Quickdog Weights in on South Park

Posted by J.C. on April 12, 2006 under TV | 2 Comments to Read

There has been a lot said on this website about the many controversies surrounding South Park: Isaac Hayes leaving because Matt and Trey ripped on Scientology, Comedy Central pulling the rerun of said episode, Matt and Trey ripping on Family Guy and Comedy Central, etc, etc, etc… I know the big question on everyone’s mind is … What does Quick Timmy think of all this??? Well, it’s time I weighed in.

First of all, if any of you are asking yourselves, “Who is this unknown jewel and why have I not seen him before? Where have I been to miss such intuitive insights? Well, the answer is, this is my first post. The truth is that there are many demands on my time and I am struggling to sort them all out. I scan the latest additions to the site but I have limited time so it’s hard to post. Still, I shall endeavor to share my insights on life, politics, and general nerd Dom. But for now, let’s get back to South Park.

It came as a surprise to me that Isaac Hayes was leaving in the first place. I guess I should not be surprised because my general feelings about Scientologists are that they are all a bunch of nut jobs. I mean seriously, L Ron Hubbard was a failed science fiction writer who invented a religion so people would read his stuff! Pretty ingenious if you really think about. It’s pretty similar to the Grateful Dead encouraging their fans to take acid so that their music would sound better. But the morons that actually think Hubbard was onto something real deserve to get ripped on.

But what makes the Isaac Hayes thing so bad is that he has been a part of the ridiculing of so many other religions and beliefs that his departure is incredibly hypocritical. And I don’t blame Matt and Trey for killing off Chief that way they did, but I was saddened that it came to this because Chief was one of my favorite characters.

What is more disturbing is Comedy Central’s response. The pulling of the Scientology episode was unforgivable. I have seen the Shit episode unedited numerous times but that was not controversial enough to pull. I have seen episodes where Catholics are ripped on over and over and they still air. Mormons, Jews, Hindus, and Buddhists have all been ripped on and those episodes still air. I’ve even seen the Sea People episode a bunch of times. You may recall this is the show where Cartman is alleged to have had oral sex with a homeless man to get his semen! Not too controversial for Comedy Central. So why did they pull the Scientology episode? I can only believe that it was pulled because of pressure put on them by some of the more prominent Scientologists like Tom Cruise and John Travolta. Absolutely ridiculous!!!

I fully support Matt and Trey for their angry response in the latest South Park episodes. I would be angry too if I was in their situation. The problem I have is simple: It’s just not funny!!! After watching both this week’s episode and last week’s episode tonight, I must conclude that their anger towards Comedy Central is clouding their humor. I really have no idea what to make of the Family Guy stuff. I confess I don’t watch the Family Guy. It’s not because I don’t think it’s funny, it’s simply that I do not want to become hooked on another show. My TV watching is limited enough as it is. So I really don’t have a theory as to why they would rip on it. But the overall rip on Comedy Central was poignant, thought provoking, and right on point, it just wasn’t very funny.

Trey and Matt have a very good reason to be upset with Comedy Central, they simple need to keep in mind that their audience does not watch because they are cleaver, they watch because South Park is funny. When it stops being funny on a regular basis, they audience will stop watching.