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Post by rawthentic on May 26, 2011 2:53:22 GMT -5
I didn't like the main plot line so much, mainly because I hate when people compare student athletes to slaves when the get a free college education. Agreed. The message is silly. The only reason needed to thwart this student athletes = slave arguement is the fact they get free what others pay tens of thousands of dollars for over the course of 4 years. I'm actually suprised to see Trey and Matt try to send that message but i don't know if i'm allowed to get to into it. Anyway, i did enjoy the episode and think it's probably the best of the season.
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Post by Professor Chaos on May 26, 2011 4:21:02 GMT -5
Best episode of the season by far!
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Post by FUNK_US/BRODUS on May 26, 2011 6:08:29 GMT -5
I didn't like the main plot line so much, mainly because I hate when people compare student athletes to slaves when the get a free college education. The Slash sub-plot was great, I hope Slash becomes somewhat of a reoccurring character. Its not so much that people feel they should be paid for playing, but that universities make money by selling season tickets that use these players images to promote and sell, not to mention replica jerseyswit star player numbers. And as mentioned in the episode, EA Sports buys the NCAA license for a lot of money, and in return, the players, while having very similar likenesses (at the star player level anyway) are all just given no name,and something like a different hometown, yet its obvious who theyre based on. And not all players receive full paid scholarships. This is an excerpt from an article a friend wrote about the issue of paying student athletes. "According to Jenny Dial’s article in the Houston Chronicle, even the sport with the highest rate of college scholarships being offered to high school athletes offered only a partial scholarships to a maximum of 1.6% of female athletes involved in golf in 2009. Those involved in the University Interscholastic League for football didn’t fair much better with 1.4% of players being offered college scholarships. For those involved with baseball, only 2,956 scholarships were given in 2009 out of a total of 478,029 participants. "
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on May 26, 2011 6:39:26 GMT -5
Loved this episode. Cartman was on as always, Kyle showed the right amount of personal conflict, the message didn't feel overbearing, and the sheer bizarreness of the Slash gag was very old school South Park.
Although I would have liked to see a little bit more crack baby basketball action (and yes, it's weird to actually type that).
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Post by FUNK_US/BRODUS on May 26, 2011 6:51:16 GMT -5
Going back on topic though, I loved the episode, funny stuff, and the Slash gag got me.
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Post by MCMGM on May 26, 2011 11:24:47 GMT -5
The Slash = Santa was the best thing thus far this season, was hilarious. Aside from Royal Pudding and the Tyler Perry thing in Funnybot, I've been rather disappointed so far. First time for me with South Park.
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Post by unc40 on May 26, 2011 13:19:45 GMT -5
I didn't like the main plot line so much, mainly because I hate when people compare student athletes to slaves when the get a free college education. Agreed. The message is silly. The only reason needed to thwart this student athletes = slave arguement is the fact they get free what others pay tens of thousands of dollars for over the course of 4 years. I'm actually suprised to see Trey and Matt try to send that message but i don't know if i'm allowed to get to into it. Anyway, i did enjoy the episode and think it's probably the best of the season. I agree that student athlete does not equal slave but the message was that the NCAA are hypocrites. The NCAA makes piles of money yet if a student athlete receives a couple of bucks from a coach to get a meal at Burger King the NCAA wants to suspend the kid. Look at what happened to the football player at Oklahoma State. He was interogated by the NCAA for possible infractions and the kid lied about it. The kid shouldn't have lied and should have been punished but they took his remaining elgibilty from him. The NCAA could care less about student athletes.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2011 14:05:07 GMT -5
That was one of the best episodes in year. Everything about that episode was pure f***ing gold. One of the more underrated parts you guys aren't talking about is Cartman dressed as a slave owner. Oh and the ending with the Vünter Slauche carol had me in stitches! Something South Park hasn't accomplished for me in a long long time.
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Post by forgottensinpwf on May 29, 2011 22:26:00 GMT -5
Next episode is a Butters episode ;D
NEW YORK, May 27, 2011 - It's time for Butters to learn the truth about himself in an all-new episode of "South Park" titled "City Sushi," premiering on Wednesday, June 1 at 10:00 p.m. on Comedy Central.
Butters is diagnosed with multiple personality disorder. The boys want to help Butters find out what's really happening to him but Butters may not like what they find.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on May 29, 2011 22:28:32 GMT -5
Oh....f***....yes!!!!
How long has it been since we've had a Butters-focused episode? Feels like forever...
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Post by forgottensinpwf on May 29, 2011 22:30:29 GMT -5
I'd want to say Scrotie McBoogerballs, but in the end that was more on the main kids.
The last one to be full Butters Centric was "Butters' Bottom Bitch"
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Post by YellowJacketY2J on May 29, 2011 22:44:04 GMT -5
This should be great!
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Post by mattperiolat on May 29, 2011 23:21:58 GMT -5
BUTTERS! (That's me!)
Coincidentally, Butters' Bottom Bitch is being repeated later this week.
Oh, and I just caught Stanley's Cup earlier this weekend. And the award for the most WTF episode goes to... Lord, that was a DARK episode. Right up there with the Britney Spears one.
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Post by triplethreatmark on May 30, 2011 1:01:05 GMT -5
Is it weird that based on the title of the episode, I'm marking out more for a Tuong-Lu Kim appearance than the fact that it's a Butters episode?
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Post by Yami Daimao on May 30, 2011 1:33:49 GMT -5
FINALLY! A Butters episode! *squee*
And he has a multiple personality disorder? You just KNOW one of them is going to completely curse out his parents. This is going to be awesome.
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Post by noleafclover1980 on May 30, 2011 2:06:29 GMT -5
FINALLY! A Butters episode! *squee* And he has a multiple personality disorder? You just KNOW one of them is going to completely curse out his parents. This is going to be awesome. I get the feeling it isn't going to be him actually having a disorder. I'm gonna assume it will be similar to how his parents are friggin' insane and he got sent away for being "bi-curious" etc.
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Post by YellowJacketY2J on May 30, 2011 2:38:58 GMT -5
Will Professor Chaos show himself?
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Post by andrew8798 on Jun 1, 2011 20:56:39 GMT -5
Bump for tonight's episode
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Post by Michael Coello on Jun 1, 2011 21:03:54 GMT -5
The return of City Wok!
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Post by Threadkiller [Classic] on Jun 1, 2011 21:04:28 GMT -5
Aw, Postman Butters.
Adorable.
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