Chromodoris Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 I saw it floating around online for a while and didn't give it a thought, then I saw that some of my friends from school were getting into it, so I decided to check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopeFox Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 I think my girlfriend first discovered that MLP was a thing when lots of people showed up on LiveJournal with pony-related icons. She found the first episode on YouTube, and while I was initially skeptical ("Seriously? They named a character Twilight Sparkle?"), the fairy tale at the beginning, with Nightmare Moon banished to the moon for a thousand years, convinced me that the show was worth taking seriously, and by the time I figured out that that particular story arc wasn't going to last beyond the pilot, the depth of characterisation had me hooked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-Jaded-Bug Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 Like a lot of people, I noticed that references to the show kepped popping up everywhere. Then some of my friends of DeviantArt got into it and I looked at Tvtropes page for it, and I thought I would give it a chance. And we all know what happens from there~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muesli Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 I saw the odd thing on the internet about the new show, but I didn't really care about it.It wasn't until I bumped into a friend I hadn't seen for an age who recommended it to me. At first, I still didn't care about it, and it wasn't until I saw an article about one of the many fan games on The Escapist, the same day, that I gave in and watched an episode... Then another, and another. And well, here we are 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8ftmetalhead Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 Saw then on /b/, paid no attention.Saw them on e621, ie macros and such.Figured well hey if it's here.Went to 4chan, found the active /b/ thread and youtubed it. At this point it was about episode 13/14, I think.Now I have hundreds of dollars of pony.Because they're rather pricey here, in some cases.Love the hell out of these pastel things though. Seriously. Friendship, tolerance, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCtheBrony Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 Someone started a thread on a Sonic forum I visit and I was like, "WTF you guys smoking?" I didn't have any plans of watching the show but kept up with the chatter, genuinely intrigued by the notion that a bunch of guys would enjoy a show known for being incredibly girly. Them someone linked me to some fan remixes, namely Golden Cupcakes (for those who don't know, Daft Punk mixed with Cupcakes) and I was hooked. I listened to the song about every day before the guy showed me Super Ponybeat, which I promptly downloaded. It took a couple more weeks but I ended up checking out the show around the time episode 24 aired and of course liked it. And that's how Equestria was made. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchmouse Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 I was actually wondering what the heck the deal was with all these freakin' ponies I saw all over the place. So someone suggested I watch an episode and keep an open mind.So I watched the pilot. 26 episodes later... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Breeze Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 I was on a random forum one of my friends invited me to one night. I realized EVERYONE but me had an avatar taken from Ponydom. After another hour of being hounded by the other users I watched episodes 1&2. I was apprehensive, but after 3 (Gotta Love Applebuck Season) I was hooked. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afropuff Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 It's pretty weird but I happened to be flippin through the TV channels and under one of my favorite channels (Nicktoons, for Invader Zim and Avatar) was the Hub channel. At that moment My Little Pony Friendship is Magic was on and I got curious... (anyone recall the creepy and super girly commercials, I sure did, and that's what expected to see. To be exact, I expected to see an idiotic, stupid tea party with the creepy looking ponys acting like stupid mindless baby girls)... Ironically, I did see a pony having a party with inanimate objects. (Yes, you know the episode) By the power of God or something, My first dose of pony was Pinkie Pie's Psychotic Breakdown in the episode, "Party for One"... I was shocked that it was so cute, it had good voice actors, it had a moral to it, it was funny, and most of all, I totally dig insanity in shows... for some reason...(honestly, I was caught completely off guard, because Pinkie Pie's burst of insanity scared me at first). I was infected by pony goodness. I had to see another episode. I missed a week, but I happened to start watching the very start of the rerun of the series. That means it saw the first episode, you know, "The Mare in the Moon". I went to You Tube to watch more and found out that there were more guys who liked the show too! Thanks Bronys! You made me who I am!And that's how Equestria was made!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seb2112 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Someone I was following on DeviantART posted a drawing they did of Rainbow Dash and I really liked the look of the design, so I did some light googling on the show and was shocked to find out that people actually really liked it. I figured I give it a shot, watched it and found it enjoyable. It wasn't until Call of the Cutie that I realized that the show was something special, something about that episode really brought their world to life. I shared the show with a few friends, two of which became bronies while the others hated it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss_Hoss1 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Weellll.... It seems this new network was airing commercials that it was starting up soon and showing momentary blips of what their line up was... wait what? did I just see ponies? Quick rewind on the DVR and Oh-ho-ho-hooo. THIS I gotta see. I was waiting wth baited breath when Ep1 aired... I was pleasently surprised it was written for HS/College level like the PPG, And their villan was an actual menace!.