. It's not that I have anything against kids, it's just that all too often the way they are portrayed just isn't the way kids actually are, and they end up being hollow caricatures instead of believable characters. I would expect the Cutie Mark Crusaders to be the same way, and sometimes a bit of that slips through, but the way they're written, drawn and especially, voiced, is just so good I can't help myself. The voice actresses for the CMC, like all the VAs for the show, are solid performers and really bring their characters to life. I think they breathe so much life into them that they are truly on par with the older ponies. All of them are cute as buttons, but Scootaloo has a way of habitually flashing that million-dollar smile which physically forces us to say "awwwww". To wit: Plus she's on the MLP Forums site banner at the time of this writing, and is irrepressibly cute there, as well. Q.E.D.
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    Hub Hubbub While I raised that specter in my previous post, I'm not so sure the end of the Hub would spell the end of Friendship is Magic. Shutting down the Hub would be a painful decision for Hasbro, but if they see it as unsustainable, they will pull the plug. That's what executives get paid the big bucks to decide. However, shutting down all programming just because they shut down the Hub would be financial suicide and cause for investor riots. Hub or no Hub, Hasbro needs to sell toys, and to do that, they need to market them. TV programming has been very good to Hasbro. How can I say that so confidently? The answer can be found here: Hasbro Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter 2012 Executive summary: In an otherwise not-so-rosy financial report, both TV programming and My Little Pony are beacons of profitability. If the Hub goes down, Hasbro can still make a nice profit by licensing content and distributing their lucrative TV programming through other channels, just like they did before the Hub. The numbers tell the story: Friendship is Magic is a hit for Hasbro, and keeping it going is a no-brainer. Indeed, any sane member of the board would realize that it's one of the last things they would want to cut. When revenues are down, you don't kill your golden geese -- or golden ponies -- if you don't want investors demanding your head. Hence I think our beloved show is quite safe, and as long as it continues to bring home the bacon, I foresee plenty of pony in our future.
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    The Great And Powerful Trixie says The Great And Powerful Trixie is Best Pony.

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    2. NavelColt

      NavelColt

      Did you hear something, Tom? Perhaps I'm hearing things...*continues to play poker with Tom*

    3. Tom The Diamond

      Tom The Diamond

      You're picky Discord. :P

       

      Though I'm not sure about whether such an event would be approved, since we already have a topic on best pony and lets face it; They always chose Fluttershy. ;_ ;

    4. NavelColt

      NavelColt

      I have acquired tastes. *sits in Feldy's thrown sipping soda while he's off building his portal to Equestria*

       

      I don't get the Fluttershy popularity, honestly. ALL the ponies are adorable xD Fluttershy just flaunts it by nature.

       

       

