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Well, if that were the case...it probably would've been a movie instead of a two-parter tv show. Which would've meant that it probably would've been longer than 40 mins, leading into either more character development or more badass Nightmare Moon scenes, or maybe something completely different.
The series can't end now! There's so much more! The Royal Canterlot Voice! Discord! Epic Fluttershy Stare! Dear Celestia, the PUNS! FIM, come back!
But seriously, if this show had been cancelled just after the pilot... yeesh.
I would have walked into the sunlight...I just had a weird idea for a vampire in my wod campaign I really hope I can gm some day. This is going to be...Malkavian if I'm right.If it had ended I wouldn't have cared about Kiki or had any of the wonderfull consequences for being a fan.
Fire and brimstone coming down from the sky! Rivers and seas boiling!Forty years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes!The dead rising from the grave!Human sacrifice! Dogs and cats, living together! Mass hysteria!
I would totally have watched FiM as a series of movies, but it wouldn't have had the same effect.
I also anticipate a dozen commentors going HNNNNNNNG.
I also anticipate being 20% more recognizable now that I have an avatar.
Btw, do we know you? I have never seen your username before and I think I should be feeling guilty for that now.
>Btw, do we know you?
EXACTLY THE POINT MY FRIEND, and I'm quite glad you asked that question, for you see I've posted on this here webcomic at least a good dozen or fifty times, and I dare say that without an avatar, it is right hard to recognize a lady. While I have not posted quite the volumes as some gentlemen such as yourself have, I reckoned that it was a darn shame to continue posting in virtual anonymity despite having a username, and an avatar is a right smashing way to make oneself known, jolly good now, don'tcha know?
And thus, the legend of Raxon was born. Who would have thought that a mere 70-ish pages ago, he would go on to bring much joy and laughter to the readers of this comic? No one could have guessed. But deep down, we all knew it was destined to happen. Deep down, we knew it was fate.
Thank you, Raxon.
~Commenter from the future.
Thank you, Raxon.
~Commenter from the future.
Well, you did manage to get your avatar moving. How'd you do that, anyway?
Also, @Karilyn
HNNNNNNNG. And that's so true about language! Whenever my sister and I try to talk British, it never fails that we end up in extreme Southern accents. Why does that happen? How does a brain switch from Fancy to Farm, unless you're Applejack?
You just post a gif instead of a jpg. There's a whole bunch of pony gifs at http://simbada93.livejournal.com/tag/my%20little%20pony.
Errrrr... yeah... PEOPLE CLAIMING STUFF ON THE INTERNET WITHOUT CITATIONS.
(Random fun fact of the day: Southern American Dialects are the largest accent group in the United States. This fact was brought to you by Wikipedia, and is probably not actually true.)
But what do I know, I'm not the linguist, and I'm just making this up as I go along.
Second, maybe up to and including Victorian
period south, but there is little similarity between any English accent and the modern common American southern accent. occasionally you'll have a few words that cross over (jamaican "bacon" and english "beer can" is an example), but for the most part its like switching on a light.
Third... I got one too. But I got mine last night and used it first last page, so you know, hipster talk and all that.
Besides, I think people would notice me when I post something significant...
Scratch that, I've decided to go with an old favourite of mine.
I think I just fell in love.
(Ps, Bronymous is hipster level 508)
And no homo, right? ^^'
Oh, small question: are you the same Kaleopolitus who has a profile over at fanfiction.net?
I'm not sure... :O
Also, Akouma, you already had your avatar for some time >.>
Small question again: Are you the same Kaleopolitus who has an account on Fanfiction.net? Because that would be very interesting to know...
I'm the kind of guy who would do things for the sake of others, so when nobody bothers to read what I write I end up with nothing.
(Not that people should have read it, my stories sucked! I'm not sure I updated FF completely, but it is updated completely here: http://blackraider78.deviantart.com/)
Also: Thank you, GuyWithPasta for NOT getting an avatar >.>'
Zeer interessant in feite :)
Maar om de anderen niet uit te sluiten, let's continue in English, shall we? ^^
...damn it.
