Bronies Research
Bronies are a community of adults (87% Males) who follow and obsess over 'My Little Pony'. They love the T.V. programme and anything to do with them. They have a worldwide community of 7 million members.
They also do extensive charity work and have raised over £8,000 in the UK alone this year just at the UK Brony Convention.
Brony UK Communities
Bronies UK - The official UK Brony group with 1,504 followers and their own website.
https://www.facebook.com/Bronies.UK?hc_location=stream
Hampshire Bronies - Looked at these as they are a more localised group, only with 54 likes, but a much more localised group.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hampshire-Bronies/432140063539617?fref=ts
UK of Equestria - This is the largest and most popular online forums group which also hosts many events including the upcoming Season 4 Premiere of My Little Pony.
Events
BUCK (Brony UK Convention) - This is the biggest Brony convention in Europe and is hosted in the UK every year. Last year it was hosted up in Manchester where over 1,200 Bronies attended.
Not only is it a convention but the raise money for charity. This year they raised a total of £8,025.00 for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY).
My Little Pony (Season 4) Premiere (23rd November 2013) - The new season of My Little Pony is being premiered up in London on the 23rd of November 2013. Estimated between 100-150 Bronies will be attending the event.
It is run by Uk of Equestria and is hosted at, 124 Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7RW.
Other Brony Documentaries
Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little Pony
There is only one other Brony documentary that I could find. Although there is one it is based in America and doesn't focus on the UK Bronies at all so it shouldn't affect our film. This documentary was also the second highest ever funded film on Kickstarter asking for $60,000 funding and getting an astounding $322,022.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/257527888/bronycon-the-documentary/posts/344516
'My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic' TV Programme
My Little Pony 'Friendship is Magic' is a animated TV series produced by Hasbro Studios in the Ubited s
States. It originally was aimed at girls between the ages of 2-11 but as the fanbase grew it incorporated themes to keep the adult viewers enmtertained.
Genre - Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Format - Animated series
Based On - The My Little Pony toy product invented by Bonnie Zacherle
Developed by - Lauren Faust
Written by - Lauren Faust, Meghan McCarthy, M. A. Larson, Amy Keating Rodgers, Cindy Morrow, Merriweather Williams, Charlotte Fullerton, Dave Polsky, Chris Savino, Corey Powell
Directed by - Jason Thiessen, James Wootton
Voices of - Tara Strong, Asheligh Ball, Andrea Libman, Tabitha St. Germain, Cathty Weseluck, Nicole Oliver, Michelle Creber, Madeleine Peters, Claire Corlett.
My Little Pony - Season 1, Episode 1
American Brony Documentary - 'Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little Pony'
Meet the Bronies: The adult men who like My Little Pony
The BBC recently published a short documentary on the Bronies in the UK.
BBC Documentary - 'Meet the Bronies: The adult men who like My Little Pony'