See, there's that attitude. South Park is good because they'reshocking, they're dangerous, they're pushing the limit.PLEASE. That's not enough.
― Squirrel_Police (Squirrel_Police), Thursday, 8 April 2004 03:00 (twenty years ago) link
― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Thursday, 8 April 2004 03:01 (twenty years ago) link
xpost my thoughts exactly
― oops (Oops), Thursday, 8 April 2004 03:03 (twenty years ago) link
― Squirrel_Police (Squirrel_Police), Thursday, 8 April 2004 03:03 (twenty years ago) link
― oops (Oops), Thursday, 8 April 2004 03:05 (twenty years ago) link
― Kingfish Balzac (Kingfish), Thursday, 8 April 2004 03:07 (twenty years ago) link
― Squirrel_Police (Squirrel_Police), Thursday, 8 April 2004 03:18 (twenty years ago) link
― oops (Oops), Thursday, 8 April 2004 03:22 (twenty years ago) link
― latebloomer (latebloomer), Thursday, 8 April 2004 03:24 (twenty years ago) link
So I decided to flip on the new episode, thinking that maybeI'd been unfairly dismissive...
...nope, this IS shit.
"Never date a man with only one credit card. He probably doesn't spend much,or even worse, it's a debit card. Four credit cards is kinda fishy...so what's the perfect number of credit cards? Two! That's Right!"
"Boxing is a man's sport...when you're boxing, you're man at your most man.So just reach inside for that most man part."
This kind of pap passes for comedy in some circles? And why havewe seen the teacher's wife crash & burn ten times and counting?
― Squirrel_Police (Squirrel_Police), Thursday, 8 April 2004 03:51 (twenty years ago) link
Thanks for opening my eyes!
― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Thursday, 8 April 2004 04:03 (twenty years ago) link
The only thing I ever enjoyed about Ren & Stimpy was the line "It's better than bad, it's good!" The artwork was hideous (whereas SP is total eye candy).
― ...in bed. (Chris Piuma), Thursday, 8 April 2004 09:31 (twenty years ago) link
― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 8 April 2004 09:35 (twenty years ago) link
― the surface noise (electricsound), Thursday, 8 April 2004 09:39 (twenty years ago) link
― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 8 April 2004 11:09 (twenty years ago) link
here's a buncha quotes from the show, for your reffing pleasure
― Kingfish Balzac (Kingfish), Thursday, 8 April 2004 11:41 (twenty years ago) link
― Ricardo (RickyT), Thursday, 8 April 2004 11:44 (twenty years ago) link
― Sick Nouthall (Nick Southall), Thursday, 8 April 2004 11:44 (twenty years ago) link
― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 8 April 2004 11:45 (twenty years ago) link
as did the masterful 'Deep Space Homer'
― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 8 April 2004 11:46 (twenty years ago) link
― Kingfish Balzac (Kingfish), Thursday, 8 April 2004 11:46 (twenty years ago) link
― Daniel_Rf (Daniel_Rf), Thursday, 8 April 2004 11:46 (twenty years ago) link
― Ricardo (RickyT), Thursday, 8 April 2004 11:50 (twenty years ago) link
― Sick Nouthall (Nick Southall), Thursday, 8 April 2004 11:51 (twenty years ago) link
― Daniel_Rf (Daniel_Rf), Thursday, 8 April 2004 11:53 (twenty years ago) link
T&P were designed to be everything that the show was originally accused of being; nothing but "fart jokes & bad animation," as Trey & Matt have said repeatedly in episodes.
the Not Without My Anus was killer for me in that it was the most bizarro/non-sequitor thing they've ever done. They were also proud that they got the Canadian National Anthem on twice on american tv within 22 minutes.
― Kingfish Balzac (Kingfish), Thursday, 8 April 2004 11:59 (twenty years ago) link
― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 8 April 2004 12:02 (twenty years ago) link
South Park on the other hand, has had its ups and downs (the "You Got Served" episode last night was kind of lame) but has had episodes that come close to brilliance. Such as the LOTR parody, or their satire of The Passion.
― Lord Custos Omicron (Lord Custos Omicron), Thursday, 8 April 2004 12:07 (twenty years ago) link
More non-sequitor than fighting the frizzies? More bizarro than Niblet, Mecha Streisand, Russel Crowe's tv show or TOWELIE??? NWMA almost feels like it was made to be so tedious and flat on purpose, our anger over not knowing who Cartman's mom is thus being enlarged by outrage over how crappy what they're showing us instead is...which is funny conceptually but, you know, not much fun to sit through.
They were also proud that they got the Canadian National Anthem on twice on american tv within 22 minutes.
Now that truly is cool.
― Daniel_Rf (Daniel_Rf), Thursday, 8 April 2004 12:11 (twenty years ago) link
― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 8 April 2004 12:12 (twenty years ago) link
That would be the "Simpsons did it" episode
― ModJ (ModJ), Thursday, 8 April 2004 12:18 (twenty years ago) link
― ModJ (ModJ), Thursday, 8 April 2004 12:19 (twenty years ago) link
The "You Got Served" episode was weak (way to underutilize the guest stars, guys), but really anything was going to be weak after the Passion episode. Also, I now think Butters is one of the greatest characters ever conceived for television.
― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 8 April 2004 12:32 (twenty years ago) link
This is very high on my 'to watch' list. I'm patient these days, though.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 8 April 2004 13:11 (twenty years ago) link
please don't leave out eggyolkio. i only saw it twice. it was a full half hour long. genius. anyone else ever see it?
― the angry cowboy (dick), Thursday, 8 April 2004 14:10 (twenty years ago) link
i'm always amazed with how quickly they come up with their funny. something happens and the next week you've got a hilarious south park episode dealing with that something.
― the angry cowboy (dick), Thursday, 8 April 2004 14:11 (twenty years ago) link
― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 8 April 2004 14:12 (twenty years ago) link
― the angry cowboy (dick), Thursday, 8 April 2004 14:20 (twenty years ago) link
― Vinnie (vprabhu), Thursday, 8 April 2004 14:38 (twenty years ago) link
'Child Abduction Is Not Funny' is one of my favourites ever, especially the Ghost of Human Kindness (GOHC: Do you think you can learn to trust people? Tweek: I...I guess so. GOHC: Good, now why don't you let me give you a lift home in my van...) and the whole GODDAMN MONGORIENS thing.
The Ninja one and the Special Olympics one are two of the funniest I've seen. Butters is just like the most relentlessly tragic cartoon character ever, he's like Ralph Wiggum times a million.
― ferg (Ferg), Thursday, 8 April 2004 14:46 (twenty years ago) link
― ferg (Ferg), Thursday, 8 April 2004 14:48 (twenty years ago) link
― Donna Brown (Donna Brown), Thursday, 8 April 2004 14:55 (twenty years ago) link
the art wasn't pretty, but the animation was a hell of a lot more expressive (and funny) than SP's bland computerized cut-outs. i agree that the first season was the only good one, but that's because nickelodeon fired john kricfalusi and replaced him with slugs corporate dolts who didn't understand cartoons. it'd be like saying "roadrunner cartoons sucked because they weren't any good when chuck jones wasn't making them anymore." ― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Thursday, 8 April 2004 15:03 (twenty years ago) link
― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Thursday, 8 April 2004 15:03 (twenty years ago) link
― ...in bed. (Chris Piuma), Thursday, 8 April 2004 17:59 (twenty years ago) link
― ...in bed. (Chris Piuma), Thursday, 8 April 2004 18:00 (twenty years ago) link
― anthony kyle monday (akmonday), Thursday, 8 April 2004 18:04 (twenty years ago) link