I approve of this thread.

inb4 thread deleted by buttmad janitor

>>22881585
This is so well done I can hardly be angry at the furfaggy OC.

>>22881568
There wasn't a janitor. It was just someone making threads and deleting them one we herded ourselves in.

Also GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD MORNING MY BRONIES!
Sleep well?

okay still doing some drawfagging

all day every day

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>>22881622

Big Macintosh wearing Celestia-guard armor.

>>22881635
damn missed the top part

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This is now a Rarity thread.

You're all welcome to stay.

>MLP FiM

I keep reading this as MLP Film. If only it were true.

>>22881621

Honestly, I did not, but I still feel okay. How goes it on your end of the 'tubes?

>mfw I don't have any music by The Tubes...

let's talk about the character's theme songs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebAKoRcYFTA

this is Fluttershy's.
Imagine her stumbling on her words while trying to confess her crush on you

22881581
to answer your question, I do alot of saves and put pics together in pieces.

>>22881646
>>22881635
That link board is outdated.
Let me fix that for you.

>>22881661
...
>>22881581
assclown copypasta

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>>22881635
>>22881675
Two link boards! Which do I trust?

>>22881694
Mine.
>>22881666

>>22881666

How come I always seem to have the outdated version?
I copy it then as soon as that happens, a new one comes out, just like bloody Windows.

Cheers btw heh

>>22881711
It's hard to determine whether a link board is updated or not, but in this case I'm certain because I added the pony shoes URL.

>>22881704
Both of them have the stupid forum on top. If that's your version then fix it, that forum is as useless as the Derpy fan page. The top spots should go to the hyperindex, the YouTube channel, and mentos's download links.

Also Don't Capitalize Every Word, We Get Enough Of That On The Wiki.

So I'm about to rewatch every episode, to commemorate the pony toys.

Also since I haven't watched it in 2 weeks it feels like my brony powers are fading.

>>22881728
Yours also have the Blog which mine didn't, might be good to start Time/Dating them so we can which is newer.

>>22881678
I wonder if a free MLP toy with each purchase would be a loophole

>>22881647
Februrarity will be great

/r/ing the male DIY-pony template.

In return . . . I got nuthin. :-(

No way it was just a coincidence that when rainbow painted her face it came out rasta colored.

Explains how they come up with the wierd shit for this show.

>>22881654

why use imagination when some one already sings it in english and good!

>>22881779

>>22881654
>>22881821

oops forgot link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ38_olHZvw

>>22881735
I didn't compose the damn list, I've simply been adding to it! However, I'll see to it to arrange the order by the next thread.

>>22881755
The blog was Pacce's addition, but I try to post the most up-to-date link board if I can.

Come to think of it, I notice the Spanish subtitles link isn't on this edition...

>>22881822

Sweeeet... Thanks much!

>>22881704
I has gift.. not porn
remember when I said I don't lie?...


I didn't lie.

>>22881849

dat ass

>>22881661
Oh, right. What's this, is it from Silent Hill or something?

>>22881856
I appreciate the effort Vince...

But you need a crash course in fashion!

>>22881849
I've put the Thread Locator (1), Offical Channal (2), the Youtube Channel (3) and the Synchtube Channel (4) at the top, they seemed more important.

And never noticed, I just copied from the last update I saw.

>>22881585
That is a good use of a DA meme and I hnnngh'd more then once at it

I wish there was more Applebloom episodes.

>>22881636
here you go

anything else?

>>22881812
It would be perfect if the eyes were darker

At least Homestuck has the excuse of daily updates, why do we need these threads when we haven't had anything to discuss for weeks?

>>22881881
I can't afford to use much more fabric than thsi, there's a war going on!
that was France's excuse for the bikini

>>22881920
Luna and Carrot Top drinking
Every night till I hopefuly get someone to do it

>>22881946
To troll /co/ without consequences

>>22881956

Seconded!

/r/ing a better version of this.

>>22882005
Original screencap?

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>>22882023
I hastily made this in MS paint. Was wondering if anyone wanted to make another Visible Bic Mac image and was offering an idea.

>>22881856
You draw these?

Stick to anime.

God I'm such a pony fag since I just wrote a quick pwp Celestia/Twilight fic. Whatever. Enjoy, or not.

1/4

>>22882025
Good heavens!
I believe we have quite enough link boards for this thread.

oh! um, is the blog brony still here?
i'm just wondering if he'd be able to..um...post my dino/pony fic onto the blog if i posted....it...here...

i wouldn't mind if you didn't, really i wouldn't...it's ok....you probably think it's dumb or something.....im not sure why i brought it up

lawful b-beta re-represent....

>>22882048
I'm asking for the original Fluttershy cap. Mac's cropped here already.

>>22882066
2/4

>>22882085
3/4

>Twin Peaks theme comes on Amarok
>New idea for writefaggotry
>No idea what to call it

>>22881920
How 'bout some Gilda/Trixie. Pretty sure there's none of that around.

>>22882102
4/4

>>22882066
>>22882085
Oh hey instead of posting it an hour ago in the old MLP General, you waited until there was a new thread so all of /co/ could see your furfaggotry. Did you rub one out after re-reading your fic? I hope so.

>>22881856
Why does Rarity have:
>Bulging muscles
>Almond (not round) eyes
>That outfit
>Hands
>Hands AND hooves

>>22882085
>>22882102
>>22882066
>>22882112
I like it. I'm not much of a Celestia/Twilight fan, but I still like it.

>>22882125
Because anime furfag.

>>22882115
I'm not even him, but didn't you max last thread with useless Cheerilee pics?

>>22882071
Agreed, but it is the lastest version atm, I'm gonna Date my version as 24JAN2011, please put the month in letters as it helps remove confusion (some put the day before the month while others put the month first)

>>22882108

>>22882084

>>22882158
>>22882071
>>22882025
that thing is a terrible, undecipherable mess. the line breakers are there for a reason.

>>22882186
I kept them in on my version along with the other formatting, I was just saying that the info is correct even tho its hard to read.

>>22881956
not that I won't do this (it sounds like it could be adorable) but I think I need a little more context

was there a fic or something where this happened or are you just requesting it

>>22882066
>>22882085
>>22882102
>>22882112
That was downright magical and all the Twilight/Celestia shippers are going to love you for it.

