The Thread About Ponies, Logistics and General Weirdness (And Gilda)TV

[Populuxe]

I saw the movie a few days ago. I think it was a good way to spend a couple hours. Emily Blunt sings one hell of a villain song. The different animation used took a bit to get used to but that passed quickly. The opening scene is set to "We Got The Beat" originally by the Go-Go's. In this case, it's sung by Rachel Platten with a couple lines rewritten to make it pony-specific. Daniel Ingram said he already had music written and recorded for the scene, but WGTB was substituted in at the last minute. But WGTB isn't on the soundtrack. So what was the point of putting it in the movie in the first place?

The point of the movie was to make a story larger and more epic than they could do in the TV show (okay, yes, the real point of the movie was to create new toy lines to sell, but let's put that aside for the moment). The problem is they've already done epic in the TV show with "Twilight's Kingdom." Tirek is an amazing villain. Liev Schreiber's Storm King is good, too, but it's just a little too much like a retread of "Twilight's Kingdom." Otherwise, I enjoyed it. Good guest performances and plenty of time for each of the Mane 6 to shine.

 

[Casey]

Well I did watch the movie and I really did enjoy it. I would give it a 7.5/10 overall.

Spoiler: Some movie spoilers

Tempest was a great character honestly and her song pretty good. Also really liked Songbird's song though I really wish they would've shown more of the concert than they did instead of going straight into the credits honestly. I can't decided between which song I liked more.

Really didn't expect Twilight to get mad like she did after the seaponies thing, kinda reminded me like she used to be.

So overall I liked it but wish it was a tad bit longer and wasn't as fast paced as it was.

 

[Epic B]

I'm probably just gonna wait until next year to see the movie when it comes out DVD/Blu-ray/digital.

 

[Populuxe]

Uncommon Bond. I hope someday we get to hear Maud’s stand up routine.
Shadow Play. Very happy to see Starswirl in an episode after all these years. Also glad to see Starlight stepping into her new role as the level-headed one. Would have liked a song, though.

 

[Silver Wing]

What have I missed?

 

[Populuxe]

I completely missed there was another series of EG shorts after the summer shorts series. I just got caught up on them. Anything to get more Sunset Shimmer in my life. It's 11 shorts. They are all written by Gillian M. Berrow who also wrote most of the Summertime Shorts. They're all available on the Discovery Family GO app for free. One thing I liked learning is that

Spoiler

Sunset Shimmer has become an artist. Looks like she's taken to having fingers rather well.

 

[Casey]

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

Anyone here ever watched "The Brave Little Toaster"? Well...

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

Man, I really have fallen behind on FIM. Well, I'm now catching up with season 7 and I've seen a bit of the latest equestria girls cartoon. I'm happy with what I've seen so far: Starlight finally meeting Sunset (EG Cartoon), learning about Applejack's parents, seeing an episode with Celestia and Luna sort out sister troubles, the Yaks, Trixie's silliness with teacups, and a few other things.

I also love this face!
https://img00.deviantart.net/6295/i...limmer__cute__vector_by_luckreza8-dbb5vxf.png

 

[Populuxe]

So there have been some things happening in the world of pony.

SERIOUS SPOILERS AHEAD

Leaks about the future of MLP:FiM

Spoiler

There are images floating around that look real but could be fake, showing what purports to be Hasbro's timeline for the future of FiM. Season 8 happens in 2018, and season 9 happens in 2019, it will also be the final season. There will be a second movie, too. An entirely new G5 series will debut in 2020. It will be unrelated to G4, just like G4 was unrelated to any previous generation. There is some concept art, but all I've seen is a lineup of villains, no main characters.

Season 8 episodes online already

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I've seen several leaked episodes on Youtube from season 8.
Episode 6: Surf and/or Turf. The CMC are called by the cutie map to travel to Seaquestria.
Episode 7: Horse Play. Twilight puts on a play about Celestia, and asks her to star as herself.
Episode 8: The Parent Map. Starlight and Sunburst are called by the cutie map to their hometown.
Episode 9: Non-Compete Clause. Applejack and Rainbow Dash compete for Teacher of the Month.
Episode 10: The Break Up Break Down. Big Mac prepares for his first Hearts and Hooves Day with Sugar Bell, while Spike tries to convince Discord that love is real.
Episode 11: Molt Down. Spike grows up. Significant episode.
Episode 13: The Mean 6. It's the return of Queen Chrysalis. She creates evil duplicates of the Mane 6 in order to steal the Elements of Harmony.

The episodes don't have any background voices (walla), sound effects, or background music, but they do have all the voices from the principal characters and episode 6 has a song. The through-story for the season is Twilight opening a Friendship School with the Mane 7 working as teachers. Students include ponies, dragons, changelings, yaks, griffons, and hippogriffs.
EDIT: Forgot to mention the entirely new opening sequence.

 

[Casey]

I'm just gonna wait for the episodes to air for better quality, I saw someone say the audio is pretty bad.

I think that there should be a bigger break between the end of g4 and the start of g5 imo.

They really need better security also...

 

[Populuxe]

I'm probably just gonna wait until next year to see the movie when it comes out DVD/Blu-ray/digital.

