Season 8's been getting off to a strong start so far, but now we've got an episode penned by Josh Hamilton! You may remember last season that Hamilton's name was attached to duds like "Parental Glideance" (which gave us filler scenes we didn't need, instead of important scenes we did need), "Triple Threat" (which thought it could mask a "Spike Screws Up" episode with Spike being called by the map), and the episode that surpassed "The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000" as my least favorite

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The movie introduced quite a few new characters to us. Some more memorable than others. And now it's time to rank them, all nine of them, from worst to best.

Needless to say, this list is the result of my personal opinion. Chances are you're going to feel differently about some of the rankings than I do. But like all my rankings, this one is not official by any means. You're free to disagree, so long as you respect my opinion. Now let's begin.

9. Grubber

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The spoilers tag probably isn't warranted, seeing as the movie's been out on DVD/Blu-Ray for quite a while, not to mention digital media. But all the same there are those who probably haven't seen the movie yet for whatever reason. So I'd erring on the side of caution.

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Today is Kathleen Barr's birthday, she is the talented woman responsible for voicing Trixie, Queen Chrysalis, Dumb-Bell, and many other characters. She was also the voice of Kevin in Ed, Ed, 'n Eddy.

Happy birthday, Kathleen. I am curious as to what Season 8 has in store for you, and I hope it will be good.

With "School Daze" having kicked off Season 8 with style, it's time to see whether we can break the curse of the third episode that's been plaguing the seasons since Season 5 ("Castle, Sweet Castle" was an appalling mess, "Gift of the Maud Pie" had a huge plot hole from shoe horning in Rarity, and "A Flurry of Emotions" was too late into the show to fit properly with Twilight's character). Following up on the hit from the previous season that was "Rock Solid Friendship", Nick Confalone returned

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Today is Madeline Peters' birthday. She is of course, the talented young woman who voices Scootaloo. But she hasn't had any other voice acting roles anywhere in the show, or Equestria Girls. Ironically, of the CMC's voice actors, she is the oldest. She was already a teenager when she first started recording her lines (Claire and Michelle were younger by a few years).

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Everyone else is getting in on it after "School Daze", Equestria Daily is even holding a poll to find out who the best student is. So I'm going to do the same. Obviously, this list is the result of my personal opinion, so please respect it. And I have a feeling I'm gonna be coming back and updating this list at some point. Either during the mid season hiatus (assuming there is one, which there probably will be) or after Season 8 ends.

6. Sandbar

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It's later than usual, but better late than never. Anyway, going into this season is quite interesting because a lot has already been made known about it. Some episodes were even leaked without background audio, another had its ending revealed in a magazine, all 26 episodes have had their synopsis' released, and we know already that there's a Season 9 in the works. We also know that this seasons is going to attempt to be more overarching in its narrative, something that hasn't been attempted

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Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking, famous for his work on black holes and continuing his research long after being stricken with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, died yesterday at the age of 76.

Diagnosed with the disease in 1963 and given just three years to live, Hawking instead went on pursue a long academic career in astrology, ultimately leading to his landmark paper in the 1970's on his findings on black holes, namely that they were not actually black at all.

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Former M.A.S.H star and Disney voice actor David Ogden Stiers passed away yesterday due to bladder cancer at the age of 75.

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