I just saw the the finale. Bipolar Fluttershy was definitely the greatest thing to happen in that episode. I expect to see some great gifs made from her going crazy.
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (9th & Final Season Airing Now)
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http://fyre-flye.deviantart.com/
Lauren Faust is… not involved in the show anymore?
I don't know how to feel about this, other than immensely unsure.
It's still everybody but Lauren Faust not being executive producer, so unless you ascribe to auteur theory, it should really be the same. But considering the control she did have, I think, there will be a noticeable difference.
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I should hope everything should be the same.
…What's auteur theory?
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as long as she's still somewhat involved i think it will be okay
only time will tell
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Was she involved in the second season?
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A real shame. This show is her brainchild. It really is wonderful.
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Auteur theory is basically the idea that the director's voice shines through everything else in a production, in spite of the writers, actors or script or camera work or anything else, and you can just tell its one main voice guiding everything.
Especially in television, when the person in charge might be responsible for coordinating everything and ongoing plot connection and such.
Most of the time, you can point and say "well, the script is at the core of the movie, so obviously the scriptwriter is largely responsible", except the script is actually a pretty early part of the process, and studio execs, actors, editing, music, and budget can change what the writer had pretty drastically. (compare the One Piece anime to the manga for instance) Since the director is in charge of everything and has final cut, often it comes out with their specific style and voice no matter the writer or actors.
Alfred Hitchcock is an easy example. Lots of writers, but all his films are clearly Hitchcock films. Or Kurosawa. Same thing.
In animation, an easy example is Gargoyles being headed by Greg Weisman. As soon as he left the show we got Goliath Chronicles and the show completely fell apart in terms of characterization, plot, and overall quality. But everything he's been on since (Max Steel, Spectacular Spiderman, Young Justice) has ongoing plots and casts of thousands and lots of literary references, cause thats what he goes for.
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Well, shit.
I'm glad to see she already did her part with the story concepts and whatnot, but dammit why do the most important people always leave!? Fuck You to whomever stripped her of her creative control.
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Well, shit.
I'm glad to see she already did her part with the story concepts and whatnot, but dammit why do the most important people always leave!? Fuck You to whomever stripped her of her creative control.
Well, she did say that to "Various circumstances with the production made it increasingly impossible" for her "to keep up with with the level of personal creative involvement and control at the start of the series."
Decided it on her own I believe. That's why she dropped from Executive producer to Consultant producer. I'm pretty sure that S2 will be as good as S1. Sure Lauren dropped her E.P. title, but the people who works on the show are really great. She wouldn't be dropping title exactly if she didn't trust the crew of the show. Besides that, they are the same people from S1, as long as Hasbro doesn't jump in and intervene any way, then we're fine.Anyways, more info on S2:
http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/05/season-2-information-from-kreoss-mlp.html
http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/05/season-2-updates.html
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At least Derpy will be an official character next season.
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and Luna has an episode.
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Hmm, well that's fairly unsettling (about Lauren leaving). Oh well, hopefully the second season will still be good and I hope Lauren succeeds in whatever else she pursues.
Oh, and congrats to her on her pregnancy.
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That is a bit unsettling.
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@RobbyBevard:
At least Derpy will be an official character next season.
does anyone know if she has an official name? I'm not too certain they will use Derpy hooves.
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does anyone know if she has an official name? I'm not too certain they will use Derpy hooves.
"Ditzy Doo" is likely the name that they'll end up using. Its a name that was used in reference to a random off camera pony in one of the episodes.
Oh, and congrats to her on her pregnancy.
Wait, where does she say that? Is that why she's stepping down some? She expects to be… busy... during an important part of production?
Well, congrats if that's the case.
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She's since removed the paragraph that talked about it, but her last journal revealed that she was pregnant after someone stalked her private profile on a social networking site and released the information to the public without her permission. I don't remember her saying anything about it being the reason for her departure however, in fact I more or less remember her denying that it had any relation to her status on the show.
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So hown is she gonna explain the sudden apearance of a kid in her household then ? :ninja:
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! You stomp your whole self out~
! You stomp your whole self in and you stomp yourself about~
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Just saw episode 26.
It was prety good.
But seriously Celestia, you're not gonna do anything about your nephew being an ill mannered prick ?
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She sent him to the moon.
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And to think. Three weeks ago you could have said "Yeah, the head producer on My Little Pony is leaving and we worry about the quality of the second season" and you would have just gotten a bunch of blank stares.
But now the internetz is behind them.
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Seriously, I don't remember her making any sort of actual decision after episode 2.
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@RobbyBevard:
Wait, where does she say that? Is that why she's stepping down some? She expects to be… busy... during an important part of production?
Well, congrats if that's the case.
I read it in her Deviantart journal posting. But she assured us that her pregnancy was not the reason she stepped down.
@RobbyBevard:And to think. Three weeks ago you could have said "Yeah, the head producer on My Little Pony is leaving and we worry about the quality of the second season" and you would have just gotten a bunch of blank stares.
But now the internetz is behind them.
Well, even if auteur theory does hold true, I think people need to realize that different does not necessarily equal bad. And, as it's been said, season 2 should still be very Lauren-influenced, so really we'll probably have to wait till season 3 to notice any difference, and who knows' what'll happen between now and then.
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@No:
But seriously Celestia, you're not gonna do anything about your nephew being an ill mannered prick ?