>>22882158
I reordered the list I last posted and added the Spanish subtitles to it. I could add that date tag if you'd like.

I really don't feel it needs to be posted here, so I'll leave it till the next general.

>>22882166
Who's awesome. Your awesome!

Why must you be so illiterate, >>22882186 ?
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>>22882258
Oh my.

oh my freaking god

>>22882264
Oh my, oh my...

>>22882253
what's the spanish subs link?

>>22882287
Here you go, darling.

http://www.mediafire.com/?qoq6csb8b6y4g5f

ok, no more Link Board posts till the next general, otherwise this thread will be nothing but bloody link boards.

>>22882253
Yup add a Time/Date thing as it helps everyone to know whats the latest linkboard, also if you can post the Spanish Sub link and I'll update my version too.

http://mlpflockdrawfun.deviantart.com/


MLP Flockdraw DA PAGE

anybody done a Japanese sub yet?

>>22882172
How's this? Your screencap looks larger than mine, so I had to enlarge Mac... will try to make a betterer version later.

>>22882429
>betterer
Oh what the fuck

>>22882330
i'd rather you keep this off the link board, this is going to be outdated as soon as the translator make an update

>>22882429

you had to add Applebloom didn't you :B

is this style alittle more distinguished?

>>22882449

She's a curious sort.

>>22882449
That's a meme for me, now. Every time there's lesbians kissing, add scared Big Mac, every time Mac's screwing around, Applebloom watches like, "Wat".

Now I haven't watched MLP, but just wanted to know if you pony bros heard about the MLP toys at McDonald's yet. Just trying to pass info out.

B^U

>>22882480
Yup, thanks. They're actually maybe better than the official Hasbro stuff.

>>22882448
Last time I checked it had parts 1-9.
It would seem he updates the link himself, and it's currently up-to-date, so I don't see it an issue to keep it.

>>22882480
Oh, we've heard.

>>22882429

>>22882493

They actually look like the show's characters, for one. Not the generic shit-ponies that Hasbro sells.

I've just started watching this show today

this thread

>>22882526
Soooo, how do you like it?

>>22882526
Well, if you enjoy it, we'll be around to talk. Don't forget to watch at least episode 4, Applebuck Season, it's great (in my opinion).

>>22882500
i see, alright then

>>22882480
We have heard, and have begun acquiring them.

>>22882559
well

>>22882563
>>22882559

I fucking hated it. I don't see how you faggots can talk about it so fucking much either. It was the most generic bullshit ever.

>>22881654
i just got an aneurysm from HNNNNNNG at the last part oh god.

Already two pony threads on frontpage

Reported

I fail at the arts. Oh well. Derpy as Wesker.

>>22882627

This one's been here a while.

>>22882600
This discussion was made possible by contributions to your MLP from Viewers Like You. Thank You.

>>22882591
Fluttershy's McDonald's toy has a very Miss Piggy-ish look.

>>22882634

Should have the sunglasses all lopsided for more derp factor.

>>22882669
I thought so, too.

>>22882073
>>22882073
>>22882073
>lawful beta
>gets COMPLETELY ignored
sounds about right

>>22882679

Still worth the "Gimmie a girl's toy Happy Meal"

>>22882232
I have 0 context for it at all
Just want a picture of Carrot Top and Luna happily drinking

>>22882693
Well, it IS Fluttershy after all...

>>22882600
>>22882595
Soooo, I'm actually kinda curious about negative opinions of the show.
Like how much did you watch, what was it that turned you off, was there anything you DID like about, etc.

>>22882734
I'm quite certain anyone who genuinely hated the show wouldn't even come onto the thread to comment.

I call trolls everytime.

>going to bed
>friend sends me a picture of mcdonalds pony toys
>tell him those toys are boss as hell
>fall asleep
>dream I'm at mcdonalds and I ask the guy for one of each pony toy
>wake up
>look around for ponies
>realize it was only a dream

>>22882754
You're feeding them!
And now, I'm feeding them, too!
>OH MY GOD!!!

>>22882754
Eh, I know there are plenty of folks out there who gave the show a try and found it lacking.
Odds are at least one of them might have something to say besides "faggot bland flash hipster shit".

>>22882700
I might just do this.
Don't hold your breath.

>>22882734

First episode. Didn't need to see more. What turned me off is the fact that it's not aimed at me, but instead tiny children. It was far too cutesy for my tastes, but I decided to give it a fair shot. No I didn't like anything about it either and I'm trying to be nice about it.

>>22882754

Picture related.

>>22881678
You know he'd just try to customize it.

>>22882782

>>22882805
Now, if you don't mind me asking, what are your usual cartoon preferences?

>>22882734

I watched the Winter Wrap up. From the get go, I recognised the dialogue as being catered to that of 6 year olds. Not only that but everything is entirely generic and doesn't stand out from any saturday morning cartoon meant to sell toys to children (which is the aim of the show, deny it all you want). The plot was your predictable toddler education stuff and the animation was the biggest disappointment, I've seen better on Newgrounds.

Really I don't see anything that makes this cartoon stand out to gather such an overzealous fanbase here. My only conlcusion is it attracts the same people as moe does on /a/

>>22882733

I was all "Please be Fluttershy, please be Fluttershy. Not Cherilee.."

Opened up the box and it was Fluttershy. Fuck yeah.

>>22882821
That picture isn't good enough (tho I'm still saving it for later threads), this one is at least attepting to fix it heh

>>22882835
Same question, if you don't mind.
>>22882823

>>22882852
Hey. You.

I made that macro.

>>22882823

My most recent tastes or in general? The most recent cartoons I got into were Adventure Time, Flapjack, and to a lesser degree Chowder. I don't have cable so I can't exactly watch cartoons whenever I feel like it any more. It's pretty much word of mouth for me now because I'm a poorfag. But I like super hero shit, classic Looney Tunes, various Disney shit. It's just that this did not appeal to me at all.

>>22882835
So lets sum up, you are being biased about any MLP show because:
-Its aimed for Kids
-Main point is to introduce Ponies to buy.
-Plot being simple.
-Animation is "bad".

Yeah how about you actually WATCH the show, not just launch it on background.

