What To Watch While Waiting For Ponies. Part 1 - OVER THE GARDEN WALL

Continuing my last post, me and my team put together this list of hand-picked series that are fun to watch and can fill the void left in your heart without ponies. Let me tell you how we chose these series- when I first watched My Little Pony, I got this great, pure feeling of wonder and awe that I still remember until today. Since then, I've always looked for series which had a similar vibe, and most of the series here are like that, though  some of them are just light-hearted easy-going ones!
Note: these are my personal picks, so feel free to add or remove stuff to the list! Oh, and I decided to dedicate a post per series, because some of them deserve a lot of thought!
Lets dive into dem series!

 Over the Garden Wall (Tome of the Unknown) 

A mini series created by Patrick McHale in 2013. It focuses on two brothers - Greg (Collin Dean) and Wirt (Elijah Woods) who happen to be lost in the woods called The Unknown. With the help of Beatrice the Bluebird and other characters, the boys try to get home and escape the mysterious Beast. Over the Garden Wall is an amazing clash of fantasy and reality, fear and peace, it sets a tone of urgency and serenity at the same time without sticking to any specific time period.
 It sounds a bit "meh" but trust me, these were the best 10 episodes of my life! Over the Garden Wall is an amazing complication of simple but mind-blowing animation, emotional and deep storyline and fascinating soundtrack that you will absolutely fall in love! That's why Over the Garden Wall is at the top of my list. It's the perfect blend of the innocent, child-like world which throws us back into childhood and scary reality, anxiety and fears we all get sometimes. The same thing can be said about My Little Pony- it seems to be an innocent cartoon about ponies running errands and facing little equine problems, but if you look deeper you see that those innocent problems actually have deeper meaning and the questions and morals this cartoon raises are anything but childish. All in all, check out Over the Garden Wall because you won't regret it!

How to Survive During THE WAIT

Well, this is long overdue. 
But waiting is hardest when it's almost done right? So in some way this might be helpful!
Now, we all know how horrible it is to wake up every Saturday without an episode and starting every week without no pony to look forward too... waiting for a new season is frustrating, painful melancholic, so that's why I (with the help of my MEGA EQUINE CREW) came up with a list of things to do/watch/read while waiting for a dose of our beloved miniature horses. LET'S ROLL!

A Bronies Survival Guide While Waiting For a New Season

1. Rewatch all the episodes. 
Best done right after the end of a season or during a pre-season marathon! Don't forget your popcorn!

2. Contribute to the fandom. 
Doesn't matter if you're an active pony artist/musician/author or a shy, shellfish fan like me, there's always fanart to draw, AMVs to create, plushies to sew, songs to make and fiction to write! GO MAKE YOUR DEBUT IN THE BIG BRONY WORLD!

3. Visit conventions.
 Not all of us are lucky enough to visit BronyCon, Buck or Grand Brony Gala (like me, here in Ukraine the best you can find is a small get together in the park). So even if you can't go to the big cons, follow this link to Equestria Daily and find yourself a meetup group! Who knows, maybe you will find new friends!

4. Try cosplaying. 
heh, well this isn't for everyone! I don't have the guts to wear pony gear to my imaginary conventions, but I'd live to try it sometime! Start small - sew yourself a pair of pony ears and go to that meetup we talked about in the previous one!

5. Bronify your friends. 
This is a hard one. In fact, don't try it unless you're sure your friends are awesome. Here's my story- a good friend of mine didn't really like MLP, but one day I begged her to give it a chance. She watched a few episodes and was instantly hooked! The next day I gave her the full brony welcome, plus I drew her a few helpful charts and tables, introducing to the most popular songs, fanfictions and pony personas.

6. Make up some pony foreshadowing/conspiracy theories. 
and don't forget to share them with the community!

7. Read the official MLP comic! 
Do it if you still haven't! It's published by IDW and is amazing (some story arcs made me cry rivers...)

8. Watch some other series. Yep, when you've done everything I  did and didn't mention you have one solid choice - get your mind of the terrible wait by watching other stuff. As a matter of fact, I will make an entire list dedicated to the stuff you can watch in my next post, so keep your eyes peeled...