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  1. Overall it was a good movie and a good beginning to the new generation. Was it perfect? No, the ending was a bit fast and a bit flat, and they didn't really address what happened to Sunny and what she now was. The main villain (if you can call him that) is very one dimension with no redeeming qualities whatsoever (the best villains are those who honestly feel they are doing the right thing, even if it is the wrong methods or reasons). Was it good though? Yes. The main purpose of this film is to introduce the 'mane five' characters to the audience and it did an excellent of doing this and establishing their personalities, goals, and desires. The animation is outstanding and the backgrounds gorgeous, with all sorts of subtleties. It does make me wonder what they will do for the series since was no doubt also expensive. The voice work, for me, what the best part, as it was top notch. Of course we have to note that this movie is a sequel to G4, it is explicitly set in the same world is some unspecified future time,and the callbacks to G4 are numerous and important tot he story, it really pay homage to the previous generation. Of course there are a million questions still the movie didn't address (as this would have impossible in 90 minutes and not the main point). What are the crystals, who made them and why? What caused the magic to end? What happened to Twilight? What about places like Ponyville and Canterlot? What of the other species? Well hopefully at least some of these will be addressed in the future series. Four out of five stars.
  2. So I need to know, who won the Ponyville election?  Was it Mayor Mare or Ms. Harshwhinny?  Polls said they were in a dead heat!

    1. SteelEagle

      SteelEagle

      Mayor Mare, of course!

    2. Lyipheoryia

      Lyipheoryia

      I'd like to think of it more as...Filthy Rich vs. Ms. Harshwinny~  

    3. Dubstep

      Dubstep

      The real winner was Trixie, Mayor Mare is just a shadow official.

  3. All your Changeling lore and beliefs are about it get blown out of the water!  That's all I'm gonna say.

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    2. brianblackberry

      brianblackberry

      With your apple eye?

    3. SteelEagle

      SteelEagle

      I'mma cuddle you next time I see you on Skype so hard your brain will burst with friendship.

    4. brianblackberry

      brianblackberry

      Sounds like I need to get on Skype!

  4. So show canon says only ponies get cutie marks.

    1. Bellosh

      Bellosh

      Pfft, that's just pony-centric propaganda from a pony-centric show. :flowey:

    2. PyroBlaze

      PyroBlaze

      Besides... Who has shown up in the show besides ponies that even get marks here?

    3. tacobob
  5. So peeps, how much did the episode mess with your Changeling headcanon?

    1. SteelEagle

      SteelEagle

      It confirmed much of it.

    2. QuickLime
  6. Just saw a preview for this week's episode, pretty much confirms a lot of Canterlot headcanon about Changelings as individuals.

    1. tacobob

      tacobob

      Hopefully it will confirm even more.....I'm looking forward to this episode along with the next one. :3

  7. On Discord now:  Brianblackberry  Same name as here!

  8. Dude, you have no haters on this site, just saying... I hope the surgery goes without a hitch and you have a speedy recovery.
  9. Need to catch up with RPs now and start a couple new ones.  If its my turn in yours *please* let me know!

  10. The latest episode confirmed my headcanon, Cheerilee was once a cheerleader. :D

    1. tacobob

      tacobob

      Yeah. It's almost like her name hints to that in some way. ;)

      And it's probably a reference to this

       

      Man, those are some ugly hippos! lB0XHNu.png

      School-cheerilee.jpg

  11. I think I got replaced. :(

    1. Dubstep

      Dubstep

      :c No dude you haven't been replaced! That's silly talk! We know you've been busy so Zeig did a couple pieces for the announcement banners to take a little of the load off for you. You're still our number one site artist extraordinaire <3

    2. RedCedar

      RedCedar

      That happens around here, Brian.

    3. Rosewind

      Rosewind

      Enough. BBB you're not "replaced" for anything. All contributions are welcome from all of our users, and we happily use everything we get.

