Samurai Equine

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And now, the results of Tuesday's game!
What was the correct lyric?!

C. It was a lesson that had kept us together

Let’s check the PDM Leaderboard:

1. @Rising Dusk - 155,334
2. @Astral Soul - 98,537
3. @Sparklefan1234 - 24,114

So now that's 6 more rounds to go! And this time, the math should be correct. Don't want to repeat my leaderboard faux pas from last time. 

Take care, my crowd. 

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Drop the mic, my crowd!
It's time to Finish That Pony Lyric! 

🎵 No pots of gold or buried treasure
Just everypony looking after each other
The truest riches cannot be measured
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In our town at the end of the rainbow

Correct answers only, please! What is the missing lyric?

A. It was a feeling we shared with one another
B. It was a moment of wonderous splendor
C. It was a lesson that had kept us together
D. It was something so special we treasured

Bonus points are a thing too~! Where does the song come from? Where does the picture come from? Post a funny gif. Ask my how my day was. Share a random fact. Try ANYTHING you can think of! It might work. 

Good luck, my crowd. 

Hello there, my crowd! Welcome to my Weekly Musings: Orange Edition. 

[I ❤ JAPAN] -- [I ❤ THE COLOR RED] -- [I ❤ CELESTIA]

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Easy come, easy go? Let's talk about, my crowd. 

 I suppose the biggest thing was that my cousin came back into town for a while!  It was both a happy moment, and a sad moment. His visit was only 3 days long. We really tried to convince him to stay, and he did really consider it, but it seems it wasn't enough. Hopefully we'll see him again for either Thanksgiving or Christmas.

 By some miracle, I got to experience Sonic Frontiers! THIS GAME IS SO AWESOME!! But the story... Ian's a mad genius. It almost makes me sad to see what the Japanese version of the story will be. And yes, I can confirm, the script was changed for the Japanese audience. I am just waiting on a full translation right now. In sad news, Kevin Conroy died. He lost his battle to cancer. There goes the best Batman actor ever.  I hope the example his version of Batman has set will be an eternal remind to other writers what Batman is at his best.

 NO DONBROS OR GEATS THIS WEEK!   The weekly tokusatsu went on hiatus because sports, but it will return next week.

 Transformers Earthspark 01: A Surprising Spark!  I've heard the complaints. The Nth rehashing of G1 material, changing it to fit this generation, etc. However, I watched  it, and I liked it! The robot designs are growing on me. I like the new characters, for the most part. I like that the war is over and Megatron is working for the good guys now. I even like the voice actor they got for Optimus; he's no Peter Cullen, but he's definitely gunning for best replacement voice actor. About the only character I might not enjoy is the father of the two human kids. Something about his voice and personality isn't clicking for me. I REALLY hope he doesn't end up being the annoying, forced-comic-relief character. Still, I might consider seeing more of this.

 Black Sun 01: Wild Timeline?  I am so confused on how much time has passed. The episode starts with an incident that happened in the past; in 1972. However, Young Kotaro and Nobuhiko seem to be teens/young adults at this time? I suppose it could be the late 80's, but everyone is dressed like they are from the 70's. Wikipedia says the present-day part of this story takes place in 2022, so that means our heroes are over 50 years old. Possibly over 60 or 70. The actor they chose for older Kotaro does indeed look older, but not that old. Not unless he's somehow aging very gracefully. They really need to clear this up. If you're going to specify the year for one segment, do it for the rest. Interesting fact, the original Kamen Rider TV show aired from 1971-1973. The show pretty much confirms this is an alternate universe where none of the other Showa Riders exist, at least not that we know of. Don't think I missed the clever use of a black character in a story addressing racism against kaijins. Seeing the origins of Gorgom here does explain how their possible origins in the original TV show, but Black Sun will always do something to remind you just how different this is. There's drama, build up, and some interesting history bits; but the story doesn't really develop enough to talk about right now.

 MLP TYT 35: Holidays for Holi-Days!  The cycle is complete. We had Hearts & Hooves Day, Hearth's Warming, Winter Wrap Up, Nightmare Night, and now... Harvest and Hugs Day! Is there no holiday we can't ponify? Eagle-eyed viewers saw the Queen's family in a photo, so extended royal family confirmed? And I guess I should mention Sparky... Yeah, he pretty much caused all the cartoon problems here. I know the fandom hates him, but I never expected the entire mane cast to be troubled by him. I can feel all the Spike haters changing their tunes.

That's all for now, my crowd.  Take care, and enjoy your health and happiness.

I like capes, for dress and for show. Still, this video bring up some good points. This is "Why Did Men Stop Wearing Capes?" by Real Men Real Style.

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Tag, you're it! 

And don't you ever forget it.

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And now, the results of Tuesday's game!
What was the correct lyric?!

D. Everypony has to go out on their own

Let’s check the PDM Leaderboard:

1. @Rising Dusk - 137,926
2. @Astral Soul - 65,604
3. @Sparklefan1234 - 24,114

So now that's 7 more rounds to go before we announce our winner. And best of all, I all ready have an idea for the next game after this. 

Take care, my crowd. 

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Drop the mic, my crowd!
It's time to Finish That Pony Lyric! 

🎵 I guess as time goes by
        ___________________
        And maybe someday I'll have to try
        Somethin' new that's just for me
        A little somethin' that could be
        Just my own and I won't feel so left behind

Correct answers only, please! What is the missing lyric?