Y'know, now that the avatar bandwagon has rolled into place, us little folk without avatars are going to stand out almost as much as avatar folk did when no one had pretty pictures by their name. XD
I wanted to combo break,but i saw commenter with no avatars... no, i don't want one
If it had ended there then it never would have taken off at all. It only got really noticed starting around episodes 3 and 4.
I didn't learn about the show until the episode "Bridle Gossip" aired so I guess i'd just never have heard of "FiM" had it only gone 2 episodes.
I'd of survived fine, just wouldn't have any reason to watch TV on Saturday mornings. It would be a shame for my daughter though, as she really enjoys the toys and online games on the Hub website.
Still, I'm glad it's gone as far as it has.
I'd of survived fine, just wouldn't have any reason to watch TV on Saturday mornings. It would be a shame for my daughter though, as she really enjoys the toys and online games on the Hub website.
Still, I'm glad it's gone as far as it has.
"I ain't reckon that none of ya'll would care a spot of tea and some crumpets?"
Yeah, if it had only been a two-parter, I probably never would have heard of it, or at least pursued it. I think I remember my first contact with FiM: Flutterguy singing "Evil Enchantress". I didn't know the context or anything, but it just struck me as something special. So I'm personally glad they decided to continue it.
Even if you hadn't flat-out told us it wouldn't end now, we would know more was coming. First of all, that wasn't the end of the episode. Secondly, there was way too much foreshadowing of later episodes. Thirdly, you would have made it longer if this was it. I mean, two episodes really only has about forty minutes of the actual show. It would be at least a full hour if you were just going to end it here.
Oh. Well then, what I said about episode length would still stand. Also, new fans would beg for a new episode/movie and would probably be given one eventually. However, Lauren Faust might have gotten Galaxy Girls, so we might not have been upset for too long.
What are you talking about? Now the rest of the series can occur without that pesky 'adventuring' getting in the way. This is a GOOD thing.
I do think the series would have been better if they'd been able to pull off a higher percentage of adventuring episodes like in the original concept.
Hmmm, do I know you? Goblin scribe...., oh, yes, Nepeta! It IS you!
if mlp fim, whas ended here... no i cant think on nothing more awful. im just glad, the things are the way thy are now. MLP FIM FOREVER!!!.
My Little Pony ending here? That would be THE. WORST. POSSIBLE. THING.
(Also, yay, avatar bandwagon!)
I shudder to think of FiM only being those two parts. Not because I dislike them, but because I only started watching it after hearing all the good feedback it received. Maybe a movie could have spawned this fandom, maybe not, but I know that if it weren't the massive fanbase I never would have given the show a chance.
I first joined the brony bandwagon a little bit before the season 2 premeire. I watched the two parter, thought it wasn't bad, but still not the best cartoon ever. I went on to the next episode and before I knew it I was eight episodes in and escape was no longer an option.
I first joined the brony bandwagon a little bit before the season 2 premeire. I watched the two parter, thought it wasn't bad, but still not the best cartoon ever. I went on to the next episode and before I knew it I was eight episodes in and escape was no longer an option.
As for the series ending after the pilot, I doubt I would have watched it. I got into it between the first and second season.
I would still be in a deep depression if the two pilot episodes were it. I didn't really become a Brony until near the beginning of January when I decided to watch the episodes on Youtube at the prodding of some friends.
I instantly fell in love with the characters, Twilight being my favorite pony. Which reminds me, I better get to coloring my latest picture of her. :P
I instantly fell in love with the characters, Twilight being my favorite pony. Which reminds me, I better get to coloring my latest picture of her. :P
I'm with others in thinking there probably would have been more to the pilot in that case. I've heard the original idea was for Zecora to be the one to tell them about the Elements of Harmony for example.
