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@customanon True, but again they had other things seperating them besides personality, if you played the games or card game you couldn't use one Pokemon for every task, each one had its own type and specific stats, so the merchandise still gave each one a unique feel, but MLP toys didn't do that, but then, neither did the shows until..well, FiM. I don't mean to come off as a smart arse here mind.

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@customanon Even with Pokemon though, the characters have a different look (outside of colour schemes, that is all that seperates MLP characters before FiM, they didn't even have differing hair styles for the most part) they had different attacks, were better in some battles than others, and in the show usually had their own personality, in fact often more personality than the human cast had, but I digress. MLP didn't have even that, it was just a large group of idential ponies, and it was impossible to get to know or get attached to any of them. That was what always threw me off of MLP as a kid, not the fact it was "girly" as it were. (I loved the 80's Care Bears show and still do)

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@customanon I'm pretty much nocturnal nowadays.

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@customanon I posted the quote in reply to @ahipsterpony, but I still kind of see where she's coming from even with the Gen 1 show in mind. Even if some inspiration did come from it does suffer from a number of the problems she mentioned, I feel.

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@customanon I dunno...they just seemed so...bland even in the 80's show, which was addmitetley the best of the old shows, but still...even if her inspiration came from there, I feel she made a far superior show out of it, I can watch and enjoy and sometimes even relate to the characters of FiM or at least empaphise (sp) with them, and Gen 1 never does this for me.

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@customanon I thought Lauren Faust was quoted saying the original shows left a bad taste in her mouth? Well not MLP specifically, but shows made for that demographic in general. And I can appreciate that without the older generations FiM wouldn't exist, but I still find it hard to see much in the way of redeeming factor to them. (again, I hold no grudges against those who think otherwise)

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@customanon I don't hold any grudges against people who do enjoy them though, even if it does baffle me greatly I can appreciate it takes many types to make a world.

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@customanon I just find the writing to be abysmal in them most of the time, plus I've gotten used to each character having a distinctive personality in FiM.

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@customanon The cartoons before Gen 4, with no offence intended, are the LAST thing I want to be associated with as a brony XD