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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

 

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

Countdown to Friendship Games: Short #3

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It’s a Saturday before the premier of “My Little Pony:  Equestria Girls:  Friendship Games” (That’s getting long, isn’t it?  How about MLP:   EG:  FG? Nah, that’s still pretty long for an abbreviation. That’s why I’m just calling it, “Friendship Games.” Kind of like “A New Hope”. I don’t have to say “Star Wars:  A New Hope”.  I just say, “A New Hope”, and you know what I mean.  I mean the first movie, which is actually the fourth movie…  Never mind.  Where was I?), which means it’s time for a new EqG short:

Did I miss something at the last Olympics? Because I don’t remember which event required a peacock or owl costume. Like the guy at 1:40 said, “Is it just me, or did things just take a turn towards Weirdsville?” Not to mention dancing, sculpting, pottery, etc.  Then again, maybe this is a point of divergence between our universe and theirs.  Since we already know what events are in the Friendship Games, maybe I should ask which event requires these costumes: archery, roller skating, or motor cross?

Also, is the Bon Bon in this universe actually Secret Agent Sweety Drop?  Maybe she’s a spy kid. Or maybe she’s the undercover school narc! That would make sense if she’s working for Principal Celestia.

This short seemed a bit weird, but we do have “Photo Finished” to look forward to next week.

Did I mention I wish the movie would be showing in the theaters?

– The AFOL Husband

Countdown to Friendship Games: Short #2

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Here is the second Friendship Games short from Hasbro Studios, “Pinkie Spy:”


Hasbro’s plan is to release one short per week until the airing of the third Equestria Girl movie on September 26, 2015.  However, the Spanish Youtube channel for My Little Pony Equestria Girls has leaked four Equestria Girls shorts.  If you speak Spanish, you’re ahead of the game.  Enjoy!  If you would rather be spoiler free, stop here and wait for next week’s short.

Shorts #2 and #3 can be found on Equestria Daily’s website here, while shorts #4 and #5 can be found on Equestria Daily here.

It’s interesting to see how well the lip syncing works in Spanish, especially since American (or Canadian) animating takes the care to match the mouth shape to certain vowels and consonants, whereas in anime the mouth is usually just opened or closed. Where they have some trouble is in the musical numbers. If you are a nitpicker and look at the Spanish version of “Perfect Day for Fun,” you’ll catch a few spots where the lip syncing is not quite right.  Still, it’s pretty good, considering some of the sentences have to be changed to fit the music.

None of these shorts are music videos yet, but we still have a few weeks to go.  Before “Rainbow Rocks,” we had “Perfect Day For Fun” and “Music To Her Ears.” Then, earlier this year, we got “My Past is Not Today,” “Life is a Runway,” and “Friendship Through the Ages,” so I can’t complain.

What I am complaining about is that “Friendship Games” is not being released in theaters!

– The AFOL Husband