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[greatexpectations]

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

something something mint joke

[sudgy]

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.

Actually, root beer + milk tastes really good.

[Awaclus]

Anyone ever watch Serial Experiments: Lain?

I started watching it before Madoka Magica The Movie Part 3: The Rebellion Story was released on BD, but that kind of interrupted it. Seemed interesting, I'm definitely going to try again later.

[Titandrake]

Anyone ever watch Serial Experiments: Lain?

I started watching it before Madoka Magica The Movie Part 3: The Rebellion Story was released on BD, but that kind of interrupted it. Seemed interesting, I'm definitely going to try again later.

ooo, that reminds me. I need to try out Madoka.

My current bucketlist of shows to try out is some superset of Game of Thrones, Adventure Time, Madoka, FMA: Brotherhood, Code Geass, Evangelion...

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.

If you were expecting an intricate mythos in a Saturday morning cartoon, you're gonna have a bad time. I bet there's counterexamples, but at best you get recurring villains or hints at an intricate history that the writers aren't going to bother fleshing out.

[shraeye]

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.

Actually, root beer + milk tastes really good.

I'm definitely trying that.  Crazy combos are the best.

[Awaclus]

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.

Actually, root beer + milk tastes really good.

I'm definitely trying that.  Crazy combos are the best.

Chocolate + pizza is the best.

[AndrewisFTTW]

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.

Actually, root beer + milk tastes really good.

I'm definitely trying that.  Crazy combos are the best.

Chocolate + pizza is the best.

Chocolate + rain is the best.

[ashersky]

Add me to the "doesn't get the mlp fandom" crowd.  I'm a dad, I've seen a few.  Drivel, annoying, terrible.  "Oh, I don't like this present that pony gave me, I think I'll re-gift it..." x4 or however many main ponies there are.  Guess what happens next.  A moral about honesty with your friends.

Adventure Time, Regular Show, Gravity Falls, Stephen Universe, I like kids shows.  But mlp is like Barney/Dora morality+education stuff.

[silverspawn]

"Oh, I don't like this present that pony gave me, I think I'll re-gift it..." x4 or however many main ponies there are.  Guess what happens next.  A moral about honesty with your friends.

but... there is no episode with that premise 

[pacovf]

Mafia 43: Debate 3.1 ( vs. ): MLP can be enjoyed by adults.

[StrongRhino]

I'm a bit late, but also doing a Nuzlocke. I'm playing Soul Silver, I'm done with 4 gyms, and have already lost my starter. My current team is an Exeggcute, a Geodude, a Gyarados, a Crobat, a Dragonair, and a Ampharos.

[eHalcyon]

I'm a bit late, but also doing a Nuzlocke. I'm playing Soul Silver, I'm done with 4 gyms, and have already lost my starter. My current team is an Exeggcute, a Geodude, a Gyarados, a Crobat, a Dragonair, and a Ampharos.

You can get dratini that early?

[ashersky]

"Oh, I don't like this present that pony gave me, I think I'll re-gift it..." x4 or however many main ponies there are.  Guess what happens next.  A moral about honesty with your friends.

but... there is no episode with that premise 

Is there more than one mlp?  This had the ponies that can talk and look like the toys.  It was some holiday like Christmas where gifts were exchanged.  There was a book for the studious one, I recall.  Maybe a hairbrush for one?  One of the ponies had a Texan accent.

[Awaclus]

"Oh, I don't like this present that pony gave me, I think I'll re-gift it..." x4 or however many main ponies there are.  Guess what happens next.  A moral about honesty with your friends.

but... there is no episode with that premise 

Is there more than one mlp?  This had the ponies that can talk and look like the toys.  It was some holiday like Christmas where gifts were exchanged.  There was a book for the studious one, I recall.  Maybe a hairbrush for one?  One of the ponies had a Texan accent.

With MLP, people usually refer to My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, especially in the context where adults are watching it.

[ashersky]

Actually, my mistake.  I take back my comment above, and re-aim it at Strawberry Shortcake.  The episode "Happy First Frost" is what I was referring to.

I've seen part of a mlp where they go into a cave, but don't recall anything else.

[silverspawn]

Actually, my mistake.  I take back my comment above, and re-aim it at Strawberry Shortcake.

fine with me 

[Kirian]

Actually, my mistake.  I take back my comment above, and re-aim it at Strawberry Shortcake.

Yes... alas, Strawberry Shortcake doesn't have nearly the writing staff that MLP does.

[ConMan]

Actually, my mistake.  I take back my comment above, and re-aim it at Strawberry Shortcake.  The episode "Happy First Frost" is what I was referring to.

I've seen part of a mlp where they go into a cave, but don't recall anything else.

It's entirely possible one of the older generations of the show had that kind of premise. The latest version of MLP toned down a lot of the tea-parties-and-pink-dresses style and went for something a little closer to more boy-focused or gender-neutral cartoons, where the characters are a lot more varied in personality and are just as likely to go on adventures as have a slumber party. I enjoy the show, and some parts of the fandom (generally the music and the comics), and I'm glad it exists, but I'm also aware that it's not the greatest thing ever for everyone.

My current bucketlist of shows to try out is some superset of Game of Thrones, Adventure Time, Madoka, FMA: Brotherhood, Code Geass, Evangelion...

When you say Evangelion, are you talking about the original series or the reboot movies? I still haven't gotten around to the new movies, but the old series was definitely one of the original WTF shows of its time. Worth watching to see the creator's psyche collapse made evident through the characters.

[Awaclus]

When you say Evangelion, are you talking about the original series or the reboot movies? I still haven't gotten around to the new movies, but the old series was definitely one of the original WTF shows of its time. Worth watching to see the creator's psyche collapse made evident through the characters.

You have seen End of Evangelion, right?

[markusin]

When you say Evangelion, are you talking about the original series or the reboot movies? I still haven't gotten around to the new movies, but the old series was definitely one of the original WTF shows of its time. Worth watching to see the creator's psyche collapse made evident through the characters.

You have seen End of Evangelion, right?

Oh man, End of Evangelion. I actually preferred the ending of the original anime series to that movie. End of Evangelion had too many extended scenes of pointlessly symbolic events. I remember hearing that the creator wasn't excited about making it just so the fans have the closure they felt they needed.

[eHalcyon]

If you aren't already watching Orphan Black, you should be.

[Dsell]

If you aren't already watching Orphan Black, you should be.

It's free for Amazon prime users as I just found out!

[ashersky]

If you aren't already watching Orphan Black, you should be.

Are there two versions, like a British one and an American one?

[Axxle]

Definitely on my shortlist

[eHalcyon]

If you aren't already watching Orphan Black, you should be.

Are there two versions, like a British one and an American one?

Not that I'm aware.  It's a Canadian show actually, airing in the US on BBC America (and in Canada on Space).