South Park was scheduled to air its first new episode in two years on July 9th, but Comedy Central announced today that it will now air on July 23rd.
The show’s creators, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, are not happy about it, to say the least. What they said was, “THIS MERGER IS A SHITSHOW AND IT’S FUCKING UP SOUTH PARK. WE ARE AT THE STUDIO WORKING ON NEW EPISODES AND WE HOPE THE FANS GET TO SEE THEM SOMEHOW.”
They are not wrong. Paramount should be kissing their asses and try to make them as happy as possible. The animated sitcom is their most popular show, and it makes a lot of money in syndication and streaming. That is, if Paramount could get them a new deal. Something that they are also not happy about.
I am not happy for them. I am also not happy that Paramount settled with Donald Trump for $16 million over Kamala Harris’ interview on 60 Minutes. By doing so, they are saying it is acceptable for the government to disregard the First Amendment and dictate what the news reports about them. It is a very dangerous decision they made for what I assume is a way of guaranteeing that they get this merger approved. I hope that everyone who approved this settlement will be fired as soon as the merger is completed. If it goes through.
