[TV] South Park - Page 135

On December 13 2013 23:29 Cubu wrote:
wasn't as funny as the game of thrones one but i like that they send a message about haters being jealous.

On December 13 2013 23:29 Cubu wrote:
wasn't as funny as the game of thrones one but i like that they send a message about haters being jealous.

On December 14 2013 02:08 Yuljan wrote:
Episode was quite funny but is this actually an issue? People have been crying about models since forever. I doubt photoshop changed much.

On December 14 2013 07:38 AlternativeEgo wrote:
Only 10 episodes this season? But I want more. Faster.

On December 14 2013 12:22 Foblos wrote:


It might not be an issue in the limelight right now, but it is a very important issue. The issue is that western society has incredibly damaging ideals for what it means to be a man and a woman, and the fact that young boys and girls cling to those ideals as something to be attained and to measure ones worth against leads to a myriad of problems like losing ones self identity, an inability to express oneself emotionally, increased depression and emotional/behavioral problems and suicidal tendencies. I feel confident in saying that's why they ended the episode on such a dark note. They addressed the issue satirically because that's what they do with issues, but the consequences of this one are so grave that they showed just how shitty it looks in reality as best as they could. I think the fact that a strong character like Wendy buckled under the pressure is much more powerful than if she had just offed herself which could be viewed as comic hyperbole.

On December 15 2013 21:10 TSORG wrote:


that may be so, and I agree with most of what you say, but attacking photoshop (or photoshopped pictures) is just like treating the superficial symptoms of a disease instead of rooting it out. Unatainably high ideals and standards are pretty much at the core of all western values.

While the media moguls in Sun Valley, Idaho, jockeyed for parking spaces for their jets and hunted for safe havens in a consolidating content world, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the boy-men behind “South Park,” were in Los Angeles, proving again that if you make content people love — it’s harder than it looks — it doesn’t matter how many paradigms shift.

Onstage with Hulu at the Television Critics Association’s twice-yearly convention on Saturday afternoon, Mr. Stone and Mr. Parker announced a three-year deal that gives the service exclusive rights to stream the huge back catalog of “South Park,” which now consists of more than 240 episodes, as well as the current season’s episodes immediately after they are broadcast on Comedy Central. (Mr. Parker and Mr. Stone will continue to stream 30 selected episodes on their own site and host new episodes there, too.)

The deal, worth in excess of $80 million according to a person involved in the negotiations, means Kenny and the boys will continue to frolic for years to come. It also points to a couple of broader trends that the titans at the gathering in Sun Valley might want to put on their agendas. (The actual creators of content have rarely been a big part of the guest list.)