>tfw missed out on the 2011 MLP phenomenon and all the memes/culture.

This show and fandom is too good, don't get into it or your enjoyment will consume thousands of hours you could use to improve your life.

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>>29762796
It's never too late to enjoy ponies.

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>culture

>>29762820
Is there a watch order?

>>29762926
Start from episode 1 season 1 then keep going until you hit the hiatus wall, then watch S7.

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>tfw 2011 was when I jumped on and before then I was highly ''anti-brony''

I remember such times fondly, but none were fonder than the first time I began season 1.

>>29762796
It's been too late since 2016. Technically you can still join, but you'll have to battle with sadness from missing out on the good stuff. And there's a huge stigma against newfags because of their newfaggotry.

>>29762796
>Is it too late to get into it now?
Getting into it now would be like getting sloppy seconds of a really hot mare.

Essentially, it's not as glorious as it used to be, but all of the components that made it glorious can still be found if you're willing to look for it. Art, music, content is still being made. There are many conventions a year with thousands of attendees at each. I think last year Bronycon had over 10K attendees. Essentially, the show is still good to watch, if you don't like the new episodes the old ones are still great and you can watch those.

The show/community may not be 10/10 anymore, but I think its a 9/10. Still worth it.

>>29762796
lurk moar

>>29763469
Well, he will also avoid all the stabs of drama that the fandom went through making it harder for him to Become a bitter zealots like the ones you find shitposting on MLP from time to time

This kind of shit makes me sick

OP, if you watch the show and you enjoy it...there is no "too late", period. This isn't about a fucking subculture or some stupid fucking shit, it's a show, if you like the show genuinely, you like it....then you're part of the fandom

Sure better days are behind us, but literally who gives a flying fuck, FANDOM FANS NEED TO DIE, STOP THIS BULLSHIT FANDOM SHIT, JUST ENJOY THE SHOW

>>29763504
Not exactly. I rage at the old screencaps of the Scruffening and shit, and I also get riled up at normies' reactions to GR15 violations. GR15 is silly, perhaps even stupid, but at least we got our own board out of the fiasco. Certainly a lot nicer than being confined to one general on /co/ surrounded by faggots who will run every thread past the bump limit with hate speech, isn't it?

>>29763509
I have been in a negative "nostalgia" state of mind since my favorite game WoW was turned to mush by blizzard.

This is a bad vice to hold onto mentally, I know.

I just hate the feeling of being missed out on something great.

>>29763527
>I just hate the feeling of being missed out on something great.
I do too, but after a couple of months, you'll get over the feeling. For the most part. When you're browsing the nostalgia threads and someone posts a PMV you haven't seen, that feeling will come back to bite. And then it'll go away and you'll be happy-go-lucky. And something else will trigger your late-to-the-party complex. This cycle will repeat and you'll be stuck with it for the rest of your life.

>>29763527
https://desuarchive.org/mlp/page/52160/

old threads were so sweet and exciting, so bad desuarchive doesn't have /co/ threads from 2010-2011

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>>29763469
>It's been too late since 2016. Technically you can still join, but you'll have to battle with sadness from missing out on the good stuff.
>joined in 2016
Why did you remind me of this

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>>29763662
Because if I have to suffer, other newfags should know my pain.

>>29763675
I joined in 2013 and I still feel like a newfag

>>29763469
>huge stigma against newfags
We only have stigma against vocal newfags who don't know how to behave. If you lurk, then that's good, it's what you should be doing.

>>29763509
I agree with you but next time don't caps long in your post, that's autism. But yes, the idea that there is a "too late" period is just the idea of what anons believe to be the hivemind of the board.

Along with those people, I think the show got worse from 2011-2013. But it got worse from amazing to great.

I started watching around early 2012 when it was really picking up. Had some friends to watch new episodes with and was really enjoying everything about the community. Quit after alicorn twilight and didn't watch anything until 2017. Lost touch with all the friends I used to watch it with, and now I've been catching up alone. I guess it's good that I got to experience 2012 and 2013, but I'm pretty sad I missed 3 years of this shit, even if it has been going a bit downhill.

I guess this is not exactly related to the op, but it's sort of similar. It's probably too late for me too, but is there anything in the past three years that I should really catch up on?

