South Park on UPN?

[Mittenz]

I know that South Park will be airing on UPN channel 38 in Boston. I don't remember exactly. But I think the show's supposed to air a month from now. Does anyone else know about any other UPN stations airing South Park?

[TrogdorNyimbhat]

I'm surprised, but I'll take your word. I know UPN 28 for south MA is owned by the same company so they'll probably show it as well.

[Black Vulcan]

Edited versions of "South Park" has been sold into syndication and will start airing on various stations this fall. I saw a news article about this a while back and forgot about it, but this reminded me.

As they say on TV, check your local listings.

[BrickTamland]

It'll be extremely edited, to the point where much of the humor will be lost.

[SirLemming]

I saw an ad for it too, in Virginia.

Obviously some episodes will be head-scratchers. Although I can picture a fair amount of the episodes getting away with little more than extra bleeps and maybe some blurring, and a few actual cuts. South Park hardly uses its TV-MA to the fullest possible extent.

I do hope they never try to air "It Hits The Fan", though. That's just... ...no. TV-14 standards would completely destroy most of the episode's humor.

I suspect a few other episodes will be complete no-gos for syndication. But not the majority of them.

[BrickTamland]

There are some episodes that are mild enough to stay the same. AWESOM-O & Casa Bonita come to mind.

[Tobias]

I'm wondering if 'Scott Tenorman Must Die', 'Cripple Fight' and 'Chef's Salty Chocolate Balls' will make it to air with these eps?

[Anthonynotes]

I'm surprised they still plan on airing South Park in syndication, esp. with the fuss over the past year or two about "obscenity in entertainment" and whatnot.

Also wonder how successful it'll be in syndication after it's edited for syndication/broadcast TV standards. (For some reason, keep thinking of what happened to MST3K's syndicated attempt failing...).

Here (Milwaukee) it'll be airing on channel 41 (a low-powered station, though carried by the local cable company; is an an independent station that airs various syndicated shows like "Family Feud", various courtroom dramas, "Will and Grace," etc.).

-B.

[nakak]

Also, "Professor Chaos" was hardly TV-MA at all. Heck, they can air that one with TV-14 rating, although maybe there are some scenes that needs to be removed. But other than that, this ep was pretty tame.

[SirLemming]

I'm wondering if 'Scott Tenorman Must Die', 'Cripple Fight' and 'Chef's Salty Chocolate Balls' will make it to air with these eps? "Scott Tenorman Must Die" seems like one of the easier ones to me. It's sick and twisted, but content-wise it's pretty TV-14. And violence is the least popular target of censorship. Most likely the biggest problem is the scenes with the horse. But of course, one could argue that it's only sexual content to those with a "dirty mind"... Barring that excuse, they could probably just shorten it or something.

"Cripple Fight" is a shadier issue, one of the most difficult things about syndicated South Park. The sheer political incorrectness. I have to figure that if they're syndicating this show, they must be prepared to accept political incorrectness. If they're not, they will in fact ruin the show. There's really no way around it.

FYI, I just saw a commercial for it on WB, WPIX in New York.

[Andrew M.]

In Tampa, it will be airing on UPN 44, the same channel that carries Simpsons reruns.

[BrendaBat]

I saw a "South Park is coming to UPN" commercial a few days ago. It made me think about the "Sopranos on TBS" skit from MadTV. :D

I'm suprised that its getting syndicated now. Its an unusually brillant move on UPN's part. People might actually start watching UPN now. :p
It'll be even better for them if a controversy pops up and gets them super high ratings.

[Wanted]

It made me think about the "Sopranos on TBS" skit from MadTV. :D I couldn't stop laughing through that.

But, as of now, I am unaware of which station will be airing it here in New Jersey/New York City.

[Mittenz]

People might actually start watching UPN now. :p

lol

I don't watch UPN that much except for this one show called "The Phantom Gourmet." It's about restaurant reviews and other things around New England.

[Peter Paltridge]

lol

I don't watch UPN that much except for this one show called "The Phantom Gourmet." It's about restaurant reviews and other things around New England.Watch Veronica Mars.

[Anthonynotes]

I saw a "South Park is coming to UPN" commercial a few days ago. It made me think about the "Sopranos on TBS" skit from MadTV. :D

I'm suprised that its getting syndicated now. Its an unusually brillant move on UPN's part. People might actually start watching UPN now. :p
It'll be even better for them if a controversy pops up and gets them super high ratings.

South Park's being syndicated; it's not airing on a specific network. Would guess it's just stupid ad slogan by your local UPN affiliate to make it sound like it's airing on UPN (here it's airing on an independent non-network station)---a la stations naming themselves "UPN Chicago" instead of "WPWR-TV, channel 50" (its proper name) or "WB Tucumcari" or whatever...

[Quagmire]

It'll be airing at 1:30 AM on WB 11 in NYC, so it just isn't UPN affiliates getting it.

[PowerZord]

This was mentioned before I think, I don't recall exactly, but I think it was mentioned once that it was going to get a Syndicated edited run.


I don't see how they will air episodes like "Passion of the jew" or the episodes about Cartman mom being a Bisexual. or The season premiere of "South park the 4th grade series"(I forgot the name of that ep)

Or "Proper condom use"

[Brettfern]

A year or two ago I read an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer entertainment section that South Park would go in off-cable syndication in 2005. I had wondered then what time it would be on in many markets. Here in Philly, WPSG (UPN57) will air it weeknights from 12:00-01:00AM. Now that's how I predicted it, time-slot wise.

[SirLemming]

Here on Long Island it'll be on WB 11 at 1:30 AM. That's a pretty safe timeslot as far as controversy goes. Maybe it'll gradually move earlier and earlier over the years.