Here, freaking, interview, with Alex-Kennedy, whoop-dee-freakin'-doo. You can tell I'm tired huh?
1. When did you first become a fan of the show, and what drew you towards the fandom itself?
I first became the fan of the show sometime in late August (or maybe early September, I don't remember exactly). The story of how I ended up watching the show is long, stupid, and ultimately disappointing.
At the beginning of the school year (I'm a freshman at community college) only a couple of my friends could drive, which made hanging out at each other's houses difficult if one of them didn't show up or was too lazy to pick everyone up or whatever. My friend Ben, who would later become infamous for being a scumbag, never wanted to go pick up one of my other friends, who lived really far away. I felt bad about my friend not being included, so I made a deal that if I watched mlp, he would pick up my other friend whenever it was necessary. He also agreed to watch Highlander as part of the deal. Of course my other friend got his driver's license the next week, and Ben never watched Highlander, but on the upside, I got ponies.
I had never actually heard of bronies before that, and I didn't even know there was a new generation of mlp. I thought it was just something stupid my friend was making me do. Then I learned how big the fanbase was, and I realized that I really liked the show, but I've never been one to have much activity in any online community, so it was months before I did anything about it. Finally, I stumbled on this forum via google, and for whatever reason, I decided to join, not expecting to stay for more than an hour or so. As fate would have it, I'm still here after several months, and this place has basically taken over my entire life.
2. Who is your favorite character from the show, and why?
I always struggle to name one favorite character, but for whatever reason I've narrowed it down to either Fluttershy or Luna. Luna, because she's really funny in Luna Eclipsed, and I really like her design, and Fluttershy because she's adorable and I love the whole tree thing. Oh, and assertive Fluttershy was awesome.
Also, Iron Will is best minor character.
3. How do you feel about the cease and desist of Fighting is Magic?
I barely even knew about it, honestly. I looked at the site one time and thought, "yeah, this looks pretty cool", but I hardly ever play games on my computer anyway. Something about the feel of it just doesn't work for me. I will say, though, that people shouldn't be as surprised and angry as they are. Hasbro owns MLP and it's well within their rights to say that a game can't be made based off of it.
Still, it does really suck for the people who were excited about it, and I can see how it seems unfair.
4. If you had to choose one thing to stick with, and you could never have the other, would you choose the show or the fandom?
The fandom would just be strange and pointless without the show, and I wouldn't have had any reason to be interested in it in the first place. I was quite content before I became involved in the fandom, so I imagine I could do without it if it were to disappear.
5. Is there anything the fandom has done that wasn't okay with you?
I've mentioned this before, but I really hate all the grimdark stuff the fandom has produced. A big part of what I love about the show is the purity and innocence of it, and to see it corrupted really doesn't sit right with me. I also don't like the porn stuff for the same reason.
I realize, though, that it's inevitable that those things will show up in any fandom, and there's not much you can do but accept it and try to stay away if you don't like it.
6. What do you predict 5 years from today in the fandom's future, and will you still be a part of it by then?
Well, depending on how long the show continues, the fandom may have broken up by then. If it is still going strong, then I would like to think I'll still be a part of it. I don't think gen 5, whenever it happens, will have the same kind of magic that attracted people of both genders and all ages to gen 4, and as a result, I think it's inevitable that once the show is over, the fandom will begin to decay without any new material to fuel it. That doesn't necessarily mean it will go away entirely, though, and I hope it doesn't.
7. Apples or oranges?
Well, I have a surprisingly long answer to that. I used to like oranges much better than apples, but then I realized apples give me a chance to show off my knife skills, which is always fun. It depends on the kind of apple, though, whether I like it better than oranges. Also, I prefer clementines over oranges.
No, I didn't know they were called clementines either. I thought they were tangerines.
Also, happy valentine's everyone! Hope you all got dates, I know I do