is this fearful I think this is audible
hello I'm here to introduce you to both
Tara Strong and tabatha saint-germain on
my left here
Hey well here's the real tears John
alright well everybody give a round of
applause at least for cereal and Seth
when we keyd mr. and mr. not occurring
on this panel we're just sort of crunch
it we should probably leave alright so
obviously Nicole Oliver
and joining us on stage
Tabitha st. Germain andrea libman
and Kathleen west lock
good afternoon ladies
Deenie a moment
hi so as you just noted - file draft I'm
with everfree Network and this is the
main six panel
I'm excited into princess yeah sorry
I've been excited for this panel
actually because yeah this is the first
panel that we've had after the season 3
finale
so I've only got a couple questions
before I open up to Q&A so there'll be
more time for Q&A on this panel than
then and some of the others but one way
I guess my first question is for the
whole panel it's it's somewhat aimed
towards you Tara
for obvious reasons what is your
reaction to the season finale I mean
you've known about it for a while but
but you know it's kind of a big thing to
have happen in the show what character
to get wings and all well your character
your character became a princess okay
okay first of all I thought it was
incredibly well done and I love the
episode and I've got a lot of great
feedback and I got a letter from a
little girl that burst into tears when
she got her wings and I do see why the
fans are concerned but let me say that I
am not changing anything about my
performance she's staying with her
friends so at this point to leave the
fandom just because she has wings is
sort of leaving it based on how she
looks so don't do that
because she's still tribal I don't think
maybe
I mean I've seen some negative stuff and
I get it because we know her like
Twilight we love her but think of how
many adorable moments they'll be with
her learning how to fly well and I think
the thing is yeah I mean the fans have a
set idea of what the characters are you
know and when they go through a big
change like that of course there's gonna
be you know some reaction but I at least
personally I've been wearing this button
all all convention the I believe in ma
Larsson button I think that yeah I I
have faith in creators at least from my
perspective but for the rest of you on
the panel here I mean when you saw what
was going to happen with Twilight in
this episode or in the season finale
episode what was your reaction you know
how did you guess what she asked for
more money and they kicked her out so
you didn't ask why it
rarity didn't get wings or something oh
no I suppose you already voice--a
alicorn you know Luna no I just saw
someone new to dress I have to tweak
some of her outfits that's a holes in
somebody I'm sure um I really like I
like it I think it's awesome because who
what I don't know I always dreamed about
being a princess and wouldn't it be nice
if being a princess was something that
you could earn rather than being magical
or something so I don't know I think
it's wonderful and Twilight is very
deserving and she's a wonderful point I
think Spike's initial reaction was know
cuz he doesn't know what his fate is you
see so I think that's yeah
but I'm I'm happy to see that she
graduated to that and I think she
deserved it hi um now I think it's great
I mean you know our children all have to
grow up a little bit at some time so um
I think it's just kind of mirrors what
happens in life well we all go through
transitions some are a little easier
than others but there's always a great
lesson at the end and now she's got
wings so well I think there's lots of
great adventures ahead well I think in
your case though Nicole
you know it it was a good thing for you
because you got a chance for Celestia to
sing in that episode and I think
everybody here loved your performance
of course you've been doing a lot of
singing for littlest petshop as well
that it was there any difference in how
you approached it for this episode I I
don't sing littlest petshop they hired a
top 40 singer because they wanted that
top 40 vibe her name is Elise Estrada
she's amazing
but for singing for Celestia it's always
difficult I mean it wasn't a song where
I could sing in a funny voice I mean it
was a serious song I felt like a big
Broadway ballad that was gonna bring at
home so really no pressure but it was a
beautiful Danny is incredibly talented
he wrote a beautiful beautiful beautiful
lyric and beautiful melody and Jason
Deason was a great music producer in the
room so you know we did that in like
under 30 minutes
believe it or not Wow it's impressive um
yeah so it was it was um I think it was
fitting it was dramatic it was fitting
and we'll see what other dramatic
moments have to come along for her to
sing again that was an ominous and hint
there idea most I think he's conducting
interviews upstairs ah well and another
question I want to ask since you two are
getting along so nicely now what did it
take to convince Tabitha to get on
Twitter because she's fun she's finally
there and she's a genius on there first
of all she did not give me any kudos or
any credit and she did not do it because
of me near me with me
inspired by me nothing to do with me we
are duking it out later at TAO if you
want to watch
