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New South Park focuses on Guitar Hero photo

Gaming has featured in quite a few episodes of South Park, with the PSP, Wii, World of Warcraft and of course Chinpokomon all making appearances. Parker and Stone are set to return to gaming in a new episode from season 11 which features Guitar Hero.

Considering the popularity of Red Octane's musical franchise, it's hardly surprising that the South Park team would eventually jump on it, cannibalizing yet another fragment of popular culture for its social satire. In the episode entitled Guitar Queer-O, Stan and Kyle become addicted to the game, but Stan's l33t guitar skills cause tension between them. Cue a message about how apathy is the best way forward and how everybody is stupid. Seriously, South Park is better than everything else on American TV that isn't Drawn Together.

As if I needed any more reason to hail Parker and Stone as veritable Gods of social commentary, the fact that they might very well know their videogames just sweetens the deal. Hopefully this turns out to be one of the better episodes, the gaming ones are usually spot-on.








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CaffeinePowered's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2007 09:10
CaffeinePowered
Hopefully this will be just as good as Chinpokomon or the WoW episode. I can't wait
BlindsideDork's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2007 09:18
BlindsideDork
I really can't wait either...hopefully it is good.
ian_esq's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2007 09:21
ian_esq
Cant wait for new south park games too
Snaileb 's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2007 09:42
Snaileb
Hahaha I'll put the episode up when it airs.
signal's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2007 09:50
signal
people actually like drawn together?
dfielder's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2007 09:54
dfielder
On the wake of GH3 and Rockband , this is good timing
Boolean's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2007 10:00
Boolean
"people actually like drawn together?"

From all the ads it looks like shit, but I watched one episode once and it was FUCKING awesome. Chances are the rest are shit, but whatever.
Zanch's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2007 10:14
Zanch
Ah...I love South Park. The recent Imaginationland Trilogy was amazing. It's great to see the show back in top form again and their take on Guitar Hero will surely be brilliant.
Thornnn's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2007 10:15
Thornnn
Drawn togethe rlike southpark is really hit or miss You get about 1 good show that is actually funny in about every 20.
Crackhippo's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2007 10:27
Crackhippo
watch the episode of Drawn Together with the Terminator and i guarantee you'll be hooked. probably the most vagina jokes ever packed into 30min
Putthebottledown's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2007 10:38
Putthebottledown
I see you haven't ever watched "It's always sunny in philadelphia" Great show
atheistium's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2007 10:39
atheistium
can't wait for the air :D
Samit Sarkar's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2007 10:40
Samit Sarkar
“Seriously, South Park is better than everything else on American TV that isn’t Drawn Together.”

The only reason I’m not going to contest that is because Arrested Development is no longer on the air.

Wait a minute, screw that...The Office is loads better than Drawn Together! Granted, I’ve never seen the British version, but the American one is pretty hilarious. But of course, Jim, you’re entitled to your opinion.
Bob Muir's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2007 10:53
Bob Muir
Yeah, Drawn Together is almost good, but it tries way to hard to be IN YOUR FACE AND EDGY HERE'S THE JOKE HA HA HA. There's no contest that The Office is better.

But yes, South Park does rock.
bluemeep's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2007 11:22
bluemeep
Seconding Necros' opinion. I like some subtlety in my humor. Drawn Together should come with a large, burly man of Russian descent that will scream "HERE IS FUNNY JOKES. YOU MAKING LAUGH NOW, PUNY CAPITALIST." whenever there's a gag.
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2007 11:23
king3vbo
I cant wait, its going to be fucking awesome
Upgrayedd's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2007 11:45
Upgrayedd
"Seriously, South Park is better than everything else on American TV that isn't Drawn Together."

If that wasn't sarcastic I've lost all respect for you.

I love South Park, but Drawn Together isn't even the second best show on Comedy Central, and that's saying a lot because after the Daily Show, Colbert, and old stand-up specials I really can't name much else on that channel.
Knivy's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2007 12:11
Knivy
@Snaileb

You better!
monosylabik's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2007 12:17
monosylabik
personally i hope they fuck it up.
it would be interesting to see if the gaming community
lets it slide or we berate them with gifs and lolcats.
Shalashaska161's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2007 12:36
Shalashaska161
I've never watched Drawn Together but thats mostly because it looks really bad. Though South Park really is an awesome show.
Variable Gear's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/05/2007 14:02
Variable Gear
I wish they would have used Rock Band, but the execution will be epic nonetheless. Looking forward to this episode, because South Park is awesome!

Stylish Social Commentary FTW!
Darkhalf's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/10/2007 04:28
Darkhalf
Kudos for the Drawn Together reference, love it.
braulio09's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/13/2007 23:15
braulio09
nothing will ever beat Chinpokomon, but i'm up for some WoW-like-episode goodness
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