Equestria Girls (MLP spin-off)

[Nabber]

yeah it's pretty insulting to Spike, really

 

[SonicMario]

Yes, I'd say making Spike a dog is a huge mistake. I could actually go on a rant on why it's terrible that Spike is a dog. Due to the implications.

 

[Kong Rong]

I thought it was cute how Spike is a dog.

I was hoping he'd be human since he's twilight's "lil' bro" in some sort of way.

wouldn't that imply that everything that entered the mirror would become human though...

 

[EctoBiologist]

I thought it was cute how Spike is a dog.

I was hoping he'd be human since he's twilight's "lil' bro" in some sort of way.

wouldn't that imply that everything that entered the mirror would become human though...

oh please.

I believe that the animals in the mlp:fim universe would still have stayen animals.

 

[Nabber]

but ponies are animals...

but yeah this is the problem with trying to apply a pony world to a human world? cause I guess different types of ponies and stuff would be different races but then Spike becomes a dog

to be fair, Spike is pretty much the most intelligent dragon in the show

 

[Shyghoul]

Wonder what Discord would be....

 

[Anton]

so wait let me get this straight

they're making a movie that's going to be a SPIN-OFF that is an EXTREMELY AWFUL HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA which will most likely make people think bronies are even weirder than they already seem

Well, again, as I said earlier on in this thread:

The target audience are little girls.

Not bronies.

Little girls.

It's a shitty highschool drama because that's what little girls like. It's based on fashion because that's what little girls like. It doesn't follow canon because little girls don't give two shits about that. It's fine and dandy that bronies will watch this and whatever, but they are not the target audience.

 

[Nabber]

well the thing is by this point the target audience is supposed to be bronies, since the studio is aware of who is watching this and they're trying to please them. and to be fair, the fandom probably influenced the idea of "human ponies" anyway

 

[SonicMario]

My main problem with Spike as a dog is that it implies that those who came up with the idea think of Spike as Twilight's pet. When Spike is actually more like Twilight's sibling/surrogate son/co-worker/etc.

 

[Anton]

well the thing is by this point the target audience is supposed to be bronies, since the studio is aware of who is watching this and they're trying to please them. and to be fair, the fandom probably influenced the idea of "human ponies" anyway

No, you're not listening.

The target audience is not the bronies, it's little girls. Sure, there are nods and subtle jokes meant for the bronies to acknowledge that they are a fandom, but the show is not geared towards bronies, it's geared towards little girls.



But yeah SM is totally right, Spike is the best pony

 

[Toad Eightyfive]

And yet, something makes me want to watch this. I don't know whether it's because I want to see what it's like, or if I just want to watch it to point out it's flaws, or whether deep down I actually like this. I can't tell, it's too soon to tell. Don't hate me.

Don't worry. It's called "Schadenfreude".