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23 minutes ago, Sepul-Coloratura said:

Maybe not just them getting out, but why they decided to get out in a first place might be more important, I think.

Well I do know why McCarthy and Rogers got out. McCarthy moved to a higher position in Hasbro and Rogers went to work for Disney. Still, that could've happened just a few years later. It was just so sudden for it to happen right when the show was doing so well.

1 hour ago, Sepul-Coloratura said:

It is very hard for any kind of successful series of any kind of art form to maintain the quality it once had. Look at any franchises, and you will find very little made it to the end. Either it got ugly, mediocre, cut short or got cancelled. But is it OK to be that way because most of them are? No.

It didn't have to be this way though, the next few seasons after 5 still could've had the veteran writers. Megan McCarthy, M.A. Larson, Amy Keating Rogers, Natasha Levinger. Instead they get replaced by inferior writers, which is what got the show to where it is.

Just now, Nsxile said:

The quality of the episodes were certainly worse in season 6 and 8 than other seasons, but I'm not sure if I'd attribute that Haber, considering the worst episodes of those seasons seemed to be from new writers. Also I'm not entirely sure you could tie all of the blame to Haber for the direction of 6 and 8, considering higher management probably had more of a say in what direction the show went, considering it is owned by a toy company. Also the season 7 finale was written by Haber and that was an excellent finale. Admittedly though, he certainly should have had much better quality control of the writing of those episodes and the general ideas and details of it, rather then just seemingly approving whatever was written...

I personally think the new writers are just as much to blame, and the reason we had those writers in the first place was because the veteran writers jumped ship.

21 minutes ago, TheAnimationFanatic said:

Would they have been? Shows change hands and writers almost every season.

Most of the veteran writers have been in all of the first five seasons.

1 hour ago, Zantetsuken said:

I wouldn't say season 6 and 8 are objectively the worst in the show because there is no factual basis for that argument other than personal opinion, but i do agree with that opinion

my short answer to the question is Yes and no 

The story editor is basically the show runner for that season so he's basically got a hand in every script
I hated most episodes of season 6 and part of me wants to forget season 8 entirely. Very few redeeming episodes in season 8, there were like only 2 or 3.
for comparison's sake I'd say season 6 had about 5 strong redeeming episodes

He's okay when it comes to writing normal episodes and in cases like Shadow Play, downright great. But with him story editing helm, a lot of the episodes just seem to lack polish

Now is Josh Haber completely at fault for the show's decline? no not really. Has the show even gotten that bad? season 9 (so far) tells me no LOL

I think an equal amount of blame can and should be placed on less talented writers who are new to the show and just write TERRIBLE EPISODES. The most clear example being season 8's Non-Compete Clause written by Kim Bryer Johnson, it's clear to me she has no business (or in my opinion talent) writing pony but she's still on the writing staff... for some reason.

So in closing is Josh Haber the root cause of the decline? yes most likely. But is it just him? no I don't think so. You have to look at the pool of writers as well. 

That's my piece.

Plus the fact that most of the writers in Season 5 are no longer in the show. They could've had a bit more commitment

55 minutes ago, FlareGun45 said:

Well here's the thing.... things got outta control ever since Meghan McCarthy left. It seemed that when she was writing for the show, there was a more subtle plan and a good balance between characters. Season 4 was pretty much the show's prime! Season 5 was alright, but not really the best mostly cause it was Spike's worst season. Season 6 fixed Spike, but made most of the Mane Six useless. Season 7 was great for the Mane Six, but they underdid Spike again, and most of the attention was brought to Starlight! Season 8 did balance the characters out but most of the episodes containing the Mane 7 were underwelming, and then the Student 6 pretty much took over. 

Now that season 9 is here, I'm not sure what's gonna happen. Will they finish the character's arcs as planned, or will they be cheated again? Meghan McCarthy shouldn've left! I'm proud that she's become Hasbro's Head of Development, but it was her departure that ruined things! She shoulda insured the show would go off smoothly

Had she still been at the helm, the later seasons would've been a lot better.

42 minutes ago, TheAnimationFanatic said:

Honestly, I think that the show has gotten better since Lauren Faust's departure in Season 2. More ambitious, more emotional. Seasons 4, 5, and 7 are the show's best. Seasons 6 and 8 aren't quite as good but are still good nonetheless.

Yes, but 6 and 8 would've been better if the people I mentioned were still around.

Since Josh Haber was the story editor of the two seasons (6 and 8) that were considered to be objectively the worst, do you think he's the one who was responsible for the show declining in quality lately?

Here's a video review of the episode.

2 hours ago, This Whomps said:

This has a snowball's chance in hell of happening. Not to mention most attempts at copying the MCU's success have been laughably bad

Mainly because the films themselves were poorly made.

So FiM is finally ending after 9 seasons. However, while G5 is airing, I think it'd be nice if G4 continued as a series of movies. A couple of films coming out each year each with different storylines. One film could be a political intrigue story, another could be a whodunit type story, and another could be about dark Twilight Sparkle.

