South Park Split Discussion

Arp2 · Post by **Arp2** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 2:45 am

David Paleg wrote:The Hillary Nutcracker

Oh, sure, that's hysterically funny...

.......right up until the snuke falls out!

Zak Tyler · Post by **Zak Tyler** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:56 am

Arp2 wrote: .......right up until the snuke falls out!

trouser snake????

Arp2 · Post by **Arp2** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 10:44 am

It's a South Park reference.....

Zak Tyler · Post by **Zak Tyler** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 12:02 pm

Arp2 wrote:It's a South Park reference.....

hmmm, must not have seen that episode.

jag · Post by **jag** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 2:32 pm

As I don't watch South Park (usually at the opera on those nights), what does "snuke" mean?

Arp2 · Post by **Arp2** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 2:54 pm

"Snizz nuke"

Terrorists were wanting to smuggle a nuclear bomb into the US and needed something that's not been used in forever and had a zero chance of being seen. The terrorists chose Hillary's vagina.

Throughout the episode, characters used the words "snatch," "snizz," and "snit" over and over and eventually began calling the "snatch nuclear weapon" a "snuke."

Eventually, some poor soul had to go in after it.......I don't remember what happened after that.

AmpedNow · Post by **AmpedNow** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:18 pm

Arp2 wrote:"Snizz nuke"

Terrorists were wanting to smuggle a nuclear bomb into the US and needed something that's not been used in forever and had a zero chance of being seen. The terrorists chose Hillary's vagina.

Throughout the episode, characters used the words "snatch," "snizz," and "snit" over and over and eventually began calling the "snatch nuclear weapon" a "snuke."

Eventually, some poor soul had to go in after it.......I don't remember what happened after that.

Best cartoon ever.

Dave Allen · Post by **Dave Allen** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:43 pm

Least funny show.....ever.

SPIKE NESMITH! · Post by **SPIKE NESMITH!** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 9:17 am

The first season was hysterical. The rest... well... that's individual opinion I guess.

AARON SCOTT · Post by **AARON SCOTT** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 10:35 am

Pretty good ratings and sales of merch. for least funny show ever

The-Hammer · Post by **The-Hammer** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 11:51 am

Most episodes are funny the first time you see them. After that, they're not funny anymore.

Arp2 · Post by **Arp2** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 12:01 pm

The-Hammer wrote:Most episodes are funny the first time you see them. After that, they're not funny anymore.

What doesn't that describe??

A major component of all "funny" is surprise!

Big Media · Post by **Big Media** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 12:36 pm

Arp2 wrote:
The-Hammer wrote:Most episodes are funny the first time you see them. After that, they're not funny anymore.
What doesn't that describe??

Office Space
National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
Spies Like Us
Better Off Dead

etc.

Those are funny every damn time. Every. Damn. Time.

But I get your point, Arp.

SPIKE NESMITH! · Post by **SPIKE NESMITH!** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 12:43 pm

I don't care how many times I see these fellers with Andre Previn, and it must be into the hundreds by now, I'm in tears laughing - literally - every time I watch it.

Zak Tyler · Post by **Zak Tyler** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 3:01 pm

.................................................................................................................................................................................................RUBBISH!!!!!!!!

aaaahhhhhahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The-Hammer · Post by **The-Hammer** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 3:24 pm

Arp2 wrote:
The-Hammer wrote:Most episodes are funny the first time you see them. After that, they're not funny anymore.
What doesn't that describe??

A major component of all "funny" is surprise!

Most shows only get slightly less funny. Seinfeld, Scrubs and many other comedies can be watched numerous times before they start reaching the point of "ugh... I don't want to watch this episode again".

South Park gets to "oh god, I'd rather watch an infomercial than see this episode again" after only one viewing.

Arp2 · Post by **Arp2** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 6:37 pm

Interesting.......

What you all are saying is that more nuanced and more sophisticated comedy works better than "shock" when it comes to lifespan and establishing a positive, enduring relationship.

Sooooo........

Is that what's on your radio? If not, why not?

The-Hammer wrote:South Park gets to "oh god, I'd rather watch an infomercial than see this episode again" after only one viewing.

I happen to like infomercials!

Those Beachbody people really, really, really know what they're doing.....

AmpedNow · Post by **AmpedNow** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:28 pm

SP is genius in the sense that they make fun of absolutely everything and everybody in the most over-the-top ways imaginable. Nothing is sacred.

And I don't like anything to be sacred, or anybody to be taken too seriously. Otherwise, they're asking for it.

Even the really old "Weight Gain 4000" and the anal probe episodes still make me laugh.

Sorry about that...

One problem I think that SP has, though, is that many of the episodes are responses to current events. So in that sense, the series is dating itself. It will be interesting to see how it will be perceived in 20 years, after all of the events fade from memory.

It will probably be the same as some of the comedy that our parents and grandparents found amusing that left us scratching our heads...

SPIKE NESMITH! · Post by **SPIKE NESMITH!** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:30 pm

Zak Tyler wrote:.................................................................................................................................................................................................RUBBISH!!!!!!!!

aaaahhhhhahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Grieg! By... with him and him!

The-Hammer · Post by **The-Hammer** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 11:08 pm

Arp2 wrote:Interesting.......

What you all are saying is that more nuanced and more sophisticated comedy works better than "shock" when it comes to lifespan and establishing a positive, enduring relationship.

Sooooo........

Is that what's on your radio? If not, why not?

Apples and Oranges, we were talking about television.

Shock humor is most popular on radio because 1) It's new everyday, 2) Most of shock radio's audience is driving.

1) If there were only 24 new episodes of Howard Stern each year, his audience wouldn't be a tenth of what it is now. Even if we scale up to account for the fact that shock radio shows are on five days a week rather than just one (as with South Park), then there would still only be 120 new shows a year. If every other morning was an exactly-as-aired repeat of a previous episode, few would listen.

2) Driving requires a great deal of one's brain. Since most of shock radio's audience is driving, they only have so much of their brain to devote to the radio. The jokes have to be simpler so the audience can laugh without also driving into a utility pole.