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Post by chazraps on Jan 29, 2013 22:33:44 GMT -5
...so, to get this back on track, I still think You're Getting Old sucked. Maybe it's me- I'm sure a lot of fans could identify with Stan's attitude there, but I was the opposite. I identify with Stan. Sadly, I enjoyed my childhood a little too much. You always look at things through rose tinted glasses, but I have to say...by around 1998 and especially when 9/11 happened, I almost felt like me and the world as it was becoming were going in two completely separate directions. Even now, 15 years later, it's almost as if I'm a spectator as opposed to being with the in crowd. It's not necessarily me trying to be a hipster, because I don't even fall under that category. It's as if Matt and Trey were writing part of my life. Now granted, it's not nearly as bad as Stan's was, nor do I drink away my sorrows, but the same principle applies. And, personally, I don't see eye-to-eye with Stan at all and still loved the episode for nailing the people in my life who saw things in such a way. The fact that the episode could appeal to both side of the "Stan perspective" shows how great that episode is, and how sharp the writing was.
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Post by mizerable on Jan 29, 2013 22:37:46 GMT -5
Yeah, Stan represents a lot of people I know, before I would say I identify with him. But at the same time, I remember when that sort of crap happened with me, when I guess I found identity and just started questioning just about everything put in front of me.
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Post by fw91 on Jan 29, 2013 22:41:58 GMT -5
so since wer're speaking of episodes, who else LOVED, "Osama Bin Laden Has Farty Pants" between towelie's towelie-ban line, Cartman/Bin Laden looney toon skits, and the Stevie Nicks goat, I think its the best episode they ever done
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Post by mizerable on Jan 29, 2013 22:47:33 GMT -5
I'd say Seasons 5-7 are probably some of my favorites.
Scott Tenorman Must Die Proper Condom Use Kenny Dies Simpsons Already Did It Free Hat The Death Camp of Tolerance Red Sleigh Down Krazy Kripples All About Mormons Butt-Out
I could only probably pull maybe 3 or 4 other episodes from other seasons that even compare to those. So SO much fun.
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Jan 29, 2013 23:12:44 GMT -5
I'd say Seasons 5-7 are probably some of my favorites. Scott Tenorman Must Die Proper Condom Use Kenny Dies Simpsons Already Did It Free Hat The Death Camp of Tolerance Red Sleigh Down Krazy Kripples All About Mormons Butt-Out I could only probably pull maybe 3 or 4 other episodes from other seasons that even compare to those. So SO much fun. I liked all of those episodes, but I do have to take points away from Death Camp of Tolerance due to my Whoopi Goldberg appreciation.
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Post by chazraps on Jan 29, 2013 23:22:07 GMT -5
so since wer're speaking of episodes, who else LOVED, "Osama Bin Laden Has Farty Pants" between towelie's towelie-ban line, Cartman/Bin Laden looney toon skits, and the Stevie Nicks goat, I think its the best episode they ever done Yeah, especially doing it mere weeks after 9/11. Few things will ever touch the feeling of watching that episode when it aired. My favorites are all over the place: Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo Not Without My Anus Stanley's Cup And I'm blanking on their names, but the Scientology episode, the Gayfish episode, A.W.E.S.O.M.-O.