For the question (what if the two part pilot was all there was?), I guess it depends in what manner these two were made. For example, if it was made to 'test the waters', and if they didn't get the response they were looking for? I know I wouldn't have gotten addicted to ponies. I came into contact with the show around 2/3s of the way through season one, and the first two episodes I watched were 'Swarm of the Century' and 'Sonic Rainboom'.
Actually, the more I think about it, the more depressing the thoughts become. There's been so many great fan works this show has inspired (this comic included coughbrownnosingcough) that I've enjoyed as much as what Hasbro had put out, it becomes really hard to imagine where all of my attention and time that I've spent in the last year would have gone. Probably into some silly MMORPG or the like, especially since with my wonky schedule I really only get together with my friends during the weekend.
Okay, no more of this thought experiment for me. Luckily, we DO still have more FiM coming our way, so for now, we have a 'Happy Ending Forever', just like the title of today's strip.
Actually, the more I think about it, the more depressing the thoughts become. There's been so many great fan works this show has inspired (this comic included coughbrownnosingcough) that I've enjoyed as much as what Hasbro had put out, it becomes really hard to imagine where all of my attention and time that I've spent in the last year would have gone. Probably into some silly MMORPG or the like, especially since with my wonky schedule I really only get together with my friends during the weekend.
Okay, no more of this thought experiment for me. Luckily, we DO still have more FiM coming our way, so for now, we have a 'Happy Ending Forever', just like the title of today's strip.
But really, someone needs to count out the amount of recently joined avatar users.
You can expect mine to change rather frequently, though, now that I know how to do it.
I feel special. I started a bandwagon.
Hello everypony!
I'm new on the comment board, but I've been following the comic from strip one, and it's definitely one of my favorite webcomics right now (I totally didn't join in on the comments board because of the avatar bandwagon. Nope, no-how. Though I would like to find one that's small enough to use...).
Anyways, to answer your question (though I think several people have already said this), if the series had ended with a two-parter, well, we wouldn't be here right now, would we? We'd probably be doing something... *shudder* NON-PONY RELATED.
Sweet Celestia...
I'm new on the comment board, but I've been following the comic from strip one, and it's definitely one of my favorite webcomics right now (I totally didn't join in on the comments board because of the avatar bandwagon. Nope, no-how. Though I would like to find one that's small enough to use...).
Anyways, to answer your question (though I think several people have already said this), if the series had ended with a two-parter, well, we wouldn't be here right now, would we? We'd probably be doing something... *shudder* NON-PONY RELATED.
Sweet Celestia...
Here it is if anyone wants to read it.
http://www.fimfiction.net/user/psychicscubadiver
Start with The Dresden Fillies: Strange Friends.
"If you summon Captain Planet, I am out of here."
Umiyuri will find him. And her wrath is not something I would wish on anypony.
Then no one would catch onto its brilliance and this glorious phenomenon we've bared witness to would never occur.
You fillies and gentlecolts are incredible. I didn't have any idea how to post a comment until right now. And I'm still pretty sure it won't work.
I'm personally interested in how you'll do the Cutey Mark Crusaders. I feel as if you need to do add session play, where you get to play another character for a while. This'd especially work well for all the CMC episodes as well ponies like Daring Doo, and a lot of the Season 2 episodes (Which have really been singular character centered if anyone has noticed)
Regarding Southern American accents, it's true about Southerners speaking with an English accent, we just speak it with a different emphasis for parts of the words.
English accent spoken by the English is spoken in a flat tone, while Southerners speak it in a more rolling lyrical tone to put more emphasis in it.
This fact has been in a few documentaries, and I even picked up a companion book for one of them, 'The History of English' at a library sale.
Fascinating read about the history of the English language from a pidgin trade language between early Britons and the various peoples on the continent to a global trade and technical language.
English accent spoken by the English is spoken in a flat tone, while Southerners speak it in a more rolling lyrical tone to put more emphasis in it.
This fact has been in a few documentaries, and I even picked up a companion book for one of them, 'The History of English' at a library sale.
Fascinating read about the history of the English language from a pidgin trade language between early Britons and the various peoples on the continent to a global trade and technical language.
