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*watching family appreciation day* Not sure if Granny is hundreds of years old, or just inconsistent writing...
Saturday, 18-Feb-12 13:22:52 UTC from web-
@mizuki inconsistent? how so?
Saturday, 18-Feb-12 13:31:56 UTC from web-
@digibrony Something I noticed a little while back XD In winter wrap up, twilight said that Ponyville was founded by Earth ponies, and they've been wrapping up winter without magic for hundreds of years since its tradition. But there wasn't any Ponyville 'til Granny smith and her family settled down XD (I'm guessing its just inconsistent writing, but with magic ponies, who knows!)
Saturday, 18-Feb-12 13:33:48 UTC from web-
@mizuki haha yep, sounds like an outright inconsistency. It couldn't be helped though, since most of the show's world-building was being made up as the creators went along, so a lot of it is being retconned into the story. They probably had no idea Granny Smith would even get a more than 5-second speaking role in the show ever when they wrote Winter Wrap-Up.
Saturday, 18-Feb-12 13:39:32 UTC from web-
@digibrony Hmm that's true. Sometimes I wonder how consistent things would have stayed had Lauren Stayed on board for season 2, but I suppose I can appreciate awesome world building over 100% consistency XD (At least now they can be consistent in the future! Though I wish they'd stop with the bowling allies and arcade games ^^' Feels a little MLP Tales-ish and less Magical land of Equestria-ish)
Saturday, 18-Feb-12 13:44:09 UTC from web-
@mizuki I don't think things are nor will be too much different without Lauren there. The impression I've gotten from all the interviews and such that I've read is that the staff is really unified in ideals and goals for the series. The inconsistencies are more on the parts of episode writers, and those kinds of inconsistencies pervaded the first season as well, which is hardly surprising. I think this show has become increasingly ambitious over time, as the staff continues to recognize that they're not working on just "a kid's show" but "a really darn good cartoon," and want to keep living up to what they've done. I think that as time passes, everything in the show continues to matter more to them, just like it does to the fandom, which is why things happen like more attention to side characters and world-building.
Saturday, 18-Feb-12 13:54:02 UTC from web
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@mizuki (not that I'm doubting the inconsistency of this show's writing, just not sure which instance you're referring to)
Saturday, 18-Feb-12 13:33:38 UTC from web
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