they're a big square actually didn't it
I didn't really believe it was you at
first well I'm never really mean so
that's true but I really had to ask you
is this really you yes cuz there are
some fake celebrities you know on
Twitter so fake me then I know cuz I
looked from my name right I could I
couldn't have my name that's all I
became a saint
I don't know sainted think of the goat
seems widget
I saw a bottle of wine I saw a bottle of
wine that was from the st. Germain
winery or something in it yeah yeah it's
okay yeah really nice the cure if you
drink I have no idea why a person would
do such a thing these these things are
known to happen
well so looking at the over arching at
season three as a whole last time that
everyone here was was together was in
iki Ola at last November right when the
season began but now that the season is
over and we can talk about a little more
detail I wanted to know what changed if
anything about the process of voicing
the show for season three as opposed to
say season one or two I mean was there
any difference in how you approached it
you know did it present any new
challenges for you and this is kind of
to the entire group I think it's just a
more natural because we're so
comfortable with our characters now we
know them so well and it's so nice to go
in and read the script and and usually
they're just perfectly written really
good and every once in while you say oh
I think my character maybe would say
this instead because you just know them
inside out so it's really comfortable
but um I thought season three was great
still lots of new stuff very creative
lots of fun I totally agree I think that
we've done it now for this long so we
both we all feel comfortable with each
other and in our characters and I think
the writers know what we're gonna do
also they've heard us so it does make it
easier and I know for spike to I've done
a little bit of singing so we'll see but
anyway that was fun so those kinds of
things are morphing in the storylines
morphing and we're just all more
comfortable
it's there's more flow happening so it's
great it's a lot of fun and the writers
are fantastic they're just great what
she said because we are one well I've
asked this before but yeah I'll ask it
again uh you know now that it's we
season three is over and the brony
phenomenon is now pushing two years at
more than two years actually we're
pushing three years of being around so
it's less of a shock has the knowledge
of these guys here and out in the world
has that affected how you perform on the
show do you treat it differently than
you may have done before or when you
walk in on a pony recording session do
you think yourself there's this whole
fan base out there it's going to listen
to what I'm saying is it affected at all
or do you try to keep a professional
separation well I think for me for
anything if you do I do a lot of
on-camera work and so sometimes there's
a there's a big lag between and even in
animation between when you actually are
part of the creative process and when
you all get to see it
so because we're where we are at in our
seasons and we're continuing to move
forward we're creating as you're
watching so there's this great feedback
loop happening so to get sort of the
personal feedback especially with
Twitter and social media I don't know
how many emails or tweets I got from
people expressing the song and anyway
how much that impacted them what it
meant to them I had a lot of teachers
write to me about how as teachers it was
meaningful because often when you're
years over you watch your children go
upgrade or go off to college and how
that made them feel really strong and
successful felt like they'd been a part
of something bigger than themselves
so yeah I'm aware of it and I've feels
me in a positive way and I love how
brony is anything from 0 to 100 and
beyond boys girls men women and I just
think it's a really amazing you guys are
really great
yeah you're really great sounded like
everybody wanted your okay awesome bro I
love that there everybody was kind of
wanting to do that on a moment but
nobody wanted to take him really do it
so it's just kind of like halfway well
like I said I'm gonna I wanted to open
this panel up to more Q&A than than
previous panels because I know you guys
have a lot of questions especially about
season three and of course we've got
some great voices up here so two four
before we begin
before we begin here's an ill if there
are any kids who have questions they get
to go to the front of the line if there
are any questions about season four five
six seven twenty they can't answer them
that's all right
I wish they could try to keep it clean
and my good friend bones right there
we'll ask you what you're gonna ask us
to make sure it's not too out of line
so
and half the room gets a life alright so
for Tara's strong I just want to say
you're amazing and I was thinking how do
you feel about the guy who acts as your
brother on the TV show like do you feel
like a family with all the people that
you act with you know thank you you're
awesome too um I unfortunately don't get
to work with the other guys because I'm
in LA and they're all in Vancouver but
as you can see in that as you've met
them they're all really wonderful and
when I am watching the show I'm just
like you and I love to see their
relationship and see how that's grown
