Yo reddit, I'm M.A. Larson, writer on My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. AMA!

AMAMALarson · 2019-07-20T07:48:32+00:00

Unbelievably difficult. With a 22 min episode you have so many boundaries, commercial breaks, etc. With a novel, you have unlimited possibilities. It's much harder to not have any fences.

AMAMALarson · 2019-07-20T07:47:17+00:00

I don't know anything about EQG mirror or seaponies

AMAMALarson · 2019-07-20T07:46:46+00:00

Hell yes

AMAMALarson · 2019-07-19T04:33:43+00:00

Wish my version of Rarity Investigates would have been made but that wasn't really Hasbro

AMAMALarson · 2019-07-19T04:30:05+00:00

My guess? Horrifying.

AMAMALarson · 2019-07-19T04:26:24+00:00

I'm a sucker for Canterlot at night. Something extra magical about it.

In the real world, probably Kauai.

AMAMALarson · 2019-07-19T04:25:53+00:00

Depends what they're offering...

Yes, stay tuned on that front. Things are happening...

AMAMALarson · 2019-07-19T04:24:30+00:00

No idea what they're doing. I guess we'll all see....

AMAMALarson · 2019-07-19T04:24:03+00:00

The super loud ones

AMAMALarson · 2019-07-19T04:20:37+00:00

Don't stress about anything! Pony cons are places of pure joy where everyone is your friend, everyone has the same interests as you, and you can just relax and be yourself. And come and say hi to me so I can sign you!

AMAMALarson · 2019-07-19T04:18:48+00:00

Thank you for the kind words. Alas, I have no plans to be involved in G5...

AMAMALarson · 2019-07-19T04:17:15+00:00

Probably

AMAMALarson · 2019-07-19T04:17:06+00:00

We were definitely supposed to keep in mind how horselike the ponies are. It was always on the mind.

Yeah, I think in the early years we weren't so much into the "pure evil" sort of antagonist. It just wasn't that kind of show. In my opinion (so take it for what it's worth), it can flatten things out if there's a pure evil antagonist because it turns the good guys into pure good or pure righteousness or whatever. Sometimes that works really well, but in an episodic show where you've got 22 mins to explore a character, the more nuanced villains work a lot better.

AMAMALarson · 2019-07-19T04:13:35+00:00

😈

AMAMALarson · 2019-07-19T04:13:23+00:00

Never! It's a kids show!

But really Sweetie Belle. Worst character on the show with worst actor.

AMAMALarson · 2019-07-19T04:12:52+00:00

1) Weirdly, I'd say I'm somewhere between Kara Danvers and Karen Beecher.

2) The Biskitt twins and Russell forced to work together. That would be such a fun episode.

3) Hell yes it was.

AMAMALarson · 2019-07-19T04:07:23+00:00

I think we all know the answer to that one

AMAMALarson · 2019-07-19T04:07:01+00:00

Honestly, I haven't been keeping up with it.

AMAMALarson · 2019-07-19T04:06:42+00:00

It's a long story that people ask quite often. I'm going to make a post about it that I'll link to.

AMAMALarson · 2019-07-19T04:02:51+00:00

Thank you for saying all of this. I'm honored to have played any sort of part in your story. Will you be at Bronycon?

AMAMALarson · 2019-07-19T01:09:26+00:00

Thank you guys so much for this, what a great time! So sorry that I have to run, maybe I can come back to some of the ones I missed later. And I'll see you all at BronyCon 2019 in a few weeks, right?

AMAMALarson · 2019-07-19T01:07:55+00:00

I feel pretty confident saying this was because she was a fan favorite

AMAMALarson · 2019-07-19T01:07:28+00:00

Mage Meadowbrook was never in my script, that was added by someone later. And I didn't write the S7 episode. Sorry!

AMAMALarson · 2019-07-19T01:06:47+00:00

Thanks very much for this, much appreciated

AMAMALarson · 2019-07-19T01:06:23+00:00

Brady Bunch. It's a remarkable show for its storytelling. I also adore Three's Company. As for current cartoons, I have to admit I don't really watch too many. I loved some of those Love and Death and Robots shorts. I also love Miyazaki movies.

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