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MLP Behind the Scenes: Tina Gou

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Equestria Daily recently put up four short videos of celloist Tina Guo recording a track for the 100th episode of My Little Pony.  Here is one of them:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf2LxvkPTOI

MLP has a wealth of talent, from the writers to the voice actors and singers.  Those are the easy ones to spot, but sometimes it’s easy to miss the talent that goes into making the music tracks, from composer Danny Ingram to musicians like Ms. Guo.  If you dig a little deeper into her Facebook page or YouTube channel, however, you’ll see exactly what kind of talent this show has to offer:

At the end of the video, she plays various genres from classical to heavy metal.  Heavy metal cello, you say?  Take a look:

 

Wow!  Does Vinyl Scratch know about this?  Maybe BonBon isn’t the only one with a secret identity.

-The AFOL Husband

Countdown to Friendship Games: Short #5

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A new season, a new movie…it’s a banner year for Ponydome. Here is this week’s short starring Flash Sentry!

Saturday, August 29th, Discover Family aired a preview to Friendship Games.  It contained the first four shorts and about ten minutes of the movie.  It was big news early in season 5, when Rainbow Dash got her first solo song in “Tanks for the Memories,” but until now, nopony seemed to know that she gets a solo in this movie as well.  She even strangely ponys out without her guitar, which ties in with Sunset Shimmer trying to figure out how magic works in the EqG universe in the short, “The Science of Magic.”

On another musical note, I recently found this PMV on YouTube.  It’s the perfect followup to last week’s short, “Photo Finished.” Keep in mind that this is a fan made video!

Still wish the movie was going to be in theaters.  Enough! I go!

– The AFOL Husband

 

Star Trek Birthdays

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Star Trek Birthday Cake on Second Geekhood
STAR TREK CAST MEMBERS BIRTHDAYS LIST