  6. ponyvangelist
    Indeed. If not for Trixie's incredible and stupendous magical talents, I ask you: where would Hoofington be today? Well, okay, Hoofington would still be in the same place. But still, without Trixie to defend it, Hoofington would be a lot more chewed up, and have giant bear tracks everywhere. That is, if Trixie had actually vanquished an Ursa Major, and all...
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    Indeed. In a place where friendship is magic and love and tolerance are the law of the land, making Fluttershy cry (at least on purpose -- she's kind of sensitive) is the one unpardonable sin. Trixie has her issues, but Gilda deserves a date with Colonel Sanders.
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    Drawn That Way My "brief" ode to, and apologia for, The Great And Powerful Trixie can be found here: The Adorable One-Trick Pony With an eye to honoring the Geneva Conventions against wanton cruelty, I'll try to keep this shorter, and summarize my position thusly... Trixie is an innocent victim of persecution by the Mane Six. There she was, putting on a free show for the amusement and pleasure of the good ponies of Ponyville, amazing everypony and harming nopony, when she was set upon by the most boorish and unruly of hecklers: our little ponies! It all went downhill from there. Yes, my friends, the evidence is all spelled out in shocking detail in my other post. Don't believe what the manestream media tells you! Trixie is not evil! Trixie is INNOCENT!
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    The Numbers Game Because sometimes the obvious isn't so obvious. While I also considered it unlikely that Hasbro would pull the plug at 65 episodes, it wouldn't be the first time a good show ended its run at that point. In fact, it's a trope precisely because it happens so often, particularly with children's cartoons. It's easy enough for us as fans to think "pony 4ever" and that it would be insane for anyone to shut down a show we see as wildly popular. But those of us who've seen so many other great shows get short runs (and 65 episodes is by no means a "short run" in the cartoon biz) know better. That number is important because it's common for buyers to order that many episodes to qualify a show for syndication, consign it to reruns and milk as much commercial time out of it as possible while spending their production money on other, newer shows. It's part of the Saturday morning life cycle. Hasbro pays for the show, and they have a business to run. As long as they see Friendship is Magic as profitable, they will continue to run it. However, there are always other factors that play into the decision, many of which will not be obvious to fans, including the all-important net cash flow. Times are tough, and Hasbro is losing money on quite a few of its toy lines, including legacy lines. They may have to shut down some brands they've been selling for decades. Even if My Little Pony is profitable (and it is), they still have to weigh the costs of producing the TV show (which are significant) against the returns they're seeing, which aren't always as rosy as they may seem from the outside, and their overall financial picture. Consider the cost of running The Hub as a whole. If it's generating enough revenue, it stays. If it's a loss leader, they will shut it down, because they simply can't afford to pour money into a losing enterprise if they don't have the money. If the Hub goes, FiM loses its home. That wouldn't necessarily kill the show, but endeavors like The Hub come and go. Some succeed, most fail. It's a calculated risk, but still very much a risk. Somewhere in the Hasbro management team, somebody is required to make the whole thing work. That person didn't get there by failing. But with so many variables to juggle, including many outside their control, even the best managers can come up short, and if their bosses see a losing proposition, it's their duty to their investors to make the right call. Oftentimes, in fact, most often, that means cutting losses and moving on. Not because they are mindless corporate drones who lack vision, but simply because they can't spend money they don't have. Anyway, I'm not trying to talk us out of good news, and if my appreciation of poetry is not ill-founded, the news is very good. I'm just pointing out that the line between paranoia and pragmatism in this business is so thin because the precedence is so strong.
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    It's easy to burn out on anything. Variety is the spice of life and we are in the annual Summer Pony Drought, after all. It's normal for anyone's interest to wax and wane. My advice is to go wherever thine heart will take thee and celebrate the days. In the meantime, if William Anderson's poetry is any guide, there will be plenty of Pony available in the future whenever the mood may strike you.
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    Great News From A "Seasoned" Veteran Just in case anypony missed the rather important implications of William Anderson's sly bit of hint-dropping as pointed out by Mr. Pillow above... BEST. POEM. EVER. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a party to go to...
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    There Is A Season -- Turn, Turn, Turn Man, he's not being at all subtle about it. And I don't mind! Special reasons? Sounds like a movie to me. Plus a longer Season Four, and probably Five as well. And if nothing else, it's rarely a good idea to try to pitch a movie based on a series that's just been canceled. Optimism rising...
  13. ponyvangelist
    Like this: She would be a heroic young writer who would save the ponies from treacle, tea parties and tepid tales.
  14. ponyvangelist
