The show "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" has been getting a ton of online attention recently, mostly from adult males. :o
Unlike past incarnations of the My Little Pony cartoons, "Friendship is Magic" is an actual attempt by competent writers and animators to produce a quality show, rather simply half-hour advertisements for the toys.
Quote from: Lauren Faust (Executive producer of the first season)My goal was to make a show that parents could watch with their daughters without wanting to shoot themselves in the head. It has always been our intention to provide stories that would be entertaining for adults as well as kids (the concept of "all ages" entertainment needs to be resurrected outside of Pixar!!) So extremely excited to see that we are successful.
For those interested, here, this kind of video is the gateway drug (especially if you like Weird Al):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhOlAU4t9Hs
For those not interested, feel free to laugh at us weirdos.
Oh, and I suppose I ought to link to the actual show, as well...it can be found here. (http://www.youtube.com/user/MenloMarseilles#grid/user/F44B36D569D8C463)
QuoteFrom the mind of Lauren Faust comes a new MLP series that doesn't make adults want to blind and deafen themselves with rusty spikes. That doesn't explain exactly why I *like* it, though. Maybe it's that I'm a sucker for vector animation and a double-sucker for consistent, deep worldbuilding. But I can't rule out subliminal messages either.
More random pony videos:
pony video synced to random audio clips (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIo0DDUoetA)
pony video synced to random audio clips (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81gU8-oEwoc)
bizzare pop music remix (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irQ_d78feMA)
punk rock (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVCFV7jT9ho)
the trailer for 300--pony version (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTlGYS6rAfA)
Pirates trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPO4x2Wm0xY)
Will.i.am's "Traveling Song" (spoiler warning) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLIFP-yj5eE)
Monty Python (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUFEGA8s2D8)
another of Weird Al's polka mashups (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e10_gyvtp80)
actual songs from the show+that idiotic "nyan cat" song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdsgiA0yLLs)
oh my god a giant rock (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzW5c-c3XkE)
Scott Pilgrim vs The World trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkF5DMAerAo)
An example of the general insanity that can be found in the show itself (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cy9gNE_vIE)
So that's what this is about.
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Is there no defence against these insidious pony invaders?
Quote from: The Magic Pudding on May 15, 2011, 01:36:16 PM
Is there no defence against these insidious pony invaders?
Yes. The off switch on the remote control.
Quote from: Tank on May 15, 2011, 01:42:03 PM
Quote from: The Magic Pudding on May 15, 2011, 01:36:16 PM
Is there no defence against these insidious pony invaders?
Yes. The off switch on the remote control.
You have the remote control for the internet?
What does it look like?
That sounds like something modern day keniggits would devote their life to finding.
Quote from: The Magic Pudding on May 15, 2011, 02:08:21 PM
Quote from: Tank on May 15, 2011, 01:42:03 PM
Quote from: The Magic Pudding on May 15, 2011, 01:36:16 PM
Is there no defence against these insidious pony invaders?
Yes. The off switch on the remote control.
You have the remote control for the internet?
What does it look like?
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It's like Indiana Jones, the vessel of great power is of a plain utilitarian appearance.
It doesn't look like that here.
Quote from: Cecilie on May 15, 2011, 12:18:53 PM
So that's what this is about.
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Why isn't looking up justin beiber, or rebbeca black on youtube part of this graph. Actaully if anyone is looking these up I would hope parents would walk in on you because you might be dead from internal bleeding after.
I sent a link to the my little pony shows for my sister to watch with her baby; nothing can be worse than seeing micky mouse club house for the zillionth time.
Ugh, I hate all the new Disney crap. I've had to watch it a few times with my niece. Apparently I'm a bad influence because I mention everything that doesn't make any sense.
There was plenty of good stuff on TV when my daughters were young, better that some of the stuff they watch now.
^That's just nostalgia talking.
Aaand now I present what is quite possibly the coolest thing on the internet right now: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbIGnY_DSIE
here are some of the clips that were used to make the aforementioned nugget of awesome:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TkOfhCK4Zo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xczDd2_X0DI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykVuLVhw7MY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l1sgfLmC1Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyhaFuxBNMc
Quote from: Heretical Rants on May 20, 2011, 12:27:20 AM
^That's just nostalgia talking.
Not really.
It's more I enjoy TV for youngens more than stuff made for adolescents.
Bananas in Pyjamas I think are superior to Miley Cyrus.
It's not nostalgia because Bananas in Pyjamas will live forever.
They've got a better theme tune too, and a rat you can trust 'cause he's a rat.
