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South Park Season 14 Thread Of Tom Cruise
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grap3fruitman
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I miss the older South Park stories where the kids got into situations because they thought like kids but took things too far, rather than all these new stories that are just parodies and shots at things.
Not as good as last week's, but I don't know what show you guys have been watching. South Park hasn't been week in and week out excellent for several years.
It wasn't a clunker. Childhood Mackey was great. How old is Mackey supposed to be? Is this a Simpson's situation where Kyle and Stan are 10 year olds born in 2000? Mackey's room of toys looked eerily similar to my shit as a kid, but that doesn't seem right. He was an older guy in 1995.
It wasn't a clunker. Childhood Mackey was great. How old is Mackey supposed to be? Is this a Simpson's situation where Kyle and Stan are 10 year olds born in 2000? Mackey's room of toys looked eerily similar to my shit as a kid, but that doesn't seem right. He was an older guy in 1995.
Lazy writing is taking something like Jersey Shore, or any reality show, which is already stupid to begin with, and mocking it because it's easy to do.
I was rolling my eyes when I saw they were parodying another reality show this week (Hoarders) but this week's episode actually had some inspiration to it.
I was rolling my eyes when I saw they were parodying another reality show this week (Hoarders) but this week's episode actually had some inspiration to it.
_Bro said:
My dislike of this episode was because of the general laziness of the parody. The only thing that really felt inspired was Randy dicking around as a Butterfly; everything else involved characters overtly saying "that isn't clever" and the like. As someone that was playing World of Warcraft at the time, I still found that episode to be pretty great when it came out, mostly because the jabs it took at WoW and its player base went beyond characters flatly saying "this sucks" or "you're wasting your time."
Yet people love it when they do it about religion. The WoW episode was them doing a huge build up to point out how trivial the whole thing was in the end. Magic USBs and the like was clever in the idea that this is sort of that "WoW world." Or at least how other people perceive it.Nert said:
This episode was them following the idea of Inception and just saying it isn't clever, like most critics do. They followed the rules of Inception and made it dumb. They found the holes in the logic.
_Bro said:
Making Insheeption better is as simple as not having characters say "making something complex doesn't make it more clever." Leo and company shooting people in real life as they make their entrance already shows that it's over the top and doesn't make any sense. We don't need bad writing to explicitly state it.
I really liked the Glen Beck episode because the whole thing was a setup to one joke about Avatar.
Buckethead
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As someone who thought Inception was creative but ultimately overhyped and overrated, this episode was awesome.
Windom Earle
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Haven't seen Inception and still liked the episode a lot. Jersey Shore was much better though.
Also it scares me that I knew the mascot would molest Mackey!
Also it scares me that I knew the mascot would molest Mackey!
timetokill
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I enjoyed it but it certainly wasn't subtle. Loved the guy making music while somebody explained it. And kid Mackey was fun.
The mascot thing was coming a mile away though. :lol
The mascot thing was coming a mile away though. :lol
I thought last night's episode was decent. MUCH better than the terrible Jersey Shore episode. I've never seen an episode of Jersey Shore, but watching the parody of it on South Park annoyed the hell out of me, and it made the episode more of a chore to get through.
One question though. I know there is a show about hoarders on A&E or one of those channels. Were the two psychologists supposed to be the guys from that show?
One question though. I know there is a show about hoarders on A&E or one of those channels. Were the two psychologists supposed to be the guys from that show?
Souldriver
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Just because the episode validates your opinion of Inception, doesn't necessarily make it a great episode in on itself.Buckethead said:
I'm glad I saw Inception, because at least I knew what was going on (even though the whole point was that nobody knows wtf is going on). But it's just too much of a spoof to my likings. I mean, you can parody a film like Inception by creating a similar story, but SP goes to far with it. Makes it too obvious: like including all the main characters of the movie in the episode. I like more subtlety. On the other hand, I really enjoyed the Jersey Shore episode, which is also a direct parody of about 3 tv shows. So perhaps it just comes down to personal taste, or the way the source material is handled.
