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TV Review: SOUTH PARK – Season 16 – “Cartman Finds Love”

By CARL CORTEZ 04/26/2012

Nichole and Cartman in SOUTH PARK - Season 16 - "Cartman Finds Love" | ©2012 Comedy Central

Writer: Trey Parker Director: Trey Parker Network: Comedy Central, airs Wednesday nights Original Telecast: April 25, 2012 The mid-season finale of SOUTH PARK is here, and while last year set the bar high for a mid-season closer (the brilliant “You’re Getting Old”), this year ends on a soft note with an okay, but unspectacular Cartman-centric episode “Cartman Finds Love.” First off, when you hear the title, you think, finally, someone is going to tame Cartman – but that’s not the case. It’s just another episode where Cartman falls in love with himself. When the new black girl Nichole arrives in …Read On »

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TV Review: SOUTH PARK – Season 16 – “I Should Have Never Gone Ziplining”

By CARL CORTEZ 04/20/2012

Kyle in SOUTH PARK - Season 16 - "I Should Never Have Gone Ziplining" | ©2012 Comedy Central

Writer: Trey Parker Director: Trey Parker Network: Comedy Central, airs Wednesday nights Original Telecast: April 18, 2012 SOUTH PARK has been so weird and crazy during Season 16, it’s hard what to make of it week to week. Sometimes it’s really funny, other times it’s been getting really weird. And this week, it goes off-the-rails weird – so much so that even though it wasn’t that funny, it still was more interesting than just about anything else on TV this week. “I Should Have Never Gone Ziplining” is set up like one of those reality shows about horrible things happening …Read On »

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TV Review: SOUTH PARK – Season 16 – “Butterballs”

By CARL CORTEZ 04/12/2012

Mr. Mackey in SOUTH PARK - Season 16 - "Butterballs" | ©2012 Comedy Central

Writer: Trey Parker Director: Trey Parker Network: Comedy Central, airs Wednesday nights Original Telecast: April 11, 2012 Bouncing back from last week’s uneven “Jewpacabra,” SOUTH PARK kicks butt with “Butterballs”, a hilarious take on school bullying and the media’s exploitation of it. Some of this is directly tied to the documentary BULLY which just hit theaters and focuses on actual bullying happening in our public schools. One of the most obvious things creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone bring up with this episode is that by making a film about bullying and then putting the bullied kid as the face …Read On »

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TV Review: SOUTH PARK – Season 16 – “Jewpacabra”

By CARL CORTEZ 04/05/2012

Cartman in SOUTH PARK - Season 16 - "Jewpacabra" | ©2012 Comedy Central

Writer: Trey Parker Director: Trey Parker Network: Comedy Central, airs Wednesday nights Original Telecast: April 4, 2012 It figures SOUTH PARK would eventually deliver a clunker at some point during Season 16 and that honor goes to the ambitious, promising, but ultimately flat “Jewpacabra.” This will be known as the episode where Cartman finally becomes a Jew and understands Kyle’s pain, but a promising premise ultimately gets undermined by a lack of focus. In what starts off as another way for Cartman to ruin a holiday (namely Passover and Easter), Cartman invents the legend of the “Jewpacabra.” It’s under the …Read On »

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AMERICAN IDOL Season 11 recap: Elise Testone Rocks Led Zeppelin, Jessica Sanchez Amazes Again

By PETER BROWN 03/29/2012

Elise Testone performs on AMERICAN IDOL - Season 11 - "The Top 9 Perform" | ©2012 Fox/Michael Becker

Cast: Ryan Seacrest, Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez, Randy Jackson Network: Fox, airs Wednesdays and Thursdays @ 8 p.m. Original Telecast: March 28, 2012 Something interesting happened last week on the world’s greatest karaoke competition, AMERICAN IDOL, I got all the picks right. I’m as shocked as you. I predicted that Erika Van Pelt, Heejun Han and DeAndre Brackensick would be in the bottom and that Erica would be going home. That’s what happened. I guess the sun does shine on a dog’s ass every so often. Anyway, this week on IDOL the contestants are singing songs from their own personal …Read On »

