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  1. Actually, if you were to look at the bottom of this page, three similar posters have also been released. But as for Woody leaving the gang, I can see that; perhaps he decides that he wants to stay with Bo Peep. There have also been rumors that Buzz dies in this movie. However, 3/4 of the script involving the Bo Peep angle was scrapped. The current plot is that Woody, Buzz, Forky (and others?) go on a journey, and they learn that the world is bigger than they ever imagined. Along the way, they "meet an old friend", which has to be Bo Peep, since it is confirmed that she will be in this movie. As for your first statement about Forky, I already knew that for a while. I was just looking through some YouTube comments on the actual movie trailer, and many of them were questioning the meaning behind a toy. Lol. Tell me about it. Did you hear what the original script for Toy Story was? It would almost deserve an 18+ rating. We also have to realize that people our age are not the demographic that Pixar is selling to; they are gearing Toy Story 4 towards the younger generation. If there is indeed going to be a Toy Story 5 (I bet money that there will be at some point a decade or so from now), I have two predictions: 1. Forky dies, or leaves the group. Why would they make Woody leave the group or get killed off and ruin a potential opportunity for a 5th Toy Story? 2. Toy Story 5 (if it is ever released) will focus on Forky and new characters, which are geared towards the newest generation. And featuring the on-screen death of a character in a movie geared towards the whole family? I'm sorry, but it's going to be hard to sell me that idea in this day and age; such a move would not only stir up a huge negative reaction from the original fanbase, but the parents who took their children to see this movie would be (rightfully) concerned that the death of a character such as Woody would traumatize them. Woody could otherwise leave the gang, but if that is the case... why? I get it: Bo Peep is made of porcelain, and thus she is very fragile, but why couldn't she still make the journey home with the rest of the toys? While both of these predictions make the most sense, they also don't in my opinion. I guess we'll have to wait and see. *Shrugs* As for myself, I rate Toy Story as the best, Toy Story 3 as the second best, and Toy Story 3 as the weakest of the three. Toy Story 2 lacked a sense of urgency that the original and the third movie did, and the movie (in my eyes), at the end, was saying, "A sequel is needed". However, in terms of rewatchability, I put Toy Story 2 as my favorite, Toy Story 3 as my third favorite, and Toy Story as my least favorite (but only by a tiny bit).
  2. Really? *Shrugs* I have yet to watch season 8... or most of MLP... I only follow the news. I suppose the Princesses are just meant to... exist at this point, I'm guessing.
  3. Trixie, hands down. Her character seems to have been slightly neglected in MLP in recent years, and that version of her may have already reached her full potential, development wise. As for the Equestria Girls Trixie, I find her slightly more confident, interesting, and after watching Forgotten Friendship, her performance and character stole my heart. I hope we get to see more of her, and hopefully her friendship with Sunset isn't swept under the rug. Sure, she may still be a bit manipulative and still a bit of a brat sometimes, but she's more of a "good antagonist" character than her MLP counterpart, IMO.
  4. Equestria Girls Pinkie Pie, actually. I was (and I still do) playing a game called Terraria, and one of the NPC's in the game is heavily based off of human Pinkie Pie. I saw it in the trivia on the wiki page; after that, I began noticing MLP on TV. :3 Note: Equestria Girls Pinkie Pie wasn't the FIRST "pony" I discovered, actually; the first was Rainbow Dash, and within the next hour, the rest of the Mane 6 cast; but I wasn't the slightest bit interested at the time. They are just so popular that it was impossible to avoid seeing them somewhere. But I count human Pinkie Pie for my first "pony" discovery, since it was accidental and I was genuinely interested in knowing more.
  5. And that the Mane 6 are getting slightly fewer appearances (but Starlight's popularity and screen time is increasing, as is the Friendship School)? Kinda, yeah. Maybe, in relation to the Princesses, that they have already been completely established and now they are just "kinda there"?
