“This school is stuck in a time warp!” yells the new PC Principal in his introduction during the premiere. Funny enough, the show addresses how different things are now than they were in 1997 when the show debuted on Comedy Central. The move to serializing the episodes began in season 18, as they realized they were getting more and more tech heavy with episodes about Twitter, virtual reality, startup companies, etc. In the season-long commentary available in the Bonus Features, the two creators discuss how TV has changed in the 18 years before. What was left for them to do? What new direction could they possibly take? For the first time in the show’s history, the 19th season was entirely serialized, all focusing on a new principal’s takeover of South Park Elementary and the town’s movement towards a wholly PC attitude. Everyone and everything from Mel Gibson and Scientology, to racism, politics, and foreign affairs have been tackled and put to task. Famous for its non-PC, ultra-controversial take on pop culture and world events, the animated Comedy Central series from creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone lets no one get away from a weekly 30-minute roasting in cartoon form. For nearly twenty years, South Park has forced the world to walk on eggshells.
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