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The First New
SOUTH PARK Since November!!
Season 12 Begins Tonight!!

Seriously, by Robothomer	Mar 12th, 2008 12:52:03 AM
Martin really loves Dong
Seriously, by Riley Martin	Mar 12th, 2008 01:32:34 AM
Does anyone still watch South Park?
"Does anyone still watch South Park?" by newc0253	Mar 12th, 2008 07:31:47 AM
the final Imaginationland episode was that evening's most watched program in all of television among men 18-24 and men 18-34. short answer = yes. yes, they do.
Seriously, you guys. by Squashua	Mar 12th, 2008 10:20:59 AM
Seriously.
"People Who Annoy You" by JonQuixote	Mar 12th, 2008 11:49:30 AM
Season 11 was probably the best ever, which is a stunning accomplishment. Greater than a decade later, I'm looking forward to South Park more than I ever have before.
I smell a Heath Ledger joke by vini77	Mar 12th, 2008 11:51:08 AM
Oh man would that cause an uproar, awesome!
His outfit looks like a Philadelphia gag. by jimmay	Mar 12th, 2008 12:03:43 PM
I'll be watching tonight. Last season was the best they've had since season 7 or so. They finally stopped preaching on political hot topics and returned to the characters, where South Park's charm truly lies. Now if they'll just drop the lame man-bear-pig crap.
SCREW YOU GUYS, IM GOING HOME by apolo_sputnik	Mar 12th, 2008 12:05:21 PM
So I can watch South Park tonight
manbearpig! by newc0253	Mar 12th, 2008 12:10:13 PM
i'm really serial! wooosh
Cartman is the ish!!! by ScottLarock00	Mar 12th, 2008 12:12:16 PM
Nuff said
Wow by Stevie Grant	Mar 12th, 2008 12:13:57 PM
this is cool news
See you in another Life, Brutha... by JeffManSixtyFo	Mar 12th, 2008 12:23:30 PM
I don't want to sound like a qu**r or nothin', but I'd kinda think Matt & Tre have been the funniest guys on TV.
south park and The venture bros were by logicalnoise01	Mar 12th, 2008 12:30:58 PM
my only major gripes about dropping cable but with Bittorrent and such I should only be an hour behind. Viva la south park! PS I buy the fucking DVDs so don't harp on me about downloading eps.
If ya ain't got the balls to type two e's, why even use the word by Shermdawg	Mar 12th, 2008 12:37:48 PM

? by Shermdawg	Mar 12th, 2008 12:38:20 PM

One of us is going to have to go out there.. by the9points	Mar 12th, 2008 12:49:11 PM
and take one for the team. --- Cartman Sucks; Night of the Living Homeless; More Crap. Imaginationland was fucking excellent and still far from the best episode of the season. Lice Capades - diamond bullet genius to the centre of the head.
Yep. Definitely Philadelphia by jimmay	Mar 12th, 2008 01:18:23 PM
http://tinyurl.com/ypk6y2
TAPE LOST, WATCH REAPER! by chrth	Mar 12th, 2008 01:23:51 PM

WATCH LOST, AVOID REAPER. by Shermdawg	Mar 12th, 2008 01:26:59 PM
FREE RAY WISE. FREE RAY WISE. FREE RAY WISE. FREE RAY WISE. FREE RAY WISE. FREE RAY WISE. FREE RAY WISE. FREE RAY WISE. FREE RAY WISE. FREE RAY WISE. FREE RAY WISE. FREE RAY WISE...
I really shoulda used exclamation points in that last post. by Shermdawg	Mar 12th, 2008 01:29:26 PM

and now for something completely different by Transmetropolitan	Mar 12th, 2008 01:38:51 PM
http://youtube.com/watch?v=rj3 yJsu1YKU
Damn you, Shermdawg. by chrth	Mar 12th, 2008 01:58:33 PM
Damn you. PS: WATCH REAPER
Transmetropolitan by Shermdawg	Mar 12th, 2008 02:00:17 PM
Usually if ya wanna link stuff you might be associated with in the talkbacks, the unspoken rule is to actually work it into a post discussing the topic at hand, or related to it, even if the link appears as a "sig". If not, it just becomes annoying like that "Up, Up, and Away" guy.