  6. If you have anything to say about Toy Story, look no further! In this thread, feel free to post fan theories, general theories about the Toy Story universe, your thoughts on the characters, your thoughts on the 3 (soon to be 4) films themselves, stuff like that. BONUS QUESTION: How would you rank the Toy Story movies? 2ND BONUS QUESTION: WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE TOY STORY CHARACTER? And here comes a piece from me. :3 I've noticed a mistake in one of Toy Story 4's messages. Said message behind the story (and in toys in general in the Toy Story universe) is that anything can be a toy, so long as a kid recognizes it as a toy, and plays with it. However, this argument falls completely flat when you consider a particular scene in Toy Story 2... In the opening act (minus the intro at the beginning) of the movie, the toys are frantically searching for Woody's hat. In one scene, Hamm is communicating with window blinds to a garden gnome outside. A garden gnome. How is it alive? Did a kid come along and, for some reason, decide to play with it? If so, when? If it was relatively soon before the movie began, it should still be questioning if it is a toy or not; in fact, like Forky, it should be questioning what it is on a bigger scale. Not only that, but how would it be in the mental state to help the toys find Woody's hat, whom it must know is a toy? And Hamm seems to know of its existence (since he lives by the shelf), so obviously it's been there for at least a little while. But maybe the theoretical kid played with it a while ago? If so, why isn't the gnome suffering from depression like Wheezy was when he was almost forgotten on the shelf? I bet you this is one of those Monsters Inc/Monsters University-type inconsistencies. I think I solved the problem here. In order for an object to come to life, a child has to believe it is a toy, and it must play with it as a toy at least once. However, to keep said toy (or "toy") "awake", other toys must interact with it. Jessie was under her owner's bed for years and never moved a muscle, after falling into a deep depression. Wheeze didn't move either, since he was forgotten, and both toys did not interact with any other toys. So, in that sense, I think a traditional toy can remain "alive", but in order for it to be animate, it must at least be interacting with other toys. But if it is not a toy and doesn't believe itself to be one, it can be alive whenever it chooses, so long as other toys are interacting with it. Also, to add onto what I said before, Jessie, Bullseye, and Stinky Pete were locked together in boxes for an extended period, and since they were all close by each other/with each other, they did not go inanimate since they had each other... as friends. In summary, it is my theory that anything that could be considered to be a toy to a kid could come to life, so long as it was seen as a toy by said kid and was played by said kid at least once. If the toy is a traditional toy/was strongly played with as a toy, and the owner neglects them for one reason or another, they become depressed and stop moving until they are noticed again. However, if another toy (a friend) is around them, they can remain animate. However, if the object was played with, is now alive, but is content that it is not a toy, it can remain animate so long as other toys (traditional or not) are around it to interact with it. EDIT: I realized a mistake here. I revised my theory and I realized that the Buzz's in Toy Story 2 (or at least 1) was able to come to life despite being played with. Thus, anything can come to life so long as imagination was put into them, whether by a manufacturer or a kid. Also, several other toys slightly "debunk" (or add onto) my theory above. Also, my favorite character in the Toy Story series is Jessie. And, please don't crucify me, but in my eyes, the 2nd one was the best. Gosh that took a while. I can't wait to see your comments!
  7. I do realize I posted this criticism of mine rather harshly. However, I never did say within the post that, "If you like the Friendship School, you're an idiot". I was just expressing my opinion. Maybe it was a bit harsh. I'm usually a very open minded person, but occasionally... some things just bother me. What I won't deny however is that it was an interesting new creative direction.
  8. And you disappoint me for not accepting that people have their own opinions. I didn't mean to say that the Friendship School is a terrible idea; I was just stating that the concept makes no sense to me and that I don't like it. Just because I say I don't like something doesn't mean it's a bad thing; we're not a bunch of yes people, we don't have to like everything.
  9. Very true. Not to mention that WWE will be bringing back the XLF in 2020, and that WWE Superstars are but walking margeting advertisements nowadays, continuously advertising T-shirts and other merchandise. That is until WWE turns its greedy eye towards those companies...
