From: wog-NotThisBit-george@amd-p.com   
      
   "Jeßus"  wrote in message   
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   > Wog George wrote:   
   >> "Jeßus"  wrote in message   
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   >>> I watched the one with Oprah and her minge last night... rofl. Classic.   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >> Actually, Jeßus, that would be one that was almost universally hated when   
   >> it hit the small screen.  I, myself, gave it the benefit of the doubt and   
   >> watched it again the following day.  I found many elements of it funny   
   >> the first time around, while almost cringing at times.  I've seen it   
   >> about 5 times now and find it very funny.   
   >>   
   >> I think it was a sort-of "shock value" thing in some ways.  The premise   
   >> was so stupid, so I had to get that out of my system first.  If Towelie,   
   >> my favourite character, hadn't been in it, I wouldn't have given it a   
   >   
   > That's interesting, George. Wasnt aware that it was so 'hated'...   
   > Yeah, it is absolutely stupid, no question about it... that is once aspect   
   > that made it funny.   
   > I also like the fact that it attacked Oprah in such a vulgar way.   
   >   
   > When you say 'hated', was that by fans of the show, or just the general TV   
   > audience?   
   >   
      
   The comments about "A Million Little Fibers" in this newsgroup gave the game   
   away.  They included, but were not limited to,...   
      
   "What a f*cking pile of ridiculous, retarded bullsh*t that episode was...   
   2/10 at best"   
      
   "I thought it was terrible... "   
      
   "Wow.  And I thought "Smug Alert" was bad.  But this...this...I have no   
   words.  Wow."   
      
   "I hate to say it, but this is the first episode in which I didn't laugh   
   once."   
      
   "Matt & Trey had to be fucking BAKED to come up with this piece of shit."   
      
   "Smug Alert was a good episode. But this was AWFUL. Totally unwatchable."   
      
   "I can't think of any worse than AMLF"   
      
   On the other side of the coin, we had someone remark "I just watched South   
   Park 1005, "A Million Little Fibers," and it was so hilarious."   
      
   Personally, I found it to be a particularly poor episode upon the first   
   viewing, but it's actually pretty good now that I've seen it 4 or 5 times.   
      
      
   > Towelie is likewise stupid, but I love him none the less.   
      
   Towelie is a charming because he's such a stupid character.  I'd hate to see   
   a Towelie-ban...   
      
      
   > I'm still curious about what specifically was so disliked about the Oprah   
   > episode, I don't see how it is particularly different from other SP   
   > episodes?   
   >   
      
   I don't really know.  The first half of Season 10 seemed to meet with the   
   same reaction too but, on reflection, the episodes weren't quite so horrid   
   at all.  Perhaps they weren't actually as good which is why it took me a   
   while to like them, or the style was a bit different, or somethingorother...   
      
      
   > I have not been what you'd call a hard core SP fan over the years, but   
   > always liked the show. It has only been in recent months that I have   
   > bothered to download every episode, and have been watching them one by   
   > one.   
   >   
      
   I'm not a hard core fan at all.  With 160 episodes so far, I've probably   
   only watched South Park about 1200 times.   
      
      
   > So far I would have to say 'Scott Tenorman Must Die' is my clear   
   > favourite...   
      
   Great ep, but I'd be hard pressed to come up with an actual favourite.  I'll   
   have a stab at it in another post soon after I've refreshed my memory.   
      
      
   > As for my least favourite, not sure, but one that does stand out is the   
   > 911 conspiracy conspiracy episode... it really wore thin about 2/3rds of   
   > the way through.   
   >   
   >   
   The ridiculous Hardly Boys saved the day though, and also Mr Mackie giving   
   his description of how the "fudge dragon" was dropped in the urinal...   
      
   What I've found is that some episodes have fairly poor main plots but   
   hilarious side plots, and some are the other way around.  In general, the   
   shows are very good even if some don't quite measure up when you watch them   
   the first time around.  The first half of Season 10 and only a handful of   
   other episodes fit into that category though as far as I'm concerned.   
      
   --   
   George   
   "I got such a raging clue that I almost shot clue goo all over Joe." - Frank   
   Hardly - 11 October 2006   
      
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