Kellay! by Billy Batts	Mar 12th, 2008 02:02:29 PM
What about our babay? I let you down, babe......
KELLAY! by the9points	Mar 12th, 2008 02:08:24 PM
When the shampoo ravages their land for the first time... Tre le shit.
Transmetropolitan... by MisterE	Mar 12th, 2008 02:16:17 PM
Thanks for that, you made me laugh!
THEY TUK ARR JOBBZ!!! by turketron	Mar 12th, 2008 02:27:29 PM
DRKC DDRK DDDRRRRRR FUCKING GOOBACKS!!!
How many episodes will be Video Game commercials? by DerLanghaarige	Mar 12th, 2008 02:29:04 PM

Matt and Tre ARE the funniest guys on t.v. by theredtoad	Mar 12th, 2008 02:44:38 PM
who cares if you're queer or not it's the truth
It's the anti-Simpsons... by Judge Briggs	Mar 12th, 2008 02:57:45 PM
Keeps getting funnier!
SLIGHTLY off-topic by Billy Batts	Mar 12th, 2008 03:04:42 PM
(Blame Judge Briggs) How is it that the Simpsons Movie was so good, but the tv show that they were producing at the exact same time is so ABSOLUTELY depressingly horrible?
TAPE LOST AND REAPER by SpyGuy	Mar 12th, 2008 03:23:56 PM
Spend 9 p.m. hour makin' sweet love down by the fire. (Sigh)...I really miss Chef somedays. Damn you and your Thetan Levels, Scientologists!
You think those were video game commercials? by I Dunno	Mar 12th, 2008 03:25:51 PM
The WoW and Guitar Hero episodes made those respective games look fucking stupid. Christ, they can't lampoon any aspect of pop culture without being accused of shilling for them? The worst thing you can say is that a lot of these episodes are going to be really dated in 5 years. Like the one where they unfroze the guy from 1996 and the joke was that the episode was shot in 1997. But who cares, live for the now.
fuck lost and reaper by bacci40	Mar 12th, 2008 03:37:34 PM
formulaic bullshit wrapped in supposed good story telling...but when you watch epis back to back the shows totally fall apart...weak
ShermDawg by Transmetropolitan	Mar 12th, 2008 03:55:05 PM
My subject was "and now for something completely different." Plus, no sketch from my comedy group relates to anything discussed here. I hear what you're saying, but I'm just a kid trying to get youtube views. cut me some slack, man.
Lots of children watch Southpark, see evidence above by Stereotypical Evil Archer	Mar 12th, 2008 04:00:40 PM

Why do people keep bringing up..'Is this relevant?' by Reel American Hero	Mar 12th, 2008 04:20:07 PM

Whatever. by Some farts really stink.	Mar 12th, 2008 04:35:45 PM
F the haters. This show is still funny.
I can't believe it's been 12 seasons. by SkidMarkedUndies	Mar 12th, 2008 04:39:41 PM
Twelve glorious seasons of fun and hijinks. KEEP ON ROCKIN' MATT AND TREY!!!
Last season was awesome, I wonder how they'll top it. by Mike_D	Mar 12th, 2008 04:43:19 PM
cant wait.
The WoW Episode was indeed a bit of a commercial. by Shermdawg	Mar 12th, 2008 04:46:22 PM
Not only due to Blizzard's involvement, but the fact that the episode aired aound the time Burning Crusade was initially intended to drop. They didn't need to partner up with them to poke fun at the MMO culture. And we'd probably would have ended up with a much better episode.
Season 12? by skywalkerfamily	Mar 12th, 2008 04:53:16 PM
Wow. They keep churning these out.
"Wow. They keep churning these out." by Shermdawg	Mar 12th, 2008 05:08:29 PM
Is that supposed to be your catchphrase? Theres a new JLA dvd... "Wow. They keep churning these out." There's a new DC cartoon... "Wow. They keep churning these out." Sometimes "Wow. They keep churning these out." applies if something is excessive, but for a show that's been around for twelve years, it doesn't.
I'm sorry. by skywalkerfamily	Mar 12th, 2008 05:33:42 PM
I just have a habit of saying. "Wow. They keep churning things out."
Children of Manbearpig!!! by br1947	Mar 12th, 2008 05:43:08 PM
you know you want to see it!
