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South Park: The Complete Second Season

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This is the best adult cartoon that has ever been invented. I remember when I was a child I had to sneak behind my father's back if I wanted to watch this show. This show pushes the envelope like no other show has ever done before. The best part is that southpark is still strong.

as I mentioned in my season 1 review I just now got into South Park (2011) due to a huge sale on each season. So I get to experience fresh what so many did years ago when i originally had no interest in the series...

anyways onto season 2...

I feel as a whole, this season was relatively stronger than the first. While the first was more of Try and Matt trying to sort their characters out, this season only served to strengthen everything they had originally built upon. Although there were still a few dud episodes, at about the mid-point of the season the show really hits its stride with non-stop laughs.

An episode I'd recommend completely skipping over is the first one in the season which is a full episode featuring Terrance and Philip. I can stand those 2 in very small doses but as a full episode I couldn't tolerate them any more than the 8 minutes I did before skipping the rest of the episode. Skip this dud and start at the 2nd episode which continues the first seasons "cliffhanger" ending.

Also once again Trey and Matt decide to do those incredibly lame intro pieces to each episode. When are these guys going to realize that THEY ARE NOT FUNNY?! The characters they make are funny but outside their characters Trey and Matt are just excruciating to watch. I really hope this doesn't continue into the 3rd season as I'm tired of having to fast forward through them. Luckily starting on the 3rd disc these stupid intros disappear so lets hope its permanent.

the packaging is great as always and the discs are held firmly in place along with a handy episode guide printed on the package

an odd thing is that the video sometimes screws up and it seems as if certain episode have a higher contrast than others. They don't get bright enough that you'll have to adjust your TV's setting but they're still noticeable at times

once again the sound issues that plagued Season 1's release seem to return at times as well during the first disc. Certain scenes will give an echo as it sounds like they're filming in a bathroom or a cave...or something else...this is only on disc 1 though so its a minor problem

the bonus content is lacking (as usual). Some lame music videos and a brief documentary is all thats really contained in this set. Seeing how the later season appear to have nothing at all I guess these limited bonus features are a good thing...?

anyways I'm looking forward to the future seasons as the show seems to only be getting stronger.

Like Season 1, there are some really great episodes in here, and as usual a few duds. Halfway through the season the commentaries from Matt and Trey finish, which unlike some people I don't necessarily miss. Not as topical as some of the later series, but still an entertaining set of discs.

The episodes are all great. But does anyone know how to turn off those commentaries at the beginning of each episode. I find them extremely annoying. Anyone agree?

I love this show. Not more than god of course. I like the episodes. one of the best is chickenlover. I also like the one where stan gets the killer fish. This show is NOT for kids under 16! this is one of the best seasons yet to come. can't wait till season four to come on dvd.

Charles Manson finding self-redemption? A guy who does wrong things with poultry in order to motivate the town lawman? The greatest April Fool's gag ever pulled off on prime-time TV? Gnomes stealing underwear for profit? Could it be possible...?

Eh, probably not. But then, 'South Park has never been accused of being rooted in reality, except for when it comes to taking shots at the world's real-life absurdities. Take "Merry Christmas Charlie Manson" for example, which features our fave foursome celebrating the Holidays with the Cartman clan. With the exception of Eric's mom, every Cartman is "big-boned", and possesses that distinctive accent. Manson's busted out with Eric's uncle from the klink, and as the episode plays, he makes the gradual change from the mad hellspawn you all know and love from his parole hearings to a touchy-feely New Age philosopher kinda guy. His shift to a 'good guy' makes for one of the most bizarre 'South Park' eppies I've ever seen. Well, at least more bizarre than usual, anyway. Is he gonna kill Kenny? You'll have to find out for yourself...

And how could we forget this season's most infamous eppie, 'Terrance and Philip: Not Without my Anus'? After seein' it, I found myself telling a few of the fans to FREAKIN' LIGHTEN UP, M'KAY?! It was just a harmless April Fool's joke. What's the big deal? So you watched something totally unrelated to the 'Cartman's Mom Is A Dirty Slut' cliffhanger and had to wait a couple more weeks... big whoop. As Saddam says, "Relax, guy! You need a rest!" Sadly, after viewing 'T&P:Nw/oMA', I find part two of 'Cartman's Mom...' somewhat anticlimactic.