A. Everypony has to go it all alone
B. Everypony has to go and leave their home
C. Everypony has to go into the unknown
D. Everypony has to go out on their own

Bonus points are a thing too~! Where does the song come from? Where does the picture come from? Post a funny gif. Ask my how my day was. Share a random fact. Try ANYTHING you can think of! It might work. 

Good luck, my crowd. 

Happy Birthday, my late night friend!  

Hello there, my crowd! Welcome to my Weekly Musings: Red Edition. 

[I ❤ JAPAN] -- [I ❤ THE COLOR RED] -- [I ❤ CELESTIA]

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*Yawn* Should have posted this much sooner, my crowd. But last minute developments kept me up longer than I should have been.  Shall I get into it?

 First of all, please send all your prayers and good wishes to @Stone Cold Steve Jobs. He really needs a friend right now. I'll let him explain why, if he feels like it. Just know, he's going through the roughest, saddest time right now.

 As for me, it's been a mostly slow, uneventful week.  The biggest thing that happened was Halloween. Ate too much candy, despite trying to take it easy. Tried Swedish Fish for the first time. It's okay. Not spectacular, but not bad either. Tried to mow the lawn, but it rained again. At least it's getting cooler here and there. We're on the eve of Sonic Frontiers, and so we got an AWESOME animated short for it! Hope we get more of those. Also, it seems there's going to be a sequel to Avatar (the blue aliens movie) after all. Let's hope this doesn't go down as well as Duke Nukem Forever. If this franchise wants any hope for survival, they better nail it with a great story, because they don't have 3D or any other gimmicks to hide behind anymore.

 DonBrothers 35: Those We Couldn't Save...  Wow. Does anyone even care about the main story when the side story is this good? Does anyone even care that the MOTW is loosely based on Liveman? The real show-stealer is the triangle between Kiji Brother, Inu Brother, and Natsumi. Turns out, she is a Beastial after all, and it seems that these Beastials share at least SOME memories of the people they are copying. Surprisingly in this episode, Kiji isn't in it as much he should be, just enough to show he is turning into a complete wreck without his wife. He should see all these plot developments. This episode just left me wanting more in the worst kind of way.

 Geats 09: The First Ending?  So the first “season” of Geats ends here, and what do we have to show for it? Not much. Ace's predictions came true, he won after all. We don't know what he wished for, nor did we get to see it. We never saw the truth of what Buffa witnessed that faithful night. We don't know if Na-Go's personal life changed in any way. We have a hint about Ace's desire, something about his mother perhaps. We have foreshadowing. If Punk Jack is still around, then has the game truly concluded? Everyone is talking like this is not the first time Ace has won the Grand Prix, and I assumed as much earlier. I'm REALLY hoping Ace himself is not the one wishing for the Grand Prix to keep starting over. Moreover, I hope we see the original Na-Go, Buffa, and Tycoon return.

 Black Sun 01: Creating an Eclipse!  This episode is so polarizing compared to the original Showa Era series it is based on, yet the similarities are there. And with each episode being an hour long, there is so much more to take in! Kotaro and Nobuhiko were genetically altered at a young age instead of as young adults. The show is really leaning on how Mutant is a possible translation for Kaijin (they even acknowledge this in one of the translated trailers). The battle to become the next Creation King is still a thing here. And in his first transformation, Kamen Rider Black has a more primitive form before he achieves a more refined form. However, so many differences too! We see the leaders and the general of Gorgom before they become full Kaijin. We get to see the original Creation King himself! We actually get an explanation for why Nobuhiko looks so young in this show. We see what might have become of Kotaro if he had never grown up around a family that loves him. It's a darker reimagining, but it's so good in so many ways. And for better or worse, there was a moment when the humans who rejected Kaijins looked a lot like real Japanese people that don't like Gaijins. Thankfully just as it was beginning to hit close to home, the first fight scene happened, and the metaphor vanished. I think we're in for a treat!

 MLP TYT 34: Sunset Wants Her Job Back. Hello recycled animation!  What I want to know is if Zephyr Heights has the right to exercise legal control over Maretime Bay like that. There has to be some kind of international law being broken here. Not even the previous princesses pulled something like this. Did Maretime Bay surrender government control to the royal family when we weren't looking? Am I making a big deal over a dumb comedy episode? Maybe! But I honestly don't have much else to talk about. Honestly, this whole episode was just average outside of that one legally questionable scene.

That's all for now, my crowd.  Take care, and make time for those you care about.

Some of my friends here have been sharing some awesome brony songs that I never would have noticed otherwise! Like this an original, funk-rock, vocal, awesome song about Twilight Sparkle. Good music is good music no matter where you go. This is "Funkship Express - Twilight Funkle [Funk] [Music Video]" by Ponies at Dawn.

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And now, the results of Tuesday’s game!
What was the correct lyric?!

B. If that's what you're needin', yeah

Let’s check the PDM Leaderboard:

1. @Rising Dusk - 99,643
2. @Sparklefan1234 - 24,114
3. @Astral Soul - 689

That's two rounds so far. 8 more rounds, and the winner gets to collect a prize.  And don't worry, there won't be a lot of deep cuts like there were this week.

Take care, my crowd. 

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Oh! What's this?

Wow. So we're doing this? After all this time, we're actually doing this?

...Yes. We're doing this. 

Take care, my crowd.