Thursday, March 2, 2017

How I Connect to My Favorite Shows: "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic"


My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic: A group of ponies must deal with friendship problems and keep their world protected from supernatural forces.

First of all, I know we have people in this class (or college) who watch shows intended for a slightly younger demographic. Chances are you or someone you know of (similar age) watches at least one of these shows: "Adventure Time", "Spongebob Squarepants", and "Steven Universe". These are all shows not intended for our demographic, but we watch these anyhow.  Let's not be so quick to judge by age, OK?

Now, let's move onto the actual show. This show focuses on the adventures of several ponies. "The Mane Six" are six ponies who serve as the focus for most of the episodes. Other episodes put focus onto either the young dragon Spike or a trio of fillies (young female horses) known as the "Cutie Mark Crusaders".

Why the heck do I like this show? For one thing, this is a revolutionary cartoon that breaks the age and gender barriers in cartoons. There is a fandom called "Bronies" who are adult males who love this show (our female counterpart is the "Pegasister"). First of all, the animation and the characters' actresses and design are all high quality. The stories are often times high-quality and cater to the fans interests. Morals are discretely written in the script and not straight-up in the viewers face.

If there was an episode that somehow involved me, this is how I would review it (I would probably just have my OC pony (Buffalo Chicken) guest star). This would be based off my experiences of working at Cedar Point and adjusting to life with roommates who ignored the rules.

Episode: "Strange Bedfellows"
Synopsis: College student Buffalo Chicken summons Twilight Sparkle and Fluttershy to help with an inconsiderate roommate. Twilight Sparkle attempts to help by giving advice from her college days which are of no help. The situation gets to the point where Buffalo Chicken uses an obscene gesture and accidentally upsets his roommate. After this poor decision, Fluttershy successfully helps Buffalo Chicken apologize and the episode ends out with Buffalo realizing that many problems can be resolved if he speaks with his roommate. 

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