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[Lekkit]

Today I went to the UK Games Expo and was recognised while wandering around by Qmech. Not by the fact my hoodie has a Dominion related quote and the name "Tables" on it, but by my face, which was posted in that thread a while back. I was pretty impressed.

The one with the party hats? I liked that photo.

I don't like the art style of MLP. But I do enjoy childish cartoons every now and then. Even though I'm not the target audience. Mostly I like the bad old Swedish voice actors that are in a lot of the old ones here.

[Titandrake]

Omg the MLP drama.

The tl;dr is that MLP goes between two shows. One is character driven slice of life, the other is adventure/high fantasy that's inspired by mythology. I'm a sucker for the latter, but those adventures are usually only in the season premiere and finales. The slice of life part is good, but you really have to care about the characters before you'll like it.

It also has pretty good character development, and usually characters don't act dumb, they act according to their character. Usually. The times they act dumb are when the episode quality drops like a rock.

I'd recommend giving the first 2 episodes a chance, since they're not awful, then continuing if you find it okay. If you want to skip directly to slice of lifes, I'd rec

S1: Eps 4, 16, 6, 9, 10. I also like (3, 11, 14, 17, 23) a lot, but I think they're better after getting familiar with the characters.
S2: 4, 5, 7, 14, 16, 20

and if you like those then you're probably already a fan.

As for the fanbase, there is lots of good fan content that, you know, requires you to be a fan. Fallout: Equestria is a surprisingly epic mashup and is the only fan content that is approachable if you haven't seen the show.

[qmech]

Today I went to the UK Games Expo and was recognised while wandering around by Qmech. Not by the fact my hoodie has a Dominion related quote and the name "Tables" on it, but by my face, which was posted in that thread a while back. I was pretty impressed.

I generally find it safest not to read things written on people's chests.

If any of the 16 entrants in tomorrow's Dominion tournament are around, you have my sympathies for an afternoon of 4p Base games.

[silverspawn]

9

we probably shouldn't turn this thread into a discussion about that, but this is like the worst episode of the entire show. come on 

[Tables]

Today I went to the UK Games Expo and was recognised while wandering around by Qmech. Not by the fact my hoodie has a Dominion related quote and the name "Tables" on it, but by my face, which was posted in that thread a while back. I was pretty impressed.

I generally find it safest not to read things written on people's chests.

If any of the 16 entrants in tomorrow's Dominion tournament are around, you have my sympathies for an afternoon of 4p Base games.

I would be tempted to join anyway, just because it's still better than Goko Dominion, except it's a) full, b) starts too early for me and c) would take up the entire afternoon.

Today I went to the UK Games Expo and was recognised while wandering around by Qmech. Not by the fact my hoodie has a Dominion related quote and the name "Tables" on it, but by my face, which was posted in that thread a while back. I was pretty impressed.

The one with the party hats? I liked that photo.

It's that memorable, huh? It's still my photo on most social media I'm on .

[Kirian]

I'm not debating that people think it's fun.

Just that's it's aimed at prepubescent children.

I'm going to actually argue with you on this point.  MLP is one of a (large) number of shows that are intended for multiple audiences.  Like Powerpuff Girls (another Lauren Faust creation), Animaniacs, and most Disney stuff, it's aimed at kids and the adults watching along with them.  It has to be, otherwise the parents wouldn't tolerate it.  What that means, of course, is that it can be appreciated by non-parents just as well.  Toy Story is generally considered one of the first movies to really hit the sweet spot on this, which is why the phrase "laser envy" refers not only to the original joke but more generally to humor aimed squarely at the parents and intended to fly over kids' heads.

And of course there's the second reason to aim humor at the adults:  cash.  Hasbro didn't create an MLP cartoon simply to provide children's TV, they did it to make a profit.  Selling hundreds of millions of dollars of merchandise requires parents to be interested as well.  See also:  Frozen.

[Titandrake]

It's really interesting to play Base only games with other people who only play Base and aren't that good at game. Mostly, I try to build the engine no matter how implausible it should be, and it usually works out because everyone is buying lots of actions anyways. In a tournament though, that sounds pretty awful.

One last MLP thing: I think I've mentioned them before, but Doctor Whooves Adventures is also very approachable (and quite good) if you're a Whovian. It's convinced me to start watching the series proper, for what that's worth. There's also Doctor Whooves and Assistant, but that crossover leans more MLP.

[eHalcyon]

I've considered watching MLP before, having heard good things, but I'm pretty hesitant to do so at this point because of my knowledge of the toxic adult male fandom.  Yes, yes, not all bronies are bad people, but some really are.  I don't like that MLP is potentially an unsafe search term and the fetishization of ponies is just... ugh.

it's called clop.

mh... i'm trying really hard to avoid it, but I don't think it's a bad thing. a very close friend of mine consumes it occasionally, and also uses it to... y'know, and I don't really see an objective reason why that's bad. i mean, you don't hurt anyone else, as long as you keep it private and put it in spoilers if you post it somehwere. and since I pretty much manage not to see any of it despite the huge amounts of it that are out there, I'd say people are doing a fine job.

it's also fair to mention that there is "fetishization" of everything that has a big enough fandom, not just mlp. simpsons and south park are two good examples.

If it's not hurting anyone else, sure.  But the criticism with the MLP fandom is that stuff was rampant enough that parents had to worry about their kids searching up content on their favourite cartoon show.  I haven't heard about this becoming as big an issue with other such shows.  Maybe the problem is no longer as big as it once was?

Simpsons and South Park are both aimed primarily at adults.


More generally speaking, if MLP is mostly slice of life then I probably won't dig into it much.  I prefer stories with twisting plots and a huge mythos to discover.

[Lekkit]

Time to rewatch Avatar: The Last Airbender, and Legend of Korra.

[Awaclus]

Are we discussing animation in general now?

M dot Strange's Heart String Marionette is like the best thing ever.

[eHalcyon]

I've been rewatching FMA: Brotherhood.  I think I should read the manga, which I have never done.

[eHalcyon]

[Witherweaver]

Anyone ever watch Serial Experiments: Lain?

[pingpongsam]

Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends

[Archetype]

Gravity Falls

[pacovf]

The most Lannister person in all of India.

[silverspawn]

If it's not hurting anyone else, sure.  But the criticism with the MLP fandom is that stuff was rampant enough that parents had to worry about their kids searching up content on their favourite cartoon show.  I haven't heard about this becoming as big an issue with other such shows.  Maybe the problem is no longer as big as it once was?

oh, i see. well in that case, it's a real problem. makes me wonder where the kids are searching though, most sides i know hide clop by default, and only show it if you specifically ask for it. maybe it used to be different

[Ozle]

I'm tempted to go to the games expo tomorrow.

Won't be wearing a badge though, just in case anyone recognises me!

[Ozle]

And on another note, I'm just on my way home from a house party that was mainly filled with ravers, not my usual thing by a loooong shot, but the host was a friend of line and it was his birthday

I spent 20 minutes queing for what I thought was the toilet, turned out it was a line to take lines...... Awwwwwkward

[silverspawn]

arghh... there is this thing flying around my screen and my keyboard... i hate that so much...

[Ozle]

This thing or THE thing.
Because if its the second one, start running!

[silverspawn]

this. flying. stuff. crap. fly? however you call it.

well, it's gone now, I think. I hope it flew outside...

[shraeye]

Cranberry juice and rootbeer don't mix well.

[Lekkit]

Well... You had rootbeer in the mix. I think that might be the problem.

[eHalcyon]

Well... You had rootbeer in the mix. I think that might be the problem.

Yeah.  You should keep the root beer on its own and not taint it with cranberry juice.