So here is how this works. You are now the CEO of Hasbro, and everyone below you mindlessly follows your Celestian godlike status without any questioning at all. Season three is yours to do whatever you want with.
What do you do with our beloved ponies?
Feel free to take advantage of the anon posting if you are embarrassed about your Super Saiyan, Mary Sue, Twilight SparklexNaruto crossover.
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- As much as I love the idea of movies that involve the ponies in actual danger, part of the draw is the fluffiness of tone. I mean, just look, Twilight had an anvil, dresser, and entire grand piano land on her, and she recovered without any permanent injury.
ReplyDeleteI would also have a massive fangasm and go into a coma for a few months if there was an episode involving one or more of the following:
-- One of Applebloom's trees becomes violently ill, losing leaves and producing no apples. The tree is rejuvenated when a mysterious wolf with a coat as brilliant as snow appears and approaches it.
-- Fluttershy attempts unsuccessfully to become friends with the new arrival. She cannot understand the wolf's barks as she could any of her other animal friends, but the wolf responds in Equestrian/English and becomes rapidly indignant upon any mention of the words "bug" or "insect".
-- Applebloom immediately notices and comments on the wolf's "pretty makeup" , but Applejack insists that Applebloom stop letting her imagination run wild.
-- The next big fashion is started when the wolf spends a few minutes inside Rarity's boutique (after she makes sure it behaves itself and is clean, of course.)
Yeah, I know it's, never going to happen, but I can dream, right?
Return of the four Chaos Gods that released Nightmare Moon in the opener.
ReplyDeleteRainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie struggle to resist the whispers of Khorne and Slaanesh, respectively.
Suddenly, half the Royal Guards mutate into tentacular abominations. Celestia falls to her warp-tainted heir, Prince Blueblood, who laughs and decrees that Chaos is the only true answer. (It is a good pain!)
Seeing this, Dash shakes off the voice of Khorne, donning hilariously oversized orange sunglasses and shouting "WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK I AM?"
DRILLS EVERYWHERE!
Blueblood's metal bawkses explode as he shouts "GAAAAAAAADGET!"
Dash then wakes up wondering where in hell Pinkie got those mushrooms.
@the (fallen) Princess Luna
ReplyDeleteEighth, rename the company 'Best Pony Luna'.
Ninth, rename the series 'My Lunar Pony and Friends'.
Tenth, Celestia is [ OMITTED DUE TO BEING TOO AWESOME A PLOT TO LET OUT ]
I don’t know if I can list everything I want to do with the show, especially since a lot of these have been mentioned by others, but I can cite a few things…
ReplyDelete-Rework the origins in a continuation called "The Cutie Mark Chronicles, Part 2", by revealing that the cutie mark origin stories they told were all one huge, convoluted lie, and that the real cutie mark origins were completely different than what they told the Cutie Mark Crusaders. The mane six would confess their real origins with each other, but the Cutie Mark Crusaders overhear all this and they feel betrayed, so now the mane six have to cope with confessing their lies to each other, and have to make up to the three young fillies for lying to them. Obviously, the moral will involve lying in some way. (BTW, stop thinking that Pinkie Pie really came from a rock farm, she was just being delusional, like always! Besides, that story itself made no sense! The only way I would accept that is if it was mentioned that Pinkie Pie was adopted.)
-Definitely more Celestia and Luna, period. Develop them both more and give them a little more focus. Maybe one episode would just be staring them and it would involve an amusing scenario of some sort, or maybe one where they both disguise themselves or transform into plain unicorns or pegasi to blend in with the common folk. We could also go more into their past before the whole Nightmare Moon ordeal. Especially focus on Luna, and have her become friends with Twilight. Those two together sounds adorable.
-Keep the episode format, but use an overarching storyline thread throughout the episodes that'll isn’t entirely the focus, but will eventually result in a massive climax at the end.
-More recognition for some of the background characters, especially the most famous ones from the fanon, maybe even giving them their own episode, or at least some role or purpose.
-Have a lot more world building and character development
-Still keep the lighthearted atmosphere and tone, but include a few somewhat darker aspects.
-Perhaps maybe an episode where some of the characters (perhaps the mane six) are regressed into fillies. I have a few possible ideas to work with, but I won’t tell at the moment.
-Some episodes could involve family members
-Keep Lauren Faust on board
-Some famous musical performers could appear and perform a song, like Weird Al Yankovic, David Bowie and Elton John, to name a few.
-Some celebrity appearances as well.
-Maybe Celestia would be cloned, and her clone would wind up being Trollestia, who is much more of a cartoonish prankster that causes mischief while the real Celestia is trying to stop her. Mistaken identity ensues and the normally patient Celestia could have a severe mental breakdown at some point.
-Perhaps having some of the guest characters return, like Trixie and Gilda. And more development of supporting characters.
-Maybe to pander to the fanbase, one episode could be done completely in the style of Doctor Who, starring Doctor Whooves & Derpy. Even the theme song would be done in the style of the older series!
-The Cutie Mark Crusaders could ask Celestia & Luna how THEY got their cutie marks, as one mentioned earlier.
