KinetiK wrote:
1000Knives wrote:
I saw like 2 episodes, from my friend who's a "Brony." It's not a bad show, I'd watch it if I watched TV regularly and it was on, more or less. I just don't "get it" I guess. My personal theory on MLP is this, people like it, as it's more or less a trend started by one or two people. Usually guys are ashamed of "girly" stuff like this, but once a few people online just were like "this is cool" then others followed those one or two guys. Sort of a situation of the Emperor's New Clothes, in that it's a bandwagon sorta thing. My theory is, various guys just want an outlet for their "girliness" so since MLP is liked by other guys, it's a relatively safe outlet. Don't get me wrong, I don't hate the show anything like that, just I don't see it as being significantly better than other similar kids shows, slightly maybe, but not significantly. That's just the way I see things.
Also, my girly outlet is girly Japanese music, eurodance, and eurobeat, so yeah.
Pretty much exactly my feelings on it. Adventure Time is a good show, but why isn't there a huge Adventure Time internet subculture? Because it's not as girly and unusual.
I can't speak for anyone but myself, but I don't like the show just because everyone else likes it. And I think Adventure Time is more unusual than MLP. I love cartoons and I like to give shows a chance, so I'll watch a cartoon at least once, which is how I started watching My Little Pony.
I watch shows (and rewatch shows that are not on anymore) like Adventure Time, the Fairly Oddparents, Phineas and Ferb, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Futurama, Batman TAS, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, Family Guy, Spider-man, Spongebob, well you get the idea, this list could go on and on.
But few of them have drawn me in on the same level as MLP-FiM. And I'm glad there's a growing fanbase, because it includes lots of talented people who make cool art, great music and funny videos, plus there's awesome t-shirts.
But if someone doesn't like it, that's fine with me, we all have our own interests.