welcome to the herd!

;)

NoOOooOOOoo!!!

lmao at your icon

Brohoof. :D

welcome

This is pretty much what we all did.
Friend badgered me "Just try one episode"
"GOD no! It's a girly show about girly pony for girls!! OH fine if it'll shut you up."



"Hey, when's season 2 out? 8B"

It's got some kind of horrible eldritch hold on us! I can't explain it!

That's Cthulhu covered in frosting!

I can explain it. While you watch an episode, Pinkie pops out of the back of your TV/computer/whatever, sneeks behind you, and clubs you over the head. Then she injects cupcake frosting directly into your bloodstream, leaving you feeling awesome, and having nothing to link the awesome to but the episode you just watched.

She only needs to do it once. Everything after that is self inflicted.

Curiosity gets the best of everyone hum... One min it's just "a dumb girly show" and the next after seeing an episode it's "welcome to the hurd."its not bad it just catches you off guard.

Not me, I am still anti MLP >_>;

I wont even get the merch for my almost 19 month old daughter.....

I dont mind the art that is spawned from it but to this day I still say it is annoying as all hell........

Sorry I am one of those that took thundercats, TMNT, and Transformers over MLP, and Strawberry shortcomings I mean shortcake......

Eh, to each their own...why say sorry that ya took one show over the other, if ya like something why be sorry of it? i've never understood that... okay I'm going to stop talking before I, if not already, sound like an ass.

Welcome to enjoying a very good show :) I was like you as well! :O but it took more than one episode to beat off my programmed ideas and nature x.x like you, I associated the name to those early things from childhood, and the words of "DUMB!" and "OVERLY GIRLY" was just branded into the name "My Little Pony" but a friend of mine named Charon, made me watch it with him XD as he was sad over having none to watch it with him~ I was REALLY fighting against liking the show for like the first 6 episodes o.o I could feel deep down inside of me there was a like for the characters, but I basically stuck my fingers into my ears and yelled to ignore it. I think a lot of people react to MLP this way, and most of those who do react this way, just keeps on doing so, ignoring their true feelings instead of embracing them XD anywho, glad you learned to embrace your true feelings like all others who like MLP :3

I wasn't fighting it - I just wasn't interested. I got tons of better stuff to do.
But, since I'm not into TV or shows on the internet, I thought I give MLP:FiM a try,
since there was so much hype about it. And yes, I found it quite charming and in
comparsion to the older MLP, this one isn't aimed at any gender or age demographic.
It's just one of those cases when you can't judge the book by it's cover and when
there is more than meets the eye. ;)

I mean my mentality was fighting it WHILE I was watching it XD It might be more due to the more stubborn nature of mine I got from my father, so my stubbornness wouldn't admit defeat, or my "manliness" wouldn't want to admit defeat to the cute girly ponies X3 which is quite weird as I am very emotional and quite a bit girly XD and yes, one certainly can't judge a book by its cover for sure, for it is very charming and sweet :P hur hur hur, I saw what you did there mister X3 *gives him 3 internets* the good old transformers ftw~

I have to admit that besides having nothing to watch, one of the main reasons why I've checked this show out was because...

... I got into zen philosophy. :D

And letting go of the known concepts, such as those you've stated - "manly", "girly", "bad", "wrong" or even "you", "me" or "I" - is one of the main things that are important in it.

Thus, one of my first ways of training in zen was to sit down, without either wanting or not wanting, and watch some MLP:FiM - "just because". :P

*Nods* I see :O I do like Zen Philosophy, I just like philosophy in general~ and the discussion and comparison to the many there exists~ either way, I think that is quite the thing to actually do =) not many does that kind of thing, and I have tried to do it before, try to block out ones preconceived notions towards something so you can go in with a blank slate, not that good at it myself though~ but I try! D: so good for you in practicing such open-minded ways and good for you to discover a decent cartoon :) I give you huggles! *Lots of huggles!*

The thing is - you shouldn't try.
And that's the tricky part. :D

Same thing happened to me.

