(08-19-2012, 05:24 PM)Aldighieri Wrote: This is fluttershy.
Anyways, I think this whole thing is just a band wagon fad. I remember MLP from my childhood, when they looked like this:
...and I didn't know anyone who liked them. I've seen a few episodes of the new one, and they just made it more annoying, IMO. Like Power Rangers, Voltron, and every other remnant of my childhood. NOTHING IS SACRED. O_O
Actually, it's sooo much better than it was in G2, G3, or god forbid G3.5 The characters in Friendship is Magic are unique and interesting, each having their own talents and flaws that make them seem so much more alive. The conflict of every episode actually makes sense, not only with how it affects them, but also how they solve it. The show manages to teach real values in areas few other shows care to tread. The animation is solid and enjoyable to look at, and one of the most outstanding things being the music; from simple yet fitting background themes(which few even notice simply because they match the scene so well), to large and spectacular musical numbers!
The show also holds multiple references and puns relating to the knowledge of older audiences. A few notable examples would be a scene in a bowling alley, where you can spot three background ponies whose appearances match those of the The Big Lebowski. Another could be the occasional times where a minor scene may be subtly acting out that of another movie or memorable TV show.
Hasbro(the company that owns the show) has given so much freedom to the makers of Friendship is Magic, and to the fans themselves: usually letting people upload episodes to youtube, and giving the creators full creative freedom to improve and expand on the show in the ways that they see fit. The creators are so in-touch with the fanbase, that they can fulfill requests for small additions or so-forth for future episodes.
If you still think the show is terrible, then think about this; Here's a bit from the wiki on the creator of the show.
Lauren Faust (born July 25th
[2], 1974
[3][
unreliable source?]) is an American
animator. She grew up in
Severna Park, a suburb of
Annapolis, Maryland. She studied animation at the
California Institute of the Arts.
She has been a story artist since Season 3 of
The Powerpuff Girls and was head writer on
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends.
[4] She also is the creator of the preteen girls website
Milky Way and the Galaxy Girls. She received a 2008 Emmy Award for her work on
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends and has received a total of four Emmy nominations (two for
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends and two for her work on the
Powerpuff Girls), and one Annie nomination for her work on
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends.
[5]
Most recently, she worked with
Hasbro to develop the company's
My Little Pony property
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. Seeking to address her concerns with the franchise's sexist stereotypes and poor writing standards, Faust endeavored to create a version that had sophisticated writing with more nuanced characters.
[6] As a result, the series proved to be not only a major success with the primary young female audience, but it also gained a significant adult and teen male following popularly known as the "Bronies".
[7] Faust announced her decision to step down from Executive Producer to Consulting Producer on May 8, 2011 after the first season finale of
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and left the show shortly thereafter. However, she continued her involvement with the fandom in a peripheral way with her participation in the upcoming film,
BronyCon: The Documentary, which will endeavor to explain the unusual following that her artistic efforts inadvertently created.
Her next announced project is
Super Best Friends Forever, a series of animated shorts for the television series
DC Nation, featuring the female
DC Comics superheroines Supergirl,
Batgirl, and
Wonder Girl.
[8] She will be working on Craig McCracken's new TV show
Wander Over Yonder as a co-producer and story editor.
Faust is married to
Craig McCracken, who created
The Powerpuff Girls and
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends.
[9]