and it was cute when you got a little
emotional for me in the last episode and
they've got a really nice bond and I've
heard other people say that they're
their bond as brother and sister helps
them in their family too so I quite like
how they've animated him and how he
interacts with me is that what you mean
yeah also do you believe that friendship
really is magic of course I do
Tara Strong
do you like how Twilight Sparkle is a as
an alicorn
do you like it you do doesn't she look
pretty dear Princess Celestia she likes
my wings why does he go crazy in the
first show of season 3 I have no idea
what you mean I really don't I don't
remember the episode I see crystal
episode oh yes oh
I mean de-stresses they'll work that I
have to do the lack of appreciation the
lack of funds lot of time to lack of
brain power I could go on
first of all I just want to say that I
love all of you equally and you're all
amazing um but what advice do you have
for someone that wants to be a voice
actor when they're older start now with
that voice start now seriously whatever
you want to do you're the only one that
can stop you from doing it right and
you've got a beautiful voice
so get involved take some classes sing
in the shower talk out loud look deep in
the record you don't get cast singing in
the shower yeah well we got well there
was that time no but you know
um inappropriate humor Serbia
shh shh but seriously it whatever you I
love you I love you too mom whatever you
uh it's you want to do this with that
voice start now why not right it's a
little bit of fun and and and yeah skies
a little bit go for it you and your hair
it's pretty
hi ladies I'm couch Crusader and I
represent Equestria Daily and I have two
questions for you I hope you don't mind
so this first question is directed to
Cathy
it appears that on over the course of
spikes episodes which are in my notes
like feeling pinkie keen all's well that
ends well secretive XS Dragon Quest
crystal Empire and just for sidekicks he
always gives in to these life-and-death
situations and I kind of wonder what
spike thinks about the riders always
trying to kill him in his episode spike
bounces back he's the hero the thing I
love about the writers and how they're
sort of setting him up for these funny
things is that they put him in the
writers put him in such a position where
he's always under the gun so he's always
in some kind of an emotional you know
dilemma where he has to solve the
problem and he doesn't he just goes with
bravery and he's just like any little
child that just feels what they feel so
if he's nervous he says it is angry he
says it but his innocence is just so
pure that that's what sort of brings you
connected to him and then when he ends
up saving the day simply by being
himself it's sort of all the more
endearing it's the purity that the
others have but not as the same despite
being a little boy so I don't think he
has thoughts about the writers but just
just rarity um
rarity anyway but I love it because I it
gives me a chance to to be in a more
dramatic kind of you know on-the-spot
position and that's always fun to play
as him so hopefully they'll be you know
but we'll see that happen but they
season season three with him especially
in the show where he was babysitting the
animals
was so much fun because it just went on
and on and on and I thought I'm just
gonna fall apart at one point but all I
can say is angel
Thank You Kathy I didn't leave that your
work goes underappreciated in this
fandom thank you thank you right and my
second question goes to Andrea oh god
I'm shaking all over the place
I was wondering am I I was wondering as
Pinkie Pie could you say the following
line okay I successfully bedazzled my
face I successfully because my face
thank you
all right first I just like to thank all
of you for gracing us lowly mortals with
your presence we would not have this
fandom if it wasn't for this cycle of
love we've got going secondly I want to
inform Tabitha you play my favorite pony
and favorite princess but the rest of
this is for Nicole Oliver careful
they're all on guard now next you're
gonna be like I've got a question out
comes the bomb yes going ready so
discord and Celestia have a history do
you think there's any chance at some
point in the past or maybe in the future
that it could be romantic that question
comes from fanfics
ah that would be a great storyline
wouldn't it yeah that really would I
love John he's kind of yummy smells nice
anything's possible go talk to the
writers they're over there I like to
think that the whole discord going crazy
trying to mess everything up was cuz
they broke up look at most one of the
funny things too is I'm speaking for
myself is that I haven't even seen all
the shows in season 3 yet I mean we
recorded these and I haven't had a
chance it's been because it's been busy
but I have to try to remember when I
mean I've seen some of the spike ones
that you that was previously mentioned a
couple of them two or three of them but
I I still haven't seen the rest of
season 3 so I'm still trying to think
about the other shows that are coming up
and when you mentioned different things
it's like oh and we have to go back
digging into our you know all the
encyclopedias in our mind as to that
particular show hi oh god you're all
such amazing people need to say that um
