Blah! You don't think it's devolved? The better seasons had the kids being kids in absurdist situations now you're more likely to have Stan or Kyle rattle off more complicated political or ideological messaging.
My favourite episodes have always been the ones that send up childhood itself and have the kids in relatable yet exaggerated childhood things, the one where the girls have that future-telling device made of paper being a great example. But I can't deny that when South Park wants to do satire they do it very well.
Every Simpsons video comment section is full of memes from the show too. That doesn't mean that the show hasn't been dead for so long it's actually stopped smelling.
Simpsons, family guy, and South Park are all redundant in my opinion. They all seem to revolve around one character like homer/Cartman/ and peter. I like the Simpsons more than these shows because at least they have some sort of take away. Honestly, I prefer rick and Morty more than these shows now.
@@clevernickname3396 the south park is much better than rick and morty but rick and mortys storyline and its creative ideas are more cooler rick and morty can win easily And rick and morty is kinda fresh,its a fresh nostalgia i think
Just like Kenny, South Park might have died briefly, but it didn't stay dead. It'd argue South Park is more culturally relevant than ever, especially after the last season got the show banned in China.
My favorite south park episodes have always been those that have as little to do with current news of that time as possible. Episodes like AWESOME-O or Casa Bonita will forever remain timeless classics to me. They haven't made a lot episodes like that in many years and I've lost my hope that they will.
Because they're not that kind of show, those are few and far between because they focus on parodies of current events. That's their whole shtick. It's weird that you don't get that by now
@JTgutairlessons I think the earlier seasons focused a lot more on the world of South Park and not current events is because they had more to write about and it was a new show, they cleverly weaved in world events and didn’t just parody everything like they do now with minor story elements. I think the best of South Park are the episodes like casa Bonita and the creators have said that those are some of their favorites as well
@@JTguitarlessons yeah that’s not true. Of course they have commentary but they have on average 2-3 shows a season that truly deal with current topics. Look at the eps for the first 15 seasons or so. They are all random and none tie together
I think the opposite, South Park has become more polished and mature throughout the years, whereas family guy, Simpson’s and other comedies usually get more desperate and whacky
South Park is real place but not that known Trey called it South Park because he heard weird stuff happens there, and you know a LOT of weird stuff happens, it was in a interview, also have you played South Park stick of truth great game I’m playing right now. Also who’s your favorite character? Mine ofc Kyle Broflovski. 🕎💚
“The Day X Died” is one of your biggest series so this video title makes sense. But maybe “The Day South Park ALMOST Died” would be more suiting, since you yourself said things got better with season 21.
I’m 4 years late but just wanted to say you absolutely nailed this. I haven’t watched a new episode of South Park since “Oh jeez”…it felt so off and really killed the show for me.
Yep the video has aged like fine wine, the show feels toothless now and without any edge to it. It's just "Haha look at these people taking things too far or seriously, Aren't we clever by mocking both sides" It outright feels hypocritical now, and the serialization makes jokes stick around for way too long.
I don't even see it as a bump. I thought the way they handled that season was brilliant. And while I have a lot of faith in the show's creators' ability to surprise me, I struggle to believe that the alternative would have been as funny, entertaining, or cathartic.
@@glonado1070 They picked the single most moronic and self-absorbed character on the entire show to mimic Trump, because Trump is extremely moronic and self-absorbed. They were going for similar level of incompetence, not similar temperament or personality. As with most of their choices, the intent was satirical: meant to make Trump voters look as dumb as possible.
Southpark used to be my favorite show hands down and now it feels like a chore when i watch it. I still hold on hope it will turn around but ive been waiting so long with no real signs of a come back that ive given up too many comedy central execs getting come on trey and matts back.
It lost it's charm when Kenny stopped dying in every episode and they relied 100% on current events I don't want to hear about. Like the honey joo joo stuff. With the girl from dancing from the stars. Like.. Can we go back to peeing on snowballs and taking advice from Chef?
I feel like South Park should eventually call it a quit by 2027. The modern seasons are basically the Randy Marsh Show as he has taken over the show too much.
So Matt Stone and Trey Parker took a risk and it didn't pan out. That's the nature of risk taking. Kudos to them for giving the serialised format a go.
I think the problem is they are continuing to incorporate serialized elements even to this very season, despite the fact that literally nobody likes it
Long time Simpsons , Family guy fan (clearly) and I agreed those shows mostly lost their thunder now But South park? nah, still pretty much alive if you ask me
Honestly, it declined from 2012-2015 or 2016, since then they figured out how to do bigger storylines and the show has flourished like it hasn’t in a decade. Season 22 was one of my favorites.
Idk, it's in the same boat for me. I find it hard to laugh at and it just turn it on then forget everything I saw. Maybe a chuckle or two, but never really the kind of hilarity it once had.
It have died you just haven't noticed it. yet The Day it started making games just proves how much it's struggling All of the horrible jokes they have made will Catch Up to Them eventually
To be fair even if we're going by the real world definition of death, it is possible to be technically dead and then be brought back if done so fast enough. Though it absolutely got worse for a bit in my opinion it never got so bad as to be dead.
South Park is the only show that has managed to evolve with the times and keep itself fresh and relevant throughout is monumental run. I’m waiting with excitement for its new season. You’re tripping and the dislikes show that.
He's not tripping. Just look at the reviews for the latest seasons - they're among the worst rated. What does that tell you? Sure if you're a die hard fanboy everything would seem fine but the has declined massively since 2018!!
Having 2 down rounds out of 21, and then recovering for the 22nd isn't dying. That is greatest of all time territory. Like if this was a sports team, there would be no comparison, cause no one is this dominant. They have a better season success rate than the Simpsons, family Guy, pretty much any show that ran over 10 years.
The writing and humor is not at all like it was before. They are actually EXTREMELY politically correct now and only serve "mainstream corporate comedy" talking points.
I don't think I can agree with you on this one... South Park is still going strong... Just because one Season is weaker than others, does not necessarily mean its dead...
Southpark is not dead...the Simpsons is dead but people still look forward to the new seasons of southpark and it dosent feel like watered down garbage....there still able to make unique storylines and episodes.....
Simpsons isn't dead, it's the fact that their style has been copied by EVERY other show since the late 90s, so The Simpsons seems stale because we see their style all over the place. Everyone says they died after season 10, but that's the same time Family Guy, Futurama, and shows like South Park came around. Think about it. If you were the first one to do something, then everyone copied you... Your style wouldn't be unique anymore, and that's exactly what happened to The Simpsons.
@@Gavicrane or he is Just easily triggered and doesnt realize that south park makes Jokes Abt anyone even If youre White,disabled,anxious ,goth,mexican the list goes on
I just hate all these channels claiming things are "dead" or they "died" when the shows are still going strong they just change their style somewhat. The newer seasons are great just different.
