Oh, yeah, I totally forgot MLP is a thing. So, season 4 is due to begin in December? Fun times, fun times, it'll be my first time watching the series without giving a hoot and not even caring about spoilers - maybe it'll make the show at least a little bit interesting. And damn, I hope for some nice songs at least!
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (9th & Final Season Airing Now)
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@Aru:
Oh, yeah, I totally forgot MLP is a thing. So, season 4 is due to begin in December?
November 23rd, dude. Just over a week.
Man, MLP premier and the Doctor Who 50th anniversary. Who could ask for more?
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@Aru:
it'll be my first time watching the series without giving a hoot and not even caring about spoilers - maybe it'll make the show at least a little bit interesting. And damn, I hope for some nice songs at least!
sigh So you've lost all affection for this series too?
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sigh So you've lost all affection for this series too?
Hey, I didn't lose all of my affection - I still read a MLP webcomic and sometimes listen to remixes. I'm just not very interested in the show itself - the plot stopped being interesting for me. Maybe I'm just oversaturated with MLP or maybe the quality dropped, whatever it is, I didn't even think once about season 4 since season 3 ended. I think I stopped caring around the time they created just a "pure evil" villain without any character (the one that attacked the Crystal Empire) and then made Discord a good guy.
Or maybe, just maybe, after I started watching Adventure Time more (around season 2 of MLP) my taste changed and I wanted something more from every other show. -
November 23rd, dude. Just over a week.
Man, MLP premier and the Doctor Who 50th anniversary. Who could ask for more?
Well speaking as a dude staying in Japan, there's also the new Studio Ghibli movie coming out on the 23rd…
...That said, due to time-zone differences I'm pretty sure it'll actually be the 24th over here by the time this or Doctor Who airs. Still, I will count all these things as coming out on the 23rd regardless just to emphasize just how utterly awesome the 23rd will be. -
@Aru:
Hey, I didn't lose all of my affection - I still read a MLP webcomic and sometimes listen to remixes. I'm just not very interested in the show itself - the plot stopped being interesting for me. Maybe I'm just oversaturated with MLP or maybe the quality dropped, whatever it is, I didn't even think once about season 4 since season 3 ended. I think I stopped caring around the time they created just a "pure evil" villain without any character (the one that attacked the Crystal Empire) and then made Discord a good guy.
Or maybe, just maybe, after I started watching Adventure Time more (around season 2 of MLP) my taste changed and I wanted something more from every other show.Have you read any of the IDW comics?
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November 23rd, dude. Just over a week.
Man, MLP premier and the Doctor Who 50th anniversary. Who could ask for more?
Heh, if it wasn't thanksgiving weekend, I was totally gonna try and request off for it all…It is gonna be a fun saturday~
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NO I WILL NOT LOOK EITHER :'(
Getting excited over seeing new ponies for the first time without spoilers is too good.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24939873
seems the bronies have gained the attention of BBC
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24939873
seems the bronies have gained the attention of BBC
Not what I was hoping for in the least.
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sigh So you've lost all affection for this series too?
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@No:
Not what I was hoping for in the least.
To be fair, that article is very neutral. Especially when compared to the majority.
Although they ARE extremely late in catching on.NO I WILL NOT LOOK EITHER :'(
Glad i'm not the only person torturing themselves. We can do this!
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aboutthe new mlp comics friends forever, I saw the preview for the 2ndissue and made my jaw drop!!!
! | MY LITTLE PONY: FRIENDS FOREVER #2
Jeremy Whitley (w), Tony Fleecs (a), Amy Mebberson , Lea Hernandez
The Cutie Mark Crusaders have done everything they can think of to get their cutie marks. But there's one creature of chaos who might have some ideas they would never think of… Discord! When our pint-sized heroines start working with the unpredictable trickster, the results are bound to get unusual! Will Ponyville be able to survive their friendship?
32 pages, $3.99.
! |I totally didnt see it coming!!! but I so want this issue!!!!!
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Another Promo for Season 4.
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Another Promo for Season 4.
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! @0:10 - Calling it now; it's a Rockodile.
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I challenged myself to finish this before the end of the month, and i actually made it happen! Take that, procrastination!
The biggest volume yet, with at least 50 ideas in total!As always, please tell me if there were any skits that you liked.
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EDIT: Another clip from HUB Network
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tomorrow is the season 4 premiere!!!!!
