a little thought about the future of the fandom · 4:54am Oct 18th, 2013
So here we are. FIM is three years old now, and season 4 is only a month away now. And so begins the teases, the stuff like that. And honestly....now that I know its almost here, I have to say something that has been on my mind for a while now, and this image sums it up.
For those that don't know, Andy Price is the artist behind many of the FIM comics. Talented guy, and he is more or less making fun of us.
And for a while now, I confess that a part of me is dreading the season 4 premiere. Why is that? You can sum it up as so:
I'm optimistic about where the show is going, but not the fandom.
I think what happened with the tease by IDW about season 4 sums it up. Basically, they got to see how season 4 handles Alicorn Twilight. And the sense was that Twilight was still with her friends, and that the dynamic of the Mane 6 was the same, and that her princess title was like a drivers license.
I basically saw a ton of guys rip the show apart for not using the change to change things up. And a lot of them were the same guys jumping up and down, hoping that Twilight would not be above her friends. And then it got into the usual personal insult fest that seems to happen now when you talk about Alicorn Twilight and Equestria Girls. You see the fans attacking the haters by saying they're too critical, and you see the people not liking the current direction of the show calling the fans Hasdrones, and my personal favorite, calling the fan base for EqG as dumb as Bieber fans.
Can you see why this bothers me?
I am not optimistic about what is going to happen when the show actually starts again. There are a million ways the show could write this new season that would spark outrage now. Twilight always wears the crown, drama. It doesn't really change anything, drama. And so on so forth, Hasbro is greedy, DHX is stupid...you know.
Thing is, when it comes to the show, I'm actually optimistic. I liked season 3, and think it set up for what could be the best season ever. I really mean it. Discord could show up more for comedy gold, Alicorn Twilight opens up chances for big adventure episodes, and Scootalove might be more worked on.
Now that I'm dome with emptying my thoughts...I don't know what to say anymore. I don't think its worth it to blame a singular person for what happened, and maybe I think too much about these things. Or maybe I just need to stay far away from parts of the fandom.
It does suck for me, because I had to leave the video game community at large last year when it went to hell. And I don't want to leave such a great fandom...
wait, is season 4 not out yet? am i missing something?
1430371
November 23 is the launch date.
Why do you care so much man
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Really, because I think it changed me as a whole. I was considering writing for a while, but this fandom was want encouraged me to begin. And it really was what I was supposed to do.
And because of this fandom, I found some of the best friends I ever had, ones that changed my perspective on life, and they talked me out of suicide when I was considering it many, many times. To be honest, if it wasn't for them, I honest to God believe I would be dead right now.
And I really don't want to see the thing that helped me out so much just fall apart like that.
1430380 well fuck, last i heard it was last month. that explains why all of my recordings are old instead of new.
I wouldn't think it's as great as all that...
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I have to say, as a member of the Equestria Daily fanfic pre-reading crew, I've kinda shied away from the fandom myself. Do I attend Bronycon? yeah, for social reasons. I watch the show. I run fanfic events.
but beyond that? Leave me out of it.
1430484
I'm glad this show has given you direction in life and also given you wonderful friends that stand by you. However, it's just a show man, it's just a bunch of people talking about a cartoon. Now I do understand that cartoons can influence people heavily, but you have to realize that it's up to you to decide what's going to influence you. So if you're going to allow the bullshit of fucking faggots arguing over ponies affect you, then you're going to live a tough life. Also don't take this too be so critical as well, if you feel some need to be offended by the fandom's opinions on certain subjects, that's your choice. And that's the point, it's a choice.
So sit back, relax, crack open a beer, and laugh.
Do watcha gotta do.
Do what I do, stay away from the hotspots of stupidity and stay where you know you won't have to deal with it. Stay with your true friends and stay where you know the rage will be less. Also, find some people who share your ideas and keep to it.
Very nice. I cannot stress enough how much I hate people who won't give something a chance. We have a chance to change how the world looks at us and if this is what they see they aren't going to be happy and they'll continue to look at us as if we're some sort of disease.
I think the problem was basically everyone was impressed by Season 2 and seemed to think that the show couldn't be any better.
when this fandom ends. Chaos will rise.