tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post1015357197118192269..comments2024-03-04T02:09:30.979-06:00Comments on One Man's Pony Ramblings: First Sentences In (Fan)Fiction the 15thUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-54464510382575372222016-11-04T17:03:03.079-05:002016-11-04T17:03:03.079-05:00Well, that's what I mean. They couldn't k...Well, that's what I mean. They couldn't keep the same scale going. I'm sure there will be a hardcore group for fans for a very long time, but nothing as massive as what it was two or three years ago.xjuggernaughtxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286896058684660654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-23430328524047898862016-11-04T08:01:52.031-05:002016-11-04T08:01:52.031-05:00"my choice to read stuff for the mini-reviews..."my choice to read stuff for the mini-reviews is almost always made pre-first-line-reading"<br /><br />True, but you don't even have a choice of what to read for the Fandom Classics or 6-Star Reviews, so they're not any different in that regard.Pascoitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05861834765162800926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-48181007564354527792016-11-04T07:59:49.695-05:002016-11-04T07:59:49.695-05:00Considering that the original Bronycons scraped to...Considering that the original Bronycons scraped to get a hundred attendees, I think they absolutely can keep going through 2025, though not on the scale they have been. I would bet they can't justify getting the convention center past 2019.Pascoitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05861834765162800926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-1210212008948678762016-11-03T23:59:26.021-05:002016-11-03T23:59:26.021-05:00I'm just going off of anecdotal evidence. I ha...I'm just going off of anecdotal evidence. I have no idea with the ratings or sales figures are, but I used to go to public spaces and run into kids and teen with pony stuff all the time. I can't remember the last time that happened. My super market used to have several pony-themed items, but they're all gone now. Last time I walked by Hot Topic, there was no pony to be seen. I live near two elementary schools, but when the kids walk by, there aren't any pony backpacks anymore.<br /><br />None of that is particularly surprising to me. Something new comes along and kids gravitate towards that instead. You may be right in that new viewers feel a little lost unless they can go back to see the beginning of things. However, when I was a kid and cartoons were on, I'd pretty much watch anything. I'm not sure how prevalent that is among others, but it wouldn't have held me back.<br /><br />I could see through 2019, but I'm thinking 2025 is a real long shot. I'd love for the fandom to be that viable for that long, but I'm guessing the show it could to end with that movie. I'd like to be wrong about that, especially if the writing is solid at the time. I feel like the episodes have been on a slow decline, but it's still pretty good. Good enough for a few more seasons, at least.xjuggernaughtxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286896058684660654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-53096789274095956812016-11-03T19:39:54.195-05:002016-11-03T19:39:54.195-05:00Ponies definitely say things like "handy.&quo...Ponies definitely say things like "handy." I'm sure someone's written thousands of words explaining the etymological history of the word, and how it totally makes sense once you realize "hendiġ" can only really adapt to modern English (Equestrian) pronunciation and spelling in so many ways, and in a world where chickens have feelings, "handy" is one of the few plausible options.<br /><br />And if nobody has, THEY SHOULD.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11581572699330155065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-12685979483835935202016-11-03T19:34:01.336-05:002016-11-03T19:34:01.336-05:00That is a good point! To be fair, my choice to re...That is a good point! To be fair, my choice to read stuff for the mini-reviews is almost always made pre-first-line-reading, but it'd still be something for me to try.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11581572699330155065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-41839223866963058382016-11-03T19:20:52.224-05:002016-11-03T19:20:52.224-05:00And now you got me thinking. I went and looked up ...And now you got me thinking. I went and looked up Bronycon attendance numbers. Definitely down this year, which wasn't exactly a surprise. A lot of people figured 2015 would be down from 2014. It wasn't but it barely increased, so it seemed like it had probably peaked. I <i>was</i> surprised at how much it dropped this year, but when I consider that it's usually in early August and this year was an anomaly, just after July 4th, I wonder if that's a fair comparison. People who assumed it would be in early August again might have missed it, and people might not have found it as desirable to go around the holiday when they might have had other plans. It's in August again next year, so I'm really curious to see the numbers then. They're committed to having it in Baltimore through 2019, and the staff have said they plan