A Very Minty Christmas on December 13

[Zekromic 1,054]

Hey guys, just in case any of you feel curious, A Very Minty Christmas will premiere on discovery Family this Saturday, December 13

 

http://www.equestriadaily.com/2014/12/discovery-family-running-very-minty.html#more

[Ashen Pathfinder 16,161]

As this topic deals with a movie from a previous generation of MLP and thus has nothing to do with FiM itself, it has been moved to Sugarcube Corner.

 

Keep in mind that any topic or discussion dealing with anything from the previous generation belongs in Sugarcube Corner.

 

Thank you, and have a good day.

[galaxysquid 2,122]

*screams*

My brother has been watching this on Netflix for like days upon days. XD

 

I remember watching this as a little girl though. I loved it! 

[sweetolebob18 728]

Back in the early 1990s Pony Tales & My Little Ponies & Friends were on free TV when I got off work in the morning, so I watched them.  After watching the current G4 ponies, I got curious & looked up the G3 ponies.  I watched about 5 minutes of A Very Minty Christmas.  Couldn't stick it at any price (& I watch a LOT of kid shows).

 

IMO, if you are too old to watch Barney, you are too old for this show.

[Denim&Venöm 19,150]

Oh I watched this a few months ago. It's actually rather good.  A bit of originality here & there in terms of most Christmas themed shows. The songs are pretty good too, and in terms of Christmas music, that's saying something. Plus it stars arguibly G3's most stand out character.

 




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But I'm not gonna be watching. Already have it on DVD. Plus the 'formerly-known-as-Hub' network is probably gonna be cutting out a good chunk of it for commercials. 

 

Although Twinkle Wish Adventure will be on. Might record that if it isn't on Netflix. 

[Zekromic 1,054]

Oh I watched this a few months ago. It's actually rather good.  A bit of originality here & there in terms of most Christmas themed shows. The songs are pretty good too, and in terms of Christmas music, that's saying something. Plus it stars arguibly G3's most stand out character.

 

 

(please join the http://mlpforums.com/topic/99580-minty-fan-club/)

 

 

 

But I'm not gonna be watching. Already have it on DVD. Plus the 'formerly-known-as-Hub' network is probably gonna be cutting out a good chunk of it for commercials. 

 

Although Twinkle Wish Adventure will be on. Might record that if it isn't on Netflix. 

Too bad that I can't watch it, I'm curious about it, besides, Minty. I kinda liked her after I read a fic where she's Rarity's second child, and she hates her eldest biological daughter because she decided to stay with her adoptive human family

 

Edit: now hearing her voice samples in Behind the Voice Actors, now I can see why he made her Rarity's daughter in his fic, of all characters Tabitha voiced, she sounds like Rarity the most 

Edited December 12, 2014 by Zekromic

[Andaasonsan 3,205]

Yeah, I saw that a whole lot of G3 stuff is on Netflix now, but I'm a little scared to watch.

[chirox the pony 1,336]

Poor parents, having to sit through such awfulness, expect the rates for kids being put up for adoption going through the roof .

[Envy 6,170]

Poor parents, having to sit through such awfulness, expect the rates for kids being put up for adoption going through the roof .

 

 

Funny that such 'awfulness', when it was the current generation, carried on for many years, and was successful enough to bring about the generation that brought you to the series.

[Ashen Pathfinder 16,161]

Poor parents, having to sit through such awfulness, expect the rates for kids being put up for adoption going through the roof .

 

Honestly, I'm not the biggest fan of G3, but sometimes it gets a little too much disrespect. It's all subjective, and some fans are quite excited about this. Heck, I'm curious enough myself.

[Ridley Wolf 291]

I watched it with my niece about a year ago.

 

It's not as good as a lot of other movies.

[[NULL] 906]

Yeah....

 

FIM needs a Christmas special. Then they'll actually have something worth airing.

 

 

Funny that such 'awfulness', when it was the current generation, carried on for many years, and was successful enough to bring about the generation that brought you to the series.

 

Really? From what I've heard, it's lack of success was the reason why it was rebooted in the first place.

Edited December 12, 2014 by SpaceOnion

[chirox the pony 1,336]

 

Funny that such 'awfulness', when it was the current generation, carried on for many years, and was successful enough to bring about the generation that brought you to the series.

I don't really care if the old MLP led to the new one, the new show was made by completely different people, that's like saying I should like Batman & Robin because it led to the creation of Batman begins. 

[Envy 6,170]

I don't really care if the old MLP led to the new one, the new show was made by completely different people, that's like saying I should like Batman & Robin because it led to the creation of Batman begins.

It's not that you have to like MLP G3, it's that you're going really overboard with your hatred of it. I mean in another topic you suggested that them making a show where the mane six kill the G3 characters would be a good idea.

 

There's no reason any of that is necessary. >.>

 

Yeah....

 

FIM needs a Christmas special. Then they'll actually have something worth airing.

 

 

 

 

Really? From what I've heard, it's lack of success was the reason why it was rebooted in the first place.

This is plenty worth airing! Although I'd love to see a real FiM Christmas special, too.

 

My point wasn't necessarily that G3 was a massive success, it was that it sustained for many years and didn't cause the series to come crashing down, which chirox's exaggerated narrative would suggest.