South Park died? I think the Garrison / Trump thing was just a hiccup. South Park still makes me laugh. That's the important thing. Dead? Certainly not.
I don't think the show died at all. I just think people normally watch a show like south park to escape the negativity of real life. That said, when there's a season dedicated to referencing politics, the SJW agenda, trolls, etc. I think a lot more people are going to tune out.
I grew up watching South Park, started in 1st or second grade. I’m 30 now and it’s awesome because when I was growing up the boys were hilarious to me (still are) and now that I’m older randy is my favorite character.
I enjoy Season 20 a lot, but it definitely has issues and I can see why others don’t like it. However, one ‘bad’ season in an over twenty-year run is incredible.
Yeah, I think as a general rule we should forgive one bad season for any series that’s been consistently great for 20 years, so if South Park makes it to 40 seasons, they can have another weaker season if they want too. 🤣
I think every season that isn't a different story each episode and has continuing stories have been terrible, didn't like Tegridy, PC principal or troll trace
Yeah, and I only watched it for the title. He is being dramatic in saying it died and using it for views.. He will be watching every South Park episode created and some will be better than others like always..
Toopel I see, that def makes a lot more sense. And was worth posting, unlike the other guy - who probably didn't know what you've said. He is still using a sensationalist title, which still goes along with my point. He just made a whole thing of it.
I still watch and love South Park consistently..... I’m excited every time a new season comes out on Hulu or wherever. Can’t say the same about the simpsons or family guy.
Im Comparison to Family Guy or the simpson nearly every South Park Episode feels like something unique in which a social/political or atleast relateable problem is the main topic. Family Guy and the Simpson feels like random Scenes placed one after the other and jokes that couldve been in every other episode because they have very little to do with the actual topic , whereas jokes in South Park are based on the respective topic and are results from the plot
Without Hulu airing the episodes after they air on TV, I would be missing out on the show so much. I love Hulu simply for this show and I've rewatched this show two times in full now. I love it so much and while it did start to decline, the newer seasons are still amazing for me. I wish I could've seen the banned episodes before they were removed online as well.
As a long time fan of the show, I really appreciate how South Park has been trying new things in the last several years. Not everything has worked perfectly, but they’ve still been great and I can appreciate them trying different things with the show
They're trying new things because they are desperate. They have no stories to tell anymore that are just about the boys, so they must rely on current events. The fact that Matt and Trey are willing to move the show into Zombie Simpsons territory, instead of bowing out gracefully, is very sad. I definitely lost some of my respect for them.
Trey and Matt are multi millionaires at least. Show has been running for almost 30 years to the point of them being to big to fail. Experimentation is an allowance and a luxury they can afford and I wouldnt be mad.
South Park used to funny in the 2000s to the early 2010s. The newer seasons from the late 2010s to 2020s felt boring to me whenever this show becomes too deep and realistic
Kevin Arzola Not necessarily, the season did seem to have Hillary winning in mind, and it just doesn’t play out as well with Garrison. They finally let their bias show.
Man in the Moon did you even watch the season? It’s obvious you didn’t. They ripped on both of them hard. They made Hilary look like a bot that couldn’t say the right thing even when it was served on a platter for her. And they didn’t have her winning. They stated that they had 2 episodes ready for the eventual results of either of them winning.
the video shouldve been: how south park has managed to stay relevant and in the limelight for so long, whilst other shows like family guy, the simpsons and american dad continue to lose there following.
@@redthunder9055 If he's a character in the show he's relevant. Plus he's considered a main character according to Google. He has a story like all the other kids and, like all the other kids, has some family problems/a not normal family. He isn't just a side character, he has his own personality you just have to pay close attention and watch multiple episodes to see it. At first you don't understand what he's saying and he's just kind of there, once you understand what he's saying and what his life's like his character isn't the same anymore and you can see who he is.
I don't think they swung too far to either side. They made some way more subtle mistakes that have more to do with the complexity of the process of serialized writing and they lost their thread. The end of Season 20 is, in my opinion, so bad that leftists may claim it's bad because it's too far right and vice versa. But, in reality, they did not have a problem with any of the political sides, but with South Park itself.
It is a contradictory conclusion to the title. He acknowledges the show realizing Season 20 was handled poorly by the end and the effects it had on Season 21, but that's really all it is. It didn't die, it just took a big hit and took a while to recover. However, Mr. Garrison/Trump still exists and the show doesn't really know what to do with him aside from just omitting him from the Season. He can return later on if Trump doesn't get reelected, but honestly it's not an easy prediction. If there were people who were all for Trump before, they'd probably be at it again. :)
Honnestly it was the first episode in a long time that would really stay on the memory, with episodes like trapped in the closet or the passion of the jew or 200 and 201 for how much they didn't care about consequences
After 19 seasons, there's one season that you personally didn't enjoy and suddenly the show died? It seems like you just want a dramatic title for clicks. By your logic, this video was posted on the day that "The day that x died" died.
@Emmanuel chanda the complaints about this guy's video are legitimate. And the complaint that he's forcing this "peg" (South Park) into the "hole" of "The Day _ Died" is valid as well, because he is. And the reason these complaints are valid is because the real day South Park died was March 9th, 2005. And I make my case in the comment I posted in the main part of the comments section of this video (not as a sub of Rwz's comment), and my case doesn't involve forcing a round peg into a square hole. Check it out.
I’m so happy a lot of ppl think that it didn’t die! I only started watching recently, and while the recent seasons are definitely different than the original ones, I still like watching them :)
This arc was confusing but it's very memorable. I couldn never tell if cartman was DEEP undercover on a scheme or if he really was buying into the face turn
Your too obsessed with the idea that all shows die. South Park had tried something different with that season but they went back to serialized-light and are just as strong as ever
I really like this idea but I don't think it would really work that well. By nature, most really good shows simply start off really good as well. The shows that didn't are a bit of an exception.
A lot of people have asked about this. I'm not opposed to it. I just don't find the topic as interesting. I like the idea of being more positive though! :)
"Died" is too strong, especially with how much they improved the newer season as well as how relevant they still are. You can't exactly say the same thing about Family Guy and Simpsons
This video isn't at all like your "the day when blank died" videos on the Simpsons or Family Guy. You just pointed out one season that wasn't that great because of unforseen circumstances, then go on about how the show is fine now. South Park didn't die at the episode "Oh Geez" it was just a bad episode of a bad season.