  12. Anxiety attacks are the worst. :( Too old for this.

  13. Every time I flash the BIOS to update it I feel like I am going to have a heart attack during the process. O_o

    1. moonshineTheleocat

      moonshineTheleocat

      That's why I use Gigabyte boards... it's less scary when you have a second bios to boot from.

    2. brianblackberry

      brianblackberry

      Well fortunately everything went right, but I am always have the slight panic when I do it and watch the screen as it is updating.

  14. Reposted the discussion thread for yesterday's episode as the original got lost in the reboot.

  15. Hey dude, how is it going?  Just haven't seen you posting in a while and seeing if everything is okay.

    1. Mojo

      Mojo

      I'm fine.  Life has been busier than usual for me.  Ever since I got relocated last year, it's been nearly a non-stop flurry of activity for me!

       

      I appreciate your concern, BBB, but I'm doing ok.

  16. Cheerilee was about to walk into town with her new basket of apples satisfied that she got a great bargain when Applejack spoke up. Cheerilee immediately stopped and stood there for a moment trying to imagine what she had forgotten. Didn't she give enough bits? Maybe she gave too many and had some change? She was sure that she had counted out each one before hoofing them to AJ. The school teacher turned around and walked back to the booth, there her bits were still sitting, as she glanced over them, she confirmed they were the right amount. She looked up at Applejack with a confused expression, made even more so by the orange orchard mare's coy expression. "It was five bits, right? Did I forget someth-" Then it dawned on her as she inadvertently read the sign above the freckled orchard mare's head, 'free kiss with each purchase'. Cheerilee chuckled and pointed at the sign, "oh I thought that was just an extra thing to get customers to show up! Going by the line, I'd say it was a success, but that's for the customers who came specifically for that extra affectionate bonus, isn't it?" Cheerilee came just for the apples herself, she wasn't even aware of the kissing part until Applebloom told her of the gimmick, which to her was a bit silly, but hey, it was definitely working! Truth be told, Cheerilee just wasn't interested. "You're sweet and attractive and all, but I'll be honest if I was going to kiss an Apple, I'd kiss your handsome brother! So don't worry about having to go through with anything awkward with me, you have more than enough willing kissers in this line!" She winked.
  17. Still in the deep depressions, but going to set Sunday afternoon aside to try and write some RPs, see if I can get my pony muse back at least.

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    2. Lyipheoryia

      Lyipheoryia

      <hugs> 

      I hope you pull yourself out from depression~  It ain't easy, but getting out of the hole reaps great benefits.

    3. Noedig

      Noedig

      Please feel well soon. If I can say something about your artwork, it's that it is great, nowhere close to being banal.

      Your artwork is one of my favorite to see! I'd love to see some more when you get the chance.

    4. tacobob

      tacobob

      Yeah, it's hard not to smile at your art. Hope you get out of your grey cloud soon...

  18. In a massive mental slump and everything is suffering because of it.  Also in an art slump as I feel everything I make is so banal.  Need to get out of this double slump.

    1. Pretzelparty

      Pretzelparty

      I feel both those types of slumps often. I can promise you that none of the stuff you draw is "Banal" and I always love seeing it! 

    2. Lyipheoryia

      Lyipheoryia

      I think I can relate...

      I usually have more of an art stump than anything, and it sucks very much when you feel like you should have ideas for something, but you can't quite come up with it~

  19. Love their designs, like to hear a little more about them.
  20. Today is Teachers' Day! So remember best teacher Cherilee!

