@Background Pony #2651
 
I agree that the character writing is stronger during Lauren’s reign, and if you’re a character-focused person, then I can understand why you’d enjoy it more. I’m more of a setting-and-structure person, which is why I like the latter seasons and Rainbow Rocks a lot. Don’t get me wrong, season 1 was great, and it was great precisely because of the excellent character writing.
 
Let me put it this way: I’m willing to put up with weaker character writing if it’s in service of something. A definition first: When I say character writing, what I mean is how the characters communicate, not how they’re characterised or personalised. Anyway, to use an example that’ll come as no surprise to anyone who is aware of me and my, uhh, eccentricities: Mass Effect 1 and 2.
 
The character writing in ME1 was quite hockey at times, with the characters coming across as really preachy (paragon Shepard) or cartoonishly immoral/evil/stupid (The corporate scumbags on Noveria). In ME2 however, the character writing is much better, with the characters communicating in a mostly believable way, and even when a character gets either too preachy or too cartoonish, another character will step in and question them on it (Tali’s loyalty mission, for example). I prefer ME1 despite the weaker character writing, because said character writing is in service of establishing, enhancing, and building the setting and lore. It sucks at times, to be sure, but at least it’s in service of something. ME2’s character writing for the most part, is more there for its own sake, which if you’re a character-focused person, you’ll love (as many a ME2 fan will attest as they romance Thane or Miranda or Tali for the 10th time).
 
Bringing this back to FiM, I’m willing to put up with the weaker writing in the latter seasons and Rainbow Rocks because it’s in service of something, usually regarding the structure and setting. S1’s character writing did that as well to a degree, but it was strong enough to stand up on its own, without it feeling like “serviceable dialogue”. I’m not saying that the latter season’s character writing sucks, or that season 1’s character writing wasn’t in service of anything; but that I personally am willing to look past the weaker character writing in the latter seasons because the structure and setting stuff is really good IMHO.

@Arcshod  
+1 Internet!

I’ve been trying to warn you all along. Twas but a simple silent letter added to her name for a mask; a disguise even Clark Kent would scoff at. But this is no longer the weak little girl with a magic rainbow, lost in a strange and colorful wonderland of horses. Even Celestia must tremble in fear at the reality-shattering power she now holds over Equestria. It was Megan all along, and now, after all these years, she’s back.
 

 
I for one welcome our new blonde overlord.

@lunafan22
 
What are you guys smoking? Sunset Shimmer and Equestria Girls aren’t nearly the best things about the franchise.

I dont know why people is bitching, meghan is great writter, she wrote some of the best episodes, like lesson zero one of my third favorite episode
 
also she created the best character of the entire mlp franchise  

 
Im really happy for her

@Rappy0  

Context is important. If her job has been altered from overseeing the storylines and writing of MLP:FiM to overseeing the storylines (and writing?) of all girl-targeted, Hasbro-developed entertainment, do you really think that means she’ll have more time to spend on MLP:FiM?
 
@Ebalosus  

I think that’s actually an excellent way of describing the shift in MLP:FiM’s writing as time has gone on. While I have a slight preference for the earlier episodes because of the (IMHO) stronger character writing, I still enjoy the show (and season 5 is, so far, on the same level as the first two seasons), and I’m not about to begrudge those who say they enjoy the show even more now or think it’s better than ever.

@Background Pony #2651  
“Developmenting a deep story and characters,” sounds like she’s going to even more involved in the show.

Though I’m glad for her promotion, I worry about the series without her as an executive producer. As I’ve said before, I prefer her structure of FiM to Lauren’s (though Lauren’s season _arguably had better character writing); and under her watch, we got what I consider the best thing to come out of FiM, Rainbow Rocks. I was hoping that we could’ve gotten the structure and consequentialism presented in Rainbow Rocks into the show proper, then FiM would’ve been all the stronger for it. Unfortunately, with Meghan moving up, I fear that we may not see that come to fruition.

@BK_Leonidas  
I wish I wasn’t… But, I probably could have gone my whole life. Without seeing that With My own Eyes

@MoondreamerLBP  
Meghan McCarthy has been the Story Editor (basically, the person in charge of the writing) since Season 3; if anything, moving up like this is and being responsible for more content is going to lessen her involvement in MLP:FiM.
 
@BK_Leonidas  
Only if the new Story Editor is Aaron Horvath, Pamela Eells O’Connell, or Robert Orci.

@Background Pony #E9D1  
That would make sense if I were a troll looking to start some drama. Fortunately, I’m not, and please don’t take what I said there at all seriously. I was just coming up with an example of the paranoid fan theories I’ve seen.

Okay. After finally building up the courage to Google this matter, it does turn out that Beyblade will be made into a live action motion picture.
 
Now I’m imagining the sales pitch for green lighting this one note project.
 
“Okay here’s our idea for a new summer movie. Remember that TV show back in 2001 where the kids would launch spinning tops into a large bowl and watch as projections of dragons and other fantasy creatures would represent the two tops just mashing against each other until one stopped spinning? What if we stretched an episode like that into an hour and a half film?”

@Background Pony Number 17
 
That would make more sense if Lauren hadn’t made the conscious choice to leave and to hand said creation to her former staff’s competent hands.
 
If it were you, would you preffer that the people you left in charge had failed and tainted your creation and ran it into the ground?

that photo…  

I have to admit, my first thought was of Lauren Faust skulking about Hasbro’s offices like the Phantom of the Opera, plotting revenge against McCarthy for stealing her creation and using it as a stepping-stone to fame.
 
I’ve been hanging around this fandom too long.

@redactedpony  
I think she will go over the story of episodes of both MLP and Littlest Pet Shop. You’re probably right I doubt she’ll let the writers of MLP go astray from what she wants. I think it’s just a different way of saying “Head writer for multiple shows” she loves MLP she’s not going to let it go that easily.

She’s a competent writer.
 
I guess I’m puzzled as to exactly what a ‘head of storytelling’ does. I assume it must be like a tier above show runner, someone who handles content on a more general level for multiple product lines.

Hasbro: Join me (as head of storytelling) and I will make your face the greatest in Koridai.  
Meghan: Uhmm…  
Hasbro: Or else you will DIE.

I’m pretty sure this is because she is a good employee, because she certainly isn’t a good writer.*
 
*My opinion. Disagree with it as much as I know people will.

@Princess Tuna  
I think you exaggerating it a bit, the show is not about shipping and should stay away from it, so I don’t really understand your “single mothers” complaining.

@mrdoctorderpy
 
shipping is all good and fun, but in the actual show ? no way..
 
i don’t want to see the mane 6 turning into single mothers like desperate house wife  
by season 10.

@Princess Tuna  
trust me that’s not going to stop the shippers

well there goes all our lesbian ship down the drain.