Discount_Flunky

You say you have watched some episodes and haven't really seen what all the fuse is about. That is very normal. I didn't even like the show tell after I watched ep 3, and I still thought it was meh. In fact I didn't really get what the fuse was about tell I got half way through season one, and even after that it took a while to fully embrace it. MLP is a well made show that appeals to a wide audience but it still has a lot of aspects that take getting used to in order to enjoy thoroughly if your an average male. You can't just watch a few random episodes and understand why it's good. It quite frankly takes commitment in the beginning. It's like Breaking Bad. You can't start at season four and start feeling for the characters, you got to start at the beginning and understand Jesse's and Walter's struggle to see why the show is so good. (Plus you won't know what's going on, which also gets in the way.) I know that ending up liking the show is not your goal here, but maybe if your so interested in the reasons why people like it you should give it a try yourself. A REAL try that is. seriously if you feel up to it give it a marathon watch, I think you might be surprised once you get farther into it. I know I was.

I didn't say shes the best creator ever and everything she touches is gold. I just said shes good at making shows that appeal to a wide range of audiences. Basically speaking it's not her writing skill that makes her shows good it's her writing STYLE. I agree with you completely on the fact that's shes not the best writer out there. The episodes she involved in directly are meh compared to later episodes, but you can't deny that if they didn't use her formula the show would just be another run of the mill girly show.

The show was originally created by Lauren Faust a women who excels at making shows appealing to all genders and age groups. Power puff girls was most certainly originally marketed to young girls, but it has gained a huge following among boys and adults. Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends was marketed to young boys, but it has gained a decent following with girls and adults as well. I think she has a deep understanding of what appeals to both genders and she makes things that SHE wants to see. AKA what adults want to see. The writers just stuck with her formula and what we get is a show that appeals to virtually everyone with an open mind. It's really not surprising it has the following it has, especially with how powerful the internet is today.

I'm very positive my child self would find it too "Girly" to watch. As I've aged I've gotten a lot more open minded. Also many of the jokes in MLP that make me love the show wouldn't have been funny to my kid self. I could see myself liking the show as a teenager but that is still pushing it.

Yes in real life I think they would still be a little weary about her, but it's a 24 min episode, it has to end sometime. Sometimes things have to be left open ended or rushed through. Out of all the things they could have rushed through, them instantly liking her is the best one by far, because it actually makes a little sense. Kids can be very forgiving and have short attention spans, they can't stay mad for very long. They also wanted nothing more then to be her friend in the beginning, I don't see why they wouldn't jump at the opportunity to do so at the end.

For me MLP is just plain hilarious. I really like the humor style of the show. It has a loony toons feel but also has good dialogue based humor. Then you have all the parodies on the internet. Plus ponies are just plain adorable. Overall MLP cheers me up regardless of what's happening to me in real life.

I hated the idea form the beginning. So something tells me it wouldn't have changed my mind much, but something else tells me if it were a surprise I would have probably freaked out more.

I've never actually posted a list ever so I might as well now. For the most part my list has never changed throughout the show. They only major change is that I stopped hating Rarity so she moved up, that's about it. For the record I love them all I just love some more. 1. Pinkie Pie 2. Rainbow Dash 3. Twilight Sparkle (Although shes probably going to go to last soon because of her alicorness.) 4. Rarity 5. Applejack 6. Fluttershy

I honestly wouldn't pledge allegiance to any of the villains in MLP. Not because I can't stand the thought of being evil, but because there's really nothing to gain by joining any of them. Discord is a one man circus. He doesn't have minions and he doesn't need them. Even if he took you in he'd probably just mess with you endlessly. Chrysalis seems like the type of villain that uses people till she no longer needs them and then betrays them. Not a good deal. Sombra would normally be a good choice but in his newer form he doesn't seem to care about anyone and doesn't need minions. Maybe back when he was not a wraith I'd join him, but not now. I'd join Trixie but she's not really a villain anymore.