mega thread MLP FiM Season 5 Preview Info (Spoilers)

[Batbrony 16,051]

Well this is it.  We're less than a week away from the end of Season 4.  It's been a wild ride this year, my friends, a wild ride indeed, and let me tell you something, I have loved every single minute of it.  This is the first 26 episode season of MLP I have ever had the pleasure to follow from start to finish, and ya'll have made it amazing!

 

Anyways, as has become a tradition on these forums, I figured it was high time we got a preview and info thread for Season 5, for those of you who just can't wait to get your hands on and share any and all news pertaining to Season 5 of MLP, as well as for those of you trying to avoid any and all spoilers.

 

So if you find out anything super sweet about Season 5 and you can't wait to share it with everyone, please share it here so that everyone who wants the news can find it easily and everyone who doesn't want it can avoid it.  I'll start by sharing what we have so far, and I will try to remain as active as possible in updating the OP for your convenience.

 

3/4/15

 

 

Fillies and gentlecolts... we have a release date.  Mark your calendars ya'll, because the ponies are back April 4, 2015!!!  

 

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-gallops-into-action-with-all-new-adventures-beginning-april-4-300046088.html

 

 

2/13/15

 

 

Oh wow, DHX is spoiling us rotten!  Not 2 days since we had a new trailer, and they decided to give us another one; enjoy everypony!!!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCob40t8dtE

 

 

2/11/15

 

 

Ooooooooooo, our first update of the new year, and it is a DOOZY!!!  Fillies and gentlecolts, I give you our first official MLP: FiM Season 5 Trailer, with nothing but footage from the new season!!!  YAY!!!

 

 

 

12/24/14

 

 

Merry Christmas Eve ya'll!  Well, in the spirit of the season, I have got a little Hearth's Warming Eve present for ya'll.  Below you'll find a video compilation of all six of the Mane Six Season 5 Teaser Trailers!!!  Enjoy ya'll, and I hope you all have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

 

 

 

11/17/14

 

 

Sorry I'm a bit late getting this up.  Below we've got the most significant news we've had in months concerning Season 5: fillies and gentlecolts, I give you... the Official MLP Season 5 Teaser Trailer!

 

Update: Above you'll find a compilation of all six of the Mane Six Season 5 Teaser Trailers

 

 

7/25/14

 

 

Following this year's San Diego Comic Con, we've got a treasure trove of new Season 5 and Rainbow Rocks updates!  To save space, I'll leave links here and here that link to Equestria Daily's excellent summary of the MLP panel as well as the Season 5 episode animatic clip.  You can also find said clip below, and if you haven't checked it out already, do so, it's simply delightful!

 

 

 

6/17/14

 

 

As of June 17, 2014, it appears that, via a report from the Wall Street Journal, Season 5 has a tentative release date of sometime in the fall of 2014.  While there has as of yet been no official confirmation of this from Hasbro or DHX, I'd say the possibility of this report's accuracy is very high at the moment.  Click on the links to both the EQD article and the original Wall Street Journal article for the full stories here and here!

 

 

5/9/14

 

 

As of May 9, 2014, it has been officially confirmed via Equestria Daily and his own Twitter that none other than the great M.A. Larson, King of the Trolly Writers, is returning to write for Season 5 after taking a hiatus from Season 4!  Rejoice and be scared everypony, rejoice and be scared!!!  

 

 

5/7/14

 

 

Our second bit of Season 5 news is a small but still important piece of information.  As of today, Hub Network has officially confirmed that it has ordered 26 new episodes of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic for Season 5.  Brohoofs all around, we've got at least one more full season of ponies to look forward to my friends!    Click on the links to both the EQD article and the original Examiner article for the full stories here and here.

 

As a side note, there's some very interesting tidbits in the Examiner article about the creative process that goes into the show, courtesy of none other than Meghan McCarthy and Tara "Princess Twilight Sparkle" herself.  Nothing related to Season 5 besides the number of episodes set to be released, but all the same, it makes for a fun read.  