@Entertain The Elk The problem is your video didn't give the impression that South Park had lost its steam. You just made an uninspired video that feels too familiar to videos ever since two years ago. The only thing new this video has is you saying Season 21 and 22 helped the show to recover. You didn't even say that it had lost its steam in the video, you just said "it has recovered" and ended it with "Oh Jeez is the Day South Park Died". I'm sorry but this is easily the weakest of your The Day X Died series because it feels like a retread of familiar videos with very little originality aside from a part that goes against the title of this video.
JessieJamesPlays Yeah, I did, I tried. I keep getting an error saying "You appear to be using an anonymous proxy tool. You'll need to disable it to access..." whenever I try to load up any episode using a VPN.
This is a great video. I noticed the episodes getting less funny for a couple seasons beforehand but I had to completely give up on South Park in Season 20. It just didn't have the same great writing that made the show hilarious before. And the Simpsons has already proven that an animated series can be terrible for decades and still be a cash cow, so we know financial success is totally separate from quality.
Trey Parker thought it was so bad that he tried to stop them from airing it And I mean I don't think it's bad, but I didn't love it www.cinemablend.com/television/South-Park-Episode-Almost-Caused-Trey-Parker-Lose-It-116657.html
@@samtan117 why are you acting like im the weird one? You said its in awful title but he uses "The Day __ Died" titles all the time, its not my fault you dont get that.
The town of South Park is not fictitious. It is west of Denver North of a little town called Fairplay. In South Park there is a painting of Mr.Hankey on a building. I dont think there is more than 500 people that live there.
Love seeing the comments saying season 22 was great because it's true unlike the Simpsons and family guy South Park has stayed strong long live South Park!
Talking Film with james me too :) change is inevitable, and I don’t think the change in South Park was necessarily bad, i still think it’s pretty fun to watch
Considering the Simpsons has been on since the 80's and is long past mediocre id say i have to disagree. South Park did have a noticeable dip in quality but they brought it right back into focus with the last few seasons.
So true, serialization never worked in the South Park format. Allow me to copy and paste another reply I made expressing my reasoning as to why serialized comedy in South Park was a terrible idea: In order for jokes to work in serialized shows, they need to play off pre establishing ideas and themes that the show has already presented. Unfortunately that's not what happens as most of the ideas are one note and not expansive enough to center jokes around for an entire season. So instead the show gives us this weird in between, where episodic and serialized storylines are concurrent with each other, hindering the shows comedy. Also, South Park seems to have this weird obsession lately which is forcing reactive and complimentary characters into the main roles, which always lead in disaster. Did anyone genuinely like the Randy episodes? Like actually? Serialization can work if the main themes are expansive enough to evolve and change, also it would be a lot more efficient if the show just stepped back from the comedic aspect of the show to focus on story (not that I would ever want that), but the show does neither. I still enjoy South Park, but in my opinion it died when the 4 boys and their fun adventures stopped being the focus, and instead South Park just turned into the "Randy, Butters, and Eric Show"
I preferred their individual/2 part adventures. Don’t like the new format. Also there seems to be too much Randy Marsh (still one of the funniest characters) and PC Principal is the reason I stopped watching it. I still love the show though, but I lost track of it after it was one story per season.
...With severe loss of motor function and working memory, which will require years of therapy to overcome. Or did you think going into a coma and coming out was just a simple thing?
What topic should I explore next in my Day ___ Died series?
What's "my died day" series?
If you're interested you can explore paintings of Goya or may be "German expressionism " films , Fritz Lang
In politics you may explore culture wars
How about Modern Family?
Wwe
The Day Doctor Who died.
-"South Park died at Season 20"
-"Season 22 was great"
Pick one
It got revived! :D
Sounds more like they experimented with serialization and dropped it, instead of South Park dying.
season 22 made a big come back tho
ok: 1
S22 was great
Died? More like got sick and then recovered according to this argument.
"The Day that South Park Nearly Died" would be a better, but still exaggerated, title.
Maybe. Though got sick and recovered is basically what the video argues happened.
@@Scrinwaipwr Exactly my point.
Blah! You don't think it's devolved? The better seasons had the kids being kids in absurdist situations now you're more likely to have Stan or Kyle rattle off more complicated political or ideological messaging.
My favourite episodes have always been the ones that send up childhood itself and have the kids in relatable yet exaggerated childhood things, the one where the girls have that future-telling device made of paper being a great example. But I can't deny that when South Park wants to do satire they do it very well.
Sounds more like "The Day South Park Got Into a Car Crash and Was Left in a Coma for a Bit Before Waking Up"
And waking up after Cartman broke with Heidy. They relationship are worst thing in whole history of the show.
@@PAINNN666 The cheers of the fans when their relationship ended were loud enough to wake up the show.
@@NotA3xCombo 😆 Very true
Joker!
@@PAINNN666 I think it was very cool
The fact that the comments are full of memes FROM South Park and not memes ABOUT South Park proves the strength of the show
Memes aboot South Park
Aboot Kraft Dinner.
Every Simpsons video comment section is full of memes from the show too. That doesn't mean that the show hasn't been dead for so long it's actually stopped smelling.
@Quag It proves that South Park still has a strong impact on pop culture
Something being a widely-recognized joke/reference doesn't make it a meme.
"South Park died in Season 20"
"Season 22 was great"
Wait, That's Illegal.
kirby is calling the police
D4N63R0U5 D3V1N honestly season 22 was awesome
It rose again 3 seasons later.
TwT
Season 22 revived the show
South Park at its worst is 20x better than modern day simpsons or family guy at its best.
Flamey Cat such a cancerous take
True words
Simpsons, family guy, and South Park are all redundant in my opinion. They all seem to revolve around one character like homer/Cartman/ and peter. I like the Simpsons more than these shows because at least they have some sort of take away. Honestly, I prefer rick and Morty more than these shows now.
True. Still love the show.
@@clevernickname3396 the south park is much better than rick and morty but rick and mortys storyline and its creative ideas are more cooler rick and morty can win easily
And rick and morty is kinda fresh,its a fresh nostalgia i think
Just like Kenny, South Park might have died briefly, but it didn't stay dead. It'd argue South Park is more culturally relevant than ever, especially after the last season got the show banned in China.
Banned in China revived South Park for sure.
how was it not banned in China already?
Season 10 was the best
@Dinkan Hsing no one in China watched there isn't even a Chinese version of South park only German and French countries watch it it
@Bg Link24 y
My favorite south park episodes have always been those that have as little to do with current news of that time as possible. Episodes like AWESOME-O or Casa Bonita will forever remain timeless classics to me. They haven't made a lot episodes like that in many years and I've lost my hope that they will.