That is so tits by password.swordfish	Mar 12th, 2008 06:45:54 PM
Easily the best satire on television - and it's fucking biting too. I love this show cause they blow me away every time with how sharp and hilarious they are... at the same time!! "Are people still watching it?" Yeah, apparently the ones with brains and a sense of humour.
This show is still on? by Ashok0	Mar 12th, 2008 07:06:39 PM
Dang.
I wonder if they'll have a better Obama than SNL by br1947	Mar 12th, 2008 07:21:32 PM
Now that I think about it... that's pretty much a given. I wonder if we will see a return of the Snuke
AWESOME! by DJSpoonfed	Mar 12th, 2008 07:45:00 PM
I kinda like the fact they split up the seasons, makes sure we don't have too long of a wait during the breaks. This is good news. With this starting up now, BSG soon, and Venture Brothers next month, I'm a happy camper.
OH FUCK YEAH MUDDA CHUCKAS!!! by Buckys_Kick_Ass_Arm	Mar 12th, 2008 08:08:14 PM

I love South Park Haters by Musicballs	Mar 12th, 2008 08:10:28 PM
It gives me pleasure watching the show grow and get better year after year knowing that the haters get more and more frustrated.
Cartman has teh hiv by I Dunno	Mar 12th, 2008 09:07:18 PM
this is great
I'm not just sure...i'm HIV positive by future help	Mar 12th, 2008 09:12:28 PM
yes, gotta' love it.
WTF!? by fiester	Mar 12th, 2008 09:13:38 PM
Did South Park just jump the proverbial shark in this episode? Only time will tell...
I love SP, but that sucked by BeatsMe	Mar 12th, 2008 09:43:01 PM
Just wasn't funny. At all.
yea, that was pretty weak by br1947	Mar 12th, 2008 09:52:51 PM
I suppose we were due a crappy one or two after Imaginationland
Aids burger in Paradise !!!! by picardsucks	Mar 12th, 2008 10:03:03 PM
Loved about 3/4 of it. The Magic J stuff has very clever commentary but not that funny.
Poor ending by Triceratops on Fire	Mar 12th, 2008 10:15:45 PM
I thought they would hit the "cash makes HIV go away" joke harder. And I wish it had centered more on only Cartman having HIV. Seeing Kyle go into laugh-fits was totally awesome.
One of the redeeming reasons to have the US in this world by Miyamoto_Musashi	Mar 12th, 2008 11:01:44 PM
Seriously all this attention on a governor who slept with a hooker, or an ex-president who cheated on his wife, with someone not that attractive. Instead of focusing on a war based on bad information that is costing thousands of lives and trillions of dollars. Or a tanking economy. Its too funny and its no wonder why shows like South Park can get so much good material.
South Park Family Guy War contiinues..on DVD by Mixiboi	Mar 12th, 2008 11:20:50 PM
Not going to ruin it, butt MAtt and Trey take another swipe at Family guy on the uncut Imaginationland DVD during a scene that connects the episodes together...
"One of the redeeming reasons to have the US in this world" by Super Nintendo Chalmers	Mar 12th, 2008 11:43:27 PM
That sentence makes absolutely no sense. It's like you took a well written sentence and then threw it in a blender.
Oh, one more thing by Super Nintendo Chalmers	Mar 12th, 2008 11:47:15 PM
If South Park "jumped the shark" then it was after that Tick Apocalypto episode. I don't believe the shark has been jumped, though. It seems that there are several episodes throughout the existence of the show that just aren't that great, but then they put together a run of extraordinary episodes and everyone forgets.
Mixiboi by password.swordfish	Mar 12th, 2008 11:54:25 PM
I'm sorry, there was a war? I thought it was just Stone and Parker slamming Family Guy (thank God, that show sucks, especially since it came back), and Seth MacFarlane trying desperately to keep up. When it takes over a year to generate a response, you'll never keep up with these guys.
As for jumping the shark... by password.swordfish	Mar 12th, 2008 11:54:56 PM

Balls by password.swordfish	Mar 12th, 2008 11:57:39 PM
stupid enter button, I was just going to say that I agree with Super Nintendo Chalmers (who's name is awesome-o). You can't tell if the shark has been jumped by one poor episode. Jumping the shark means a moment of desperation that precedes a steady decline in quality, usually signifying no new ideas. I'm not worried about South Park, Parker and Stone still have lots to say.
