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Day Six: Favorite female-driven show:
I wasn't quick to join the new My Little Pony bandwagon. I saw it sweeping through some of the forums I read in February, but kinda rolled my eyes at the whole thing, thinking it was some sort of ironic hipster joke.
Then I watched an episode.
The animation is adorable. The songs are fun and catchy without being earworms unlike the entire Backyardigans' repertoire. The jokes, while not operating on two levels like most of Pixar's, are indeed enjoyable to both children and adults. But the real joy of MLP, at least to me, is the cast of characters and the perspective the writers show in using them.
See, this show is like crack to children. I have a niece and three nephews living close by who I babysit on occasion, and an episode of MLP is the ultimate reward now. All of them - from the almost-three-year-old to the seven-year-old - adore this show and its characters. They relate to these girl ponies and their lessons about friendship. Rainbow Dash is a favorite among the boys, of course, but, you know, everyone loves Rarity too. My niece, the oldest of the bunch, has mentioned more than once that she's going to go look something up in a book "like Twilight does". That alone would endear this show to my heart forever, but I already love it 'cause it's just so much fun.
No extra bits today - go to Equestria Daily for all your pony needs.
And here are the rest of the days for this meme:
Day One: Favorite lead female character: Veronica Palmer from Better Off Ted
Day Two: Favorite supporting female character: Natalie Hurley from Sports Night
Day Three: A female character you hated but grew to love: Buffy Summers from Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Day Four: A female character you relate to: Temperance "Bones" Brennan from Bones
Day Five: Favorite female character on a male-driven show: Nyota Uhura from Star Trek
Day Seven: A female character that needs more screen time:
Day Eight: Favorite female character in a comedy show:
Day Nine: Favorite female character in a drama show:
Day Ten: Favorite female character in a scifi/supernatural show:
Day Eleven: Favorite female character in a children’s show:
Day Twelve: Favorite female character in a movie:
Day Thirteen: Favorite female character in a book:
Day Fourteen: Favorite older female character:
Day Fifteen: Favorite female character growth arc:
Day Sixteen: Favorite mother character:
Day Seventeen: Favorite warrior female character:
Day Eighteen: Favorite non-warrior female character:
Day Nineteen: Favorite non-human female character:
Day Twenty: Favorite female antagonist:
Day Twenty-One: Favorite female character screwed over by canon:
Day Twenty-Two: Favorite female character you love but everyone else hates:
Day Twenty-Three: Favorite female platonic relationship:
Day Twenty-Four: Favorite female romantic relationship:
Day Twenty-Five: Favorite mother/daughter and/or sister relationship:
Day Twenty-Six: Favorite classical female character (from pre-20th century literature or mythology or the like):
Day Twenty-Seven: A female character you have extensive personal canon for:
Day Twenty-Eight: Favorite female writer (television, books, movies, etc.):
Day Twenty-Nine: A female-centric fic rec:
Day Thirty: Whatever you’d like!:
Day Six: Favorite female-driven show:
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
I wasn't quick to join the new My Little Pony bandwagon. I saw it sweeping through some of the forums I read in February, but kinda rolled my eyes at the whole thing, thinking it was some sort of ironic hipster joke.
Then I watched an episode.
The animation is adorable. The songs are fun and catchy without being earworms unlike the entire Backyardigans' repertoire. The jokes, while not operating on two levels like most of Pixar's, are indeed enjoyable to both children and adults. But the real joy of MLP, at least to me, is the cast of characters and the perspective the writers show in using them.
See, this show is like crack to children. I have a niece and three nephews living close by who I babysit on occasion, and an episode of MLP is the ultimate reward now. All of them - from the almost-three-year-old to the seven-year-old - adore this show and its characters. They relate to these girl ponies and their lessons about friendship. Rainbow Dash is a favorite among the boys, of course, but, you know, everyone loves Rarity too. My niece, the oldest of the bunch, has mentioned more than once that she's going to go look something up in a book "like Twilight does". That alone would endear this show to my heart forever, but I already love it 'cause it's just so much fun.
No extra bits today - go to Equestria Daily for all your pony needs.
And here are the rest of the days for this meme:
Day One: Favorite lead female character: Veronica Palmer from Better Off Ted
Day Two: Favorite supporting female character: Natalie Hurley from Sports Night
Day Three: A female character you hated but grew to love: Buffy Summers from Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Day Four: A female character you relate to: Temperance "Bones" Brennan from Bones
Day Five: Favorite female character on a male-driven show: Nyota Uhura from Star Trek
Day Seven: A female character that needs more screen time:
Day Eight: Favorite female character in a comedy show:
Day Nine: Favorite female character in a drama show:
Day Ten: Favorite female character in a scifi/supernatural show:
Day Eleven: Favorite female character in a children’s show:
Day Twelve: Favorite female character in a movie:
Day Thirteen: Favorite female character in a book:
Day Fourteen: Favorite older female character:
Day Fifteen: Favorite female character growth arc:
Day Sixteen: Favorite mother character:
Day Seventeen: Favorite warrior female character:
Day Eighteen: Favorite non-warrior female character:
Day Nineteen: Favorite non-human female character:
Day Twenty: Favorite female antagonist:
Day Twenty-One: Favorite female character screwed over by canon:
Day Twenty-Two: Favorite female character you love but everyone else hates:
Day Twenty-Three: Favorite female platonic relationship:
Day Twenty-Four: Favorite female romantic relationship:
Day Twenty-Five: Favorite mother/daughter and/or sister relationship:
Day Twenty-Six: Favorite classical female character (from pre-20th century literature or mythology or the like):
Day Twenty-Seven: A female character you have extensive personal canon for:
Day Twenty-Eight: Favorite female writer (television, books, movies, etc.):
Day Twenty-Nine: A female-centric fic rec:
Day Thirty: Whatever you’d like!:
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Date: 2011-06-09 03:38 pm (UTC)I think I really fell in love with the show when Applejack and Rainbow Dash decided to compete for the title of Most Athletic Pony. Not most athletic female pony, but most athletic pony, period. (Was it "Fall Clean-up"?)
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Date: 2011-06-10 04:45 pm (UTC)I really enjoy the way the show shows the various friendships, common interests, and arguments between the ponies - Rarity & Fluttershy with fashion, Applejack & Rainbow Dash as "sporty" ponies, Pinkie Pie & Rainbow Dash as pranksters, Applejack & Rarity's disagreement in the sleepover episode, etc.
Was the original MLP good (either generally or as a cartoon for kids)? I played with the ponies, inherited from older cousins, but I never watched the show.
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Date: 2011-06-10 04:57 pm (UTC)Actually, you can watch the original (very short) TV movie on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JabXQb6nBXg
That's just part 1 (of 3, I think). So you can see how Applejack was originally, and Firefly, who was a precursor to Rainbow Dash. Oh, and Spike! Much as I like Megan, I'm glad FiM doesn't use human characters ... though I kind of miss Mister Mushnik and his rabbit friend.