South Park is by far one of my favorite animation shows besides The Simpsons and Family Guy. During this week however I watched this episode of South Park called Sarcastball. What happens during it is that Stan's dad Randy gets upset that the school won't let the kids have kickoff and kick return while playing football because of the high risks of concussions. What this symbolizes is how the NFL and its commissioner has put a big emphasis on the concerns and safety to prevent concussions. So Randy goes to the school parent meeting to talk about the football rules and being like his sarcastic self, states that the kids should play football with bra's on, tin hats for helmets, play with a balloon, and be nice with a lot of hugging. Not knowing that he is being sarcastic the school goes with his idea. As the show goes on the new football Sarcastaball becomes a hit and influences the NFL. Randy becomes the head coach of the Denver Broncos. There is also a part in the show when the referees mess up on a call, making fun of the referees that were the replacements for the NFL. Then Butters being the nicest individual out of all of the children becomes the star athlete of Sarcastaball. There are many other things that happened throughout the show, but are not appropriate for this particular assignment.
When it comes to South Park many people are not fond of it. However when it comes to this animation show, the directors always try to keep the events up to date and make fun of what is happening in society. What this does is that since they include particular events in the show that are fresh in the minds of people, more people will know what they are talking about. The show goes overboard a little bit, but having the directors change how they approach the show would completely change the credit and popularity of the show. I think that the show will always be around because the episodes are funny and are up to date. In this particular show I liked how they incorporated in how the NFL is taking serious precautions for concussions with also the replacement refs in the show to show how bad their calls were in real life. This episode was a hit and put their point across in which what they were trying to prove. The author shouldn't have changed anything throughout this episode because everything flowed with what was going on. If someone is looking for back to back comedies I would recommend watching South Park on Wednesdays followed by another comical show Key and Peele.
I have to say south park is one of the funniest shows on television in my opinion. It is probably better than Simpsons too. This is not a very appropriate show for this particular class but nice job explaining this episode to the extent you should have. Many directors and writers for animated shows such a Family guy and Simpsons are top Iv league graduates. They are very well educated hence to all the public parties and government references made in these shows. They may not be very direct but one may catch there references if they pay good attention to these shows. So i disagree with what you said to the directors or you could have at least included a bit more information on that specific part of your evaluation. Good job describing the NFL scene of the episode and going on to explain the relation it made to real life. Overall this is pretty good and not a bad conclusion either. Good job!
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