>>22882874
Well its a damn good one that comes in handy heh, plus that scene was good too.

i guess if one of the ponies would run around in circles yelling the word MONKEY SPOON for an entire episode then you would like it.

>>22882835
Ruined your credibility with the last sentence. That whole moefag/shounenfag thing on /a/ is just a giant troll. Try again next time champ.

>>22882901

Now by 'watch' do you mean obsess over until he loves it? Because it's clear he watched it and didn't like it you judgemental fuck.

>mfw trolls have become so subtle they're tricking the tripfags

>/co/ - Comics & Cartoons
>people complain about cartoons being for children

hmm i wonder, do people that like MLP like equines?

to me, horses where always like 2nd after dogs just because i know the upkeep is expensive.

because everyone seemed to like my AJ and the ribbon story....new work!

Trash rained down a side of the garbage pile, as Smoggy, the green pony dug deep into the mountain of refuse and discarded whatnots the citizens of Fillydelphia deemed unnecessary
As he dug through the trash, another pony, Sooty, sat in a re-furbished lawn chair, sipping orange juice from a cracked glass, a dirty pair of sunglasses protecting his eyes as he attempted to sunbathe. “hey smoggy!” the black-furred colt shouted aloud, addressing his friend digging in the dumps. “don’t suppose you’ve found any suntan lotion?” Smoggy had to come back up so he could answer that ridiculous question, his face covered in garbage juice. “your black as your namesake and covered in fur, I don’t think suntan lotion will help you get anything.” “semantics!” the reclining pony quickly replied, and they both had a little chuckle before the rumble of a dump truck brought them back to reality, and high-tailed it out of the dump before they were caught.

>>22882909
I was referring to >>22882821

What do you have to say for yourself?

>>22882949

I was asked why I didn't like it. Also, I hate to break it for you but Fritz the Cat is a cartoon too you simple minded fuck.

>>22882961
I think horses are alright in real life, but they're more of hobby animals than companions proper.
Far harder to take anywhere, much more of a "feed me" type animal which displays affection in a far more limited manner, etc.

>>22882961
Tell you what, i like MLP:FiM but i dont have any intentions to buy any Toys or to write fanfics or to draw anything but i color some of the works that are black&white. I like the show because its not like MLP that people used to know, its a milestone in that category.

>>22883003
Still good, and better then anything I've made, but was just trying to be weird and find an excuse to post the other pic again.

>>22882857

My tastes are eclectic, and I enjoy shows as simple as Adventure Time, Regular Show, flapjack to the DCAU, Gennedys stuff (Samurai jack, clone wars, Dextar), to Home movies, king of the hill, Rockos modern life. I can appreciate fun light hearted shows to the filth that falls out of Ralph Bakshis head

I even really enjoy powerpuff girls, but MLP is absolutly nothing like it or anything McCraiken/Tartakovsky made (yet you guys keep perpetuating this), its just an extremely bland and poorly produced show made exclusively for little girls (imo)

>>22882874
People post other people's OC all the time. Pony threads usually have several images I "made". You have to remember that the people who *actually* made those images are the people who work on the show. You just clipped it, made it into a GIF, or put some text over it.

But hey, brag away.

surely is 2011 here

>>22882901

Yeah it is an idea to avoid some of the dafter complaints. If you want your openion to be taken seriously.

The flash thing I can understand, because it can cheapen the animation (though some flash stuff can qwork past that), and watching some sequences over and over I spot things which do show a level of low budget quality. (For example, watch Pinkie Eat the cake in Swarm of the Century, you see the beard doesn't appear until a second after she finishes eating it)

I do think its a bit stubborn to refuse to enjoy it because of that however.

As for the "used to sell toys" I can't take that criticism seriously for a second, if you refused to enjoy something just because it gets used to push merchandise your left very entertainment in life to enjoy.

>>22882961
My sister has a horse, a Pinto, and she normally goes up to the ranch 5 days a week. Sometimes I go up because I like driving the front loader around, but I have to move horse poo into a giant shit mountain when I do. Doesn't sound as bad as it does. The horses are pretty cool.

>>22882835 Pick an episode title at random
>Poop out generic criticism that doesn't respond to anything specific within the episode.
>LOOKIT ME I YAM MASTAR TROLL.

>>22882881
Thanks for sharing. End of the day, we all have different tastes.
I myself was shocked that I actually really didn't like the Tank Girl comic for example (too meta and LOL SO RANDUM for me). I hope you have nice day and find a wonderful thread pertaining to your interests to waste time with.

>>22882961
Fucking hate horses
3D horse disgusting

>>22883063
To you as well.
>>22883081

You guys are a bunch of petty nerds. I didn't like that show for many reasons (but i can see why a little girl would like it, target market and all) but you don't see me yelling at everybody that enjoyed it.

Grow up fuckers, this board got other 1000 threads and you don't have to sit down other people's business.

>>22883066
See
>>22883003

I was never bragging.

>>22882992

The duo roamed the streets, while the average citizen paid them no mind, a few shopkeepers who knew better stood by their doors in case the pair wanted to enter, and thus cause trouble.
This was detrimental to their fun, of course…but that wouldn’t stop them! The comrades made their way back to Sooty’s place of business, and borrowed one of their long ladders normally used for getting onto roofs, which was exactly where they wanted to be right now. A few minutes, and some coaxing later…the compadres were on the roof of one of the shops, a whole new playground and means of getting places open to them. While Sooty had years of experience of jumping over the alleys of Filly, Smoggy needed a little encouragement.

>>22883075

>left very entertainment in life to enjoy.

derp, meant "left with very little entertainment in life to enjoy."

>>22883025
Yup. My family keeps horses and I can honestly say, there's no wonder they're called beasts of burden. Nobody in their right mind likes 'em. They're too big, they're smelly, they eat and shit all day long, and the upkeep is fucking expensive. They're not affectionate and they're not social.

Horses are crap.

>>22883071

Hey Doctor, why don't you go help out these guys

>>22881967

>>22883099
>"...you don't see me yelling..."
>"grow up fuckers"

0/10

>>22883101
Rarity you are pointing at wrong direction.

>>22882961

>do people that like MLP like equines

I don't hate them, but generally no, I think alot of us just like the ponies as interpreted in the show.