-They could visit multiple alternate universes, including one where they're all human teenagers in high school or human college students, something like that.
-Give the bronies who make all that great fanfiction and fanart some more recognition, like an episode writing contest. Seriously, there are some REALLY good stories out there…
I could come up with a ton that would make for some great fanfic or episode ideas, though. If this were just talking about episode ideas, I’d definitely go wild there.
You guys have a lot of great ideas, although a select few (I won't be calling out names) have some REALLY dumb ideas.
Also, better merchandise would definitely be nice, especially large plush versions of the ponies.
A few more:
ReplyDelete- Have a contest where some lucky winners could get to have their fan-made ponies appear as background ponies!
- ...for that matter, sprinkle extra cool ponies in the background here and there just to get fans drooling. Have some ponies with elaborate tattoos and designs on their bodies, or at least actual markings other than the usual pallete-swapped colors
- Establish guidelines on the use of of 'pony-esque' words, e.g.; "everypony" or "anypony" would always replace "everybody" and "anybody" respectively, but "everyone" and "anyone" would still be used intermittently.
- Cutie marks that evolve or change depending on level of experience of a pony's special talent.
- Tell a sad-but-sweet story about the groundskeeper of the palace gardens, explaining how he never found his talent and thus never got a cutie mark. Have Fluttershy befriend him, and maybe let a little May-December romance bloom as she helps him find his place, and he helps her understand the animals of the gardens...
- This would never happen, but a story shipping Applejack with (*gasp*)Big Macintosh(!) would be interesting. WHAAAAAT?? WINCEST you say!? Not at all! It would be a sweet story that also touches upon death and changes, as Granny Smith, before passing on, explains how they aren't really blood related and recounts the situations on how she took each one in and raised them herself on the farm.
ANNNNYWAY, just a few ideas ranging from the impossible to the obvious, IMHO
A MLP:FIM Grimdark Manga. That is all.
ReplyDeleteI'd implement a story arc system. Instead of 26 smaller stories, I'd think about developing 6-7 story arcs to show over 26 episodes, with the season getting its own story arc as a backdrop, and the show getting maybe 2-3 series-run arcs.
ReplyDeleteIn essence, I'd structure the show's writing the same way Deep Space Nine was.
I like the idea that what happens in Ponyville stays with Ponyville. Obviously since Ponyville is a town, if something bad happens in Ponyville, I'd expect that event to linger for a bit until it ultimately gets fixed maybe 5 episodes later. Ponyville can't just up and leave the events it causes behind.
I'd keep it a kids show, but I'd grow it up a bit, ungirly it, appeal even more to grown-ups while still generally keeping what we love about the show intact: It has to be a funny, character-driven show.
But at the same time, I would:
1. Ungirly the show. Make it a cartoon about ponies, not a cartoon about girls who happen to be ponies.
2. Remove Twilight Sparkle's aesop reports at the end of each episode. Even kids don't really need the morals of a story to be summed up to them at the end. Instead it'd be best to show, not narrate, how Twilight or some other pony grew at the end of the story, if they did indeed grow.
3. Broaden the scope of many of the stories. Sure, we have a core cast of 6 ponies. But this show could actually get further by being more about Ponyville than, say, Twilight Sparkle. Instead we'd be seeing the town from her perspective as an outsider like we are, and still have most the writing involve the main cast, but give a sense that this is a town that isn't centered around their activities.
4. Further on #3: Quite a few background ponies could actually get "guest roles" in the show.
5. Derpy could be a recurring guest role OR she'd be the Morn. Either way I wouldn't want her stuck in an endless Where's Waldo role.
6. The stories, while still would be funny cartoon stuff, could be a bit dark. We already know from season 1 Ponyville is not a town without its share of troubles. So how about a few realistic troubles?
7. Further, Ponyville needs 'enemies.' Nightmare Moon was underwritten, in my opinion, and seeing her possibly come back or even split off somehow from Luna would be a good thing, writing wise. Perhaps even create an "evil" element holder group to match the main cast.
8. Though I know Hasbro is likely in on this show for the toy sales, I'd make it clear in no uncertain terms that the toys are the secondary business, meaning that the toys will reflect the show... not the show reflecting the toys. I figure if my writers start hauling in, say, trucks and stuff and then putting trucks on the shelves, then something went wrong and I need new writers. I have no problem with the toys including stuff not in the show. But I do have a problem with them deciding on a line of toys, putting them on the shelves, then floating the new toys as a concept on the show. However, I don't think this is something Hasbro's about to do. They spend a lot of money on an entire CHANNEL of programming. No, they want TV shows that, while they may be for peddling their toys, are still TV shows first and toy commercials second.
I Only want more Derpy and some kind of cupcakes dream. Maybe Pinkie Pie's or even Rainbow Dash's. It would be funny but the rating would be changed to 17+.
ReplyDeleteI'd have a lot of odd pairings. Like Applejack/Prince Blueblood. I've got a story for that one and I plan to post it here soon. Keep an eye out.please.
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