 

 

5/6/14

 

 

 

 

Well, I think it's safe to say that that's considerably longer than any of us had hoped to wait.   At the very least, as far as DHX produced properties go, we've got "Rainbow Rocks" to tide us over (even if I myself am hardly looking forward to that after the mediocre affair that was "Equestria Girls", at least for me  ).  More importantly, however, I have no doubt that an incredible amount of amazing fan-material will be released this off-season!  I can't wait to see what each and every brony and pegasister has in store for the rest of us, and I myself am going to be churning away in my own free time on my fan fiction!  So even though we have quite awhile to wait, I have no doubt in my mind that it'll be more than worth it, and also that we are all going to have a blast together this off-season!  And think of it this way; we got through last year's after only 13 episodes.  Compared to that drought, this is going to be a cinch, seriously, walk in the park.  Here's to an amazing off-season everypony; whether or not we have new episodes, the bronies shall now and always pony on! 

 

EDIT: As Flipturn and a number of others (including some on EQD even) have wisely pointed out, Season 3 was originally listed as being scheduled for the 2014 TV season, and actually technically was released in the 2014 TV season as it has carried over into 2014.  So really a late 2014 release is entirely possible here.  More than likely that's exactly what we'll get but DHX is just trying to ensure that they have some flexibility at the moment with the date, and so that's why they've gone ahead and announced that, for the time being, Season 5 is slated to release in 2015, or at least, the 2015 TV season.

 

 

Edited March 5, 2015 by Batbrony

[ghostfacekiller39 23,860]

You know what would be amazing?

If the show's staff was our slaves and we had a new, well-written, and original episode every Saturday.

 

That'd be cool.

 

Anyway, I'm already ready for Season 5 After hearing one of my friend's old war stories about what happened post-S3, this shouldn't be anything
 

[Bright Honor 2,654]

Twitter link is broken. Anyway can't wait for season 5. I can't wait to see what happens with whatever is set from the season 4 finale.

[Scootalove 10,689]

I'm ready for Season 5 and all of the potential that it will take with it, so be prepared for anything!

 

[Batbrony 16,051]

Twitter link is broken.

 

Yeah, I'm currently trying to figure out how to embed tweets here.  You wouldn't happen to know would you?  Believe it or not I just joined Twitter tonight just so I could embed this tweet, and now I can't even figure out how to get it to work! 

 

EDIT: buck it, I just went and copied the image from EQD instead. 

Edited May 7, 2014 by Batbrony

[~Rule 63~ Lyeco 527]

Wait? It's coming next year?

It's like FOREVER!

[Zekromic 1,054]

I'd like bat ponies in that season

[Allen 1,387]

I think, they've approved Season 5 after Rainbow Rocks and I would love this!

Edited May 7, 2014 by Allen AcNguyen

[An Old Head 4,816]

Do you know what's cool, though? A commenter on the EQD post rightly said that Season 4 was advertised as having a premiere in 2014, but we got it in 2013 instead. I foresee another late 2014 premiere for Season 5 instead of 2015! So don't think it's too long, guise. We'll get our new Pinkie Pie episodes pony episodes before long! 

Edited May 7, 2014 by Flipturn

[Winona the Dog 1,984]

Am i the only one who's glad we have to wait quite a while until the next season.

 

Tells us they're putting a lot of time and effort into the next season and we will be in for a wild ride once again.

[Swirl 90]

Well, at least there's still Adventure Time to fill the gap. And the second season of Gravity Falls. And of course, Doctor Who Series 8. And knowing the MLP fandom, there'll be a ton of fan content to amuse us.

[Winona the Dog 1,984]

Anyone else forget we still have Equestria Girls 2: Rainbow Rocks to fill the void of ponies until the next season.

