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Here’s the thing…
What if… instead of releasing the MLP movie theatrically, it gets released on Netflix as a Netflix Original film? Maybe it could have been more successful and we could get a few sequels, even if G4 ends. (But before G5 begins)
Hear me out, Ever since films based on TV shows (such as Rocko’s Static Cling and Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus) and 2D animated films such as Klaus got released on Netflix, it was successful in terms of critical reception and how many people see the film on Netflix (especially the latter), and it made me think that with CGI still dominating the mainstream theatrical industry (as well as 2D animated films such as this and the Teen Titans Go! movie underperforming at the box office), I think western 2D animation found its future in streaming, with the Nick revival films, Klaus and the fact that Viacom moved The Loud House movie to Netflix due to Mireille Soria’s hatred of 2D animation (by turning Spongebob and My Little Pony into CGI films with their new films coming out)
To me, it could have been a better idea than replacing Equestria Girls with this film back in 2013. Because when people say that the film should have been released in 2013, I got frustrated because how can Equestria Girls exist when the movie should get a 2013 release instead of a 2017 release (When the fandom was still big) and not EqG?
Also, with Netflix, it can gain a lot more money than mainstream theatrical releases because MLP became niche (in my opinion) since fans can’t accept change (with Twilicorn and Glimmer’s redemption) and some left the fanbase.
Sure, I used the same poster from the original Lionsgate poster (as well as the textless one), but also slapped a Netflix thing in here to see what could have happened.
Sorry if I kinda ranted in here, but it’s just a what if. Oh well, a man can dream.
My Little Pony © Hasbro
Film that deserves better © Allspark Pictures, Lionsgate and DHX Media
Netflix logo © Well, Netflix.
Edited in Pixlr X (because using photoshop takes the memory on my hard drive)
Here’s the thing…
What if… instead of releasing the MLP movie theatrically, it gets released on Netflix as a Netflix Original film? Maybe it could have been more successful and we could get a few sequels, even if G4 ends. (But before G5 begins)
Hear me out, Ever since films based on TV shows (such as Rocko’s Static Cling and Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus) and 2D animated films such as Klaus got released on Netflix, it was successful in terms of critical reception and how many people see the film on Netflix (especially the latter), and it made me think that with CGI still dominating the mainstream theatrical industry (as well as 2D animated films such as this and the Teen Titans Go! movie underperforming at the box office), I think western 2D animation found its future in streaming, with the Nick revival films, Klaus and the fact that Viacom moved The Loud House movie to Netflix due to Mireille Soria’s hatred of 2D animation (by turning Spongebob and My Little Pony into CGI films with their new films coming out)
To me, it could have been a better idea than replacing Equestria Girls with this film back in 2013. Because when people say that the film should have been released in 2013, I got frustrated because how can Equestria Girls exist when the movie should get a 2013 release instead of a 2017 release (When the fandom was still big) and not EqG?
Also, with Netflix, it can gain a lot more money than mainstream theatrical releases because MLP became niche (in my opinion) since fans can’t accept change (with Twilicorn and Glimmer’s redemption) and some left the fanbase.
Sure, I used the same poster from the original Lionsgate poster (as well as the textless one), but also slapped a Netflix thing in here to see what could have happened.
Sorry if I kinda ranted in here, but it’s just a what if. Oh well, a man can dream.
My Little Pony © Hasbro
Film that deserves better © Allspark Pictures, Lionsgate and DHX Media
Netflix logo © Well, Netflix.
Edited in Pixlr X (because using photoshop takes the memory on my hard drive)
Well, the theatrical aspect ratio is 2.35:1. And that was technically the normal and original aspect ratio. And the movie could have been in a normal aspect ratio in some channels.
technically, Full screen has been done away and a majority of movies that were shot on 2.39:1 (I call this Panavision) are stretched to 1.78 : 1 (The aspect ration we are use to today). With the movie being stretched into 1.78:1 have limited need for panning and scanning. Be lucky the MLP Movie wasn’t made into 1.33:1 otherwise we’d miss a lot of information (What happens where on the image).
