South park is right on Bono

Brother None said:
Simpsons just coasts...I guess it has the same network status as soap series now, so it'll coast forever.

Whatever, I'd rather watch just this intro, because it contains more giggles than the average Simpsons episode

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YES!!!!

I fucking love this show!

That's the thing about British comedies, they might not last long, but they're funny as hell.
 
I actually think that's why British shows are some of the best. Think about it, this show ran for how long, and look at the impact it still has.

But when you look at shows like The Simpsons, for example, it becomes so very clear that these US television shows get milked to the point where they just go on random escapades to save the world. Black Books I found to be too short as well, but would it have made it a better show if there were another 3 seasons?

I think not.
 
Yep, Black Books is another great comedy, not that many episodes but all of them pretty amazing (Like the one where Manny turns the shop into a trendy hotspot).

Unfortunately, almost all US shows get turned into these horrendous long lasting abortions where romantics interests are forcibly injected into the plot (I GET IT, CHANDLER HAD SEX WITH JOEY'S SISTER AND NOW THEY'RE BOTH HAVING SEX WITH THE MONKEY!). Man, I want to start stabbing people in the face with a sharpened spoon when shit like that becomes popular...
 
Duckman said:
I actually think that's why British shows are some of the best. Think about it, this show ran for how long, and look at the impact it still has.

But when you look at shows like The Simpsons, for example, it becomes so very clear that these US television shows get milked to the point where they just go on random escapades to save the world. Black Books I found to be too short as well, but would it have made it a better show if there were another 3 seasons?
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I think the dichotomy you're trying to sketch is false. The premise of some shows doesn't allow them to run for long, that's true. Darkplace (which ran for 6 episodes, it had a brief run in Peru) certainly wouldn't have held up for more than 5 seasons (there's only so many times you can quote Shakespeare and cite it as "Hamlet, p. 54" or show 2 people facing each other in one shot and facing the door in a next before it gets old).

But that's not like an absolutism. Sure, Simpsons should've stopped years ago, and South Park should've stopped at season 9. There's no harm in them continuing either, it's not like the old episodes get less good because of the new ones. And they still produce occasional giggles.

But some shows can take it. Mystery Science Theater 3000 stopped at Season 10 and it *still* stopped way, way too early. It could've easily continued to run for years and years. Heck, season 10 was one of the best (my personal fav is season 9, which has some of the greatest episodes: Pumaman, Hobgoblins, Werewolf (warwilf?), The Final Sacrifice (ah. Rowsdower)).

So hell, it's not an absolute truth, nor an UK-US divide either (not like some UK shows ran for too long, hmmm? Are You Being Served? Dad's Army? 'Allo 'Allo!?).
 
I saw the episode, funny though not my cup of tea. Then again, I watch Robot Chicken so it is really no difference.
 
Brother None said:
Duckman said:
I actually think that's why British shows are some of the best. Think about it, this show ran for how long, and look at the impact it still has.

But when you look at shows like The Simpsons, for example, it becomes so very clear that these US television shows get milked to the point where they just go on random escapades to save the world. Black Books I found to be too short as well, but would it have made it a better show if there were another 3 seasons?
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I think the dichotomy you're trying to sketch is false. The premise of some shows doesn't allow them to run for long, that's true. Darkplace (which ran for 6 episodes, it had a brief run in Peru) certainly wouldn't have held up for more than 5 seasons (there's only so many times you can quote Shakespeare and cite it as "Hamlet, p. 54" or show 2 people facing each other in one shot and facing the door in a next before it gets old).

But that's not like an absolutism. Sure, Simpsons should've stopped years ago, and South Park should've stopped at season 9. There's no harm in them continuing either, it's not like the old episodes get less good because of the new ones. And they still produce occasional giggles.

So hell, it's not an absolute truth, nor an UK-US divide either (not like some UK shows ran for too long, hmmm? Are You Being Served? Dad's Army? 'Allo 'Allo!?).
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Heh, I know it was a stark generalisation about UK-US TV shows, but the few episodes that are created by such broadcasters in the UK far outweigh any short lived US comedy/drama etc, mainly due to the amount of rubbish they pump out, that the public seems to admire.

Sure, just because a show runs 2-3 seasons, or even 5-6 episodes, doesn't mean it's great.