 

Strange because Hasbro did the same tactic with EQ1 last year. I think Hasbro knows we aren't going to be crazy for EQ2 so theya re going to deprive us of ponies until we are crazy enough from the drought we will want anything. And then boom everyone goes to go see EQ2

Edited May 7, 2014 by Tyler Blu Gunderson

[Bucky McGillyCuddy 956]

B- But season 4 isn't even over yet. How dare even think about discussing season 5 already hehe. I'll tell you what I'm not looking forward to though, months upon months of life without ponies. I know I'm supposed to enjoy all the fan made stuff, and I do, it's just not as, as... canon.

Edited May 7, 2014 by Bucky McGillyCuddy

[Forlong 1,726]

Seems that they delayed working on season 5 to work on all the EQG stuff (because we don't have enough reasons to hate Equestria Girls).

 

Of course, the bright side to this is, when the season does air, each episode will be rapid fire.  A new episode every week.

[Megas 27,567]

Season 5 confirmed for 26 episodes

http://www.equestriadaily.com/2014/05/26-new-episodes-for-mlpfim-season-5.html

[Forlong 1,726]

Season 5 confirmed for 26 episodes

http://www.equestriadaily.com/2014/05/26-new-episodes-for-mlpfim-season-5.html

Which means that the season will go on into June.  That is, unless it starts much earlier or has several multi-part episodes.

[Soulcrifice 21]

I would really prefer they didn't wait till 2015 to start the new season. Not sure what I'll do without ponies for the rest of the year... Hope the community puts out some more great stuff to tie us over.

[Dixie 21]

I really hope they do a good job on season 5, I'm hoping for well-written episodes, exciting adventures and awesome new characters.... That should make up for the wait to 2015

[Batbrony 16,051]

Do you know what's cool, though? A commenter on the EQD post rightly said that Season 4 was advertised as having a premiere in 2014, but we got it in 2013 instead. I foresee another late 2014 premiere for Season 5 instead of 2015! So don't think it's too long, guise. We'll get our new Pinkie Pie episodes pony episodes before long! 

 

That is a very good point indeed Flipturn, and I've edited the OP to note that observation.  Thanks for mentioning that! 

 

Also, just a heads up for ya'll, I've posted the second major piece of Season 5 news in the OP for your viewing pleasure!  Without giving anything away, the number of episodes in Season 5 has officially been confirmed.  You can find more under the spoiler tags up top! 

[CT-1138 3,182]

Hopefully by "2015" they mean "early 2014". 

[Pastel 7,630]

Note that the 9th episode of the season 5 will be the 100th episode of the show!

[Lightwing 12,967]

There's something that worries me about S5...

 

If you watch through the seasons carefully,you'll see that,on EVERY season,there's a pony who has a bad season...

Per example:

• S1=Rarity

  Some of the original Rarity hate(who,luckly,has been nearly mitigated nowadays )started on S1,and followed on S2

• S2=Applejack

  Does anyone remember "Best Background Pony"?Yes,it became "popular " here

• S3=Rarity

  How many episodes did we had starring her?Zero

  That affected her delicate reputation on that time

• S4=Rainbow Dash

  Until "Testing,Testing 1 2 3...",the episodes starred by her were very bad received(Daring Don't,Rainbow Falls),even she received a lot of critics for trading Fluttershy on "Trade Ya"

And now the question that i've wanted to ask.If on every season,there's always a pony who ends perjudicated...

What pony will end perjudicated on next season?

Or,for the first time,we'll see a season where all the Mane 6 is equally loved(On the show's sense)and having good episodes?

[CT-1138 3,182]

What pony will end perjudicated on next season?

 

Well, following the pattern, it'll be another bad Rarity season. 

[Buttonmash1973 1,026]

26 epsiodes there is something to look forwad to.

 

S5 will also include the 100th epsiode.

Edited May 7, 2014 by Ulrik Raben

[Winona the Dog 1,984]

I'm wondering what the team has in store for thier 100th episode.

 

Surely that milestone will be important and special to them and all of us.