The Challenge of Reality

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To test the idea that the validity of something, such as My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, depends on either chronological order, quality and relation to previous events, or possibly both, I challenge someone to as best as they can, create the first episode of a new season using only their knowledge and possibly the sneak peeks from conventions to aid the process. If such an episode could be deemed worthy to be considered an actual episode in the show by the public, this would show that the TV series being genuine in nature is not determined by who creates it, but the quality and relation to previous episodes. I don't actually expect anyone to do this, but it was an idea, and worth sharing with anyone who takes time to listen.

If you try, good luck, if not, then thanks for your time.

[Jeric 46,884]

Who are you considering the creator? The Showrunners, the writing staff, or Faust? You would have to exclude the collaborative process and both the boarders and animators that also add to the actual end product we enjoy (as well as the add story elements). Unless the final drafts are public, I don't see how a final conclusion can be reached using this method since you don't have a true control.

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The writers, animators, and producers would be considered the creators as they are those in charge of production and publishing of the content. Now the concept could be applied to something else, but MLP: FiM has a devoted fanbase to recieve the test material, and can offer a comparison against the control (Hasbro Studios made episodes) to see which would be more accepted into the storyline of the show. If someone successfully created an episode that could become part of the timeline officially, I would consider that to be a successful outcome. Of course, failure is always an option, and I'm sure not everyone would be willing to try in the first place. It would still be an experiment worth attempting, and could change people's views on more than just the show. As for distributing the content, it could be posted on a video sharing site, or even possibly aired on television.