Sac Brony Expo : Bronies of California Unite!

Bronies and Pegasisters, all of your pony-wishes are about to come true! It’s time for Sac Brony Expo! Sac Brony Expo is a huge MLP event in Sacramento on September 14, 2103 (10 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.). Bronies and Pegasisters from all over will be there! My friend Amaya and I will be going, because we are some of the biggest pony fans you will ever meet! Are you a pony fan? Yes? Then what are you waiting for?! 

This is the first year for the Sac Brony Expo.  The planners, Sacramento Brony Management Team, have aimed at creating an event that focuses on talent from the Brony community:  Brony musicians, visual artists, writers and everypony else.  You can look forward to showcases, panels, musical events, and an all day dance party!

Meet the Sacramento Brony Expo Mascots!

Go get yourself some tickets for Sac Brony Expo before they sell out.  General admission is just $10 (Click HERE for registration)! See ya there!

You can stay up to date with Sac Brony Expo by following them on Facebook and Twitter!

 

Must See -- The Aquabats! Super Show

photo source: The Hub

I was just recently introduced to a show that is 20% cooler! It is called The Aquabats! Super Show.  It is about a band of 5 kooky-cool dudes who fight monsters and evil creatures. The Aquabats! are a real band from Southern California -- their music rocks! I can't wait to see them in concert.

The Aquabats Super Show might just be the funniest show I have ever seen! This campy, clever, and charmingly geeky show pays homage to the funky children's shows of my parent's generation -- think H.R. Pufn'stuf  meets Thunderbirds Are Go.

The Aquabats, a team of superhero musicians, clad in spandex and neoprene, consists of five members:

photo source: The Hub

First, there is The MC Bat Comander. He is my favorite character, and probably the funniest. 

photo source: The Hub

Next, we have Crash McLarson. He is very emotional, and can grow to a towering size when he gets too worked up.

photo source: The Hub

Eaglebones Falconhawk, is a bit Pee-Wee-Hermanesque and plays an awesome laser-shooting guitar. 

photo source: The Hub

Then, there is Ricky Fitness. He never eats anything sweet, has braces, and has supersonic speed.

photo source: The Hub

Lastly, there is Jimmy the Robot. He is a half man –half robot, and very good at science.

One of my favorite features of the Aquabats! Super Show is their fake commercials.  This one for "High Tides" is one of the best:

You can find Aquabats on The Hub (Saturdays at 1pm ET, 10am PT) and on Netflix.

You can check out their website HERE.

And follow them on Facebook.

Already an Aquabats fan?

Who is your favorite Aquabat?

What was your favorite episode from Season 1 or Season 2?

Movie Review: Equestria Girls

Have you ever wondered what would happen if the My Little Pony characters were actually real people? In the brand new movie, Equestria Girls, that's just what happens.  

Oh my goodness:  What have they done?

When I first heard about this movie, I thought it was going to be an insult to Bronies and Pegasisters everywhere.  If nothing else, it was going to be a test of fan loyalty.  

Don't Judge a Book by its Cover

After I watched a few trailers and read more about the movie online, my interest grew.  On June 16, the movie was released and watched with a hopeful heart.  It turned out that Equestria Girls had a great plot line, music and script; and the same je ne sais quoi as MLPFIM.  

Critiques

Not much to complain about, but I was confused by the way Spike turned into a dog in the human world.  Why a dog?

Synopsis

*May contain spoilers*

Twilight Sparkle and Spike travel to our own human world. While Twilight is sleeping, a mysterious mare comes into her room and steals her princess crown. The pony is Sunset Shimmer, who was Princess Celestia’s former “star student”. Twilight and Spike see her and start the chase, waking everypony up. Sunset trips and throws the crown/Element of Harmony into a portal, and she jumps in after it. Celestia and Luna tell Twilight the importance of the task, but when Rainbow Dash says she won’t let Twilight go in alone, the sisters tell her it would mess up the balance. After Twilight leaps in, Spike get scared and runs after her.

Twilight vs. Sunset Shimmer

When they are in this new world, Twilight becomes a human and Spike, as I mentioned, becomes a dog. After realizing that she has no magic, wings or hooves, and seeing that she can’t walk on all fours, she goes to school and sees a girl bulling another girl and stands up for her. When the “fight” is over, Twilight and the girl- Fluttershy (who names there kid that?) become friends. Fluttershy tells Twilight that Sunset brought the crown to use when she is Princess of the fall formal, Sunset wins every year. (Ok, so Fluttershy in this world is NOT the same pony as the one back in Equestria. There is a person and a pony with the same name and personality in each world). Twilight decides to run against her to win back the crown, and along the way, meets a new and unlikely group of friends:  The designer, Rarity; The country girl, Applejack; The party animal, Pinkie Pie; The shy girl, Fluttershy; and the super awesome jock who is captain of all the sports teams, Rainbow Dash!

To find out what happens, you will have to watch it yourself, I don't want to spoil your fun. Oops! I forgot to mention Flash. You’ll just have to watch to find out who he is.

One last teaser:  The ending makes me wonder—What would happen if Twilight watched MLPFIM when she was a human?

Rating

5 out of 5 Cutie Marks

"A must see if you love MLP!"

Pokemon is About to Get 20% Cooler: Pokemon X & Y

Pokemon X and Y are coming out in October of 2013, and you know what that means -- New breeds of Pokemon! 

The starter Pokemon are Fennekin -- The fox Pokemon.  Its name comes from the words fox and kindle.  It's the pokemon that I'm looking forward to starting with.

Next, there is Chespin -- The shelled chestnut Pokemon.  It is the first grass type starter to be based on a mammal.

Finally, we come to Froakie -- The foam frog Pokemon (it has a mustache!).  It is also the smallest un-evolved starter Pokemon.

Exciting news for Eevee fans:  We are getting two new Eevee evolutions (Eevee is my favorite pokemon tied with Charizard and Fennekin).  The new Eevee evolutions are Sylveon and Benjeon. 

Sylveon is a new type of Pokemon -- a Fairy type. It is known as the Intertwining Pokemon too

Not much has been announced about Benjeon, and I have almost no info on him.  All I can say this:  Benjeon are always male, just as Sylveon are always female.

Finally, lets give a warm welcome to Xerneas and Yveltal. They are the main Ledgendaries of the games. Xerneas is the Legendary of  Pokemon X, and Yveltal fills the role in Pokemon Y.

 

Many more have been released, but we'll save those for a later post. I'm looking forward to doing a full review when the games come out in October!

Which  X & Y Pokemon are you most excited about?

 

Welcome to 20% Cooler!

Hi!  Welcome to 20% Cooler!

Whether it's music, books, video games, or pop culture, we're all nerdy about something.

20% Cooler is a celebration of cool nerds.

This is a place to talk about the things you love with people who aren't afraid to show their true colors.

So, what are you nerdy for?