JAN 06 1969 – Aron Eisenberg (Nog, DS9)
JAN 08 1980 – Rachel Nichols (Orion Redhead Gaila, Star Trek 2009)
JAN 12 1951 – Kirstie Alley (Lt. Saavik, STII)
JAN 15 1947 – Andrea Martin (Ishka Moogie, DS9)
JAN 20 1920 – DeForest Kelley (Doctor Leonard McCoy, TOS)
JAN 27 1940 – James Cromwell (Zefram Cochrane, STVIII)
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FEB 01 1940 – Bibi Besch (Dr.Carol Marcus, STII)
FEB 02 1949 – Brent Spiner (Lt. Cmdr. Data, TNG)
FEB 06 1982 – Alice Eve (Dr Carol Marcus, Star Trek 2009, STID)
FEB 08 1955 – Ethan Phillips (Neelix, VOY)
FEB 10 1897 – Dame Judith Anderson (Vulcan High Priestess-T’Lar ,STIII)
FEB 11 1953 – Philip Anglim (Vedek Bareil, DS9)
FEB 12 1964 – Raphael Sbarge (Michael Jonas, VOY)
FEB 13 1932 – Susan Oliver (Vina, TOS)
FEB 14 1970 – Simon Pegg (Scotty, Star Trek 2009, STID)
FEB 14 1942 – Andrew Robinson (Garak, DS9)
FEB 16 1957 – LeVar Burton (Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge, TNG)
FEB 17 1965 – Michelle Forbes (Ro Laren, TNG)
FEB 21 1959 – Gary Lockwood (Lt. Cmdr. Gary Mitchell, TOS)
FEB 22 1968 – Jeri Ryan (Seven of Nine, Star Trek Voyager)
FEB 22 1928 – Paul Dooley (Enabran Tain, DS9)
FEB 23 1932 – Majel Barrett (NO 1/Nurse Chapel, TOS, Lwaxana Troi, Computer Voice, TNG/DS9)
FEB 26 1963 – Chase Masterson (Leeta, DS9)
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MAR 02 1949 – Gates McFadden (Doctor Beverly Crusher, TNG)
MAR 03 1920 – James Doohan (Engineer Montgomery Scott, TOS)
MAR 05 1975 – Jolene Blalock (Sub-Commander T’Pol, ENT)
MAR 07 1959- Donna Murphy (Anij, Star Trek: Insurrection)
MAR 11 1989 – Anton Yelchin (Chekov, Star Trek 2009, STID)
MAR 18 1950 – Brad Dourif (Lon Suder, VOY)
MAR 18 1950 – J.G. Hertzler (General Martok, DS9)
MAR 19 1969 – Connor Trinneer (Chief Engineer Charles “Trip” Tucker III, ENT)
MAR 20 1948 – John de Lancie (Q, TNG/DS9/VOY)
MAR 22 1931 – William Shatner (Captain James T. Kirk, TOS)
MAR 26 1931 – Leonard Nimoy, (Cmdr. Spock, TOS)
MAR 29 1955 – Marina Sirtis (Counselor Deanna Troi, TNG)
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APR 01 1930 – Grace Lee Whitney (Yeoman Janice Rand, TOS)
APR 12 1979 – Jennifer Morrison (Winona Kirk, Star Trek 2009)
APR 13 1950 – Ron Perlman (Reman Viceroy, Star Trek: Nemesis)
APR 15 1922 – Michael Ansara (Kang, TOS/DS9 and more)
APR 18 1948 – Avery Brooks (Captain Benjamin Sisko, DS9)
APR 20 1937 – George Takei (Captain Hikaru Sulu, TOS)
APR 22 1978-  Manu Intiraymi (Icheb, VOY)
APR 26 1952 – Spice Williams (Klingon Vixis, STV)
APR 26 1916 – Vic Perrin (Tharn and Voices for Balok, Gorn, Metron, Nomad, TOS)
APR 29 1955 – Kate Mulgrew (Captain Kathryn Janeway, VOY)
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MAY 05 1942 – Marc Alaimo (Gul Dukat, DS9
MAY 05 1944 – John Rhys-Davies (Leonardo DaVinci, VOY)
MAY 08 1935 – Salome Jens (Humanoid, TNG and Founder, DS9)
MAY 16 1937 – Yvonne Craig (Marta, TOS)
MAY 20 1936 – Anthony Zerbe (Admiral Matthew Dougherty, Star Trek: Insurrection)
MAY 20 1960 – John Billingsley (Doctor Phlox, ENT)
MAY 23 1933 – Joan Collins (Edith Keeler, TOS)
MAY 30 1953 – Colm Meaney (Chief Miles Edward O’Brien, TNG/DS9)
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JUN 01 1940 – Rene Auberjonois (Constable Odo, DS9)
JUN 02 1937 – Sally Kellerman (Dr. Elizabeth Dehner, TOS)
JUN 02 1977 – Zachary Quinto (Spock, Star Trek 2009, STID)
JUN 02 1972 – Anthony Montgomery (Ensign Travis Mayweather, ENT)
JUN 05 1976 – Marc Worden (Alexander-Worf’s son, DS9)
JUN 07 1972 – Karl Urban (Dr Bones McCoy, Star Trek 2009, STID)
JUN 12 1960 – Felicia Bell (Jennifer Sisko, DS9)
JUN 13 1943 – Malcolm McDowell (Dr. Soran, STG)
JUN 16 1972 – John Cho (Sulu, Star Trek 2009, STID)
JUN 19 1978 – Zoe Saldana (Uhura, Star Trek 2009, STID)
JUN 21 1940 – Mariette Hartley (Zarabeth, TOS)
JUN 22 1956 – Tim Russ (Lt. Tuvok, VOY)
JUN 24 1947 – Peter Weller (Admiral Marcus, STID)
