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Re: Friendship is Magic General "Equalists, Arise!"

Posted: 05 Mar 2015, 22:34
by Whimsical Calamari
Is that last one even spoiler-worthy anymore? He's practically "main recurring cast" at this point.

Re: Friendship is Magic General "Equalists, Arise!"

Posted: 05 Mar 2015, 23:02
by Bwarch
*waggly arms* Some people are weird about spoilers. But if they're that hardcore I'd assume they were avoiding the thread entirely haha.

ALSO.
AIR DATE ANNOUNCED. Dunno if this is just news TO ME or not, BUT YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH
https://twitter.com/AndreaLibman/status ... 9730009088

Yessssss.
It's really not that far away at all. At last!

Re: Friendship is Magic General "Equalists, Arise!"

Posted: 05 Mar 2015, 23:54
by Dizzybelle
communism
horse communism
also wow, that background character thing wasnt a leak?!
HOLY CRAP
♥♥♥



also smoooooooooooooooooze
smooooooooooooooooooooooooooooze
considerably less smoozy
but smoooooooooze none the less

Re: Friendship is Magic General "Equalists, Arise!"

Posted: 06 Mar 2015, 01:11
by Bwarch
bkamakaze wrote:thing wasnt a leak?!
HATE TO SAY I TOLD YA SO.

BUT I TOLD YA SO.

>:D

Re: Friendship is Magic General "Equalists, Arise!"

Posted: 06 Mar 2015, 03:04
by CrispyMWHC
Bwarch wrote:ALSO.
AIR DATE ANNOUNCED. Dunno if this is just news TO ME or not, BUT YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGLemrFJga4

Hype train in full effect.

Re: Friendship is Magic General "Equalists, Arise!"

Posted: 06 Mar 2015, 03:10
by Bwarch
Glorious.

Re: Friendship is Magic General "Equalists, Arise!"

Posted: 07 Mar 2015, 06:12
by Ishntknew
Just one more month!
Wh- Smooze?! Well, okay. I guess if we had Tirek, Smooze isn't that big a leap.

Wonder what they were going on about at the end there, assuming it wasn't just a joke. Something they've been building to for a while...?

Re: Friendship is Magic General "Equalists, Arise!"

Posted: 09 Mar 2015, 23:39
by Bwarch
New teaser released just today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wq2qsSlQP0



I think you're pretty safe watching this even if you're avoiding spoilers, there's a new mechanic talked about but that's about it. This one's really safe I think for that and just about getting peeps hyped about the new season.

Vibrating cutiemarks tho.



Vibrating intensifies



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Re: Friendship is Magic General "Equalists, Arise!"

Posted: 10 Mar 2015, 00:09
by Dizzybelle
oh man hype
was that sweetie ACTUALLY going to sing
maybe the CMC are actually getting close to their talents~

also
dont think
Image
i didnt see you
Image
you silly horse
id like to point out that this seasons plot device
is a plot device

Re: Friendship is Magic General "Equalists, Arise!"

Posted: 10 Mar 2015, 18:33
by LovelyPenguin
Oh my gosh,

the Smooze

was one of my favorite things fron Gen1! Good to see more G1 villains making a return.

Also, whyyyy does this pony drought have to be so long as to span both the Homestuck Gigapause and the ensuing Megapause 2?

Re: Friendship is Magic General "Equalists, Arise!"

Posted: 12 Mar 2015, 02:54
by Mystick
How much time left do I have to watch Season 4 before S5 starts?

I've been very reluctant to watch S4 after the UTTER disappointment S3 was for me.

Re: Friendship is Magic General "Equalists, Arise!"

Posted: 12 Mar 2015, 02:57
by Bwarch
Mystick wrote:How much time left do I have to watch Season 4 before S5 starts?

I've been very reluctant to watch S4 after the UTTER disappointment S3 was for me.
Season 5 premieres on April 4th.

Season 4 is the thing to strive for, if you already got through season 3 you already did the hardest part really. Season 4 brought it all back~

Re: Friendship is Magic General "Equalists, Arise!"

Posted: 12 Mar 2015, 03:02
by Mystick
Bwarch wrote:
Mystick wrote:How much time left do I have to watch Season 4 before S5 starts?

I've been very reluctant to watch S4 after the UTTER disappointment S3 was for me.
Season 5 premieres on April 4th.

Season 4 is the thing to strive for, if you already got through season 3 you already did the hardest part really. Season 4 brought it all back~
Well, that's a HUGE RELIEF.
I'll start watching it tomorrow, I guess.

Re: Friendship is Magic General "Equalists, Arise!"

Posted: 16 Mar 2015, 20:27
by Ishntknew
I got a chance to play the MLP card game recently...

Man, I don't know if it's because I'm pretty unfamiliar with CCGs or what, but that felt like a lot to take in. I realized after we were done that we even got some of the rules wrong with regard to Troublemakers. It seemed like it would be fun though, once I actually know how to play!

Re: Friendship is Magic General "Equalists, Arise!"

Posted: 16 Mar 2015, 22:17
by Snakebite969
Bwarch wrote:
Mystick wrote:How much time left do I have to watch Season 4 before S5 starts?

I've been very reluctant to watch S4 after the UTTER disappointment S3 was for me.
Season 5 premieres on April 4th.

