The Brony Thread

Are you a Brony?

  • Yes

    Votes: 92 25.8%

  • No

    Votes: 119 33.4%

  • Brony?

    Votes: 145 40.7%
  • Total voters
    356
So, anyone ready for season 4?
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I think there will come a list of livestreams at EqD soon. I'm not sure if I'll watch it live, but I'll try.
And just in case someone are unsure of the airtime: Countdown
 
Those flashbacks (and the episodes) were awesom.
Finally we got to see stuff from the past we have wanted to see since the beginning of the show.
 
All judgement aside I have no idea why this is so popular, especially amongst fairly old males (maybe it only seems like this, because of the contrast as it seems like such a bizarre combination to me). Could anyone care to explain why they watch this show? Nostalgia? Stress relief? Something else?

No matter how I try I just cannot emphatize. I even tried watching an episode and couldnt even finish it.
 
windhero said:
All judgement aside I have no idea why this is so popular, especially amongst fairly old males (maybe it only seems like this, because of the contrast as it seems like such a bizarre combination to me). Could anyone care to explain why they watch this show? Nostalgia? Stress relief? Something else?

No matter how I try I just cannot emphatize. I even tried watching an episode and couldnt even finish it.
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All judgement aside I have no idea why speedcubing is so popular, especially amongst fairly mature grown ups(maybe it only seems like this, because of the contrast of a toy and grown ups it seems like such a bizarre combination to me). Could anyone care to explain why they spend hours playing with a toy? Nostalgia? Stress relief? Something else?

No matter how I try I just cannot emphatize. I even tried watching an tutorial and couldnt even finish it
 
KongShou said:
All judgement aside I have no idea why speedcubing is so popular, especially amongst fairly mature grown ups(maybe it only seems like this, because of the contrast of a toy and grown ups it seems like such a bizarre combination to me). Could anyone care to explain why they spend hours playing with a toy? Nostalgia? Stress relief? Something else?

No matter how I try I just cannot emphatize. I even tried watching an tutorial and couldnt even finish it
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Hilarious. Horrible comparison. I'd argue that people do not have hobbies for the same reasons they like a particular tv-show or music genre for example. The fact that a person likes two things does not mean that the motive for liking them is the same. Pretty much as stupid logic as "Fish can swim, I can swim. Therefore I am a fish".

My question was more what makes this show so good that one would follow it consistently, as I cant come up with a single reason.
 
windhero said:
Hilarious. Horrible comparison. I'd argue that people do not have hobbies for the same reasons they like a particular tv-show or music genre for example. The fact that a person likes two things does not mean that the motive for liking them is the same. Pretty much as stupid logic as "Fish can swim, I can swim. Therefore I am a fish".

My question was more what makes this show so good that one would follow it consistently, as I cant come up with a single reason.
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Characters; much like others prefer TV shows such as Avatar: The Last Airbender, bronies like the MLP character.
 
windhero said:
My question was more what makes this show so good that one would follow it consistently, as I cant come up with a single reason.
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I wish I could give you a straight answer but the honest truth is that I have absolutely no idea why I like the show. I remember trying to watch the first episode and just not getting it. Then about a week later I watched like half the first season, I still have no idea what made me sit down and try and re-watch it.
 
windhero said:
All judgement aside I have no idea why this is so popular, especially amongst fairly old males (maybe it only seems like this, because of the contrast as it seems like such a bizarre combination to me). Could anyone care to explain why they watch this show? Nostalgia? Stress relief? Something else?

No matter how I try I just cannot emphatize. I even tried watching an episode and couldnt even finish it.
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because we happen to like the show simple as that. there are lots of reasons (adorable characters, awesome animation, the voice acting, the identifiableness with the characters, pretty ok story [especially if you see the season 4 premiere. much awesome],ect.), but a big reason why people make such a big deal out of it is because of the fandom. fandoms are fun. there is something that you like and lots of other people like the same thing and they just decide to start making their own animations, pictures, characters, storys and boom, you have the brony fandom. i actually just went to a convention last week end and i can say that it was extremely enjoyable being amongst other people who are like you (kind of like speed solving competitions :) ). also, when you say, "fairly old males", that is rong seeing as most bronys are teenagers/young adults. there are older bronys but that really shouldn't matter. there are also fandoms for all sorts of other things such as anime, anthros, si-fi, ect.
 
windhero said:
All judgement aside I have no idea why this is so popular, especially amongst fairly old males (maybe it only seems like this, because of the contrast as it seems like such a bizarre combination to me). Could anyone care to explain why they watch this show? Nostalgia? Stress relief? Something else?

No matter how I try I just cannot emphatize. I even tried watching an episode and couldnt even finish it.
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Because someone can connect personally to it and its interesting to see how a world with such a simple morality can function. To split the human mind into six different ponies highlights in the show some of the conflicts that go on, in glorious simplicity that creates yes, nostalgia too of the simple morality that seemed to exist when we were young.
Alternatively, we watch it because its cool.
 
Renslay said:
A hungarian online portal (which specialized to TV shows and series) posted an article about MLP, why they recommend it and and why there are so many fans among not just kids, but elders as well. I don't think the portal's name is relevant to you. :)
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Oh. I don't know any Hungarian :p I may watch it anyway, just to see what it's like. Probably not, but... maybe.
 
TDM said:
Oh. I don't know any Hungarian :p I may watch it anyway, just to see what it's like. Probably not, but... maybe.
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it will consume you.
you will become part of a zombified hive mind
YOU WILL BECOME ONE WITH FLUFFLEPUFF
or you might just like be entertained by colours i don't know.
 
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