  10. Apparently, a proper script wasn't even written for last week's RAW! The superstars were just given basic guidelines and that's it; it was just a throwaway episode. Well, we'd better get used to them, as WWE has stated they will continue to use these real-life events in their storylines. "It's just business" they say. Honestly, I am 0% invested in Dean vs Seth; there are even rumors their fued will be dropped soon. All I do know (and that is unrelated to this storyline) is that Seth will never be Universal Champion or WWE Champion again, as WWE have supposedly recently listed him as injury prone. I don't; I just Google "WWE News" and check in on it every so often. Also, Bray Wyatt's character change? Not happening. When he returns, he'll be the same old Bray. True, very true. But Vince does dislike Cesaro a whole bunch. I seriously dislike how WWE is still 100% invested in nostalgia matches and in building up part-timers and near-retired wrestlers, deeming most of their young superstars (minus Charlotte and Reigns) as "unfit" to take the brass ring. Also, I highly doubt that WWE's writing will improve if Trips takes over in the next decade or so; not with Kevin Dunn still around.
  11. There is also a very heavy rumor that Becky Lynch will either face Nia Jax on the pre-show at next Wrestlemania, or she will be in a meaningless 8-woman tag team match on the pre-show at next Wrestlemania. Sorry Becky fans.
  12. So do I. I hoped at one point that Becky Lynch would become what Roman Reigns could have been: a cheered heel who takes no prisoners. Sadly, WWE has never had faith in her, due to her accent. Plus, there is Charlotte's legacy in Ric Flair. Lol And apparently, Vince hates that. Also, WWE's new philosophy is that crowds will always react whenever a big angle is shown in front of them, be it in a positive or a negative way. Because the fans were not disappointed when Charlotte turned heel against Ronda, WWE is not unhappy with the segment, and thus, Becky Lynch may soon be forgotten again.
  13. I wonder how long he will keep the Universal Championship hostage this time around. Spoilers below! I noticed that droves of people were complaining that the aftermath of Evolution wasn't featured on RAW or Smackdown, calling it sexist. It isn't sexist; people tend to forget that NXT isn't under Vince's wing.
  14. I predict that Charlotte and Becky Lynch will have a match to determine who faces Ronda Rousey at Wrestlemania, Charlotte wins, and Becky sadly drops back down to the mid-card. Oh, and Charlotte may become Smackdown Women's Champion again somewhere down the line. Either Becky eventually gets jealous that Charlotte took "her" title and faced Rousey instead of her, and a fued develops (maybe a future alliance if Ronda assaults them both in the ring?), or... nothing happens... So am I. ^^ Sadly, Vince McMahon despises her accent apparently, and due to recent events, her push may be halted in favor of Charlotte. I predict that Charlotte and Becky Lynch will have a match to determine who faces Ronda Rousey at Wrestlemania, Charlotte wins, and Becky sadly drops back down to the mid-card. Oh, and Charlotte may become Smackdown Women's Champion again somewhere down the line. Either Becky eventually gets jealous that Charlotte took "her" title and faced Rousey instead of her, and a fued develops (maybe a future alliance if Ronda assaults them both in the ring?), or... nothing happens... Same here... He's the kind of wrestler that is bullet-proof; he doesn't need a gimmick or a good story to entertain the fans. But if that runs its course... Not to mention that NXT is owned by HHH, not Vince. Hence, the writing is also superb (most of the time) compared to RAW or Smackdown Live.
  15. I'll tell you something, if the Friendship School becomes a focus of G5, I'll be screaming louder than bagpipes in Baghdad. Well, maybe not, but you get the point. I'm a charismatic and reasonable person usually, and maybe I am looking too deep into it, but there are a few things I am passionate about... and one of them is crushing the hopes and dreams of tiny little ponies. (Erm, I mean, looking into things deeply and then ripping them apart. ) But yeah, the whole purpose of this "Friendship School" was to bring many species (who had no concept of friendship somehow) together, which can be connected to many political things in this world for sure. But why couldn't they do it all in a board meeting? (Now all you have to do is imagine me saying this in Mike Myers' voice. )
  16. When I had friends IRL, I had known them for many years (geez, I sound like I'm an elder lol), and I would either call them by their names or I would refer to each of them as "my old friend". I rarely call people by their names these days though. Spending most of your life online away from people will do that to some, I guess.
