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The Success of MLP.
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 11:03 am
by VG_Addict
As you know, My Little Pony took the world by storm when it came out. The question is, why? What contributed to its success? I'm pretty sure nobody expected the show to become as popular as it has.
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 3:40 pm
by I REALLY HATE POKEMON!
Weirdos.
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 3:48 pm
by Calamity Panfan
Word of mouth spread like wildfire online. It seemed like MLP became a phenomenon overnight. When the internet finds something it likes, it catches on really quickly.
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 3:49 pm
by Apiary Tazy
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 4:20 pm
by Booyakasha
It's nice. Not everything one takes in has to have loads of explosions and guts and boobies and people screaming at each other-----sometimes a body just wants something pleasant.
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 4:25 pm
by I REALLY HATE POKEMON!
Our definitions of pleasant vary wildly. But I do agree. I tire of violence of late...
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 6:58 pm
by Softguitar
[QUOTE="Booyakasha, post: 1474043, member: 17381"]sometimes a body just wants something pleasant.[/QUOTE]
Wait, what.
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 7:24 pm
by CaptHayfever
The original run? Aggressive marketing & successfully playing off the "girls love ponies" stereotype.
Friendship Is Magic? Quality writing & subverting the pony stereotypes.
And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 7:39 pm
by Booyakasha
^^Problem?
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 7:23 am
by Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds
It brought positivity into people's lives and emphasised traits people see as good - friendship, caring, humour, etc - without the usual dramatic and violent overtones.
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 4:27 pm
by Booyakasha
It's set in an idyllic pastoral fantasyland where things are a little softer and slower and gentler in general. Like the Shire, but with adorable candy-coloured horseys instead of fat filthy little hobbitses.
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 4:39 pm
by Softguitar
It's made by Lauren Faust, who also worked on The Iron Giant, The Powerpuff Girls and Foster's Home. And she's married to Craig McCracken. CN fanboys unite.
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 6:13 pm
by Jere
I really liked the laid back tone of the show with some suspense and what felt like a big in universe world that was open for exploration.
And really i can't diss a show that says be nice to everyone and accept folks for who they are.
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 9:54 pm
by Bomby
I've never seen MLP but I'm glad Bronies are a thing that exists.
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 10:09 pm
by I REALLY HATE POKEMON!
Bronies...
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 1:40 am
by Deku Tree
I've never actually seen any of it. I used to dig Powerpuff Girls, though.
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 7:34 pm
by Sim Kid
[QUOTE="CaptHayfever, post: 1474067, member: 25169"]The original run? Aggressive marketing & successfully playing off the "girls love ponies" stereotype.
Friendship Is Magic? Quality writing & subverting the pony stereotypes[/quote]
Well, with the exception of that Bratz movie they branded as MLP.
