Jay Paul Posted September 26, 2013 Posted September 26, 2013 http://www.southparkstudios.com/full-episodes/s17e01-let-go-let-gov Here's a link to a new episode of South Park I found to be funny. I just thought I'd share it here seeing as the subject matter of this episode is somewhat relevant to some of the things that are discussed here at FDR, and that maybe some of you will also find some humor in it. I hope y'all enjoy. P.S. This should go without needing mention, but for those of you who don't know, this episode, as well the entire series of South Park as a whole, is nsfw, so watch it at your own personal discretion.
MysterionMuffles Posted September 26, 2013 Posted September 26, 2013 OMG I was going to make a post about this too lol. What does nsfw mean? Anyways I REALLY loved how they highlighted correlation between State and Religion. When Cartman tells the whole school that the government may be watching what they're doing, it leaves Butters feeling paranoid as if a supreme being akin to God is judging his every move. So he starts PRAYING to the government as such and even visitting the DMV as if its a church confession booth. My mind was just blown. This is a really strong start for this season, I hope the writing is this good for the rest of it. I also liked the social commentary on how social media is like an automatic thought police similar to 1984, except it's our voluntary choice to expose most of our thoughts on the world wide web. GREAT episode, worth watching even if you're not a South Park fan. If you honestly think South park is just a bunch of lame fart and dick jokes, you are dead wrong. It gets cerebral when it wants to.
Wesley Posted September 26, 2013 Posted September 26, 2013 What does nsfw mean? Not safe for work. Usually in reference to nudity, but could also be foul language or violence or other such things
MysterionMuffles Posted October 3, 2013 Posted October 3, 2013 Ah I see. The Murder Porn episode from last night was great as well! Seriously, if they keep this up with the social commentary and bold writing, this might be the best season. I don't know if they improved from the previous seasons or it's just philosophy in mind while watching, but I am really digging South Park right now. For those who haven't seen it, the adults in South Park are addicted to watching crime dramas that usually involve marital murder, and the children worry about their parents being influenced to kill each other. So in turn, they try to control what their parents get to watch on TV. The kids in a way become the parents in that respect, and I just think it was a very interesting dynamic to observe. It's definitely worth the watch and I wonder if Stef has ever watched a really good South Park episode that closely resembles anarchy principles and all the other philosophical principles we learn about here. For those who HAVE seen the episode: I particularly enjoyed how Minecraft was included in the episode. Not just a way to put parental locks on the programs, prompting them to answer questions about Minecraft, but the very idea of adults taking interest in their children's hobbies was great. Even more so how the episode ended with Randy and Sharon killing each other in a safe virtual environment to unload their marital frustrations all the while maintaining the love in their relationship. To me that speaks volumes about how video games can be a safe place to release the urges of the id. Much like in the GTA V topic here in the forums, I am highly in support of the idea of video games not being detremental to people's mental health and actually improving it if played moderately, and not taken too seriously.
Tyler H Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 Seriously, if they keep this up with the social commentary and bold writing, this might be the best season. I don't know if they improved from the previous seasons or it's just philosophy in mind while watching, but I am really digging South Park right now. Message from the future - I think it certainly was one of their best seasons so far. I was very relieved since the past few have been *meh* at best with only one or two episodes that were up to their average standards and I was about to give up.
dsayers Posted March 29, 2014 Posted March 29, 2014 Maybe it's time for me to get back into it then. I do know that for a long time, they've had episodes with messages, most of which were uncharacteristically sharp and accurate for media/entertainment. Back when Penn & Teller's Bullshit! was running, it was pretty incredible how much their content and South Park's were parallel in terms of conclusions. Of course I'd describe P&T as minarchists, so upon a rewatch, I disagree with them more than before. Still, better than the usual crap.
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