"These wretched ponies shall not work their devilry on me!"
*watches one episode*
"God. DAMMIT."

Either it's just our weak will or the authors are masters of some dark, arcane arts.

I take comfort in a fact that the main animator and supervisor worked on Powerpuff Girls before.
I told my friend about the fact that I watch MLP and find it quite fun and he associated it with the old MLP,
so I explained to him that new series is done by the animator of PPG to which he replied "oh, then it must
be at least decent. Send me a link".

I didn't. I care too much about his safety. :D

we ARE talking about the directing genius of Lauren Faust, Who helped in Powerpuff girls, Foster's home for imaginary Friends, and countless others.
there's the musical genius of Daniel Ingram, and of course, the fact that hasbro made some GOOD business decisions to get that far

S'okay, bro! We understand. Knowing about the PPG, Foster's, etc. connections existed solidified my belief that it would at least be decent. Going in with low expectations just makes it easier for your mind to be blown. =D

Well, my philosophy of approaching various things - be that media or experiences is "give it a try".

And in this case, I was pleasantly suprised.

FOR SHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAME!
that being said I have talk to some people and think it is a great show for little girls to watch because it empowers them as women while all the rest of society shuts them down.

But you won't catch THIS bear watching that show any time soon.

Then it empowers the girly/feminine side of me, which makes me even more manly!

suuuuuure it does. >.>....<.<.

DENIAL IS MAGIC!

well that show isn't magic THAT'S for sure.
I have watched the first episode. now i may freely judge without being too hypocritical. and my judgement on the charge of being a lame show for anyone not over the age of 12. is GUILTY! seriously unless you are an unempowered woman.. or man I guess. there is little reason to watch this in my opinion

That's a opinion shared by many other people, and that's fine.
I like to watch any random show targeted for kids from time to time, having in mind that these shows are created by adults after all. Hence, they must also take some pleasure in doing their work and enjoy seeing the results and not just their paycheck.
I've also drawn some stuff purely for kids, at a request from my mother, since she's a school teacher and for our local culture centre. Kids liked that and I liked the fact that they liked it. So, for me, thinking that an adult can't enjoy a kids show is a fallacy.

True. Or they all have Arts Degree's and no other real skills in their lives. and with the way the market is. They don't have a whole lot of options.

It's a good thing you've added other real skills. Thus, I understand that you find skills releated to arts degree as a "real" ones, which many, quite sadly, don't.
Yeah, art students have few other options but to work in commercial buisness, that's the nature of the market. And I agree what I guess you're trying to imply, which is modern approach of getting one specialization and having no others. Luckly, that point of view is fading as crisis forces to be diversified which I strongly approve, despite economical situation. I believe one should have various skills and not just one. The way of thinking that one should be specialized in only one direction is a good one when everything is fine with the market, thus, everyone will have it's own place in it but it's impossible to have this kind of situation in a capitalistic and democratic society. Even social democratic one. It was so in communism, but we know how that kind of system ended up.

Just so you know, it is widely agreed among people who love the show, that the first two episodes of it.. is kinda crappy compared to all the other episodes XD so, not truly able to judge the show off something even the people who like it thinks is crappy X3 The two first episodes serve only one purpose, to set up everything for the REAL show and the real goods of it~ if you want to judge it, watch a later episode and then pass judgement :)

Yep, the two first episodes don't encourage potential viewers to follow the show for a longer while. That is why I've choosen random one and it featured this "wub wu" face above and the next one was with... um... Pinkie Pie going insane, because nobody wanted to take part in party she was throwing. Two first episodes were weak, yes, they served their purpose of setting the backstage and major characters, but they didn't highlited the show's strenghts.
Still, you can form an opinion just by watching the first ep. Maybe not on the plot, because that'd be a little bit unfair, but based on visuals or audio side of the show.

