My Little Pony (Gen 5 and all the other ones)

They only one i want to gatekeep is the brony fandom from the rest of the mlp fanbase

At first I would be bummed out considering it’s gonna be a reboot (with EqG and future FiM-based films being cancelled), while at the same time I am interested. But since Emily Thompson has saved G4 from being forgotten by making G5 not only a reboot but a sequel to G4, I am excited for it.
 
But again, G4 will never be forgotten regardless of how people disliked post-S3 episodes.

@HFX1997  

I never really got the people like that myself. I both liked and watched G4 all the way through to the very end and never skipped a single episode along the way.
 
But to each their own I guess.
 
I too am excited to see what G5 will bring, since it looks like it will employ a favorite fantasy trope of mine (where things that really happened in the past have become a new age’s legends and myths). I’m also hoping we’ll find out the ultimate fate of Twilight and the others, whether specifically or in a roundabout way.

Fizzy is best pony. Just want to let that be known.

I suspect those who are interested in My Little Pony: A New Generation (aka Gen 5) have already seen the long awaited trailer, but as this is the thread for it, help yourselves to the YouTube link.

Just saw the G5 movie. Not bad, but FiM is still better.

I felt the movie was pretty decent, maybe not state of the art but sure didn’t blow or anything

G4 has been developed for about 9 years, I think it’s not fair to judge by that.

@Fletch
I agree, the movie was decent. It didn’t ‘blow’ in terms of sucking, but it didn’t ‘blow’ my mind either.

Personally, I don’t find the premise that engaging or the characters all that likeable aside from a specific few.
I also greatly dislike the Filly Funtasia-esque 3D animation. So despite my apathy for Pony Life, I actually like the Pony Life-esque Tell Your Tale far better than the flagship show (Make Your Mark).

Prophetic.

Thew news is going around that even Hasbro considers Make Your Mark to be a disappointment (I’m not sure how the toy sales are doing though. But I occasionally find G4 merchandise at stores, so maybe not that well?)

I’ve noticed mostly apathy and disinterest towards anything prior to G4. G3 is often dismissed as excessively girly and vapid, though I’ve never seen anyone trying to mount a serious defense of it either.

Newborn Cuties was universally ridiculed (no one really talks about it anymore), but that was ultimately a very small part of G3 and I doubt anyone over the age of 5 could find it enjoyable except in a so-bad-it’s-good sort of way.

Surely I can’t be the only one who developed an appreciation for pre-G4 stuff because of G4?