Also, I know that The Simpsons still should run, and that the older episodes never grow tiresome (though, watching seasons 1-5 on re-runs here is tenuous, especially when they show most of them within a month). Eh, either way, I still watch a new episode here and there, but not with the fanaticism I used to.
 
What episodes outweigh what how?

I would assume that there are numerous good short US drama and comedy series, even if, more money might go into longer and larger projects.
 
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I would assume that there are numerous good short US drama and comedy series, even if, more money might go into longer and larger projects.
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You would be greatly surprised at the quality of US television right now...

Current Drama Series

Bionic Woman: Remake of the 1970's spin-off of the Six Million Dollar Man, filled with pointless angst and "drama" in the form of crying in bar bathrooms and yelling at rambunctious teen sisters.

Journeyman: Quantum Leap, only without the body switching aspect and the social commentary... That and flagrant product placement.
"My Apple iPhone doesn't work! I must be in... the past! (show Galaga machine to denote the 1970's)

Moonlight: Vampire Policeman show, only the twist is... uh... the vampires don't die when they're hit by sunlight or something.

Comedy Series

Cavemen: Based off the popular car insurance commercials, follow three cavemen brothers as they go through life, facing social prejudices in the form of black stereotypes with the word black replaced by caveman! Hilarity is bound to ensue!

Chuck: Chuck was an average nerd working at an electronics store, until the day when all of the CIA's information was downloaded into his brain! Now he has to work with sexy female spy and crotchety male spy to stop terrorism and make that promotion to store manager!

Big Bang Theory: Nerds live in apartment across from sexy neighbor, hilarity ensues...

And that, is only the tip of the iceberg.
 
The Simpsons and South Park have both run out of clever, new ideas and are generally relying on stupid, recycled humor that has been seen many times before in previous episodes. Sadly as long as viewers will watch it they'll still make new ones. I bet most of the viewers know it's not worth watching anymore, but do it out of a sense of duty since they watched them for years while they were good and just considered themselves fans that never miss a show...

But some shows can take it. Mystery Science Theater 3000 stopped at Season 10 and it *still* stopped way, way too early. It could've easily continued to run for years and years. Heck, season 10 was one of the best (my personal fav is season 9, which has some of the greatest episodes: Pumaman, Hobgoblins, Werewolf (warwilf?), The Final Sacrifice (ah. Rowsdower)).
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Thank you Kharn.

Sincerely,
The Vault Dweller
 
I think that episode was mildly lame, but I thought the banner saying "Emmy Award Winning Series" that popped up every once in a while was hilarious.
 
South Park is great, i agree that season 6 was the best and it has gone somewhat downhill since then, however i still enjoy it a lot. I also agree about the toilet humour which is the one thing i have never liked about it. The general humour is still great though, and overall i completely agree with the Overseer (despite him being a bit of a spaz) here.

Tah tah.
 
Could someone please explain to me who South Park is? And what is a Bono?
Shouldn't it be 'bonobo'? A bonobo I know, that's one of them crazy monkeys that has sex all day and uses umbrellas and what have you. They be funny as fuck, them bonobos. So is that what you mean with a Bono? Or is a Bono slang for a 'boner'?
I'm sorry if this is a stupid question, but I'm new to the internetz and I don't copy all of the lingo yet.

I know The Simpsons, though. How could I not know that fine establishment. When I was still a young and strangely feminine boy, my parents always took me to The Simpsons and I would always choose the Big Hot Talliwhacker Bunny with a Vanilla Semen Sponge Milkshake. Those were delicious, but they don't sell them anymore. Now it's just Coca Cola and cheeseburgers. What a shame.

:roll:
 
"Bono" means "Ambiguously homosexual douchebag" in Irish.

South Park is your father.
 
Some you love and some you hate, I honestly thought the season 1 episodes were the best, but I had been watching since the beginning. However, their continued irreverence towards "Celebrity" is still going amusingly strong, I think.

George Clooney's Agent, IIRC: "You want Mr. Clooney to do WHAT like a dog?!"
 
I never really understood what people see in Family Guy to be honest, speaking of which the South Park episode about it was decent.
 
The jokes on M Night Shyamblablablu and Mike Bay in this episode were funny. And Butters was a chuckle as usual.
 
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