Because they're not that kind of show, those are few and far between because they focus on parodies of current events. That's their whole shtick. It's weird that you don't get that by now
@JTgutairlessons I think the earlier seasons focused a lot more on the world of South Park and not current events is because they had more to write about and it was a new show, they cleverly weaved in world events and didn’t just parody everything like they do now with minor story elements. I think the best of South Park are the episodes like casa Bonita and the creators have said that those are some of their favorites as well
Some of the new ones are way less political like the Air soft one the st Patrick one
I agree those are my favorites too.
@@JTguitarlessons yeah that’s not true. Of course they have commentary but they have on average 2-3 shows a season that truly deal with current topics. Look at the eps for the first 15 seasons or so. They are all random and none tie together
South Park's death is like Kenny's.
Short-lived
Did you come up with this ? This is the most creative joke i've seen in YT comments in a while !
Yeah but it will always be back
short lived death?
Irony
Well said
South Park hasn't died. You just turned into a gayfish.
*Kayne West has entered the chat*
ahahahhaa I'm dying dude
Swagger Juice who eats “fish sticks”
That is a micro-aggression ok... that will not be tolerated at this school. I for one am sick and tired of homophobic slurs.-Pc Principle
Yo that is messed up yo, i am not no gayfish
Title- South park died
Content- it had a rough season and they bounced back saying they won't repeat a mistake
thanks.. i can save me 16.33 minutes now
Wish I read the comments before watching the whole video.
You just saved me 16 minutes, thank you.
It did die, but got better, like Kenny.
@@RickMyBalls nothing died stop using that word. It just got a bad season that's litterally all this video was a season review 😂
Gotta disagree. I think it died when they decided to make Randy the main character and Tegridy Farms the entire plot
feel the same
Either that or PC Principal’s introduction is the point I would put as the moment South Park died.
i really liked the tegridy farms plot
Randy and Stan have always been the main characters
@@colinholzmann1586You couldn't be any more wrong.
This dude needs some tegridy
And a little more butters in his life
A couple ounces should do him
Yeah
How much tegridy..?
@@parentsbasement7734 Rather his Creamy Goo.
I think the opposite, South Park has become more polished and mature throughout the years, whereas family guy, Simpson’s and other comedies usually get more desperate and whacky
100% agree!
The Simpsons today makes me sad
The last few season were just bad
completely agree
south park is very hit and miss nowadays, but the first series with pc principal was straight up godmode
Southpark had a bad season but it corrected itself and is currently going strong
;-;
Season 22.
@@MeSoCornY. 23
Season 20 was trash with the whole Cartman and hedi thing, I didn’t feel Cartman making any messed up jokes are anything
Norton Campbell yea it was a decent season but most it really bad
"The fictious town of South Park, Colorado"
Oh boy.
Right???
What? I don't get it.
I know he said it so much I live in Colorado and see South Park often
@@--.._ HOW
WHY WILL NO ONE EXPLAIN THIS
@@--.._ Ah, I see. This isn't one of those things like Springfield where the real place exist but the town is completely different in the show?
“The fictitious town of South Park Colorado”
People from South Park Colorado: am I a joke to you?
Last I heard Springfield was a real place as well 🤔
South Park is real place but not that known Trey called it South Park because he heard weird stuff happens there, and you know a LOT of weird stuff happens, it was in a interview, also have you played South Park stick of truth great game I’m playing right now. Also who’s your favorite character? Mine ofc Kyle Broflovski. 🕎💚
@@jobzagudn there are multiple Springfields across the country. The state they are in is under debate.
taaj howell it’s oregon, the creator even said
@@BDQ_3 no he didn't. And even if he did it makes no sense. The four states that border Springfield aren't even near each other.
“The Day X Died” is one of your biggest series so this video title makes sense. But maybe “The Day South Park ALMOST Died” would be more suiting, since you yourself said things got better with season 21.
Yeah, it's hard because I want to follow the title. I think it's more of an exploration to see if and when it died. But I see your point.
@Roden Pil take the walking dead for example. Season 7 premier was the day it did, yet it came back in season 9
More like the day south park had a stroke
Season 21 was better than season 20 but it was still bad. I stopped watching the show.
Even though it got better S21 it's still nothing like it use to be.
The corpse may be walking but it's still dead.
this guy needs some 'tegrity
Ok AriAwesome
You stole someones comment
didn't see it
@@broomski wow look at the bottom or middle comment
broomski I would like this but it's at 420 likes so y'know take this instead 👍
I’m 4 years late but just wanted to say you absolutely nailed this. I haven’t watched a new episode of South Park since “Oh jeez”…it felt so off and really killed the show for me.
Yep the video has aged like fine wine, the show feels toothless now and without any edge to it. It's just "Haha look at these people taking things too far or seriously, Aren't we clever by mocking both sides" It outright feels hypocritical now, and the serialization makes jokes stick around for way too long.
More like the day South Park got a cold.
yea
Ya
The Day southpark sold its soul for cheap games why spend $90 on the same 20 year old jokes I'd rather play Halo Combat Evolved
@@Spystreak 90? The games are well done, and pretty cheap.
@@ninjalemurdude Capitalism isn't always fair unfortunately.
SP did not die. Yes, it had a bump on the road, BUT the authors got it immediatly and then course corrected accordingly, THEREFORE it still lives
I don't even see it as a bump. I thought the way they handled that season was brilliant. And while I have a lot of faith in the show's creators' ability to surprise me, I struggle to believe that the alternative would have been as funny, entertaining, or cathartic.
Ha Haaaaa!
@Jacob Kay that's true...
@@TheReaverOfDarkness the only thing I find odd is how mr garrison is trump
@@glonado1070 They picked the single most moronic and self-absorbed character on the entire show to mimic Trump, because Trump is extremely moronic and self-absorbed. They were going for similar level of incompetence, not similar temperament or personality. As with most of their choices, the intent was satirical: meant to make Trump voters look as dumb as possible.
The Pandemic Special proved that South Park ain’t dead yet.
The pandemic special was awful tho. It did include their first ever funny Trump joke though.
@@stopwritingthatreplyjohnat6638 millions and probably more could highly disagree with you 💁
@@stopwritingthatreplyjohnat6638 i disagree the worst thing in south park is the fandom and the ships
@@linalokir2178 So true.
@@linalokir2178 hold up, there are ships in the south park fandom?
Southpark used to be my favorite show hands down and now it feels like a chore when i watch it. I still hold on hope it will turn around but ive been waiting so long with no real signs of a come back that ive given up too many comedy central execs getting come on trey and matts back.
It lost it's charm when Kenny stopped dying in every episode and they relied 100% on current events I don't want to hear about. Like the honey joo joo stuff. With the girl from dancing from the stars. Like..
Can we go back to peeing on snowballs and taking advice from Chef?