@Cyan:
She sent him to the moon.
He's going to be a villain in season 2.
Seriously though, since he's Celestia's nephew, does that mean he's Luna's son?
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Don't forget that both Luna and Celestia are aparently 1000 years old, so old in fact that the begining of Celestia's rule is shrouded in legend.
So even if he is, fat chance of him ever getting to do anything.
Oh and: if they know what a King and Queen is in Equestria, why does the sovereign ruler call herself a "princess" ? Mind you I know what a ruling prince/princess is, but that's setting your ambitions a little low.
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@Cyan:
She sent him to the moon.
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@No:
Oh and: if they know what a King and Queen is in Equestria, why does the sovereign ruler call herself a "princess" ? Mind you I know what a ruling prince/princess is, but that's setting your ambitions a little low.
Because "Princess" sounds cuter and gets to avoid the responsibility of being queen. Video game Princess' especially. "My father is rapped in another dimension, but not dead! No responsibility here!" Princess Zelda (Zelda) , Princess Lana, (Captain N) Princess Sally (Sonic the Hedgehog) Princess Leia (Star Wars) and so on.
Nostalgia critic has a whole thing on it in his Captain N review, about 4 minutes in.
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@RobbyBevard:
Because "Princess" sounds cuter and gets to avoid the responsibility of being queen. Video game Princess' especially. "My father is rapped in another dimension, but not dead! No responsibility here!" Princess Zelda (Zelda) , Princess Lana, (Captain N) Princess Sally (Sonic the Hedgehog) and so on.
Suddenly I have the image of King Robotnik being forced to live in the hood with a street gang.
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Seriously though, since he's Celestia's nephew, does that mean he's Luna's son?
Faust said that he's Celestia and Luna's nephew…52 times removed on their mother's side.
@No:Oh and: if they know what a King and Queen is in Equestria, why does the sovereign ruler call herself a "princess" ? Mind you I know what a ruling prince/princess is, but that's setting your ambitions a little low.
Equestria's a principality?
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Well the sovereign ruler does call herself a "princess".
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If she's a princess then it's a principality. Unless she and Luna have still-living parents that we don't know about.
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Which reminds me
Where's my Neptune ponie ?
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@ <nico:< small="">> http://i.imgur.com/dZwZb.gif
Awesome.
I am working on a Strawhat crossover right now. I am sure its been done a million times but what the hell. Franky should look interesting.</nico:<>
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For all the comedy in this latest ep…
[hide]I hope Rainbow Dash doesn't give up her pursuit of those three guys because of one bad night. Out of everyone, her bad night was the most impacted by bad luck.
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@RobbyBevard:
Because "Princess" sounds cuter and gets to avoid the responsibility of being queen. Video game Princess' especially. "My father is rapped in another dimension, but not dead! No responsibility here!" Princess Zelda (Zelda) , Princess Lana, (Captain N) Princess Sally (Sonic the Hedgehog) Princess Leia (Star Wars) and so on.
Nostalgia critic has a whole thing on it in his Captain N review, about 4 minutes in.
The thing is, even with those examples they at least came up with some half-baked explanation for why they were princesses, and they acknowledged there was a king or queen above them (however offscreen they may have been).
But Celestia is 1000 years old and has presumably been ruling over Equestria for just as long and they've never acknowledged anyone being further up on the ladder. There's really no reason for her not to be a queen.
But hey, maybe Equestria's a principality like Cyan said.
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maybe it's a magical pretend world and it just works differently from our real world. :)
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Damn ponies, taking over my life >_>
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You don't have a MLP avatar. They haven't taken over your life.
Yet.
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@RobbyBevard:
You don't have a MLP avatar. They haven't taken over your life.
Yet.
But they will.
FOREVER !
Also about the modeling episode, I realy wonder how Pinkie Pie got to the conclusion that "both of my friends are at odds with each other for something one is jealous off and the other hates doing, but does so just so she can please her secretly jealous friend, so there's no reason for them to be told the truth and reconcile sooner, I reckon".
There's times when rules apply, but times when they are just useless.
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The thing is, even with those examples they at least came up with some half-baked explanation for why they were princesses, and they acknowledged there was a king or queen above them (however offscreen they may have been).
But Celestia is 1000 years old and has presumably been ruling over Equestria for just as long and they've never acknowledged anyone being further up on the ladder. There's really no reason for her not to be a queen.
But hey, maybe Equestria's a principality like Cyan said.
Today I imagined the sovereign ruler of all Ponies everywhere , and Celestia's dad, to be a ginormous Neptune-like Ponie.
But that's way too awesome to happen :(
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Personally, I like the theory that Pinkie knows she's in a TV show and just does whatever'll make the episode interesting.
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Also, give us an ep with her family next season , for more Amish jokes.
Not like any are gonna see it :ninja:
And besides, Dexter satirised Amish people to the point where they believed a light bulb was the work of an evil spirit. And has been getting away with it for 15 years.
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I'd pay good money for this to be a full episode.
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@Cyan:
I'd pay good money for this to be a full episode.
OH MY GOD XD
Is there more ? :O
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The artist does a few pictures and comics that would be awesome episodes.
See also:
Can't Stand the Weather
My Little Goddesses
Pinkie's Real Past
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http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/6565?search=madmax
Is this a reference to anything ?
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Doctor Who.
Or in this case, Doctor Whoof.