South Park + Its Political Sperging (?) Thread - Season 26 ongoing!

[Jace on ice]

THIS SUMMMER

WE ARE BRINGING IN THE NEW SOUTH PARK EPISODE!!!!

WHERE HOT EDGY COMEDY IS THE MAINCOURSE AND THE TEARS ARE THE DESSERT!!!

WHERE WE ONLY MAKE FUN OF THE SOCIETY'S LAMBS

*Shows Donald Trump being raped by a pack of niggers*

WHERE WE GIVE HOT POLITICAL TAKES

"Ice officers have small penises and are gay, Am i right juan! Love for the establishment! Everyone we dislike has a small penis!"

WHERE YOUR RELIGION IS NOT OFF BOUNDS FOR US

*Rips on Christianity for 50th time*

MADE BY MATT STONE WHO IS JEWISH YOU KNOW AND TREY PARKER WHO GOT DIVORCED TWICE

BRINGING YOU THE RAPED MEMORIES OF YOUR CHILDHOOD TO YOUR MID LIFE CRISES because we know kids aint watching

SOUTH PARK!!! ROTTING THIS SUMMER

Rated Aaaaargh for pirates!

Fuck You!

 

[RybenZ999]

They were doing this for a while with Liane since Season 10's episodes "Tsst" and "Go God Go" in 2006. I'd say that season in particular was the turn around for the character standing up to Cartman and her entire personality being revamped. In 2015's Season 19's final episode, she and Eric point a gun at each other, with her telling him to go to bed and he does.

By modern South Park, I mean from the point Chef died onwards. Heck I could even stretch it as far back as season 8.

 

[SlipNHonkMach2]

By modern South Park, I mean from the point Chef died onwards. Heck I could even stretch it as far back as season 8.

Yeah I agree that Chef's removal played a part in the greater transition. I'd say after Season 5 is when classic South Park ended. Even Trey/Matt both admitted they detest Season 1-3 now and wish it never existed even though its still the most rewatchable without feeling terribly aged because it doesn't focus too much on news of said specific week.
Chinpokomon is still one of my favorite episodes because its a parody and it covers fads kids cling to as whole. Had the episode not done a parody and just mentioned Pokemon instead, then I don't think it would've aged as well.

 

[RybenZ999]

Yeah I agree that Chef's removal played a part in the greater transition. I'd say after Season 5 is when classic South Park ended. Even Trey/Matt both admitted they detest Season 1-4 now and wish it never existed even though its still the most rewatchable without feeling terribly aged because it doesn't focus too much on news of said specific week.

I would extend it t season 6. That season still had the 90s South Park vibes. Season 8, and especially season 10 onwards is when it truly transitioned into Nu Park

 

[RybenZ999]

Yeah I agree that Chef's removal played a part in the greater transition. I'd say after Season 5 is when classic South Park ended. Even Trey/Matt both admitted they detest Season 1-4 now and wish it never existed even though its still the most rewatchable without feeling terribly aged because it doesn't focus too much on news of said specific week.
Chinpokomon is still one of my favorite episodes because its a parody and it covers fads kids cling to as whole. Had it just been Pokemon, then I don't think it would've aged as well.

This is probably an ironic analogy considering the whole Tegridy thing, but old South Park was more pot and shrooms whole Nu South Park is more wine and coffee. What I mean is that older South Park was more chaotic and absurd while Nu Park is sterile and gay.

 

[Jace on ice]

You know how people say the Simpsons turned a page with The Principal And The Pauper? An episode so overwhelmingly shitty that it permanently shifted the tone of the show and started going downhill?

Does South Park have an episode like that? The Return Of Chef maybe?

 

[SlipNHonkMach2]

I would extend it t season 6. That season still had the 90s South Park vibes. Season 8, and especially season 10 onwards is when it truly transitioned into Nu Park

Scott Tenorman Must Die was also a pretty big pivotal shift in Eric Cartman's character. Where as before most of his actions were being foul mouthed and childish in nature, usually stemming from sloth and greed, he became increasing more proactively ambitious and cunning and the dynamics between him and Kyle started to take up more of the plot. Where as before the jew comments against Kyle were just one and done riffs at his friend, now they acted as catalysts for plots of episodes to manifest.
I still find the higher pitched squeamish Cartman to absolutely hilarious in mannerisms alone.

You know how people say the Simpsons turned a page with The Principal And The Pauper? An episode so overwhelmingly shitty that it permanently shifted the tone of the show and started going downhill?

Does South Park have an episode like that? The Return Of Chef maybe?

