March 24, 2006

TONIGHT, ON EXODUS 22:18 IN ACTION...:


Killing off Chef nets ‘South Park' ratings (ERIN CARLSON, 3/24/06, Associated Press)

Last week's spat that pitted “South Park” against Scientology and Isaac Hayes, with a rumoured dollop of Tom Cruise stirred in, led Wednesday night to the animated series' highest-rated season premiere since 2002, according to a Comedy Central spokesman.

An estimated 3.5 million viewers — including 2.3 million in the advertiser-coveted 18-to-49 age bracket — tuned in to watch the show unleash a new salvo against Scientology.

In the episode, the first of the series' 10th season, Isaac Hayes' Chef character was brainwashed by the “Super Adventure Club” and then apparently killed off.


Much as we love Ike, imagine the ratings you'd get if you televised the burning of Scientologists?


Posted by Orrin Judd at March 24, 2006 8:53 AM
Comments

Never tick off Trey and Matt.

Posted by: Gideon at March 24, 2006 9:42 AM

Excellent advice Gen.

Posted by: erp at March 24, 2006 10:14 AM

Confession of An Idiot.

I'm the idiot.

2003, I looked up an old on/off girlfriend from 1965-69. Traveled out to PA and spent 3 weeks with her. She was a Scientologist. Thru the internet I had looked at her Scientology web site. I should have known better. Although she often talked about her tolerance, she was one of the most intolerant people I've ever met. Once during a misunderstanding, she claimed it was my fault because I didn't understand "her universe". I actually went back and spent another week with her the next month.

Posted by: AllenS at March 24, 2006 11:19 AM

It was extremely vulgar. I loved it.

Posted by: JAB at March 24, 2006 12:16 PM

They should do a show on the birth of Katie's baby.

Posted by: jim hamlen at March 24, 2006 12:35 PM

So the Scientologists can't take a joke. You know what they say about people who can't take a joke.

Of course this says something about the bona fides of their fides. The next thing we might hear is that they want to kill peole who convert away from them.

Posted by: Lou Gots at March 24, 2006 12:46 PM

I'm waiting to see the first person who sneaks in a reference on Tom Cruise to the "Super Adventure Club" during Cruise's spring promotional tour for Mission Impossible III (bonus points to whomever works "fruity little club" into the conversation).

Posted by: John at March 24, 2006 12:50 PM

Weren't Scientologists putting rattlesnakes in mailboxes about 15 years ago?

That would go over big on South Park. Have they ever killed the one who dies on every show via snakebite?

Posted by: ratbert at March 24, 2006 2:34 PM

Lou-

They do not like it when folks leave the 'church'. Very insecure.

Posted by: Tom C., Stamford,Ct. at March 24, 2006 3:51 PM
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