>>29763893
>great

If only people like you would explain what's great left in new episodes.

>>29763662
>>29763675
>>29763770
>>29763770
early 2014 for me, it doesn't matter when you join, you'll always feel like a newfag, and you'll always suffer because they're not real

>>29763930
>what's great left in new episodes
I personally thought season 6 was worse than season 3, but I'll tell you what I think is good about the newer half of the episodes (seasons 4-6)

>ponies making more real moves toward character progression, like dash, rarity, and fluttershy
>restating fluttershy because she really stepped up her role in the show now that she is using her new-found courage to make things happen that she would usually have no business doing (s5 premiere where she had to do the sneaking around)
>trixie becoming prevalent again, it's really nice to see her clashing with Twilight
Personally I would've rather set it up for Trixie to become Twilight's reluctant and disrespectful student, and Starlight to be redeemed by looking into Trixie from afar.
>villain glimmer was a very complex and entertaining antagonist
Not so much as a protagonist now, but her antagonist character was really good

In terms of season 6 (which I believe is the worst), it is the most new, so I'll give it its own section

>regardless of what you think of glimmer, I liked the dynamic of the finale where Starlight was torn between full control and full passiveness
>drama within the group of antagonists in the finale (I'm a sucker for the heroes being split, which is why I loved season 2 premiere and season 2 finale)
>dragon lore
>couple of episodes I personally liked like Flutter Brutter, On your marks, and others
>some other things that are personal preferences

Like I said, I think season 6 was the worst season, and that 1-3 > 4-6. Season 6 was very forgetful in its entirety, and mainly 5-6 lacks that magic that 1-4 seemed to have. However, it's still nice to watch, it inspires me to draw, and I like ponies a lot.

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>>29763946
I had a lucid dream once where twilight was sitting near me in my room and we were talking until I woke up.

Can you even fucking image my pain when I woke up?

>>29763893

The reason I think it's too late is because now it doesn't stand out from other cartoons anymore. Think about it from a 2010-2012 perspective. The only big cartoon at the time was Adventure Time. In comes MLP with the gimmick appeal of being a little girl's show combined with this expansive fantasy world with well thought out lore that lends itself to creating fan content. You also had the upside of the show feeling incredibly genuine and happy in its execution. There was just something about the old tone, dialog, and getting to know the cast of characters that felt so unique.

Nowadays we have seen Gravity Falls come and go, Star Vs The Forces of Evil, and even Steven Universe attempt the slice of life along with plot progression style and do it competently. Not to mention with things like Rick and Morty, Bojack Horseman, and Samurai Jack, adult cartoons seem to be moving away from being nothing more than crude jokes.

MLP just feels like a face in the crowd among the rest of cartoons today especially if you consider how much the show changed over the seasons. The show seemed to start conforming a lot more to the standard of humor and tone that the majority of cartoons. That is to say, around season 4 you could start to see things sway to a more gender neutral tone and the dialog became more brash and over the top for the sake of elevating the humor. Nowadays it feels like almost episode wants to be Lesson Zero.

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>>29764053
I won't be able to continue this discussion due to obligations until around midnight. I'll respond at least for now. Upon reading it initially, I don't really have much of a retort besides "I agree, definitely sounds sensible but I think it isn't the whole story".

I guess I would have to take issue with the implication of >mlp has nothing left setting it apart. Except for season 6, the characterization and plots (in my opinon) are still much better and enjoyable than that of other television shows. I've watched the other shows that are coming out, and they seem to really be "different versions of old shows". For example, Bob's Burgers (although you didn't mention it) just feels like a more toned-down family guy.

I also take issue with your slice of life argument. I'll have to do a little implying on my part, and you can talk about if my implication is correct or not. I'm going to imply by "slice of life" that you are thinking of episodes where the plot is not a life-or-death plot, and the character interactions seem more relatable. What I would say in terms of this is the following: The slice of life episodes are just ways that allow you to see the real great themes, like the ponies challenges in a fantasy-ish world, how they interact with eachother. SOL episodes are just one of multiple avenues to do it through in my opinion. If you could explain what you meant by SOL that would help me think about your post later on. It has become apparent to me that SOL is a very arbitrary term that can mean anything from "relatable" to "toned down" or "not-exciting" to "feels relaxed" among other things.