Maybe the "Eat, Pray, and Queef" episode from Season 13. The irony with that episode is that none of the female producers found it funny.
It varies who you ask, Chef departing was a big monumental moment for the show, especially since he was one of the very few voices not done by Trey Parker.

 

[Jacques1194]

Personally, I always felt "You're Getting Old" was when the show changed because Randy's whole "I am unhappy and I've been unhappy" rant was probably Trey being sick of the show and wanted to change things. That right then and there should have been the end of the show with Stan and his family leaving.

 

[God of Nothing]

Personally, I always felt "You're Getting Old" was when the show changed because Randy's whole "I am unhappy and I've been unhappy" rant was probably Trey being sick of the show and wanted to change things. That right then and there should have been the end of the show with Stan and his family leaving.

one of the best representations of burn out and depression ever made

 

[I was a Teenage “JA”-man]

You know how people say the Simpsons turned a page with The Principal And The Pauper? An episode so overwhelmingly shitty that it permanently shifted the tone of the show and started going downhill?

Does South Park have an episode like that? The Return Of Chef maybe?

Happy holograms, that’s were it became the topical continued story arc dribble it is today

 

[Colon capital V]

Personally, I always felt "You're Getting Old" was when the show changed because Randy's whole "I am unhappy and I've been unhappy" rant was probably Trey being sick of the show and wanted to change things. That right then and there should have been the end of the show with Stan and his family leaving.

I saw Josh's review of it and how that episode personally meant a lot to him growing up during his most depressive years, and I have to agree the episode after was probably one of the biggest let downs of any follow-ups to a SP episode.

Just putting that much weight onto something that seemed like it would be another change in the status-quo (as they have done so before with killing off Kenny for a whole season and Garrison becoming a tranny), only for it to go right back to how it was before really gave off a sense of "well what the hell was the point of that then?".

And I have to agree with this comment left above, even if they still wanted to go back to the status-quo, leaving off Stan being a depressive alcoholic is a pretty bleak way on resolving his conflict instead of taking joy that "well yeah the world's shit, least I can do is laugh at the insanity of it".

 

[Throng of Titans]

Matt and Trey's real problem is that they're old enough to be the fathers of a not insignificant chunk of this site's userbase and are deeply entrenched in the entertainment industry, but still want to act like transgressive 20-something guys tweaking the nose of the establishment.

It's laughably insincere and out of touch to have a bunch of guys who are old enough to be grandpas trying to be hip and with it.

 

[pork and beans]

I disagree with you on it maintainng relevancy and relatability

It’s relevant in the sense that yes it is popular and has a presence in pop culture. You go to Europe you got to primark and you will see South Park shit.

Is that an indicator that it’s dead same way Nirvana only makes T-shirts? Maybe


Also yeah Stan having no resolution or happy ending for his Depressed Alcoholic shtick IS bleak— but being bleak is not indicative of being badly written, it’s indicative of being bleak.

But the cliffhanger to go to status quo IS very anticlimactic, I agree. Although to be fair, comedy shows operate on that premise all the time.

Stan seemed to usually be Treys mouthpiece before Randy. If he was feeling pessimistic towards his show or whatever else, it would probably feel fake to resolute it so neatly.

Either way, I personally think it would’ve felt cliche to have the next episode be about joy. It’s dark that the final twist is for Stan to reach the bottle, sure, but… eh

Also the character assasination is real. I do enjoy how the characters changed through season 9 onwards, even some will say that the ones before are crazier and therefore funnier, but right now they are just dead. When paired with Eric, Butters would NEVER be the voice of reason AND be aware of the fact. That’s Kyle’s role. Butters would not have gotten into that car unless forced, he would’ve cried and ran away or something.

Now all characters act and react the same

 

[MirrorNoir]

It’s relevant in the sense that yes it is popular and has a presence in pop culture. You go to Europe you got to primark and you will see South Park shit.

Is that an indicator that it’s dead same way Nirvana only makes T-shirts? Maybe


Also yeah Stan having no resolution or happy ending for his Depressed Alcoholic shtick IS bleak— but being bleak is not indicative of being badly written, it’s indicative of being bleak.

But the cliffhanger to go to status quo IS very anticlimactic, I agree. Although to be fair, comedy shows operate on that premise all the time.

Stan seemed to usually be Treys mouthpiece before Randy. If he was feeling pessimistic towards his show or whatever else, it would probably feel fake to resolute it so neatly.

Either way, I personally think it would’ve felt cliche to have the next episode be about joy. It’s dark that the final twist is for Stan to reach the bottle, sure, but… eh

Also the character assasination is real. I do enjoy how the characters changed through season 9 onwards, even some will say that the ones before are crazier and therefore funnier, but right now they are just dead. When paired with Eric, Butters would NEVER be the voice of reason AND be aware of the fact. That’s Kyle’s role. Butters would not have gotten into that car unless forced, he would’ve cried and ran away or something.