[chirox the pony 1,336]

It's not that you have to like MLP G3, it's that you're going really overboard with your hatred of it. I mean in another topic you suggested that them making a show where the mane six kill the G3 characters would be a good idea.

 

There's no reason any of that is necessary. >.>

Yeah I also suggested they kill snips and snails (and I still wish they would), there's a lot of animated characters I want to die. 

[Lady Leopardess 393]

Oh I didn't know it was on netflix. sometime this year my parents bought me the VHS of it but it'll easier to convince my fiance to watch it with me if it's on netflix.

[[NULL] 906]

My point wasn't necessarily that G3 was a massive success, it was that it sustained for many years and didn't cause the series to come crashing down, which chirox's exaggerated narrative would suggest.

 

 

Doesn't G3's latest release Newborn Cuties scream "budget cut"?

 

Let me get this out of the way first: I don't praise Lauren Faust as if she were our lord and saviour. I understand that not all the credit of G4 would go to her, since she only pitched the show, and ran it temporarily.

But because of her ideology, she's probably one of few people who would've made an effort to make MLP any good. Most other people would've just made the equivalent of dangling a shiny object in front of children, while putting more passion into paying their mortgage. It would've been G3 all over again, thus defeating the purpose of rebooting MLP. But that probably begs the question "How is that like G3?"

 

This is plenty worth airing!

 

Very well then. Convince me that G3 is more than what I made it out to be. Prove to me that the characters are three dimensional, and have more depth to them than just liking socks and being "comedically unintelligent". Tell me what makes them tick. Explain to me what makes lines such as "Yes yes yes! My friend Minty sees the world through green-coloured glasses." memorable. Clearly whatever wit it had flew over my simple-minded head. Explain to me why conflicts such as "no more rainbows forever" have high stakes, and make characters grow and develop in the end. Explain why morals such as "everyone is special" or "everyone is a princess" are is on par with lessons of self-sacrifice, integrity, etc. Convince me that there was passion put into G3.

 

Edit: That wasn't rhetorical.

And before someone says it's unfair to hold G3 up to the standard of G4, (ignoring the fact that they're both MLP,) remember that the target audience is no excuse to forgive poor quality, especially since the target audience of both shows are the same. I'm not bashing G3 for simply being different. I'm criticizing it for (from what I can gather) having little to no apparent redeeming qualities, unless someone convinces me otherwise.

Edited December 13, 2014 by SpaceOnion

[Zekromic 1,054]

It's not that you have to like MLP G3, it's that you're going really overboard with your hatred of it. I mean in another topic you suggested that them making a show where the mane six kill the G3 characters would be a good idea.

 

There's no reason any of that is necessary. >.>

 

This is plenty worth airing! Although I'd love to see a real FiM Christmas special, too.

 

My point wasn't necessarily that G3 was a massive success, it was that it sustained for many years and didn't cause the series to come crashing down, which chirox's exaggerated narrative would suggest.

I think Hearts and Hooves Day, while not a Xmas special (since it wasn't premiered at Xmas as far as I know), it's the closes we have of it at the moment

 

Honestly, I'm not the biggest fan of G3, but sometimes it gets a little too much disrespect. It's all subjective, and some fans are quite excited about this. Heck, I'm curious enough myself.

Yeah, I think most of us are too disrespectful to it, because most of the opinions are about comparing it to FiM, and obviously FiM always kick it's butte in every aspect. And most bronies don't like it? well, I don't see the G3 staff aiming for it to be more than a merchandise driven show so Hasbro cold sell their toys... for little girls. 

[Larkybird~ 734]

I might check it out. It doesn't look too bad to me really.

[ponylaces 1,870]

I'm gonna try to watch the whole thing. I've never watched a full Generation 2 episode (or whatever this generation is).

[Larkybird~ 734]

I'm gonna try to watch the whole thing. I've never watched a full Generation 2 episode (or whatever this generation is).

It's G3, and same here. Haven't seen a full episode of G3 either.

[ggg-2 3,553]

Wasn't A Very Minty Christmas one of Mr. Enter's Animated Atrocities? ....This should be interesting.

[ponylaces 1,870]

It's G3, and same here. Haven't seen a full episode of G3 either.

I always get confused with previous generations

Wasn't A Very Minty Christmas one of Mr. Enter's Animated Atrocities? ....This should be interesting.

I think so. This makes me even more interested in watching the movie.

[Eloquence 2,076]

I think I watched this once with some comedic brony commentary over it. The commentary made it enjoyable at least 

 

Really though, if you want to appreciate the roots of MLP or just like G3 that's cool. I don't like it, but I don't go around dissing people just because they have different tastes.  

 

I will say this though

 

 

 

 

Minty makes a cute-as-heck G4 pony! Regardless of whatever her personality is, there is just something about that color scheme that makes me want to hug her! And just imagine her all snuggled up nomming on a candy cane uvu

[whitetiger187 197]

I saw a copy of this a Target a while ago. I'm with everyone who wished that FIM made a Christmas special though. There is the "Hearth's Warming Eve" episode which counts as a Christmas special I guess, but still.