If they had asked you...

[Klaatu 28]

Try to remember what your thoughts were on My Little Pony before Friendship Is Magic. Then suppose around 10 years ago, Hasbro had approached you and asked for your input on a new My Little Pony TV series. What sort of show do you think you would've come up with?

I'm pretty cynical about merch-driven shows, so I can think of two ways I would've interpreted the franchise. The first would be satirical (think Dinosaurs), where Pony Land is basically this shallow, toxic society that's ultimately doomed. The second would be more surreal (think Regular Show), where the characters act out these stereotypical cartoon/sitcom plots but find that there are sugary eldritch monstrosities lurking around every corner of their world.