I think of both at the same time :lol I try to think of good stories, finally figure it out, then have 20 random ideas for nonstory stuff :lol

HOLY CRAP!
I figured out why Shining Armor souds familiar.
Lasse Aeon from Gundam 00 and Iceman from Xmen Evolution.

OMG and Big Mcintoshs VA is Ian Vashti from 00.

Yeah, pretty much every VA was in at least one Gundam series. Usually SEED.

EDIT: Look at what I just found, Matrix.

http://derpicdn.net/media/W1siZiIsIj...a%2Bkadoya.png

Of course he's an Alicorn.

Kind of feel that Kaito would be the one to do something like that... but still, it's funny. :lol

Yeah, but Egophiliac mentioned in the Tumblr post "Decade's power to take candy from children" :lol

A TV show is merely a medium to tell a story. As such, filler is needed in a written story precisely for the same reason as in a TV show; it's not always fun to focus on the plot. The reader/viewer/audience needs time to take a breather and gather themselves together. It also can create versimilitude, in the sense that not every second of story is related to the main plot. I could tell my story of today from 12:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., the main plot being of me getting my permit, but not all of it will relate to me getting my permit. Heck, about nine hours of that story is me sleeping, the earliest form of action being waking up to find that I have about 10 minutes to perform the fajr prayer. It's… not the best example, since the opening is filler, but the filler adds a touch of versimilitude to the story.

You and Ego are both on my list now.
I'll be arriving shortly.

No, it's not.
Filler isn't needed in the slightest. Filler is used to pad out the length of the work to make it seem longer than it actually is. Filler is used by TV shows to fit a 35 episode story into the run time of 49 episodes.

Using it as a "Breather" is a nebulous point. It's still a story. The breather is the space between chapter 9 and chapter 10. You ruin pacing and flow if you go from having Character X kill Character Y, but then decide "Well, that was too intense. We need to have a quick break." Then dedicate the next chapter to a inconsequential side character that has no bearing on the events just to give the audience a break is meaningless. Once again, you're trying to treat it as if it's a TV show and chapters need "Breather episodes" every once and a while.

Using filler as verisimilitude might work, but then it runs the risk of being excessive. You set yourself up for readers asking "What's the point of this?" when you describe a character's morning routine, then travel to work, then their work day in full, just to pad out the story length.

Filler's necessity varies depending on the kind of story. Some stories, such as a frequently updated fanfiction, do need something that allows the audience to take a break. Other stories, like a children's storybook, don't need something to make it longer, as the story is too short. Filler is a tricky device that only works when used properly, just like any other literary device.