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tomorrow is the season 4 premiere!!!!!
Oh shit, I thought we had still another week!
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Some Season 4 stuff from Meghan McCarthy's twitter takeover. Compiled by EqD:
! Writer @__KeatingRogers__ is back for Season 4 and if you thought her Pinkie Pie "Smile Song" was great you are in for a treat.
! "Apples to the Core" song shown at Comic Con was written by new #MLPseason4 writer @__natashalevinger__ Go say hello to her!
! It's no wonder @__dannyimusic__ is on vacation right now. We tried to break him with 16 brand new songs in Season 4
! Episode 413 might feature my favorite Rarity performance ever. Really not sure how @__StTabitha__ made it through that record.
! Any Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo fans out there? Get ready for the feels in Season 4
! He’s a master of chaos. But did you know he could sing? Discord gets his own musical number in #MLPseason4 and It. Is. Amazing
! Shout-out to @__TheBiggestJim__ new co-director for Season 4
! Spike definitely brings the funny this season courtesy of some amazing voice work by @__CathyWeseluck__
! The CMCs get to sing and be completely adorkable
! Meghan's new favorite background ponies live in Manehattan.
! Yes, somepony other than Discord will make their singing debut in Season 4
! We're introducing some new villains in Season 4. Let's just say they have some serious issues
! Last season the Crystal Empire won the honor of hosting the Equestria Games. I'm just sayin'
! Wouldn't be #MLPFIM without a few pop culture references. (See previous tweet re: background ponies in Manehattan.)
! Speaking of background ponies, a fan favorite gets an official name and lots of screen time in Season 4.
! The scripts for episodes 401/402 were locked in August… 2012!
! What dreams may come? Luna knows ;-)
! Pinkie Pie goes through a lot in #MLPseason4 and @__AndreaLibman__ will make you love her even more
! We're doing something we've never done before in #MLPseason4 The key to finding out what it is is to watch the big premiere tomorrow
! Huge props to @__goldenrusset__ for all his tireless work on #MLPseason4 The man is a genius! A genius I tells ya! -
maaan, every time I read a line I couldn't sit down for couple of minutes, this is how hyped im am right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Press release from HUB about Episode 4 along with pic:
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! “Daring Don’t” — When Rainbow Dash discovers that the new A.K. Yearling book she has been eagerly anticipating is delayed, she recruits her reluctant pony friends to spring into action to ensure the book gets written. However, when the ponies arrive to help the famous author, they soon discover that A.K. Yearling has a secret that sends Rainbow Dash and her pony friends on an unexpected mission, on “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic,” Saturday, December 7 at 10:30 a.m. ET/ 7:30 a.m. PT on the Hub Network. -
Some Season 4 stuff from Meghan McCarthy's twitter takeover. Compiled by EqD:
! Writer @__KeatingRogers__ is back for Season 4 and if you thought her Pinkie Pie "Smile Song" was great you are in for a treat.
! He’s a master of chaos. But did you know he could sing? Discord gets his own musical number in #MLPseason4 and It. Is. Amazing
! Yes, somepony other than Discord will make their singing debut in Season 4
! We're introducing some new villains in Season 4. Let's just say they have some serious issues
! Last season the Crystal Empire won the honor of hosting the Equestria Games. I'm just sayin'
! Meghan's new favorite background ponies live in Manehattan.
! Wouldn't be #MLPFIM without a few pop culture references. (See previous tweet re: background ponies in Manehattan.)
! Speaking of background ponies, a fan favorite gets an official name and lots of screen time in Season 4.
! What dreams may come? Luna knows ;-)! 1. YAY! Smile is my favorite MLP song! And of course we knew John DeLancie can sing, we all saw the Brony song. And I'm calling Big Macintosh since there's the big family song Apples to the Core.
! 2. New villains. Who's got ideas?
! 3. FINALLY! Equestia Games! Which means more time with Cadence and Shining Armor!
! 4. Background ponies in Manehattan. Alright, I'm calling Lady Gaga and/or Katy Perry ponies right now. Who else has ideas?
! 5. Fan favorite? Who? DJ PON-3? Octavia? Lyra? Are they doing a Derpy and giving them official names or is there a background pony I'm not thinking of?
! 6. YES. Finally. I've been wanting more and more Luna doing her duty as a dream guardian.YAY! SO EXCITED!!!
