I Like EQG Better Than FiM. Anyone Else Agree?

[Prospekt 11,018]

To me, EQG is a fun twist. But it's far from equal to FIM and I really need to be in the right mood to go back to it. The web shorts are nice but in my opinion, the format doesn't work as well as, say, only doing full-length episodes or specials. The movies and specials are better.

[Cash In 22,180]

Nah. I think I like Equestria Girls more than the average fan, but I can't say that I'd watch it over FiM in most cases. I do think the quality is more consistent than FiM though.

[Guest]

Oooh this is a hard one, I actually did like EG a bit more than FiM. I'm still upset that they did not finish EG's story completely. Those girls deserved more!

Edited May 12, 2023 by thecoolerglimmer

[RarityEQG 0]

I like EQG more than MLP. But MLP will always have special place.

[Megas 27,551]

I disagree but I can see the merits to EQG and why some would prefer it 

[SunsetShimmerStan 35]

On 2021-05-21 at 6:20 PM, JMTV99 said:

I WHOLEHEARTLY disagree with you! 

Equestria Girls is a corporate cynical cash grab that should NEVER existed in the FiM universe in the first place! If Hasbro want to create a Monster High rip off, be my guess, but don't ever associate with MLP.

I know I shouldn't be too harsh on it because a lot of people really love just as much as the mainline series. If you guys like it, more power to you. I just don't like it.

Didn't it get better in later movies such as Rainbow Rocks, Friendship Games, Legend of Everfree, and Forgotten Friendship?

And what about Sunset Shimmer, she's got a really strong arc in the series of her redemption?

Besides, is there any way that EQG could have been good if you were forced to have it exist in the first place?

And calling it a cash grab falls flat considering FiM was essentially also intended to sell toys too, so calling EQG a cash grab and not FiM is kinda hypocritical.

On 2021-02-07 at 5:01 AM, Tom Gallagher said:

What is that? I've never heard of it! 

No, but in all seriousness, I don't like its premise and as a result, I have chosen to never watch it.  From what I have seen of it, because sometimes it's unavoidable, it seems to have done everything that I'm glad FiM didn't, in that it looks like it's attempting to be trendy and hip with current teenagers, giving the ponies modern technology and giving them dumb romances being prime examples.  I could be wrong but that's the impression I've got.  Plus, I'm not a big fan of how they look.  As such, it definitely won't have the life-saving effect that FiM had on me. There's only one show that ever happened and that's Friendship is Magic! 

Hey, it's not that reliant on modern technology and the romance is pretty limited outside of Flash/Pony Twilight (which was dropped after Rainbow Rocks).

[Tom Gallagher 33,581]

On 2024-01-01 at 6:40 PM, SunsetShimmerStan said:

Hey, it's not that reliant on modern technology and the romance is pretty limited outside of Flash/Pony Twilight (which was dropped after Rainbow Rocks).

I'm not really here anymore but I just wanted to say that I was very young and green when I shared my very strong opinion on EqG and to be frank, I don't really agree with it anymore. While its premise never grew on me and with the exception of Sci Twi, I'm not that keen on the human designs, I do acknowledge now that there are a lot of good things about it and I know it's very well-liked by fans. I really don't mind it now. 

[Evil Pink One 13,505]

VVVVLASFFFHEMEEE!!!!!

[Blue_Lightning2000 44]

On 2015-08-25 at 10:31 PM, Platinum Sonnet said:

The title says it all. Who likes EQG better than FiM??

Not me. The original ponies are way better.

I'm already tired of seeing humans.

[Rafa Stary Mini 2,864]

Ehhh no, as I said in other post, for me Equestria Girls is a nice additional content to the series, a supplement, it's great that it exists, specially to see official human versions of the characters, but it's not as interesting as the main Horse series, it's just a minor thing, when I was about to watch Movie 1 one of my biggest fears was that it could lose some of the magic of what made the regular series special to me, fortunately I think it's still has the spirit but the fact that it's not about horses and a fantastic world anymore makes it less unique for me (that's why Movie 1 is my favorite EG material so far)

But I'm totally open for more EG movies or specials or whatever new content, I really don't like the Dolls but the Minis are really cool so it would be nice to see more of them as well

[Starlight Serenade 2,942]

I loved both FiM and EG, but FiM just a bit more. I loved the premise of EG and watched everything as I thought it was pretty fun! I wish we got more of it tbh.

[KPackratt 234]

I like both Friendship is Magic and Equestria Girls equally. I just wish they would've made more cartoons for the latter, there were some things that would've been interesting to see in that franchise had the production team been given the time to expand on it.

[jacibobsthebrony 115]

I'll admit that EQG really soured me on MLP back in 2013. I think it's fine now, but I'll always prefer FiM. I still have some nostalgia for EQG videos though, even if the show itself didn't gel with me.

 

[Megas 27,551]

At one point I did, mostly around the time S6 was airing. EQG declined significantly as well though I stuck around for the shorts which I was still enjoying and hey, I actually watched the finale for EQG which at least has that going for it

[Sunny_Skyes 148]

I prefer EQG because it's actually what got me into MLP! I always liked it somewhat, but only got really invested when I saw the first EQG film. That being said, Rainbow Rocks had the best songs to me. Ngl FiM is a fun time too though 

Edited April 13 by Sunny_Skyes
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