Yes, people can form an opinion of the shows art and sound, but definitely not on the characters nor the story of the show D: like pretty much any series, the pilot episode is never really good, and characters are quite undefined. Always gotta give it a few episodes to shine X3

True - majority of shows that I've watched had weak pilot episode/episodes.
If I had to anwser on the spot if you'd ask me suddenly what show had good pilot episode/episodes, I'd come up only with two :

Cowboy Bebop and Miami Vice . :D

Sounds like a bad plot to me if i had whatched a random episode the excus would be that I don't understand and need to watch the earlier episodes. Or until I've watched it all and by then ill have wasted all that time of my life that I could spend watching some entertaining cartoons like naruto* believe it!

*sarcastic since naruto is several steps below. Mlp BELIEVE IT!

Like I've said before~ that the pilot episode of pretty much ANY series isn't even half as good as later episodes, or reflect everything of later episodes anywhere near as good o.o you can clearly tell quality goes up over time, so sure, judge the series solely on the first episode aka the pilot. Your judgement will be very poorly based though~ My question to you is, why hate on a show? o.o it doesn't do anything bad, it merely entertains people and makes them happy X3 is that a BAD thing? XD

I often cease to view more episodes after first ep., because I'm selective. I don't have much time to spend on watching TV or something over the net, thus I have to pick by small snippets of the whole. And, yes, sometimes I may omit a very good show, but that's how it goes in my case, at least.

Second thing - I don't see any hate you're talking about from Greg_Cole side. Dislike, sure and that's understandable.

Hate? If anyone hate any show, then he ought to have chill down a bit. I understand, although barely, hate for the sudden boom and ubiquitous presence of MLP releated media, but to hate a show?
I don't like, for example, Twilight, I read half of the book, I was thrown off by bad writing, but I don't hate it. In my opinion, it'd be quite stupid of me to hate any written, visual or musical medium. I can simply not read it, watch it or listen to it. But I can hate the fact that someone is stuffing something into my private sphere, which I cannot avoid - like, let's say, Lady Gaga. I don't like her music but I don't hate her. I may hate industry for playing it 24/7 in every bigger store, radio station, etc., etc.
Same with some MLP fans - their activity is, in many cases, annoying and they flood places I visit, like FA, with MLP releated content. Luckly I like MLP now, so I have nothing against it, but the omnipresence of it can be tiring. And, in case of some people - lead to hate.

I didn't comment yours hun XD I commented on Greg-cole o.o

I know you did, I even wrote about it.
But then I wrote about possible dislike/hate approach to different things.

In short - it's stupid to hate the medium, but it's understandable to hate it's fans.

But, IMO, hate is bad for one's health. ;)

Yeah, hate is VERY bad for your health D: even though there is stuff I dislike, and I even use to hate it, I've stopped my mindless hating of them X3 no point to hate it :3 the shows just aren't my cup of tea ^^ but if they make others happy, then it's all good and fine :P

Never said the show was a bad thing. Infact I said it was good for young girls as it empowers them (so i'm told). I think its great for young girls in a society that wants them to conform and obey. (much like it does to men though it hasn't been pointed out as much ANYWAY!) I've said its not for me. I don't like it and that my opinion is its not for people over the age of 12.
My hate goes to the fans that are ALL OVER you when you say you don't like it. or Run the thing into the GROUND! Over and Over and Over and Over and Over and Over! that's right portal fans I'm looking at YOU!

Well as long as you are aware it's not a bad show, then that is alright with me X3 It's fine not to like things, as long as one isn't a dick about it :P *Gasps* But portal is THE BEST GAME EVER RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE D:

That is SUCH a lie!

I watched 5 minutes of 1 episode and changed the channel.... Same show, different voice actors, same annoying pastel ponies that hurt the eyes IMHO.

No thanks but this is coming from a 30yo lady so please take it with a grain of salt.