Quote from: The Magic Pudding on May 20, 2011, 06:26:33 AM
Quote from: Heretical Rants on May 20, 2011, 12:27:20 AM
^That's just nostalgia talking.
Not really.
It's more I enjoy TV for youngens more than stuff made for adolescents.
Bananas in Pyjamas I think are superior to Miley Cyrus.
It's not nostalgia because Bananas in Pyjamas will live forever.
They've got a better theme tune too, and a rat you can trust 'cause he's a rat.
That's not what I thought you were saying ;)
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Sooo.... I'll agree with you even though I'm not familiar with any of those things other than Miley. Bloody Hannerah-Bandanner. I actually watched an episode of that. It was horrible.
(sorry)
Some recent(ish) pony fanart (some by me, some not):
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A Death Of Ponies.
It's true, you don't realise you need the greatest inventions until they arrive.
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Brilliant artwork.
Quote from: The Magic Pudding on July 11, 2011, 06:04:51 AM
A Death Of Ponies.
It's true, you don't realise you need the greatest inventions until they arrive.
Sweet, that's one of mine! ;D
But jeez, that signature is still pretty large, I meant to resize it... The psychologist would say that it represents my massive ego or something :P
Quote from: Tank on July 11, 2011, 09:08:38 AM
Brilliant artwork.
Hm... here's my favorite item of pony fanart so far:
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"Dashie, why aren't we falling?" asked Pinkie. They seemed to be floating up here in space, the sky above them almost as black as the night sky and studded with glowing stars, while below them the land, impossibly wide, stretched away to a gently curving horizon.
"We're up too high for gravity to affect us," explained Dash.
"Gravity?" asked Pinkie.
"Oh, you know – that thing that keeps us from flying off the face of the world while it spins around." Twilight had explained it to her, but Dash was sure she was messing up the explanation. "It keeps the moon from flying away from the earth."
Pinkie's eyes went wide with understanding and she nodded. "Oh, so 'gravity' is just another word for 'love'!"______________________________________
....
And this one's an oldie, but a goodie:
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And I haven't posted anything by JJ yet, either! Blasphemy!
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I combined two of my obsessions:
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and I thought that this was kinda neat:
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OOO, check dis avatar(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;attach=2338;type=avatar)
Yo, SweetDeath. *brohoof*
Also, I drew something:
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Hiiii, Heretical rants aka Dashie~ ^__^
*brohoof*
I woke up early for cardio sculpt class and stumbled onto this thread. It really brightened up my morning!
Your artwork is amazing *___* I became obsessed with FIM pretty recently, but i've always loved MLP since the early 90's. <3
I really love pinkie pie and rainbow dash best, but this pic of Twilight was too cute to pass up. I'll comment more later afer class,but this totally excites me~! *clops away*
SD, I was wondering how long before you posted here...*laffin*
QuoteI really love pinkie pie and rainbow dash best, but this pic of Twilight was too cute to pass up.
Agh, I can't choose a favorite! Pinkie Pie's the best portrayal of the genki girl archetype I've ever seen (well, probably. That one in Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei is pretty good, too), Fluttershy's just too bloody cute, Rainbow Dash and Applejack are badass, and I want to be Twilight's apprentice NAO.
..and compared to pony fanartists like Crappyunicorn, Moe, and CrookedTrees, my artwork is rubbish ;)
These guys are producing some pretty good fanfiction, too. (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/02/story-paradise.html) No, seriously. I almost like this "Paradise" story better than the show itself.
And don't forget the music! Both official Katy Perry parodies (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTPqjKk_xCo) and fanmade techno remixes! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta4E2KHYqlQ) (Pinkie's Lie--Don't Laugh at Bears)
Hmm, and I ought not forget this Owl City ripoff (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxoGmVjAsmE)(Fluttershys, rather than Fireflies :D)
Ah, and Eurobeat Brony! Awesome Eurobeat remixes (http://odysseymusic.bandcamp.com/album/super-ponybeat-vol-1) and even some fully original tunes (Days turned into years and into centuries Patience had to fade Don't you see that there is vengeance in my eyes?) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-07f00NnY8)
Seriously, Celestia, did you really have to banish your little sister to the moon for a thousand years?There's hiphop, too. Pony Swag. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1HZp4ClFXY)
Let me tell y'all now, I'm a Cutie Mark Crusader
You can't stop ponies, y'all Gildas, ya haters
Twitcha-twitch sense get tense and stand back
Work ethic on the track rivals Applejack's
Pegasus pony, I been so fly
Get hype like (YAY)...Fluttershy
Derpy with the hooves we proves we got moves
Y'all toothless as Gummy, in short, ya rap funny
I really like all of them, though I haven't gotten a chance to get to know Rarity.
