Already seen the two-parter Season 2 premiere last night. You know, the one where we meet Discord.
I honestly tried to like the show, but the biggest motivation for me to watch an episode or two was John de Lancie's role as Discord (I like Star Trek any anything that has to do with it, shut up) and the (once upon a time) involvement of Lauren Faust, who did the film The Iron Giant, later episodes of The Powerpuff Girls and Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends, and I loved those shows (and that one film, despite seeing it only once) growing up.
(Don't ask me about the latter show. I know a lot of people hated it, but I thought it was one of the only two programs on Cartoon Network in that era that was worth a damn, along with Camp Laszlo, mostly for the involvement of Joe Murray, who did one of my all-time favorite shows Rocko's Modern Life.)
All in all, I'm saying this show isn't that big a deal (it's better than most of today's animated television) and there is no reason why it had to also spawn a horrible fanbase.