"Dead Celebrities" was a winner, "Butters' Bottom Bitch" was very good, and
"Dances with Smurfs" wrapped up nicely. "Whale Whores" was pretty good too
so, while not on a par with much earlier half-seasons, I'm very happy with
how things have gone the last seven weeks.
"Margaritaville", "Fishsticks" and "Fatbeard" were my favourites from the
first half of the season, with "Fatbeard" probably being the pick of the
bunch.
Any comments? Anyone care??
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Lawrence
"A 50% rise each year means that in three years, the world will be only
minorities!" - Eric Cartman - 19 October 2009
The episode with the bikers was a winner.
Just before watching it, I was thinking about how every now and then,
theres a SP episode that redeems the show. The biker ep was one of them.
I didnt realise there were other people out there who thought the same
thing as I did about harley riding conformist mongoloids.
Other than that - I can't think of any particularly impressive episodes
this season.
Quite agreed re your thoughts on "The F Word". I watched it again and found
it much more enjoyable the second time, although "Dead Celebrities" was the
highlight for me. You didn't enjoy that one?
--
Lawrence
"Noooo! That's ignorant! I'm not dead. I just have a skin condition." -
Michael Jackson - 7 October 2009
It was okay, it felt to me like they were going over old ground, in a
way. Actually, since I last posted I realised I hadnt seen 'Butters
Bottom Bitch'... I watched it last night and I quite enjoyed it.
Then again, I just plain like Butters. I like what theyve gradually been
doing to his character... naive and sweet - yet with a dark underside...
Based on the last few episodes (aside from the last two eps I have not
yet seen) I realise now I was overly harsh in my last post.
The last few eps IMO are actually generally better over all than most
from the last season or two. I think why I've been so critical is that
they tend to repeat certain themes over and over (even if the stories
vary), and I'm just bored by them.
>The episode with the bikers was a winner.
...I was eating dinner at a local restaurant the night after "The
F-Word" aired, and there was a group of about 14-15 bikers sitting at
a large table, bitching about the episode, and generally wishing out
loud about how they'd love the chance to chain Trey and Matt behind
their Harleys and drag them around the block a few times. And then a
couple with a kid about 5-6 years old who were sitting in a booth near
them get up to leave, and on the way out the kid says the following:
"Mommy? Are those guys fags?"
The biker table was pretty quiet after that.
OM
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I think your memory is failing you, Je�us. Seasons 11 and 12 had some very
good episodes. Most of season 11 was pretty good, with the exception of
Lice Capades and perhaps D-Yikes. I think Major Boobage was the worst of
season 12, yet the rest, on reflection, was pretty good.
As for repeated themes, I've noticed that too on occasions. They've never
taken the same direction as their predecessors, as you've conceded, and I've
rarely been completely disappointed by a new South Park episode. Some are
crap, most are good, and some are still right up there. Not like the old
days though, when virtually each one was a classic in its own right.
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Lawrence
"It is the Jews! Covetous Jews, who have taken all our money and horded it
for themselves! Hidden all the cash in some secret Jew cave that they
built, probably back in the early 60's!" - Eric Cartman - 25 March 2009
If only... :)
Well, my memory isnt all that great sometimes... but I know what I think
of SP over all.
: Seasons 11 and 12 had some very
:good episodes. Most of season 11 was pretty good, with the exception of
:Lice Capades and perhaps D-Yikes. I think Major Boobage was the worst of
:season 12, yet the rest, on reflection, was pretty good.
I thought Major Boobage was one of their all time greatest episodes.
:As for repeated themes, I've noticed that too on occasions. They've never
:taken the same direction as their predecessors, as you've conceded, and I've
:rarely been completely disappointed by a new South Park episode. Some are
:crap, most are good, and some are still right up there. Not like the old
:days though, when virtually each one was a classic in its own right.
Basically I'd have to say I find most SP episodes fairly ordinary - I
can take them or leave them. But when they put out a good one - it's
really good. And that's what keeps me watching the show.