Now all characters act and react the same

Your getting older becomes even bleaker when you factor in the Covid Bad Future and Stan being stuck with monster dad Randy as his father when Randy's bullshit causes Shelly and His wife's deaths and Randy wholesale blames Stan for their deaths 24-7.

Stan is pretty much fucked for life with Randy as his dad; at least Sheila, for all of her cunty behavior, can control her shit better than Randy and be a good mom to Kyle.

 

[pork and beans]

Your getting older becomes even bleaker when you factor in the Covid Bad Future and Stan being stuck with monster dad Randy as his father when Randy's bullshit causes Shelly and His wife's deaths and Randy wholesale blames Stan for their deaths 24-7.

Stan is pretty much fucked for life with Randy as his dad; at least Sheila, for all of her cunty behavior, can control her shit better than Randy and be a good mom to Kyle.

YESSS I was thinking of that as well LMFAO. At least they do fix their future in the second part of the special, don’t they? With Stan as a plane pilot.

 

[cocainePRESIDENT]

Your getting older becomes even bleaker when you factor in the Covid Bad Future and Stan being stuck with monster dad Randy as his father when Randy's bullshit causes Shelly and His wife's deaths and Randy wholesale blames Stan for their deaths 24-7.

Stan is pretty much fucked for life with Randy as his dad; at least Sheila, for all of her cunty behavior, can control her shit better than Randy and be a good mom to Kyle.

The fact is randy was never such a satanic faggot's shitwipe, he is made as such because they ran out of ideas. Old people rarely are funny, they have this huff puff attitude and with age a persistent unchangeable attitude that just sucks out the joy out of everything, and in the end they turned a random adult who is goofy and a comedy of adults trying to be hip and cool into a dollar store Peter Griffin.

 

[Never Scored]

Matt and Trey's real problem is that they're old enough to be the fathers of a not insignificant chunk of this site's userbase and are deeply entrenched in the entertainment industry, but still want to act like transgressive 20-something guys tweaking the nose of the establishment.

It's laughably insincere and out of touch to have a bunch of guys who are old enough to be grandpas trying to be hip and with it.

I think that's why the POST-Covid special worked so well. It was a show about some 50-somethings navigating the hellscape that was the Covid pandemic. That was authentic, because that was them at the time. It was set in the future in order to age up the kids, but it was actually about their life in 2022.

 

[pork and beans]

I think that's why the POST-Covid special worked so well. It was a show about some 50-somethings navigating the hellscape that was the Covid pandemic. That was authentic, because that was them at the time. It was set in the future in order to age up the kids, but it was actually about their life in 2022.

It was also stupidly funny to see them grown up lol. Fucking Scott Malkinson as a priest with diabetes. The NFT thing aged badly, to be honest, cuz who gives a fuck about those nowadays… but at the time it was pretty funny to have butters be obsessed with that.


I swear, South Park characters and the dynamic between them used to be so funny just cause each of their personalities were so defined and had been built over years and years and years. I don’t know why they keep singling them out. They work better when grouped together. It’s not like its hard, they literally have catchphrases

 

[RybenZ999]

The fact is randy was never such a satanic faggot's shitwipe, he is made as such because they ran out of ideas. Old people rarely are funny,

Those Post Covid specials had me wondering why they decided to give Cartman a bad ending but gave Randy a happier future. Dude probably has a higher kill count than Cartman at this point, not to mention he was still an asshole who didn't accept responsibility for his actions in those specials. All to get an "Love you dad" note from Stan?

Honestly, I'm sick of the melodrama shit in modern South Park. Post Covid was peak melodrama. Remember that hysterical crying scene from Sharon when they show Shelly's funeral? Since when is death a big deal in universe, aside from Kenny Dies? (and the whole joke about that episode was how the characters are acting in such a realistic manner). Now, it's like every character has Kenny Dies default personality except for when the show calls for them to be indifferent. South Park went from breaking the fourth wall regarding Kenny's deaths, to having a an entire faggot song written about that kid character who got hit by a car or something in season 20. Oh and Cartman would be the only to be insensitive about topics such as death, everyone else is a goody two shoes.

Whatever man at this point this dead show is more gay and reddit than Rick and Morty.

 

[Jace on ice]

I absolutely despise Rick and Morty but I'll give them credit for being self aware about being stupid reddit bullshit and not LARPING as serious political commentary the way nu South Park does.