1212: About Last Night

Anyone who knows me knows that I have long been standing by Trey Parker. Since the first national airing of South Park when I was in middle school, I've been hooked. I've got Baseketball, Cannibal!: The Musical, Orgazmo, Team America: World Police, all of the related soundtracks (including South Park: Bigger Longer and Uncut's, and Chef Aid's), and I've even got an Eric Cartman magnetic notepad, upon which I think I've written twice.

South Park has become a staple on Comedy Central, so it's more than likely up to Trey and Matt when the series will end, but I have noticed that general interest in the program among my peers has wained. Thursday mornings it's nearly impossible to find someone I can talk to about new episodes that aired the previous night, and when I ask friends if they caught it, they generally respond with, "Oh yeah, when's that on?" (If you're honestly curious, it's Wednesdays at 10pm -- the same time slot since the show was first aired in 1997.)

But I'm not trying to convince you to watch the show. Admittedly, it's grown more political in recent years, and that tends to turn people off. However, tonight's episode was so fresh and on-the-money that I couldn't help but tell someone (i.e. you) to try and catch it. All I can say, without giving too much away, is that all of the mixed feelings that are floating around today in this, the post-election world, are addressed, and quite well at that. The episode is ridiculous and mildly offensive, but most of all it's poignant.

My Dad I think summed my thoughts up best when, after viewing, he said, "That was some good therapy. I actually feel better."

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