The movie is out on digital now. I bought it yesterday from iTunes. Extras are: one deleted scene (looks like an alternative opening); an EG short that hasn't been released yet; Baking With Pinkie Pie (live action how to make cupcakes); Making Magic With The Mane 6 And Their New Friends (live action segment about the movie); The Journey Beyond Equestria (another live action segment); "I'm The Friend You Need" Music Video (a film of Taye Diggs singing his song); Hanazuki: Full Of Treasures (the short that accompanied the movie in the theater).

 

[Casey]

 

[Populuxe]

For the life of me, I do not understand why Black Hat Sunset Shimmer hasn't become a thing. I don't think I've seen even one piece of fan art featuring her in this outfit.


(I also really like her as the Mane-iac.)

 

[Populuxe]

Spoiler: Equestria Girls: Forgotten Friendship

You get a swimsuit


And you get a swimsuit


Everyone gets a swimsuit!


I was looking forward to this and I wasn't disappointed. Sunset Shimmer is the center focus of Equestria Girls, even if she doesn't get top billing. It's her redemption arc that makes the EG stores so fascinating. A new villain makes her appearance, but unlike previous installments, she doesn't change into or revert to a monster form, her internal demons are what makes her a danger. The final confrontation was powerful. Sunset's desperate "Twilight, don't forget me!" got me choked up.

I liked the team up between Sunset and Trixie. Their moment of bonding in the hallway was very well done. I also liked that Sunset finally apologized to Princess Celestia. There were a lot of good comedic moments when she was back in Equestria. "Did you know Chancellor Puddinghead tried to pass a law mandating Earth ponies drink carrot juice at every meal? I do. Know that. Now." and "Clever! Ohhhh. Clover the— Yeah, got it" were hilarious. Princess Twilight going nuts over the restricted library was funny as well.

This show is the third time that a featured singer gets to voice the villain. In the first movie, Rebecca Shoichet who is the singing voice of Twilight got to voice Sunset Shimmer. In Rainbow Rocks, Kazumi Evans who is the singing voice of Rarity got to voice Adagio Dazzle. And now Shannon Chan-Kent who is the singing voice of Pinkie Pie gets to voice Wallflower Blush, the newest villain. (One of these days I'm going to do a write up about MLP names and predeterminism. Seriously, what kind of personality do you expect your child to have if you name her "Wallflower"?)

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

MLP meets "Billy and Mandy"

Spoiler: comic

 

[Casey]

Speed sketch of Limestone I did today. Been kinda a while lol.

I was listening to a live performance of Creeping Death lol. My handwriting is great.

Edit: Episode stuff below

Spoiler: Spoilers

Such good voice acting.

Overall pretty good. It really reminds me how well common core is doing for school....

I wanna see Tempest again though, I'm glad she was mentioned.

 

[Populuxe]

Spoiler: Spoilers

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Such good voice acting.

Overall pretty good. It really reminds me how well common core is doing for school....

I wanna see Tempest again though, I'm glad she was mentioned.

Chancellor Neighsay is voiced by the incomparable Maurice LaMarche. He voiced The Brain from Pinkie and the Brain on Animaniacs and many voices for Futurama. Neighsay fears any creatures that aren't ponies, believes they are less worthy of attending Twilight's school, and believes they will use the lessons they learn against Equestria. This is a pretty obvious pushback against the nationalism that has gripped the US and it's a message I agree with. Inclusion is better than exclusion. Neighsay's departure makes it obvious he's going to be the main villain for S8.

 

[Casey]

I was pretty happy hearing his voice like calculon again. I wasn't expecting that at all.

 

[Casey]

Spoiler

"You look as miserable as I feel all the time"

Wow

 

[Populuxe]

Spoiler

"You look as miserable as I feel all the time"

Wow

I was happy to hear some of Maud's stand up. I was disappointed it was so lame. I really wanted her routine to kill, but in a monotone Maud way.

 

[Casey]

 

[Populuxe]

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"I thought you were the fun one."

 

[Casey]

Hey kids you wanna buy some fireworks?

 

[Populuxe]

Hey kids you wanna buy some fireworks?

What could possibly go wrong?

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

 

[Populuxe]

S8 E8 The Parent Map

No spoiler tags since this isn't really a spoileriffic write up. It just struck me that this is an episode about adult children and their relationships with their parents. Not exactly the stuff that children's stories are made of. It was meant to appeal to the parents of the children watching the show.

 

[Casey]

I'd really like to see an episode about Starlight's punk life eventually.

 

[Populuxe]

The Break Up Break Down

Spoiler

I thought this was one of the most enjoyable episodes so far this season. Of course any episode that gets Discord into his orange zoot suit is starting off on the right hoof.


Peter New is highly underrated. He's hilarious. Not just as Big Mac, but also as "Orchard Blossom" in Brotherhooves Social, Goldie Delicious in several episodes, and Doctor Hooves in Slice of Life. Every one of those has been a different voice and all were excellent.


I think I'm going ask out Skeleanor. Wish me luck.

 

[Populuxe]

The Mean 6
Not much conversation in these parts any more.

Spoiler

Ah, Chryssie. You are my favorite bug pony.


Mean Rarity doesn't care what it is, she just wants it.


Glim Glam is done with the camping.


They still do the best group hugs.