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South Park Season 15 Thread Of Celebrity Meltdowns And Topical Comedy
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IAmtheFMan
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Trey and Matt on TDS said they're still loving South Park and seemed really enthused about it the next half of the season. Crisis averted. 
Edit: beaten but who cares.
Edit: beaten but who cares.
Yep sigh of relief when they said that. Funny how we all immediately have to post to gaf ha.IAmtheFMan said:Trey and Matt on TDS said they're still loving South Park and seemed really enthused about it the next half of the season. Crisis averted.
Edit: beaten but who cares.
Dominican Power
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They need get to back to the crazy adventures that the kids get themselves into.
The Technomancer
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Yeah, good interview, put my fears at rest.IAmtheFMan said:Trey and Matt on TDS said they're still loving South Park and seemed really enthused about it the next half of the season. Crisis averted.
Edit: beaten but who cares.
WordAssassin
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If that's the case then I'm going with my theory that from now on there will be actual storylines and continuity through the series, they just want to shake things up.
ncsuDuncan
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Yeah, I'd be okay with longer storylines.
That interview on The Daily Show really makes me feel better. They obviously still had some of their feelings show in that last episode, but it's nice to see that they are just doing what they always have been, making it up as they go, and aren't planning to end it yet.
That interview on The Daily Show really makes me feel better. They obviously still had some of their feelings show in that last episode, but it's nice to see that they are just doing what they always have been, making it up as they go, and aren't planning to end it yet.
Trent Strong
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I'd like to see them radically change the show and take it in a completely new direction.
indigo-cyclops
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Trent Strong said:
Same here, but honestly, the show gets better and better for me. The last episode felt like some avant-garde piece.
WordAssassin
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The president of the United States...
...is a DUCK?
*quaafaarttt*
The president is a duck! And the whole country... is going to the dogs!
*Frrrttppphhhh*
The President is a Duck. Or a Dog! Who cares? Coming June something.
*phhrtp*
...is a DUCK?
*quaafaarttt*
The president is a duck! And the whole country... is going to the dogs!
*Frrrttppphhhh*
The President is a Duck. Or a Dog! Who cares? Coming June something.
*phhrtp*
Angry Fork
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Trey/Matt said they don't like these episodes as much as the ones that just focus on the smaller kid stuff in South Park. They've said they like the episodes that are just about the kids at school or parental problems or something like that, more down to earth basically.Full Metal Jacket said:
Amazing episode btw, loved the ending and I'd be interested in seeing if they can pull off an overarching season-long storyline next season, just to experiment. If not it's fine I still love watching the show but I want to see what they'd come up with with that in mind. Episodes like the cynicism one show how much I love the last 4-5 seasons of south park than the previous though. I cannot understand people who say seasons 1-4 were the best SP seasons, it just doesn't make any sense. If you go back everything is just so cheap in terms of writing and maturity. I know back then it was cool because it was fresh and new but I'm so glad they're still not doing that kind of stuff anymore.
TurboLibre
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Angry Fork said:
I agree. I didn't mind the cheap look, but it felt like they didn't quite have their style of comedy down so it relied on too heavily trying to be "shocking". They didn't steer too far away from that, but they did manage to tweak it just enough to come up with something great.
There's a certain charm to those early episodes that sort of stems from the cheap nature. Also, South Park felt more like this weird little town where anything strange and wonderful could happen. You don't get that feeling anymore, and most often when something 'big' happens it's done to a bombastic cinematic score which feels very un-South Park to me.Tkawsome said:
That said, I think seasons 7-8-9 were the peak, probably season 8 being my all time favourite. That season didn't have a single bad episode; almost every single one was a gem to be talked about forever. Recent seasons have had a lot more forgettable episodes, only occasionally hitting those season 7-8-9 highs.
The Technomancer
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Well visually the bot was a cross of a Dalek from Doctor Who and the inquisition droid from Star Wars Episode IVGvaz said:
Also from star trek, as seen with the arm and the mentality and quotes towards the end of the ep.The_Technomancer said:
http://fliiby.com/file/289655/p2sdipvy75.html
PeakPointMatrix
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Watching Casa Bonita on comedy central, and wtf, it's in HD!? Have they done this with all the eps? My mind is blown.
