I began watching the show for a bit while channel surfing , It's About Time was the first episode that I properly watched. I can't say when I first became a brony, I remember seeing a trailer for the crystal empire later on and being awstroke, but that was on british TV, so I don't know when it was. I was introduced to the concept of a brony through youtube, and found a great community and a way to identify myself. I started watching episodes online and on Netflix and amazon prime, and I've been a brony since