my question is to Andrea so in the
season finale be keep eye when she had
Applejack's cutie mark I think I noticed
a hint of a southern accent there could
we get another sample of that I haven't
watched that episode yet
hi um okay so my question is for the
people who voiced after the princesses
with the brony phenomenon having grown
as big as it is and not just that but
just the pony fandom in general we're
getting really big and sometimes the
pony fandom gets like very big for its
britches and very out of control so I
wanted to ask the princesses for the
future considering that we have a new
princess what would each of you advise
the bronies how would you advise them
for the future if you could give them
one piece of advice um I like a word
called flexibility right so um and we'll
just leave it there but I would advise
you all you have to grow after stretch
there's room for everything there's room
for everybody if there wasn't room for
everything and everybody
this wouldn't every I'm just making it
all personal I saw drawings of me as a
person today the pony is a person it's
very confusing but there's rooms for
every pony in the fandom and let's
remember that that that that should not
change I think that's one of the
grounding founding principles of this
fandom and so there's so much space
there's so much room grow grow grow grow
grow treat other people how you would
like to be treated yourself I'm not a
princess and I'm sorry to Deb I just
wanna say one thing about that too is
you guys you bronies are the ones that
and that brought up the whole thing
about friendship and tolerance and
inclusion and patience and love and
kindness so don't forget ever who you
really are and why you're here and we
thank you for that - I just wanted to
say
spike wants to be a princess princess
spike
I think Luna would say dream big that's
that's it for me that was for you too
your princess now your princess now Tara
if you didn't know you think in change
and advice I think to ignore anyone
that's being not nice because the bad
side of Twitter's you really see a lot
of it and it's so heartbreaking and
weird and there's some not nice people
so I automatically block someone if they
say something not nice because it just I
don't have room for that in my life so
I'd say to the bronies just to please
ignore anyone not nice because they are
not worth your time or worthy of this
princess or any other princess and just
keep on smiling and loving and laughing
each other and what of they're more
seasoned princesses have said okay thank
you
this question is for Kathy West luck
at the end of the Dragon Quest episode
spike seemed to regard himself as some
kind of honorary Pony so I was wondering
if given the opportunity by magic
potions or whatever would he want to
physically become a pony for the rest of
his life wait a second I gotta go weigh
in there and think about dad for say um
I have to assume that spike I mean I'll
have to think about that but basically I
think spike is too brave and committed
as a dragon his whole thing about
nobility and the code of the Dragon and
all of that so he may he may want to be
a pony for a day but I think you know he
just he's too involved in committing
himself to being a helper and assisting
everybody and you know the code of the
Dragon ability so I think the pony thing
rubs off on him because he's charmed by
his friends and he you know that one
episode where he had to choose between
the ponies and and and the other dragons
it was the friendship and the
familiarity of those guys that he just
wanted to stay with so maybe he can
bring that into the dragon Kingdom who
knows awesome thank you
I am full Oliver I know this is a little
late but I'd like to wish you a very
happy birthday and with your permission
I think it'd be really cool if we all
could sing happy birthday hue so sure go
I birthday - yeah yes I'm 29
so I alright on the count of three sing
to us please one two three happy
birthday
thank you thank you very much for all
the work you've done thank you
yay big lovin awesome I have a question
for all of you what are your favorite
episode so far of them all yes gosh well
I love the last one I really did well
one way the one where I sang that one
okay the one that she sang in hee I
liked the one and I again I forget the
title that's the one that that spike
baby said all the animals with what was
the episode title Thank You Jessica
psychics that was the most fun for me I
like party of one
I like the dog and pony show and the one
where Fluttershy and the dragon change
voices I like the wedding episode and a
little lesson zero thank you um I'm
really nervous right now my name is
Andre Cruz so I'm sorry if I'm starting
but I really wanted sorry for like
breaking the all the last but I really
want to take a serious question
so um I really um as you guys know
bullying with like like for being a
brony is really rampant right nowadays
on Facebook Twitter anywhere YouTube and
then like it got so bad it gets so bad
to the point that my friend Kenneth I'm
sorry Kenneth
he can't even leave this house because
he's a brony and he might he's scared to
get bullied that he's a brony and stuff
so I'm I'm like on my question to you
guys is like first what is here guys
it's view on like bullying because of
because you're a brony or you like the
