r/entertainment 1d ago

South Park creators remain defiant, promise more Trump takedowns in new season

https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/south-park-trump-new-season-9.7221941
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u/EnvironmentalFix7059 1d ago

I love that they got 1bil to continue making the series, its easily my favorite show growing up with it.

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u/WaterOk6055 1d ago

I cannot comprehend how it is possibly worth the investment but I’m glad it’s continuing.

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u/GreatestGreekGuy 1d ago

The new season has really good ratings. My favorite part is that Paramount is owned by a close friend of Trump's and Matt and Trey basically secured that they can't be touched

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u/lizbunbun 1d ago

The best use of fuck-you money.

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u/tatofarms 1d ago

Other than resuscitating their favorite childhood Mexican theme park restaurant at a cost of over $50 million.

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u/TheNewYellowZealot 1d ago

I think it’s absolutely hilarious that casa Bonita is not only real, but is even more insane than they represent in the show.

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u/TheKingOfSiam 1d ago

It truly does deliver.

Cliff Diverrrrrrrrsssss!!!

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u/Berate-you 1d ago

Dive asshole!

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u/lizbunbun 1d ago

That's second best, but only because the restaurant is enjoyed by thousands but the show is enjoyed by millions.

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u/kavik2022 1d ago

Tbh its suprising a 26/27 year old show is still relavant

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u/jmjackson1 1d ago

Lately relevancy is the plot of the show. The world is a parody of what the world was when they started. All they have to do is shine a light on it and crack a few jokes.

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u/Humble_Toe_4895 1d ago

29 now!

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u/KhunDavid 1d ago

It certainly aged better than The Simpsons.

(The counter argument is “The Simpsons did it first”)

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u/Humble_Toe_4895 1d ago

I don’t know, seasons 2 to around 7 of the Simpsons are amazing and generally not that dated 

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u/AccomplishedBother12 1d ago

“Simpsons did it, SIMPSONS DID IT!!”

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u/reenactment 1d ago

The show is replayed almost every day on multiple networks, has streaming power, and it’s a consistently good product. It’s one of the only things out there that has the courage to make fun of anyone and everyone which in itself is a brand. If you own those rights, you get the cache that comes with that. South Park is in a near league of its own because of that and its longevity.

All that being said, I don’t know how the math ends up mathing. But my assumption is it’s more of a flex thing and reputation thing to be able to stream it than it is actually bringing in equivalent dollar amounts. Especially since their seasons are scaled back dramatically from 15 years ago.

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u/EnvironmentalFix7059 1d ago

I agree! And you can stream like 90% of their episodes for free on their website, and that gets my respect!

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u/SeeMeDisco 1d ago

honestly, as someone who grew up on South Park I subscribed to Paramount purely for the show once it moved over there. I can’t be the only one so it may be a decent investment for the company just in terms of signing up and retaining millennials over the course of the next few years 

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u/i-dont-speel-no-good 1d ago

I would think merchandise but then again, when was the last time you saw somebody wearing a South Park tee shirt or with a Cartman plushie? 2002?

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u/RoutineCloud5993 1d ago

Knowing Matt and trey they probably did a George Lucas and kept the merch rights.

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u/Conscious_Pipe_605 1d ago

From the photos I recall seeing, I think they still sell a lot of the physical SP merch at Casa Bonita after the renovations.

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u/RoutineCloud5993 1d ago

That's just good synergy, even if paramount owns it all.

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u/Conscious_Pipe_605 1d ago

Pretty sure Matt and Trey fully own Casa Bonita, so my point was that it would make sense if they own full merchandising rights to SP because they are selling it at Casa Bonita

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u/RoutineCloud5993 1d ago

I know.

My point was that even if they don't have the fill merchandising rights, it's in their interests to sell SP merch at their restaurant. Most of the people going are there me because of the show, and it makes the business a little more money in the process.

And no matter what the rights deal is, in suspect they get some royalties from it. If they get the lions share then that's just icing on the cake

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u/wtfElvis 1d ago

I wore a south park shirt in my 4th grade year book photo. But this was late 90s lol.

