Something I feel very strongly about.
Now let me tell you a story.
But this
had never occurred to me. I had heard of bronies, but I thought they were like those annoying kids in high school who wore Dora the Explorer backpacks. I thought they liked it for ironic reasons.
I couldn't believe what I was hearing from my friend. I'd known him for about a year and I never would have guessed.
We finally came to an agreement. I would try My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic if he tried Doctor Who. This turned out to be the most beneficial agreement I've ever made.
So, here we go, friends.
#1 Quality
All the right pieces are in play. Good animation, good voice acting, good writing.
#2 Depth
These aren't your average tea-party ponies. The characters have character!
#3 Adorable
ALSO I JUST LIKE LOOKING AT THEM
#4 External References
Probably originally put in for the enjoyment of parents half-forced to watch with their children, but now they're also pretty strongly toward the brony community.
References from:
The Big Lebowski
Pokemon
Disney
fan art
and more XD
#5 Nothing Inappropriate will ever, ever happen.
Because it is still also a kid's show :3
Not like in House, where the show was good until all the characters started having sex with each other.