>>29764115

Slice of life was the wrong term. I meant episodic where specific episodes each had a contained story and could be broadcast out of order without too much being muddled. The more important thing I was trying to say was that a lot more cartoons are able to still progress the overall plot, narrative, and lore while staying within the confines of an episodic cartoon.

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>>29762796
>newfag

>>29762796
Yes. But the ride never ends, even when the show and fandom are shambling corpses

>>29762796
I wish I could hate this show, I wish the fandom would put me into a rage, I wish I could loathe this board, because soon or later, the end will come, and I'll probably be sadder than I have ever been, and if I could hate this place I could circumvent that, I could just call it quits like so many others and feel okay, maybe even great. But no, my faults is that I loved and still love a fad, one destined to die. One that should have died four years ago.

>>29764222
trips of truth

>>29764222
>trips of looking at it the wrong way
Or you could choose to not be sad that it ended and choose to be glad that it happened. That's like marrying a girl who you find out will die in 20 years. Rather than be sad to lose her, you want to hate her so you're not sad when she dies.

Just take this for what it is, a fun ride, that will end. Just let it make you happy, and maybe use it to better yourself in the future.

But seriously, trying to hate things so you don't get sad when they end is a terrible way to look at life, I urge you reconsider.

For my point, I'll keep making analogies:
>pet dog is terminally ill, rather than being sad when it passes, learn to hate the pet so that you aren't sad when it passes
>you're eating a tasty slice of pizza, but you know that it will run out at the last bite, rather than being sad when you finish it, choose to hate the pizza slice so you're not upset when you finish it

>>29762821
What exactly is so fedora about that?

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>>29762796
While it's true that the pony boom is far behind, this is far from a truly dead thing yet. The show is still going on and doesn't show signs of ending any time soon (whether that's a good thing or not will be left up for time to tell), so it's still fun waiting for a Saturday out of the hiatus for a new episode and finding places to discuss it afterwards. During hiatuses, it's still relatively easy to get soaked with new pony content if you know where to look (not hard) and are going through the "pony high" where you need to get your fix.

More than anything, I've found that the whole thing is a little healthier now. Perhaps you are not gonna be getting bombarded with new content, but you are also not gonna be pestered by people who are into it only for the fad. It's now easier to find actual sane discussions about the show, and people who like the show a healthy amount instead of being heels over head for it just because it's the brand new thing that goes against cultural expectations.

>>29764328
>easy to get soaked with new pony content
Not OP. I know it's easy to find pony content, but I think we may have different ideas for the word "soaked". Can you elaborate on what you mean by the last sentence in the first paragraph?

>>29763615
The mlpg hyperindex should if you want to google it.

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>>29764004
That reminds me of a couple of weeks ago when I went lucid. My mind is fucked up, it will always create some creepy shadow-creatures whenever I notice that i'm dreaming.
While I normally just force myself to wake up when that happens, at that time my subconscious summoned Rarity. We just hugged for the whole duration of the dream. It was the most beautiful dream I ever had.
Then my alarm got off and I cried for an hour. I didn't manage to leave my bed that day.
I know that feel all to well bro

>>29764268
You're right, Anon.
I wasn't going to try to hate it, it just saddens me to think this entire place will one day fade and that the show will stop, and there will never be a way to get everyone who posts here together again after it's over. I suppose I should just try to enjoy the ups and downs will I still can.

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>>29764408
I know it's real cheesy anon, but it is better to have loved and lost, than to never have loved at all. This will end. The show will eventually end. The community, will get fickle and may remain in some small amounts, but in comparison to this, it will end. But that's ok anon. I'll tell you why.

For the years you've spent watching this show, you've d'aaawed at the cute moments, made jokes with the rest of us. With the rest of us, you laughed, cried tears of joy, seen amazing art and music and other things. We've all watched Twilight become a princess from a dorky little student. We've all watched Rainbow Dash progress into a Wonderbolt. We've all watched Rarity fill her dreams of practicing fashion throughout all of Equestria.

By watching their journeys, we have man memorable journeys of our own. The jokes, the fun, the laughter, the enjoyment, they all happen and will continue to happen until the very end.