LOL FUCK YOUR ICE CREAM!!! by deliciouscowbell	Mar 13th, 2008 12:08:57 AM

and imagantionland 1 & 2 were classics by deliciouscowbell	Mar 13th, 2008 12:10:21 AM
3 was alrite not as agood though but the ending was funny with the whole ball sucking fiasco
Cure burger in paradise! by stinkyfingerz	Mar 13th, 2008 12:40:58 AM
C'mon, that was pretty funny!
Wow don't fuck with Kyle! by captboulder	Mar 13th, 2008 01:05:50 AM
Loved him beating the shit outta Cartman! I liked this episode!
A pretty weak episode overall, but it had moments. by jimmay	Mar 13th, 2008 01:49:39 AM
Glad to see someone mocking Jimmy Buffett. Every crappy, semi-touristy bar populated with East coast retirees in Florida plays Buffett non stop. It's really depressing.
Dear God, Eric Cartman is awful... by WillowFan2001	Mar 13th, 2008 04:25:02 AM
And I don't mean "awful funny." I can't stand watching him anymore. There was a time when he was the funniest character on the show, but that was when the boys were still basically an ensemble. God, remember those days, when Kenny actually had a role in the show, and Stan and Kyle got more than one or two starring roles a season? Ever since Cartman became the star (seriously, about six episodes per season for the past three years have featured him in a huge role), Trey and Matt seem to be saying to themselves, "So we've already got this freakin' little psychopath. What can we possibly do that would make him seem MORE evil?" Remember back when Cartman's biggest sins were his anti-Semitism and his really foul mouth? Remember back when he was basically an ignorant whiny wimp, instead of an evil sadistic genius who would scare even Jeffrey Dahmer? I miss those days. PUT CARTMAN BACK IN THE ENSEMBLE WHERE HE BELONGS! I'M GETTING SO SICK OF THAT FUCKING LITTLE CRETIN!
I'm HIV positive that I love this show! by Zardoz	Mar 13th, 2008 04:37:00 AM
Still funny and politically incorrect and insightful about, well, everything!
South Park is still on the air? by ricarleite	Mar 13th, 2008 07:10:52 AM
HOW can anyone say it's any better than Family Guy?
South Park is still the best by Cereal Killa	Mar 13th, 2008 07:46:21 AM
Sure some of their eps suck, but you can't win em all! Tonsil Trouble was sick and I didn't just like it....I LOOOOVEEDD IT! FRUNKUS!
portents of doom for the show by WickedJacob	Mar 13th, 2008 08:16:58 AM
First, this has got to be the deadest talkback for a season premiere of south park ever. Second, the episode was half-baked. I don't think there will ever be a lack of good ideas coming from Parker and Stone, but it seemed last night like they were tired. The pacing was off, jokes weren't as well-constructed as they could've been, and much of the episode felt like a repeat of things we've seen before. Actually, it almost seemed like they were trying to reference their other aids episode. The way Kyle kept saying "there is nothing funny about aids" sounded almost like a distancing and even an apology from the old episode that historically claimed "Aids is officially funny." If they are beginning to feel ashamed of one of more of their older episodes, then they might try to be more careful in the future, which would lead to a backing down from their "nothing is off-limits" philosophy that has made this show awesome
HOW can anyone say South Park is any better than Family Guy? by WickedJacob	Mar 13th, 2008 08:44:57 AM
First, the writing. The jokes are inherent to the plot and build on top of each other so that the climactic joke doesn't just come out of nowhere, it has been building throughout the episode. Second, the computer-animated format (and yes, it is computer-animated even though it doesn't look like it) allows them to reference events that happened literally 24 hours before the show aired. That allows them to provide topical cutting-edge commentary in a timely manner that makes the show both more funny and more poignant than a show that relies on references to "Charles in Charge." Third, South Park's frame of reference is bigger than just pop culture. References get pulled from Dickens, shakespeare, politics, history, making for a show that is not just richer but funnier (at least for anyone with half an education). Fourth, as I stated in my last post, nothing is off-limits. Sure, Family Guy makes fun of stuff like religion, but they basically just call it stupid or randomly stick in "The Fonz" as a subsitute for Jesus. It is the dramatic equivalent of a bloody-nosed kid yelling "oh, yeah!" as his best come-back to a bully's insults. South Park, on the other hand, will spend an entire episode really getting at the weaknesses behind an issue, ultimately landing a blow that gets to the heart of an issue and is not easily deflected. Fifth, it makes fun of itself. They pretty much call themselves dicks at the end of the mormon episode. Even the family guy episode has a character implying that people who don't like family guy are just being self-righteous. That kind of self-referential meta-awareness has happened only once on Family Guy in its entire run (at the end of Blue Harvest, when they are admitting how reminiscent the whole thing was to the robot chicken episode). Finally, on top of everything else, it still provides a decent dose of stupid "lets brag about how much TV/movies we watch" reference humor -- which is the ONLY thing Family Guy does well. So anything Family Guy does, South Park does better. And South Park does things that those manatees wouldn't even think of trying. If SOuth Park fails big sometimes, its because its not afraid to risk -- and that makes the 80% of episodes that they do get right all that funnier.