“South Park died at season 20”
“Season 22 was great”
There’s wrong something
@@illogicalJason There is something _very_ wrong with the way you type.
It had a Kenny moment
You formatted it wrong
Dude, check your syntax.
South park died ad season 17
14:18 So basically, South Park died when it became serialized, but came back to life when it became cereal-ized. Makes sense.
I'm super cereal.
Should have titled “the day south park got sick and then recovered”
I see no recovery.
Koop's Krap wat
Koop's Krap WAT
I don't know I just did not like the 21st season, it was kinda sad.
I feel like South Park should eventually call it a quit by 2027. The modern seasons are basically the Randy Marsh Show as he has taken over the show too much.
So Matt Stone and Trey Parker took a risk and it didn't pan out. That's the nature of risk taking. Kudos to them for giving the serialised format a go.
Didn't pan out? It's made it to 23 seasons.
GPD W he’s talking about season 20. They wrote the whole season thinking Hillary would win, and that was the risk. Trump won, so it didn’t pan out.
I think the problem is they are continuing to incorporate serialized elements even to this very season, despite the fact that literally nobody likes it
And it was garbage for every single one of them.
Long time Simpsons , Family guy fan (clearly) and I agreed those shows mostly lost their thunder now
But South park? nah, still pretty much alive if you ask me
Honestly, it declined from 2012-2015 or 2016, since then they figured out how to do bigger storylines and the show has flourished like it hasn’t in a decade. Season 22 was one of my favorites.
brian
Seasons 19 was not funny and the new character director PC is really boring
@@mr.f8406 I hate pc principal I dont know why everyone loves him
Idk, it's in the same boat for me. I find it hard to laugh at and it just turn it on then forget everything I saw. Maybe a chuckle or two, but never really the kind of hilarity it once had.
So basically...it didn’t die
It died like Kenny.
@@knifty2237 but kenny always comes back....
@@Griffith74 So basically it didn't die
It have died you just haven't noticed it. yet The Day it started making games just proves how much it's struggling All of the horrible jokes they have made will Catch Up to Them eventually
To be fair even if we're going by the real world definition of death, it is possible to be technically dead and then be brought back if done so fast enough. Though it absolutely got worse for a bit in my opinion it never got so bad as to be dead.
South Park is the only show that has managed to evolve with the times and keep itself fresh and relevant throughout is monumental run. I’m waiting with excitement for its new season. You’re tripping and the dislikes show that.
He's not tripping. Just look at the reviews for the latest seasons - they're among the worst rated. What does that tell you? Sure if you're a die hard fanboy everything would seem fine but the has declined massively since 2018!!
@@mesicek7 I just watched the first episode of season 26, it was awful and stale, and they made cartman a normal kid
South Park never had one bad season and remains the best even after 25 years. That's why they have been on air so long haters.
Having 2 down rounds out of 21, and then recovering for the 22nd isn't dying. That is greatest of all time territory. Like if this was a sports team, there would be no comparison, cause no one is this dominant. They have a better season success rate than the Simpsons, family Guy, pretty much any show that ran over 10 years.
I would have been your daddy no comparison how about sienfeld AKA the greatest show of all time by far
gabe scheffel He’s obviously talking about animation
Yep, even Ali would lose a few rounds in between a fight
The writing and humor is not at all like it was before. They are actually EXTREMELY politically correct now and only serve "mainstream corporate comedy" talking points.
i do get worried that real life is becoming so much like south park that it might stop being funny.
South Park didn’t die, you’re just a Towel.
No.... you're a towel
Jasmine Shelton a high towel ?
Jasmine Shelton no, I’m someone scrolling through the UA-cam comment section,... you’re a towel
@@jasmineshelton759 No, you sir, are literally, a towel
No lemme just get a lil high
South Park: *had one bad season*
Elk: yep this is the history of South Park has died
Yep
Yep
Yep
Yep
Zhang Zhuisui Somebody could use a little Tegridy
The south park games feel more like the show than the show now, i mean when is the last time the kids acted like kids
Like Ozzy Osbourne said about rock n roll, it didn't die, it just took a nap.
Jazz isn’t dead, it just smells funny.
Nah, it’s long dead.
That would be funny if it was true. Just admit it's dead already
Then I've been putting a pillow to his head.
Except rock is dead, South Park ain't.
I don't think I can agree with you on this one... South Park is still going strong... Just because one Season is weaker than others, does not necessarily mean its dead...
ElTremorTheDon it’s just the name of his essay show
Not whole season but the 2nd half only.
Nah south park died in season 9 bruh
@@elusivemindsstudios shut up kyle
@Hans Solo um ok but I still like it
More like “the day that South Park hiccuped.”
The day that South Park sneezed
Season 24, 25 & the paramount+ movies are definitely turning things back around, season 20-23 were for sure a dark peroid with a few highlights
Southpark is not dead...the Simpsons is dead but people still look forward to the new seasons of southpark and it dosent feel like watered down garbage....there still able to make unique storylines and episodes.....
Simpsons is beyond dead, but bad writers keep necrophiling it's corpse.....
Exactly! ...the Simpsons thing makes me sad though... :/
Travis Ryno yeah I wish that the Simpsons had better writers because I love that show
Simpsons in its prime was great original animation style was unique for the time. The show still deserves some love just not for modern episodes.
Simpsons isn't dead, it's the fact that their style has been copied by EVERY other show since the late 90s, so The Simpsons seems stale because we see their style all over the place.
Everyone says they died after season 10, but that's the same time Family Guy, Futurama, and shows like South Park came around. Think about it. If you were the first one to do something, then everyone copied you... Your style wouldn't be unique anymore, and that's exactly what happened to The Simpsons.
Having a bad season doesn't mean South Park died. Its still hilarious and fresh to this day.
Naw, it's terrible. I can't watch it.
@@jasonmnosaj i see that you don't have a sense of humor
@@JessieJamesPlays or in his opinion he doesnt like it? If he doesnt like it doesnt mean he doesn't have a sense.of humour
The fact he thinks its terrible absolutely suggest a completely lack of a sense of humor.
@@Gavicrane or he is Just easily triggered and doesnt realize that south park makes Jokes Abt anyone even If youre White,disabled,anxious ,goth,mexican the list goes on
Personally. I think Southpark had gotten better throughout the years. Simpsons and Family Guy are dead. Like... dead dead.
Family Guy was dead after like 5 seasons.
Odd Stories for Odd Children American Dad was dead too, till they lived Fox to another channel, and now lasts seasons are way better than the old ones
Dead dead, as in alive and well
@@makosimp5022 Agreed bro. Spongebob had aboutt the same lifespan as family guy, might i add
Yeah it kinda lost it's charm
I just hate all these channels claiming things are "dead" or they "died" when the shows are still going strong they just change their style somewhat. The newer seasons are great just different.
