MLP:FiM Megathread: Does anyone even watch this show anymore edition

[Cloudane]

Yo. New brony here!

Welcome to the herd! *brohoof*
You are just a few letters away from someone I know on Ponychan!

Not a bad idea, but I think the groups here are usually things that are more permanent than a tv show. Like being born in a certain country, or having lobster claws for feet.

>implying that ponies aren't FOR LYFE MAN.

Welp, it's official. Hasbro has given up on little girls and is catering to bronies fulltime. BEHOLD.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...4841173&type=1

That would be a White Celestia, Great and Powerful Trixie, Zecora, DJ PON-3, and Nightmare Moon. Harbo is full of Brony love. Apparently these are all Toys-R-Us exclusives though.

Edit: And apparently Lyra (or rather... heartstrings) is one the way as well.

Ha, awesome. Got to love how they're basically listening to Bronies all the time now.
They still have a few things to sort out:
- Needs more Colgate (or "Minuette" if they really must avoid toothpaste sponsorship!)
- Catering to Bronies. Great! But not all of us are really all that interested in what are still basically girls toys. Let's have some decent official plushies, t-shirts, stickers, posters, heck let's have some cutie mark jewelry. I'd buy it!
- I at least want to be able to pay for and watch the show legally and support it. But I'm in the UK and apparently Sterling is dirty dirty stuff and they want none of it (curse this "regionalisation on the INTERNET" idea!)

[SwordFox]

Yo. New brony here!

Welcome to the herd! *brohoof*
You are just a few letters away from someone I know on Ponychan!

*Brohoof*

That's not me on Ponychan though, unless I made an account in my sleep or something. I just tried to come up with a new name for this forum. :P

[GhandiOwnsYou]

Yo. New brony here!

Welcome to the herd! *brohoof*
You are just a few letters away from someone I know on Ponychan!

Not a bad idea, but I think the groups here are usually things that are more permanent than a tv show. Like being born in a certain country, or having lobster claws for feet.

>implying that ponies aren't FOR LYFE MAN.

Welp, it's official. Hasbro has given up on little girls and is catering to bronies fulltime. BEHOLD.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...4841173&type=1

That would be a White Celestia, Great and Powerful Trixie, Zecora, DJ PON-3, and Nightmare Moon. Harbo is full of Brony love. Apparently these are all Toys-R-Us exclusives though.

Edit: And apparently Lyra (or rather... heartstrings) is one the way as well.

Ha, awesome. Got to love how they're basically listening to Bronies all the time now.
They still have a few things to sort out:
- Needs more Colgate (or "Minuette" if they really must avoid toothpaste sponsorship!)
- Catering to Bronies. Great! But not all of us are really all that interested in what are still basically girls toys. Let's have some decent official plushies, t-shirts, stickers, posters, heck let's have some cutie mark jewelry. I'd buy it!
- I at least want to be able to pay for and watch the show legally and support it. But I'm in the UK and apparently Sterling is dirty dirty stuff and they want none of it (curse this "regionalisation on the INTERNET" idea!)

For the t-shirts, stickers, and posters (along with buttons, bags, Beanies and hoodies) check out WeLoveFine.com. Their stuff is Official License from Hasbro, but aimed at adults. This is probably why there is a lack of adult merch from hasbro, they've already got it covered under a different name. Also, etsy has a pretty large selection of cutie mark stuff. Red bubble has a pretty significant pony presence too, but you'd have to sort out whether you want to support the show by buying official or not, and personally i think we love fines stuff is better anyway.

[Hollycat]

I'm starting to think this forum should be renamed Eyes on Ponies (with Final Fantasy)

[Laddy]

I see where you're coming from Pike. I actually try to look at it more positively. I think TS makes a horrible argument early on when comparing magic to Pinkie Sense by saying that she, TS, can control it and so that makes it different. It doesn't. Not all things with natural causes re controllable.

I also would agree that just because we can't explain something currently doesn't mean it's not a real thing and that it won't at some point be explainable. Sadly, I feel like the episode pushes a little further than that into the "just believe" category.

I'd love to give it all a pass though. I don't tend to get upset about things of this sort in fictional worlds. Like in The Elder Scrolls for example, there is evidence for the deities and such so I'm not going to be bothered by religion and faith based things in those games (because it's not really faith).

I'm also willing to give the idea of Pinkie Sense a pass because that seems totally reasonable in Equestria. What I don't like is that the episode is trying to teach a lesson and that lesson doesn't seem to be a good one. It's the same lesson that makes people into anti-vaxxers or causes people to use homeopathy or accupuncture instead of real treatments that could actually save their lives.

I guess I should try to think of it from the angle that TS is blatantly ignoring evidence that Pinkie Sense is real. That's a pretty unscientific stance she is taking and even if she can't explain the process and the cause, she's being silly to say it's not a real thing after so much evidence.

I think the real message was to keep an open mind and realize that sometimes things are hard to understand but they can still be true.

What makes this episode's moral different from"just believe" was Twilight was constantly being exposed to data contrary to what her stubbornness and close-mindedness insisted. Really it's more "keep yourself open to new ideas even if they're hard to accept" than "just believe!"

[NorthernChaosGod]

Look what I got! One of my friends ask me what I was getting him for Valentine's Day, which I initially responded with "jack trout." Then I decided that if he wanted a card or something, he could have something girly. So I got these for a couple of my guy friends.

[Agent Proto]

Dude, I want MLP stickers.

[Hollycat]

Send me one Julian PLLLLLEEEEASE!

[theundeadhero]

The more I watch episodes with Scootaloo in them the more I'm finding I like her. She's pretty awesome. For a chicken.

Also:
<img src="http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/038/2/9/mane_six_valentines_by_musapan-d4oz5mr.png" height="90%" width="90%"/>

[Pike]

Look what I got! One of my friends ask me what I was getting him for Valentine's Day, which I initially responded with "jack trout." Then I decided that if he wanted a card or something, he could have something girly. So I got these for a couple of my guy friends.

WHAT

WHY DON'T THEY HAVE THESE HERE??

[NorthernChaosGod]

Look what I got! One of my friends ask me what I was getting him for Valentine's Day, which I initially responded with "jack tit." Then I decided that if he wanted a card or something, he could have something girly. So I got these for a couple of my guy friends.

WHAT

WHY DON'T THEY HAVE THESE HERE??

Haha, I had to go to four stores to even find them. Walmart had apparently sold out of them a while ago.

I'll see how many different designs there are (because I want to keep a whole set for myself :P ) and can send you guys some of the extras. Or I'll pick up another box later since they were on sale at the grocery store next to my house.

[Hollycat]

hooray for the wookie pony!

[NorthernChaosGod]

I am not a wookiee pony.

Also, anyone that wants to expand their pony picture collection might want to check this out.
http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/6492897

Download at your own discretion.

[GhandiOwnsYou]

I am not a wookiee pony.

Also, anyone that wants to expand their pony picture collection might want to check this out.
http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/6492897


Download at your own discretion.

I have never been so tempted to download something containing 34 in my life. Blasted R34... Stay the hell away from my pony...

[Hollycat]

26000... no can resist.
must not look!