(pinkie appears behind Hoss)"...And that's how Equestria was Created!" Wait what? Pinkieee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beat Match Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 I saw a few of my friends from another forum watch it so I got interested, watched an episode or two and **BOOM** Insta-Brony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Communist Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 The brother of a friend of a friend recommended it. Challenged accepted, a few days later and I dragged my own friends into it :grin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Whisper Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 I'm Willow, a 22 year old female, and I first noticed MLP:Fim back around the start of 2011 from seeing all these animated Pony icons on Something Awful. Thought it looked cute, so I found out what it was and started watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merrypaws Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 Honest? Pinkie Pie made me do it.No, REALLY.I was a fan of the old series as a kid, but I had no idea about the new series until one day I came across this picture on DeviantArt: http://americanninjax.deviantart.com/art/Pinkie-Pie-01-195723106And I got curious and hit the Google....And that's how Equestria was made discovered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davroth Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 2 good friends of mine both independently pushed me to give it a watch. One because it's so darn cute and well written and one because of the internet culture surrounding it.And here I am now, loving both aspects of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kite Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 At first I picked up on signs circling around the internet of the MLP craze growing, from forum avatars to KnowYourMeme and Tumblr getting FLOODED with Pony material. After that, I noticed a ton of Pony art at a local videogame/anime convention. Then when some friends started recommending it, I finally caved and watched an episode, and was pretty much hooked.I'm still finding it fascinating how this show has created a sub culture that's swept the interwebs in such a manner. XP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadwofax Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Greetings all who found ponies. I am not sure, but I think is was on youtube. I tracked it down to hasbro and then discovered he HUB. NUFF said. I am an old gray tale in the pony world, but still a kid at heart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamRB Posted September 17, 2011 Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 21 Male Illustrator and Graphic Designer. For my own reasons I use AdamRB (or AdamRBi if the prior is taken) as my online moniker in most of my online identities.I first heard it from my older brother, who is a professional animator. I dismissed it for the normal "good animation can't save bad kid show writing."A few months later I checked it out after reading some blog posts about it on various cartoon blogs. The writing surprised me as it wasn't what I expected at all, as was the animation which I heard was good but initially blew off as "good for a kid's show" good in the months prior. It was the writing and characters that bought me in and I've been a fan ever since the first half of season 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeal Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Oh, fun. I met faust at a little get-together, and she mentioned her work to me. You could say she convinced me it was worth a watch, so here I am. Still not sure if it's a blessing or a curse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiee Posted September 22, 2011 Report Share Posted September 22, 2011 29 year old male here, work for a big software company, IT helpdesk support.I found out about MLP one day when I was sick and couldn't go to work. So I was just resting, and I visited one of the regular gaming forums that I usually go to and noticed some guys posting Pony Memes. At first, I knew that it probably is a remake of MLP from back in the 80's. I got curious and eventually stumbled on a video on youtube, which was "What Pinkie's song actually sounded like". I thought it was hilarious and I couldn't stop watching it over and over. Eventually, I got curious enough that I wanted to watch the original video. I found the Season 1 batch torrent, downloaded, watched and the rest is history... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordpatthethird Posted September 22, 2011 Report Share Posted September 22, 2011 I had the flu and i decided to browse /b/. Everyone was talking about ponies. I decided to check it out. by the end of the two pater i was hooked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumboJetJester Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 How I found ponies? Through this thing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDynYwhUyoY&feature=channel_video_title, then much research on KnowYourMeme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoTan Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 My friend forced me to watch it (at start I really didn't want to do it). But then I loved it and made 3 of my other friends bronies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snorchu Posted September 24, 2011 Report Share Posted September 24, 2011 Hey, I'm a 20-year-old male from Connecticut who also enjoys Pokemon. I actually found MLP:FiM when half of the PokeBeach forum community became bronies in late February. It took me 5 months to accept ponies into my life as well.Not like I didn't try before, but previous attempts had me stopped when the intro song came on. Now I can't get that jingle out of my head.@AdamRB, I completely agree with your impression. The show is definitely closer in style to "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends". Hmm... I wonder why that might be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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