JUN 28 1954 – Alice Krige (Borg Queen, ST8)
JUN 28 1937 – Tony Young (Kryton, TOS)
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JUL 01 1962 – Dominic Keating (Lt. Malcolm Reed, ENT)
JUL 02 1927 – Brock Peters (Admiral Cartwright ST4-6,Joseph Sisko, DS9)
JUL 08 1947 – Kim Darby (Miri, TOS)
JUL 09 1978 – Linda Park (Ens. Hoshi Sato, ENT)
JUL 13 1940 – Patrick Stewart (Captain Jean-Luc Picard, TNG)
JUL 16 1950 – Camille Saviola (Kai Opaka, DS9)
JUL 26 1957 – Nana Visitor (Major Kira Nerys/The Intendant, DS9)
JUL 29 1972 – Wil Wheaton (Ens. Wesley Crusher, TNG)
JUL 29 1941 – David Warner (Chancellor Gorkon, STVI)
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AUG 07 1978 – Cirroc Lofton (Jake Sisko, DS9)
AUG 09 1968 – Eric Bana (Nero, Star Trek 2009)
AUG 10 1952 – Daniel Hugh Kelly (Sojef, Star Trek: Insurrection)
AUG 11 1983 – Chris Hemsworth (George Kirk, Star Trek 2009)
AUG 12 1956 – Bruce Greenwood (Christopher Pike, Star Trek 2009, STID)
AUG 12 1910 – Jane Wyatt (Amanda-Spock’s mother, TOS)
AUG 16 1955 – Josh Clark (LT.Carey, TNG)
AUG 19 1952 – Jonathan Frakes (Cmdr. William T. Riker, TNG)
AUG 19 1938 – Diana Muldaur (Doctor Kathrine Pulaski, TNG)
AUG 24 1974 – Jennifer Lien (Medical Assistant Kes, VOY)
AUG 26 1980 – Chris Pine (Captain Kirk, Star Trek 2009, STID)
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SEPT 03 1959 – Merritt Butrick (Dr. David Marcus, STII, STIII)
SEPT 09 1954 – Jeffrey Combs (Weyoun, DS9)
SEPT 11 1958 – Roxann Biggs-Dawson, (Lt. B’Elana Torres, VOY)
SEPT 14 1936 – Walter Koenig (Cmdr. Pavel Chekov, TOS)
SEPT 14 1941 – Bruce Hyde (Lt. Kevin Riley, TOS)
SEPT 15 1977 – Tom Hardy (Shinzon, Star Trek Nemesis)
SEPT 23 1957 – Rosalind Chao (Botanist Keiko O’Brien, TNG/DS9)
SEP 27 1932 – Roger Carmel (Harry Mudd, TOS)
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OCT 01 1947 – Stephen Collins (Capt. Will Decker, STI)
OCT 02 1948 – Persis Khambatta (Lt. Ilia, ST: TMP)
OCT 04 1952 – Duncan Regehr (Ronin, Shakaar Edon, TNG/DS9)
OCT 08 1963 – Todd Bryant (Klaa, STV)
OCT 09 1954 – Scott Bakula (Captain Jonathan Archer, ENT)
OCT 15 1924 – Mark Lenard (Sarek, Spock’s father, TOS/TNG)
OCT 21 1933 – Georgia Brown (Helena Rozhenko, TNG)
OCT 24 1933 – John Winston (Lt. Kyle, TOS)
OCT 24 1939 – F. Murray Abraham (Ru’afo, Star Trek: Insurrection)
OCT 27 1953 – Robert Picardo (The Emergency Medical Hologram, VOY)
OCT 29 1971 – Winona Rider (Amanda Grayson, Star Trek 2009)
OCT 30 1923 – William Campbell (Koloth/Trelaine, TOS/DS9)
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NOV 05 1949 – Armin Shimerman (Quark, DS9)
NOV 05 1959 – Eric Menyuk (The Traveler, TNG)
NOV 09 1964 – Robert Duncan McNeill (Lt. Thomas Paris, VOY)
NOV 11 1952 – Max Grodenchik (Rom, DS9)
NOV 12 1943 – Wallace Shawn (Grand Nagus Zek, DS9)
NOV 13 1955 – Whoopi Goldberg (Guinan, TNG)
NOV 19 1953 – Robert Beltran (Cmdr. Chakotay, VOY)
NOV 19 1963 – Terry Farrell (Lt. Cmdr. Jadzia Dax, DS9)
NOV 21 1965 – Siddig El Fadil (Doctor Julian Bashir, DS9)
NOV 24 1957 – Denise Crosby (Lt. Natasha Yar, TNG)
NOV 24 1947 – Dwight Schultz (Lt. Reginald Barclay, TNG/VOY)
NOV 25 1920 – Ricardo Montalban (Khan Noonien Singh, TOS/STII)
NOV 25 1926 – Jeffrey Hunter (Capt. Christopher Pike, TOS)
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DEC 02 1914 – Ray Walston (Boothby, TNG/VOY)
DEC 03 1981 – Brian Bonsall (Alexander Rozhenko, TNG)
DEC 09 1952 – Michael Dorn (Lt. Cmdr. Worf, TNG/DS9)
DEC 10 1928 – John Colicos (Kor, TOS/DS9)
DEC 11 1947 – Teri Garr (Miss Roberta Lincoln, TOS)
DEC 15 1968 – Garrett Wang (Ensign Harry Kim, VOY)
DEC 16 1947 – Ben Cross (Sarek, Star Trek 2009)
DEC 16 1962 – Melanie Smith (Ziyal Tora-Daughter of Gul Dukat, DS9)
DEC 20 1970 – Nicole deBoer (Counselor Ezri Dax, DS9)
DEC 22 1968 – Dina Meyer (Cmdr. Donatra, Star Trek: Nemesis)
DEC 28 1932 – Nichelle Nichols (Cmdr. Uhura, TOS)