I guess the daily show already pretty much alleviated any worries about the show ending, but two more seasons of south park were just announced today. I only *just* now caught up with this seasons and was worried if they were going to be ending it in the fall until I saw the news on their site. Relief!
SteveWinwood
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Are they going to take the beeps out of the early episodes? Surely the have the original audio...Ridley327 said:
UltimaPooh
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Striker said:
Hope it's not a mistake.
Don't want to end up like the Simpsons. I would prefer they end on a high note as other series that I have loved.
UltimaPooh said:
South Park has always been hit or miss. It's because they make up episodes just before they air. This spring they were already burnt out on their musical which they planned for years.
The Simpsons' quality went down because the writers of seasons 3-9 were gradually replaced. Trey Parker still writes South Park.
UltimaPooh
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teh_pwn said:
He's not the only one, and even then people can get rusty and burnt out on the same thing.
Eh. I suppose South Park is open enough to allow them to do whatever they want creatively.
DrForester
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Starts back up October 5.
DrForester
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Schrade said:
Well, you know if they'd did they'd probably rip the haters just as much.
cartoon_soldier
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TreIII said:
From the trailer, looks like it will be a continuation.
shadyspace
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They're doing a block of all the video game centric episodes on Comedy Central right now.
This Wednesday: Ass Burgers
Here's a preview clip.
Huh, Asperger's episode. Interesting.
They're not retconning the last episode too, I wonder where they will go on with Stan plotline. There hadn't been any sort of continuation between episodes like that that I can think of (well, except for Kenny being gone in Season 6). Might be interesting.
Here's a preview clip.
Huh, Asperger's episode. Interesting.
They're not retconning the last episode too, I wonder where they will go on with Stan plotline. There hadn't been any sort of continuation between episodes like that that I can think of (well, except for Kenny being gone in Season 6). Might be interesting.
Souldriver
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They better. Even though the storyline/approach is total shit, they should at least try to rectify the whole thing. God I hope South Park delivers this season, because they ended on their lowest low ever.Clydefrog said:
RBelong2Us
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Souldriver said:
........no
Souldriver
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It's my opinion, deal with it. Admitedly, I only count from season 4 and onwards, because the first seasons of SP are really crude, similar to early Simpsons season. But the "You're getting old" episode is probably my least favorite episode of South Park I can think off. I know hyperbolic "worst.episode.ever" shit is thrown around often on the internet. But I'm dead honest. I haven't watched it since its release. As with most of the last season. While normally I could rewatch SP episodes any day, anytime.RBelong2Us said:
Souldriver
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Yeah, I have. And that's a stinker. And there are quite a few stinkers in the SP repertoire. And "You're getting old" is definitely one of them...just as "humancentipad" ... But "You're getting old" really made me think: okay, this series is dead*.CassSept said:
*But unlike, say the Simpsons, even if SP sucks most of the time I want them to continue the series. It's based so much on sarcasm and current events, that even if there are lots of stinkers, there's bound to be some episodes that really nail it.
PeakPointMatrix
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Wow.Souldriver said:
I mean, I respect your opinion, but lowest low? Could you explain this a bit?
For me personally comparing it to the rest of the series, it was pretty okay with the humor, but probably the most emotional South Park in it's run. Nothing even comes close to that ending, except maybe BFFs. Not that I watch SP for drama or anything, but the way it was written and executed while setting up tons of questions and opening up new plot territory for the series really caught me off guard. It was brilliant if just for those last three minutes. Everything in that season subtley hinted at the finale that was this episode in one way or another without directly saying it, and realizing all the hints culminate into this plot was pretty amazing. Best of all, (at least before we knew officially) this could have acted as the series finale, and it would have been perfect if not one of the best ever for an animated show. Seeing it as possible end to the show and the content involved made this ep not only funny but placed it at near tear-jerker levels (which sounds nuts for a SP ep, I know) IMO anyway.
Also, come on, the ep was worth it just for this. I was dying.
I mean what kind of criteria do you have exactly for a good SP ep? This had consistent gags, a plot with just the kids being kids, plus some character development and exploration to boot.
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