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  1. Equestria Daily Mailpony Equestria Daily Mailpony

    'Weird Al' Yankovic MLP Clip Surfaces!: Pinkie has a huge reason to celebrate because we now have an exclusive look at the Weird Al episode thanks to ! Check out the clip after the break as well as an extended synopsis for the episode!Thanks to everyone for sending it in! >http://ur1.ca/gfdl2 http://ur1.ca/gfdl3

    Wednesday, 15-Jan-14 17:20:05 UTC from Calpain
    1. Gherkin ☑️ Gherkin ☑️

      @eqdpony It's times like this that I worry we may have jumped the shark.

      Wednesday, 15-Jan-14 17:27:42 UTC from web
      1. Griffin Griffin

        @thelastgherkin I am going to pretend that's its a spike episode and not watch it

        Wednesday, 15-Jan-14 17:37:15 UTC from web
      2. adiwan adiwan

        @thelastgherkin MLP jumped the shark multiple times: Twilicorn, Equestria Girls, Under the Sparkling Sea.

        Wednesday, 15-Jan-14 17:44:15 UTC from Choqok
        1. Cerulean Spark Cerulean Spark

          @broniebrown You have literally the worst taste.

          Wednesday, 15-Jan-14 17:49:19 UTC from web
          1. adiwan adiwan

            @ceruleanspark Thank you.

            Wednesday, 15-Jan-14 17:52:16 UTC from Choqok
        2. adiwan adiwan

          @broniebrown That post was just a joke.

          Wednesday, 15-Jan-14 17:53:23 UTC from Choqok
      3. Rarity Rarity

        @thelastgherkin this wouldn't be the first time there's been a character voiced by a famous person and based on their previous roles

        Wednesday, 15-Jan-14 17:50:24 UTC from web
        1. Gherkin ☑️ Gherkin ☑️

          @rarity Give me an example.

          Wednesday, 15-Jan-14 17:54:14 UTC from web
          1. Rarity Rarity

            @thelastgherkin Discord?

            Wednesday, 15-Jan-14 17:55:14 UTC from web
            1. Gherkin ☑️ Gherkin ☑️

              @rarity "Jayson Thiessen, the show's director, stated that the character Discord was "straight off Lauren [Faust]'s pen" and was inspired by John de Lancie's popular character Q from the Star Trek television series. At first, the production was planning on having a voice actor that sounded like de Lancie, and were later thrilled to find that they could have de Lancie himself for the part." So no.

              Wednesday, 15-Jan-14 17:58:12 UTC from web
              1. Rarity Rarity

                @thelastgherkin ...how does the quote you link disprove what I said? If anything it just proves me right. I said that Discord was voiced by a famous person and the characters mannerisms are based on Q. how am I wrong?

                Wednesday, 15-Jan-14 17:59:57 UTC from web
                1. Gherkin ☑️ Gherkin ☑️

                  @rarity Weird Al Pony is literally Weird Al as a pony. Discord is based on Q, and later incidentally voiced by the same actor. It's not John de Lancie as a John de Lancie pony. Unless John de Lancie has reality-warping powers in real life that I'm unaware of.

                  Wednesday, 15-Jan-14 18:01:58 UTC from web
                  1. Rarity Rarity

                    @thelastgherkin that's only because Weird Al's celebrity isn't from any character he does, but himself. Weird Al is a character in and of himself. I'm sure that before Discord was created, most people would recognize de Lancie for his work as Q. obviously the situations aren't the same, and yeah Weird Al is a bit more over the top than Discord, but they are definitely similar

                    Wednesday, 15-Jan-14 18:04:19 UTC from web
    2. Rarity Rarity

      @snowcone didn't I just say that it's because Weird Al is a character in and of himself? obviously the comparison isn't 1:1, because a pony based off de Lancie himself wouldn't be as interesting. Weird Al, however, sells himself based on his "real" self.

      Wednesday, 15-Jan-14 18:08:16 UTC from web
    3. Rarity Rarity

      @snowcone I'm pretty sure manipulating reality is a major part of Q's character

      Wednesday, 15-Jan-14 18:11:44 UTC from web