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  1. Astra Astra

    Last night, my honey and I went to a lovely production of "A Christmas Carol". The twist with this particular take on it was that it was told from the perspective of Charles Dickens, as he was writing it, with the performers doubling as thought-streams or muses in addition to their multiple character and environmental roles, with the story being developed, argued over, changed and performed as he writes it. Definitely a fun show, and well-performed. As for why I'm talking about it here, one of the performers had a very Pinkie Pie quality to her, very random and off-the-wall. Sealing that thought was when they had to make various night-time noises, and she cut loose with chicken noises, straight out of "Luna Eclipsed", and did this at least twice more through the production. Made my honey and I both wonder what a MLP:FiM production of "A Christmas Carol" (or "A Hearthwarming Night Carol", as the case would likely be) would come out.

    Thursday, 08-Dec-11 20:28:54 UTC from web
    1. Scribus Scribus

      @astra I would definitely watch an MLP:FiM holiday(s) special. Glad you enjoyed the show, it definitely sounds interesting. :)

      Thursday, 08-Dec-11 20:30:51 UTC from web
      1. Astra Astra

        @scribus @jinny @decibel I really didn't mean to drop that note and ditch out; wanted to stick around and talk about it. Unfortunately, that's the hazard of my peeking in here from work. Anyway, @decibel, true, it would just be another telling of "A Christmas Carol", as done by so many other franchises. Still, it's fun to think about who would be played by whom. (Twilight Sparkle as Scrooge seems obvious to me, for example. Cratchett's personality would be better performed by Fluttershy, but, from the large family perspective, a toned-down Applejack might be a better choice. Stuff like that.) And, I agree with you and @scribus, even if it's yet another rehash, it would still be better than the original, and I would watch it multiple times. ;) @jinny, that Christmas Carol weekend sounds like a lot of fun! Do folks go around in rustic costume, or anything like that? That would be really awesome to see! I love stuff like that. :)

        Friday, 09-Dec-11 18:09:23 UTC from web
        1. Joseph N. Joseph N.

          @astra Yes hehe old timey carolers, many ponies in victorian costume, town hall and everything all Christmased up and decorated with sets from the book, Big Macintosh Style Ponies pulling handsome cabs, etc. Lovely lovely time.

          Friday, 09-Dec-11 18:10:40 UTC from web
          1. Astra Astra

            @jinny Ohhh, wow, sounds awesome! I'd be in Heaven with that, and probably be strongly motivated to dress up, myself. :) Sounds like a lot of fun!

            Friday, 09-Dec-11 18:17:32 UTC from web
            1. Joseph N. Joseph N.

              @astra Yes hehe it is plenty of fun, it's a shame it's only one weekend a year. T_T

              Friday, 09-Dec-11 18:18:52 UTC from web
        2. Scribus Scribus

          @astra Hey, no problemo. I understand work (somewhat). XD

          Friday, 09-Dec-11 19:03:22 UTC from web
    2. Joseph N. Joseph N.

      @astra That sounds like a lot of fun. My town has a Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol weekend every year, it was last weekend, and it's always a lot of fun with all the interesting things they have going on. I'm glad you two had fun hehe. Yes that would be pretty rad a Hearthwarming Night Carol. xD I'd love to see it too. ^^

      Thursday, 08-Dec-11 20:31:27 UTC from web
    3. GentleGiant GentleGiant

      @astra It would be quite interesting, but none the less it would end up being "the Christmas charol" but with ponies. Wich would be still better than the original.

      Thursday, 08-Dec-11 20:32:30 UTC from web