More Pony Besties, Please!

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Recently, Hasbro announced the release of five sets of ponies based on best friends in entertainment history.

MLP Bumblebee & Optimus Prime at Second Geekhood

Personally, I need Optimus Prime and Bumble Bee, and Lavern and Shirley.  Hopefully, Hasbro will release more BFF pony pairs for next year’s Friendship Day. If they do, here are my suggestions:

Kirk and Spock:  “You are, and shall always be, my friend.”

Xena and Gabrielle:  Have you ever noticed how similar Sunset Shimmer’s path is to Xena’s?

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The Skipper and Gilligan:  Probably as close to sea ponies as we’ll ever get.

 

 

Fred and Barney:  Talk about “Friendship Through the Ages!”

Mr. Ed and Wilbur:  Now this has possibilities.  They could do Mr. Ed as a pony and Wilbur as an Equestrian guy, or they could mix it up and make Mr. Ed an Equestrian guy and Wilbur as a pony.  I guess it depends on which side of the mirror you’re on.  Boggles the mind, don’t it?

Have any other BFF suggestions?  Leave them in the comments.

-the AFOL Husband

 

Countdown to Friendship Games: Short #4

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Another Saturday before the premier of “Friendship Games” has brought us another EqG short.  Enough, I go!

This is the last of the four shorts that the Spanish Hasbro YouTube Channel leaked ahead of time, so next week’s will be a total surprise.  We still haven’t had a PMV (Pony Music Video) yet.  I’m hoping that we’ll get at least two like we did before “Rainbow Rocks.”

It’s nice to see some of the background ponies, or in this case, girls, get some love!  Photo Finish even has an Equestria Girls doll out, as well as a brushable pony version. It comes in a box, not a bubble pack like the other ponies.

Now, I collect the Funko ponies, the blind packs, even the McDonald’s ponies. However, I don’t collect the main Hasbro line of the brushables.  Why? Because most of them look bald!  Check out any of the unicorns like Rarity or Twilight: their mane doesn’t start until behind their horn.  You can almost get away with it with Rarity, but when have you ever seen Twilight without her bangs?  I guess Hasbro can’t be bothered to put hair in front of her horn.  Photo Finish has bangs, but she doesn’t have a horn to work around.  So, I guess a background pony (no offense, Ms. Finish) can have her bangs, but one of the Mane Six can’t?  This is part of a large controversy in the Brony community about show accurate toys.

And while I’m on the subject, you can never find an Apple Jack, pony or girl, with her cowgirl hat!  When have you ever seen AJ without her hat?  I’ll tell you when:  as often as you see Twilight without her bangs!  Why don’t we just forget that Fluttershy has wings, then?  Rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant still wish the movie was going to be in theaters rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant rant…

-The AFOL Husband