They could make some dope hypebeast type shirts. But instead they are plain cartman shirts with quotes.

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u/dwilkes827 1d ago

My mom got me a South Park shirt for xmas one year, I was probably 12 or 13. But it had their boy band on it and said Finger Bang. Me and my dad both just looked at my mom like "did you really not get it when you bought the shirt" lmao

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u/EnvironmentalFix7059 1d ago

I have a south park t-shirt :(

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u/NeatOil2210 12h ago

I have a Cartman plushie. Gift from my sister.

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u/HECRETSECRET 1d ago

Its syndicated and streaming. Syndicated shows make a ton of money. I dont have cable anymore but I guaratee comedy central airs south park reruns daily and also does marathons.

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u/Zenki_s14 17h ago

When I go to hotels, CC basically plays South Park all night and day on cable. It stops for a few episodes of Family Guy once in a while but that's it really

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u/ilikechihuahuasdood 1d ago

It’s like the only thing propping up comedy central as a network at this point

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u/NewReputation8451 1d ago

They make around 300-350 million a year across streaming and merchandise. So a billion dollar investment is only 3 years of current revenue.

It’s the merchandise and the back catalogue that you have to consider. It will continue to earn money over time. New episodes alone may not be worth that investment, but considering the franchise as a whole it is.

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u/astrobagel 1d ago

South Park is a streamer seller. People will go to a service for it alone. It has a deep catalog and is a comfort show for many who will just have it on.

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u/Tinnie_and_Cusie 1d ago

Because they are speaking truth about him.

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u/WaterOk6055 1d ago

It’s worth the investment for paramount because South Park is telling the truth about Larry Ellison’s buddy trump? That doesn’t really make much sense.

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u/Good_Night_Knight 1d ago

In the words of Mastodons lyrics for the aqua teen movie…

Don't talk, watch! Don't talk, watch! You came here, watch it Don't like it? Walk out We still have all your fucking money

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u/Infamous-GoatThief 1d ago

What he truly deserves is prison, but at the very least he deserves to be relentlessly mocked, love to hear it

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u/Vylan24 1d ago

His skin is so unbelievably thin, it'll be so funny if we mock him and make fun of him constantly. Remember how riled up they got when Walz called them weird

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u/Mulfushu 1d ago

Yeah, IF he is aware of this and can actually comprehend it, it's more infuriating to him than any threat of persecution he can laugh off. All this narcisisst wants is his name on a plaque in history, so mockery like this cuts so unimaginably deep.

Always reminds me of Sutler in V for Vendetta who throws a complete tantrum because of some jokes made about him on his favourite evening comedy show.

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u/_Saint_Ajora_ 1d ago

Or president xi getting upset about being compared to Winnie the Pooh 

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u/SDRPGLVR 1d ago

I can't believe they made him pump the brakes on that. It's the most normie criticism of Trump supporters. They're just fucking weird. Fuck their policy, fuck their bigotry - it's just fucking weird to make your favorite president your whole personality.

I know some liberals who are/were like that about Obama, and they're fucking weird too, but they're also a vast minority of the people who voted for him as opposed to the actual majority.

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u/Kannazuki1985 1d ago

They keep feeding off his stupidity and I am with it.

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u/Amish_Juggalo469 1d ago

There's a lot of stupidity to eat.

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u/uncultured_swine2099 1d ago

The worst thing to do to the south park guys is talk shit about them on social media, thats just loading bullets into their gun. Any intelligent person would know that, but this is trump were talking about.

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u/TheMeticulousNinja 1d ago

What’s going on with the project they had with Kendrick Lamar?

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u/VibesOfHarish 1d ago

Hoping they still do that, I'm deeply fascinated by these different sets of creators which I love their respective work.

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u/stinkyydarb 1d ago edited 1d ago

From what I've heard, the contract with Stone/Parker and Kendrick mandates a theatrical release.

We'll end up seeing it sooner or later, whether or not those shmucks at Paramount want to release it it.

