My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (Cadance is best Princess)

guitarskills · April 19, 2011, 11:53pm

Talk about them.

My friend on another forum community I visit started a thread called “Why Bronies Are a ‘Thing’” to show the people on the site that bronies aren’t terrible people. It’s quite an awesome post. These are NOT my words, they are his. Let me know if you have questions, and I will see if I can talk to him and ask him your question. Thank you.

On that note: it’s its own topic. With a blatant title. If you don’t want to hear about it, I suggest you take the logical course of action of, y’know, avoiding the thread. This thread is for those people who actually, sincerely want a comprehensive answer on the subject. This is not a thread about why you should like MLP because honestly, I couldn’t care less if you like it or not any more than if you like cheese, Twilight, or the properties of the number seven. If you simply don’t like the show, cool. We can both move on. If you choose to stick around and read this after you have resolved how much you hate everything that has to do with bronies and then post as much, well…I really won’t be able to bring myself to feel much sympathy for you wasting your own time.

Okay, let me list off the common reasons for why most bronies like MLP. Then I’ll add my own personal reasons why I enjoy the show. Hopefully this will fully and completely answer your question (and possibly for others, as well).

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It has good animation. Seriously. Watch just a couple minutes of it, and then tell me how surprised you are that it’s made in Flash of all things.

It has complex, quality characters. I think this is something practically anyone here, being on a roleplaying forum, can appreciate. The characters each have their own unique personalities which give them an array of strengths and flaws. These dynamics create many different situations wherein the characters conflict or work together, and ultimately, they (and hopefully the audience) often learn something about themselves and life in general.

It has decent writing. Some of the jokes are pretty clever, and especially considering the episodes are condensed into 22 minutes, the stories told are usually pretty damn fun.

Friendship is Magic is a family show, not a little girls’ show. While yes, it’s still aimed to market toys to little girls, the show itself is made so that a family can sit down and enjoy it. It has references from things like Batman, Darkwing Duck, The Big Lebowski, Star Wars, and so many others. It makes jokes about alcohol and other adult things that a 6-8 year old girl isn’t going to get (unless there’s something seriously wrong in that girl’s life).

The rest of the brony community itself. While yes, there are certain obnoxious bronies and…other sub-sects…most bronies are just generally warm, welcoming people. In addition to that, we have some pretty talented artists in the community. People who draw and paint, musicians who compose entirely original pieces. I’ll post a few examples for those who are genuinely curious about why bronies are ‘a thing’ and aren’t ragging just because it’s the “cool” thing to do.

A dragon that totally looks like Smog from the animated version of The Hobbit. Not to mention their original fantasy elements like the timber wolves, which are wolves made out of actual timber, and they are just downright creepy.

The lessons. The message this show conveys really resonates with a lot of my personal policies in life, and has even lent me some improved outlooks in places. I know more than a few adults who could stand to learn some of the things this show has to teach about getting along with other people. This is the part where you might expect me to make a jab at SSG on the whole, which I could easily do, but I’m being serious here.

The voice acting. As an aspiring voice actor, I can really appreciate how much work actually goes into this kind of thing, and the quality they manage to reach with the voice work is something I love. They also have some great actors in here, for example Tara Strong as the voice of Twilight Sparkle. If you don’t know who Tara Strong is here’s a link to her page on IMDB, where you can scroll down to see her filmography and how she’s been in practically everything ever. There’s also the fun bit with John de Lancie (you know, the guy who played Q in Star Trek: The Next Generation?) as the voice actor for Discord in the season 2 pilot. It’s very much a typecast, but it works so very well.

It’s just plain fun. It’s bright and it’s colorful and it’s silly and whimsical, with little bits of badassery sprinkled in here and there. And yes, I do enjoy that. I see no reason to be ashamed of that; it’s part of the reason I like Wall-E and Up! and plenty of other animated works.

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Skycakes · April 20, 2011, 12:12am

well, i DO enjoy ponies.

guitarskills · April 20, 2011, 12:13am

yay.

Tsukasa · April 20, 2011, 1:07am

What if I am a six year old girl? :3

guitarskills · April 20, 2011, 1:16am

Actually, I’m pretty certain you like 6 year old girls

Tsukasa · April 20, 2011, 1:18am

How did you know about my secret fetish?

On topic: I love the way they change their vocabulary so it’s pony related. Lol, everypony.

Skycakes · April 20, 2011, 1:24am

relevant

i’m pretty sure you just read it in his voice

Tsukasa · April 20, 2011, 1:31am

Heh, I did. That was weird.

Skycakes · April 20, 2011, 1:33am

i swear, i did the exact same thing when i found this gif

also, the new gen of pony toys are pretty cute (except the rainbow dash toy has an inaccurate face: they gave her fluttershy’s eyeline)

plus this

Tsukasa · April 20, 2011, 1:35am

Wow, pinkie pie looks derpy. I would totally get a Fluttershy one.

guitarskills · April 20, 2011, 1:48am

I hate that! One time, I read 6 lines in a row, all in the mane casts different styles. I heard all the ponies D:

Skycakes · April 20, 2011, 1:55am

hey yall, you know how i mentioned that the dash toy was really innacurate? well this guy made a customized one that is much better, have a look.

[http://brewing-trouble.deviantart.com/a ... -202053692](http://brewing-trouble.deviantart.com/art/Customized-Rainbow-Dash-202053692)

the head on the table next to her is the one she comes with, so you can see what i meant about them giving her fluttershy’s eyeline

Tsukasa · April 21, 2011, 1:56am

New episode in two days.

Nuselline · April 21, 2011, 12:28pm

How are you watching these episodes? TV?

guitarskills · April 21, 2011, 6:28pm

Youtube.

Nuselline · April 21, 2011, 7:55pm

guitarskills · April 21, 2011, 10:00pm

That means your at episode 3. That’s a good episode.

Nuselline · April 21, 2011, 10:48pm

No, I watched 1, 2, and 23. Now I have to watch 3. :[

Tsukasa · April 21, 2011, 10:58pm

I knew you would like it.

guitarskills · April 21, 2011, 11:04pm

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I love posting this image. It makes me proud: