Poll: South Park... Ending?

[i7omahawki]

south park went the way of the simpsons: its been around so long it stopped being funny. it stopped being funny about 5 years ago. end it please.

I disagree with the Simpsons comparison. South Park has gotten old, but has already gone through some major shifts in tone even if the style and themes have been quite consistent. The very fact that South Park acknowledges this, and is trying to engage even with the cynical branch of their (perhaps former) fanbase, tells me that this is a very different case and that, no matter the actual quality, this show is evidently something important to its creators.

What that last episode told me was that there is a lot of shitty stuff around, and tastes will change, hopefully for the better...but don't let the cynicism take over, don't lose all joy in life just because there is some crap around. It seemed to say that: Hey, maybe we have gone on too long now, maybe we are shit, but don't be so cynical that you'll miss out enjoying whatever is next, and better.

The Simpsons was the best show on TV, intelligent while being funny and at times geniunely heart warming...now it just tries to win back some of its audience from Family Guy, and sucks at it.

Maybe it is time for South Park to end. The show definately isn't as great as it was, but I think people are a little too harsh on it, especially in comparison to the shitty later seasons of a show like the Simpsons. Hopefully the show will end well, and not try to last forever.

 

[OldAccount]

I love South Park and think it's one of the most important pieces of animated satire ever made but I think it's time has come. Better than allowing it's legacy be ruined forever like The Simpsons.

 

[Denizen]

My theory on the next episode(s) if they follow some kind of plot continuity and assuming this wasn't some type of elaborate dream of some kind (major trolling if it is):

Spoiler

If Stan is the oldest of the four main boys, it could resume where one and subsequently the rest of the boys turn 10. They soon become "cynical assholes" themselves and reunite with Stan. Once together, they conclude that there must be some kind of source of cynicism that must be stopped in order for them to enjoy things again. They find and confront the source and either defeat it and/or learn to cope with cynicism on their own. Equilibrium returns as well as the next stage in the show's evolution...or...The End.

 

[PhunkyPhazon]

Well, as much as it pains me to say, the end has to come some time. Matt and Trey have stated they don't want to be doing this when they're fifty, so it can't be more then a few years at best. Will these next seven episodes be a wrap-up, a change of status quo, or just business as usual? Knowing how this show's creation schedule works, I wouldn't be surprised if even the South Park staff doesn't know for sure.

 

[chaoswood]

I've watched seasons 1-14 and I actually prefer the mid-later seasons. I really appreciate the cleverness of the show as the seasons progressed. I also prefer the political and social commentary to the purely immature material, but somehow the mixed layers of comedy in the show has managed to keep me watching. So as long as I'm still enjoying it, I'll keep watching. If the show should end this season, it will have been 15 seasons of laughs. Can't really complain either way.

 

[AngloDoom]

Strange, how there's no "South Park has sucked hard for the past few years, let it die" option.

Stupid fanboys.

actually, that would be the option about having a small penis.
Stupid tryhards.

No really, South Park has been in a rut for the past 5 years or so. It needs to die. If you disagree, I'll just assume that you still think The Simpsons is still good just because they still air, and the Sonic franchise isn't the laughing stock of the games industry. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN BE IRRATIONALLY BIASED!!!

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How about the "I like the show, you do not- I'll watch it, you don't" option?

I mean, really, can you honestly say something objectionably 'sucks'? For example, I watch Futurama but I've perhaps laughed at it half a dozen times in total for all the episodes I've watched. I still find The Simpsons and South Park funnier than Futurama, and I've only recently started re-watching South Park while I travel so I haven't got the loyalty of a 'fanboy'.

If people still enjoy it, then it'll be marketed toward those people. Saying something should end because you personally believes it sucks sounds like you're just being self-centered.

 

[Saelune]

Its not wrong for shows to actually have stuff change. I liked how say, Futurama is more loose with the status quo than say, Family Guy or Simpsons.

 

[AngryFrenchCanadian]

I never liked South Park. Nothing funny to me about this kind of crude humor.

 

[Elsarild]

or B. watched the episode, but the overall point just went over your head

Of course. Because obviously if someone has a different opinion than you, they don't understand.

Personally, I've seen the six earliest seasons. They were stupid. I saw the point to the ones that had a point, and it was still stupid. Some people don't enjoy crude humor because it's immature. No matter how well-written it is or what message it's a front for, it's still immature.

You just pretty much reinforced his point there, saying you don't care about the message because you can't handle the humor, good job.

 

[idarkphoenixi]

Unless they actually start putting some thought into their episodes I dont think I'll mind too much. I LOVE South Park, and It's stil the best out of the 3 major cartoons (South Park, Family Guy and Simpsons), but lately its all been nothing but toilet humour, a bunch of fart and poop jokes. When done right its hilarious, done wrong it just seems childish. South Park used to be above this kind of thing, when they did do it, it was more of an ironic statement.

I'd would love it if South Park kept going, but ONLY if they make better shows. So far this entire season has been forgetable.