show and B what are your tips to to cope
with that thing um you know I was
bullied when I was smaller I've been
bullied as an adult I think it's what
you know Tara was saying everyone else
was saying I don't think any of us up
here of any patience for that at all
bullies often are bullied themselves and
probably could do with a really big hug
but that said love who you are know who
your friends are my mum said if you can
count on one hand those are your friends
you're such a rich person but more
importantly love yourself don't
apologise and bullying is just a waste
of a word in space
I wanted to say - I totally agree with
Nicole that it doesn't matter what age
you are or what nationality or where
you're from it happens everywhere in the
office place at school everywhere but I
want you know one thing that I was
always reminded of is remember where
it's coming from
that it's not you and a lot of people
who simply don't understand react in
fear and when they're fearful they tend
to lash out become angry etc in a way
it's them who has the hindrance and not
you and so if you can try to focus on
that and have compassion for them and
walk away from that and not engage and
just remember who you are that's what we
you would need to do and band with the
other bronies keep it strong don't
forget who you are and why you became
one but think of where it's coming from
and have compassion because they're the
ones that don't understand and the one
who smelled it dealt it yeah
thank you very much my Kent well my
friend Kenneth will really appreciate it
thank you thank you be proud of it and I
would tell Kenneth I would say you know
look in this room here right everybody
here and everybody online is proof that
those bullies are wrong
and besides
besides there's way more of you than
them my question is for Tara Strong
regarding lesson zero where did you get
the motivation to drive Twilight to that
level of psychosis what are you talking
about uh you know because how great the
writers are on the show they really sort
of set the pace in the tone and then we
have to imagine in our heads what that
would look like and sound like in real
life not just how a pony would do it so
when I'm Twilight I'm like wow if she's
really freaking out and I've actually
had a lot of people say to me I related
to you so much in less than zero because
when I can't control a situation or I'm
not sure what's going I feel like I'm
out of my mind and at the end of the day
she was really freaking out over nothing
and so a lot of people sort of have that
in curl and can relate to that but to
them in that moment it's the biggest
deal so I just sort of became her in
that moment and went cuckoo based on the
dialogue that was written okay
first a shot from the Ellen attic
community to Tabitha's s Jemaine you can
brew as season one as I think okay and
okay now the questions will all of you
would you all do a twilight licious
thing with with your characters with
Terence going last
they make up you know how to do both you
characters but you want them to make up
a rap song or a song I think what he's
asking is whether or not you're able to
sing your own characterization of a
Twilight licious or rarity licious or
pinkie licious
well I'm Celeste Ulysses and cheerless
and we're just gonna leave it right
there darling
she's so licious she's enough to even
sing about it really
it's just really hard to pronounce that
anyway I think it sounds foodie is one a
potato one is not okay thanks anyway
maybe just hand them the mic take it off
the stand yeah there we go
okay so now that Twilight the nala corn
yay um what would you all think all of
you up there including you not the one
that's not a voice actor got your name
I'm just that guy yeah you knew that one
guy that guy was everywhere there was a
drawing done of EQ LA and it was all the
ponies up there and all the dad was on
that table too yeah now we're including
you and what do you all think um
Princess Twilight would encounter as
four difficulties in the future like in
season four or five whatever just in
future I think I might be the only one
who can answer that cuz I'm a brony and
I don't know what's coming up um if I
had to guess role menu' she's got wings
and she's just now starting to fly I can
imagine they must do something with that
I mean but she's a princess so she's got
to take on a more regal leadership role
I should think I mean and if I were a
writer I would try and write stories
about the new responsibilities she has
to face and you know how she can
adorably address them that's how I would
do it I don't know well said Mike also
there is a moose somewhere up in that
direction
he actually looked alright thing hello
and welcome you thank you for being here
Hardeen with his Burmese
well I always hate using the microphone
system the question is you've seen how
big the brony community is you've seen
what we've done so on the head lady in
full season photo come out what do you
have any personal wants or challenges to
the bONIES for to create something to
come up with something while we're
waiting for the season 4 to get here
that sounds a lot like my evil question
master they actually had a Kickstarter
for that at one point yeah they were
gonna make a brony Island I don't know
yeah maybe a brony cruise would be
easier probably I was I would say just
