What do you think of Tell Your Tale?

[DivineMist1000 71,359]

After watching all four episodes:

Zipp’s Flight School

A Home to Share

Sisters Take Flight

Nightmare Roommate

All four were still really good though!

[EpicEnergy 23,218]

I loved watching it, had me smiling at a few points! I think it's a good series so far! 

[Sasoriman 136]

Only saw the first episode, and it was a pretty decent start I have to say. Easier going than Pony Life's first episode, yet still brisk paced. The character animations are nice and bouncy like G4, but the rest of the art style is going to take some getting used to.

[Misty Shadow 7,867]

The show's good so far, definitely better than how it could've turned out. Humor's inoffensive at worst, only sighed at one tired running gag in one episode and chuckled at everything else, I love how the characters are made to be funny while still being entirely in character, and the heartwarming moments that gave me a pleasant surprise are a very welcome inclusion. I also find this to be better than Pony Life.

[Steve Piranha 29,424]

I find it fine, about what I expected 

[Octavian 5,421]

Enjoying new pony  better than pony life but not quite as good as EQG (on the other hoof these are just little snippets so it is hard to compare)

[Rosy Moonlight 369]

I find that the show is slightly better than what I expected.

I think my enjoyment and judgment is still tainted by bitter feelings from my history with MLP:FIM.

But I can learn to forgive myself over and over again when I need to.

It would be quite the surprise if this show covers that lesson.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 12, 2022 by Rosy Moonlight

[eventyraren 180]

It was ok. That is all I can say. 

[Splashee 28,564]

I only have one word to sum up this show:

Spoiler

 

[Evil Pink One 13,506]

8 hours ago, Splashee said:

I only have one word to sum up this show:

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Exactly!

[Misty Shadow 7,867]

The moral majority weighs in. 

It's not just a coincidence on this site, it does seem to be generally accepted that this is a good show so far with it garnering less divisive feedback than Pony Life. Many already know that I don't even dislike Pony Life, and I don't just enjoy the improvement in reception, but also the fair assessment by majority rule that this is a "not great, but good" show. 

[HereComesTom 2,267]

21 hours ago, Sasoriman said:

Only saw the first episode, and it was a pretty decent start I have to say. Easier going than Pony Life's first episode, yet still brisk paced. The character animations are nice and bouncy like G4, but the rest of the art style is going to take some getting used to.

It's worth watching the other three episodes; some are better than others, but even at their worst, they're at least worth a watch!

[AppleButt 8,675]

I just can’t get over the animation long enough to be interested in it, tbh. 

[Rosy Moonlight 369]

I find the series to be slightly better than expected but it continues to feel empty and rushed.

I have some reservations about the character designs of Izzy and Hitch.

I don't like how Izzy looks in TYT.

Her mane in TYT doesn't frame her face like it did in 3D, and her face looks too round to me

She reminds me too much of a ponified Mabel (Gravity Falls).

I don't like how Hitch's chin looks in TYT.

I find it to be too exaggerated. If it was drawn softer, he would look much better. 

After posting my edited version of Izzy's hair, I realized her face already looks better in it.

I guess it really is the hair difference that irks me.

 

Here is my edited version of 2D Izzy.

Based on this: https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fg5mlp.fandom.com%2Fwiki%2FIzzy_Moonbow&psig=AOvVaw3fsRsQrGpLI8VNNt6gWsH0&ust=1649680336062000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAoQjRxqFwoTCPin_KbAifcCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAK

 

 

 

 

Edited April 10, 2022 by Rosy Moonlight

[They call me Loyalty 1,948]

I just watched the very first episode out of curiosity, and I haven't seen the movie, yet. So, not much context to be had here.
The pace seems a little frantic, but it is five minutes long. So, hey.
I liked some of the humor. But I am not a fan of the animation style. The legs look strange, and so do their mouths. I guess the latter is done like this because it is easier to animate?
In general. I would say it is alright. Not too great, not too terrible. Which is better than I was expecting.

