yoshi89
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Mar 9, 2016 12:49:35 GMT -5
Post by yoshi89 on Mar 9, 2016 12:49:35 GMT -5
Welcome! Nice to have you here!
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yoshi89
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Post by yoshi89 on Nov 25, 2015 22:30:39 GMT -5
I agree that the moral wasn't handled in the best way, but it didn't ruin the episode for me (although the episode itself was mediocre, personally). Compared to the episode of "Tales" it was based on, it wasn't. Celestia giving the rest of the Mane Six in "The Ticket Master" defeated the purpose of the Aesop. The ending to "And the Winner Is" was at least more realistic.
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yoshi89
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Post by yoshi89 on Nov 20, 2015 23:57:56 GMT -5
When Teddy was at his worst, I found him to be an even bigger jerk than Ace. I thought it was low when he told the girls he hopes they lose the swimming competition in "Happy Birthday, Sweetheart". Him being willing to sign a truce does show he has a sensitive side, though. When he's being a klutz, though, he's hilarious.
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Post by yoshi89 on Nov 20, 2015 23:47:17 GMT -5
A lot of cartoons are different in that sense. Stretching a plot into 11 or 22 minutes is a part of what makes them unique. In the original My Little Pony's case, a lot of their episodes were spread over into serials, sometimes stretching over ten episodes.
I think Friendship is Magic toyed with the idea of both 11-minute and 22-minute episodes before settling on the latter. "The Ticket Master" easily could have worked as quarter-hour short.
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Post by yoshi89 on Nov 17, 2015 23:16:10 GMT -5
I've never seen any of the G3 movies so I can't really make a fair judgment. When I get a moment, I'll take a look for myself because they really don't look as bad as the fandom says they are.
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yoshi89
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Post by yoshi89 on Nov 15, 2015 23:54:19 GMT -5
Ironic how the comics lasted longer than the show, and were British on top of it all. How long did those comics last? Considering Tales came out towards the end of G1, they couldn't have lasted that far after the show was cancelled.
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yoshi89
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Hello!
Nov 14, 2015 9:15:46 GMT -5
Post by yoshi89 on Nov 14, 2015 9:15:46 GMT -5
I'm in agreement with the Troubleshoes episode which could have been handled a lot better. The buildup it took to get there took a wrong step with cutie marks being heavily discussed earlier in Season 5. As for political references, I thought that the Season 5 opener (aside from being a very refreshing change of pace villain/threat wise) was more a reference to Kurt Vonnegut's Harrison Bergeron en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Bergeron then anything specifically political like communism (which itself is often very misinterpreted by American society as is and probably doesn't even fit in the case of the Cutie Map). ... And yoshi89, in regarding " "Crusaders of the Lost Mark" tried to preach that money can't buy office, as if to say, "We're looking at you, Donald Trump." 1. The election plotline took up such a small amount of the episode, as to basically be a hook for the overall major plot (DT standing up to her mother and starting the journey to becoming a better pony, and the CMC finally getting their marks in CMCdom, which is very What Ever Happened to the Caped Crusader now that I think about it... 2. "while promoting freedom of expression." ... AND? I fail to see how a theme such as the idea that money can't buy elections is a bad thing, given the idealistic nature of FIM and Pony as a rule. Is it realistic? Course it's not. But considering the first episode opened with the sun and moon needing to be raised and lowered, realism has never been one of FIM's strengths, I'd say. As for promoting freedom of expression? HOW is that a bad thing? Because MLP has pretty much ALWAYS had 'universal' themes like that (which are not to be confused with themes such as the works of Robert Heilened and Ayn Ran) You interpreted the "promoting freedom of expression" part from the wrong episode. That came from "The Cutie Map", not "Crusaders of the Lost Mark". While, other two-parters were strictly good vs. evil, "The Cutie Map" battled ideologies with both sides saying "I believe what's right for my ponies isn't right for yours". Starlight Glimmer told Twilight, "Look how happy my town is without cutie marks and with no competition, everypony is equal." She imprisoned Twilight simply because she and her friends thought ponies should be free to seek their own destiny, therefore disagreeing with her leadership. That said, the election part of "Crusaders of the Lost Mark" did only take up a sizable minority of the episode but it's easy to interpret that as en election-buying campaign based on Diamond Tiara's background.
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yoshi89
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Hello!
Nov 11, 2015 20:18:34 GMT -5
Post by yoshi89 on Nov 11, 2015 20:18:34 GMT -5
If you look at "The Cutie Map" in a political aspect, in many ways, it's 45 minutes of denouncing communism while promoting freedom of expression. "Crusaders of the Lost Mark" tried to preach that money can't buy office, as if to say, "We're looking at you, Donald Trump."
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yoshi89
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Nov 11, 2015 12:51:09 GMT -5
Post by yoshi89 on Nov 11, 2015 12:51:09 GMT -5
It's a shame, though, FiM has really gone downhill recently. Like all other seasons, I've found the fifth to be hit and miss. You've had great moments like the Cutie Mark Crusaders finally getting their cutie marks balanced with cringe-worthy episodes like Rainbow Dash trying to stop winter. However, Season 5 feels like a completely different show compared to the first four, particularly the characters' flanderizations and the political humor that has somehow crept in.
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Post by yoshi89 on Nov 10, 2015 22:56:39 GMT -5
Some shows work better as two 11-minute episodes as opposed to a single 22-minute episode. Considering Tales was made 23 years ago, I don't know if the staff is all that reachable. I wonder though if Cathy Weseluck and Chiara Zanni would be available considering they worked on Tales before FiM.
On topic: I'd have to say Starlight's best moment was leading her classmates out of the cave in "An Apple for Starlight". Miss Hackney really had a lot of trust in her to be sure her friends learned from her.
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yoshi89
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Nov 10, 2015 22:48:51 GMT -5
Post by yoshi89 on Nov 10, 2015 22:48:51 GMT -5
Yeah, I can see why. Some Bronies can't tolerate anything non-FiM.
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yoshi89
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Post by yoshi89 on Nov 7, 2015 14:11:24 GMT -5
I agree with her standing up for Teddy in "Stand by Me". Her defense shows that she is always willing to find some good in anybody. I also thought her song "You Don't Know the Boy" was one of her defining moments.
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Post by yoshi89 on Nov 4, 2015 20:29:27 GMT -5
I'm more used to the term "acrofatic" for Rainbow Dash (I'm a Troper).
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Post by yoshi89 on Nov 3, 2015 20:45:20 GMT -5
FiM Rainbow Dash was shown to have a gut in "Lesson Zero" and "Rainbow Falls".
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yoshi89
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Post by yoshi89 on Nov 2, 2015 13:04:03 GMT -5
I kind of have my own idea for a sort-of scary MLP Tales ep of my fanfic called The Ponyville Horror but not as scary as the movie title it'd be based off of. I just can't resist a good horror fic. What's it about?
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