>>22883160
Oh my, is this any better dear?

>>22882901

Despite the MLP's flaws, I thought you's were at least able to discuss these things rationally, I guess I was wrong. I gave that episode its fair chance, but as I said what I recognised was a show purposely made to cater to juveniles judging from the plot and dialogue and who can't recognise the difference between good animation and bad animation (I don't even dislike flash, but this show does absolutly nothing with it, its just lazy in my view)

And I at least thought you guys were realistic about why this show was made. Its My little pony, if it wasn't made to sell ponies to girls, what other reason was it commisioned?

>>22882915

Thats my honest opinion, sorry if you don't fit the description but grown men watching cute girls do cute things draws a very similar line to grown men watching cute ponies do cute things in my view

Don't cry troll just ignore shit
>>22883066
make it

>>22883152
no thanks I like this place, is full of apples!

apples!? apples are rubbish!

I love apples

>>22883219

>MLP's userbases flaws

Sorry, what I meant to say

I've watched three episodes of the show. It does get extremely sappy and the content of the show is generally geared for younger audiences, but it has a strangely endearing quality about it.

>>22883219

>And I at least thought you guys were realistic about why this show was made. Its My little pony, if it wasn't made to sell ponies to girls, what other reason was it commisioned?

Pretty much. You don't see Transformers fans or G.I. Joe fans try and kid themselves into thinking their cartoons aren't specifically made to sell toys.

>Thats my honest opinion, sorry if you don't fit the description but grown men watching cute girls do cute things draws a very similar line to grown men watching cute ponies do cute things in my view

They don't understand logic bro. We're 'trolls' because we didn't eat this shit up and ask for seconds.

>>22883210
What are you doing flying? Is it episode 16 already?

>>22883104
Smoggy peered over the edge of the roof, against the suggestion of Sooty, who was a firm believer in leaping before you look. “come on Smoggy, just like I taught ya!” Sooty backed away from where he expected Smoggy to land on his roof, while the green pony took a fearful gulp and backed up, giving himself a running start for this dangerous leap. His hooves struck the roof as he ran, nearly tripping on the edge as he leaped, and sailed through the air for a thankfully short few seconds before landing a little off where his friend predicted…the moment would have been met with cheers and happy hollering, if smoggys added weight did not apparently be to much of a burden for the roof, and it collapsed right underneath the two stallions.

alright, thats 3 paragraphs in one morning...im going on break

do any canadafags know if we've gotten the mcdonalds toys yet?

NO PONIES ALLOWED ON THE FLOCKDRAW
DINOSAURS ONLY
VIOLATORS WILL BE SHOT

>>22883254
It's not that you didn't like it, it's just that I know trolling patterns. I do this shit on /a/ all the time. Or you thought you were the first person to dream up the idea of going into a thread about a show you don't even watch and post criticisms for a few laughs?

>guy make valid criticisms
>TROLL TROLL TROLL

Stay classy, /co/.

>>22883308
Dinosaurs with Guns?

>mfw Hot Topic starts selling MLP merch
If things keep going at this rate, you know it's gonna happen.

>>22883344
That's bullshit, no way a Rex can hold the gun and pull the trigger.

>>22883357

Hipsters will flock to MLP and /co/. will start to hate it?

>>22883254
I know the show is for selling toys, so was the later Gundam series, do I care? don't really.

For if you like or dislike the show, don't really care either way, if you do, fine have a chat, if you don't, fine don't have a chat.

I do watch the show cause of the storyline (if it makes me laugh then yeah its good enough) and also cause the animation is cute.

>>22883364

He's not a Tyrannosaurus Rex. He's Tyrannosaurus Reich. He's a Nazi Dinosaur created by, you guessed it, Nazi Super Science.

>>22883340
>>22883344
I dunno why, but these two posts together amused the hell out of me.
And I apologize to the folks who answered my question who were then treated rudely by some of the others.

>>22883078

>/co/. will start to hate it?
>start

I don't care if we haven't hit the image limit. The 99.99% subtle trolling is driving me to drink.

I call new thread.

>>22883390
I think he's talking about the half of /co/ that doesn't already hate it.

>>22883308
>>22883344

who is messing with the time line again?

OH YOU DERPY!

>>22883396
Ironically, this post in itself is a troll...

>>22883340

>Implying they were valid criticisms.

Criticizing the actual animation and comparing it to Newgrounds shit is fucking retarded. The show uses dozens of unique expressions and poses every episode that don't get recycled. Most of these are where the best reaction images come from.

>>22883396
NO! You will pony up and stick it out!

>>22883396
Here's an idea *he said sarcastically*, how's about instead of making a new thread that no one will appreciate, you just try and start a positive discussion right here?

>>22883408
Wrong choice of pic?

>>22883278
>>22883104
>>22882992
Yay, cliffhangers!

>>22883402

>half of /co/ that doesn't already hate it.
>half

Now this is wishful podthinking

>>22883390

I mean the fans will start to hate it.

>>22883416

The animation isn't great, it's targeted toward children, and it's incredibly simplistic aren't valid? Methinks you're a bit biased.

>>22883386
Yeah, I've read those posts like one at first.

>>22883383
I'm still calling bullshit. He just can't hold the gun properly, come on!

>>22883420

>>22882700
Amidst the trolling and troll-responding:

Luna and Carrot Top drinking.

Christ, it's my first time drawing both of them, but Luna came out wonky.

>>22883424
Something about it made me suspicious. Maybe use this next time.

>>22883417

Animation ≠ Art

>>22883479
Image would be nice too.

>>22883462

So you can believe that Nazi's made a T-Rex Nazi that can fucking talk, but didn't think far enough ahead to make a special gun he can hold? You're over-thinking this bro.

>>22883488

What the fuck? I don't even know anymore if you guys are trolling or just plain retarded.

>>22883481
Yeah I never get a chance to use the trolling Dash because I never intentionally troll.

Thanks brony. Saved.

>The animation isn't great

The animation is really quite good. We've been hearing for months about "oh it's shit, Flash animation is shit" but that's just a load of bullshit.

