this post was submitted on 24 Jul 2025
610 points (98.6% liked)

Television

1176 readers
594 users here now

Welcome to Television

This community is for discussion of anything related to television or streaming.

Other Communities

Television Communities

A community for discussion of anything related to Television via broadcast or streaming.

Rules:

  1. Be respectful and courteous to all members.
  2. Avoid offensive or discriminatory remarks.
  3. Avoid spamming or promoting unrelated products/services.
  4. Avoid personal attacks or engaging in heated arguments.
  5. Do not engage in any form of illegal activity or promote illegal content.
  6. Please mask any and all spoilers with spoiler tags.

Matrix Link

founded 2 months ago
MODERATORS
top 50 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 30 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They’re doing an 8 billion merger and 1.5 of it goes to Matt and Trey, god damn those two are swimming in cash

[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 13 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Kind of crazy because South Park wasn't super relevant for years. Yeah, South Park still gets views and attention. But after all this, South Park is back in the forefront.

If trump hadn’t made such a stink, I wouldn’t have heard about the episode probably

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 1 day ago

they took several hiatuses i believe. the last time i saw it was when they paraodied putin right after the invasion of ukraine.

[–] arsCynic@beehaw.org 40 points 2 days ago (4 children)

God I love Matt Stone and Trey Parker. Been watching South Park since I was a kid and they haven't stopped delivering.
Their Trump mockery went stratospheric at the end which caused me to jump around the living room in sheer exhilaration.
South Park - s27e01 - Trump Epstein

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If he could reach a glory hole, it'd probably have a mirror so he could stare at the only thing he thinks he loves.

[–] arsCynic@beehaw.org 3 points 1 day ago

If he could reach a glory hole, it’d probably have a mirror so he could stare at the only thing he thinks he loves.

load more comments (3 replies)
[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 69 points 3 days ago (29 children)

After their season long "both sides" trump/clinton fuckery in 2016, best I can do is a slow clap.

[–] A7thStone@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They had the chance to show how ridiculous trump was back then; when it might have made a difference with their "libertarian" fanbase. Instead they softballed any criticism of him. They showed who they really are, fuck em.

[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 25 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They had the chance to show how ridiculous trump was back then

????

Trump has always been obviously ridiculous. You guys need to get over this idea that the people voting for him are going to have some magical come-to-Jesus moment and join the rest of us in reality after watching an episode of South Park or reading a non-"sanewashed" news article.

[–] A7thStone@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (5 children)

I don't expect anyone to have a come to Jesus moment. I did expect comedians who claim to hate both sides to actually act like it, rather than treat ASN obvious idiot with kid gloves when it actually mattered. Matt and Trey showed they are just Republicans who are to embarrassed to admit it with their entire 2016 election season.

load more comments (5 replies)
load more comments (28 replies)
[–] d00phy@lemmy.world 80 points 3 days ago (25 children)

Wow, people still watch South Park!? I’m sure they’re still killing it. Just kind of fell off the radar for me.

[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Im Canadian so once they joined paramount they kinda just vanished here. To be fair they lost my interest with the whole tegridy farms thing that never ended. But them moving to paramount erased South Park off every streaming and tv channel in Canada so you stopped seeing ads, and I sure as hell am not getting paramount plus, that’s enough streaming services

load more comments (2 replies)
[–] ALoafOfBread@lemmy.ml 68 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (5 children)

Not really killing it imo. Most episodes are extremely "both sides"-y which makes them have this milquetoast approach to issues and an unclear perspective. The jokes are often kind of cringe, imo, and the whole thing feels very bland. So its like a political/social satire comedy show that is designed by committee to make mild japes at both sides but not make them too uncomfortable.

It used to be an edgy comedy show (sometimes too edgy for mainstream audiences both then and now) that would lambast social and political figures, but it wasn't just a satire show - it had a separate identity from that. And it was funny, usually. It pushed a lot of boundaries - the media was always talking about South Park as though it was this super scary show that will turn your kids into hooligans and destroy the moral fiber of the country and should be banned.

So maybe it's partly that you can't easily be a super rebellious standout show pushing the envelope every week for 27 years, that they wanted to appeal to mainstream audiences and adopted this bland centrist viewpoint, and that the media landscape is full of edgy-ish comedy shows these days and so it's harder to stand out.

I am by no means a huge SP fan though and have not watched but like 3 seasons since the old days. So if this take is off and the show has gotten more interesting I'd like to know

[–] 1SimpleTailor@startrek.website 51 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (9 children)

South Park has always been Right Wing. Trey and Matt are self proclaimed "Libertarians". There's a significant overlap in the Venn Diagram of Joe Rogan bros and South Park fans. "They make fun of both sides bro" and yet some of their most enduring cultural contributions are downplaying climate change and dehumanizing trans people.

They may clutch their pearls about MAGA now, but their promotion of political apathy among Gen X and Millennial men is part of why we have MAGA.

load more comments (9 replies)
[–] LePoisson@lemmy.world 39 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Watch the most recent episode. I, like you, don't really watch South Park anymore but holy shit was it funny.

The Trump stuff killed it. The callback to Saddam, the absurdity of everything going on, the show really hit the nail on the head of how it feels in America right now.

load more comments (3 replies)
[–] stoly@lemmy.world 39 points 3 days ago

Don't forget that Al Gore made them sad and they created Manbearpig as a response. It was some decades later that they admitted that they were wrong on the topic of climate change and regretted what they did.

load more comments (2 replies)
[–] d00phy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

So, just watched the episode, and it’s about what I remember. Not bad. Kind of hope they make the whole season this. Someone needs to.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 30 points 3 days ago (3 children)

They don't do regular seasons anymore, and haven't for several years. Instead, they will do some special episodes each year on a specific topic. These are more like miniseries than regular episodes and I have enjoyed them.

load more comments (3 replies)
load more comments (21 replies)
[–] zeroday@lemmy.blahaj.zone 32 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I wish that they actually eviscerated him.

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 25 points 3 days ago

They removed his organs!?

load more comments
view more: next ›