Season 4 is the thing to strive for, if you already got through season 3 you already did the hardest part really. Season 4 brought it all back~
Did anything happen in s4 that furthered the plot? As far as I remember, they didn't expand on flutterbat, which probably factored into the reason I stopped after pinkie apple pie.

Re: Friendship is Magic General "Equalists, Arise!"

Posted: 16 Mar 2015, 22:26
by Bwarch
Do they ever expand the plot

Watching the wrong show if you want continuations haha. Its an episode to episode show where stories are usually self contained for television audiences.

Something big happened in the finale that changed a major location in the show.

Re: Friendship is Magic General "Equalists, Arise!"

Posted: 17 Mar 2015, 00:10
by Whimsical Calamari
well, and there was some character development and a very minimal side arc that both led to the "something big happening".

Re: Friendship is Magic General "Equalists, Arise!"

Posted: 17 Mar 2015, 00:28
by Ishntknew
The Flutterbat thing was kind of weird. The early part of season four had these weird stingers at the end of some of the episodes (Castle Mane-ia also comes to mind) that didn't really amount to anything. I can't think of anything like that happening in previous seasons, and they stopped doing it after that, too. Not sure what the deal was.

But season four also has a season long story arc (actually two, although one is more of a "Grand Galloping Gala" kind of arc) and some very important developments. Also there were some good callbacks, and in particular, the events of

It's About Time

end up actually being important to the plot. I'd say in fact that S4 has some of the strongest continuity in the entire show, particularly with regard to the key episodes.

Re: Friendship is Magic General "Equalists, Arise!"

Posted: 17 Mar 2015, 00:56
by Bwarch
Ishntknew wrote:Not sure what the deal was.
It's leaving things hanging for the sake of it for a good laugh, or to get imagination going (Episode endings like that are the bread and butter of fan fiction writers).

Re: Friendship is Magic General "Equalists, Arise!"

Posted: 17 Mar 2015, 01:12
by Ishntknew
That's probably true. It just bothered me because this particular show hadn't done things like that before, unless I'm forgetting something. Like, that kind of thing happens all the time in cartoons, but the fact that it hadn't happened in FiM before made me wonder if they were actually going to follow up on it.

Edit: To clarify, I feel like FiM is one of those shows where everything that happens is canon. It's not one of those shows where things just happen for the sake of a joke and then are erased from existence (except maybe some things where Pinkie is involved). So, like, does Fluttershy just have a fang now? Is there a ghost in the old castle? I dunno.

Re: Friendship is Magic General "Equalists, Arise!"

Posted: 17 Mar 2015, 01:15
by Bwarch
Ishntknew wrote:That's probably true. It just bothered me because this particular show hadn't done things like that before, unless I'm forgetting something. Like, that kind of thing happens all the time in cartoons, but the fact that it hadn't happened in FiM before made me wonder if they were actually going to follow up on it.
Castle Mane-ia was written by Josh Haber, a newcomer writer to season 4. Flutterbat was written by Merriwether though, who's been there since season 2, so hey.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_My ... c_episodes

Re: Friendship is Magic General "Equalists, Arise!"

Posted: 22 Mar 2015, 18:13
by romajiQuadhash
So I read through like 2 pages of this thread, and I just... Stopped.
I think it's that I'm still self-contuous that I like ponies.
I've only watched some of season 4, and I haven't gone back, even though I've been in the fandom since right after the end of S3.
Part of why is that I joined through a portal 2 crossover fanfic, and I headcanoned basically every character with different voices (The biggest divide was that I made P4A Chie the voice of Rainbow Dash).
I have left the fandom in the past, but I am returning to it now with a 13 fic multiverse all planned out, covering two different Equestria's and Two different Earths. It's probably going to take years to finish, so I'm trying to get a variety of Co-Writers to help.
If you want to know more, please ask

Re: Friendship is Magic General "Equalists, Arise!"

Posted: 01 Apr 2015, 04:30
by Bwarch
Hasbro practically stealth uploading some Equestria Girls shorts... for... some... reason. It made sense leading up to the movie release, but now it's just interesting haha.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eTef5Iqe0Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl88FPaxwEQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EMmOV8N4Aw

I dunno if these will be included on some release or what, but embracing the internet side of things and putting up content like this I really dig.

Also I'm being really calm when I am not because GUYS. GUYS.

SUNSET SHIMMER SONG THING. GUYS.

P.S. Also I'm probably much mistaken and these were actually shorts on Rainbow Rocks too, but now that the movie has finished its run they're uploading them to their Youtube.

P.S.S. Ponies in four days e'erybody. Get ready to pony pony while you're pony ponying in your pony pony so you can pony while you're ponying your pony.

Re: Friendship is Magic General "Equalists, Arise!"

Posted: 01 Apr 2015, 06:37
by Dizzybelle
i think its safe to say the HYPE IS REEEEEEEEEEEEAL
PONY PONY PONY

also those songs were rad as heckie

Re: Friendship is Magic General "Equalists, Arise!"

Posted: 01 Apr 2015, 20:33
by romajiQuadhash
bkamakaze wrote:i think its safe to say the HYPE IS REEEEEEEEEEEEAL
PONY PONY PONY

also those songs were rad as heckie
They were?
good to know