to continue being the wonderful bronies
that you are continue you know with with
the inspiration you're getting from the
show and banding together creating your
create creative arts and the things that
you do and just keep producing the
goodness that the show you know is all
about and share it with each other and
you know for us too we're just happy
that you guys are there that you're
supporting the show that it's affected
you the way it has and I think all of
that just radiates by itself so continue
being happy and doing your thing thank
you we've got a question from upstairs
hi I have about dozen bronies in Czech
Republic watching your life right now on
a big screen in a pub at one I am and
they I have a question hi a knows I love
Prague as the city I've been there's
awesome Oh Prague loves you
so I wanted to ask you my little pony
was translated into many languages and
how do you feel about hearing you
probably heard some other voice actors
speaking girls in other languages so
what do what do you think about it maybe
about songs I heard the German girl do
Twilight licious that was funny I
haven't heard any of the shows that with
you guys uh not in not another languages
but I think I think it would be kind of
cool I've only had the experience of
seeing The Muppet Show and Portugal um
tangent again you're off course
horikoshi nice Pashu that was very
strange yeah I can't wait to hear it in
Japanese are you crazy
I've seen clips it's really cool I'll
answer you that great to meet all the
other actors that are voicing us I think
that would be really cool if we could
all get together and well I know that uh
that there are some conventions
happening overseas that some people may
or may not show up at so you know yeah
you never know Thank You Czech Republic
and everyone else actually in the world
Czech Republic I have a question for you
how come Kathy got chocolates from
Switzerland but I didn't
but she let me eat one and you know what
I even offered her one and she took it
and she said that I have more Swiss
chocolate yeah yeah thank you and ten
okay thank you
so first off I just want to say happy
birthday to Tara and Nicole Gill and my
question is for Kathy and Tabitha your
characters rarity and Spike have
somewhat of a relationship on the show
and a relationship all over the Internet
how awesome all things get around how
awkward is it knowing that your two
characters have a relationship it's
really awkward in the studio for me we
use Andrea as a buffer zone it's it's
part of the show and we're we just do
the roles that are in the show it
doesn't it doesn't bleed past that we
have much it's funny Internet Yulin ask
that question oh now we have to go look
okay or not okay actually this leads
into an interesting question that and
then we'll get to you and just as well
why don't you ask first this is a this
is a question for Pinkie Pie in the very
first episode of season 3 Pinkie Pie
really wants to have a flugelhorn if
there was actually such thing as a fluke
or would you actually want one there is
such a thing as a flugelhorn
there actually is such a thing as a
flugelhorn if anybody looks it up it's
like a base form of a trumpet it's a
lower form of trumpet no it doesn't
that's pretty much the opposite mmm this
is for Tabitha
eh I bet you can't tell that what my
favorite character is but if you could
if Munna could have like a singing role
what kind of song would it be Wow well I
think I would probably be a song
somebody else sang considering the
history of things Moon River
I do the princess wants to be a princess
okay I don't know if you guys heard it
earlier in the panel but they were
joking they said oh yeah this bike wants
to be a princess and then I think it was
Nicole who said off-mike
you know something they got to make a
drawing of that you got to make a
drawing of that princess spike come on
guys
if it hasn't been done you know they're
going to be so many pictures we can so
spike thank you and also I have a DVR I
shall make a picture all right so
knowing that alicorns have a tendency to
live for very long periods of time does
that now mean that Twilight might live
for a very long time yes thank you
that's kind of a question for the the UH
authors actually before we get to you
there's a question from upstairs
either um now that we've heard Celestia
sing I was wondering when we were gonna
hear lunacy wow that's kind of up to the
writers though isn't it please refer to
the comment two and a half seconds ago
please hang up and try your question
again
um this is a question for that all a
panel but mostly directed towards
tariffs Ron why does it feel like
knowing that you've influenced so many
people's childhood for your voice acting
from the past till now well I think
we're so lucky sorry that we live in an
age where we know that because I started
when I was 13 and we didn't know that
people really responded and now with
Twitter and the internet and Facebook
people say you were my childhood and I
love you and you helped me through such
hard times and it's very rewarding as a
voiceover actor to know that we've
touched so many people's lives and when
the fans tell me tell us that what's
that that's not good it's BroNYCon all
over again
fire alarm I'm hoping that's a special
effect hell are you serious that's a
fire alarm
to me
anyway we love it love you everybody
just