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Archive for the 'South Park' Category

Vladimir Putin v. Eric Cartman

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, September 8th, 2008. Filed under Dumbasses, Foreign Affairs, Russia, South Park, Television

First it was Hugo Chavez going after The Simpsons.
Now, we learn that there’s no room in Vladimir Putin’s Russia for satire:
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Prosecutors in Russia want to ban the award-winning satirical U.S. cartoon South Park, calling the series “extremist” after receiving viewer complaints, a spokeswoman said on Monday.
South Park, a cartoon aimed at adults [...]

It’s Called Irony

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006. Filed under Celebrities, South Park, Television

On the same day that Paramount announced it was severing ties with Tom Cruise:
Viacom Inc.’s Paramount Pictures unit is ending its 14-year relationship with Tom Cruise’s film production company because of the actor’s offscreen behavior, the company’s chairman said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.
Sumner Redstone, Viacom chairman, said the behavior of the [...]

South Park Emmy Poster

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006. Filed under South Park, Television

You’ve got to hand to these guys, they’ve got guts:

H/T: Andrew Sullivan

South Park: The Controversy Continues

by Doug Mataconis @ Friday, July 14th, 2006. Filed under South Park, Television

Though Comedy Central announced earlier this week that the Scientology episode that was pulled earlier this year would return to normal rerun rotation, its clear that the controversy about what actually happened won’t go away:
Matt Stone and Trey Parker are still angry that Comedy Central in May yanked a repeat of the “Trapped in the [...]

Tom Cruise Going Back In The Closet

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, July 12th, 2006. Filed under South Park, Television

Well, not really, but the South Park Scientology episode is off the banned list
One week after South Park’s controversial “Trapped in the Closet” episode garnered an Emmy nomination, and nearly four months after it was abruptly pulled from rotation on the cable net, Comedy Central has finally acquiesced and will allow the Scientology-skewering episode back [...]

24 Receives 12 Emmy Nods

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, July 6th, 2006. Filed under 24, Battlestar Galactica, South Park, Television

The Emmy Nominations were released today and Fox’s 24 received 12 nominations, the most of any other television series:
“24″ led all series with 12 nominations, followed by “Grey’s Anatomy” with 11. Both received best drama series bids and were joined in the category by “House,” “The Sopranos” and “The West Wing.”
The complete list of nominees [...]

Cartman Wins A Peabody

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, June 6th, 2006. Filed under South Park, Television

Not just Cartman, either, but the whole South Park gang:
NEW YORK - With Jon Stewart hosting and ?South Park? as one of the honorees, the 65th annual Peabody Awards ceremony Monday had a comedic bent.
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The biggest cheers went to Trey Parker and Matt Stone, co-creators of Comedy Central?s ?South Park.? In introducing them, Stewart said [...]

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