The odd thing is, looking back on this season after the mind blowingly clever Tenth Series, it's
almost odd to realise how average most of these episodes are. It's not
to say they are bad - because there are some downright classics spread
across this season (most notably the "Sexual Harrassment Panda").
I
can recall vividly being in High School and coming to class on a
Tuesday morning and discussing the show from the night before (and also
complaining about how terrible the "comedy" show which followed it, Pizza, was).
Discussions
about the "Meteor Shower Party" episode (in which Kyle and Stan's dads
"experiment with their sexuality" in a hot tub) and how it completley
crossed every single line of taste of television - and how amazing it
was that a TV show would could be so insanely offensive (little did we
know that in the years to come - cartoons masturbating in a spa would
barely be the tip of the 'bad taste' iceberg for South Park).
Discussions about Mr. Hanky (the Christmas Poo), the brillant lampooning of Scooby Doo
via "Korn's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery" (are they Pirates who turned
into ghosts, or ghosts who made the concious decsion to dress as
Pirates?) or even the concept of 'The Succubus' (which, now, makes
complete sense to me!).
All fantastically nostalgic memories, which for one reason or another, don't really hold up as well as perhaps The Simpsons
does several years down the track. Not because it isn't funny, but
moreso, it's comedic life span expires after one or two veiwings of the
same episode.
Well worth collecting if you're a hardcore South Park
fan, but for my money - I'm really looking forward to getting my hands
on the newer series', because that's where Try and Matt really hit
their stride and made the show into something unlike anything else on
TV.
EXTRAS
Pretty
lacklustre - only a four or five minute commentary on each episode from
Try and Matt. It's a shame to, because they really are an interesting
bunch to listen to. Even more strange is the fact there is a good
dose of live-action filmed sequences & intros which were filmed for
the VHS releases of these episodes. Let's hope one day they make it to
the DVD.
Conclusion:
Movie 70% Extras: 40%
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