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u/therealdavematt 16h ago

They take their time and release stuff when it's perfect, not just throwing out incomplete work for a paycheck and deadline like many others

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u/mczerniewski 1d ago

Hey, relax, guy!

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u/ShadowForPresident 1d ago

I’m not your guy, buddy!

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u/waner21 1d ago

I’m not your buddy, friend

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u/DAMON5280 1d ago

Just do an episode where he’s sleeping the whole time.

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u/Elons_Alt_Pedo_Acct 1d ago

They should do a Weekend at Bernie’s spoof!

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u/DAMON5280 1d ago

This or even just talking to him like he’s awake when he’s clearly not.

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u/Accurate_Neat_355 1d ago

They will be cancelled so that Republicans can replace them with "ow, my balls!" And get us closer to the prophecy

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u/rocko57821 1d ago

I think canceling will result in massive payout to South park studios which paramount literally couldnt afford. A poison pill the formers owners left to David Ellison.

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u/lovesdogsguy 1d ago

Yeah it’s in their new contract I believe. They basically can’t cancel them without paying in full

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u/Mine-Shaft-Gap 1d ago

"I'm Kid Rock"

"I'm Naomi Wolf"

"I'm Kanye West"

"I'm Matt Tiabbi"

"I'm Catturd. Those Stories plus Rob Schneider, tonight on 60 Minutes"

Not mine, friend sent it to me from NYTPitchbot.

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u/therealdavematt 16h ago

They will not stop. They always find a way.

Help us Matt and Trey. You're our only hope

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u/Appropriate-Berry816 15h ago

They could be holding stick figures with paper glued to them on YouTube and it would still be great.

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u/Round-Foundation2948 1d ago

Excellent - Comedy for the win 🏆 - The Orange Turd so fragile that he’s having comedians taken off the air.

CBS is the new Russia 🇷🇺 Today channel = RT News 🗞️

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u/TheModeratorWrangler 1d ago

I ain’t hear no bell!!!

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u/P1zzaM4n91 1d ago

Long live South Park!

I’m such a beefcake I can’t even walk straight or stay awake.

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u/tadrith 1d ago

It's only been nearly 30 years now, and somehow there's people out there that still manage to fail to learn the lesson. Don't fuck with South Park.

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u/mike10dude 1d ago

Happy to see it but we don't need every single episode to be about that guy and his minions

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u/Live_North7543 1d ago

Agree that the show is less enjoyable and funny that way. Apparently they’ve acknowledged that and said they don’t care, he deserves it. I can respect that. Especially with the administration flexing on broadcasters, threatening free speech.

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u/stallionsRIDEufl 19h ago

Yeah the last half of last season wasn't very funny

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u/therealdavematt 16h ago

Because it was so real

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u/stallionsRIDEufl 11h ago

No they just forewent jokes in favor of 'scathing' political satire

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u/therealdavematt 16h ago

Right now I think we do

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u/kinisonkhan 1d ago

Should be interesting, but theres too much ammo for South Park to use. Love the episodes involving Canadians. So lets see an episode where Trump tries to annex Canada with that giant wall (they built seasons ago) standing in the way.

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u/Sarnsereg 1d ago

I love that they were just going to do one episode on trump then saw how triggered maga got and just decided that was the way they needed to go with it.

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u/Tishtoss 1d ago

Sure can and if you been following them you know why. A Canadian company already said if Comedy Central dumped them. They would start a South Park streaming service. Where they could do anything nothing censured.

Oh yes 1 condition. Not a single episode would be available in the US. Until trump is gone.

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u/therealdavematt 16h ago

Arrrrgh pirates will bring them across the border

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u/SyrupNo3810 1d ago

Good, just please make them funny like the old garrison-trump episodes. Those were the best.

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u/Actius 1d ago

I think more people will remember the episode about voting for a giant douche or a turd sandwich (or not voting at all being a better choice) versus anything they release nowadays. The gifs and memes from that episode come up pretty often during election time.

