South Park redefines the F word
Damn, it’s getting harder to locate these hidden aliens every week. Your hint for this week is above, though it looks like the southparkstudios.com folks have a bit of a typo in the choices for the Get South Park‘d contest this week.
Y’know, South Park tries to deliver a message in many of the episodes, usually with some sort of monologue from Stan, Kyle or Cartman. And most times it’s just funny and you just don’t take it seriously at all. This week, though, there was a message within the story without really coming right out and telling us what it is. Well, besides that loud Harley riders are fucking annoying as hell.
Ratings Clack – The Mentalist knocks off CSI
A combination of baseball and pre-sweeps repeats made for a bit of an odd week. Repeats don’t mean there aren’t numbers of note however. We had Jay Leno’s first shot against CSI: Miami and NY repeats, and a look at what running repeats on Friday does for FOX. That is, nothing good for Dollhouse season 3. Also interesting this week — The Mentalist finally topped CSI in viewers and the demo, and even a repeat Gibbs appearance is worth 16 million viewers. Read the rest of this entry »
South Park takes on Paul “TURD” Watson and Whale Wars
Once again, there above’s this week’s hint for where to find the hidden alien for the South Park‘d contest. Good luck to y’all, and remember who to give a shout-out to when you get animated!
This week was a hell of a lot funnier than the past few episodes, picking fun of a show that totally deserves it: Discovery’s Whale Wars. The show’s “star,” Paul Watson, has been criticized plenty of times for lying for his cause, and his “reality” show has been called a sham by many. To see a big fat “TURD” on an actual photo of Watson hanging in the “Sea Shepherd,” then the rest of the Whale Warriors being called “incompetent, vegan pussies doing absolutely nothing and turning it into drama” was gold. Unfortunately I know a few other shows like that.
Ratings Clack – Smallville continues to defy the odds
We do often get caught up in the big numbers from the big networks. It is, after all, hard to overlook the fact that NCIS is still growing its audience in the 7th season. There are still some very interesting stories happening on the little network, CW. When it was announced that Vampire Diaries would be paired with Supernatural, while Smallville was shuffled off to Friday, many people expected that was the end.
The show wouldn’t be able to come back from a year grinding away on Friday nights. After a few weeks looking at the numbers though, that’s not the case at all. Clark and the gang can celebrate good times, despite taking a hit from the move. In fact, this week Smallville topped new episodes of One Tree Hill, Gossip Girl, 90210, and Melrose Place. It’s far from done. Elsewhere, we had our first sizable crop of repeats this week, which brought some interesting results. Read the rest of this entry »
South Park – A joke more than a few years too late?
Bashing on the W.W.E. was a worthwhile task for South Park, but you know something? It’s a few years too late. Isn’t the joke about professional wresting being fake as old as … I dunno, Vince McMahon? In any case, the South Park community was a perfect hick-town setting for this, so it was only a matter of time before the show would take it on.
As for real wrestling, I don’t think this show could have made it appear any more uncomfortably gay-like than in this episode, short of them doing it in the nude … the way it was done in ancient times. Dear lord, I’m glad they didn’t get into that.
Anyway, I’m ready for a really good episode before the season ends, aren’t you? For those playing the South Park‘d game, your hint is pictured above. Remember who to thank when you make it on the show. Good luck!
Ratings Clack – Where is FlashForward headed?
FlashForward is one of the more interesting shows of the new season where ratings are concerned. On the one hand, so far it has been a huge upgrade for the 8-9 spot on ABC. And while it has been surpassed by Survivor, it does continue to hold off Bones in the demo. On the other hand, the ratings don’t seem to be settled yet, which makes each week a new adventure. This week, the yo-yo headed back up. What will next week bring? One can only guess. I continue to think that it will eventually be passed up by the fiercely loyal Bones audience at some point, finding its place as the number 3 show in the hour. Elsewhere this week, there was good news for Dancing With The Stars, NCIS, Law & Order, So You Think You Can Dance, and Smallville. The news wasn’t so good for Hank, Parks & Recreation, Three Rivers, or Melrose Place.
South Park – What an obscure place for an alien
In case you haven’t heard, South Park’s got a contest going on, where you can become South Park‘d and put into next season’s premiere. Yes, that means your likeness is drawn and put into the episode. Hell, I’m trying for it!
The contest started with last week’s episode, and I’ve got the image of that one below. The one for this week is pictured above, though you’ll have to watch the episode to figure out where exactly the scene took place. As you can see, the places the aliens turn up can be pretty obscure.
And hey, if you win and get South Park‘d, make sure you let us know here — we’ll screenshot your spot and post it next season!
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