Still enjoyed it, but I doubt in 10 years time, when Inception is out of everyones mind, this episode will hold up. I hope a few episodes come up that are just in South Park world with the South Park kids, just to keep the balance between current events/random storyline episodes.
I haven't seen inception and I loved this episode. The thing about South Park is, when they do parodies, you don't typically have to know anything about the source material to enjoy the episode. I haven't watched Hoarders either, although I know of it, and it's only because of this thread that I even realize they WERE referencing these things.
Maybe it comes off as irritating if you get every single reference in every south park episode, but South Park can be good, random fun during the moments that fly over your head, and I like that about the show.
With something like Family Guy, you lower your eyebrows, tilt your head, and go "Huh?"
With the Simpsons (at least nowadays), you go "Urgh...."
With South Park, you go "WAT :lol"
Maybe it comes off as irritating if you get every single reference in every south park episode, but South Park can be good, random fun during the moments that fly over your head, and I like that about the show.
With something like Family Guy, you lower your eyebrows, tilt your head, and go "Huh?"
With the Simpsons (at least nowadays), you go "Urgh...."
With South Park, you go "WAT :lol"
Jason's Ultimatum
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I can't stop thinking of that guy singing the Inception theme song, "doo doo doo doo doo doo doo BRAAAAAAAAAAM. BRAAAAAAAAAAAM. doo doo doo doo doo doo BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM" :lol
The Dutch Slayer
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bwhahahahhahahaahhahah the new ep (nr 10 of S014) was so amazing hahahhaha
when he.
when he.
pulled the goat tail and and the very end the guy comes and those the music with his voice again HILARIOUS !!!! :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
I wonder if they came up with the idea on their own of having the guy do the Inception music or if they had seen this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2yD4yDsiP4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2yD4yDsiP4
Windom Earle
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BigAT said:
:lol Reminds me a little bit of the Stanley's Cup episode where the dude constantly plays shitty music in the background and gives voiceovers.
Fidelis Hodie
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Hey now, it takes more than that.
It took 5 days.
. . .
A Human Becoming
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An episode making fun of Inception? Win.
Episode was terrible. I barely cracked a smile when Randy humped that butterfly but other than that I really wanted the episode to end
Yep. Someone needs to interview Trey and Matt and ask them why they do this. Is it really just lazy writing and the I'm rich and don't give a fuck attitude?grap3fruitman said:
BlueTsunami
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British Monsoon
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Wasn't at all impressed by this weeks or last weeks episode - the NASCAR episode was pretty funny to me, but that's because it was Cartman & Butters shenanigans rather than a parody of some recent pop culture trend.
CrocMother
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Loved it.
Loved Hasselbeck :lol
Loved Hasselbeck :lol
Buckethead
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You are correct. Pointing out Inception's ridiculousness and inherent self-comedy and little Macky is what made it a good episode in my opinion.Souldriver said:
I liked it. Would have been better if instead of just straight up using the Inception crew, they used characters from the show to do the same thing; maybe Jimbo, Ned, and Barbrady. Still, the background music guy made me crack up every time, kid Mackey was great, and the totally random guys thrown into the dream (Hasselbeck, pizza guy) were unexpected.
Also someone asked earlier if it spoils Inception; it doesn't, but I think the episode is more fun if you've see the movie.
Also someone asked earlier if it spoils Inception; it doesn't, but I think the episode is more fun if you've see the movie.
A Human Becoming
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Buckethead said:
*high five*
watatatow
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Definitely my favorite episode of the season so far (not that it means much since I didn't like any of the others). Freddy's bit was kind of lame, but everything else made me laugh.
I haven't seen Inception, though; is it really as goofy as South Park makes it out to be? Guess I'll find out in a couple of months.
I haven't seen Inception, though; is it really as goofy as South Park makes it out to be? Guess I'll find out in a couple of months.
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