That butthurt lady would probably not have lambasted it. When /co/ found it they wouldn't have been quite so enamoured. It would have died after a few generals, never become part of the lore of 4chan for its reaction images, and the original pony fans would have been happy to have a new movie.
Seriously guys, making it really hard for me not to be a sarcastic douche. And I am trying.
"But wait! What was Professor Utonium doing making little girls in the first place?"
O_o
O_o
It's obviously because he somehow stumbled upon the recipe for LIFE itself, and decided to mix up a batch. It just happened that it was the recipe for female human life. Ask yourself, would it have been better if he'd mixed up a batch of little boys?
Without the series hook, it's actually a pretty good ending. Twilight learns her lesson about the value of having friends, and everypony is happy. I think I would have survived. Making the whole thing a longer movie (or TV special) would have made sense, though.
I need an avatar to be an individual just like everyone else!
You'll be as original as all the other people who don't feel like registering.
Also, you won't have to endure the scorn of avatar hipsters who had pictures before it was popular.
Also, you won't have to endure the scorn of avatar hipsters who had pictures before it was popular.
And I will also say this. You may have had your avatar before everyone else, but I was on that pony creator before any of you.
So, yeah. Hipster fight ready go.
I was a fan of my little pony before Faust herself! (probably), but I'm no hipster, oh no, I went beyond.
I'm a thighster!
I also have a friend who hates new gens, and prefers her G1 ponies. She calls the new versions anorexia ponies. Ah well, nostalgia filters, full speed ahead!
Assuming that A) Friendship is Magic was only supposed to last two episodes and B) they were supposed to be normal-length episodes, I think the following would have happened:
1. The fanbase wouldn't be as huge. You'd have a cult following most likely.
2. There'd easily be almost no pony memes since a lot of the catchphrases like 20% Cooler and Yay wouldn't have existed.
3. Hasbro would've advertised the hell out of it and probably put it on DVD/Blu-Ray right away with some toy support.
1. The fanbase wouldn't be as huge. You'd have a cult following most likely.
2. There'd easily be almost no pony memes since a lot of the catchphrases like 20% Cooler and Yay wouldn't have existed.
3. Hasbro would've advertised the hell out of it and probably put it on DVD/Blu-Ray right away with some toy support.
...So, they'd do the things we want them to do now that we are an actual fanbase?
They would have put a lot more work into those two episodes.
I know they were still working out the timing, but seriously, do a joke count of jokes you actually laughed at to jokes you didn't even notice, and the same with season 2 pilot, and you'll have a good figure of how much they've improved.
Even the last few normal episodes of season had a much better ratio there.
They would have put a lot more work into those two episodes.
I know they were still working out the timing, but seriously, do a joke count of jokes you actually laughed at to jokes you didn't even notice, and the same with season 2 pilot, and you'll have a good figure of how much they've improved.
Even the last few normal episodes of season had a much better ratio there.
Afterall, the season 2 pilot had Discord.
“[T]he slice-of-life wasn't part of the original plan as much as the high adventure was.”
According to an interview with Ms. Faust, she specifically addressed that rumor by saying that her original intent was to split slice-of-life and adventure fifty-fifty, but things didn’t work out that way.
According to an interview with Ms. Faust, she specifically addressed that rumor by saying that her original intent was to split slice-of-life and adventure fifty-fifty, but things didn’t work out that way.
If the series had ended at the end of the 2-part premiere, I would have never become a brony. I first became one a little after "The Best Night Ever" came out. I got into it after reading the Fan Nicknames page on the series in TvTropes.
if it had just ended there I think i would have said " Huh.... they wasted some good characters on that...still it was cool" but the force that is ponies can not be stopped, they will find a way.
Also....Silly GM you can ALWAYS find a way for the show to go on. Just never let the players see ya sweat.
Also....Silly GM you can ALWAYS find a way for the show to go on. Just never let the players see ya sweat.
The apocalyptic prophesies of 2012 would come true and there would be no love and tolerance to stop it.