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  • Huge Brony School Presentation: Ballad of the Brony

    by Sethisto
    Over a three month period, Saberspark compiled information from all over the brony community, even digging into the older generation stuff for a beginning history lesson.  It encompasses pretty much every aspect of the our little fandom, from the crazy stuff we create, to the internet takeover that is currently going on. 

    The main point was for a school project on the study of "deviance".  Are we deviant? He hopes to answer that! Hit up the videos below for the full presentation.

    Ballad of the Brony (Introduction) 
    Ballad of the Brony (Act One)
    Ballad of the Brony (Act Two) 
    Ballad of the Brony (Act Three)  
    Ballad of the Brony (Act Four) 
    Ballad of the Brony (Act Five) 
    Friday, December 2, 2011 op 10:00 AM
    Labels: Community, Media, Not-Fanfiction, Video
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    1. B34rDecember 2, 2011 at 10:00 AM

      First :3 ! !

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    2. PhantomBadgerDecember 2, 2011 at 10:07 AM

      Oh wow, I can see this taking up a good portion of my time.

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    3. FlyingBiscuitDecember 2, 2011 at 10:10 AM

      Oh yeah, Glad to see this made it, already saw it on my forums ,but heck

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    4. MoldypotatoDecember 2, 2011 at 10:15 AM

      Awesome to see this on EQD :P

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    5. DcmRulzDecember 2, 2011 at 10:16 AM

      This is gonna be good!

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    6. SabersparkDecember 2, 2011 at 10:17 AM

      This makes my week! Thank you for the post and a HUGE THANKS to the Brony community! You all make it worthwhile with your amazing music, art, and videos. I love this fandom and look forward to seeing it grow!

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    7. B34rDecember 2, 2011 at 10:21 AM

      I can't watch Act 5 D:
      It's a private clip :/

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    8. OneDivineEquineDecember 2, 2011 at 10:21 AM

      Alright dude, now this is some proper recognition ^_^

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    9. SonsofLokiDecember 2, 2011 at 10:23 AM

      act 2 is private D:

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    10. Dusty the Royal JanitorDecember 2, 2011 at 10:25 AM

      If Bronies are deviant then I don't want to be norm.

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    11. OneDivineEquineDecember 2, 2011 at 10:29 AM

      the 'private' videos are on his channel with new links u_u

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    12. ScallywagDecember 2, 2011 at 10:31 AM

      @Dusty the Royal Janitor
      Well, most of our fandom post on Deviant Art.

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    13. SegatendoDecember 2, 2011 at 10:35 AM

      There is uploads of 2 and 5 which are not private, can you change the links to those please.

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    14. SpangleDecember 2, 2011 at 10:39 AM

      PONIES ARE TAKING OVER THE WORLD!...I'm strangely okay with this.

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    15. SabersparkDecember 2, 2011 at 10:43 AM

      For those who are dealing with the private video problem, just click on the annotation at the beginning or end of Act One and Act Four! Sorry for the inconvenience!

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    16. HanselDecember 2, 2011 at 10:44 AM

      @SpanglePony Ha, we've been conquesting the world from day one, and every day we gain more territory!

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    17. Matt NeighborsDecember 2, 2011 at 10:45 AM

      I am LOVING this. I think I just might use this to give people intros to the series now...

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    18. garyvanhelsingDecember 2, 2011 at 10:56 AM

      awesomeness was had

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    19. AbbrakiosaurusDecember 2, 2011 at 11:06 AM

      Wow. That was really well done and well thought out!

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    20. KouThanDecember 2, 2011 at 11:12 AM

      Act 2 and 5 are private.

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    21. el_draconoquisDecember 2, 2011 at 11:17 AM

      Yep....his words are made of 100% truth

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    22. ScallywagDecember 2, 2011 at 11:21 AM

      @KouThan
      They have links at the end of Act 1 and Act 4. Just use them instead.

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    23. AnonymousDecember 2, 2011 at 11:22 AM

      I am crying tears of joy now.

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    24. ForderzDecember 2, 2011 at 11:28 AM

      That was brilliant! Just... amazing...

