I'm quoting this to everyone i know.
Don't get me wrong, it's okay by a childrens cartoon standards (Comparing the show to something you'd see on Qubo or early in the morning on like Disney, CN, or Nick), it's just in a whole other level as other cartoons.
What I'm trying to say is that it's not a BAD show, but people worship the show like it's the best thing they've ever seen (and some HAVE said that).
Lets analyze why people think the show is good. Most bronies say they watch it for one or more of the following reasons: the animation, the characters, and the writing.
The Animation is > okay <, it's just flash. I've seen authors who can make something just as good on newgrounds, yet MLP has a studio of monkeys working on it. It's not horrible, and it's a serious improvement from most of CN's other flash-based shows.
The Characters are typical clichés. I could compare then to other characters from other TV shows (Mostly ones pre-90's).
The writing? It's like trying to explain why Dora's writing is ass due to the fact she has the compulsion to repeat everything over and over again as if her audience is full of kids with ADD. There would be no reason to explain why MLP's writing is bad. It's barely even that. Writing.
Lets look at some highlights from when me and unit had to watch it.
8:57 PM - Snivy M.D.: Inb4 spike falls
8:57 PM - Snivy M.D.: Is it that predictable
>Falls<
8:57 PM - Snivy M.D.: Wow
8:57 PM - Snivy M.D.: I lost
8:57 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: >kids
8:57 PM - Snivy M.D.: all faith
8:57 PM - Snivy M.D.: BUT I WATCH IT FOR THE STORYLINE
8:57 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: lol
8:58 PM - Snivy M.D.: ITS WELL MADE
8:58 PM - Snivy M.D.: She sounds like
8:58 PM - Snivy M.D.: a pompus valley girl
8:58 PM - Snivy M.D.: which makes sense with my cultist theory
8:58 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: lolol
8:59 PM - Snivy M.D.: Oh god.
9:00 PM - Snivy M.D.: I love this, it's like
9:00 PM - Snivy M.D.: DON'T READ KIDS
9:00 PM - Snivy M.D.: GO OUT AND BE SOCIAL
9:00 PM - Snivy M.D.: AND STOP BEING A SHUT-IN
9:00 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: lol
9:00 PM - Snivy M.D.: WHEN WILL YOU MAKE FRIENDS
9:00 PM - Snivy M.D.: WHY ARE YOU SO ALONE
9:00 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: Wait now so like, in this society, they still use HORSES to pull carts? Slaves? LOLOL
9:00 PM - Snivy M.D.: YA
9:00 PM - Snivy M.D.: LOL
9:00 PM - Snivy M.D.: AHAHAHAHAA
9:00 PM - Snivy M.D.: Uh
9:00 PM - Snivy M.D.: what.
9:00 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: They don't even speak lol
9:00 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: Also that
9:00 PM - Snivy M.D.: Okay.jpg
9:02 PM - Snivy M.D.: WE'RE SO LONELY
9:03 PM - Snivy M.D.: OUR ENTIRE FAMILY WILL BREAK DOWN IN TEARS
9:03 PM - Snivy M.D.: IF YOU DON'T HAVE DINNER WITH US
9:03 PM - Snivy M.D.: The Dyke
9:03 PM - Snivy M.D.: Dyke
9:03 PM - Snivy M.D.: dyke
9:03 PM - Snivy M.D.: Dyke
9:03 PM - Snivy M.D.: Dyke
9:03 PM - Snivy M.D.: dyke
9:03 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: THEIR TEACHING KIDS EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO KNOW
9:03 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: >mud
9:03 PM - Snivy M.D.: Dyke
9:03 PM - Snivy M.D.: DYke
9:03 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: lolol
9:03 PM - Snivy M.D.: Dyke
9:03 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: DYKE
9:03 PM - Snivy M.D.: dyke dyke dyke dyke dyke dyke dyke
9:03 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: WTF
9:03 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: Oh god
9:03 PM - Snivy M.D.: dyke dyke dyke dyke dyke dyke dyke dyke dyke
9:03 PM - Snivy M.D.: > Rainblow dry
9:03 PM - Snivy M.D.: Holding back implied sexual joke
9:03 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: ^
9:04 PM - Snivy M.D.: DYKE.
9:04 PM - Snivy M.D.: ILL DO IT IN A JIFFY
9:04 PM - Snivy M.D.: AFTER I HAVE A QUICKY
9:04 PM - Snivy M.D.: Seriously.
9:04 PM - Snivy M.D.: What am I watching.
9:04 PM - Snivy M.D.: Her voice cracked
9:04 PM - Snivy M.D.: Dyke.
9:08 PM - Snivy M.D.: She should not l-
9:08 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: ._.
9:08 PM - Snivy M.D.: What.
9:08 PM - Snivy M.D.: HEWhat.
9:08 PM - Snivy M.D.: WHAT>
9:08 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: >Ponies
9:08 PM - Snivy M.D.: What
9:08 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: >Dragons can talk
9:09 PM - Snivy M.D.: > ponies
9:09 PM - Snivy M.D.: > with wings
9:09 PM - Snivy M.D.: > and unicorns
9:09 PM - Snivy M.D.: and you're questioning the existence of talking dragons.
9:21 PM - Snivy M.D.: TELEPORTATION
9:21 PM - Snivy M.D.: WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED
9:21 PM - Snivy M.D.: MY MIND IS BLOWN
9:22 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: NO ONE SEEMS TO NOTICE
9:23 PM - Snivy M.D.: Wasn't she levitating a book at the start?