>it's targeted toward children

First off, it makes the critic a hypocrite. This is /co/ for fuck's sake. I'm not going to believe that the critic doesn't like plenty of shit that's targeted for children. And no, being that it's targeted for children is not valid criticism. Pixar movies are targeted for children. Miyazaki films are targeted for children. There are no reasonable, trustworthy or qualified professional critics who go around saying "Toy Story is not a good movie because it's targeted for children.

>Methinks you're a bit biased.

Methinks you butthurt.

>>22883499
...Well, it still rustles my jimmies. No dinosaur should have that kind of power.

>>22883462
oooooh really now?

>>22883529

Alright then, a funny stillframe equels animation then by all means. I'm going to close this thread now and rinse my head of this boring show. Goodbye folks

>>22883558

Fine, there's nothing wrong with your favorite show. It's goddamn perfect. Fucking aspies.

>>22883562

Blame Nazi Super Science. MANIACS! MANIACS! YOU BLEW IT ALL UP!

>>22883562
>rustles my jimmies
I officially positively love this term

>>22883498
Luna's head does appear a bit on the overly large side, but I'd still say it's a very solid sketch.
*corcob pipe*

>>22883458
And of course they're biased. Everyone's opinion of a show is going to have a bias based on whether they like the show.

I personally think the show is a bit of a marvel of animation it that it's using new tech to make a very classic and loony toons feeling style.

>>22883570

That's a good point. That still frame is entirely unrepresentative of the thousands of other frames in that scene. For some reason.

>>22883567
Well, yeah, uh... I...

...I don't even...

Confound these ponies...

>>22883585

I'd be perfectly willing to listen to any valid criticism that you could offer. If you had one.

>>22883598

If only I had the macro for it

You god damn Jimmy Rustlers

>>22883637

Sounds like a perfect macro for Spike.

>>22883611

...Its flash, not traditional animation. You guys would at least seem rational if you at least accepted the animation is technically limited

>>22883629

>Implying that any of you would find any criticism of any kind about this show to be valid.

>>22883598
If I had my images better organized, I'd post the macro with a gorilla face and that phrase, it's ten times better.

>>22883659

Flash is traditional animation, you retard. This is exactly the point we make about haters not having any valid criticism.

>>22883659
Yeah isnt it amazing how good artists are? They are making a traditional simplistic art in Flash.

>>22883661

Well I haven't found any yet that I couldn't easily shoot down.

>>22883659

No no. You said that the criticism that the animation was bad because it was flash wasn't a valid criticism. You can't say now

>uh buh buh buh buh it's flash it's limited! You can't expect it to look good like regular animation!

Pick one or the other. Either the animation looks good (which it doesn't) or flash is limited and always looks like shit regardless of who's doing it in comparison to traditional animation.

>>22883562
>>22883598
>my name is Jimmy and I love that saying.

>>22883659
Except the argument being put forth by idiots above is that it is bad FLASH animation, which it fucking isn't. They don't just have a short roster of basic expressions for the sake of efficiency. They will actually create a unique visual effect for a specific scene and then never use it again, and they do this dozens of times per episode.

Fuckers are just moving the goalposts when their shitty points are shot down.

>>22883661
And now we've come to a very important conclusion. Which is to say, rolling into a party and then criticizing the decor/music/drinks makes one a very unpopular pony!

So with that lesson learned, let's continue to party, everyone.

>>22883696

I have a friend that makes Flash. It's nothing like traditional animation. It's cheaper and it's not as smooth as hand drawn cell animation. It's not as smooth as modern animation techniques either. Flash always looks like flash and not traditional animation.

I hate ponies

just kidding I love ponies

>>22883661

I have problems with some of the aesops the show uses. And some of the plots require good idiot ball use amoung its characters.


Its not our fault that complaints devolve too much into silly complaints like "show for little girls" or "3o minute advertisements.

>>22883661
Something that kinda bugs me about the show is how pretty much all the conflict resolutions rarely have anything to do with any of the efforts done by characters throughout the episode.
Sometimes it's not such a big deal, but other times it can be kind of distracting like the sudden appearance of the two other "blank flanks" at the end of Call of the Cutie.

>>22883417
some newgrounds stuff is really good.
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/520604

>>22882835
>Hope to one day see criticism of a show I like done in a mature manner that doesn't use exaggerations or deride the fans.
>Maybe today can be that day.

>Panning the dialog of a children's show for being childish.
>Obligatory ad hom about it being a commercial product (as if all cartoons aren't commercial in some way whether it be toys, games, DVDs, etc.).
>Says "everything is entirely generic" without applying it to an aspect to the show in question or explaining what's so generic about it.
>Exaggerate claims to deride animation instead of going into detail what they didn't like about it.

>mfw today is not that day and /co/ is just as bad as /mu/ when it comes to criticizing something they don't like.

Seems like an entirely different context, but the phrase just sounds like it should be used that way when it stands on its own.

>>22883420
Sorry Pacce, I guess I tend to lose it when discussin doesn't stay on track.

I have a decent topic then. I've always wanted to know how the ponies would scale up to, let's say, us. If using Angel as a scal of about a foot, most ponies would be around 3'6-4'0?

>>22883598

>>22883727

Why is animation bad? I don't understand you. You never point to a specific thing that is wrong, you just say "it's bad". That is not a criticism. Animation on the show is fluid, it has good stretch and squash, a ton of different unique poses for characters, minimum recycling. What exactly don't you like about it?

>>22883791

>the sudden appearance of the two other "blank flanks" at the end of Call of the Cutie

lol Deus Ex Machina

>>22883753

It's traditional animation. It's drawn digitally instead of being painted onto plastic cells.

Your friend's flash animation looks like crap because he's doing a crap job. You can do a crap job with Flash, or you can do a crap job with hand painted cells. You can make it smooth if you do it right using either hand-painted cells or with Flash. MLP, for example, is as smooth as silk.

>>22883791

>>22883805

Bro, yes

I'm so glad you posted that

>>22883804
Prolly something like that.
They are indeed quite little ponies.

>>22883812
Not really. It's not like they pulled it totally out of thin air or anything. Of course Applebloom wouldn't be the only blankflanked pony left in all of Ponyville. The others were just concealing it or not drawing attention to themselves, but when Applebloom was getting bullied, they couldn't stand for it and stepped forward.

