cinepro Posted September 28, 2016 Posted September 28, 2016 To promote the 20th season of South Park, they created mobile billboards that parked in front of places they've "been" over the years (The White House, Church of Scientology, Casa Bonita etc.). Here's the one commemorating their Mormon episode: 2
thesometimesaint Posted September 28, 2016 Posted September 28, 2016 I give South Park all the attention it deserves. 3
Buckeye Posted September 29, 2016 Posted September 29, 2016 Just this week I shared with a co-worker friend the southpark clip where people end up in hell and are told "mormon" was the right answer to get into heaven. He loved it. We've got deal worked out where he will read the BOM if I can get Utah to vote for Hillary. I was hopeful for awhile, but not much any more. Now I'm trying to renegotiate the deal so that if Hillary wins 30% of the vote he will read Mosiah. 4
Bernard Gui Posted September 29, 2016 Posted September 29, 2016 South Park. Who cares about third rate comedians?
SteveO Posted September 29, 2016 Posted September 29, 2016 17 minutes ago, Bernard Gui said: South Park. Who cares about third rate comedians? 100 years from now, Trey Parker and Matt Stone will be revered in much the same way Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" was/is for its insightful social commentary. Hardly third rate--they're absolutely brilliant. 2
cdowis Posted September 30, 2016 Posted September 30, 2016 (edited) 34 minutes ago, SteveO said: 100 years from now, Trey Parker and Matt Stone will be revered in much the same way Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" was/is for its insightful social commentary. Hardly third rate--they're absolutely brilliant. They certainly represent the state of our current culture. They have brilliantly brought the mockery of religion to a fine art and made alot of money doing it. Edited September 30, 2016 by cdowis
SteveO Posted September 30, 2016 Posted September 30, 2016 31 minutes ago, cdowis said: They certainly represent the state of our current culture. They have brilliantly brought the mockery of religion to a fine art and made alot of money doing it. They mock everything, and every sacred cow out there. Chaucer, Ovid, Boccaccio and other classics mocked religion relentlessly and mixed in enough crude sexual innuendos to make South Park look like child's play.
Bernard Gui Posted September 30, 2016 Posted September 30, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, SteveO said: 100 years from now, Trey Parker and Matt Stone will be revered in much the same way Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" was/is for its insightful social commentary. Hardly third rate--they're absolutely brilliant. I knew Geoffery Chaucer. Geoffrey Chaucer was a friend of mine, and you, Parker and Stone, are no Chaucer. 100 years for now they will deservedly only be footnotes in books on American pop culture. Edited September 30, 2016 by Bernard Gui 2
Bernard Gui Posted September 30, 2016 Posted September 30, 2016 55 minutes ago, SteveO said: They mock everything, and every sacred cow out there. Chaucer, Ovid, Boccaccio and other classics mocked religion relentlessly and mixed in enough crude sexual innuendos to make South Park look like child's play. Ovid and Boccaccio were friends of mine............. 1
SteveO Posted September 30, 2016 Posted September 30, 2016 34 minutes ago, Bernard Gui said: Ovid and Boccaccio were friends of mine............. If you can't see similarities or parallels, you weren't that close...
Bernard Gui Posted September 30, 2016 Posted September 30, 2016 3 hours ago, SteveO said: If you can't see similarities or parallels, you weren't that close... I'm as old as the hills. We memorized the 700-year-old Prologue to Canterbury Tales and 2 tales in Middle-English in HS Senior English. In 100 years, what Parker/Stone work will be treated that way? Compare their idiotic and puerile "Joseph Smith American Prophet" or any other of their work [WARNING: EXTREMELY OFFENSIVE LYRICS] with anything by Chaucer, Ovid, or Bocaccio. The only similarities is they all use letters and words. It's how they are used that determines genius. Sophomoric profaners are a dime a dozen.
why me Posted September 30, 2016 Posted September 30, 2016 6 hours ago, cdowis said: They certainly represent the state of our current culture. They have brilliantly brought the mockery of religion to a fine art and made alot of money doing it. However, I think that they have ignored Islam.
Ham Clam Posted September 30, 2016 Posted September 30, 2016 (edited) 13 hours ago, cdowis said: They certainly represent the state of our current culture. They have brilliantly brought the mockery of religion to a fine art and made alot of money doing it. [video deleted] Edited September 30, 2016 by Ham Clam
cdowis Posted September 30, 2016 Posted September 30, 2016 This video == I was only able to watch 48 seconds. It is really really REALLY sick. It is not irreverent, it goes beyond mocking == it is blasphemy. SteveO, And you associating them with Chaucher? Goodbye, and I wish you all the best.
Ham Clam Posted September 30, 2016 Posted September 30, 2016 1 hour ago, cdowis said: This video == I was only able to watch 48 seconds. It is really really REALLY sick. It is not irreverent, it goes beyond mocking == it is blasphemy. SteveO, And you associating them with Chaucher? Goodbye, and I wish you all the best. I really like Wise Crack's philosophy in media series, but now it seems really obviously now that if someone really dislikes watching parts of the show that the video was the wrong way to go.
