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Hang on, hang on, hang on!!! How the heck has everypony missed this?!?! OK, well, here's what I noticed in the trailer and already posted about in another thread: To everypony worrying about Twilight getting a boyfriend, I don't think you really have to worry about that. That dude's hair-color scheme closely matched Shining Armor's, so he might actually be Shining Armor's human equivalent (although again, since it's not really Shining, I don't know what that would make Twilight's and his relationship). Again, this isn't for certain, but the color scheme is AWFULLY similar.

First of all, I like Twilicorn and think it's been pulled off just fine thus far; can't blame the producers that they did the best they could with a shortened Season 3 since really, up until the end of the season, the show's future was up in the air (66-episode rule anyone?). Second, "they used us" to popularize the show? Really? Nopony, including the folks at Hasbro, could've anticipated bronydom, and even though I'm sure they capitalized from the show's unexpected success with older demographics, you can't blame them for that or wag your finger at them; that's just how businesses work, they capitalize on success! Third, most people who don't watch MLP don't spend their time obsessively hating others over it; THEY SIMPLY IGNORE IT ALTOGETHER!!! Life gets busy, and people have other things to worry about than a kids' show unless they actually watch it and like it! If you're still worried what people will think of you for liking MLP, then just don't tell people you watch MLP. Problem solved.

Look, I'm one of the most skeptical bronies as to how "Equestria Girls" will actually turn out, whether it be good or bad, but as for people leaving the fandom, I simply got this to say: Seriously, we had this same crap with Twilicorn, and before that (although I wasn't in the fandom at the time) skepticism over the Canterlot Wedding episodes, if you can believe that! But they never DO leave; (1) the stuff they're threatening to leave over usually turns out to be far better than expected (though to be fair I'm still not convinced that'll be the case with "Equestria Girls"), and (2) even if they don't like it, they like MLP as a whole too much to leave at this point. Look, some people just have a penchant for the dramatic, so when even relatively minor things show up in MLP that they don't like, they start making empty threats of leaving the fandom. That's just how fandoms work, generally. Oh come on buddy, EVEN if it is bad, that doesn't change the fact that the rest of the show is still awesome. Hey, I'm not expecting great things from this either, but look at it this way; even Star Wars fans who absolutely HATED AND LOATHED the entire prequel trilogy still watch and love the original trilogy. Don't let one little thing that may or may not end up being bad take away your love for a GREAT, BIG THING like MLP that has proven time and time again to be AWESOME!!!

From what my understanding is (and trust me, most of this is conjecture based on the limited information we have on the movie thus far), the movie will not affect the show's continuity. My guess is that, aside from possible future references in the show of new pony characters (the only one of which we know of thus far being Sunset Shimmer), there will be no other references or mention of Equestria Girls in MLP: FiM, and that would make a lot of sense really. Movie spin-offs of cartoon shows, whether they be made for TV or released in theaters, usually leave their show's continuity completely unaffected, at least as far as direct references are concerned. In this way, although the events of the movie are technically canon within a show's continuity, by completely neglecting to mention or reference said events, the movie practically doesn't in effect end up affecting the show's continuity at all; a few good examples of this are "The Powerpuff Girls Movie" or the many TV movies released for "The Fairly OddParents", the latter of which were usually just two-parter or three-parter episodes. One of the rare exceptions to this rule was the "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends" movie (really the first three episodes of the show), which actually served as the pilot for the entire show and established important information/introduced main characters that affected the show's entire canon. However, this latter example as stated is more the exception than the rule. In conclusion, while "Equestria Girls" events may end up being a part of MLP: FiM's continuity, my guess is they will largely, if not completely, go unmentioned in the normal show's episodes in any remaining future seasons, save for possible references of new pony characters like Sunset Shimmer. This may not even be so much to not tick off the fandom as it is for the producers' sake; they won't have to take into account as canon the events of the movie (which don't look like they'll really affect Equestria that much anyway) when writing episodes for next season. Again, this is just a reasonable guess, but based on what I know so far, it's the best answer I can give at the moment. We'll probably learn more between "Equestria Girls" release and the start of Season 4 next winter.

I guess, and hey, if they pull it off, then all my worries will have been for naught; I guess this whole human-crossover thing is just a little too far outside of my comfort zone for me to be 100% certain that they'll be able to pull it off well.

