Rosewind Posted August 18, 2012 Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 Copypasta from The Round Stable:Ms. Powell has an interesting resume. I'm not sure what to think about this! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker_Izing Posted August 18, 2012 Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 luckily isn't Sgt Sprinkles... Edit: She's awesome, was on "Bebe's kids"Almost re-edit On ark too ! Awesomeness dead ahead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabukurafuto Posted August 18, 2012 Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 I look forward to see what the new writers will bring to the series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronynumber299 Posted August 18, 2012 Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 I wonder what's going to go down in season three problem is I only recognize a few of those shows.But I can't wait for this new writer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonicRainb00m Posted August 18, 2012 Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 I think a new writer bringing in some new "flavors" for Season 3 will be great! Can't wait to see what they do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thoth Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 The huge amount of children's programming on there worries me in terms that we won't get as "mature"-themed episodes from her.And the fact that she was on "Bebe's Kids" worries me in the quality department......but hey, can't speak for it until we see her episodes.What I'm really intrigued about is that if she is indeed on the show, that leads to a possibility that another writer may have left during the S2-S3 break... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosewind Posted August 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 luckily isn't Sgt Sprinkles... Don't crush my dreams. It could happen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FermataTheBasse Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 ^ Your dreams, my nightmares.The huge amount of children's programming on there worries me in terms that we won't get as "mature"-themed episodes from her.Have we ever seen 'mature' themes from this show? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thoth Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 ^ Your dreams, my nightmares.Have we ever seen 'mature' themes from this show?Ehhhh, "mature" is a bad word, perhaps. I like to think the show isn't JUST aimed for little kids at this point, and it seems that Bronies hold he standard a bit higher than other "children's programming", which, as my friend Hayden has pointed out, has turned the demographic that Studio B aims for from little kids to us older audience, while appealing to little kids still.It's confusing, but the best way I can say it is that they'll have to get her into the writing style that the current staff has acquired, in which it includes shoutouts and general humor that we can get into.I suppose what I'm trying to say is that Powell's past work, which includes all VERY juvenile shows is what worries me. I'm sure I have nothing to worry about, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weesh Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 Amusing a group of writers is called a "stable" in the context of a TV show.Is there any way to know which writers are currently active in the stable, and which have left? And which might have had a script bought from them, but have never been in the stable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelEagle Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 From what I can tell, there has never been a stable/a writing group that works together. Each writer works alone for the most part with those Up On High being the only other ones who help out in any meaningful way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosewind Posted August 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 I can understand the fear with a new writer coming on board with a resume of shows aimed at young children. Merriwether Williams did not impress me with her debut as a FiM writer (Mare Do Well):We can only wait and see, then decide! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thoth Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 ^I LOVE that comic!I actually had MORE faith in Merriweather, considering her resume is MUCH more aimed to our tastes, as she had written for shows like Spongebob, Camp Lazlo (Ehhhh...) and Adventure Time. If anything, "Mare Do-Well" was a considerable disappointment for me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellosh Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 Hmmm..... I'll wait to actually watch a FiM episode written by Powell first before passing any judgement. She may have only worked on childrens' shows so far, but for all we know, she just might be a perfect fit for FiM. We'll just have to wait and see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elsporko Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 Well Life with Loui was awesome, while the Land Before Time TV series was horrible. I guess they cancel each other out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendrick Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 Have we ever seen 'mature' themes from this show?I don't know about themes, but the style of the show I would consider more "mature" than a lot of other shows. Especially ones targeted at kids. A lot of the humor is subtle and nuanced, with a lot going on in subtext. This beats the "beat-you-over-the-head" style a lot of shows use. There are a ton of little things going on in the background that add to the flavor of the story. For me little things like Twilight going "Please tell me she's not," when Pinkie Pie started singing "Giggle at the Ghostie" add a ton to the show that you don't always see in kid's shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elsporko Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 mature is the wrong wrord It is subtle and well written Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosewind Posted August 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 Definitely nothing eluding to anything mature around here! But really...I think the show is designed for everyone to enjoy, in which it takes a special touch from a writer to hit all of those bases in a resonant way that is respectful to the characters we've come to love. If your resumé says "I've written for no other audience except very young children," of course it's a concern! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weesh Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 But really...I think the show is designed for everyone to enjoy, in which it takes a special touch from a writer to hit all of those bases in a resonant way that is respectful to the characters we've come to love. If your resumé says "I've written for no other audience except very young children," of course it's a concern!You can get writing credits for things other than writing an entire episode. You get MORE money for writing the whole thing, but her strong ideas could be finished up by a staff writer for instance. Furthermore, some staff writers don't write entire episodes either! If you have LOTS of strong ideas, it could be cheaper to hire you as a staff writer than to buy each of your good ideas individually. I can't say that such a lack of experience would bother me given the track record of the show in general. We shall see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysticMasquerade Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 ^ Your dreams, my nightmares.Have we ever seen 'mature' themes from this show?Well, there are small tid-bits in the show that when an older audience watches it, they would get the reference, and laugh while the kids are like... "huh? I don't get it."Same thing in lots of other kids shows. Which is probably one of the reasons why this show appeals to just as many older generation fans as kid fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLittlePonyTales Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 Wait, writing for season 3 isn't over?I mean, I would figure a new writer would be a hint at season 4.Sure, there are only 13 episodes, but all the more reason that writing would already be done on them, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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