The ride will eventually end, the show will eventually end. But that's ok anon. The happiness you have gained from this show is something that can never be taken away from you. The happiness and joy that came out of this ride, exclusively to those of us who were autistic enough to give this show a chance, is a permanent mark that will remain etched into our lives forever.

The ride may end, but the happiness will always be with you.

>>29764444
Quads of Truth

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>>29764222
>>29764444
>trips of sadness followed by quads of glory

>>29763770
2011, motherfucker! Hail me as your Old God!

>>29764444
Rarely have quads been more deserved. Bravo.

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>>29764378
Soaked.

>>29764444
we have a winner a here lads
>4444
this number truly is magical

it deserves rightfully my respect

>>29764222
>>29764444
This really helped to raise my mood. Quads of happiness counter trips of despair. Well said Anon.

>>29764378
Perhaps new should have been put under quotations. But yeah, together with all the old content that's still out there on the internet together with the actual new content that's still being produced, someone just getting into MLP has plenty to go on during the hiatus. Is it not as fun as having all that new content actually be new? It's not, but then I go back to my argument of having a fandom that's healthier and less about the shiny new thing.

>>29762796
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. I never really hated it, but as people on the net would come out with admissions of watching the show or put out content about it, I'd just roll my eyes. Eventually, as I saw how widespread it was, I decided I should check it out. I got into it at just the right time for the hype. Season one was over, but it was all still fresh and new. Everybody knew all the songs, and it was still just a happy show about cute ponies. No Derpygate, no Twilicorn. And the fandom was only growing. I was still the time when you proudly labeled yourself a brony and you'd even wear a pony shirt around town or in school. It was still fun just to be a part of the fandom. You'd signal that "hey, I'm fun and silly and I think thing!" and then somebody would come back at you with the same thing and you could feel like you were a part of some fun, silly movement.

All that's gone now. I haven't watched all the episodes of a season over and over again since the end of season one. I couldn't sing the songs or even put the episodes in order by title after that. Not that it was dead after that. Everything was still growing. PMVs and YTPs were still really huge. I saw EqD rise to it's peak, I saw the cons show up, I even went to EQLA in 2013 (curiously, as I recall, most of the songs we sung on opening day there were season 1). There was tons of porn even in 2011 and obviously it's just kept growing. It was fun to watch that evolve too. Just one more fun part of the fandom you'll never experience as it happens: the evolution of the porn and the factionalism that went with it. Of course, it may well be that the biggest thing is that I was a 17-year-old in 2011. It all just came together in the perfect storm for me.

if you like cartoons for being cartoons it'll never be too late. i basically avoided all the meme-y stuff (and even some really great music) up until only recently.

>>29764518
You can't get that, but a lot of the old stuff is still out there. There's lots of nastalgia fueled compilations out there that have all the old videos and such. I'm mostly just in it for the ponies anymore, so I don't really know the fandom outside of /mlp/, but surely there are places. I'm sure EqD would be a good place to start if you can stand it. Yea, you won't have what I had, but if you like poners, then it's never too late to get on the ride. Just don't ignore the old stuff or you're missing out.

>>29764444
I will never forget them

>>29764444
I dunno, man. This shit isn't ever going to leave me completely. Been here 7 years and still going strong. I love it too much, I've got too much merch, too much porn, and too many memories. I don't know if you really gotta worry about the fandom fizzling out any time soon, either. The furries are still going. The Star Trek nerds are still at it. /mlp/ isn't the only place where bronies hang out online, and there is still tons of content. If this shit ever really dies, it's gonna be years and years from now, long after you've stopped caring.

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>>29764604
>This shit isn't ever going to leave me completely
This. No matter how disinterested I sometimes have become in this show and how much it may seem like I've moved on from it, I have always found myself coming back to it. One way or another, I accidently re-expose myself to some aspect of it, and I end up coming back full force shortly later.

I like to think there are a bunch of other people out there like me who'll keep this just alive enough for it to still be a fun thing to engage into for a long, long time.

>>29764708
I feel just like you. In fact, it already happened. I left here around December. One fine February weekend I figured I'd come back here for old time's sake, just for the weekend. And I ended up staying. After /mlp/ is gone, I hope we can find somewhere else to regroup and talk about the good old days.

>>29764461
Is that ACracebest at an /mlp/arty?