Check out all our lists for BuddyTV's Top 7 of '07 to relive the best and the worst of the year in television.
Don Williams ranked South Park 3rd. He says...
It's unfathomable to me that, after being on the air for 11 seasons,
South Park is still able to make me cry from laughter almost every week. This year, Trey Parker and Matt Stone ruthlessly skewered the Easter holiday,
The Da Vinci Code, Tourette's syndrome, Guitar Hero,
300, Hillary Clinton, and Bono, amongst other things. The series is still as cutting edge, topical, and hilarious as it was back in 1997.
However,
South Park's biggest accomplishment this year has to be the "Imaginationland" trilogy. These three episodes added up to 90 minutes of everything that makes the show the best comedy on television. The epic event revolved around Muslim extremists attacking Imaginationland, which is the magical place where every fictional character ever dreamed up resides, from Yoda to Freddy Krueger. This allowed Parker and Stone to mercilessly mock the War on Terror, the clichés of action films, characters from their own series, as well as numerous pop culture creations. The result was the funniest thing seen on TV all year.
(click here to read Don Williams' complete Top 7 list)
Oscar Dahl ranked South Park 5th. He says...
At this point, you're either on board or you're not. If you're not, then that's just too bad for you. Underneath the crass humor
South Park is famous for (and that I unconditionally love) is some of the smartest social commentary you'll find today. Trey Parker and Matt Stone have gotten to the point where they can do whatever they want with
South Park, and this freedom has created a show that, from episode to episode, can go anywhere and talk about anything. 2007 saw the 11th season of
South Park and the show has shown no signs of slowing down.
Topics such as head lice, giant craps, Tourette's, lesbian bars, the true meaning of Easter, the suppression of homosexuality, and Guitar Hero were the focus of various episodes, but often the silliest of topics are symbolic of larger issues, and from there comes the satiric genius of
South Park. Of course, the occasional episode will have no meaning other than to be funny, like the episode 'More Crap' which is about, yes, a giant crap. But, again,
South Park's genius shines through. 'More Crap' is hysterical on its own accord, but is also a loving beat for beat parody of the recent indie documentary
King of Kong. Only
South Park would symbolically replace the original arcade game of Donkey Kong with a giant turd, yet do so lovingly.
(click here to read Oscar Dahl's complete Top 7 list)
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