Pinkie pie is like...cute and fuzzy on outside and batshit crazy inside. (yundere...?)
Twilight is really intelluctual, and a bit anti social. I do like the studious main characters. <3
No one can resist Fluttershy!
Ohmygosh, do they have Sayanara zetsubou sensei mlp fim parodies?? I've seen the gundam 00 ones *____*
SZS is such an underappreciated series!
Wheee~ *goes clicking on all the links*
There is pony of it. No exceptions. If no pony is currently found, it will be made. So yes, there is a zetsubou pony.
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Rarity has her moments. (http://ganton3.deviantart.com/art/INSTANT-RARITY-Flash-251856878)
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(sorry, I sorta like the dark side of this fandom (http://askpinkaminadianepie.tumblr.com/), as well.)
That boy pony needs therapy
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLvIyme2MU4)
Trust me, I am all for the darker side of the fandom!
(also the smutty side, but that's another story >_>)
That's a gorgeous Rarity fanart *__*
Fuck yes, crazy pie.
QuoteTrust me, I am all for the darker side of the fandom!
(also the smutty side, but that's another story >_>)
Hmmmm.... that could refer to a lot of things, like Buttersc0tchSundae's ship fics (I'll openly admit to having read these), Slugbox's humanizations, or some of the stuff the peeps from the imageboards (like Megasweet) draw.(Suppose I should put in a warning in case anybody searches for any of this stuff: NSFW?)
I won't specifically search for it, but it certainly doesn't bother me unless it's guro Luna or tubmare or something :eep: like that.
CartoonLion's drawings creep me out a bit, sure, but I honestly don't mind. I don't have to look at 'em.
This stuff is to be expected, with as many older fans as obsessed as they are.
...yeah, I've seen it all...I'm not sure we should post that stuff in this thread ;) Let's stick to Groovebot. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E80LeGAE0cQ)
Ah, yeah, I like NSFW stuff. I am usually saving fanart from DA or tumblr; like humanponies or Cutie mark crusaders.
I like both pony and human stuff, as ling as it is really well drawn.
I don't like guro fics. I read most of cupcakes, but couldn't finish it. There's also "sweet apple masacre" and "rocket to lunacy."
I just checked and I have almost 3,000 pony images on my computer now =0
That means I've saved an average of 50/day for the last two months. Wow, nice to put a statistic on my obsession.
I save based on quality, not content...
Hmm... there are some odd 150 drawfriends on Equestriadaily, figure ~20-30 images each...Huh, I've gone through as many pony images as Seth. Cool. Actually, I don't know that--I'm not sure what the quality gate on drawfriends is. Seth's featured everything I've drawn that I've sent him, but I've only sent the good stuff, and I've seen tons of great art that hasn't been featured...
I only know about "Rocket to Lunacy" because somepony mentioned it in the comments on a crappy Rainbow Dash pic I drew, and I think I saw a fanart for sweet apple massacre but I won't bother finding it or reading it. Not enough morbid curiosity.
I'm currently reading the fic you sent me earlier. It's quite engaging~ <3 (i had to stop to eat dinner.)
Yeah, I'm working on some fanart for that one right now, but it could be a while, since I'm also drawing other things, and also want to try and make it as awesome as the fic itself. I don't have as much time for drawing as I would like, either :'(
Another decent one related to the allicorns is "Past Sins." I've only read part of it, though, so I'm not sure I can really recommend it...
Confound these ponies!! I never used to read fanfiction for anything.
But,but it's so much fun! I haven't been obsessed with an non Japanese series since Pirates of dark water and Harry potter. Seriously, it's definitely different with more English fanartists and writers. I'm always used to waiting for scan translations for my other fandoms.
フ～ン。 日本語がわかりませんか？
This really is getting bad, though, bro. I've even started a drawblog.
DEATH PONY ANSWERS (http://deathponyanswers.tumblr.com/)
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This is going to eat up a ton of time, I just know it.
*___* oooh, no worries. I will just be stalking your tumblr ask blog now. <3
I'm not going to post it here because it's just a little bit too odd and borderlining on nsfw....but a friend of mine found a picture of a male model wearing a my little pony outfit (as in one that shows off the butt and chest like a male stripper...not a furry style of outfit) he posted it to his facebook so I don't know where the original is to link to it.
Haha! That sounds hilarious, Whitney.