In doing so the show has found its spot in popular culture. Whether it be in light of criticizing or viewer pleasure it is rare to find a person who has not heard of the show south park.
The show emphasis the relationship of four boys Stan, Kyle, Kenny and Cartman
and throughout their time together on the show with the incorporation of a lot of other characters they display various forms of dark humor.
Making slanderous jokes and showing crude images of almost every social group around South Parks one saving grace may be that they make fun of every social group equally.
Unlike most every other survivor in the status quo South Park producers didn’t take a pre existing idea that was already popular and make it innovative.
Instead the producers of South Park decided to throw caution to the wind and they were successful.
However the show does incorporate other pieces of popular culture such as stars from other shows.
A great example of this would be the appearance of Snookie from Jersey Shore in a recent episode.
This tactic is another among many that get more viewer interaction. Even though a viewer may not like what is seen it still creates hype which creates in turn equivalent verbal advertisement.
This show being a guilty pleasure is not usually admittedly watch by viewers. However there is no sense in denying the show is hilarious for those with a dark sense of humor.
Overall with shows canceling left and right after only one season I believe there is much to be said for the 14 seasons of South Park already produced and aired.
Not to mention the movie that stemmed from the show as well as special segments.
My personal view of South Park is one that I feel relates to many viewers, although I admittedly can’t find myself in a moment without laughter there is an internalized guilt for laughing at something I know hold great offense to other individuals and also mocks lifestyles and beliefs of others.
Regardless of your hesitation to the show I believe it is an important experience to view South Park.
Part of the reason I believe there is an importance to view being that we should all as citizens critically analyze the show while viewing and ask ourselves why this is popular in our culture instead of being a passive viewer.
Most not realizing that what is popular in our society says a lot about us a culture, Bringing more shame to the fact that like most of my peers I enjoy slanderous humor such as that represented in South Park.
In conclusion I hope that you view the show critically and come up with your own analysis.
The writer shows a nice enthusiasm for the show.
ReplyDeleteI believe that some specific examples from episodes (with the more outrageous topics and lines) would have made this stronger.
And there are still some small errors creeping in that detract from the overall quality (misspelled words, erroneous capitalization).
But South Park is a classic and deserving of yet another look.