to go through at least 2025, though they haven't secured a venue past 2019 yet.Pascoitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05861834765162800926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-49309993932072210562016-11-03T01:45:15.632-05:002016-11-03T01:45:15.632-05:00It took me far longer than it should have to reali...It took me far longer than it should have to realize "Comey" was supposed to be "Comedy". Also, I immediately thought "hoofiwork" when I read that line from <i>Party</i>, so I was pretty pleased to see you write a much angrier version of my thoughtsHolly Oatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703437987958922954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-63689420786807850062016-11-02T17:06:59.009-05:002016-11-02T17:06:59.009-05:00I'm never anywhere that I can gauge how much k...I'm never anywhere that I can gauge how much kids still pay attention to it by seeing if they have the toys, clothes, etc., but I do know that the toy line is still well-stocked and gets its own specially demarcated area on the shelves at Target, Wal-Mart, and Toys R Us.<br /><br />There's one thing I do wonder. The show is still cute and i think would be enjoyable to kids, but they would kind of be coming into the middle of things now. The fans who were with the show from the start saw the getting-to-know-you episodes, and those are the ones now growing out of it. The newer youngsters aren't getting that same level of introduction. They can watch the old eps, of course, but they're going to tend to see the hyped-up new ones first before committing to catching up or buying past seasons on DVD.Pascoitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05861834765162800926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-45005203967345527072016-11-02T12:02:05.883-05:002016-11-02T12:02:05.883-05:00Also, canon is rarely consistent with canon. You a...Also, canon is rarely consistent with canon. You ask too much :PInquisitorMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10209346997929773686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-89574113139652256332016-11-02T10:59:17.560-05:002016-11-02T10:59:17.560-05:00"canonically consistent with canon"
Oh ..."canonically consistent with canon"<br /><br />Oh dear. I see the Department of Redundancy Department has struck again. :(Impossible Numbershttp://www.fimfiction.net/user/Impossible%20Numbersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-37988828467241601622016-11-02T10:56:57.918-05:002016-11-02T10:56:57.918-05:00"PONIES DON'T HAVE HANDS IT SHOULD SAY HO..."PONIES DON'T HAVE HANDS IT SHOULD SAY HOOFIWORK -900/10"<br /><br />:D<br /><br />Still, I swear they've used words like "handful" and "handy" in the show enough times for this to be canonically consistent with canon, if not exactly justified. Besides, "hoofiwork" is a groan-worthy word to my ears.Impossible Numbershttp://www.fimfiction.net/user/Impossible%20Numbersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-2948894702677537152016-11-02T09:47:14.269-05:002016-11-02T09:47:14.269-05:00Unfortunately, I think MLP's time has nearly p...Unfortunately, I think MLP's time has nearly passed when it comes to its mainstream popularity with kids. I pretty much never see any merch from the series anymore. It used to be all over the place. I'm not sure what the ratings are these days, but in the malls, the super markets, the street, it's completely dropped off the radar in my corner of the world.<br /><br />My wife dressed up as Rainbow Dash last year. I wondered this year how many kids wouldn't recognize her if she'd dressed as a pony this time around.xjuggernaughtxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286896058684660654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-17178884263266190602016-11-02T07:24:36.644-05:002016-11-02T07:24:36.644-05:00Good point.Good point.InquisitorMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10209346997929773686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-40221861906050867962016-11-02T07:00:45.990-05:002016-11-02T07:00:45.990-05:00For that matter, I guess I'm a little surprise...For that matter, I guess I'm a little surprised you never do this exercise for the stories you have in your mini reviews. They're ones you chose to read, after all, so something about them hooked you, though the fact that you have to actually open the story to see the first line makes it unlikely that's what grabbed your attention. I know it means you can't report a star rating, but I still think it would be interesting to see some of those.Pascoitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05861834765162800926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-50530745205539041002016-11-02T06:58:43.538-05:002016-11-02T06:58:43.538-05:00Man, I also hate it when people use strikethroughs...Man, I also hate it when people use strikethroughs in letters where the character receiving the letter is clearly not supposed to be able to read that part. It's a huge cheat and absolutely immersion-breaking, as it's incompatible with the format. I'm at least heartened to see this author employed a scenario in which it's plausible to do so.Pascoitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05861834765162800926noreply@blogger.com