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    25. AltercationDecember 2, 2011 at 11:28 AM

      You know, I'll be honest. I only came here because of the glorious and inexplicable duo of Derpy and Guilmon. Because Digimon Tamers was boss.

      Of course, now that I'm here...

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    26. AnonymousDecember 2, 2011 at 11:31 AM

      This project have the potential to end up on the TV.

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    27. archiveitDecember 2, 2011 at 11:39 AM

      That is without a doubt the best guide to FIM and it's fandom that I have seen.

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    28. Vinyl x OctaviaDecember 2, 2011 at 11:40 AM

      This was simply amazing.

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    29. Hubba_BubbaDecember 2, 2011 at 11:46 AM

      @Dusty the Royal Janitor

      We ARE deviant :) I think the point Saberspark was trying to make that being deviant is not wrong on it's own. The word 'deviant' always has this negative aura around it, as in deviant = abnormal/wrong.
      I personally like the term 'eccentric' more :) that one seems to be less stigmatic.

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    30. keneticpestDecember 2, 2011 at 11:57 AM

      Damn that was long, but awesome!
      I felt like I just watched a documentary, even though I already knew over half the stuff.

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    31. KingOfTheRubberDucksDecember 2, 2011 at 12:03 PM

      I'm more amazed by Derpy riding Guilmon

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    32. MaeniDecember 2, 2011 at 12:05 PM

      Didn't plan on watching this at all, just started watching the introduction and then suddenly I'd watched the whole thing.

      That was amazing.

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    33. PhantomBadgerDecember 2, 2011 at 12:20 PM

      Best thing on the Internet ! :D

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    34. UnknownDecember 2, 2011 at 12:23 PM

      Blogger ate my comment.

      That was awesome! I'll have to remember to direct people to that when they ask about Bronies.

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    35. GramisDecember 2, 2011 at 12:31 PM

      Derpy?! Guilmon?! Together!? My life is complete.

      These vids are awesome btw. really good take on the MLP Series.

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    36. SombreonDecember 2, 2011 at 12:34 PM

      The magnitude in this video documentary...it's.... it's AMAZING! Seriously. I am in complete awe of the sheer amount of work that was put into this. Everything that is need to know about ponies, bronies, and everything of the community in general is all right here.

      Bravo, just bravo. You win all of the internet.

      Also, this deserves a special spot on front page for an entire month. Everypony in here needs to see this.

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    37. QuadICEDecember 2, 2011 at 12:36 PM

      Really amazing work! Everypony must see it!

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    38. LazuliDecember 2, 2011 at 12:40 PM

      This is amazing! Your hard work is appreciated, especially the sacrifice you took by watching G3.5!

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    39. MikeDecember 2, 2011 at 12:47 PM

      XD
      part 1 4:42 - 4:50
      'season two takes place in detroit'; lol.

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    40. BareeDecember 2, 2011 at 12:49 PM

      Hehe. This whole video was just great to watch. We all appreciate the efforts of the team behind the show immensely. But there is no doubt that the awesome community that has gathered around it is a large part of the fun as well :) And this video does a great job of showing that.

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    41. Sheffield MakotoDecember 2, 2011 at 12:50 PM

      Incredible collaboration this series. I was taken away at the level of work and professionalism was put into this.

      I'm currently burning these to Blu ray discs in 1080p and going to show it off to closed groups around our community.

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    42. DionysusDecember 2, 2011 at 12:51 PM

      *many tears*
      We're the best fandom ever
      Great work, so much effort, and it really shows how awesome MLP is.

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    43. ClutterClusterDecember 2, 2011 at 1:03 PM

      That was glorious. I reared up a little. :')

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    44. ClutterClusterDecember 2, 2011 at 1:03 PM

      *teared
      Auto correct you fail me again. V_V

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    45. AnonymousDecember 2, 2011 at 1:07 PM

      That was excellent! But it spent too much time describing each of the mane six and I felt the review of the G1-3.5 animation was rushed. At least now I kinda know what happened to the "princess" pony in the 1000 year old smelly Spike cartoon. Thanks for the documentary!