You guys are kidding right, it's a totally fine resolution.

>>22883812

I wouldn't exactly call that deus ex machina.

>>22883417
Hey man, Rats on Cocaine is HILARIOUS.

>>22883856

There were more ponies at the party than there were in her class, after all. Last in the class =/= last in the town.

People have a problem with flash now? I never saw you bitches complaining about it in Wakfu.

>>22883856

S'a totally fine resolution, I just like saying deus ex machina.

>>22883882

Or the Secret of Kells or Waltz with Bashir for that matter.

>>22883882

People are bitching because some of them are uploading pretty good stuff to Newgrounds while other people are getting PAID to use it to make TV shows.

>>22883856
But my point is it had nothing to do with the other 18 minutes of the show. I felt like it changed the tone from, "you gotta accept that your different" to "it's okay so long as you aren't they only one".
Also that episode had been going on quite hilariously and then those two chuckle heads show up and it grinds to a dead stop and just sort of sits there until the credits role.

Again, my opinion. Even if it is better than yours because of all my mustaches.

>>22883567
That image.... I LOVE IT!

>>22883857

It pretty much is.

>>22883889
I can't fault you for that

>>22883915
>your
ARGH!
>you're different

>>22883889

Right, but it's not really deus ex machina, there's no real act of god. The bullies harass the protagonist, the bullies escalate their antagonism throughout the course of the show, finally at a big party they go over the top and turn the crowd against them. All entirely reasonable. I will admit that it's a rough way to introduce the two new characters. But I don't think deus ex machina is the right term.

>>22883805
THIS one, thank you. Let me see if I can find an image of Spike closer to this.

>>22883912

>fuck your book, there are people who tell stories with text on the internet for free.

>>22883857

More like Equus Ex Celestia

>>22882559
Fun to watch

>>22882563
ah ok

back, and part 1 of the advenutres of sooty and smoggy has been posted on DA
http://elric225.deviantart.com/art/sooty-and-smoggy-part-1-194735914
hopefully jak can finish that drawing for part 2...

>>22883817
>It's traditional animation
HAHAHAHAHA NO.

90% of the show is Flash tweening. Scaling, rotating, distorting, and translating. Pic related, it's NOT traditional, draw-each-individual-frame animation.

>>22883753
Flash CAN be used for traditional animation. Superjail is an excellent example. The music video for Close But No Cigar is pretty non-Flash Flash too, although not completely free of Flash tweening.

>>22883965

Horse inside celestia? Damn that must be some epic candy vag.

>>22883915

>I felt like it changed the tone from, "you gotta accept that your different" to "it's okay so long as you aren't they only one".

Considering the whole discussion with Applejack about "running in the family", I think the entire episode wound up saying "Don't worry, even though you're different you aren't alone."

>>22883950

Once again, thats the classic use of the term, nowadays it refers to any unforeshadowed attempt to resolve a plot.

>>22883882
Or Foster's, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Ruby Gloom, Phineas and Ferb, El Tigre, Superjail...

>>22883661
Jumping into this discussion.

Just make specific criticism. Saying "It is targeted for little girls" is so broad the most you can say is "It is" or "It isn't".
But by saying "It is targeted for little girls because <example within an episode>" then there can be actual discussion rather then the shit here right now.
If you keep the criticism so generic that any troll could write it, then you may be considered a troll.

>>22883915
But it's both of those rolled into one. Accept that you're different, but also realize that it's okay because you're NEVER the only one.

>>22883971
>Fun to watch

All of my feeling on the show summed up in three words.

>>22883987
dude, just get a blog

>>22884009

I posted >>22883993 and I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought the same thing. We just used different working.

>>22883990

But you're splitting hairs.

>>22884040

>working

wording, fuck

>>22883993

I am too far removed from my Dr. Seuss knowhow... It should NOT have taken me so long to think of these guys / Blank Flanks.

>>22883882

I don't even know anymore, man. /co/ will bitch about everything. There were threads here complaining about how animation in Princess and the Frog sucks. People are just being retarded I guess.

Call of the Cutie did kinda suck; why weren't the other blank flanks in Applebloom's class?

>>22884040
Brohoof then fellow brony

>>22883806

I'm still waiting for an answer.

Rarity has turned me into a furry, /co/. What do I do?

>>22883993
>>22884009
True 'nuff.

Also, I was kinda bugged that their friendship is based on "No cutie marks and we hate those two other ponies."
It all just seemed a bit too shallow.

>>22884076
As long as there's one person that likes something, there will be one person that''ll hate it and will criticize the other to no end.

>>22883896

Only certain scenes were flash in Secret of Kells such as Brendens nightmare and this picture scene, and Waltz with Bashir looked like a motion comic, don't try to deny it wasn't a jerky hack job

>>22884090
Ponyville has smaller class sizes so teachers can have more time to divide between each student. That's why Cheerilee is able to teach astrophysics.

>>22884091

Brohoof, my brony. I also have chicken.

>>22884114
>A pony turns you into a furry

>Wat do?

Do you think the show should add more background ponies, or just focus on giving more character to the ones they have in subtle ways? Like OPPP drinking out of the punchbowl

>>22884114
Here ya go.

>>22884114

You are weak.

>>22884156
Roll with it.

>>22884156
>>22884114

clop clop clop

>>22884118

S'what those two whores get for bashin' on Applebloom. Got told at their own party, too. KARMA IS A BITCH.

>>22884090

A bigger plot hole is how they had only first met then when they are seen together here in the first episode.

>>22883912
Yeah, and most of the "pretty good" stuff probably took a fucking eon and a half to make and lasts for three to five minutes, whereas FiM took around a year or so to push out 26 episodes that are around 21 minutes in length. Keep in mind that the people who contribute to Newsgrounds have complete creative control and have no obligation to share their finished product (or even have to complete) while the staff on any given show on television are watched like hawks from the higher ups and are on contractual obligation. If they don't like something, they have to change it, write up a new storyboard, come up with new dialogue, or even make a new scene entirely.

You fail to take into account length, scale, and circumstance. There's a difference between creator controlled content like Homestar Runner and a television program.

>>22884118
They are young, they have much to learn about friendship. For now their friendships may be shallow, turbulent, and malformed.

