My question to you guys here is :
Do you like watching South Park? If not, why?
I understand that the jokes in it can rub a lot of people the wrong way especially when they make fun of religious groups, race and current day first world problems.
Personally I’ve enjoyed the show ever since I watched earlier seasons on DVD years ago. I just find the humor and some of the moments give you that shock kind of laughter “They really put that in there??”
So what’s your view? Do you watch it? Do you hate it? You thought of watching it?
Let me know!
(You should change your title to be the question)
I personally love it. It’s not the cleanest of humor, but it’s just a pure satire of our society, and I love it. The show has changed as it’s aged, it goes up and down, but I love how they’re not afraid to call out bullshit we put up with. Season… 22 how every scene starting on the school had gunshots and children screaming? Hilarious to me, because it’s so ridiculous how we just put up with school shootings. It’s outrageous, and it’s meant to offend, and idk I just appreciate it.
When everyone else is trying to appease corporate committees and shareholders, Southpark just says fuck it and writes what they want.
The “both sides are cartoonish idiots” take got a bit old once I was no longer an edgy middle schooler
I used to like it a lot… As a kid… As I’ve grown it seems more focused on being incredibly in the middle than ever actually making any sort of point…
Matt Stone and Trey Parker are just so incredibly "Enlightened Centrist* that it can be painful at times.
They have some good bits and some of their jokes have rightfully stood the test of time… But God damn… If you’re going to make a political show… Do something other than the most fence sitting thing possible!
I’ve been watching it the day it came out in 1997 and while it had it’s ups and downs, the show still mostly holds up today. And even the brand new stuff still sometimes makes you go “They really put that in there??” which I think just shows how brilliant the show is.
The first seasons were great, good to re-watch. But it’s like they kind of gave up since season 10 or so. The characters, topics and the humor are all different now.
Now that’s a rare take. Usually the first 2 seasons are regarded as the worst and have very childish humour compared to later ones.
Season 10 is pretty much the start of peak South Park. It had the Cartoon Wars two parter and the iconic Warcraft episode. Also introduced ManBearPig and the “Nice” meme …
I think my least favourite season would be the 20th which is the whole Garrison as Trump story line. They really wrote themselves into a couple of corners with that one. Though the troll-trace subplot is amazing.
I know a bunch of people who lost interest over time around the same time as me, it’s when they had this season-long storyline. Not sure which season it was.
The kids act too adult now, Chef disappeared, other common characters are rarely there anymore or changed completely (Garrison turned into Trump?), then the weed stuff / Tegrity, Warcraft – all not that great IMO.
Well… Chef didn’t really disappear per sé…
That’s an interesting story to read about if you don’t already know
I disagree with you, but I’m upvoting anyway, because it’s refreshing to see preference for something else than the seasons “everyone” likes.
Huh for me the first few seasons can be rough to rewatch, but the later seasons are great.
South Park is great. Most people I’ve ever talked to that hate it are conservative.
Which is funny because one of the most famous quotes when it comes to their personal political position is Matt stone with “I hate conservatives but I really fucking hate liberals”.
In the end all they are trying to do is just to be funny. And they nail that, even in the 3rd decade. They are the perfect example of an “equal opportunity offender”.
I tried doing some research into what these people like, and the only thing I found was Roseanne.
I think you’re right, they do (or did) like her. But she got parodied in “The Problem with a Poo” (S22E03).
I like it a lot. I thought the anti-vax episode was fuckin hilarious.
Also, “you got cocaine legalized?!” “I told you, it’s 2019, dawg.”
South Park is brilliant and was ahead of its time when it first came around.
Yup. Although I have no clue what it’s release schedule is these days.
I think it’s 6 episodes and 2 specials a year now. The first one already dropped this year. “The End of Obesity”.
They had an Ozempic special as of late
i definitely watched it when i was a youngun, but i’m always surprised to hear it’s still running tbh
Love it. One example that springs to mind is calling out the NCAA.
“‘Student Ath-uh-letes’? Haha, that is brilliant, sir.”
The early seasons were best. I think because it had more focus on the kids, and they did kid stuff while the ridiculous shit went down around them.
Matt and trey are ridiculously out of touch these days. Rich, a part of the system, can’t write, and are coasting on their earlier successes. They have peaked.
What a couple of losers.
Eh, it’s ok. I think I kinda got burnt out on South Park in college.
In general, yes. I’ve kept up since it first started airing, and it has its highs and lows, with some seasons better than others. But overall I like it.
Generally, I find that the best seasons were 5ish to 15ish. Before that it was a bit too simplistic and crude, and the joke about Kenny dying got old. After that there was a bit too much focus on politics. Sure, it always has to some degree, but I didn’t find the Tegrity Farms , PC Principal/babies, and President Garrison storylines that good.
One exception dto the above is that episode (I don’t remember when, or what the name was), where everyone started treating The Economy like some diety that they shouldn’t anger. It was a response to the 2008/2009 economic issues, so I guess it must’ve aired shortly after that. I just find the entire arc of that episode hilarious, from the economic forecasts and monetary values being dictated by a weird ritual involving a headless chicken, and to Kyle sacrificing himself by taking on all people’s debts.
Honorable mentions of episodes I really like: Casa Bonita, Awesome-O, Cartman dies, Good times with Weapons, The Coon (and the related episodes). And of course, the Game of Thrones parody. And I absolutely love the plot/naming twist of “The Big Fix”. And what was the name of that episode that is partially depicted in the style of a Blair Witch found footage, where Craig really doesn’t want to be part of the story/plot, but ends up as one anyway.
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