WTF?
Have you heard of this before?
Apparently, it's men (and women) who love the new My Little Pony cartoon.
And when I say love, it's like the kind of strangely fantastic love that inspires a legion of fan art, forums, videos and communities. The phenomenon is an apparently growing epidemic online and I can't believe I'm just stumbling onto it now.
I try to be open minded, I really do.
But, uh, Bronies? Just FYI, the BEST My Little Ponies are and always will be the FIRST GENERATION.
From the 80's baby, with realistic pony bodies and the best names, like Moondancer, Melody, Windwhistler and Firefly (yes there is a MLP named Firefly and she IS a Browncoat!).
Not that I can't get down with a name like Rainbow Dash, of course. Especially since according to Wikipedia, Rainbow Dash is based upon the original Firefly's personality, who was basically THE star of the original My Little Ponies.
Herds of Bronies online may disagree with the above statements. I'm not sure if they have watched the older cartoon since they were kids or if they would even want to, since the impetus of their devotion seems to be wrapped up in the show itself and is inexplicable, even to themselves.
However, after babysitting two little girls recently who think the best part of coming over is the gigantor bag of old school My Little Ponies they get to play with, I got the opportunity to watch one of the new episodes.
All too soon, the show was over.
At first, the animation style threw me off but gradually the surprising depth of plot for a children's show and the great voice acting sucked me in.
In a move that spoke to my fierce nostalgic heart while at the same time creating a bit of disappointment, the little girls said they wanted to watch my DVD of the original 80's TV show instead of another of the new My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic episodes.
I have a feeling I won't be waiting for the excuse of babysitting little girls before I watch the other episodes. And if I grow restless for more MLP magic, there's plenty of fan content on the web to keep a geek like me happy.
As I FINALLY watched Firefly and became a Browncoat,
I thought this would be appropriate.
Enjoy! And if you become a Brony, be sure to tell me. I'm fascinated!
5 comments:
These things really cant be foreseen..who would have thought 'hello kitty' would have become the phenomenon it has over the years? Not me thats for sure.. and a few years ago when my daughter was trimming the hair off her ponies I had no idea they would become more than plastic junk...
*Gasp* You let your daughter cut her ponies' hair?!? Blasphemy!
I for surely hadn't forseen this.
Oh great. Just when I fall for this show and you dump it. But we has something to share.
I wanted to hate it simply because it wasn't an exact reboot of the original show I came to know & love as a child, but I do have to say it is growing on me.
We can be Bronies together!
There will not be matching shirts, hats or jackets. Damn, I have to look up their names to find out which one has the grumpy negative attitude like I do.
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