But one day they too will go on an epic quest and discover that friendship is actually magic.

>>22884197

Coincidence.

>>22884197
Eh. As much as I love the show it's inconsistent when it comes to background ponies. All unicorns in Canterot suddenly moved to Ponyville apparently. Also, how many Derpy clones are we up to now?

>>22884197
they had ameniesia and forgot about eachother in the first episode.
I JUST SOLVED YOUR SHIT

>>22884186

I'm pretty sure everypony went to the party just for free food. Snails sure didn't seem to give a fuck when DT started complaining

>>22884118
People are THAT shallow and conceded in real life Pacce. You have to learn to either ignore them or stand up to them.

>>22884246
A Lake full of them

>>22884202

I'm going to se this image macro to indicate that I don't give a fuck and make me look like a badass on the internet when in reality I have nothing to counter your argument with and don't want to make it look like I lost the discussion.

>>22884246
Background ponies will probably start becoming more diverse as the show goes on. The first were just created because they needed to have a bunch of ponies to pull up for a crowd scene, but we're starting to see more and more repeat offenders. By the show's next season they'll probably have loads of backgrounders, and may even be able to sneak in some extremely subtle jokes with them (think the Lyra sneaking out the back of Bon-Bon's house scene).

>>22884247

Amnesia you say?

>>22884197
That's what I've been sayig since Call of the Cutie came out. I blame Dr Whooves' time hijinks.

>>22884360

Let's blame every inconsistency on Dr. Whooves from now on.

>>22884360

Like when he screwed up the timeline and had to box Big Mac? Poor bastard

wtf is wrong with you people?

>>22884360
Well excuuuuuuse me, doctor.

>>22884377
Fine by me.

>>22884197
It is entirely possible that they were too busy cowering in absolute fear of Nightmare Moon to make their proper introductions and become the best of buddies.

>>22884383

That was still a fantastic idea for a drawing. Mad props to whoever thought of it.

>>22884316
I bet they will do that. That's what I love about FiM, it goes the distance where it can. Although if they do just continue to palleteswap background ponies, it's not like anyone could fault them for that either.

I think too many of the people who are trying to defend the Animation are confusing that with the Art Direction.

The Art Direction is superb. The world is vibrant and colourful with a mix of whimsy. The main characters are distinct and easily recognizable with striking, unique silhouettes and strong visual personality. The show is beautiful.

The animation itself isn't, it's just barely passable. It's mostly Flash motion tweens which give the characters visible stretch and squash, and that tangible rubbery look that comes from not actually rendering enough independent frames of movement. It's also full of animation errors (character colours change from show to show, sometimes scene to scene; ponies gain and lose wings or horns or other features). The background is full of copy pasted duplicates and duped faces with identical expressions, and similar shortcuts all to keep the animation budget to a minimum. It's not as bad as, say, Rush Zone's animation, but it's definitely noticeable.

There are plenty of good things about the show, but the actual animation is NOT one of them.

>>22884385
Humans? What ya talking about Sugah Cube?

>>22884383
Oh, this got done? Cool!

>>22884385
Same as everyone else on this planet, lack of sanity.

Also who is gonna make the new General when this is done, was trying to get a system going last thread that tripfags make them to lower troll threads or too many random MLP threads.

>>22884360
>>22884377
>>22884383


I blame Derpy

>>22884443
You can make it.

>>22884451
Hey, isn't she supposed to be YOUR assistant?

>>22884440

Yeah, someone posted the idea near the end of a thread and didn't get spotted so when the artist posted again in the next general I mentioned it. I felt it was something that had to be done and not forgotten.

>>22884479
I made this one and look what happened to it futher up.

>>22884451

And here I am without the "Derpy/Tardis/Primordial Ooze" comic.

>>22884114

Enjoy it, darling. You have exquisite taste.

>>22884479
assistant? she stole my fucking Tardis keys!

>>22884501
Nothing that had to do with you, apparently. But it's up to you, anyway. Pacce and Tripfag (and maybe some brony I didn't notice on a quick scrolling) must still be around.

>>22884438
>It's mostly Flash motion tweens which give the characters visible stretch and squash, and that tangible rubbery look
Well, that's all true but

>it's just barely passable
I don't know anon, I find it a lot more aesthetically pleasing than the vast, vast majority of choppy flash animation, and definitely miles above the horrible 15fps 3D render shit that passes for most childrens cartoons these days. I'm no animation expert but it all looks very fluid and pleasant to view, for me. Even if the techniques used aren't that complex, they're used skillfully.

>>22884438
>visibly poor squash and stretch

What I meant. It doesn't convey a sense of a three dimensional character in motion like it should as much as it conveys a 2d object being manhandled in the computer.

>>22884522

and emptied my fridge...

>>22884522

>>22884367
>No

Dude. That is not a criticism. Why is it bad? How is it not fluid? Why don't you like the shows squish and stretch? What poses/ animation do you think is recycled a lot?

>The hair moves like a sheet of rubber. It doesn't look natural, and all of its bounciness only accentuates the resize-rotate nature of Flash and the lack of hand-drawn animation.

Is that your professional opinion? I disagree. The hair does behave like hair. Or would you like to see Disney Feature Animation grade animated hair? In fact, hair in the show is affected by wind and motion, it gets wet etc.

>Models
I give you that one. All the cast uses one body model, but despite that they are all easily recognizable by silhouette alone. But that is not a criticism of an animation, but of a character design.

All in all, it seems you are gasping at straws here. You don't have any good points, you just keep saying "no, it's bad".

Hey, OP of http://arch.413chan.net/co22876420.html here...
... yeah, I didn't delete it mysef, just to precise for those who wonder...

>>22884541
Fine, I'll make the next one too, will also try and think of a topic as well to start things off.

pacce! you still here?
what happened with your dr whooves fic?

>>22884555
It's a 2D cartoon

>>22884438
>The background is full of copy pasted duplicates and duped faces with identical expressions, and similar shortcuts all to keep the animation budget to a minimum.

These are time, not budgetary constraints. They had to create a crowd template to be able to pull up on demand and didn't have time to design everyone individually. As the show has gone on, there have been more and more unique and reoccuring backgrounders such as OPPP and Dr. Whoof, though still not enough to do some of the larger crowd scenes without some duping. But hell, duping in crowds is a trick used in all animation from the very start. Not really something you can blame on MLP or Flash specifically.

