Religious Activists Rally to Stop New Series…Before it Starts
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Animation, Comedy, Prime Time, Cable, Editorial, Gossip, Video,
Comedy Central’s new animated series is still little more than a twinkle in the eye of the cable network. So far, there is no film on the series and nothing has officially started, but even so a religion-based coalition is doing absolutely everything in their power to put it to a stop. It’s sort of like trying to halt production on a car that’s still being debated on the drawing board.
The cable network made waves when it announced upcoming plans for an animated series starring Jesus Christ (son of God, water into wine, that one), but now the disturbance has turned into a typhoon of conservative proportions.
The presidents of the Media Research Center, Family Research Council, Catholic League and Television Council have helped to form the Coalition Against Religious Bigotry. Also in the fight: reps from the American Alliance of Jews and Christians and a talk radio host. Their first target: a tiny little animated comedy series which doesn’t even exist yet.
Anyone else get the feeling that maybe the Coalition Against Religious Bigotry has bigger fish to fry? (Pun intended).
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The Simpsons Show Love for South Park
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Animation, Comedy, Prime Time, Cable, FOX,
If you caught the opening of The Simpsons on Sunday night, you saw the network show throw a little love toward their animated cable channel brethren - courtesy of Bart Simpson’s running opening gag.
On the ever-changing school chalkboard, Bart delivered a clear message to the South Park creators, who received death threats last week following a controversial episode of the series.
The message from The Simpsons? “South Park - We’d stand beside you if we weren’t so scared.” Classic.
Read More | Entertainment Weekly
Two-Part South Park Wraps on an Uneven Note
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Animation, Comedy, Prime Time, Cable, Gossip, Video,
Update: Turns out I was wrong. Skip to the end to find out how.
Fans of South Park noticed a striking change in the second half of the “200/201” episode, which gained some attention from a radical Muslim website earlier this week. In the first half of the episode, which aired April 14, a battle developed over ownership of Mohammed. A group of celebrities including Tom Cruise, Rob Reiner, Oraph Winfrey and every other celeb who’s ever been depicted on the show battled a group of gingers who were previously featured in a South Park episode of their own. The two groups began warring over him because they wanted his power. In the episode, the show’s two hundredth, Mohammad was shown wearing a bear costume because his image cannot be depicted.
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Mocked Celebrities Seek Revenge on South Park’s 200th
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Prime Time, Cable, Video,
You knew it was only a matter of time before South Park‘s victims banded together to seek revenge, but did you ever guess that they would do it—in an actual episode of the show?
Next week, “every celebrity the town of South Park has ever pissed off” will unite for a class action lawsuit. In the clip above, Tom Cruise, Rob Reiner, Mel Gibson, Oprah Winfrey, Mickey Mouse, Bono and “gay fish” Kanye West are among the faces that can be seen during the announcement.
The show’s 200th episode airs Wednesday night on Comedy Central.
Read More | TV Guide
TV on DVD: March 16, 2010
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Cable, CBS, DVD,
Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this Tuesday:
- Breaking Bad (Season 2)
- Clash of the Gods (Season 1)
- Destination Truth (Season 1)
- Hawaii Five-O (Season 8)
- Holy Grail in America
- Monk (Season 8)
- Mystery Science Theater 3000 (XVII)
- One Piece (Season Two, Sixth Voyage)
- Slayers Revolution (Season 4)
- South Park (Season 13)
- Wish Me Luck (Series 1)
Make sure to also check out the DVD and Blu-ray film options for this week.
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South Park Pilot Available Online
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Cable, Internet,
Twelve years after South Park hit the airwaves, we are getting a rare opportunity to see the episode that started it all.
For a limited time, SouthParkStudios.com will be streaming the original pilot that launched the iconic Comedy Central series. The entirely handmade episode - it’s amazing what you can do with construction paper! - was hand-animated primarily by Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
The video, which was the basis for “Cartman Gets An Anal Probe,” will contain an additional four minutes of footage not seen in the series premiere.
Every other episode from the comedy’s 13 seasons can already be viewed via South Park’s website.
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Kanye West Admits to Being a ‘Gay Fish’ on South Park
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Cable, Video,
UPDATE: You can read Kanye’s response to the episode here.
Hate being the only one who doesn’t get the joke? So does Kanye West.
On last night’s episode of South Park (which can be seen in its entirety here), the rapper is the only person in the country doesn’t understand the laugher Cartman and Jimmy created. (Q: “Do you like fishsticks?” A: “What are you - a gay fish?”)
Believing the joke is on him, an embarrassed West eventually resorts to murder before finally making peace with the marine life.
Read More | E! Online
TV on DVD: March 10, 2009
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Cable, NBC, DVD,
Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this Tuesday.
- The Baron (Complete Series)
- The Best Years (Season 1)
- Caroline in the City (Season 2)
- Family Ties (Season 5)
- Fullmetal Alchemist (Season 2)
- Get Smart (Season 2)
- The Girls Next Door (Season 4)
- Kenichi (Season 1, Part 1)
- Samantha Brown: Passport to Great Weekends (Season 1)
- South Park (Season 12)
- The Starter Wife (Season 1)
Click here to see the DVD and Blu-ray film options for this week.
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South Park’s Last Hurrah: A Big Screen Sequel
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Animation, Comedy, Cable, Gossip,
When Trey Parker and Matt Stone decide to pull the plug on South Park, they won’t quietly fade from the scene with a single half-hour TV stint. These two comedy masters will say good-bye in a way the fans can appreciate (and spend a lot more money on): with another big-screen version of the show.
Don’t worry, avid Park fans, the show isn’t scheduling to end itself anytime soon. Parker and Stone are signed on with Comedy Central until 2011, at which time they may or may not decide to renew their contract.
“We talked about maybe some day doing a movie to sort of end it all, and that seems like the best idea,” said Parker to the press recently. “That’s been a big thought, to do the last show as a movie.”
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South Park Mocks Obama, McCain and the Voters
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Prime Time, Cable, Video,
Apparently the news outlets weren’t the only ones hard at work on Election Day.
In less than 24 hours, co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone managed to craft a fresh new episode of South Park. While its possible some segments were prepared ahead of time, other details in the program - the acceptance/concession speeches, the candidates’ clothing, the street parties - were obviously produced after the fact.
You can watch three more clips from last night’s show after the jump.
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