10-05-2006, 02:58 AM
Tonight's episode of South Park featuring World of Warcraft had its moments. There were some great jokes, Cartman made for a hilarious "leader" to the bunch, and the whole thing took some great shots at the gaming community. The machinema was great, too. The way they used whatever toolkit Blizzard game them was well done.
With that out of the way... why did they make this episode?
It was a commercial for the game. That's what I got out of it. I love World of Warcraft. I love South Park. I feel Parker & Stone sold out and made a 20-minute commercial for the game and threw in a little ribbing of the community in order to say "hey, it's not like we told people to rush out and buy it right away! We made FUN of it!" From a team that's done some brilliant social satire, I expected more. They could have done the episode without Blizzard's endorsement (and frequent logos) by alterring the name slightly and creating their own "ingame" sequences.
I could have done with more satire and less commercial.
With that out of the way... why did they make this episode?
It was a commercial for the game. That's what I got out of it. I love World of Warcraft. I love South Park. I feel Parker & Stone sold out and made a 20-minute commercial for the game and threw in a little ribbing of the community in order to say "hey, it's not like we told people to rush out and buy it right away! We made FUN of it!" From a team that's done some brilliant social satire, I expected more. They could have done the episode without Blizzard's endorsement (and frequent logos) by alterring the name slightly and creating their own "ingame" sequences.
I could have done with more satire and less commercial.
See you in Town,
-Z
-Z