Yeah, man!
South Park died? I think the Garrison / Trump thing was just a hiccup. South Park still makes me laugh. That's the important thing. Dead? Certainly not.
Hmmmm....
I don't think the show died at all. I just think people normally watch a show like south park to escape the negativity of real life. That said, when there's a season dedicated to referencing politics, the SJW agenda, trolls, etc. I think a lot more people are going to tune out.
bannanaboy00 same
They just lost their flame on season 20 and 21 and then they found it again.
The day South Park made an oopsie
I love any episode where Randy Marsh is the focus.
Timothy Johnson 😂 fr he’s a great character
He's my personal favorite character 😂😂😂
Could not agree more, randy and his tegridy are the magnum opus of entertainment
I grew up watching South Park, started in 1st or second grade. I’m 30 now and it’s awesome because when I was growing up the boys were hilarious to me (still are) and now that I’m older randy is my favorite character.
The ones where he and Stan build the little car, and where he gets cancer on purpose, and where he is a female singer in his free time are the best.
I enjoy Season 20 a lot, but it definitely has issues and I can see why others don’t like it. However, one ‘bad’ season in an over twenty-year run is incredible.
Yeah, I think as a general rule we should forgive one bad season for any series that’s been consistently great for 20 years, so if South Park makes it to 40 seasons, they can have another weaker season if they want too. 🤣
I found it kinda boring but it was an ok season
Season 20 was fine. Season 21, however, was garbage.
I think every season that isn't a different story each episode and has continuing stories have been terrible, didn't like Tegridy, PC principal or troll trace
personally i didn't enjoy season 20 but i applaud them for trying something new with the serialized stories even after 20 ears
I think South Park is definitely different now compared to how it was in older seasons, but it is still going strong!
3 minutes in and I realize I am watching this when I could be watching south park
Yeah, and I only watched it for the title. He is being dramatic in saying it died and using it for views.. He will be watching every South Park episode created and some will be better than others like always..
@@mikeydoes He's not being dramatic, DF. You just don't get it. Everything he's saying is obviously just going right over your head.
It wasn't hard to understand what he said. The issue was you didn't understand what I said. DF.
Toopel I see, that def makes a lot more sense. And was worth posting, unlike the other guy - who probably didn't know what you've said.
He is still using a sensationalist title, which still goes along with my point. He just made a whole thing of it.
Anti-Troll Buddy you’re a pretentious dork.
Idk what you're on but SouthPark is still going strong!
Yeah exactly! They're also adding a new season this year
I honestly stopped watching South Park after season 21 because all there trump jokes were hit or miss and for me they were miss
it’s because they talk about politic mostly , watch the season back then, they mostly use funny & light theme...
No it’s it’s garbage now it’s now
HornDog 92 English?
I still watch and love South Park consistently..... I’m excited every time a new season comes out on Hulu or wherever. Can’t say the same about the simpsons or family guy.
Cadger Christmas Light Show yeah
True. I don’t really care for South Park as much any more but I’m still interested when they do something new.
Im Comparison to Family Guy or the simpson nearly every South Park Episode feels like something unique in which a social/political or atleast relateable problem is the main topic. Family Guy and the Simpson feels like random Scenes placed one after the other and jokes that couldve been in every other episode because they have very little to do with the actual topic , whereas jokes in South Park are based on the respective topic and are results from the plot
Totally. South Park is still very much watchable, whereas Simpsons and Family Guy are impossible to watch.
Without Hulu airing the episodes after they air on TV, I would be missing out on the show so much. I love Hulu simply for this show and I've rewatched this show two times in full now. I love it so much and while it did start to decline, the newer seasons are still amazing for me. I wish I could've seen the banned episodes before they were removed online as well.
It died for me the day PC Principal showed up
I miss kenny, suddenly butters is the main character
Spoiler alert: Kenny comes back later
@@eggwaffle8496 Butters really is best. Kenny would make a great pairing with him.
Butters rocks
Butters is and always has been the best character second to Cartman.
Me too
As a long time fan of the show, I really appreciate how South Park has been trying new things in the last several years. Not everything has worked perfectly, but they’ve still been great and I can appreciate them trying different things with the show
They're trying new things because they are desperate. They have no stories to tell anymore that are just about the boys, so they must rely on current events. The fact that Matt and Trey are willing to move the show into Zombie Simpsons territory, instead of bowing out gracefully, is very sad. I definitely lost some of my respect for them.
I never had respect for them. I gave the show chance after chance, but it is everything it claims to hate.
@@dronessential new South Park is much closer to classic Simpsons than zombie Simpsons in quality
By trying new things - you mean just animating events that happened through out the year? Aka the same thing that killed every other show? I just… wow
Trey and Matt are multi millionaires at least. Show has been running for almost 30 years to the point of them being to big to fail. Experimentation is an allowance and a luxury they can afford and I wouldnt be mad.
Seasons 20-21 were a bit bumpy, but the show is far from dead.
Yeah, it was a rough time for their comedy, but the show rebounded nicely.
yep
I would say season 21 was one of the best.
i enjoyed every single Episode.
its not more dead them homestuck
South Park used to funny in the 2000s to the early 2010s. The newer seasons from the late 2010s to 2020s felt boring to me whenever this show becomes too deep and realistic
I’m 3 and a half minutes in and just realizing how hard I just got clickbaited
Bravo my friend
I thought it was just me....thankfully South Park is neither as boring or aimless as this biography disguised as "the end of" South Park.
yeah south park isnt dead lol
Nobody got clickbaited
went straight to the comments while they were still doing the Matt and Trey origin story
Thanks for letting me know. I’ll go then
They flopped a little in season 20 and maybe 21, but 2 out of 23 isn't bad.
@Jacob Kay the first two were hilarious in my opinion.
@@n.m5253 For the time, sure. They didn't age well at all.
They're still flopping now
Flopped hard season 17 also. That season is unwatchable.
space koala bro that whole got parody alone redeems the 2-3 bad episodes in that season
Garisson Trump couldn't keep up with actual Trump.
Reality transcended satire.
So true
If they hadn't beat around the bush and just had the actual character himself it probably would have been much better.
@Hayden R. He has his advantages and disadvantages. But wether youtr a supporter or not, one thing nyou can't deny: his rhetoric is hilarious.
Oh no, a popular show has a season that is less well received then other seasons. The horror
"The day south park died"
100% knew that this was about the 2016 election before hearing him say a word lol
Same I knew it was gonna be about season 20
i actually didnt , i thought the day south park died was the day they started with serialization
He seems hurt they mocked Trump tbh lol
Kevin Arzola Not necessarily, the season did seem to have Hillary winning in mind, and it just doesn’t play out as well with Garrison. They finally let their bias show.