You're a couple seasons late WickedJacob by gruntybear	Mar 13th, 2008 08:49:00 AM
South Park has sucked out loud since the "Cartoon Wars" tantrum. When it stopped being about foul-mouthed 8 year olds and became basically a bloated Andy Rooney routine chiming in on the Issue Of The Week, this show became totally unwatchable.
weak sauce episode by Pipple	Mar 13th, 2008 10:08:08 AM
I guess southpark's done.
My Imaginationland dvd is in wide screen by Barry Convex	Mar 13th, 2008 10:09:16 AM
The packaging says full screen but the dvd is wide screen. Did they chop off the top and bottom of the picture?
Soft open. by Christopher3	Mar 13th, 2008 10:47:34 AM
This ep seemed like emergency filler to buy the writing staff time to come up with something topical.
Jeez by password.swordfish	Mar 13th, 2008 11:03:48 AM
one episode that doesn't live up, and people are writing off the show? Thank god South Park has such good fans. Whiny, bitchy babies, all of you saying the show is done because of that. They always have an episode or two that falls flat (Manbearpig, anyone?), and the rest fucking nail the landing. As for gruntybear, I don't think you've been watching the show very closely. For one thing, they've been doing the topical issue thing (very very well, might I add), since about season 4. That was when they realized that a show just about foul mouthed 8 year olds was not going to be interesting for long (basically, the first season was just about foul-mouthed 8 year olds, and it was the weakest season by far). Do they do it more often of late? Sure, I just don't see it as a bad thing. I love their take on the issues.
South Park can't jump the shark... by Billy Batts	Mar 13th, 2008 11:49:30 AM
...but last night's show was lame. Seemed like a late season filler episode to me. And Cartman is not a likeable character. He's already had a kid's parents killed and fed to him. The AIDS thing didn't really rattle me.
password.swordfish by Series7	Mar 13th, 2008 12:10:13 PM
Manbearpig did not fall flat, that episode was fucking amazing. As for this episode its typical season opener as of recent (With Apologies to Jesse Jackson and The Return of Chef) weren't that good. Your getting it confused with recent return season openers (Make Love, Not Warcraft and Le Petit Tourette). South Park kind of flip flops from season to season with which episode is better the season opener or the return episode in Oct. Seasons 5-8 is when South Park was flawless, there are very few MEH episodes (Toilet Paper, Lil' Crime Stoppers, Pre-School, Free Hat) but those MEH episodes were better then the recent MEH episodes like Wing, Follow That Egg, Hell on Earth 2006, Cartoon Wars, Lice Capades and Night of the Living Homeless to name a few. I don't think South Park is far from over, its still funnier then 90% of anything else on TV. I just wish Matt and Trey would do more side things. Though at the same time I like that they don't try to do too much. I mean they got robbed twice at the Oscars for best song, all because their songs were Potty Mouthed. Can anyone with out looking name the song that won best song Oscar that year? Or who beat blame Canada?