Hmmm... just rewatched the trailer and... it looks better than it did the first time I watched the trailer. Honest, I think they... might (and that's a BIG might) be able to pull this off. The stuff with the ponies looks great honestly; it's just all the stuff with the humans that I still can't really envision how it'll play out, and I still just have to ask myself, "Couldn't they have just done a pony movie? Was it really necessary to do the human crossover?" Like I said, it might work, but as far as I'm concerned, if it ain't broke don't fix it, and ponies themselves certainly aren't broke yet! Still won't be seeing this in theaters, but like I said, second watch-through of the trailer, it actually looked better than it did the first time. The animation, while still bizarre (especially in color schemes), looks true to the show's style, and the characters look like they stay true to themselves. High-school setting and fish-out-of-water premise is still generic as heck, and I hope they don't shove gags involving those two premises down our throats, but I'm hopeful. Also still really confused by the whole "she meets humans who are just like her friends" instead of, oh, IDK, her friends just come with her! Honestly, at this point the worst case scenario is not that it'll be terrible (not that it couldn't be) but that it'll only be OK. If it's terrible, most of the fandom will agree that it's bad and that'll be that; but if it's just OK, then debate will continue within the fandom as to whether or not it's good. So at this point, I hope that it's either good-great, and if not, then terrible, because either would honestly be better for the fandom than just being OK. Oh, and one more thing; to everypony worrying about Twilight getting a boyfriend, I don't think you really have to worry about that. That dude's hair-color scheme matched Shining Armor's, so he might actually be Shining Armor's human equivalent (although again, since it's not really Shining, I don't know what that would make Twilight's and his relationship).

Can't go so far yet myself as saying it doesn't look as bad as I've thought it would be; despite the trailer, still doesn't look that great to me. The only thing that was a minor plus was the designs look fairly decent in action (albeit, still terribly out of place for me in this show). Still, would just like to clarify that despite my misgivings, I've never been one of those "the sky is falling" bronies who think that the whole fandom will implode if this thing is bad; I just think it doesn't look that good and would much prefer that something bad not be attached to the MLP name. But hey, maybe it will turn out to be good, and I hope so; certainly would never wish any project attached to MLP to actually be bad. Can't wait to see some bronies' reviews!

I will say this... the designs aren't nearly as bad looking in action as in concept (and thank the Lord they dropped those bucking wings!!! ), but still... to me, this just seems so unnecessary and left-field. This trailer certainly hasn't sold me on "Equestria Girls" and I definitely WON'T be seeing it in theaters (doesn't help that I'll have a lot on my plate at the beginning of June, new internship and all); also, I'll definitely have to wait and read other bronies' reviews before I decide whether or not to check it out at all (although I'm sure that eventually curiosity will get the better of me, especially if it turns out to be canon in the show's continuity). I just don't know if retaining the voice actors alone means that this'll remain faithful to the show's atmosphere; eh, I guess only time will tell at this point. P.S. Gosh dang it, I can already tell they're going to beat the "pony adjusting to the human world" jokes to DEATH!!!!! *sigh* Bucking high school setting.

I'm not missing the point entirely; I just don't want to keep banging my head against the wall over it. Look, I joined the fandom about a year or so ago right as this thing was JUST dying down; BACK THEN, it was actually something to worry about, and I like everypony else in the fandom said my two cents about the whole affair in plenty of detail. But it's been over a year since this thing happened, and the fandom has thrived ever since, so I just don't see the point in beating a dead horse is all.

Wow... I'm sure that took a whole 5 minutes to copy and paste putting together. HASBRO, Y U NO JUST LET STUDIO B FOCUS ON SEASON 4?!?!?! Though I'm not even sure they're taking part in this; all I know is that DHX media is involved, no word if the actual Studio B group is doing anything. Gosh dang, this just keeps getting worse and worse.

Gosh dang, gosh dang, gosh dang, every single bucking point I agree with!!! I mean, it's not like this is even unprecedented; we've seen this a million times from Disney when they want to shelve something out with only a few months of production put into it! I mean, plot hole, after plot hole, after BUCKING PLOT HOLE keeps coming up, and this is NOT overreaction like with alicorn Twilight; these are legitimate points based solely on the information we know thus far! AND WE DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THE ACTUAL CAST FROM THE SHOW WILL BE VOICING THESE CHARACTERS!!!!!! Sweet merciful Celestia, please, in the name of all that is holy, DON'T LET THIS BE CANON!!!!!!!!

Oh don't despair about some fans overreacting so much ya'll! Now, do I think fans making death threats over disagreements about MLP is OK? Of course not!!! But at the same time, don't look at a couple of knuckleheads doing some stupid crap like that and say, "My gosh, the fandom is dying!!!!" Let me say it loud and clear: EVERY FANDOM IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE ALWAYS HAS AND ALWAYS SHALL HAVE SOME CHUCKLEHEAD WHO TAKES THINGS WAY TOO FAR!!!!!!!!!!!! It's just human nature ya'll; yes, it's stupid and unacceptable behavior, but those extreme few shouldn't be pointed to as reflecting the majority of a fandom. Plus, that Yamino business was over a year ago anyway. As far as I'm concerned, the fandom is still alive and well, if not better than it's ever been before! Stay brony my friends! ?