South Park

South Park is one of the funniest shows on television at the minute. I think the last few seasons it's constantly been better then The Simpsons (will stay go down in history as the Big Kahuna though) and certainly better then Family Guy (a show I like just not love). The reason the thought of the Simpsons because two recent(ish) episodes of both shows have covered roughly the same ground THE WORLD OF WARCRAFT EPISODES

This previous Sunday so the premiere episode of "Marage Gamer"- a Simpsons episode where Marge becomes addicted to a internet game not too disimilair from World of Warcraft called Earthland Realms, she finds out Bart is the most feared and destructive player. In the 10th season South Park episode "Make Love, Not Warcraft" -In the game world comes under jeopardy when one player begins going around killing people, after losing to him in a mass battle, the players decide to increase their levels to the top level. What I like about is when the characters are sat at the computer they look anything other then heroic, spot ridden, going to the bathroom where they are set, I like it cause it reminds of the ex-husband of somebody I know, who became so obsessed it buggered up his real ife.

Both feature a game player going around commiting senseless acts, but there aren't too many similarities really deep down, South Park is the better spoof and does a better representation of online gaming.

THE 24 EPISODES

"24 Minutes" is an 18th season episode of the Simpsons, Bart and Lisa joins forces to stop the school bullies letting off a stink bomb at the school bake which actually features cameos from Kiefer Sutherland and Mary Lynn Rajskub. I thought was a really week episode, you take away the flash of it trying to look the style of 24 (which it does well) it's rarely that funny. However, the 11th Season South Park episode "The Snuke" is also a parody of 24. There is a new Arab kid in class, whilst trying to persucate him Cartman accidently stumbles on a unrelated plot to assassinate Hilary Clinton. It's actually quite a good parody of how dumb bigotry can be whilst The Simpsons I think makes the mistake of setting it all in Springfield Elementary.

Compare there take on the same spoof (not a criticism here) The Simpsons almost seem quaint by comparison, South Park as somebody being killed by Hilary Clinton's foofoo and the episode ending with the Queen blowing her own brains out.