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Nyet to Kenny? Russia Wants to Ban "Extremist" US Cartoon
While it's never won awards for being kinder and gentler entertainment (though it does have two Emmys) now South Park is on the run in Russia. Prosecutors are looking to ban the "extremist" cartoon after viewer complaints. Filing suit against the network showing the cartoon, the spokesman says, "South Park is just one of many cartoons that need to be banned from open broadcast .Rest In Peace, Isaac Hayes
It was a pretty depressing weekend in the world of entertainment as we lost first Bernie Mac and then Isaac Hayes. Hayes passed away on Sunday in Memphis, Tennessee at the age of 65.
Many people know Hayes as the deep-voiced singer who brought the theme song to Shaft into the world.
Sugar Bits – Isaac Hayes RIP
- Soul legend (and Chef from South Park) Isaac Hayes has died at his home in Memphis, Tennessee. He was 65. Police were called to Isaac's home when his wife found him unconscious, he was then taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Happy Canada Day!
I thought I missed Canada Day yesterday, but I didn't (lingering effects from chugging Robitussin Robotripping, I suppose). Well, here's my salute to the country that brought you Kids in the Hall, Ryan Gosling (yummers!), and Celine Dion. Happy Canada Day!
South Park Spoofs the Day the Internet Died
We've all talked about what we would do if the Internet suddenly died. Last night the unspeakable disaster hit South Park in their "It's Just Gone" episode. Of course, with no Internet, the town couldn't do the usual Google investigation to see what went wrong.
Our Fave Internet Stars on South Park
The boys produce a viral vid and want to cash in on their success, so they report to a governmental office (which doesn't exist in the real world) to collect their pay. Of course, every Internet superstah we've ever ridiculed and enjoyed is up in that joint, waiting to be compensated for the humiliation and exploitation that comes with virtual fame. Tay Zonday and his big chocolate ego won't shut up, Tron Guy won't sit down, The Dramatic Chipmunk really needs to chill, and can someone get that sneezing panda a friggin' tissue?
Watch Almost Every Episode of South Park Free, Right Now
If you like free stuff, and you like South Park, you will like this: South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are now streaming nearly every episode of the series online, plus clips and behind-the-scenes information. In a press release, Parker and Stone gave a typically flippant reason for the launch: "We got really sick of having to download our own show illegally all the time so we gave ourselves a legal alternative."
The site currently has 168 of the 169 episodes of South Park available.
Buzz News Roundup, 8/26
- The foul-mouthed kiddos of "South Park" will be around through at least 2011, writes the New York Times.
- Mexican actor Demian Bichir is signed on to play Fidel Castro in Steven Soderbergh's upcoming films The Guerrilla and The Argentine while Benicio Del Toro plays Che Guevara, Variety reports.
- "Buffy" and "Tru Calling" star Eliza Dushku has signed a deal with Fox in which the network will develop projects for her, writes the Hollywood Reporter.
- London theaters are all about taking cues from Hollywood these days as a stage adaptation of Pedro Almodovar's All About My Mother readies to open tomorrow and Christian Slater takes on Kevin Spacey's role in a stage version of Swimming With Sharks, says Variety.
- ComingSoon reports that Keanu Reeves will star in a remake of the sci-fi classic The Day the Earth Stood Still.
- Roger Ebert and Disney are squabbling over the use of the critic's famous thumbs, Variety reports.
- Donal Logue will star in a Fox comedy called "Hackett," about a "bad-boy literary luminary" who ends up teaching at a public school.
- ComingSoon reports that Warner Bros will release an extended version of High School Musical 2 on December 11.
South Park Looks Into The Future
The sad thing is, they're probably right.
Eric Cartman, Now On Maury!
I didn't think anyone could top Jerry Springer in sleaze--until Connie Chung's main main Maury Povich arrived on the scene. Picklephobia, Peachphobia, rare diseases, and out-of-control teens are his bread and butter. Here, Cartman is a promiscuous and violent teen whose catchphrase is already a classic: "I don't go to school and I kill people.
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