Also it kind of sucks by Series7	Mar 13th, 2008 12:12:54 PM
Matt and Trey don't like Seth MacFarlane because I would love to see a bad cross over Episode (written by both parties), in the same vein as the Flintstones meet the Jetsons. You know Seth MacFarlane is down for anything. Also you know being the movie and TV you are you would kill to be on the writing staff for Family Guy.
Also by Series7	Mar 13th, 2008 12:17:54 PM
What south park does in one episode family guy does in one joke. I am not saying that its better or worse, but while South Park spends an entire episode beating a dead horse about something Family Guy says little one liners about shit. Whos to say one is better then the other, they just present their comedy in different ways. They both aim to get the same message across, neither are successful because people these shows knock don't watch, except maybe Gingers. ALSO Seth MacFarlane has a golden ticket to make jokes about 9/11 all the time where I can't think of a time where Matt and Trey mentioned it. There is a lot with the whole situation Matt and Trey could do, and you know they've thought about it. But I bet they are worried about being respectful and targeting the right people. Where Petey Griffin can say shit like "HAHA Women Driver".
Family Guy vs. South Park by jimmay	Mar 13th, 2008 12:30:54 PM
Family Guy does have a huge amount of largely random, interchangeable, pop culture reference jokes unrelated to each weeks plot, but that's also one of its greatest appeals. Even when the show's plot sucks, you still have a good chance at laughing a few times per episode. South Park on the other hand, is entirely coordinated around basically one big joke per show, which, when it falls flat, leaves little entertainment to the viewer. Consider last night: a lot of what South Park does best is end with a bang. When it doesn't, it leaves the viewer head scratching. Last night's had one of the worst endings in South Park history, with Kyle saying he was still going to smash Cartman's Xbox. It seemed like it should have been a zinger, but fell on its ass.
jimmay by Series7	Mar 13th, 2008 12:44:51 PM
Yeah i agree with what you say. But I think both shows have horrible endings most of the time. The problem with South Park endings is that when they spend all episode making fun of something its like they realize that nothing was really accomplished and it just kind of ends. But when they do have a good ending its funny as hell, the guitar hero and the one where the black people moved in. Family guy has a hard time ending because half the time the show loses focus of the tiny plot and its like ohhh yeah our 30 minutes are up. When South Park is just a 30 min long Rant it usually has a lame ending, like last night. The saving grace from last nights episode was Kyle beating the shit out of Cartman, they should have done that a few more times, and the joke about how no one likes Jimmy Buffet except frat boys and drunken southern girls. Should have thrown in any one in the military, but something tells me Matt and Trey don't spend a lot of time around the troops.
Next week by drewlicious	Mar 13th, 2008 01:32:17 PM
I wonder if we'll get something based on Spitzer or an election based episode. The way things are now I don't see how they can't rip from the headlines.
Didn't see the episode... by SkinJob69	Mar 13th, 2008 02:02:00 PM
but I can guarantee the shittiest South Park will kick the ass of the best Family Guy, hands down. No comparison at all between the shows. South Park= creative, intelligent, topical satire; Family Guy, not so much.
series7 by password.swordfish	Mar 13th, 2008 02:03:40 PM
I think we just disagree... I LOVED Cartoon Wars, although largely because I agree wholeheartedly with what it says about family guy, and I also thought Hell on Earth 2006 was hilarious. Do you seriously think Stone and Parker care who they offend? They had Christopher Reeves DRINKING THE STEM CELLS OF FETUSES! I know it was wrong, but goddamn did I laugh my ass off. I think that because they can always go that step further, and pushing the limits is really all Family Guy has going for it, Family Guy will always pale by comparison. Being on a network, they will never get away with the stuff South Park does. I think you summed it up beautifully with the "haha women driver" line, cause that is exactly the lame ass writing Family Guy is known for... that could've been a line on an episode. Hey, this is just all my opinion. I've just never been a fan of Family Guy, with the exception of Stewie and Brian's escapades... but then the humour in those episodes is related to the plot. As for 9-11, have you not seen the Mystery of the Urinal Deuce? Thought they summed up their feelings pretty clearly on that one. They don't need to keep returning to subjects once they tackle it... they just move on. I think that's another strength. I never find them beating a dead horse... always see them presenting both extreme idiotic sides of an argument, and then ending with their feelings on a matter. I like the format.