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New season tomorrow.
Get your game face on.
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You mean today, right?
On Bronystate, the livestream for the two-parter starts in about 5 hours.Oh wait, timezones. Nevermind.
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For me it misses being today by literally a second. By Japanese timezones, it would appear it airs exactly at midnight. And I must say, I do not much like how Japanese timezones have made it so that I would only be able to watch one of the three things I was looking forward to the 23rd for, on the 23rd. (For the record, said one thing I was able to see today was Studio Ghibli's new movie. And then the last thing which I must wait till the 24th for is the 50th anniversary special of Doctor Who.)
In any case, them tweets does make this season sound like a considerable step up from the last one. C'mon FiM production staff, don't let me down…
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Welp, I've got to go to work. All you who can watch the premiere live have fun. I'll catch up this afternoon.
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well the premiere came and went….who saw it?
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! Let me just say…..well, I liked it more than the third season opener. No new villains....but rather something different.
! Starting off, I was really glad that the writers opted to keep Twilight's little upgrade from last season's ender. I know many people were losing their minds over it, but in the end, Twilight is still Twilight.
! These two episodes focused a lot on her insecurities and modesty of being a princess....she doesn't want her friends to address her as such, she gets all upset when they're doing things without her, etc. I liked that.
! Problem was that the Everfree Forest was "invading" - that is, tree branches are leeching out and attacking, the sky is out of whack, and both Celestia and Luna are gone. Speaking of, we get to see two key events through Twilight's eyes.....Luna's corruption and her ascension to Nightmare Moon (+ Celestia battle and banning), and when the two princesses sealed up Discord. (I kinda didn't like how Zecora provided the deus ex machina potion that allowed Twilight to see these events, but oh well....)
! Yes, that Discord. He's back again! As wacky and trouble-making as ever. As much as the "Discord is reformed" episode last season was rather short/forced and could've had more oomph, at least he's....technically not a bad guy anymore. Another point for continuity. He insists this chaos isn't his doing, being as sneaky and kooky as we love him.
! Anyways, the six elements of Harmony were discovered upon a magical tree....had to come from somewhere, I guess. This tree is designed to keep the Everfree Forest in check, and without its power sources.....the evil can't be stopped. Naturally, the mane six opt to store their elements in the tree, saving the day. The risk is, of course, decreased protection for Equiestra.
! Going back a bit, Twilight's friends initially wanted her to stay behind, purely because their kingdom needed some rule, and being a princess, Twilight can't exactly play dangerous adventurer as much. Although both sides realize it wouldn't be the same without her, and that she needs to be more than just some figurehead. She's still Twilight, like I said.
! The day is saved, the princesses return, and Fluttershy keeps Discord in check.
! ......although we learn this was his doing afterall. Moments before being turned to stone, the dude sprinkled magic-sapping seeds everywhere, hoping the harmony-less tree would be compromised......only it took a LOT longer than planned.
! Of course this seems a bit like an asspull, but it IS Discord we're talking about here. And the scene in question made it seem like he was just eating a bag of snacks, while sprinkling some and making a mess. It's kinda amusing if you look back (which the episode did)
! ....Overall, I liked it. Disappointed there was no song, but the antics of Discord and Pinkie, and the emotional scenes between Twilight, herself, her friends, and the princesses were grade A. Cool action too.
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Just finished watching it.
! I thought it was pretty good. Really enjoyed getting to see the important events in Equestrian history. Lot of action scenes too, which stood out due to all the diverse POV angles and the like. No songs, a little disappointing, but given last season's finale was a musical episode, I'll give them a break on it. Other than that, the usual MLP I enjoy, amplified by the 9 month break.
! Also, we have the set up for a season spanning story arc. Hopefully the increase back to 26 episodes will allow that to be fully developed and evenly paced between the one-off episodes. -
Loved the premiere. Here it is for those who missed it.
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Also some pics from episodes 4 & 5:
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Well… it had Discord in it. The only character I care about!
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Watching right now, at 10:35 and….now they're just teasing me :/ Just...a few more words Big Mac ? Please ?
Well that was good. And whadya know, something that looks like an honest-to-god ongoing plot thread ? I really hope they'll take advantage of that and not just rush through the entire thing in the season finale.
