South Park returns!

[sbrylski]

Do you play a lot of GH?

I will never buy it - I'd play it waaaaay too much. My neighbor had it though, and I actually got pretty damn good at it, if I don't say so myself. I got a perfect score on GH2 on Jessica on the Expert.

 

So I can relate.

 

[PlayerHader]

Ya, I see. That probably explains the difference in our view of the ending. I own GHII but I really don't play it all that much. Never enough to get good at the expert level. It is fun, but didn't have the addictive quality for me. I'd rather play my real guitar.

[TooLiveBrew]

That was overkill I thought. I liked when he tried introducing real guitar playing to the boys and when he came out in his underwear to play GH at night.

 

When Randy played the guitar, and it was good (heck, anything better than what I was expecting), I laughed. When the kids essentially rolled their eyes and told him it was lame, I laughed even more. On the whole, a very average episode, imho. Too cliche - it's so easy to 'generate' the plot twists when you craft an episode about a 'rock & roll star.' I'll admit that Heroin Hero was a nice twist, though - and a very cool play on words, too.

[sbrylski]

Ya, I see. That probably explains the difference in our view of the ending. I own GHII but I really don't play it all that much. Never enough to get good at the expert level. It is fun, but didn't have the addictive quality for me. I'd rather play my real guitar.

I see. It not funny to me because they are semi-making fun of me. Jerks.

 

Naw - I do play real guitar, and I haven't played GH in a good 6 months. I'm not totally...like that.

 

[PlayerHader]

I didn't mean anything personal by it. It just would be more funny for a person like me who's played the game and never got that into it than it would for the person who sort of takes the place of Stan and Kyle. Hard to laugh at something that is targeting you. That really only happens at a good comedy club.

[Schlitz001]

It wasn't that great of an episode, but I LOVED the ending. As someone who has spent waaayyyy to much time on certain games, I thought it was well written. Also, Randy Marsh has always been my favorite character.

[temke]

that ending was great...i was also laughing out loud.

 

it also helped that i was able to witness a bunch of friends playing last weekend, and it kind of reminded me of them.

[logan82]

I like the kid playing accoustic Guitar Hero. Especially the guy who said "I love this song."

[PlayerHader]

Temke I think that is why I laughed so hard and just started laughing again. I have friends who have spent days and days playing the game and are really good at it, but invested way more time than I ever would. That is what made me laugh at the end. Thinking of them.

 

Also, I agree, Logan. That accoustic part was great.

[brettac1]

The Heroin Hero thing was awesome. Genius.

[logan82]

I thought somebody would have bumped this thread already. New South Park this week. I give it a big meh. Not very good. From the start I was waiting for Cartman to threaten to give somebody AIDS if the messed with him.

[InsomniacInkRoss]

I thought the new one was a worthy effort for a show thats been a around this long. Not the best by any means, but better than any Simpsons in the last 8 years.

[patrickgpe]

the whole running joke of i am not only sure i am hiv positive i thought was funny. it seems that trey and matt wanted to build a show around that phrase.

[JoeHova]

I thought the episode was kind of funny. The message about AIDS treatment being so dependent on money was maybe a bit heavy-handed but still good satire.

[PlayerHader]

I laughed. It wasn't hilarious, but it had its moments. Even though I knew it was coming I laughed when Cartmen gave Kyle HIV.

[bjkrautk]

I loved that they dressed up Cartman like Tom Hanks' character in Philadelphia, but never said or did anything with it.

 

Bravo Matt and Trey for calling out Jimmy Buffet; I just do not get the appeal there.

[jwill535]

the screaming back and forth got alittle old, i started to tune it out. Not a good episode compared to others. It seems lately they are either really good (imagination land) or really crappy (Guitar Hero).

[logan82]

Man, I loved Guitar Hero. To each his own I guess.

[TooLiveBrew]

I liked the episode, and as always, my favorite part was the satirical eye.

[Fike85]

Why do Parker and Stone have this fixation on AIDS? There was the 'Jared Has Aides' episode, 'Everyone Has AIDS' from Team America, and now this. It's kind of weird.

[zachlaka]

I am HIV positive I liked this episode.

 

I liked when Butters told Catman how amazed he was about how to get into Kyles room and Cartamn tells him how he has done it many times before.

 

Jimmy Buffet was great as well. Over all the episode was good not the best they have but not the worse either.

[homer]

SP still does satire better than anyone.

[logan82]

Much better than last week even if they only had one line out of the whole episode. "We prefer to wait until you kids are older to talk to you about things like condoms and ritual human sacrafice."

[jwill535]

that was an even worse episode then the week before. I only giggled at the Camel Toe part mostly because i have the sense of humor of a 2nd grader. Other then that it was more disturbing then anything.

[TooLiveBrew]

I thought this one was appallingly spot-on satire. Even better than last week. The show creeped me out because, well, if it didn't, there'd be something severely wrong with me.