If SP was ever going to "jump the shark," it already did. by Kid Idioteque	Mar 13th, 2008 02:11:12 PM
The "A Million Little Fibers" episode from a few years ago was fucking terrible, and everything since then has been lackluster. This episode had a few good moments, but overall was not very good. I love the show, but to see it hobble along like this for another 3 seasons would be really painful (as I believe that's how long their current contract lasts).
yeeeeaaahhhh by Trik_Ster	Mar 13th, 2008 02:19:59 PM
not a great episode
i give it a 7/10 by deliciouscowbell	Mar 13th, 2008 03:25:05 PM
couldve been better, the ending felt rushed
Social relevance by Add to Friends	Mar 13th, 2008 03:37:10 PM
I get it now. The cash infusion thing was a metaphor for the fact that it will take lots of money to cure AIDS or to live with HIV as Magic does. Very subtle. So, the episode was both ironic and had an important social message, so it's actually good for you. Show your concern for raising consciousness about a wide variety of contemporary issues by watching South Park!
Family Guy plot paradigm for writers by Add to Friends	Mar 13th, 2008 03:41:50 PM
"Geez, this is just like that time (insert pop culture reference.)" Insert clip. Three minutes later: return to main plotline if you can remember what it was. Do this four times during a 22-minute episode and you'll only have 10 minutes of actual plot to worry about.
American Dad plot paradigm by Add to Friends	Mar 13th, 2008 03:42:49 PM
1. Steal from Family Guy 2. Steal from Simpsons
South Park was funny by Darksider	Mar 13th, 2008 04:36:11 PM
Once. About ten years ago. Yeah, let's have a show that spends the whole time bashing things that most people currently hate anyway (Tom Cruise, Scientology, Hillary Clinton, Mel Gibson) with jokes that aren't funny. Real brave cutting edge shit there. "You killed Kenny", "Chef just made sweet lovin'..." to whomever went on for like what, five seasons or so? How about counting the number of times the barfing gag was used or when Kyle's mother was being a whore? It's the same repetitive shit on South Park as it is on Family Guy. And if you're going to stand on a soapbox in a "comedy" show, you could at least be funny. The one poster said it best, that Family Guy accomplishes in one joke what South Park takes a whole episode to do. And Family Guy can do it many times in the same episode and then just move on. Then, you can fill the rest of the show with mindless shit that is actually funny.
CASA BONITA!! by finky089	Mar 13th, 2008 04:40:14 PM
AWESOME!
Family Guy is.... by Banditmania	Mar 13th, 2008 07:33:57 PM
...for those too dumb to understand humor.
since i like both south park and family guy by pikagreg	Mar 13th, 2008 07:43:30 PM
does that make me bi? seeing as how it must be against the law to find both humorous
Wow Darksider by MCSuchandsuch	Mar 13th, 2008 08:17:47 PM
Are you really implying Family Guy is as good, if not better, than South Park? What about Family Guy is funny? They don't even do clever things with the references. The whole show is like some drunk guy elbowing you and saying "hey, hey remember Weebles? Yeah..." I don't have to watch Family Guy as I've been alive since the early '80s thus seen all of the references first-hand.
There really is no difference by Series7	Mar 13th, 2008 09:02:35 PM
You can't say either South Park or Family Guy is better then the other. Just be happy both shows are still on the air. Seriously, both these shows have passed their prime. Thats not saying that their new episodes are not good, its just same shit different day. They both are funny as shit, and for anyone to say otherwise, you've obviously never smoked weed. And for Banditmania, Family Guy relies a lot on just visual gags. And MCSuchandsuch good for you being old, but Family Guy is almost like an ode to pop culture and if you know more of the references its that much funnier.
Futurama FTW!!! by ZeroCorpse	Mar 13th, 2008 09:55:05 PM
Seriously, I hate Family Guy. I'd rather watch Futurama, Venture Bros., King of the Hill, or Beavis & Butthead.
Series7 by password.swordfish	Mar 13th, 2008 10:03:37 PM
I can say I like one more than the other, and I definitely do. Plus, I smoke a lot of weed, and my favourite thing to watch high is South Park (the scene in Cartman's Special Gift where the policeman does all the investigative work regarding the hand is hands down the most I've ever laughed stoned). I actually dislike Family Guy more when I'm high - the flaws are more obvious.