  21. I'd be more annoyed about the banner if I didn't just finish watching an episode with best unicorn!

  22. Awesome, we could use a bunch more and yours have always been great.
  23. Cheerilee interpreted Applejack's lack of response to the exotic apples she listed off as meaning the blonde maned orchard pony was already well aware of such strange varieties and didn't think them to be nearly as interesting as Cheerilee did, probably because what kind of apple didn't Applejack already have a deep knowledge of? They likely didn't grow the stranger varieties of apples at Sweet Apple Acres because of lack of customers, besides they already had Zap Apples, and one really couldn't beat those when it came to taste, too bad their growing season was so short and infrequent. Cheerilee laughed at what she though was Applejack's joke in regards to 'hostage situation', she didn't quite get it, but it sounded funny, and it didn't hurt to show appreciation given she got her wish. "Wow, that is quite the bargain! That'll be it though, I still have to run a bunch of errands today before I can really enjoy my weekend, and it may be a bit much to haul two bushels around with me. Say ever thought about going into delivery? Ponies would really like that idea!" She dug into her saddlebag and tossed the bits onto the counter before easily lifting the bushel onto her back, she may be a school teacher but she was still an earth pony, so it wasn't even difficult to carry or balance. "Well, I won't keep anymore of your time! Hope your sale does really well today, and from the look of the line, it surely will!"
  24. Cheerilee couldn't help but blush a little bit at the level of praise Applejack was throwing her way regarding her ability as a teacher. She always had confidence in herself when it came to her profession, after all, it was what she most loved to do, but the way AJ phrased things, it sounded like she was getting the All Equestria Teaching Award or something. "Wow, that was quite the compliment, you sure know how to make a pony feel special, well I guess I can't complain about you calling me miss after what you just said now can I?" Cheerilee rolled her eyes with an awkward smirk when AJ reminded her of the pig incident last month. That was... Something alright. "Three weeks detentions and Saturdays, she should just become a volunteer at the school she spends so much time there after class. As for the pig... That... Was a unique experience, in all my years I have never walked into the classroom and found a pig chasing a pony around the desks, or a pig in class for that matter. I can't believe I had to go to a special school board meeting for that one, but Diamond Tiara's mother is on the board after all so I shouldn't have been that surprised." Poor Applejack, not realizing her little sister was right back doing after school detention again, at least she was used to Abby coming home late. "Well as far as I know they come from your farm, I never thought to ask, but I can't see where else they would be getting them. Well... There was one time Diamond Tiara brought me a purple apple! Imagine that, a purple apple! I didn't even know they grew in the color purple, she said it was from some place in Mustangia that specializes in them and Barnyard Bargains only gets them in once a year." Cheerilee tapped her hoof to her chin, trying to recall any other exotic, distant apples, figuring Applejack was honestly interested. "I swear once, there were these white ones called 'White Pippin Apples' from a few years back, can't remember where they were from though..." She gave a shrug, sure that AJ knew more than she did on the subject anyway. To the reason she was there, "actually it is possible if the bushel be half Red Delicious and half Honeycrisp? I dunno if you can do half and half like that."
  25. Finally she was at the head of the line, truthfully it really didn't take that long, but Cheerilee was glad to finally be able to purchase her apples. It was a lovely day and more importantly, a Saturday, which meant a day off, and she was determined to get the most out of it before Luna raised the Moon. She smirked when Applejack addressed her so formally, "Oh Applejack, you shouldn't feel the need to call me 'Miss Cheerilee', that is something the students call me, or the school board, or some other formal occasion, just call me Cheerilee. Besides went to school together as fillies, I know I was a couple levels ahead of you along with Rarity, but I'm not that much older, and to be honest, when you all use 'miss' for me, it makes me feel like some old mare or something." It wasn't a big deal that she was addressed formally, not really, but among her peer group, even if they were parents and guardians of her students, she rather have a much more informal relationship, especially since the sad truth was, she didn't have many friends in town, not close ones at any rate, and she would really like to change that. Of course, there was Applejack's question. The truth was, Applebloom was in trouble, the little filly did use the school's printing press and supplies to make her signs for the Apple sale, but Cheerilee had promised not to tell her sister in exchange for the filly spending a couple weeks cleaning the school house after class. "Well the good news there is nothing to report on the trouble front for Applebloom; I'm here just to get some apples. I have to admit because I get one at least once a week in the morning from a student, I have gotten pretty hooked on the different varieties!" That was the truth, even if she had to omit some facts.
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