9:23 PM - Snivy M.D.: Couldn't she like
9:23 PM - Snivy M.D.: use the same power to just
9:23 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: ^
9:27 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: What
9:27 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: What.
9:27 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: What.
9:27 PM - Snivy M.D.: Is that water dragon
9:27 PM - Snivy M.D.: gay
9:27 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: ^
9:27 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: Also Orange hair
9:27 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: lolololololffs
9:27 PM - Snivy M.D.: This is
9:27 PM - Snivy M.D.: Zaku
9:27 PM - Snivy M.D.: in his younger years
9:27 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: LOL
9:27 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: AHAHA
9:27 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: THIS MAKES THIS SLIGHTLY BETTER
9:28 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: KILLING TIME
9:28 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: Wait what.
9:28 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: Wha
9:28 PM - Snivy M.D.: Oh my god.
9:28 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: That'
9:28 PM - Snivy M.D.: What.
9:28 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: ...
9:28 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: I don't
9:28 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: What
9:28 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: TAIL
9:28 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: TAL
9:28 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: TAIL
9:28 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: TAIL?
9:28 PM - Snivy M.D.: NOW CUT OFF YOUR MANE SO IT CAN MATCH.
9:28 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: Tails have bones ._.
9:28 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: LETS JUST LOP IT OFF
9:28 PM - Snivy M.D.: > Flying Ponies
9:28 PM - Snivy M.D.: > unicorns
9:28 PM - Snivy M.D.: > Talking dragon
9:29 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: Oh right
9:42 PM - Snivy M.D.: not sure of th-
9:42 PM - Snivy M.D.: What.
9:42 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: THAT COMES OUT OF A DRAGON
9:42 PM - Snivy M.D.: LOL
9:43 PM - Snivy M.D.: did that dragon fucking
9:43 PM - Snivy M.D.: swallow the stargate atlantis?
9:43 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: How inconvenient that must be.
9:43 PM - Snivy M.D.: I mean holy fuck.
9:44 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: >Guys are doing all the labour
9:44 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: LOL
9:44 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: AAHAHA
9:55 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: >They eat flowers
9:55 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: >Decorations
9:55 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: What
9:56 PM - Snivy M.D.: > Dragon eating Precious stones
9:56 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: Oh that's how she eats
9:56 PM - Snivy M.D.: I'm tempted to beleive spike is spyros annoying younger cousin.
10:02 PM - Snivy M.D.: took a deep breath
10:02 PM - Snivy M.D.: before closing the window
10:02 PM - Snivy M.D.: Does her house have no ventilation
10:02 PM - Snivy M.D.: or something
10:02 PM - Snivy M.D.: wait
10:02 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: lol
10:02 PM - Snivy M.D.: she lives in a tree
10:02 PM - Snivy M.D.: what the fuck
10:02 PM - Snivy M.D.: it produces it's own oxygen.
10:02 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: LOLOL
10:03 PM - Snivy M.D.: So
10:03 PM - Snivy M.D.: she just keeps the dragon around
10:03 PM - Snivy M.D.: as a personal servant
10:03 PM - Snivy M.D.: to write everything
10:04 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: >male, again
10:04 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: LOLOL
10:04 PM - Snivy M.D.: It's not like she can't do it on her own,
10:04 PM - Snivy M.D.: she has fucking telekinesis.
10:11 PM - Snivy M.D.: > Promises my legs can't keep
10:12 PM - Snivy M.D.: It's getting really hard now.
10:12 PM - Snivy M.D.: Wait no, that just went somewhere else.
10:12 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: Heat sink.
10:12 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: LOl
10:13 PM - Snivy M.D.: wait
10:13 PM - Snivy M.D.: cows
10:13 PM - Snivy M.D.: horses drink milk?
10:13 PM - Snivy M.D.: wait no
10:13 PM - Snivy M.D.: they live in houses
10:13 PM - Snivy M.D.: and sleep in beds
10:14 PM - Snivy M.D.: only logical answer
10:14 PM - Snivy M.D.: leather
10:14 PM - Snivy M.D.: WAIT IT TALKS
10:14 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: MOOO
10:14 PM - Snivy M.D.: WHAT
10:14 PM - Snivy M.D.: IT TALKS
10:14 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: DOES THE DOG TALK THEN
10:20 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: >She can't walk?
10:20 PM - Snivy M.D.: are her legs like
10:20 PM - Snivy M.D.: broken
10:24 PM - Snivy M.D.: I like how she tries to get applejack help for sleep deprivation
10:24 PM - Snivy M.D.: but not the pink one whose legitimately on some illegal substance.
10:26 PM - Snivy M.D.: How does that even happen
10:27 PM - Snivy M.D.: You fall asleep upside down
10:27 PM - Snivy M.D.: Isn't that physically impossible becuase of the way your blood flows
10:27 PM - Snivy M.D.: or something
10:27 PM - Snivy M.D.: oh wait, it's MLP
10:27 PM - Snivy M.D.: LOGIC = NON EXISTANT
10:27 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: DO THEY EVEN HAVE BLOOD
10:27 PM - Snivy M.D.: You know
10:27 PM - Snivy M.D.: When do the ponies get those
10:27 PM - Snivy M.D.: tatoos
10:27 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: WHO KNOWS
10:27 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: lol
10:27 PM - Snivy M.D.: MAGIC
10:28 PM - ·?|??ÐU?IT··©: ...