Al1701
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Post by Al1701 on Sept 21, 2015 10:07:39 GMT -8
I find myself standing at the edge and looking at what lies beyond yet trepidation holds my feet in place.
I would like to create something not only for the fan communities, but for the general public. I would like to show my creative vision to Hasbro, but their legal requirements make it difficult. I would have to work through an agent who works with them, and being untested, I fear they would even give me a response. I'm willing to go through the proper channels, but I don't know of the proper channels would be willing to work with me.
I can always write my ideas as fan fiction, but I want a higher endeavor. I want to bring back G1 MLP or at least its spirit. Ponies like Wind Whistler and Fizzy needs some love, and I would be all too willing to provide that love.
Thus, here I stand. I have a link to join Hasbro's LinkedIn group, but have not completed entry to try to join. I have ideas, but do not know if they would be appreciated or even considered. Afraid to move forward, and unwilling to back off, I stand here.
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Post by bobdude on Oct 4, 2015 18:35:54 GMT -8
Lateish reply, but in the words of Hunter S. Thompson: "Buy the ticket and take the ride." In short, go for it and take the plunge if you're still undecided. Worse comes to worse Hasbro isn't interested in your stuff at the moment and they don't accept it. Least until my Kickstarter to buy them, Mattel, and MGA Entertainment comes to fruition.;-D
Also, somewhat unrelated note, I did in fact managed to get around to reading your G1 rewrite google doc that you posted for on FIMfiction, just been really busy/lazy about giving my broad thoughts to you (sorry about that). So overall I enjoyed what you have for the story, think you got a solid amount of narrative description, character interaction, and exposition. Also liked that you included Megan (even if you did once refer to her as 'bossy', I see her as more like a farmgirl version of Cap America without the physicality: A leader of the cool headed type who doesn't back down from monsters wrecking mini ponie's stuff. But I digress.) and actually bothered to include Danny and Molly (poor often ignored other William siblings, at least you got two people acknowledging your existence), so mega brownie points there.
The one minor quibble (its been a few weeks since I've read it and my memory is rusty) I found was making it so that the William siblings come from Modern, early 21st century earth as oppose to 80s Earth to be... disappointing. But that's mostly because I stick with a 'late 80s-early 90s headcanon/mental image for the Dream Valley G1 gang, so that one is on me (seriously though, almost no one bothers to play up the 80sness of the Hasbroverse, and I mean the actual shared Sunbow Hasbro verse, not Striker 5's... strange storytelling choice-wise fanfic, though so long as your Megan doesn't become a shotgun wielding famous writer, I think we'll be fine.).
If you've added more stuff then, I'll of course be happy to find some time to read through the story again and see if I can't give more detailed feedback. Sorry all of this is so broad and general, btw.
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Al1701
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Post by Al1701 on Oct 5, 2015 17:38:30 GMT -8
Thanks for the encouragement.
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