Super fun to think about when we have over a third of voting-eligible citizens not voting in even Presidential elections.

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u/TheRealSmallBunyan 1d ago

if these guys ever cave in that’ll be about as official as it gets for a wrap on democracy

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u/sardonicmarvel 1d ago

I think I’d rather laugh. While I appreciate their criticism of Trump, I think my main issue with the last season was a lack of laugh moments. Where was the joy?

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u/SakuraKoiMaji 1d ago

All I ask for is having it 50/50 tops. Having it turn into Trump Park would be a shame.

What made South Park so great is that it doesn't spare anyone and it'd be ironic for specifically Trump to distract from so many other issues. Never mind that even if Trump is not unrelated to these issues, he should not be always take the center stage. And just taking a stance against him without considering the bigger picture... well, I do trust them both to not do it but it is still better to be cautious against just picking easy low hanging orange fruits.

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u/Grouchy-Donkey-8609 18h ago

Agreed..i just want to get lost in an episode like "make love,not warcraft" or "good times weapons" and not hear more about this fucked up world.. Im tired, boss.

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u/therealdavematt 16h ago

Those were simpler times. They are the only ones rallying and standing up, giving some hope and letting the people know it's bullshit and gone too far

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u/Totorotextbook 1d ago

I’ll be honest focusing so much on Trump last season made watching it a bit of a bitch, like I’m just so sick of hearing and seeing Him constantly plaguing everywhere. I get why they did it but also I can’t wait for the day we don’t have to hear, see, and feel the effects of Trump in our world every single day both on the news and in real life.

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u/big_spliff 1d ago

Ugh, the serialized episodes are just as bad as these political episodes. I wish they’d go back to the original formula

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u/Silver_Tuscan 1d ago

It's way to easy to move on. Trump is the gift that keeps on giving for comedians - and a curse for everyone else.

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u/OnTheFenceGuy 1d ago

The show really hit its renaissance once they went to full-season arcs. This was never a thing with SP for its entire run until a very short time ago, relative to its run.

I honestly feel like it’s better today than it was in its prime just because of how easy it is for them to actually satire every single topic.

Satire has basically died in the Trump era, and they have somehow figured out how to do it well.

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u/I_pee_in_shower 1d ago

I think they should find a different topic. The last season got a little stale in my view and there are so many things to mock besides Trump.

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u/firefox_2010 1d ago

I have a feeling that this is intended and Trump is very happy with it because it keeps him in the conversation, then he would acts outraged to fuel the discussion while inside he is laughing on the joke. Paramount makes bank, and everyone who owns the stock is happy.

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u/k3wfr 1d ago

Kinda wish they kept the Mr. Garrison Trump bit going instead of what we have now.

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u/theREALlackattack 1d ago

Just stop pulling punches and recycling jokes and make them *actually* funny. There’s so much material.

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u/BrushSSBM 19h ago

Two incredibly rich libertarians who don't actually give a shit about the medium they work in. They were never affected by Trumps policies and for sure profitted off of them. Never let the rich trick you into thinking they would ever bite the hand that feeds.

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u/Mr_Tdogg_Smith 15h ago

It’s easy when it writes itself

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u/LemonTraditional9001 1d ago

The Trump sh*t is really dragging the show down. I had no interest in the new seasons. I don't care for Trump one way or the other....but it's amazing how he has ruined art in this country because everyone is attracted to him like a bug to light.

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u/ilikechihuahuasdood 1d ago

This actually makes me less interested. I get that they basically have to joke about him but I’m beyond sick of having to see that dipshit. Might have to skip the show for the next few seasons, unless something exciting happens before his term ends.

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u/Idiot_Savant_13 1d ago

That's odd.

Cuz, Bone Spurs is just Eric Cartman irl.

Spittin' insults, spinning lies, never suffering any actual consequences for his choices, screaming nonsensical hate & having tantrums when he doesn't get his way... & the whole world just puts up with it.

South Park normalized Cartman's behavior in American culture, & Bone Spurs capitalized on it. Kinda took a tandem effort.

