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7/12/13

South Park is one of my favorite TV shows of all time.  For many people the show is offensive or just not amusing.  I find it absolutely hilarious.  The show can certainly be vulgar but it is unmatched in its ability to mock social topics.  The show is not afraid to go after any idea or group.  When the show first started out it was not really about social commentary, as much as it was just vulgar and crude.  As the show has grown though, it has used its offensiveness to really drive home points about society.  The writers of South Park actually do 12-14 episodes a year.  But they write each episode in a single week.  They start on a Thursday and that episode airs the following Wednesday.  This allows them to make shows about current events.  For example, in 2008 when Obama won the election, the following day the South Park episode that aired was all about the election and Obama’s victory.  It was a very funny episode that was made better by its ability to respond to an event that had occurred just one day prior.  One of the show’s cast members was Isaac Hayes.  He did the voice for the character chef, who served as the four main characters advisor when they needed help.  After a South Park was made that relentlessly mocked Scientology, Hayes decided that they had crossed the line, because he believes in Scientology.  This was ridiculous because South Park has made fun of all most all world religions at one point or another, so for Hayes to be offended only when it was his own religion seemed petty.  The show does still include some episodes that don’t really touch on any social issues and are just ridiculous and funny.  I highly recommend to anybody who hasn’t watched South Park in a long time to give it another shot.