I Also enjoyed "Chef's salty choc-" well, you know-which featured the triumphant return of America's most-beloved bowel movement Mister Hanky as he & the kids attempt to derail the First Annual South Park Film Festival. And they manage to succeed- in one of SP's most disgusting spectacles ever. Then there's ''Chicken Lover' with the Booktastic Bus and Cartman's 'authoritah', which had some pretty wild moments. School counselor Mackey's descent into the world of substance abuse in 'Ike's Wee-Wee' was pretty cool to watch as well. "Chicken Pox" had its fair share of sick scenes, even if the death of Kenny in this one is rather unspectacular. And "Roger Ebert", aside from doing a not-half-bad take-off of a classic Star Trek episode, gives you further insight into the life and times of the selfish, heartless eight-year-old glory hound that is Eric Cartman as he forces his way into starring in a "Cheesy Poofs" commercial. And we mustn't overlook 'Underpants Gnomes', a South Park look at big corporations, and featuring the first appearance of the always-high-strung and apprehensive Tweek.

But my favorite eppie in this collection is "Clubhouses", especially the moments where the kids are watching the "Fat Abbot" cartoons. Leave it up to the South Park team to turn Fat Albert & the Cosby Kids from wholesome providers of wisdom for the young'uns into ebonics-spouting gangsta overlords of the 'hood. Even though each of the three "Fat Abbot" segments only last for about several seconds, I found them to be funnier than most "Def Comedy Jam" acts. After taking a look at this show, I think you'll agree with Kyle's statement that "cartoons are getting really dirty!" Stan's coping with his parents' breakup and (temporary) divorce has its precious moments as well.

Of course, there are a smattering of clinkers among the riotously funny shows (i.e. 'Chef Aid', 'Cow Days', and 'Spookyfish'). Fortunately, even the 'bad' shows have at least one or two moments that get me laughin' like a total madman for several minutes on end, causing my parents to check up on me to see what the #ell my problem is. And they say South Park doesn't promote strong family values...

I'm probably among the vanguard who consider the Trey & Matt episode intros for the first dozen shows to be entertaining, although I must agree with some of the other reviewers about the guys being a bit too self-absorbed. The best intro was for 'Cartman's Mom...' Part Two. The duo played some 'recorded phone messages' (staged, of course) of a few irate SP viewers about the 'Terrance and Phillip' debacle. I was a wonderful jab at the fans who just couldn't take a joke, especially the last caller offing herself. And just when I thought SP fans were among the more emotionally stable couch potatoes in TV land!

The big extra feature is a British documentary on how South Park came to be and how it's made. Trey and Matt spend the entire show in a hot tub, looking all relaxed and content whilst they tell you how much of a hellish grind it is to produce the show. Snippets of the first production featuring the South Park tykes, "The Spirit of Christmas", intended as a video Christmas card to give to movie execs, are shown. Hopefully there'll be a day when this entire adventure will be available to view on DVD, and not just in snippets on that one Christmas episode. I found this presentation somewhat interesting, as I'm always curious about how TV shows and movies are produced. However, it's not something I'd watch more than a couple times in my lifetime.

Also included is Chef's "Chocolate Salty Balls" music video, which is basically just a collection of SP clips strung together into a buzz-clip-paced collage. It's not that big a deal, but worth watching once just so you can say you saw it and not look like a fair-weather fan.

I was kinda bummed that T&M didn't contribute a commentary track to this set. 'Course, after the troubles they had with Warner Bros. tryin' to get the first season box set's commentary tracks put on the platters, I guess I couldn't blame 'em for not wanting to try this time 'round. Them's the breaks...

'Late!

After ending the first season of South Park with the cliffhanger of who is Cartman's father, show creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone decided to play an April Fool's prank (the second season's premiere just so happaned to be on April Fool's Day) by airing an all Terrance & Philip (two fart loving TV characters who the kids watch) episode called "Not Without My Anus". Many fans were angered by this, which only showed how dedicated South Park's fans are. After that the kids go through more misadventures including a christmas time meeting with Charles Manson, and the infamous Chef Aid episode where Chef is thrown in jail and the kids raise money to help him out by throwing a music festival (that episode includes special guest voices by Ozzy Osbourne, Elton John, Ike Turner, Rancid, and Primus among others). The only thing disappointing about this DVD set are the lame extras. The intros from Parker and Stone are directly taken from the single disc releases of South Park episodes which included four episodes per disc. That aside however, if you've never taken a trip to South Park, now's the time to go.

If you are going to skip over buying anyone of the South Park DVD seasons...this would be the one to skip.
Season 2 just doesn't have the classic shows that other seasons have. It just doesn't crack me up as much - I still haven't completed all the discs, and I bought it the day it came out!

Buy all three seasons you deserve it.

Anyone who likes this show will love the second season. I don't regret buying it at all and every episode is great. I encourage anyone who likes this show to go and buy this set of DVDs!!