The Nehor Posted September 30, 2016 Posted September 30, 2016 That show is still around? I guess that is why they have to do this? Advertise that they are still here? 1
SteveO Posted September 30, 2016 Posted September 30, 2016 (edited) Screwed up post Edited September 30, 2016 by SteveO
Kenngo1969 Posted September 30, 2016 Posted September 30, 2016 16 hours ago, SteveO said: 100 years from now, Trey Parker and Matt Stone will be revered in much the same way Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" was/is for its insightful social commentary. Hardly third rate--they're absolutely brilliant. 15 hours ago, SteveO said: They mock everything, and every sacred cow out there. Chaucer, Ovid, Boccaccio and other classics mocked religion relentlessly and mixed in enough crude sexual innuendos to make South Park look like child's play. 14 hours ago, Bernard Gui said: I knew Geoffery Chaucer. Geoffrey Chaucer was a friend of mine, and you, Parker and Stone, are no Chaucer. 100 years for now they will deservedly only be footnotes in books on American pop culture. 14 hours ago, Bernard Gui said: Ovid and Boccaccio were friends of mine............. 10 hours ago, Bernard Gui said: I'm as old as the hills. We memorized the 700-year-old Prologue to Canterbury Tales and 2 tales in Middle-English in HS Senior English. In 100 years, what Parker/Stone work will be treated that way? Compare their idiotic and puerile "Joseph Smith American Prophet" or any other of their work [WARNING: EXTREMELY OFFENSIVE LYRICS] with anything by Chaucer, Ovid, or Bocaccio. The only similarities is they all use letters and words. It's how they are used that determines genius. Sophomoric profaners are a dime a dozen. https://greatgourdini.wordpress.com/2016/09/30/parker-and-stone-navel-gazing/
SteveO Posted September 30, 2016 Posted September 30, 2016 (edited) Alright, I give up, it won't let me post more than a few lines I'll just say this, you guys aren't remembering Chaucer and the like well, they used crude, sexually explicit humor in their satire. Just because its in metered verse or iambic pentameter, doesn't mean its not there. Effective satire always does. Edited September 30, 2016 by SteveO
cdowis Posted September 30, 2016 Posted September 30, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, SteveO said: I'll just say this, you guys aren't remembering Chaucer and the like well, they used crude, sexually explicit humor in their satire. Just because its in metered verse or iambic pentameter, doesn't mean its not there. Effective satire always does. Somehow you don't see the difference between crude, sexual humor with blasphemy and "clever" mockery of God and the Atonement of Jesus Christ. It's all the same thing to you. Do you realize that you are becoming the poster boy for where this world has come. Edited September 30, 2016 by cdowis
SteveO Posted September 30, 2016 Posted September 30, 2016 37 minutes ago, cdowis said: Somehow you don't see the difference between crude, sexual humor with blasphemy and "clever" mockery of God and the Atonement of Jesus Christ. It's all the same thing to you. Do you realize that you are becoming the poster boy for where this world has come. The "poster boy" huh? Good grief. Lighten up and turn off the Glenn Beck. Monty Python was having musicals from the cross long before Trey and Matt. Every generation has comedy that takes aim at religion, and makes a mockery of it. You don't have to like it, (and I usually don't when South Park goes that direction), but it's nothing new. Pop culture of the 70's probably promoted Satanism and the occult more than any other decade--and yet we're still here. Why you think South Park is a sign of the end times and a indicator of this generation's "unparalleled wickedness" is beyond me, and just silly hand wringing.
The Nehor Posted September 30, 2016 Posted September 30, 2016 3 hours ago, SteveO said: Alright, I give up, it won't let me post more than a few lines I'll just say this, you guys aren't remembering Chaucer and the like well, they used crude, sexually explicit humor in their satire. Just because its in metered verse or iambic pentameter, doesn't mean its not there. Effective satire always does. Agreed, but South Park does not do it as well. In my ever so humble opinion they are not even in the same league. In 100 years South Park will just be plain weird. If any cartoon will be remembered as a classic for this age it will be the Simpsons. South Park will be seen as childish obscenity for the sake of obscenity and shows like Family Guy's ironic racism will be seen as just racism. 1
Bernard Gui Posted October 1, 2016 Posted October 1, 2016 13 hours ago, Kenngo1969 said: Yep! https://greatgourdini.wordpress.com/2016/09/30/parker-and-stone-navel-gazing/ Yep! 1
Bernard Gui Posted October 1, 2016 Posted October 1, 2016 (edited) 13 hours ago, SteveO said: Alright, I give up, it won't let me post more than a few lines I'll just say this, you guys aren't remembering Chaucer and the like well, they used crude, sexually explicit humor in their satire. Just because its in metered verse or iambic pentameter, doesn't mean its not there. Effective satire always does. Just because it's raunchy and sophomoric and abysmal puerile writing doesn't make it effective satire, memorable, or worth the trouble to watch. Or memorize. Or anything. You can't make soufflé out of skunk cabbage. The Book of Mormon musical is putrid offal. Edited October 1, 2016 by Bernard Gui
cinepro Posted October 2, 2016 Author Posted October 2, 2016 On 9/30/2016 at 8:48 AM, The Nehor said: That show is still around? I guess that is why they have to do this? Advertise that they are still here? The last season and the current one have been absolutely hilarious. They've introduced a new character ("PC Principal") and hit absolute home runs in their skewering of the current PC Culture, Yelp, city redevelopment into mixed use, as well as people who shop at Whole Foods, media fawning over Caitlyn Jenner, and social media addiction
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