ferris209 said:
I think that Trey & Matt have lost their desire to do it. Perhaps tired of the political correctness, the censorship of Mohammed kind of kicked them in the balls and they don't seem to have the same passion anymore.
It started plummeting in quality right after the Mohammad episode, which was definitely the peak in recent years. Up until that point they just kept getting better and better with an occasional dud.
Did you see the last episode Ferris? There is a scene where two of the characters are talking (about their relationship) and everything they say (the excitement is gone, same ol' thing every week, it just isn't fun anymore, etc.) gives you the distinct impression that it is Matt & Trey talking about the show.
I heard their contract with Comedy Central is up after this season. I kind of hope they keep the show going, but on their own time. Any time they get a good idea for an episode, they could make it and distribute it on their website. I think there are plenty of good ideas left in them, and in this way they are free from both obligation and censorship. Even if we only ended up with an episode or two a year, I think this would be a great way for them to continue the show without being obligated to spit out a mediocre episode when they don't have anything to say.
@ Fink, you mentioned owning seasons 1-3 on DVD, those are by far my absolute least favorite seasons. When you get to the higher seasons you get a lot of really great stuff like the Scott Tennermen Must Die and the J-Lo eps. I'd definitely give those a try. Out of all the early episodes, the only ones I really enjoyed were the Stavin Marvin ones.
Ziggy said:
I plan on getting seasons 1-6, and I'll see if I want anymore after that.
Remember, every episode is available on southparkstudios.com. You could save the money and the space and check them out that way, then buy them after you've found out if you like them, if you are bent on having them in your collection. Another nice thing about the show is there is very little actual continuity to it, so you can pick up watching it almost anywhere.