Even then. It is too soon to form an opinion. We will see if the series grow on me, like the black tree growing within most of the world population. It needs time.

[HereComesTom 2,267]

5 hours ago, They call me Loyalty said:

I liked some of the humor. But I am not a fan of the animation style. The legs look strange, and so do their mouths. I guess the latter is done like this because it is easier to animate?
In general. I would say it is alright. Not too great, not too terrible. Which is better than I was expecting.

I strongly suspect that, if we had a poll about TYT's strong points, most of the votes would be split between characterization and humor.  And that, if we had a poll about its weak points, animation style and (to a lesser degree) pacing would be where the votes would go.

[O-78 28,606]

It was better than I thought it would be, but the animation feels really cheap and the episodes are too short for me to really get invested in. So overall, I'm not a huge fan of it.

[Stancet 688]

I heard the fans were not looking forward to the series. I'm glad everyone who gave it a chance kind of liked it.

I personally like it, but I would be disappointed if this is all G5 was going to be. It's a nice thing to watch in between the feature films.

[ExplosionMare 18,062]

It’s cute and actually enjoyable, unlike Pony Life. Still not a fan of the art style, especially Izzy’s hair since it looked so pretty before and now it just looks wrong.

[FlitterFlutter 1,583]

I did have a chance to watch the first few. Overall, I could not be more middle of the road on this. The thing I enjoyed most was seeing the interactions between the characters.  The animation is not great, but passible... I guess. There were some moments that I did find funny especially in the ep Sisters take flight. However, none of the plots were very interesting and really felt like it was aimed at a younger demographic then FIM.

I think going forward it might be something I watch again if YouTube recommends me, it but I don't think I would ever go out of my way to watch it consistently 

[Spidey10 846]

Went expecting nothing, but was kind of pleasantly surprised. Nothing great, but cute shorts overall with nice character interactions (And the new voices worked for me).

[Rosy Moonlight 369]

The shows reminds of Sam & Cat, but shorter.

 

[AlbaTross 1,586]

I think that about sums up my impressions so far, having seen the first six "episodes".  Then again, that's consistent with how I feel about the film, so...I guess it's adequate for what it is?

[Ring Team 123]

Now that I watched the first 6 expisodes, here's my thoughts:

-While the art direction might not be for everyone (it doesn’t bother me if you ask me), this isn’t too noticeable with the use of animation in some episodes, like Zipp’s Flight School, especially the timing, easing and squash & stretch.

-Speaking about the principals of animation, they need to work a little bit on the anticipation. The initial bag sequence from Sisters Take Flight could have been much funnier with some emphasis on anticipation.

-I’m very glad that these are 5 minutes episodes instead of the traditional 22 minutes from Friendship is Magic, because some episodes of G4 were too long for the material that they were working on (episodes such as Too many Pinkie Pies, Shadow play and Non-Compete Clause were too long). This short length perfectly fits the style of Tell your Tale.

-None of the six episodes was bad. These were from ok to decent.

-I’m not a huge fan of the pop songs, but I really like the background music, especially in Zipp’s Flight School.

-While these episodes weren’t completely hilarious, most of them made me chuckle. They’re funny.

-The fact that The Unboxing of Izzy has such a goofy concept for a short episode suggests to me that this show will focus on goofy silly ideas and Make your Mark will focus on the adventure approach from the film A New Generation. An episode like that wouldn’t fit in Make your Mark and it would work against the approach of the upcoming show.

Overall, I like Tell your Tale. It wasn’t too special, but for a TV show that you can watch for free in YouTube and has 5 minutes episodes, you can’t say “this is a huge waste of my time”. I think the initial reaction was overblown, but at the same time that's what happened with Equestria Girls, and now people like that franchise. It's not hilarious, it's not a disaster, it's just fine. It could have been worse, like Illumination level of bad.

[ExplosionMare 18,062]

I'm actually enjoying the series and looking forward to new episodes now that I've had the chance to watch them. Although the art and animation could be much better, I have very little complaints about the story other than wishing the episodes could be about 5 minutes longer.