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Anyways, the six elements of Harmony were discovered upon a magical tree….had to come from somewhere, I guess. This tree is designed to keep the Everfree Forest in check, and without its power sources.....the evil can't be stopped. Naturally, the mane six opt to store their elements in the tree, saving the day. The risk is, of course, decreased protection for Equiestra.
I do like this last point as it gets rid of the elements being potentially an all-purpose solution, which has to be written out of the plot somehow if you want the villains to pose some kind of thread, which if you look back to Season 3 is something they might have thought of before.
As far back as the opening of Season 3 the writers instead had the elements not be instrumental in beating Chrysalis at all, instead that was left to Cadence/Shining Armour.
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Loved the premiere. Here it is for those who missed it.
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Also some pics from episodes 4 & 5:
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Okay, it seems my hopes were in fact granted.
! A (I'd say near certain) villain who isn't just part of the opening/finale :D !
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! I really liked it, mainly because of it showing how Luna became Nightmare moon and where Luna and Celestia found the elements of harmony. It was way better than the Season 3 premiere IMO!
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Just watched the two part season premiere on Youtube.
! I really liked it, mainly because of it showing how Luna became Nightmare moon and where Luna and Celestia found the elements of harmony. It was way better than the Season 3 premiere IMO!
! Best of all, NO SONGS! :DSongs aren't bad, just wouldn't really fit into this episode.
Was expecting more people to be talking about the season opening by now. Also, I know I should remember but totally forgot, did they add Luna to the intro last season ?
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Also, I know I should remember but totally forgot, did they add Luna to the intro last season ?
No, this was the first time the opening has been updated visually at all since the show started.
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No, this was the first time the opening has been updated visually at all since the show started.
Huh. Would have actually thought they might have done that and I just missed it/forgot after the break.
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OOOH. I LOVED the season premiere.
! Lots of laughs and great subtle jokes, Twilight really had believeable awkwardness at being a princess, and I loved now the premiere will remain as the storyline of this season, unlike the past three. Best premiere ever!
! I also like the removal of the elements, but I feel that I'm the end they'll go back to the mane 6. I guess the season will focus on Twilight learning new magic and princessly wisdom to solve new problems. I also hope that the season IS like a quest to find each key, episodes which will probably focus on each character's element.
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! Discord's return was beyond anything i could ever hope for.
Feeling really smug right now, considering how many people were claiming his redemption would ruin his character.No, this was the first time the opening has been updated visually at all since the show started.
Actually, it was also updated in season 2. They added the train, which wasn't there in season 1.
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Actually, it was also updated in season 2. They added the train, which wasn't there in season 1.
Huh. you're right. Okey dokey lokey then.
Today is Monday. Thus, music post by me. BEHOLD:
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Synopsizes for Episode 5-7
! Episode 5:
December 14 – “Flight to the Finish”: The Cutie Mark Crusaders vie for the honor
of carrying the Ponyville flag at the Equestria Games.
! Episode 6:
December 21 – “Power Ponies:” When Spike and the Mane 6 end up as
superheroes in a comic book world, the only way to get back home is to defeat
the super-villain, The Mane-iac.
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December 28 – “Bats!”: Vampire Fruit Bats take over Sweet Apple Acres and
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Holy shit, episode 3 was leaked!
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Holy shit, episode 3 was leaked!
Enjoy! :)That's not really that good of a thing cause, well, it can screw over the production team and make Hasbro possibly be alot more dickish.
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Of course, leaking is certainly bad for the company.
Alas, there's nothing we can do so we might as well accept the gift.
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Leaked episode you say? Well, I see no reason not to watch that…
Well that was a really fun episode all around. I could totally see the twist of
! the Pony of Shadows actually being Pinkie Piecoming from a mile away tho.
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Nice episode
! Was about to complain that, given the fact this is a fantasy world with magic in it, they wasted a good opportunity for a rather cookie-cutter setup, but the ending makes me hope they might take advantage of that fact and have an honest to god obstacle to overcome that's not a result of social issues or miscommunication.
! I like the slice of life episodes as much as the next person, but they did so many of those already, and they have the ability to create an actualy engaging antagonist. I just would like some actual conflict with something that isn't a wild animal, in the middle of an episode about self confidence or whatnot. Would also help to make the show much more unpredictable. -
just gonna leave this here…
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One Piece ponies? They win everything. Forever.