The New Pony Thread

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Since the old one was locked, and I'd prefer it not be started by a "controversial figure" anyway.

Just 20 more days till Season 3! The episode description for the premier on Wikipedia sounds really good.

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The preview image seems even better:

So Shining Armor is making an appearance it seems. I hope Cadance does too.

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Since the old one was locked, and I'd prefer it not be started by a rape fic author anyway.

And what a shining example of love and tolerance you are.

Just a fact. I edited the post regardless.

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Um no, the entire brony subculture disproves you.

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Hahahahahahha, remember Stark's racist wiki?

http://en.metapedia.org/wiki/My_little_Pony

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Season 3 starts today!

No Hub for me though, so I hope someone gets it on YouTube tonight.

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I watched it. Wasn't a bad episode or the best, I agree that there wasn't much good explanation and King Sombra was pretty weak as far as villains went. I have high hopes for the upcoming episode with Pinkie Pie cloning herself though.

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Using the paint-drying observation test as a solution was pretty awful, in my opinion, but yeah... I didn't realize there could be too much of Pinkie in an episode until this aired.

It kind of fits considering how averse to remaining still we all know Pinkie Pie would be, only the real one would be able to do it if she had to to stay with her friends.

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I liked the episode even though a lot of it was obvious and anvilicious. I thought it was clever that Babs had such a thick Brooklyn accent since she was from Manehatten. I get the impression though that the episode (amongst other Cutie Mark Crusader focused ones) was probably designed to give some of the voice actresses a break since only Applejack and briefly Pinkie Pie have any speaking parts. Also the song reminded me of Farewell Continental.

Anyone watched The Littlest Pet Shop? I keep seeing promos for it on the episodes and toy promos with Friendship Is Magic, and it's got a lot of the same voice actresses. Is it any good?

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I really liked that episode. I found one of the references so clever I made it my display name for now.

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I finally saw that episode about Twilight Sparkle's magic duel with Trixie. Definitely one of the better new season ones, surprised I waited so long to see it. I really liked how Princess Celestia was meeting emissaries from "Saddle Arabia". The show somehow manages to make puns like that amusing.

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I read some fanfics at work today. Some people...have some rather twisted minds, that's for sure. Also it appears that many fans don't think Princess Celestia is anywhere near as benevolent as she's portrayed on the show.

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I still haven't seen that episode. Need to catch up.

Today at work I learned this big, muscular, heavily tattooed black guy now has a Pinkie Pie plushie in his cubicle.

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So the cuteness of Fluttershy can overcome anything it seems.

I like how they still include Lauren Faust's name in the title sequence.

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I have a picture of Fluttershy on my cubicle wall.

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I have a picture of Fluttershy on my cubicle wall.

Stop giving North Dakota a bad name. Rick Berg was enough.

One girls has pics of ALL the mane ponies. And a bunch of pony dolls lined up in front of her computer.

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I liked Flim and Flam.

Anyone read the graphic novels? A guy at work today was talking about them. First one is only $1.99 on iTunes, might check it out.

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The comics by the way are pretty good. Some guy brought them to work today. Very clever and a bit more mature than the cartoon, since the authors obviously know their audience is going to be adults. The plotline of the first series is about Queen Chrysalis returning and fillynapping the Cutie Mark Crusaders, and the mane six ponies out to rescue them.

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It's probably better to judge it imagining as if you had a kid who liked it and you watched it with them instead of finding out about it from the brony fanbase. Would you be thinking "Oh yeah I would definitely rather watch this than most of the kids stuff on TV"? That's the attitude of one of my co-workers who has three daughters, an 8-year old and 3-year old twins. And she likes watching the show with them.

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I got made fun of for my desktop at work today. I don't care. http://stuffpoint.com/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic/image/83582-my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-fluttershy-in-private-garden.png

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I like both Pinkie Pie and the Cutie Mark Crusaders. My favorite CMC is Apple Bloom.

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How do you think the ponies vote if Equestria had the UK parties?

Fluttershy: Green
Applejack: Labour
Rarity: Tory
Rainbow Dash: doesn't vote, but lots of Pegasi vote UKIP. If she votes maybe Liberal Democrat because she's a lesbian.
Twilight Sparkle: Liberal Democrat
Pinkie Pie: Raving Monster Loony

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What's everyone's thoughts on the Twilight Sparkle becoming an alicorn talk?

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I don't even know what you are talking about... What is an alicorn ?

Cross between a pegasus and unicorn, winged unicorn. Like Celestia and Cadence.

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Season 3 has been the weakest overall IMO, though I really liked Sleepless in Ponyville (which does not actually take place in Ponyville) and Just for Sidekicks. Both were written by Corey Powell, who's new this season. Hope we see more of her in the future.

Who wrote Too Many Pinkie Pies?

This season being weaker shouldn't be a surprise at all because of Lauren Faust's departure. Her Twitter said she hasn't even watched any episodes this season because she might get upset and think about how she would've done it instead. I look forward to her new show with Craig though, and hope she gets a Milky Way and the Galaxy Girls cartoon made, it would likely be awesome.