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sales2099 on 28 June 2012
Soleron said:
sales2099 said:

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Its appeal is irrelevant to me. Im 24, its a childrens show, moreso a girls show. I just cant do it. 

Im curious as to why grown men do this. Counterculture? Fear of adulthood? Gender experimentation? I dont know but I certainly do not want to find out firsthand. 

The media say it's a girls' show and you take that as fact? What about CoD only being for 18-25 males, or WoW being for basement nerds,or Pokemon being for little kids?

I have one question. Did you like any of the Pixar movies? If not, can you understand their appeal to a general audience not limited to kids? It's exactly the same with ponies, the S2 finale was essentially an hour long Disney movie.

Its creation was intended for girls. Grown men just somehow picked up on it. The media line perplexes me. They say its for girls, the aesthetic says its for girls, most of society thinks that too. Its not fact but its as close to a fact as one can get. Im sticking to rebellion/counterculture on this one. 

18-25 is the intended market for COD. Sure older people and children play it, but thats normal. The very premise of WOW is to keep playing. I know WOW people and while they may not be classified as nerds, they do spend a awful lot of time playing it. The main userbase for Pokemon is little kids.....

The Pixar movie line is neither here or there. Those movies are meant for everyone. MLP not only isnt meant for everyone but has a set gender and set age boundaries. 



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chocoloco on 28 June 2012
Jay520 said:
Anyway, ill probably watch the show. The VGC community introduced me to one amazing (Game of Thrones) maybe they'll do it again with My Little Pony. Unlike some people here, I can appreciate quality writing regardless off the coat of paint it has. Hopefully some people will mature and reach the same mentality.

So I guess if they write a hardcore porn and it wins an oscar for best picture it should be for everyone? 



d21lewis on 28 June 2012
Jay520 said:
Anyway, ill probably watch the show. The VGC community introduced me to one amazing (Game of Thrones) maybe they'll do it again with My Little Pony. Unlike some people here, I can appreciate quality writing regardless off the coat of paint it has. Hopefully some people will mature and reach the same mentality.


No.



sales2099 on 28 June 2012
Jay520 said:
Anyway, ill probably watch the show. The VGC community introduced me to one amazing (Game of Thrones) maybe they'll do it again with My Little Pony. Unlike some people here, I can appreciate quality writing regardless off the coat of paint it has. Hopefully some people will mature and reach the same mentality.


Ok this now has nothing to do with the age appropriateness or how it looks. 

You do NOT compare Game of Thrones with My Little Pony. 



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d21lewis on 28 June 2012

If Riley Freeman were here right now, I wonder what he would say about this.



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NintendoPie on 28 June 2012
d21lewis said:
Maybe the show is good. Maybe it's got a lot of great humor, good writing, and social commentary. That still doesn't change the fact that the show was made specifically for little girls. As good as it may be, it isn't made for manly guys like me and Gilgamesh.

Here's the deal: I won't watch My Little Pony if Lisa Simpson doesn't play for the school football team.

Manly Guys? So, you aren't going to watch this show because you are Manly?

That is possibly the worst reason I've heard for not watching this show so far. 

At least you aren't being too ridiculous, and saying that it may be a good show, as some people are in this thread. It still doesn't mean you should think you can't or shouldn't watch a show because you are a manly man.



Soleron on 28 June 2012
sales2099 said:
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The Pixar movie line is neither here or there. Those movies are meant for everyone. MLP not only isnt meant for everyone but has a set gender and set age boundaries. 

Hasbro has set age boundaries  in mind, yes. Because they only care about toy sales. The creator of the show has a number of interview stating that her intention was for it to appeal to everyone

What qualities seperate a kids and adult show in your view?

When I watch something like the Big Bang Theory it is incredibly immature with sex references every other line and completely unrealistic depictions of the character's lives and actions.

@d21lewis

I respect that.



Jay520 on 28 June 2012
chocoloco said:
Jay520 said:
Anyway, ill probably watch the show. The VGC community introduced me to one amazing (Game of Thrones) maybe they'll do it again with My Little Pony. Unlike some people here, I can appreciate quality writing regardless off the coat of paint it has. Hopefully some people will mature and reach the same mentality.

So I guess if they write a hardcore porn and it wins an oscar for best picture it should be for everyone? 



Everyone, no. Obviously little kids should not watch porn for obvious reasons.

NintendoPie on 28 June 2012
sales2099 said:
Jay520 said:
Anyway, ill probably watch the show. The VGC community introduced me to one amazing (Game of Thrones) maybe they'll do it again with My Little Pony. Unlike some people here, I can appreciate quality writing regardless off the coat of paint it has. Hopefully some people will mature and reach the same mentality.


Ok this now has nothing to do with the age appropriateness or how it looks. 

You do NOT compare Game of Thrones with My Little Pony. 

I don't think he ever was comparing Game of Thrones to My Little Pony.



Jay520 on 28 June 2012
sales2099 said:
Jay520 said:
Anyway, ill probably watch the show. The VGC community introduced me to one amazing (Game of Thrones) maybe they'll do it again with My Little Pony. Unlike some people here, I can appreciate quality writing regardless off the coat of paint it has. Hopefully some people will mature and reach the same mentality.


Ok this now has nothing to do with the age appropriateness or how it looks. 

You do NOT compare Game of Thrones with My Little Pony. 



Well you don't know that since you haven't watched both shows.