>>22884367
*Puts on my "I MAD" hat*
"NO" ISN'T A VALID CRITICISM.
*takes off hat*
Also, I don't think you watched passed the opening if claim the characters don't have unique expressions.

>>22884634
I've had to reboot it due to what I had done being complete shit.

But now that I know what I'm doing, I'll start posting it this evening.

>>22884553
Well my point is, there's multiple grades of animation. There's pure crap through crap, to bad, up to not too bad, ok, pretty good, really good, excellent, and Oh my God.

Roughly.

I mean, for being Flash Animation (that is, animation accomplished primarily with Flash's inbuilt tools rather than traditional frame-by-frame animation done IN Flash) it's quite good. But it's simply doesn't look as good as it would IF were done on a real budget with hand drawn frames.

I'm not someone who inherently bashes Flash, it's a tool like any other. And like any tool, it's only as useful as the time and effort that's spent in using it properly. The animation isn't great, but it's not so terrible that it fundamentally detracts from the experience.

It's just serviceable.

Flutterguy's voice actor was also Tigatron's voice actor.

All arguments are invalid.

>>22884583
WHY did you post that????

>>22884689
what! seriously u doing a doctor fic?
>sonImproud.jpg

>>22884661
>I don't think you watched passed the opening if claim the characters don't have unique expressions.

The entirety of Applebuck Season from a pure animation standpoint was pretty much "look at all the silly faces Applejack can make."

its hard to give flash animation light and dark areas to give a sense of dimension, too much detail...

Unlike Wakfu which is cel-shading, you cant cel-shade in flash without intensive work.

>>22884753

Because I have chicken, dear Doctor.

Alright, this >>22884770 is the new General when this one is finished with, also got a topic as well.

>>22884699
Your point is fair and valid. I think you're comparing it to animation as a whole, while I'm only comparing it to other contemporary animated children's shows.

>it's simply doesn't look as good as it would IF were done on a real budget with hand drawn frames
Definitely agree though. I bet the creators would love to have the budget for this too, but let's face it, traditional animation is bypassed whenever possible these days. Blame the penny-pinching corporations, but that's just how it is.

>>22884699
Things consider:
It is a show meant to sell toys (thus make a profit)
It is on a no-name network
It is on at an awful time
...

The show is supposed to be cheap.

Due to time and budget constrictions, you will never get a show like this that is good in ALL aspects. The team decided to do "cheep & quick" things with great quality (character styles and expression) while having "expensive and time consuming" (hand drawn animation) was ignored.

Also, how many shows these days really take the time for hand drawn animation?

WELL IF YOU'RE A FUCKING ANIMATION CRITIC THEN YOU CAN'T TRULY ENJOY A SHOW GO AWAY

>>22884654
>But hell, duping in crowds is a trick used in all animation from the very start.

Seriously, go listen to the commentary for Up. Pete Docter and co. pretty much admit that they only created a few barebones models for Muntz's dogs and filled out the group with pallete swaps.

>>22884811
> WELL IF YOU'RE A FUCKING ANIMATION CRITIC AND YOU CAN'T TRULY ENJOY A SHOW THEN GO AWAY

Fix'd

>>22884756
I don't follow. First you say "no unique expressions" then you say "lets see how MANY silly faces Applejack can make"

>>22884836

Fuck it, he seems like a troll to me at this point.

>>22884807
>how many shows these days really take the time for hand drawn animation?
practically zero, I honestly can't think of any

>>22884654
I'm not "blaming" it on anything. As I said, I'm fully aware that it's done to manage budget. It's not a major, glaring problem, but that doesn't excuse it as a visible issue with the animation.

My point was simply that the animation isn't godly as some of the more strident defenders are trying to claim, that is has more than it's share of issues and problems that keep it from being the sort of outstanding feature that people should be bragging about the show for.

>>22884644
Yes.
Yes it is.
And the POINT of a cartoon (or any flat artwork) is to convey a sense of three dimensions on a two-dimensional field. That's why things like shading and perspective are used. When something well animated moves, it should give you a feeling of a three dimensional object moving through a three dimensional space. The Ponies tend to look more like Shrinky-Dinks squashing and expanding.

>>22884863

I think, The Simpsons still does, even if it is all drawn with tablets. Also, Futurama.

Gotta run out for a bit everypony, have... fun(?) while I'm gone!

>>22884863
spongebob

Image limit.

>>22884892

SPENGE BAB

>>22884784
hmmmm....that thing in your butt looks serious.
but don't worry I'm a certified doctor, now bend over

>>22884892
how does spongebob hand draw it? I know the first few seasons did, but later on it takes a much different "feel" and it is no longer seems hand drawn.

To the people with long winded explanations:
you suck

This is kinda cute and sad.

>>22884887
Does The Simpsons? That's surprising. I guess they have the budget for it though.

Honestly the last time I watched it I was really surprised, it looks very different and kind of ugly now, all plasticized

>>22883915
Call Of The Cutie is less a deus ex machina and more the first step of a Hero's Journey. (Technically, the Flawed Home Life and Reading Of The Law stages of the Hero's Journey.) Despite the edict against overatching plots, it's clear that the Cutie Mark Crusaders will show up in at least two more episodes before getting their marks. I bet Applebloom is still the last one to get hers, and gets it in the season finale.

>>22884885

I don't think anybody here is saying it's godly. But for what the show is, it's pretty damn good.

As for it feeling flat, I somewhat agree. Some scenes actually look three dimensional, while the rest kind of fail in that aspect.

>>22884885
>Yes.
Yes it is.
And the POINT of a cartoon (or any flat artwork) is to convey a sense of three dimensions on a two-dimensional field. That's why things like shading and perspective are used. When something well animated moves, it should give you a feeling of a three dimensional object moving through a three dimensional space. The Ponies tend to look more like Shrinky-Dinks squashing and expanding.
No.
No it is not.
The POINT of a cartoon (or any story) is to entertain . How it does so is irrelevant if in the end it does. Animation does not have to be great in everything, and not everything needs to be examined through the prism of scholarly analysis.