Man favorite by Series7	Mar 13th, 2008 10:32:16 PM
South Park stoned is Cancelled or the Streets of Philedaphia take in Jarrod Has Aides. Eh but what ever to each his own. I don't care for King of the Hill, its good for like a chuckle but I've never laughed my ass off or thought about an episode after I saw it. Oh and password.swordfish, something tells me we like the exact opposite episodes of South Park. Did not care for Cartman's Special Gift.
You can watch and like both South Park and Family Guy, you know. by fiester	Mar 13th, 2008 10:40:10 PM
You don't have to take sides.
Imaginationland dvd in non-anamorphic 1.78:1?! by Barry Convex	Mar 14th, 2008 06:59:02 AM
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That Episode Rocked... by rutgersjaffo	Mar 14th, 2008 09:04:57 AM
Can't believe this show is still as good as it is. Family Guy may be funnier over-all, but South Park is the funniest topical show on television IMO...
agreed fiester by Prossor	Mar 14th, 2008 04:04:46 PM
Whats even more hilarious than Family Guy and South Park are these twits here drawing lines on the sand, then shitting in their hands and throwing their feces at the other side. It's grade school again! Neither FG or SP are golden, theyre different and have shit thats funny and not, i could give two tits of a nutsack sometimes about plot or story when i'm watching a cartoon (can you believe that?) and sometimes i like topical drywit humor. Both sides stink a lot like FG's stupidity/lazyness, SP's preachyness/staleness but alas it's what we have now, nothing will ever beat teh beauty of 90's Simpsons however.
I really liked this by tme2nsb	Mar 14th, 2008 09:59:35 PM
Very good season opening - I thought it was stronger than the last few episodes of Season 11.
AIDS does seem kind of 80's now by Dazzler69	Mar 15th, 2008 01:12:47 PM
I don't see too much AIDS talk on the shows and award shows like they used to. I wonder if it was cured?
you people are all losers by D'Jesus	Mar 16th, 2008 01:18:19 AM
refer to Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and you will get my point you bunch of fucking automatons
you people are all losers by D'Jesus	Mar 16th, 2008 01:18:20 AM
refer to Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and you will get my point you bunch of fucking automatons
AIDS Still Going Strong by LaserPants	Mar 16th, 2008 10:23:01 AM
Don't worry, Dazzler, you can still get AIDS. It hasn't been cured. And since its such a cottage industry for the drug companies, it is very unlikely that it, or HIV, or Cancer, will ever be cured. Why try to cure something when you can control it and maintain it indefinitely though an increasingly expensive pharmaceutical regimen? The drug companies LOVE Cancer, HIV, and AIDS! They're cash cows. There is very little incentive to find a cure. Helloooo dangers of capitalism!
Ha! D'Jesus by password.swordfish	Mar 16th, 2008 04:23:30 PM
isn't the fact that you're not only registered here, but that you posted on a TB evidence that you're a loser too, by those standards?
password.swordfish by D'Jesus	Mar 16th, 2008 10:13:36 PM
You have backed me into a corner I cannot get out of, so yes, I too am a loser :)
and btw by D'Jesus	Mar 16th, 2008 10:14:27 PM
can't both shows be funny? is that not possible?
FUCK LOTR! STAR WARS BABY! by DOGSOUP	Mar 17th, 2008 04:16:16 AM
Oh what? We're not fighting about that anymore? What's the flavor-of-the-month fued? Ooohhh. Umm they both suck and rock equally. Fuck Ninjas!
LaserPants... by Blue_Demon	Mar 17th, 2008 11:49:39 AM
By that logic, the makers of iron lungs would have been against the cure for polio. I think capitalism breeds competition and competition breeds excellence. Can you imagine the take for the company that actually makes a cancer vaccine?
capitalism hates curing diseases? by WickedJacob	Mar 17th, 2008 03:37:44 PM
and socialism does provide a lot of incentives for the state to want people to live longer?
I just don't think SP is that funny anymore by Yamato	Mar 17th, 2008 07:51:17 PM
I think the problem is that Trey and Matt take themselves way too seriously now. The show as a whole is getting a tad preachy and very "look, we are so much smarter then everyone else" arrogant.

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