Friendship is Magic (current FFR Pony avatar count: >9000)

[MrGiggles]

I think my favorite part about the show is the amount of influence the internet has been allowed over it. All the shout-outs they make that are quite obviously intended for older audiences are a nice touch.

It certainly doesn't hurt that the show has some pretty good slapstick/puns and hilarious visual gags.

idk, it's usually pretty hard to identify exactly what makes a show good, but that was my best effort.

[TC_Cyrenics]

I can safely say the animation is done in a nice fashion. It certainly harkens memories of Foster's, and it's very evident that it's Faust on board with the work.

However, it's just not for me. Have fun, you guys, but I'll not be wagoning with you anytime soom.

[Rubin0]

Hey I'm not complaining about the show. It's just you don't often see people ranging from adolescent boys to grown men interested in a cartoon intended for young girls...unless it's something awesome like the Powerpuff Girls. That's completely understandable.

[revolutionomega]

Followers. All of you.

[~kitty~]

Originally Posted by Rubin0

Hey I'm not complaining about the show. It's just you don't often see people ranging from adolescent boys to grown men interested in a cartoon intended for young girls...unless it's something awesome like the Powerpuff Girls. That's completely understandable.

I like powerpuff girls and My Little Pony. I don't see why everyone's acting like the show is some kind of harmful flesh-eating virus. I didn't join the herd because I want to bandwagon. If people knew how I was like, they would know that I'm not a bandwagoner. I truly enjoyed and laughed at the show, and some of it I don't know why I like, but I do. At first, I wasn't sure if I'd like it, but I knew that some shows are better than they first appear. Phineas and Ferb was the same way for me... but that's something different.

[G.S.M]

I never watched the show and I never will.

But I did join the pony avatar club. lol

[Cold Kitten]

I watch it because I can. It's a good show, imo, and it's pretty funny. Not to mention, it's damn entertaining. Something to waste my time on when I should be doing homework. xD I'm not a bandwagoner. Never have been. I dislike things generally BECAUSE too many people like it. This, however, is a different story. I like it because I do, and that's that.

[ddr_f4n]

Never joined any bandwagon. The first episode IMO was good enough for me, and I guess I'm into it because I have a soft spot for childhood cartoons. I mean, I LOVE Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, and this one has the same artist doing this one (I dunno if she also directed/produced Foster's as well, but both are just awesome)

[MrGiggles]

Originally Posted by Rubin0

Hey I'm not complaining about the show. It's just you don't often see people ranging from adolescent boys to grown men interested in a cartoon intended for young girls...unless it's something awesome like the Powerpuff Girls. That's completely understandable.

Yeah, fair enough, I'll take back what I said earlier. I'm still a little bit weirded out by how enjoyable I find this show.

I am, however, at least fairly certain that it's not just the novelty of a bunch of dudes watching My Little Pony that keeps me watching. The past few episodes definitely have a pretty steep upward trend, Cutie Mark Crusaders being the exception.

I see a couple of people online trying to explain the appeal of the show by drawing comparisons between FiM and older shows that pretty much everyone adores, and I think they're definitely onto something. Spongebob Squarepants, Fosters Home, PPG, Animaniacs, and Rugrats are all shows which were famous for their use of jokes that the 'target' audience wouldn't get, but their parents would. I mean, didn't Animaniacs have a joke about fingering a guys anus at one point? This show is pretty much the same thing, having the target audience of younger children fawning over the ponies, and then the peripheral audience of older folks laughing at the Lord of the Rings and Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy jokes.

[nuclearsamurai]

Originally Posted by Cold Kitten

I watch it because I can. It's a good show, imo, and it's pretty funny. Not to mention, it's damn entertaining. Something to waste my time on when I should be doing homework. xD I'm not a bandwagoner. Never have been. I dislike things generally BECAUSE too many people like it. This, however, is a different story. I like it because I do, and that's that.

Pretty much this. This is one of the few cartoons that has actually caught my attention lately, and I'm still pretty interested in it even after 21 episodes. Sure, I jumped on the ponywagon as well, but that's because I genuinely enjoy the show and not because everyone else (including CK) does.

Originally Posted by MrGiggles

I mean, didn't Animaniacs have a joke about fingering a guys anus at one point?

I remember that, rofl

[~kitty~]

Originally Posted by MrGiggles

I mean, didn't Animaniacs have a joke about fingering a guys anus at one point?

Uhm, Animaniacs used to freak me out when i was a kid, but I'd still watch it anyway because I associated the 3 characters with myself, the female being my sister, the taller one being my big brother, and the last one being me. I felt really weird associating myself with him, and I really dont' remember their names because I was slow as a child. :B

[ddr_f4n]

Originally Posted by MrGiggles

I mean, didn't Animaniacs have a joke about fingering a guys anus at one point?

"I found Prince!"

"No no no...finger Prince"

"...I don't think so"

[flash dualist]

MAST3RLINKX on youtube got suspended for copyright. *cries*

[RainbowDash]

Anyone looking for ep 21 and can't find it can download it here
http://megaupload.com/?d=W7TPHLCA

This channel is still up as well and seems to be rather up to date about the new episodes
http://www.youtube.com/user/pensivepony

[Crashfan3]

Originally Posted by flash dualist

MAST3RLINKX on youtube got suspended for copyright. *cries*

Aw, that sucks.

I found eps 1-18 in 720p on Demonoid, PM me if you want the link. Perhaps if my upload connection stops being a tard, I'll upload the ones that aren't already up elsewhere on YT.

[flash dualist]

http://www.youtube.com/user/MenloMarseilles

At least this channel is alive. Watch them while you can before they take them down.

[PriestREA]

Make that 17.

[MrGiggles]

Well, rumors are flying around, and I can't guarantee any of this information is even slightly true, but it seems that the copyright claims weren't actually made by hasbro. Apparently, they have toy rights, Faust has show rights. And Faust has said that she is OK with youtube/piracy.

So I guess the current hypothesis around is that a spambot filed a bunch of claims, and once those are proven fake the channels will return.

Time will tell, probably in the next few days. Especially since Faust is always talking with /co/ and DA.

Also, pensivepony has part one of 21 up, and part two is linked on the channel comments as an unlisted youtube video so it won't be taken down. It's a really good episode too. edit: okay pensivepony now has both parts up, yay.

[HammyMcSquirrel]

gr8 friends

[Nyokou]

I just think the characters are adorable looking.