  17. What really bothers me about it is that it's just a concept that should never work ever in any functional society. I can see a singular - and I do mean singular - course on friendship perhaps being a good thing for very select groups of people. People who have trouble socializing and understanding social cues like those with autistic spectrum disorder or extreme social anxiety or perhaps people with trust issues from abuse or ptsd. I could understand having some kind of therapeutic course for people like that, or for helping those who can't understand social subtleties to better understand them. But that would be an extremely select group of people, and I can only see one course being necessary. Perhaps a course with multiple speakers and lecturers, maybe, and one that can be taken multiple times if needed, but a singular course nonetheless. But for the life of me I cannot rationalize why there would be an entire university, since that's essentially what it appears to be, with a large dedicated campus, multiple courses like 'Generosity 101' (which was actually a course mentioned in the episode), with people coming from far and wide to learn about something that should be inherent and understood in any social society. Now when Twilight alone was 'studying friendship,' it made some sense. For one, Friendship is apparently a concept that is somehow important to magic in Equestria, and magic is an important part of Equestrian daily life and apparently studied as a science. With Twilight already being a magic scholar and also being a socially awkward, friendless bookworm who may or may not have a mild form of high-functioning ASD or OCD or other disability, it made sense for her, in particular, to study friendship. And again, it might make sense to offer a singular, dedicated course on "friendship and its connection to magic," or something akin to that, in a university. But an entire school devoted to just the friendship aspects of it and not the magical sciences? With courses like 'Generosity 101?' That's not something that any healthy society should need! How do you teach generosity in a classroom setting? And if a society is so socially messed up that they can't understand friendship and need to learn it in a classroom (and I'm not convinced such a society could even exist) then I honestly doubt that trying to teach it in a classroom would work. If your society is so broken where enough of the population can't understand these things that a university is at any point proposed as needed, then I somehow doubt that a university is actually going to help. There's a deeper problem there that can't be tackled in this way. And apparently, in the show, it's a place that people come from far and wide to study at. There's a whole campus. With multiple buildings. A library with volumes upon volumes of books on why friendship is apparently important. There's classrooms where they try and teach concepts like Honesty, Generosity, and Kindness. HOW? How does that WORK? You can't teach that sort of thing in a classroom! If Twilight were to open a Magic Studies university with perhaps some kind of curriculum focus or required course on how friendship connects to magic, that would make sense. Hell it would even be a really consistent and in-character direction to take her. But this... this is just the biggest can of worms I think the show has opened so far, and that's really saying something. *Gasps for breath*
  18. I take a nap until I'm all better. I'm not joking.
  19. Empire of the Ants - the most glitchy game in history. For the few who could play the game (it even said in the instruction manual that you needed a very specific set-up and type of Windows computer),... it was terrible. Most of the time, loading up the game would cause it to crash. The tutorial would always crash. No one could play the game for more than an hour before it froze and then crashed. The graphics were horrible, the game itself was incredibly hard. But it was awesome, in my opinion. No bug game like it today even comes close.
  20. It's kind of hard to make the buggiest game in history- one that was never patched, only works on certain computers, and in which most of its content causes the game to crash... sometimes the game even struggled to load -work on current gen laptops.
  21. All of my childhood computer games were released between the years 1998-2005, meaning that most of them (with the exception of one, which I still play very often) won't work on today's computers.
  22. Margarine. Every time I eat butter (and then finding out it is butter), I go, "Bu..... bu.... bu-bu..... butt.... butt... butter? Butter... No..."
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