Yeah. And when the movie was aired on tv on Disney Channel, Freeform and Universal Kids, the movie was in full screen which is why the cut the left and right since the movie was normally released in widescreen. And one example is that when Pinkie says “I just can’t talk to you right now.”, the camera shifts to the left to show Twilight. And what you don’t know is that when some movies that were released in their theatrical widescreen aspect ratios aired on some tv channels, they were released in fullscreen.
Don’t forget Universal Kids.
The movie’s under Lionsgate jurisdiction… It’s out of Hasbro’s hands. Networks pay to broadcast the movie, hence why you saw Disney Channel and Freeform air the movie
Ask whoever runs Epix.
Yeah. But why the My Little Pony movie based on the Friendship Is Magic cartoon not on Netflix?
Yeah.
I think it’s there because we actually have a pony movie on the way to Netflix now.
Based on what I’ve seen in the latest trailer, the actor they got for Shaggy did a surprisingly good job playing the role.
Is it the same for Tara Strong, even if Pony Life gets more hate for its artstyle or Batgirl in DCSHG is less like Twily and more like Pinkie Pie?
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Just because Matthew Lillard isn’t playing shaggy in the new movie doesn’t mean he wasthe role of shaggy was taken away from him completely he is still playing him in the other things. Scoob just wanted more star power
I just don’t want G4 to be forgotten or swept under the rug outside of the fandom.
Sure it has a legacy thanka to the malw fans, but does MLP work better as a movie on the big screen or a show on a tiny screen? It’s a beloved property, not Bubsy.
Or worse, I don’t want Tara Strong to get cucked from the franchise as much as you guys do everytime people loom forward to G5. Look at Matthew Lillard.
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Good writing doesn’t magically happen, if you’re certain a sequel can fix it please give specific examples as to how. When fans complained about easy redemptions, Cozy’s non-redemption caused complains as unfair given said prior redemptions. That’s an example of how the baggage of G4 held it back from improving like you say a sequel would.
I find it interesting a fan of G4 would doubt the abilities of those who made you a fan, who one would expect they’d think highly of, to doubt their ability to create another good work. Nor give actual examples of how the writing of G4 they speak highly of could fix things better than a reboot.
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Not outside of the fandom.
Dude… what the ever loving heck are you even talking about? G4 won’t be forgotten.
How can a reboot fix everything if it’s not going to be the same as G4?
Tara Strong will be cucked from the franchise as Matthew Lillard got cucked from the new Scooby-Doo movie, Most reboots aren’t people pleasers (like for example: Bakugan Battle Planet, Rise of the TMNT, LPS A World of Our Own, Thundercats Roar, etc.), and Hasbro’s reputation is so shitty when it comes to feature films with most having mixed to negative reviews and a few of them having positive ones.
The movie is faithful to the source material compared to Jem and the Holograms 2015, Smurfs and Alvin and the Chipmunks because it’s not a live action movie. And MLP is a beloved property. And to fix it, it needs better writing and charscterization related to the show or something. That’s why I want a critically-redeeming sequel.
Do you want G4 to be forgotten or be lesser known?
Do you hate G4?
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Maybe a reboot will fix the problems that caused the movie to underperform critically and fanatically (substandard action, no reason for non-fans or fans who’ve lost intreats to give it a go).
What makes you think a sequel would fix the problems that caused it to underperform in their eyes?
I just want Hasbro to not be looked down upon by the film industry and its critics. Most of its films were critically mixed to panned. Even this film didn’t make critics change their minds on Hasbro after bashing Bayformers 5. (48% isn’t fresh!)
Speaking of that, didn’t Mike Vogel debunk the claims that Rainbow Roadtrip used concepts from a canceled sequel?
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You’re just upset because there’s no sequel to the movie. We can count the Rainbow Roadtrip special as… sort of a sequel. (At least I can.)
I would be even more gladder if this has a sequel instead of Hasbro saying: “Fuck it, let’s reboot this shit, we don’t wanna make MLP more redeemable to the mainstream public eye and instead make everyone forget Friendship Is Magic, a beloved property, existed” and just reboot it altogether, even if they meant expanding G4 to six more seasons.
I mean, look how much money did they make? It’s not a hit, yes. But It’s not a flop either.
Besides, Zim and Steven Universe got their film adaptations on TV and streaming and it did well.
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Ok.