Posted on 04/27/2006 1:30:07 PM PDT by Panerai
God must really want those kids dead. -- South Park
(S10E06) I'm like, totally cereal, guys.
If nothing else, last night's episode proved that South Park is still an equal opportunity offender. In this episode, Al Gore comes to South Park to warn everyone about Manbearpig (read: global warming), a creature who is half man, half bear, and half pig. Or possibly half man and half bearpig. No one really knows for sure because Gore is apparently the only one who believes he exists.
Al Gore is depicted as a crazed, friendless drifter who believes he's doing the right thing but only manages to hurt those he's trying to help. The gist of the show is that despite Gore's supposedly noble intentions, he's really just using issues to get people to pay attention to him. I was almost expecting the episode to culminate into a message about global warming, but of course, they already did that once. Instead, it was essentially about Gore's tactics, which is fair game for satire as much as anything else, but I felt like they belabored the point more than a little. The episode felt like one joke stretched out for a half hour.
On the other hand, the scenes with the boys trapped in the cave were a nice throwback to the show's earlier days when the episodes were written around the characters themselves. I always love when they explore the relationship between Cartman, who is willing to put himself through serious physical stress to satisfy his own insatiable greed (he eats what he thinks is actual pirate treasure in order to sneak it out of the cave) and Kyle, whose compassion and willingness to forgive causes him to try and save Cartman from drowning under the weight of all the treasure. Of course, Kyle doesn't know Cartman ate all that treasure, and Cartman doesn't tell him.
So yeah, probably not the best episode of the season in my opinion, but it wasn't without its moments.
Has anyone checked out the DUmp to see what they have to say about this episode?
Excelsior!!!
Yeah I mean I remember back then when they said that they were going to make a sitcom for whoever the new President would be.
I am just curious now how they would have treated Gore over Bush after seeing this episode. If it would have been anything like this episode, the tv show would have been a smash. but also if Gore were president now, I am sure he would have the show cancelled or silenced, like he said wants to do with Limbaugh and others.
Thanks for the ping.
Adam Finley obviously must be a Democrat. :)
"Instead, it was essentially about Gore's tactics, which is fair game for satire as much as anything else, but I felt like they belabored the point more than a little."
Absolutely hilarious episode. man, combined with the Chef episode, the Oprah and this... boy, it's been a great month.
"I'm serial..." (sounds like the guys do a bit of freeping).
Wow! Thanks! :)
Agree. Hope you did not miss their cartoon jihad lambasting Comedy Network for caving in to the no picture of Mohammad policy. I believe Saturday will be a repeat of the season's best.
Half man, half bear-pig. You can not have three halves, Cartman. (or half bear, half man-pig. Duh)
Oh Sure they'll make fun of Half man, half-bear-pig's but I won't respect South Park until they take on Al Gore.
No doubt. They didn't crap on him or anything!
I'd like to see them "do" Jimmy Carter.
Do you realize there is NO other tv show that has made fun of Al Gore? He is a pure lunatic, a con artist and a quack.
If I were in charge of tv, there would be tons of shows making fun of this fool.
Yet there is only one.
God bless South Park. Truly revolutionary tv in this day and age. Serial.
"Still, I thought they went easy on my most hated politician ever."
Can't stand him but he isn't even in my top ten. Bill, Pelosi, Hill, Kennedy, McCain, and Jesse Jackson all beat him pretty easily. He is scum though.
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