Man in the Moon did you even watch the season? It’s obvious you didn’t. They ripped on both of them hard. They made Hilary look like a bot that couldn’t say the right thing even when it was served on a platter for her.
And they didn’t have her winning. They stated that they had 2 episodes ready for the eventual results of either of them winning.
the video shouldve been: how south park has managed to stay relevant and in the limelight for so long, whilst other shows like family guy, the simpsons and american dad continue to lose there following.
I mean, American Dad hasn't been on air for years now.
American dad is great though
New episodes are produced for TBS
@@JacobKaiju My bad, I had no idea
American dad is, I think, better than ever this year
More like the day south park got a paper cut.
The writer tore the scrip a bit
And Kenny *STILL DIED*
@@xtzyshuadog He would do that anyway so that didn't change.
Ø Egg Waffle Ø Kenny is completely irrelevant in the show
@@redthunder9055 If he's a character in the show he's relevant. Plus he's considered a main character according to Google. He has a story like all the other kids and, like all the other kids, has some family problems/a not normal family. He isn't just a side character, he has his own personality you just have to pay close attention and watch multiple episodes to see it. At first you don't understand what he's saying and he's just kind of there, once you understand what he's saying and what his life's like his character isn't the same anymore and you can see who he is.
Honestly season 19 is where it started going downhill IMO
I'd say season 18 was the beginning of the downfall.
Way before that. Last episode I remember really making me laugh was the LOTR one 20 years ago.
"Southpark died in season 20"
"Season 22 was great"
Wait
tombirds1 this
I don't think they swung too far to either side. They made some way more subtle mistakes that have more to do with the complexity of the process of serialized writing and they lost their thread. The end of Season 20 is, in my opinion, so bad that leftists may claim it's bad because it's too far right and vice versa. But, in reality, they did not have a problem with any of the political sides, but with South Park itself.
Southpark didn't die. It got funnier. *shrug*
It is a contradictory conclusion to the title. He acknowledges the show realizing Season 20 was handled poorly by the end and the effects it had on Season 21, but that's really all it is.
It didn't die, it just took a big hit and took a while to recover. However, Mr. Garrison/Trump still exists and the show doesn't really know what to do with him aside from just omitting him from the Season. He can return later on if Trump doesn't get reelected, but honestly it's not an easy prediction. If there were people who were all for Trump before, they'd probably be at it again. :)
@tombirds1 it didn't die
Title isnt accurate. South park never died, just had a half-decent season for south park standards.
Title is accurate. After season 18 it died
@@luigistefano3672 I disagree
@@luigistefano3672 no, although in season 10 we lost a lovable character, so it felt like they lost some viewers, but never died.
Trash seasons back to.back for 5 years but ok.....
@@C4R1N4 no the show is definitely dead
Then the episode Band in China aired and became world trending
Honnestly it was the first episode in a long time that would really stay on the memory, with episodes like trapped in the closet or the passion of the jew or 200 and 201 for how much they didn't care about consequences
Essentially, South Park died when they started bashing Trump on the same level as Saturday Night Live and CNN.
After 19 seasons, there's one season that you personally didn't enjoy and suddenly the show died? It seems like you just want a dramatic title for clicks. By your logic, this video was posted on the day that "The day that x died" died.
That is literally his format for these... Just making the peg fit
That's because the day South Park died was actually March 9th, 2005. And I don't make the peg fit. Please see my comment in the main comments section.
@@captainphoenix what?
Bro of course he wants dramatic title for clicks , that’s the UA-cam meta we are in lol , great job detective
@Emmanuel chanda the complaints about this guy's video are legitimate. And the complaint that he's forcing this "peg" (South Park) into the "hole" of "The Day _ Died" is valid as well, because he is. And the reason these complaints are valid is because the real day South Park died was March 9th, 2005. And I make my case in the comment I posted in the main part of the comments section of this video (not as a sub of Rwz's comment), and my case doesn't involve forcing a round peg into a square hole. Check it out.
I love the season 21 episode where Garrison keeps tweeting about Tweek not scared of North Korea
put it down was one of the best recent episodes
That one is one of my favorites too
Yeah it’s one of my favrioutes
I felt so bad for Tweek. It was hilarious
That episode was boring
I’m so happy a lot of ppl think that it didn’t die! I only started watching recently, and while the recent seasons are definitely different than the original ones, I still like watching them :)
@Flamey Cat How does it feel to be a beta male?
I hate it nowadays
Same.
South Park doesn’t do what South Park does for South Park....South Park does what South Park does because South Park IS South Park.
Memba?
Aaahh yeah, I memba.
James Cameron enters the chat
I member
Oooooh. I memba
DSB FuhLife marklar
By your own standards, saying it's dead isn't accurate. It just hit a rough patch and bounced back.
South Park technically isn’t a fictitious town, it’s a real place in Colorado
This arc was confusing but it's very memorable. I couldn never tell if cartman was DEEP undercover on a scheme or if he really was buying into the face turn
3:40 "Every side has been joked about evenly"
"Except islam. For god's sake don't mention islam."
They tried
Fur reel. Dudes be goin all Charlie Hebdo on cartoonists in the name of jihad these days.
Episode 200 and 201 *it was subtle but it was glaring. *not to mention the "superbestfriends" episode in 2001 where he wasn't even censored.
I remember an episode where the Iraqi airforce saved the town by crashing dozens of hijacked boeings into the invaders
@@mrsean44 No, they didn't flake, Comedy Central refused to show him and censored the episode. They did show Muhammad in the episode.
Your too obsessed with the idea that all shows die. South Park had tried something different with that season but they went back to serialized-light and are just as strong as ever
You’re*
@Omni-Man you'm'r're've'nt'y'll'ain're*
It's been bad for years now, I don't see it getting any better
@@splash_067 go away then little kid
@@ghostrecon3834 have you seen post covid special? yeeah... its depressing and boring
Can you make an episode where a show started to live? Where they got in their stride? The office season 2? Season 2 Parks n Rec?
I really like this idea but I don't think it would really work that well. By nature, most really good shows simply start off really good as well.
The shows that didn't are a bit of an exception.
That's a good idea, for me though it's usually the second or fourth episode of every show I've ever watched, usually never the first.
A lot of people have asked about this. I'm not opposed to it. I just don't find the topic as interesting. I like the idea of being more positive though! :)
@@EntertainTheElk this is actually known as a trope called "growing the beard" if you were ever interested in looking into it.
@@EntertainTheElk I like you
I thought south park reached its peak in 2016 and the fact that they thought Hillary would win and they were wrong made it that much more funny.
