SDCC 2012 MLP Figure Prototype Box Art

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SDCC 2012 MLP Figure Prototype Box Art

By Spazz May 27, 2013, 8:00 pm EDT merchandise 6 comments

Any engaged fan of Friendship is Magic will recognize the box above, containing the highly-coveted pony figure which was initially produced for and only available at San Diego Comic-Con 2012. The toy comes sealed in a package decorated with elaborate artwork from the show: muffins raining down upon Cloudsdale. As is the norm for the creative process, designs can go through many revisions before reaching a final product. After the jump you will find an earlier revision of this toy’s box art, which has some very apparent differences from the final product. One interesting point to take note of is the mentioned file dates.

DerpyCon South Announces Anneli Heed

By Spazz May 22, 2013, 1:00 pm EDT conventions 2 comments

Flyer Captains and Fan Concerts

Ms Anneli Heed who plays Swedish Spitfire is coming down to DerpyCon
South, and shell be singing on stage with fan musicians!

Anneli Heed is a Swedish stand up comedian, impersonator, and voice actor.
Shes done quite a bit of animation voice over work in Sweden. In My
Little Pony Friendship is Magic, she plays (among others):

Cheerilee

Photo Finish

Spike

Spitfire

Rainbow Dash (singing voice)

Friday evening, right after Opening Ceremonies (which actually will not be
the first event), well be having our Fan Concert. Wed like to invite
musicians from the fandom to come down and play their songs for our
attendees either Fri night for the acoustic part or Sat night for the
electronic part. Send an email to [email protected] if youre
interested in registering for a set. Please include: equipment you
have/need, how long of a set you want, and a link to your music.

As it turn out, Ms Heed has agreed to sing some fan songs with the
musicians that wrote them. Shes picked out a few herself, but were also
holding a contest to give a fan musician an opportunity to play with her.
All you have to do is write a brand new song about Spitfire in first
person (essentially so it has a vocal part for her). It can be any style,
genre, or vocal range as longs as the lyrics stay PG and the length stay
under 5 minutes. The song can be hosted anywhere as long as it can be
played from the site. The winner will be selected by Ms Heed herself, and
the prize is debuting the song with her live right after the opening
ceremonies (you will get the change to rehearse it with her beforehand),
DCS will also provide you with travel, lodging, and registration to the
convention. You have until June 30th at 11:59pm CDT to send links to your
entries to [email protected].

We will also be opening up panel submissions. If you have an idea for a
panel at DCS, please send an email with all the relevant information to
[email protected].

We also need quite a few volunteers. If youre interested in helping out,
send an email to [email protected]. Phew! We hope to see you in
October!

Also Bonbon! Find the animated video promo after the break.

Ponyville Live! The Equestria LA Interviews

By Spazz May 14, 2013, 9:10 pm EDT conventions, interview Comments Off

Our pals over at PVL pulled out all the stops at EQLA this past weekend and put together over 2 hours of MLP staff and musician interviews! Follow the link below or watch them after the break.

Howdy!

Equestria L.A. 2013 in Anaheim, CA was a blast! The lights may have gone out for a few minutes, but the pony kept going strong all weekend long.

Now that everyone’s made it home, we’ve put together a package of very special interviews with select guests from EQLA. From the funny and goofy to the insightful and exciting, we’re very happy to share our conversations with these ponyfolks with you.

Our featured guests came from a variety of backgrounds, including:
Voice Actresses:
Andrea Libman – Pinkie Pie/Fluttershy
Brenda Crichlow – Zecora
Cathy Weseluck – Spike/Mayor Mare
Michelle Creber – Applebloom
Tabitha St. Germain – Rarity/Luna

Show Writers:
Amy Keating Rogers
Cindy Morrow

Fan Community Musicians:
DJ Garnika
TAPS
Check all of the interviews out on the Ponyville Live! YouTube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?feature=plcp&list=PLUYW7t-2KdIKOxISJtXB2HxX2xz9nyy2f

Animaniacs Promos

By Spazz April 27, 2013, 5:21 pm EDT entertainment 5 comments

Pinkie and the Brain by caffeinerabbit

In the past month or so, The Hub has produced a slew of new Animaniacs promo spots and what better way to attract a rabid fanbase than by making a nod at their already-beloved show. The following videos are commercials featuring the cast of Animaniacs (voiced by their original actors, no less) singing jingles and mentioning The Hub’s main lineup of shows, most prominently My Little Pony, of course. Take a looksee after the break.

UPDATE: The extended cut of the “Let the Anvils Ring” promo has been added below!

“My Small Squirrel”

By Spazz April 22, 2013, 2:09 am EDT entertainment 7 comments

It’s not unheard of for DHX to make playful jabs at its other productions. In the latest episode of Littlest Pet Shop, “Blythe’s Pet Project,” Blythe tries to convince Shivers the Squirrel to live in the park by depicting it as a magical land filled with friendship and a little too much sugar. You can sit through this sequence after the jump or here. (The magic starts at 14:05.)
#SummerNews

MAD MLP Sketch #4: Dash & Bernstein

By Spazz April 1, 2013, 10:36 pm EDT entertainment 7 comments

As we alerted you last week, the MAD animated series has produced another FiM-based parody sketch (the fourth to date). This one also happens to be a mash up with Disney XD’s puppet/live action show Crash & Bernstein. Most noticeably, Tara is the voice for Dash, while they also smuggle in a screen actor who was most recently known for his performance as an insurance-toting fowl. I also suspect that I spot a familiar fandom face in the snapshot montage…

End your April Fool’s fun after the break.

New MAD Ad with MLP Parody Clip

By Spazz March 26, 2013, 7:36 pm EDT advertisement, news 6 comments

With more new episodes of MAD comes more old and overdone parodies. If my count is correct, this should be the 4th MLP parody on MAD (not accounting for the Rainbow Dash/Derpy cameo in the meme sketch).
No word as of yet on when this one will air. You’ll find the goods after the break at 00:06:01. sorry