 

[Elsarild]

I dunno to be honest, I like the Show, no doubt about it, and people commenting on the series "stagnating", I simple can't see it, I watch every new episode now and days, But a few years back I only watched it "by accident" and I honestly think their new material has gotten better, much better, I don't recall that they did the same kind of metaphorical humor on many of the real world problems or situations back then, it weas more or less crude humor for the sake of crude humor.

 

[Phlakes]

or B. watched the episode, but the overall point just went over your head

Of course. Because obviously if someone has a different opinion than you, they don't understand.

Personally, I've seen the six earliest seasons. They were stupid. I saw the point to the ones that had a point, and it was still stupid. Some people don't enjoy crude humor because it's immature. No matter how well-written it is or what message it's a front for, it's still immature.

You just pretty much reinforced his point there, saying you don't care about the message because you can't handle the humor, good job.

...Except I never said that. Not even close. And that's not even his point. You just made three arguments that don't make any sense and have nothing backing them.

To clarify for the last time: I see the messages in the episodes. I understand why people enjoy the humor. But I don't enjoy it. That doesn't, in any way, affect how I see the messages in the episodes.

Now I'm done with all these people who can't handle criticism, please don't reply again.

 

[Elsarild]

or B. watched the episode, but the overall point just went over your head

Of course. Because obviously if someone has a different opinion than you, they don't understand.

Personally, I've seen the six earliest seasons. They were stupid. I saw the point to the ones that had a point, and it was still stupid. Some people don't enjoy crude humor because it's immature. No matter how well-written it is or what message it's a front for, it's still immature.

You just pretty much reinforced his point there, saying you don't care about the message because you can't handle the humor, good job.

...Except I never said that. Not even close. And that's not even his point. You just made three arguments that don't make any sense and have nothing backing them.

To clarify for the last time: I see the messages in the episodes. I understand why people enjoy the humor. But I don't enjoy it. That doesn't, in any way, affect how I see the messages in the episodes.

Now I'm done with all these people who can't handle criticism, please don't reply again.

" No matter how well-written it is or what message it's a front for, it's still immature."

Says so right there, read you own post.

You say that you understand it, but you dismiss the message because of the medium over witch it is given and the way.

You may get the message, but it still goes over your head because you apperently get distracted by the humor.

 

[Phlakes]

"No matter how well-written it is or what message it's a front for, it's still immature."

Says so right there, read you own post.

Maybe you should actually read my post. Then you would know that I was talking about the humor, not the message. Unless a message can be a front for a message.

Now-

please don't reply again.

I'm done with this shit.

 

[BehattedWanderer]

I would like a few more, but if they don't want to do it anymore, then by all means, let them have their way. The amount of heat they've caught over the years, the shit they still have to deal with from the censors, and the Mohammad controversy is still hanging around, and if they're getting annoyed, bored, or finding everything to be shit, then, hey, they know it as well if not better than any of us.

That said, the episodes of the last two seasons have been some of the funniest things on television or in cinema. Creme Freiche? Holy crap that was funny.

 

[Elsarild]

"No matter how well-written it is or what message it's a front for, it's still immature."

Says so right there, read you own post.

Maybe you should actually read my post. Then you would know that I was talking about the humor, not the message. Unless a message can be a front for a message.

Now-

please don't reply again.

I'm done with this shit.

I refer you to my previous post.

 

[Nautical Honors Society]

I would not mind if Trey and Matt did something else with their creativity, before the show gets even more stagnant than it already is.

I agree they are really talented guys. Their musical was a fantastic hit and they are generally down to earth funny guys, they can move on and do something else.

South Park was good for the most part, they can move on now.

 

[Shoggoth2588]

Also, I think that there's an equal chance that THIS will happen:

Spoiler

"And now, the epic conclusion to "You're Getting Old"... WILL NOT BE SEEN TONIGHT!"

THAT is exactly what I'm waiting for and highly anticipating. They've done that what, twice so far? It's about time for another one of those.

Spoiler: something like this

Instead of a Terrance and Phillip episode, something like Matt and Tray showing the audience a "behind the scenes" look at how their favorite episodes of South Park get made. Including chained-child slave labor, theft, murder and, Matt and Tray shitting on scripts (literally).

I can't wait to see in...what, 3 months?

 

[Phlakes]

snip because I'm done with this shit

Now-

please don't reply again.

I'm done with this shit.

OT so I don't get a low-content warning:

I agree they are really talented guys. Their musical was a fantastic hit and they are generally down to earth funny guys, they can move on and do something else.

South Park was good for the most part, they can move on now.

I wish someone could tell that to the people working on The Simpsons. They need to buy a new horse instead of beating the dead one they have now.

 

[Fasckira]

Looking through this thread Im reminded of Drawn Together. Was seriously awesome first season, meh 1st half of second season.... then nothing for a bit. It looked like it had been cancelled and I clearly remember saying to a friend at work that I was glad it had ended before it got worse and made a fool of itself. Then a year later they resumed the second half of the season and pushed out a third season and it was all shit, making the awesome to shit ratio completely off the charts.

I however dont think Southpark is going the same way. Ive found all the episodes pretty enjoyable with the occasional gem popping out (though I disliked the human centipad, just found it more sick than funny) and I think this latest one is just a fuck-you to people who keep saying, "The old episodes are better, the new ones suck".