Who in the world is hating on "Pinkie's Present"? That and "Luna's Future" are the highlights of the episode. Plus, Pinkie's song leads into a GOAT Twilight moment.
Yeah, but not all movies get a spoiler thread. Some times it's just not needed.
I think I know where the mix up is. I have no intention of creating a separate OT for the movie, just the spoiler thread.
EDIT: Hmm, I am starting to have doubts, though. For one thing, there's no guarantee that people attending the world premiere will actually say much about the movie. The other early screenings are more of an open question. If there is little new information from the world premiere, then there's little to discuss, and there's no point in making the thread. Once more detailed impressions come in, I'll make a new thread, but concerning whether it will be a spoiler thread or an OT, I suppose I'll consult with a mod to see how early screenings can affect the creation time of an OT.
Plus, I now see that having a spoiler thread creates the assumption of an OT later.
Still though, that just means I'm creating a thread draft a week or so ahead, as I prefer to do, so it's still coming.
EDIT:
Pinkie Pie Says Goodnight: Lost in Translation - Features Zecora and Russian.
Spoiler thread / maybe OT I guess draft. You know, not making a thread for the world premiere definitely takes a load off my shoulders. The draft is missing a lot of things right now, but it's getting late, and this shows well enough the direction I'm going.
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Director: Jayson Thiessen (show director of Friendship is Magic)
Writers: Meghan McCarthy (former head writer of Friendship is Magic), Rita Hsiao (assistant writer for multiple Disney movies)
Produced by: Hasbro Studios, Allspark Pictures, DHX Media/Vancouver
Distributed by: Lionsgate
World premiere: September 24, 2017 in New York City
Early screenings: September 30, 2017; October 1, 2017; October 4, 2017; and other dates at various locations
Release date: October 6, 2017
In order to stop a threat to the town of Ponyville, the "Mane Six" – Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Rarity – must leave their home kingdom of Equestria, meeting new friends and overcoming challenges in the process.
In late 2010 and early 2011, the Internet at large gained a sudden and inexplicable obsession with a show aimed at little girls about ponies, with a force strong enough to leave lasting impacts even here. Everyone thought it would be a minor fad that would burn out in a year, but now, Hasbro considers My Little Pony one of its pillars, mentioning it in the same breath as Transformers, and it culminates here, with the first MLP theatrical film for over 30 years.
... The Equestria Girls movies were direct-to-video specials that got limited theatrical screenings, they don't count.
THE SHOW
Although the movie is meant to be standalone, and perfectly fine to watch without the show, it might be worth getting some background. The show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic started in October 2010, and tells the story of Twilight Sparkle, a studious unicorn shut-in sent by her mentor, Princess Celestia, to the town of Ponyville. There, she formed an unbreakable bond of friendship with five other ponies while facing an ancient evil. Since then, Twilight learned the magic of friendship through both slice of life stories and dangerous adventures (more the former), and ascended to become an alicorn, gaining wings and the title of princess. However, she still has much to learn.
As of thread creation, Friendship is Magic has aired 161 episodes,156 of which are on Netflix now. There probably isn't too much danger is just starting the series from the newest episode, but if you're uncomfortable with that, then good news, we at PonyGAF made an episode guide! Last year, we made an image-based guide, but that's not quite ready yet, so have a text-based one instead, with the existing images linked at the relevant parts. [[INSERT LINK]]
CAST
There are all kinds of guest stars, but we should look at the actual main characters first. Guide lazily reused from the season 6 thread; note that the Cutie Mark Crusaders aren't expected to play a significant role in the film.
And then there are these people. Vector sources linked in character names
Emily Blunt -
Tempest Shadow - Tempest left Equestria long ago after failing to find a way to heal her broken horn. Now, she follows the evil Storm King, who promises to fix her once she has collected the magic of all the princesses, with the aid of his technology and magic artifacts.
Zoe Saldana -
Captain Celaeno - Once a fierce and free pirate, Celaeno and her crew were humbled by the Storm King and now simply deliver supplies for him. But an encounter with the ponies could rekindle something in her.
Michael Peña -
Grubber - Ostracized from his species for being too small and weak, Grubber found his niche as a right hand man of the Storm King that's too stupid to ever betray him. He's kind and gentle at heart, but he has no way out.
Liev Schreiber -
The Storm King - The Storm King has already conquered most of the known world, and now his sights are set on Equestria. With the magic of the princesses, he'll be able to control the weather and truly be able to rule everything.
Kristin Chenoweth -
Princess Skystar - Skystar is the secluded princess of the seaponies, who just wants to make friends with someone, anyone. Maybe even a clam. Also, shoo-be-doo.
Uzo Aduba -
Queen Novo - Novo is the queen of the seaponies, who keeps them away from the outside out of fear of the Storm King's threat. However, she has a power that may be able to turn the tides.
Taye Diggs -
Capper - Capper is a charming gentleman living the the desolate city of Klugetown, but you don't succeed there by being nice. After experiencing Rarity's generosity, something starts to change.
Sia -
Songbird Serenade - Songbird is a popular singer who sings at the end, like in that other recent-ish movie with talking animals.
WHAT DO WE KNOW?
So what do we know about the movie? Well... basically everything. You see, the junior novelization was released a while ago. And activity books. And a picture book. Also the soundtrack.
[soundtrack]
But the junior novelization is vague about several things, [and more]
[videos]
[links]
Credit to DrForester for some assets, and PaulloDEC for helping assemble the episode guide.
