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chickenscratching Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-24-05 12:03 PM
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did southpark put a good message across about schiavo?
thoughts?
i thought it was pretty poignant, i didn't see the connection til the end of the show-they did such a subtle job of it. and a respectful job of it, except for when they cut to the scene of stallone and his translator. LMFAO :silly:
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mongo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-24-05 12:37 PM
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1. I'm not sure I follow you
and whatever the analogy is that your making, I doubt that it was intentional. I'm sure that episode was in the can months ago.

But what exactly are you trying to say? I'm not the brightest bulb in the box, but in my experience, South Park is not very subtle - E.G. the giant douche/turd sandwich episode.
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Abelman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-24-05 12:41 PM
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3. Often
the South Park folks will work to weave in topical material for an episode and have sometimes finished with less than a week before the show actually airs.
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Capn Sunshine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-24-05 12:42 PM
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4. Actually Southpark has a unique production technique
That allows them to do a turnaround on a story within two weeks.
Thus, you see topical news items mentioned within a news cycle.
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chickenscratching Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-24-05 12:45 PM
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6. well
Edited on Thu Mar-24-05 12:48 PM by chickenscratching
not all south park story boards are thought out months in advance. for example, the episode "christmas in canada" showed an image of SADDAM that had just appeared a few days in the news before the airing of the south park.
anyway, the episode last night was about the children setting up a talent show agency and in the course of it, become the agent of a chinese woman singer who is appearing on american idol.
through the course of events, the end of the show becomes a message about our place in interfering with someones life. i don't have a transcript, but it was a very strong reference to terri schiavo. at least i'm pretty certain it was.
it was subtle because they chose a completely radical opposite example to make their point on terri schiavo: an asian singer vs. a caucasion patient....etc.
does that help?
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7th_Sephiroth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-24-05 12:46 PM
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7. it was saddam, not osama
lay off the Faux News, buddy
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chickenscratching Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-24-05 12:47 PM
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9. oops SORRY
thank you for the correction.
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7th_Sephiroth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-24-05 12:48 PM
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10. i was thinking
the fox news/bush cabal metamorphisis of saddam is osama actually got to you
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mongo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-24-05 02:17 PM
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15. Ok, I can see that
I just thought they were pissed at someones agent...

and thanks for the info about SP's schedule.
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zbdent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-24-05 01:21 PM
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12. Don't forget Janet Reno as the Easter Bunny in the parody of the
Elian Gonzalez spectacle (in this one, there was a gymnastic group "being held hostage"); JR burst into the house and grabbed the gymnasts at gunpoint.

Less than two weeks after the EG photo came out . . .
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chickenscratching Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-24-05 04:20 PM
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20. i love
that they stay pretty current with their shows in relationship to pop culture and the news, but then they'll bring something out that was popular a long time ago. like last night the children all started singing 'who let the dogs out'
it was completely ridiculous, but hilarious.
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-24-05 01:25 PM
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13. They are done the week before. The only reason I know this is because
believe it or not, my brother was a hand model for the dream episode. :hi:
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sniffa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-24-05 12:38 PM
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2. was "tubie the unempLoyed feeding tube" on it?
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chickenscratching Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-24-05 04:11 PM
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16. oh my
i didnt recognize you with your new avatar

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AntiCoup2K4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-24-05 12:42 PM
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5. I didn't notice any particular message in last night's episode.
But at least it was funny, which is more than I can say for the previous two weeks. I was starting to think this season was going to be a dud.
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chickenscratching Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-24-05 12:47 PM
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8. its definitely been a weird season so far
jewfin
negroplasty
whoa.
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daisygirl Donating Member (176 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-24-05 12:55 PM
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11. I was more thinking
that they were pissed off at their agents ;-)
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chickenscratching Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-24-05 04:15 PM
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18. i know, im second guessing myself
im going to have to watch it again.
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-24-05 01:26 PM
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chickenscratching Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-24-05 04:13 PM
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17. here
http://www.comedycentral.com/tv_shows/tv_schedule.jhtml

here is a link for comedy centrals tv schedule.
hope you enjoy!
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-24-05 04:26 PM
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sniffa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-25-05 08:24 AM
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23. what did i miss?
with the deLeted messages. :(
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chickenscratching Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-25-05 09:16 AM
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24. from what i understand
Edited on Fri Mar-25-05 09:17 AM by chickenscratching
wait, what did i miss?
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phusion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-24-05 04:16 PM
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19. Maybe I missed it?
Edited on Thu Mar-24-05 04:17 PM by phusion
I don't know which part you are referring to...The show ended w/ Wing singing at the wedding and then a little ad for Wing's website.

On edit: you mean, "controlling people's lives"?
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chickenscratching Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-24-05 04:21 PM
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21. im feeling a bit shady now
im really confused about what i saw.
it must have been the green interfering
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