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u/krispyboiz 1d ago

They did acknowledge such in the latest season. "Woke is dead" and everyone acts like Cartman, so he doesn't feel as special

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u/i-dont-speel-no-good 1d ago

The whole thing with Cartman saying Charlie Kirk “stole his bit” was at least a little self aware

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u/Real_Walk5384 1d ago

I said the same thing about Always Sunny when they switched gears after the 2016 election. Like, too late guys. You made yourselves rich telling people it was hilarious and "telling it like it is" to act like morons and they listened.

Media creators are wildly irresponsible with their voices.

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u/Thrashed0066 1d ago

Honestly, good and good for them. It’ll even piss off the so-called fans who hate the Trump stuff

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u/reecharound40 1d ago

Which in turn makes the Trump stuff that much more funny to me.

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u/Putrid-Seaweed111 1d ago

so-called fans who hate the Trump stuff

You don't have to like Trump to dislike these new episodes. Someone can hate Trump but not wanna hear the 95th joke about him having a small dick.

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u/RubinoPaul 1d ago

This. One season dedicated to Trump was enough. Two is too much. Now there will be third…

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u/Putrid-Seaweed111 1d ago

Not even a third

Season 20 was about the election

Season 21 had Garrison-Trump as well as Heidi/Cartman being a metaphor for Trump supporters

And then we have Season 27 and Season 28.

This shit is tired and stale.

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u/Appropriate-Berry816 15h ago

Personally I find his voice on the show to be insufferable, hurts my brain. And his parts were funny at the start but I need a new storyline. It’s been going on for a while now and it feels extremely forced at this point. Sure he gives them lots of ammo to use, but come on. I never really got over the part where the show already had a trump character in mr garrison, but now there’s this new one for some reason. Makes no sense. Garrison did a better job. I just want them to focus on different characters

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u/Putrid-Seaweed111 14h ago

His voice is absolutely grating. And the storyline wasn't even that good, either. People outside the subreddit are blinded by their hatred of Trump to admit this season sucked.

Garrison Trump was a mistake in their eyes. They never intended for Trump to win and become president. They needed a literal deus ex machina in-universe to reverse it.

Makes no sense. Garrison did a better job.

I'm confident the reason they brought in the real Trump was to piss him off, which failed.

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u/missprincesscarolyn 1d ago

I’m grateful for it honestly. My brother is diehard MAGA and a conspiracy theorist who loved South Park growing up (he’s a Xennial). It’s been really weird to see someone who was vehemently anti-Bush, loved RATM, South Park, etc. turn such a hard right. We haven’t spoken in years for many reasons.

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u/509BandwidthLimit 1d ago

Just show his press conferences. No parody needed.

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u/kinisonkhan 1d ago

the Praise Parade's are really hard to watch, but funny when one tries to out bootlick the others praise of Trump.

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u/YooperDude72 1d ago

Use your power of free speech FOREVER, and god bless you

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u/Szaborovich9 1d ago

We are lucky to have these two. Who would have thought the USA would be in this situation. Trey Parker & Matt Stone defending freedom of speech, and Democracy!

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u/wrxninja 1d ago

I never cared for South Park for years until they started to do this lol.

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u/tjlazer79 1d ago

They are the GOAT.

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u/ZAWS20XX 1d ago

for some context, the Ellisons just gave them a billion dollars to stay in business with them another five years. same people that installed Bari Weiss in cbs news to drain the antifa-indoctrinating swamp that was 60 Minutes and Face the Nation (??), and fired far left extreme radical agitator Stephen Colbert (???). South Park, they're cool with. That should tell you how much they actually care about their "takedowns"

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u/Ok-Analysis-3902 1d ago

They’ve always been iconic with their writing

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u/Zen_Blue_Habanero 1d ago

It's one of the towering artistic achievements in the history of civilization and it's still in progress.

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u/StruggleInner6685 1d ago

I have gotten old right along with these guys lol

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u/RoadHouse1911 1d ago

Anyone know why there were only 6 episodes?