    The Luckiest Number Having had a chance to sleep on this and allow my initial panic to subside, my pessimism has quickly faded. Not to be a Pollyanna, but as others have pointed out, 13-episode seasons are a lot more sustainable that 26-episode seasons. It's clear the cast and crew worked their butts off in the first two seasons and had to really hustle to keep up with the demands of producing so many episodes. Lauren Faust cited the grueling workload as a key reason for moving on, and her accounts of what it was like to coordinate the show remotely, while trying to keep it moving in the right direction, tell of a lot of work and not a lot of sleep. We know Season Three is finished. We can be pretty sure the cast and crew haven't moved on yet, because somebody would have said something by now if they were looking for a job. It seems highly likely that the Pony team is still working on something pony-related. Maybe it's a movie, but the bread and butter of the franchise is keeping girls tuned to the Hub and exposed to commercials. Movies cost a lot of money to make, have a much different market/revenue focus, and they don't do that. Not saying they won't do a movie (movies can be great promotional vehicles and cash cows in themselves, after all), just that from a toy sales standpoint, they'll probably get more bang for the buck from investing in the series itself. So I'm thinking it's a solid bet that there's a Season Four, and with only 13 episodes per season to worry about, they may well be mapping out Season Five as we speak. Wishful thinking, perhaps, but my pony sense tells me Hasbro is settling in for the long haul, and that means running a marathon, not a sprint.
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    The Unluckiest Number I'm still reacting to this. There was, of course, a rumor circulating about this for months, and now it turns out to be true. I guess I've been taking the show for granted, because I'm really feeling a sense of loss. I'm still very much looking forward to Season Three, but with only thirteen episodes, it's going to feel like either a short season or a very thin, drawn-out one (new episodes every other week?). After two seasons of abundance, with twice as many episodes, I suppose I'm spoiled. Only now am I really recognizing that. As for whether the third season is the last, maybe, but if that's the case, the cast and crew have been amazingly good at keeping that a secret. Then again, there's no confirmation for Season Four, so maybe they're just used to it, because they're all industry veterans. Anyway, I'll try not to freak out, but now, more than ever, I feel like I really appreciate how special this show is, and how I'll feel when the last episode eventually airs. You don't know what you've got, until it's gone.
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    Everypony's Favorites Who's my favorite pony singer? A great question. The problem is it's not a platitude to say they are all my favorites. Every single one of them is simply amazing. I note that Sweetie Belle isn't listed, but her singer, Michelle Creber (who also voices Apple Bloom) is insanely talented and has a beautiful voice. I will say that I really, really liked Ashleigh and Andrea's duet chemistry in The Find A Pet Song. Simply phenomenal, and how could I choose between such a perfect pair? Kazumi Evans put the most joyous lilt into Rarity's voice in The Art of the Dress. It's impossible not to be enchanted by that delightful song. Like Kazumi, Shannon Chan-Kent pours happiness into her vocals, right down to the way she sings the word "ponies" with a buoyant, plosive lilt. It's impossible to listen to Smile Smile Smile without smiling, and we can thank Shannon for that. And then there's Twilight. As mentioned above, her singer, Rebecca Shoichet, absolutely killed in Winter Wrap Up. So much emotion, so much power! And anyone who isn't touched by BBBFF has a heart of stone. Thus I must abstain from voting, because I can't really single any of them out, and voting for all the choices would exclude Michelle, who definitely does not deserve to be excluded. So how's all that for a "non-vote"?
  17. ponyvangelist
    I would contact a trusted, respectable veterinarian without delay. And then I would call a doctor for the pony.
  18. ponyvangelist
    Hoarse Sense Wow. This thread has gone some interesting places. I'm not sure I want to go to all of them myself, but can a dragon and a pony take things beyond platonic affection? Maybe we should ask this guy: Fig. 1: Draconequus = Draco (dragon) + Equus (pony). If anything, it would seem dragons and ponies are just the tip of the interspecies iceberg.
  19. ponyvangelist
    If you think that was hard, try making it through "Endless 8" in the second season. But I wouldn't want that to discourage you from completing the first season, because it's truly an excellent series, and a high point of the art.
  20. ponyvangelist
    Personally, I'm a Kyonist, but Haruhi is awesome -- if a bit psychotic.
  21. ponyvangelist
    Because ponies.
  22. ponyvangelist
    Definitely not Pinkie. Pinkie is all about the X.
  23. ponyvangelist
    The Mane Six? Never. Well okay, except maybe Fluttershy. But I will admit I do have my suspicions about this pony...
  24. ponyvangelist
    You have stimulated thought, which is an unpardonable sin.
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    If they don't know about military bronies, they'll find out soon enough, because a surprisingly large percentage of military bronies are quite open about it. I guess if you jump out of airplanes, ride around in submarines or shoot machineguns for a living, you probably don't need to worry about how macho you look.
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