With 2 seasons being "bad" out of around 20, that's a roughly 90% success rate. I'd say a 90% is more than just a failure
Justin Y.
Agreed
Justin Y. Where's the meme at justin?
Holy moly a relatively new Justin Y. comment
Justin Y. They did well with many South Park seasons & 20 seasons ended up being funnier than 2 seasons.
You’re that ninja...
Nah man South Park ALMOST died. They learned from what happened unlike The Simpsons.
Rhet I do wonder how how did they get the show back on track
They pulled a Kenny
"Died" is too strong, especially with how much they improved the newer season as well as how relevant they still are. You can't exactly say the same thing about Family Guy and Simpsons
I lost interest in south park when actual news overcomed the satire
Plot twist
It didn't die
Ryan Ohara you’re the first comment in this video
This video isn't at all like your "the day when blank died" videos on the Simpsons or Family Guy. You just pointed out one season that wasn't that great because of unforseen circumstances, then go on about how the show is fine now. South Park didn't die at the episode "Oh Geez" it was just a bad episode of a bad season.
I don't think they've ever recovered. This past season was a step in the right direction, but it still seems to have lost its steam.
@@EntertainTheElk Well that's very clearly just your opinion
@@Shazam1998 he never claimed it wasn't his opinion and he isn't the only one to think that.
I agree that this past season was a step back in the right direction after a few bad seasons
@Entertain The Elk
The problem is your video didn't give the impression that South Park had lost its steam. You just made an uninspired video that feels too familiar to videos ever since two years ago. The only thing new this video has is you saying Season 21 and 22 helped the show to recover. You didn't even say that it had lost its steam in the video, you just said "it has recovered" and ended it with "Oh Jeez is the Day South Park Died". I'm sorry but this is easily the weakest of your The Day X Died series because it feels like a retread of familiar videos with very little originality aside from a part that goes against the title of this video.
south park would be a lot better if all the episodes were on Netflix
Ik right I can’t wait for season 23 to be on Netflix
@@peacock.spooder there not available for where i live
@@lachlanlynch2503 oh, i didnt know that lol
JessieJamesPlays Yeah, I did, I tried. I keep getting an error saying "You appear to be using an anonymous proxy tool. You'll need to disable it to access..." whenever I try to load up any episode using a VPN.
It was available before around 2012-2013 in Netflix US. Watched a whole lot of episodes there and just loved south park more and more.
This is a great video. I noticed the episodes getting less funny for a couple seasons beforehand but I had to completely give up on South Park in Season 20. It just didn't have the same great writing that made the show hilarious before. And the Simpsons has already proven that an animated series can be terrible for decades and still be a cash cow, so we know financial success is totally separate from quality.
"One of my personal favourites, make love, not warcraft"
Anybody that doesn't love this episode is a psychopath
Trey Parker thought it was so bad that he tried to stop them from airing it
And I mean I don't think it's bad, but I didn't love it
www.cinemablend.com/television/South-Park-Episode-Almost-Caused-Trey-Parker-Lose-It-116657.html
I think it was probably the worst episode of that season, although to be fair that was one of their best seasons.
I didn’t love it
I liked it, it wasn’t my favorite.
the day south park died - never
It will happen eventually Accept it.
Only true gamers understand how deep south park is and what it says about our society
GwopUpEnt wait until the second movie
Hope there will be one
Right .
No it’s dead. You’re just in denial.
This was a really good video, but god awful title
Agreed, this explains the dislikes as well. But I mean, gotta get those clicks...
thats what he titles everyone of these type of videos...
@@icylosers okay?? Very cool
@@samtan117 why are you acting like im the weird one? You said its in awful title but he uses "The Day __ Died" titles all the time, its not my fault you dont get that.
@@icylosers because your comment has nothing to do with the fact that this title is clickbaity and bad. Irrelevant comment
South Park still hitting hard, gonna miss it when It goes as trey and Matt said they won’t be doing it forever
The town of South Park is not fictitious. It is west of Denver North of a little town called Fairplay. In South Park there is a painting of Mr.Hankey on a building. I dont think there is more than 500 people that live there.
😒
Travor lives there
@@pyeltd.5457 Alex lives there too
I've driven through but I never saw that 😂
Love seeing the comments saying season 22 was great because it's true unlike the Simpsons and family guy South Park has stayed strong long live South Park!
Talking Film with james me too :) change is inevitable, and I don’t think the change in South Park was necessarily bad, i still think it’s pretty fun to watch
Considering the Simpsons has been on since the 80's and is long past mediocre id say i have to disagree. South Park did have a noticeable dip in quality but they brought it right back into focus with the last few seasons.
90's.
NotSpider-Man 777 80s Tracy Uhllman 1988
it died when a bunch if 6 yos started watching it
South Park didn't die, it was just in a coma for 2 seasons.
wdym 2 seasons
@MX SanctusBellator They ruined them, It was unwatchable
I think it died when entire seasons started following one story, i liked it when each epsiode followed a diffrent story or maybe 2 episodes
So true, serialization never worked in the South Park format. Allow me to copy and paste another reply I made expressing my reasoning as to why serialized comedy in South Park was a terrible idea:
In order for jokes to work in serialized shows, they need to play off pre establishing ideas and themes that the show has already presented. Unfortunately that's not what happens as most of the ideas are one note and not expansive enough to center jokes around for an entire season. So instead the show gives us this weird in between, where episodic and serialized storylines are concurrent with each other, hindering the shows comedy. Also, South Park seems to have this weird obsession lately which is forcing reactive and complimentary characters into the main roles, which always lead in disaster. Did anyone genuinely like the Randy episodes? Like actually?
Serialization can work if the main themes are expansive enough to evolve and change, also it would be a lot more efficient if the show just stepped back from the comedic aspect of the show to focus on story (not that I would ever want that), but the show does neither. I still enjoy South Park, but in my opinion it died when the 4 boys and their fun adventures stopped being the focus, and instead South Park just turned into the "Randy, Butters, and Eric Show"
Yeah it felt strange
I preferred their individual/2 part adventures. Don’t like the new format. Also there seems to be too much Randy Marsh (still one of the funniest characters) and PC Principal is the reason I stopped watching it. I still love the show though, but I lost track of it after it was one story per season.
Season 19 in my opinion was amazing and the serialization worked really well. Season 20 on the other hand...
The show tried to copy the trend of animated comedys having a story
More like: The Day South Park Went Into A Coma, Then Woke Back Up
Exactly
If it was called that u wouldn't click on it
...With severe loss of motor function and working memory, which will require years of therapy to overcome.
Or did you think going into a coma and coming out was just a simple thing?
Nah. The title is totally accurate.