The Coffee Pony

$40!? For a game that has characters. I'm sorry that isn't really worth the price! You can more bang for your buck with the new Mortal Kombat game. Besides we already have Fighting is Magic (Tribute Edition).

And here we go, a reason that I detest the guy right here. So basically, if you like The Living Tombstone or anything he dislikes, you have poor taste and if you say that it's good in your opinion and taste is subjective, you're factually wrong. You have bad taste because he said so! Now here's a video that kind of contradicts what he's saying as he supports poorly written, overpowered characters! But you can't say they're Mary Sues! Those don't exist!!

Can't stand the guy. I find that he acts like a smug, arrogant jackass who patronizes and insults his audience. He acts like his opinions are fact and anyone who criticizes him is wrong and goes as far as to insult the audience on their taste.

We learned how equestrian was created in the Hearth's Warming episode The ponies are in a Schizo-Tech world (a combo of ancient and modern tech), that requires no explanation Tank will just randomly come back, that doesn't require its own episode Twilight has wings, she doesn't need to learn levitation Mayor Mare is the Mayor's real name Spike and Rarity will never be together, MacCarthy confirmed that herself

I'm in neutral ground here. As I've said neither Hasbro or DHX have said anything about the show's end so we have no solid way of knowing off the show will end sooner or later. Either way it's a win-win. If the show continues after the movie, more pony! If the show ends, still more pony! Only it will be something new. A new world with new characters and newer incarnations of familiar characters.

Also something I forgot to mention. If any of you are worried about not seeing our favorite characters again, I don't think we'll have to worry about that either. A lot of the characters we see now are newer incarnations of previous characters, including half of the main cast (Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash) so there's a good chance that we'll see newer incarnations of the FiM cast. Who knows, after the success of this incarnation, we'll probably see some of them again as main characters that are only slightly different from the previous incarnation. Again, comparable to Transformers: every incarnation has its Optimus, it's Bumblebee, its Megatron, its Starscream, and sometimes we'll see a Ratchet, Bulkhead, Ironhide and Cliffjumper. Same archetypes but the personalities can be slightly different. So I think we can expect to see these characters we're fond of again in G5.

Well after the latest episode it seems like there's been a bit of a panic. People are predicting both the end of the show, wondering if G5 will be good or if there will even be one and the end of the fandom. I thought I'd say my piece here and hopefully people will calm down about the whole thing. Now regarding the end of Friendship is Magic. We have people saying that the show will end after the Season 6 and the movie and others saying that the show will end at Season 9. I hope it's latter. I'll admit that I've grown a bit attached to the show and would like to see more adventures of these characters that I've grown fond of over time. If they do end it at Season 6 (or 7) and the movie though, I can say I would complain. I'll be sad to see it go but at least the show would go out on a high note. Either way we can't say when it will end, nobody from DHX or Hasbro has said anything on the show's end. Now with that said, whether FiM ends sooner or later, I'm not worried about the quality of G5. In fact, I look forward to it, I'm very confident that the next incarnation of My Little Pony will be in good hands. The only thing I'm dreading about the end of Friendship is Magic is wait in between the shows. We've all know how maddening the long wait was in between Season 4 and 5, imagine the wait in between FiM and G5. I'm just hoping that the wait will only be a year and a half (like the transition from G3.5 to FiM) rather than the usual 2 to 3+ year wait that's usually in between shows. That's a long time without pony with possibly only that Filly Funtasia show to hold us over, so I hope that's good. As for G5 itself, as I said, it's going to be fine. Hasbro knows when they've failed (G3) and when they've made a success (Friendship is Magic) and they tend to learn from them. If you want to sell toys then you need a good show to go with it. Friendship is Magic has been their most successful incarnation yet, so now that they've made a successful, they're going to want to make sure all future incarnations meet that standard of quality. Hasbro already learned that lesson with Transformers after Beast Wars and every North American incarnation since then has been a good show. The only mistake Hasbro really made was localizing a few Transformers Anime in between Beast Machines and Animated. Of course G5 is going to be different from FiM as future incarnations of a show tend to be. It's most likely going to have a different art style, we'll have brand new world and new characters to see (now whether we'll see different spins on familiar characters, that has yet to be seen) and probably a different atmosphere altogether. But just because something's different, doesn't mean it will be bad. All three Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles shows are different from each other but each one turned out better than the last, the Transformers shows are pretty different and they've all been good (again the North American ones) and this is something we can expect out of the future incarnations of My Little Pony. Different, but still pretty good and with every incarnation, we'll have new people introduced to the fandom. The fandom won't die with FiM, it's just going to change from a show-centered fandom into a full franchise fandom just like the Transformers Fandom, the TMNT fandom and several other fandoms. I speak from experience on this. We'll still see fanart, fanfics, and what have you but not just from FiM but future and possibly previous incarnations of My Little Pony. This forum, Equestria Daily and FiM fiction will still have a reason to be around long after FiM comes to a close, at worst some pony sites might have to change their names. The Technodrome has been around since 1999 and it used to be a TMNT '87 fansite, now it's inclusive to all incarnations and there are several older Transformers fansites such as TFW2005 that are still very active. Yes we'll have those who will say FiM was the best and the others suck but that's in all franchise fandoms, this one will be no exception. In fact you'll probably be surprised to know that the FiM fans have a bit of a rivalry with the G1 Fans. As someone who has been in different fandoms, I think it's safe to say that this will probably be the direction our fandom will take. Our fandom will grow and eventually become inclusive of the franchise in general. Those are my thoughts on the matter. I hope this thread puts some of your anxieties to rest. There's no real reason to dread the end of Friendship is Magic. It'll be sad to see the show go but if the next incarnation goes well things will look up for both the franchise and the fandom.

