South Park

[Piko]

I didn't "get it" or any of the Argo references. Maybe I should rewatch it...

[Ryan]

Elvis = win.

[Ryan]

Oh god the ending was amazing. "You want some McDonald's...?" "...ok..."

[Jinsai]

well, that episode was awesome

[thevoid99]

It was OK but Jesus going Hulk was hilarious.

[Piko]

I loved it. Pretty spot on too.

[frankie teardrop]

the shining/blockbuster episode was great but the last one was mostly forgettable, unfortunately.

[Ryan]

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/28/bu...ire.html?_r=1&

You might think that after all they’ve accomplished, they would be ready to step back a bit, and this is essentially true. Don’t worry, they aren’t going to actually kill Kenny, who for years was done away with in every episode. But “South Park,” which generally has been produced in two batches of seven episodes for a total of 14 every year, will be cut back to a single run of 10 episodes, beginning on Sept. 25.

Reached by phone, Mr. Parker, a musician as well, said “South Park” ran like a rock band. “Now instead of putting out two albums a year, we are only going to do one, which is more manageable and ensures that it will be something we are proud of.”
Given the loyal and frantic fan base for “South Park,” the creators’ decision to cut back on the number of annual episodes would seem risky, except they have been right about a lot of things and have the artistic and financial independence to show for it.
“We want to keep ‘South Park’ going for a long time to come, and given what is going on in television, I don’t think it matters as much how many episodes you have,” Mr. Stone said.

[Vertigo]

Argh. It already feels like forever since there was new South Park, and now there's another seven and a half months to go...
It'll be interesting to see if the new method really can improve the quality, I suspect it's more likely to lead to them getting burned out towards the end of the run. I've never been convinced that the one-week production cycle really is the best way to squeeze quality out of the show, either.

[Piko]

The one-week cycle is pretty hit or miss these days. When it hits, it's great and vice versa. Judging from the commentaries, they usually got burned out towards the end of 7. Curious to see how this plays out. Kinda sucks that we're only getting 10 instead of 14 though. At the same time it's understandable though.

[Halo Infinity]

It's almost there. Season 17 starts on September 25th. Here's the press release, and Season 17 of South Park on Wikipedia. It says that they're going to have more writers on this season.

http://www.southparkstudios.com/news...-press-release

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._17_.282013.29

[Zipfinator]

I'm optimistic about this season since they decided to cut down on the episodes per year. I'd hope that means they're putting more time into these episodes.

[thevoid99]

Uh... that wasn't a very good episode. All that stuff involving Cartman, the NSA and shitter was just terrible and it got old very quick. The stuff w/ Butters though was actually pretty funny.

[Piko]

Butters and Alec Baldwin (even though it got repetitive) were the episode for me. Cartman just got redundant. Not a bad episode though.

[Halo Infinity]

I can't believe that I actually missed it, considering that I posted when it was going to start. I suppose I just got far too used to not expecting any new episodes of South Park. Oh well, thank goodness for the South Park Studios site. It sounds like a good start to me so far though.

[Jinsai]

Either this episode completely sucked, or I burned out a funny fuse and I don't get why this shit is supposed to be funny.

I don't know if they're still restricting themselves to a crunch 6 day work period for each episode, but if that's what they've been forcing themselves into, maybe they should move away from that and put some more time and thought into it.

[slave2thewage]

"In 1992, I had sex with the Queen of Monaco. I had my entire fist up her ass."

[Wretchedest]

I thought the episode was great. The alec baldwin one liners. The nsa following peoples private lives. The confessions at the dmv (i was just there yesterday morning maybe it hit closer to home that way). Santa Claus! I laughed through most of it.

[Halo Infinity]

Either this episode completely sucked, or I burned out a funny fuse and I don't get why this shit is supposed to be funny.

I don't know if they're still restricting themselves to a crunch 6 day work period for each episode, but if that's what they've been forcing themselves into, maybe they should move away from that and put some more time and thought into it.

I remember Trey Parker admitting that he felt that he performed a lot better under the stress of procrastination since he was in high school in an interview. I was a bit wary of that quote myself, considering how procrastination in general can screw things up and water down end results in the long run no matter what kind of task you're performing. And yes, I've also felt the same way about that too. It would have to be far better if they gave themselves more time to complete their episodes.

[Ryan]

"In 1992, I had sex with the Queen of Monaco. I had my entire fist up her ass."

I LOLed at that bigtime.

[ambergris]

Clever episode...maybe a bit too clever for a 20-minute cartoon show.

[LaneSax]

thought it was a good start to the season. Looking forward to a Randy Marsh episode for the new season the most!

[mfte]

ginger ale and marshmallows. I mean come on.

[Halo Infinity]

Did anybody else just find themselves checking out South Park Studios instead of tuning into Comedy Central? I actually find myself doing that these days.

http://www.southparkstudios.com/

I was actually hoping they'd do an episode like Let Go, Let Gov as it pokes fun on government spying and the conspiracies attached to it along with the very nature of the DMV. I'm even more surprised that they didn't do it any sooner. As a first episode for the season, it didn't seem like a bad start at all. And as for the jokes on the Jehovah's Witnesses, well, that's just South Park simply being good old South Park to me.

[Microwave Jellyfish]

Used to watch it there though, while I could. I do recommend the site.

[Ryan]

Used to watch it there though, while I could. I do recommend the site.

[Ryan]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Informative_Murder_Porn

"Informative Murder Porn" is the second upcoming episode of the seventeenth season of the animated television series South Park, and the 239th episode of the series overall. It will premiere on Comedy Central in United States on October 2, 2013.
Plot

The boys use the game of Minecraft as a distraction to keep their parents from hurting each other.

[GulDukat]

Loved the first episode of the new season. Good to see that the quality hasn't dropped-off after all these years.

[Jinsai]

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeak

[Ryan]

Lots of nipple rubbing.