I wasn't amused either by first minutes of it. That was my initial approach when the series surfaced - I watched few clips on youtube from it. But I came back to it as I've seen that it was very succesful. And then I liked it. IMO, it's not too fair to judge the show just seeing the part of it and not the bigger part - and 22 minutes aren't that much.
But then again, I don't watch much TV or online shows, so I could afford not to be picky and selective and spend some time with it.
And here's the result.

I reluctantly watched the full episode. You didn't miss anything.

I started by watching one of the "cutie-mark crusader" episodes, and was like "Bleh, this friggin' sucks." Didn't try again until several months laters and decided to watch from the first episode.

Suddenly OMFG PONIES EEEE<3

But the ultimate question still remains... Rainbow Dash, or Fluttershy?

Equally. One of the themes of the show is equality, after all, isn't it? ;)

i did
still hated it :/

It's obvious that it won't appeal to everyone.
But to hate a show? Hate is bad for health, you know.

Pretty much how it went for me too. In fact, as I was nearing the end of season 1 the youtube page I was watching them on had all their episodes removed and I was going crazy trying to find another one just to finish it.

Youtube has all of the series one episodes with polish subtitles(polish dub on our tv isn't that good), so that's pretty much where I watch it.

Jolly good, sir!

If it looks like Ren & Stimpy clone, I'll love it.

I saw it the minute after I finished the one you've sent me.

it's a funny show and decently animated! who can blame them?

but i already after one year and two months feel that the series start to wear out on me.

I watched it till 40th episode and last five were quite tedious.
And animation is, IMO, flawless for this kind of show.

indeed.

but seriously thought, i hope this show will keep fresh and in th future years entertain pepole like the shows of the 80's and the 90's do today.

now in dA MLp fanart is a vice... oh well, better live it that

I know what you're talking about T_T

it happend to me maaaaan. it happend to me....

i loved the show. but i told myself i wouldnt buy any pony toys.

as i am a toy collector/lover i wouldnt allow myself to...

TmT now i have mini pony figurines and the larger mane 6....

now that i know vynil scratch is getting her own figure (sold only at toysrus)

...well... damn man...damn....

Dude.... this is exactly what happend to me XD

i forget which of my friends told me about it but they showed me a episod after i told them that i never seen it before. i knida didnt want to at first cause like i was Eww... ponies XP but then i saw that episode....

and now im waiting on season 3 XD
its sad but true



interesting fact though
found out that lauren faust was also the one who did two of my fave shows X3
"Fosters Home for imaginary friends" and "Powerpuff girls"
lol

Well, the fact that Lauren meddled with MLP was one of the factors that persuaded me to "giving it a try".
And then, I sunk.

But, truth to be told, I got bored after 40 episodes. Don't know how many there are now.

lol it dose get a bit iffy after a while and honestly i cant see this series going for more then 3 maby 4 seasons only cause its ment to be a kids show (meaning no real violence like her other works) but its still funny as far as everything goes ^^

Or the merchendise sales among bronies... bro.

The change in the last frame is pretty much a tracing...

In my case, I had a kiddie divide with girls from my neighbourhood about Ponies vs. Transformers.
So, I was kind of skeptical towards new series. But then I saw :

1) it was in flash
2) it was done by gal who did PPGirls
3) it became a hit between GUYS between 14-30 years of age

So, I thought I'd try it... and that's the whole story.

I only started watching this out if curiosity. I am not a full brony, and I do not spend my time buying, selling, or drawing or any of that kind of stuff that bronies do. I just watch the show. To tell you the truth, yes, the show has vibrant colors, simplistic design, as well as light and soft story\plot with several jokes being placed there and there. I generally watch cartoons, sue me, but this show has a great timing for their jokes, plot written with meaning and almost no continuity gap ( seriously, the only show where they have regularly reference the earlier episodes ), plus an important part of it, the characters, mostly main ones, have very deep, though out personalities that allows many people to either relate to them or feel like they are real. Plus, the show has some creepy moments, episodes like "Party of One" and "Return of Harmony" for example.

Your face will stay like that if you do it too long!