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    46. Al_SkylarkDecember 2, 2011 at 1:16 PM

      This was simply amazing, very touching ;w;

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    47. JiiKooDecember 2, 2011 at 1:48 PM

      Guilmon! :)
      With that now out of my system, I'll have to bookmark this and watch it later on.

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    48. UnknownDecember 2, 2011 at 1:53 PM

      About... 50 minutes long? But definitely worth it. If nothing else, go for Acts 1 and 3. :)

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    49. Matt NeighborsDecember 2, 2011 at 2:08 PM

      Epic. Absolutely epic. This IS the definitive work on Bronies to date.

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    50. XDecember 2, 2011 at 2:20 PM

      this was awesome! everything to know about ponies, bronies + more =)

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    51. Christian Friis SoerensenDecember 2, 2011 at 2:30 PM

      I'm going to have to use YouTube Downloader on all of those, put them together in one video and show that to my parents... Maybe then they won't get pissed of whenever I even mention ponies, it's going to take some work to get them to watch it though... but really, it'll be nothing compared to the immense amount of work Saberspark did to so perfectly explain the validity of my new favorite pass-time.
      So thank you Saberspark! From the bottom of my heart.
      It's not easy to openly be a brony when your own family condemns you for it, and you and the supportive nature of the rest of the community may have saved me a lot of grief going forward.

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    52. KaijinZeroDecember 2, 2011 at 2:32 PM

      well, i believe that we now have a new thing for derpy...riding magic dragon digimon. now that thats done, video time!

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    53. RX-77 [ITA]December 2, 2011 at 2:45 PM

      Oh... my... gosh! That was AMAZING!

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    54. ChaosDX1December 2, 2011 at 3:10 PM

      "Awesome" Is an understatement.

      I'd like to shake this guy's hand personally. (Or give a brohoof. Heck why not both?)

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    55. StargazerDecember 2, 2011 at 3:11 PM

      Watched the entire thing. Simply put, it was incredible and well done!

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    56. AnonymousDecember 2, 2011 at 3:20 PM

      It's good for people who don't know about Bronies, but Bronies won't learn anything from it. I already know everything in the presentation in more detail than he gave. I'll probably show that to some of my non-brony friends I'm trying to convert.

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    57. AnonymousDecember 2, 2011 at 3:23 PM

      I don't mean to sound like a broken record, but could you update the links for Acts 2 and 5? *record scratches* I don't mean to sound like a broken record, but could you update the links for Acts 2 and 5? *record scratches* I don't mean to sound...

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    58. MithosDecember 2, 2011 at 3:42 PM

      This was awesome, and I needed the lift today.

      I had just tried showing my friend the first two episodes. He was trying to understand why I liked it, and after the first episode refused to watch the second one, saying it was too girly. So I was feeling pretty down and hesitant to try showing it anyone else.

      And then I watched the whole thing.

      I stopped being sad. Now, I feel awesome. This fandom is awesome, and you sir, deserve every word of praise.

      Brohoof. Brohoof indeed.

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    59. Cobalt CometDecember 2, 2011 at 3:56 PM

      Really cool they mentioned BronyState. I wasn't expecting that. Also, Octavia. So glad everyone loves her so much and she's considered one of the background favorites by many. :)

      I watched that entire thing. All the parts. Nice piece all together. I really enjoyed watching it and think he touched on just about everything. Very good job on this, sir.

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    60. AnonymousDecember 2, 2011 at 4:02 PM

      Was amazing! Great job!

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    61. Fish609December 2, 2011 at 4:16 PM

      Fantastic. I am speechless. You have done an amazing thing here.

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    62. ZurkoslatDecember 2, 2011 at 4:25 PM

      This was amazing and quite inspirational. The definitive work for the culture and quite a good explanation for others. Good job.

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    63. Davey SwannDecember 2, 2011 at 4:27 PM

      That was the most amazing documentary(?) I have ever seen on this topic.

      I mean...sure, it's the only one I've seen.
      BUT STILL!

