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Originally posted by TFS_Jackie:

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Originally posted by MKCC14:
South Park are not trying to be offensive but like in every episode Jews always come up.

When jokes are made about Jews they are usually coming from Cartman, who it is well established is very anti-social. The Jewish character, Kyle, is clearly portrayed as the most intelligent of the four main characters.



The jokes are more intended to make Cartman (the protestant white one) look bad, not insult Jews.

Thanks for explaining, I should have seen it that way since Cartman was the only person insulting Jews.

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Originally posted by MKCC14:
Thanks for explaining, I should have seen it that way since Cartman was the only person insulting Jews.

You're very welcome hun. As a Digital Media Production major I can go on about this kind of thing for hours. But I very much believe that South Park is an intelligent show if you really watch it and see it for what it is.

If you guys would like to see the "Cartoon Wars" episodes I mentioned before...feel free to head over to the official South Park Studios website. They have put their entire series up for stream. I'd love for you guys to watch Cartoon Wars Part One and Cartoon Wars Part Two then come back and discuss them and maybe also talk about censorship.

http://www.southparkstudios.com/episodes/

When you click the link, scroll down a little to find the list of all 12 seasons. The Cartoon Wars (remember there are two of them) episodes can be found in season 10... episodes numbers three and four.

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Originally posted by TFS_Jackie:

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Originally posted by LaurenIsSoMosh:
Apparently making cheap, racist, and sexual comments makes stuff funny.

A lot of time you have to really look at what shows...with intelligent writers...are trying to say. Look past the controversy to see what's really going on.

I do understand that, but the average viewer isn't a philosopher, probably instead is just going to laugh at the joke for the shallow surface, and when he calls someone a Jew at school, well... you know.

I think that some people think that a tv show has intelligent writers and think that they are really saying something they are not when really they are a bunch of idiots

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Originally posted by LaurenIsSoMosh:

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Originally posted by TFS_Jackie:

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Originally posted by LaurenIsSoMosh:
Apparently making cheap, racist, and sexual comments makes stuff funny.

A lot of time you have to really look at what shows...with intelligent writers...are trying to say. Look past the controversy to see what's really going on.

I do understand that, but the average viewer isn't a philosopher, probably instead is just going to laugh at the joke for the shallow surface, and when he calls someone a Jew at school, well... you know.

That's very true. But that's why the show is rated M and shown later in the evening. Kids school age aren't supposed to be watching South Park. If parents let their kids watch it, hopefully they are explaining some of the more controversial issues.

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Originally posted by tmgbhot:
I think that some people think that a tv show has intelligent writers and think that they are really saying something they are not when really they are a bunch of idiots

Its funny you say this, I was having a conversation with someone recently. They were saying that the all girl band Girls Aloud were all a bunch of talentless idiots and I had to disagree. You see whilst I personally cannot stand their music they are earning a salary per year I am unlikely to earn in my lifetime so while I may not like them they are certainly not talentless idiots.... anyone able to earn the money they are, doing what they are is anything but IMO

Anyway back to topic shall we....

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Originally posted by ms-kleaneasy:

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Originally posted by tmgbhot:
I think that some people think that a tv show has intelligent writers and think that they are really saying something they are not when really they are a bunch of idiots

Its funny you say this, I was having a conversation with someone recently. They were saying that the all girl band Girls Aloud were all a bunch of talentless idiots and I had to disagree. You see whilst I personally cannot stand their music they are earning a salary per year I am unlikely to earn in my lifetime so while I may not like them they are certainly not talentless idiots.... anyone able to earn the money they are, doing what they are is anything but IMO

OMG You should see what the South Park people earn. I have one of the editors for the show on my myspace and he's always posting various things he's edited of his children. And it's like...whoa. Check out this guys home office.

Whenever I've checked out The Simpsons, I've found it to be pretty much humorless. Family Guy while random, can be funny. In my opinion, South Park is definitely the best of the three, it is both funny and intelligent.

The Simpsons was funny in its prime now its just keeps going on and on it still has its moments though very few.......now Family Guy never fails to make me laugh though stupid most of the time it does have its moments when you do have to be intelligent to get a joke or to get what they mean though very few times have they had a joke like that now South Park its funny sometimes intelligent or not its just disgusting I mean like that episode when Cartman discovers he can eat from his ass and **** through his mouth or the episode with the kids are "cheesing" or any episode with Mr. Hanky or Mr. Slave I mean its just wrong and that show should be banned....


:edit:1: have fun reading that

I very rarely find South Park to be gross, however I've found some of the stuff on Family Guy with Quagmire and the old pervert dude to be absolutely disgusting. Mr. Hankey the Christmas poo isn't gross, he's Christmasy.

dude, they **** from their mouths on South Park, thats just stupid and gross and the episode with Mr. Garrison is forcing the hamster up Mr. Slaves ass in the classroom or the episode where Mr. Garrison wants to be molested by his father

You know for someone who claims he doesn't like South Park you seem to know what happens in a lot of the episodes. You seem to like it a lot more than you say.

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Originally posted by TFS_Jackie:
You know for someone who claims he doesn't like South Park you seem to know what happens in a lot of the episodes. You seem to like it a lot more than you say.

I only watch it when The Simpsons, and Family Guy aren't on unless a channel has its test pattern on

IMO all the shows suck and are quite crude and insulting all the time...

If you want good humor watch Navy NCIS(NCIS) not sure how its supposed to be called but to me that is funny and cool...you get to experience action with a life filled humourous twist. and the ppl on there are always using PCs which is something I enjoy.

I see NCIS all the time and never watch it because it never interests me seems pretty boring

The Office 4 life. Everybody should watch it more often because it's funny as hell.

Clone High, probably the funniest show I've ever seen. Only ran for 1 season though. Everyone should go check it out.

And of course, Monty Python. Everyone knows about Monty Python.

I don't know about Monty Python!

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Originally posted by LaurenIsSoMosh:
I don't know about Monty Python!

"Monty Python and the Holy Grail" Go rent it. Ni!

I do watch The Office, it had been a great show, but the past few episodes haven't been as good, IMO.


Monty Python's Flying Circus was incredible though, I like it better than The Holy Grail.