Well one thing is certain, had the original show stuff still been around by now, the last few seasons would've been a whole lot better. The fact that they left and got replaced by less talented staff killed the rest of the show's potential. Ever since, quality episodes have been few and far in between.

On ‎3‎/‎7‎/‎2019 at 7:37 AM, Dark defender said:

If the leaks are true, I don't think I'll be that interested, I don't like the idea of traveling to different worlds,dimensions etc

Why not? If each generation was in the same world with slightly different tweaks then it'd get boring. It's nice for each gen to be new and fresh.

Quite nice really. 7/10

42 minutes ago, Flutterstep said:

That’s how vast the genre is. You’ve got your mature rated content, then you’ve got movies for younger audiences like racing, war films, superhero movies and animated kids films - all categorised as action/adventure.

Not to mention tons of fantasy and sci fi films.

16 minutes ago, Denim&Venom said:

Unrelated, but aren't horror and thriller the same? 

Not really. Horror relies and fear and shock, while thriller relies on suspense and twists-and-turns.

2 hours ago, Flutterstep said:

I think action/adventure as it’s the easiest genre to make and appeals to a larger demographic.

That depends though. Not everyone's going to be into ultraviolent stuff like Rambo or The Raid.

Which of these genres do you think have the most appeal and popularity by the general audience? Personally, I'm going to go with action/adventure. All of the most popular franchises fall into action/adventure, many of which are fantasy, science fiction, and superhero. Action/adventure to me has the most complex story structures, and you can put any of the other genres in them (granted, you can do the same with the other genres, but they have a more specific plot structure).

I still personally like the idea of him making his own interpretation of the Mane 6. Maybe it could be a joint project with him and someone like Genndy.

When I saw the leaks, it looked like the altered Mane 6 designs were being to be for specials made by Boulder Media. Since we got a second of footage for Rainbow Road Trip, it looks like that's not the case, and that the altered Mane 6 is going to indeed be for G5. How do you feel about that? Are you fine with an alternate Mane 6 for G5, or do you think it should have a brand new main cast?

While G5 is airing, would be nice there being a G4.5 about the children of the Mane 6, particularly Kilala's next gen characters.

On ‎2‎/‎20‎/‎2019 at 1:20 PM, KillerKingBakudan said:

Dude, it's not about the quality. Kids shows like MLP are way below his pay grade. He'd never agree to do it.

I'd be down for him turning it into a young-adult franchise, or at least making it create a Disney grade appeal..

After seeing Alita: Battle Angel, I just thought of something. Wouldn't it be cool if James Cameron became G5's Lauren Faust and created the show's characters and world? The guy is well known for creating very memorable female lead characters. Just imagine what a main cast designed by him would be like, chances are that they'd be even more compelling than the G4 Mane 6. Would be also cool if he wrote the upcoming prequel film.

19 hours ago, ~C. Discord~ said:

G5 is a G4 reboot from what I've heard so it's not going to be something entirely new and different. Whether they can make a concept new enough to grab attention, without straying too far as to get none at all is to be seen.

Technically, G4 was a reboot of G1-G3, so it's not like it's going to have the exact same setting. Sure, the characters may be just l slightly different in comparison to previous gens (for example, Sunburst was actually an earth pony in G1). There's been lots of talk that G5's world will have a cosmology inspired by Norse mythology.

6 hours ago, Justin_Case001 said:

*Sigh*.  I'm probably the only demented wackjob in the whole fandom who thinks this is bad news.  I love MLP.  Really I do.  I swear!  But in many ways, I just want it to end.  I didn't like the 2017 movie (particularly the animation change, which, imo, made them look completely not like themselves), and recent seasons have certainly been an up and down roller coaster ride of quality, in my opinion.  I just want the show, and the entire G4 franchise, to end on a good note, and then be done and stay done.  I probably feel this way due to the fact that so many things I have loved have continued for too long, seeing too many seasons and too many sequels, and went down the tubes.  The Simpsons and The Big Bang Theory are a couple of prominent examples.  (I dislike the direction TBBT went in the latter half of the show, and the less said about modern Simpsons, the better.)  If you don't agree with me on those examples, how about the Disney Star Wars movies, hmm?  The point is, I want my beloved ponies to end on a good note and not go downhill.  I want a great S9, and that's it.  I don't want another bad movie.

I'm sorry if I'm being a thundercloud on everyone's sunny day.  If you're super pumped, then please don't let my stupid rantings spoil your ride on the hype train.  And no, that's not sarcasm.  I really mean it.  If you're looking forward to this, then have a blast and pay me no mind.  I'm weird and have problems. 

You can thank all the veteran writers jumping ship early. If we still had them then the past few seasons would've been way better, but instead here we are.

I've always wondered of what the name of the species of Captain Celaeno and her crew. A lot of people could just call them parrots, but I think I'd prefer to call them harpies. I believe there are more bird types for harpies than just parrots. What do you guys think?

https://boingboing.net/2019/02/05/death-sentence-for-the-web.html

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