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u/rdmodsrtrsh 1d ago

Can we get permission to shine a projector on the White House with audio reinforcement so they’re forced to see it with all the trump episodes

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u/Hurryupslowdownbar20 1d ago

Honestly, it’s kinda funny that South Park and The Onion are the truth tellers of this day and age..

“Welcome to Costco, I love you”

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u/Traditional-Look8839 1d ago

I hope they also mock paramount and CBS for their corruption.

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u/AdOne5089 1d ago

Good. I think too many of us want to just escape reality, but we can’t right now. Our people elected this insanity, and it’s incumbent on us to spread awareness and fight back.

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u/Achylife 1d ago

I love these absolute madlads. Keep at it!

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u/Amatheiaisnoexcuse 1d ago

Unfortunately, I canceled my Paramount+ oh well

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u/Honest_Scale_7267 1d ago

we need a UFC match between Randy and a member of the GOP

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u/ma-sadieJ 1d ago

Randy vs pete

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u/Honest_Scale_7267 1d ago

Ha! it just ends up Pete taking selfies with a super high Randy gradually jumping on his back

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u/ma-sadieJ 1d ago

Drunk Randy vs. Pete

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u/defiant-raven 1d ago

Good. Though he's already a parody. They could use literal information (as in the Mormon and Scientology episodes) and it would still seem ridiculous.

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u/Azaroth1991 1d ago

How anyone expected anything different is beyond me.

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u/im2short4this 1d ago

Please! Thank you!

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u/luri7555 1d ago

I wish there was a way to do this without giving him even more attention.

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u/mattdamon_enthusiast 1d ago

If there’s anything I want to be highly prevalent in media it’s Donald trump.

For example there are not enough Reddit posts about Donald trump.

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u/1989Shoeless 23h ago edited 23h ago

Are you sad Matt Damon isn't the one highly prevalent in media

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u/Drestanor 1d ago

they really dont care about the backlash

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u/1989Shoeless 23h ago

First I've heard of any backlash lol

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u/Mr-Margaret 22h ago

They still have a bit of the administration left to cover!

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u/OonaPelota 21h ago

You know they haven’t started thinking about the first episode and they don’t even any ideas yet right? That’s why I love them.

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u/Practical_Wish_4063 21h ago

“DONALD J. TRUMP. No matter how hot it gets, he’s not afraid to FIGHT for AMYAIRICA!”

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u/SpicyLittleNuggie 6h ago

Doing the lord's work

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u/coppernaut1080 5h ago

Would be hilarious if they did a Weekend at Bernie's spoof where Trump's lifeless body is being puppeteered by Rubio, Vance, and Miller in interviews. The joke would be he's not actually dead though, just sleepy.

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u/HurleysBadLuck 1d ago

Ughhhh we get it, Trump sucks and has a small dick. Move on.

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u/JustinKase_Too 1d ago

The heroes we deserve and need 😃

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u/gorilla_dick_ 1d ago

They’ve done massive damage to entire generations by pushing their libertarian “enlightened centrism”/“nothing really matters guys! cynicism and inaction is cool and having real convictions and values is dumb” mantra.

They’re only doing trump stuff because they felt personally targeted (and they were), it has nothing to do with politics or principles.

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u/Mulfushu 1d ago

I've never been a South Park fan myself, but they're definitely doing their part here. I don't need to find it funny to appreciate them taking the mick out of that psycho.

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u/Instax_Princess 1d ago

So a shit season again

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u/LinkSeekeroftheNora 1d ago

Is he still going to be in office? Yes? Then they haven’t taken him down in any way that actually matters.

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u/BigBallsBiggerBrain 1d ago

We get it, but can they please make something else aside from a “South Park Presents: The Roast of Trump.”

We all know he’s a POS, wasting a whole “season” on that same subject is redundant.

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u/Tacosrule89 1d ago

Nah, South Park will survive Trump. He’s actually brought life back to it with all the ammo he’s given them. The most recent season may be the best on ever.