If they don't retain the artstyle, don't judge it for that alone. I've seen many a cartoon with an art style that's off-putting at first but when you sit down and watch it, you grow fond of the story and characters and eventually get used to the art. Spectacular Spider-Man and Transformers Animated are two of the best examples, imo.

It's going to happen. Once a company sees that a franchise is a big money maker they're going to keep making shows for it. When Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles got a toyline and cartoon in 1987, it became a successful franchise and is still making a lot of money to this day with 3 cartoons, 5 movies with a 6th on the way, a live action TV Show, several comics including the original from which the franchise spawned, etc. Same thing with Transformers, it's been around since 1984 and we've been getting a lot of comics and television shows out of it. My Little Pony has been around since 1984 and this generation has been their most successful incarnation yet. Believe me, they'll keep making TV Shows out of it. Hasbro knows that if you want to sell toys, you have to make a good TV series to go with it. They learned this with Transformers through Beast Wars and every North American TV Show since then has been pretty good and there's no doubt that they've learned that same lesson with My Little Pony through Friendship is Magic.

I'd be down for that although with each variation of Transformers there has been different variations to the main cast and I don't think MLP will be an exception to that rule.

It's been a wild ride, still is for the show's remainder. I hope Season 6 isn't the last and I'm hoping the five year thing is true. I'll admit I've grown attached to the show. It's been a great show and I've always to looked forward to seeing new adventures with these characters I've grown fond over the few years I've been watching this show and I do want to see more of them. But should the movie be the end then so be it. I'll be sad to see it go but it's had a good run. We've had 5 excellent seasons and they've all been good, Season 5 has shaped up to be the show's best and who knows, Season 6 might be even better and the show will go out on a high note. And when it ends we'll still have something to look forward to, whether it be Gen 4.5 or new Generation entirely. We'll have a brand new world following the adventures of new characters.Yeah, it won't be FiM, nothing can really replace it but we might have something just as good, maybe even better. Really, it isn't the end I dread, it's the wait in between shows.

They're taking their sweet time, ain't they? Two years and still not a single episode! And they've already named their first four episodes.

Well, it looks like I made the best choice taking up a trade. From the sounds of it, it seems like College for anything else leads to nowhere.