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    64. JoelDecember 2, 2011 at 5:10 PM

      Simply amazing

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    65. KhangleDecember 2, 2011 at 5:28 PM

      Absolutely captivating and extremely thorough. The amount of work put into these videos was phenomenal.

      Thank you so much for creating this. I'm going to watch this all over again!

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    66. Jimmy JamesDecember 2, 2011 at 5:34 PM

      @Mithos
      Whenever I show people MLP, I go for "Party of One" 'cause of its craziness. It works!

      Wow... This guy sure was dedicated to his project.

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    67. Display NameDecember 2, 2011 at 5:46 PM

      Wow. Impressive. Just spent a good while watching the whole thing. Start to finish. Used up lots of time I should be using for other work. Worth it.

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    68. RainbowDash.December 2, 2011 at 5:55 PM

      Entire project on my facebook page :D

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    69. AnonymousDecember 2, 2011 at 6:05 PM

      Just watched it. AMAZING. I've acutally been searching for a documentary on Bronies to satiate my curiosity on the subject. This was perfect!

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    70. KrinsyDecember 2, 2011 at 6:58 PM

      I say that on behalf of the Brony community this deserves a massive round of applause for your dedication and effort put into this masterful presentation. That this piece of work will be spread and used to show others about the fandom.

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    71. Akira ReimeiDecember 2, 2011 at 7:11 PM

      Awesome set of videos, and very professional. It reminded my why I became a Brony in the first place and why i continue to be one today. Tip of my hat to you sir.

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    72. Trixie's HatDecember 2, 2011 at 7:27 PM

      Wow. This is easily one of the best sources of information on bronies I have ever seen. I definitely learned a lot about us (especially about the past generations of MLP) and the montages of fan works almost brought me to tears with how great this community is. I think my parents would understand us more if they saw this. Now the hard part is actually getting them to watch it...

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    73. WierdplatformerDecember 2, 2011 at 7:34 PM

      And much respect was givin this day!

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    74. SabersparkDecember 2, 2011 at 8:59 PM

      Thanks again for all the kind words everyone! I am just a reporter though, we all, as a community, make this fandom incredible. This one was for all Bronies out there!

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    75. DetoxicityDecember 2, 2011 at 9:17 PM

      This was really good. Seriously, everypony should watch this.

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    76. AnonymousDecember 2, 2011 at 9:33 PM

      @Saberspark Amazing Work! Now someone do german subtitles, i need to show this around ;D

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    77. B-dogDecember 2, 2011 at 9:52 PM

      FUCK THIS GAY EARTH, I HATE ALL OF YOU.

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    78. SabersparkDecember 2, 2011 at 10:08 PM

      @B-dog I only have one question for you....do you like bananas?

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    79. KevlarMosesDecember 2, 2011 at 10:10 PM

      Absolutely horrid.

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    80. SCOTTTAKAHASHIDecember 2, 2011 at 10:20 PM

      Hey, the Deviance project!

      I remember this from High School!

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    81. MasterContinuumDecember 3, 2011 at 12:04 AM

      Act three made up for the ungodly horror that was those last moments of act one. Ugh. I nearly hperventilated through that.

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    82. PlatypsDecember 3, 2011 at 12:57 AM

      this was amazing, kind of makes me ashamed to be a closet brony though

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    83. JoeyH3December 3, 2011 at 9:14 AM

      Dang, that was amazing! Very informative and I learned a lot by watching! And if it took three months, that is some dedication of epic proportions, excellent job!

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    84. DrProffessorManDecember 3, 2011 at 8:18 PM

      that was friggin awesome! ive always been proud to be a brony and i dont care what most people think of us, i will always take pride in what i am. you sir, have my respect :)

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    85. SailexDecember 3, 2011 at 10:49 PM

      I think this has to be one of the best fan productions out there. I also think it would be a great tool to open the eyes of the hatter!

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    86. ElectricZoNeDecember 6, 2011 at 7:05 PM

      WOW this little video series is amazing! SO much information its...wow. And the dude that made this did a fantastic job.

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