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TV Review: SOUTH PARK – Season 16 – “Faith Hilling”

By CARL CORTEZ

Cartman, Butters, Kenny and their classmates in SOUTH PARK - Season 16 - "Faith Hilling" | ©2012 Comedy Central

Writer: Trey Parker Director: Trey Parker Network: Comedy Central, airs Wednesday nights Original Telecast: March 29, 2012 Yes, it’s too early in the Season 16 run of SOUTH PARK, but I have to admit, it’s going to be hard for creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone to top the episode “Faith Hilling.” I’ll go on record as saying this could very well be the best episode of the new season, or at least may end the funniest. It’s jam packed with tons of satirical targets, but deals primarily with how fast memes spread in society since the advent of the …Read On »

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TV Review: SOUTH PARK – Season 16 – “Cash For Gold”

By CARL CORTEZ 03/22/2012

Stan and his grandpa in SOUTH PARK - Season 16 - "Cash For Gold" | ©2012 Comedy Central

Writer: Trey Parker Director: Trey Parker Network: Comedy Central, airs Wednesday nights Original Telecast: March 22, 2012 One of the most ground-breaking moments in SOUTH PARK history came last season when the mid-season finale “You’re Getting Old” tackled some serious issues while still bathed in the show’s filthy potty humor. It was an amazing episode – not only touching, but also grasping at something a little deeper. The show has always been about pushing boundaries and occasional political commentary, but there was a rawness to that episode that polarized fans. Those that got it though, appreciated that, in some ways, …Read On »

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Sneak Peek Clip: SOUTH PARK – “Cash For Gold” episode

By CARL CORTEZ 03/19/2012

Cartman and Butters in SOUTH PARK - Season 16 - "Cash For Gold" | ©2012 Comedy Central

The second episode of SOUTH PARK for its sixteenth season is “Cash For Gold” and airs Wednesday night on Comedy Central. The episode features Cartman starting his own shopping network, while Stan tries to sell his grandfather’s bolo tie for a taco. For a sneak peek clip from the new episode, check out the link below. Cash For Gold Get More: SOUTH PARKEric Cartman,Grandpa Marsh,Stan Marsh,Leopold “Butters” Stotch,more… Article: TV Review – SOUTH PARK – Season 16 – “Reverse Cowgirl” – Season Premiere AGREE? DISAGREE? LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD – COMMENT BELOW Related Link: TV Review – SOUTH PARK …Read On »

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TV Review: SOUTH PARK – Season 16 – “Reverse Cowgirl” – Season Premiere

By CARL CORTEZ 03/15/2012

Clyde's mom falls in a toilet in SOUTH PARK - Season 16 - "Reverse Cowgirl" | ©2012 Comedy Central

Writer: Trey Parker Director: Trey Parker Network: Comedy Central, airs Wednesday nights Original Telecast: March 15, 2012 One of the thrills of watching SOUTH PARK, is not knowing where the show is heading and what topical subjects it’s going to tackle. As the series heads into its 16th season (yes, 16th!!!), the series still has its mojo intact with this very funny episode dubbed “Reverse Cowgirl.” It starts off with the boys playing with their friend Clyde when his mom has a cow that he’s left the toilet seat up again. Suffice to say, she’s a monster about it, but …Read On »

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TV Review: SOUTH PARK – Season 15 – “The Poor Kid”

By CARL CORTEZ 11/17/2011

Kenny's parents get arrested for being White Trash on SOUTH PARK - Season 15 - "The Poor Kid" | ©2011 Comedy Central

Writer: Trey Parker Director: Trey Parker Network: Comedy Central, airs Wednesday nights Original Telecast: November 16, 2011 Part of being a SOUTH PARK fan is loving it one week and hating it the next. With “The Poor Kid”, the episode lands somewhere in the middle. There are a few laughs, a couple clever sight gags, but it’s clear the end of the season has worn down creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone and the result is not a very satisfying episode. “The Poor Kid” focuses on Kenny and his siblings being sent to a foster home after his parents are …Read On »

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