Thoughts on G5

[Misty Shadow 7,842]

It seems that so far, most people are enjoying this new generation even if they prefer FiM. 

https://www.equestriadaily.com/2022/11/poll-results-is-mlp-g5-living-up-to.html#more

The amount of people "wishing we had more G4" does make me sigh a bit at how there's still a decent chunk of fans who would have wanted FiM to potentially become the next Spongebob/Simpsons, but I'm happy more people agree with me that this generation is on par with G4 and I'm content with most people viewing this series as the MLP franchise's silver medal. 

[ProjectRKA 2,848]

One of my biggest gripes with g5 so far is the music, really. It's especially evident with the spotify playlists they recently made for each of the main  characters. All of the playlists are pop and there's no variety at all. G5 in general could really do with some more variety. 

[Megas 27,565]

On 2022-11-09 at 3:47 AM, CloudMistDragon said:

It seems that so far, most people are enjoying this new generation even if they prefer FiM. 

https://www.equestriadaily.com/2022/11/poll-results-is-mlp-g5-living-up-to.html#more

The amount of people "wishing we had more G4" does make me sigh a bit at how there's still a decent chunk of fans who would have wanted FiM to potentially become the next Spongebob/Simpsons, but I'm happy more people agree with me that this generation is on par with G4 and I'm content with most people viewing this series as the MLP franchise's silver medal. 

Last few seasons of FiM always told me the show went on at least 3 seasons too long. I may have problems with G5 but so far I still prefer it over the last few seasons

Edited November 11, 2022 by Megas

[Steve Piranha 29,419]

On 2022-11-09 at 6:47 AM, CloudMistDragon said:

It seems that so far, most people are enjoying this new generation even if they prefer FiM. 

https://www.equestriadaily.com/2022/11/poll-results-is-mlp-g5-living-up-to.html#more

The amount of people "wishing we had more G4" does make me sigh a bit at how there's still a decent chunk of fans who would have wanted FiM to potentially become the next Spongebob/Simpsons, but I'm happy more people agree with me that this generation is on par with G4 and I'm content with most people viewing this series as the MLP franchise's silver medal. 

I’m not denying there’s more they could add to FIM, but it was clear the writers in later seasons lacked ambition. Hell, Pony Life was more creative . 
 

Anyway, G5 may be overall inferior to the start of FIM, May be it’s subjective or otherwise, but that’s no impediment to enjoy it, now highlight it’s merits. It may be a continuation of FIM, but it undeniably hold well on it’s own

[Evil Pink One 13,506]

There's a new toy gonna come out soon... A flying car for the ponies... Hahahaha what would Hasbro think of next.... 

 

[Steve Piranha 29,419]

On 2022-11-16 at 3:13 PM, Kujamih said:

There's a new toy gonna come out soon... A flying car for the ponies... Hahahaha what would Hasbro think of next.... 

 

Spaceship, maybe ? That’s pretty much where ‘em horses haven’t gotten to yet 

[Evil Pink One 13,506]

1 hour ago, Steve Piranha said:

Spaceship, maybe ? That’s pretty much where ‘em horses haven’t gotten to yet 

Pinky pie already did though....

[Steve Piranha 29,419]

9 minutes ago, Kujamih said:

Pinky pie already did though....

In Pony Life ?

[Evil Pink One 13,506]

Season9 or was it 8?..

[Steve Piranha 29,419]

19 minutes ago, Kujamih said:

Season9 or was it 8?..

Can’t seem to remember any of that, tho 

[Evil Pink One 13,506]

Episode 200.......... Im sure of it.

[CastletonSnob 3,074]

A lot of people on the internet talk about how bad G5 is. Is there anyone here who genuinely likes G5? And I don't mean just the movie. I mean G5 as a whole.

[EpicEnergy 23,173]

I do and I haven't even watched half of it. Only the G5 movie and a few TYT episodes.

What's happening could possibly be the critics and/or loud minority making it seem like everyone hates it. Just a possibility though, I can only speculate based on what I've seen in other fandoms and shows.

[Megas 27,565]

51 minutes ago, CastletonSnob said:

A lot of people on the internet talk about how bad G5 is. Is there anyone here who genuinely likes G5? And I don't mean just the movie. I mean G5 as a whole.

Define a lot of people. Like actually a lot of people or just the circles you frequent? It's been a hot debate on Twitter to the point EQD had to make a whole post calling out people apparently sending death threats to fans of G5. Obviously people like it to the point G4 fanboys are bothered by it

As for me, it's not for me, at least enough to watch it regularly, but I've liked what I've seen, and I still believe that the movie was the best MLP movie we've ever had

[Sparklefan1234 169,747]

12 minutes ago, EpicEnergy said:

I do and I haven't even watched half of it. Only the G5 movie and a few TYT episodes.

Same for me and I really enjoy both Tell Your Tale and the Gen 5 movie! 

[Iforgotmybrain 5,497]

I definitely do! Waiting for the newest TYT episode to release every week (well, usually every week) gives me the same joy I had when waiting for new G4 episodes on TV. I've seen all the G5 content released so far. While I definitely preferred the longer episodes of MYM, season 2 of TYT has seriously been a step up imo compared to the first season. It's done a good job filling in the gaps with MYM gone so far.

Really though, this whole G4 vs G5 debacle reminds me of the old PS3 vs 360 console war. Completely and totally pointless. It's just instead of people arguing that their black box is better than your other black box, they're saying their pastel horses are better than your pastel horses. It's very silly. It would be so easy for the G5 haters to just ignore the content and fans and go on with their life.

Edited April 3 by Iforgotmybrain

[Silly Druid 6,905]

I think the second half of MYM is pretty awesome!

[Felis Amafeles 805]

I quite like G5, and I like the mane 6 of G5 relatively well

[WickedGames 225]

It’s very flawed yes but I still following along but it has its moments 

[Steve Piranha 29,419]

It’s not better than G4, but I like it regardless. I must confess I like it being a sequel to FIM, and that’s the “mane” reason I’ve stuck around 

[CastletonSnob 3,074]

22 hours ago, Megas said:

Define a lot of people. Like actually a lot of people or just the circles you frequent? It's been a hot debate on Twitter to the point EQD had to make a whole post calling out people apparently sending death threats to fans of G5. Obviously people like it to the point G4 fanboys are bothered by it

As for me, it's not for me, at least enough to watch it regularly, but I've liked what I've seen, and I still believe that the movie was the best MLP movie we've ever had

The MLP fansites I frequent.

[Starlight Serenade 3,016]

I genuinely like G5.  I do not think any person should really take online opinions too seriously. Especially those people that spend all day on social media desperate seeking for attention.

I remember a popular "mlp fan site" claiming that "nobody is watching G5" and that "G4 is infinitely better", but the reality is that G5 TYT alone had around a hundred million interactions across social media last year! That is why I do not take those "fan sites" opinions seriously.

By the way, if some people call themselves an MLP fan site and spend time daily trashing anything new and deem it all "garbage", they have completely ignored the show's messages about friendship and lost all credibility. Whether you like something or not is subjective, but manners are not.

Edited April 4 by Starlight Serenade

[GrimWolf001 32]

I honestly believe is good. I really like the characters, and the world, and with time the stories are getting better. 

[StarryFlush 25]

I gave it a watch recently and I quite like it! I think others will come around to it as well after some time.

[Misty Shadow 7,842]

I am a proud G5 fan who is proud to see what I've been reading in this thread. If no one liked the series, a prominent G5 reviewer on YouTube wouldn't have been told off by their own audience not that long ago for their unfair negative bias when they reviewed TYT's first special.