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Jan 30, 2013 0:43:40 GMT -5
As far as my all-time favorites:
Cartman Joins NAMBLA Ginger Kids W.T.F The Passion of the Jew Free Willzyx Scott Tenorman Must Die The Imaginationland trilogy Casa Bonita The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers Pinkeye Good Times With Weapons AWESOM-O Stupid Spoiled Whore Video Playset
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Post by fw91 on Jan 30, 2013 0:56:04 GMT -5
As far as my all-time favorites: Cartman Joins NAMBLA still baffled that NAMBLA (NO, not the North American Marlon Brando Look Alikes) exsits. BTW after knowing what NAMBLA Maphesto was talking about how much funnier is the line when he tells Cartman, "You Look About Right"
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Post by mizerable on Jan 30, 2013 1:29:48 GMT -5
still baffled that NAMBLA (NO, not the North American Marlon Brando Look Alikes) exsits. It's even more f***ed up if you read about it's history and how it tried to latch themselves onto the LGBT rights movements of the 70's. They've remained an ugly secret for a long time, but they've been here a while.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2013 1:54:42 GMT -5
so since wer're speaking of episodes, who else LOVED, "Osama Bin Laden Has Farty Pants" between towelie's towelie-ban line, Cartman/Bin Laden looney toon skits, and the Stevie Nicks goat, I think its the best episode they ever done Yeah, especially doing it mere weeks after 9/11. Few things will ever touch the feeling of watching that episode when it aired. My favorites are all over the place: Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo Not Without My Anus Stanley's Cup And I'm blanking on their names, but the Scientology episode, the Gayfish episode, A.W.E.S.O.M.-O. I remember being just absolutely blown away by the 9/11 episode. The first episode where I truly realized that they could pump out an episode about what happened the very next day if they wanted to. Crazy. And to answer...Trapped in the Closet, Fishsticks, and the last one you got right are the episode titles you were blanking on.
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Post by Toxik916 on Jan 30, 2013 2:05:01 GMT -5
South Park has been a huge part of my life since I was 9 years old, I'm now 25. My sense of humor and appreciation of great writing can be attributed to my South Park fandom. I've seen every episode of SP and I honestly can't imagine a time when there won't be new episodes of South Park being released. Man I feel old.
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Post by mizerable on Jan 30, 2013 2:17:58 GMT -5
I'm 50/50.
The first half of Season 11 is where I really started to worry if they were running low on material. They recovered, but then the second half of Season 12 absolutely sucked beyond belief, except for China Probrem. Nowadays, it seems like there's good episodes and bad episodes from week to week. When they're good...they're hilarious. When they're "bad", they're just mediocre. And by mediocre, I mean...it feels like it's going through the motions...hell, I feel almost every Butters episode feels like this. However, I can only count maybe 5 episodes that I would never want to watch again, all of which happen in Season 10 or later. That's pretty impressive.
And at the same time, they've done some really good episodes at a time when I expected them not to be able to. I Should Have Never Gone Ziplining and Insecurity are some of the funniest episodes I have seen in a very long time, and You're Getting Older/Ass Burgers was probably one of the prouder moments for being a South Park fan, for me.
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Post by chazraps on Jan 30, 2013 2:40:15 GMT -5
I'm 50/50. The first half of Season 11 is where I really started to worry if they were running low on material. They recovered, but then the second half of Season 12 absolutely sucked beyond belief, except for China Probrem. Nowadays, it seems like there's good episodes and bad episodes from week to week. When they're good...they're hilarious. When they're "bad", they're just mediocre. And by mediocre, I mean...it feels like it's going through the motions...hell, I feel almost every Butters episode feels like this. However, I can only count maybe 5 episodes that I would never want to watch again, all of which happen in Season 10 or later. That's pretty impressive. And at the same time, they've done some really good episodes at a time when I expected them not to be able to. I Should Have Never Gone Ziplining and Insecurity are some of the funniest episodes I have seen in a very long time, and You're Getting Older/Ass Burgers was probably one of the prouder moments for being a South Park fan, for me. I agree with Season 12 being far and away the weakest, but I think the first half of 13 was a pretty tremendous bounce back. I think both "You're Getting Old" and "Cash For Gold" are my proudest fan moments in recent memory. The way they flushed out the dynamic between Stan and his Grandfather was touching, and the bit about his Grandfather not being able to remember what his dog looked like was among the realest most heart-wrenchingly accurate portrayals of altzseimers I've seen portrayed in any media. Plus, it's probably the most ruthless they've gone after a subject truly worthy of their venom in some time.
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