Both are South Park games but Matt and Trey were not involved in either. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_South_Park_video_games (wikipedia, I know, but it has the important info) If you look at the developers/publishers, "South Park Digital Studios" means that Matt and Trey (and basically everyone who does the TV show) are directly involved hence why I said that they've only been involved in the tower defense game and this upcoming RPG. South Park did give the rights to make video games in the past but they were not involved in ANY crucial decisions that were made.
Trey and Matt starting their own studio Spoiler ‘South Park’ Creators to Start Company, Important Studios By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN and AMY CHOZICK Published: January 13, 2013 The creators of “South Park” are branching out beyond the underpants business. Enlarge This Image Araya Diaz/Getty Images for Pantages Theater From left, Matt Stone, Trey Parker, Casey Nicholaw and Robert Lopez at the Los Angeles opening of “The Book of Mormon.” Taking after the Gnomes on the animated series who ardently practice American capitalism, Trey Parker andMatt Stone have wooed investors and raised money to form their own production studio, which they plan to announce on Monday. The new company is to be called Important Studios and hopes to be just that. With an estimated value of $300 million built on revenue from “South Park,” now in its 16th season on Comedy Central, and the Broadway megahit “The Book of Mormon,” the studio will have the power and money to approve television, movie and theater projects, including a big-screen version of “The Book of Mormon.” On Friday, Mr. Parker and Mr. Stone were putting together the final news release to announce their studio. They settled on this quip: “Having worked with several different studios over the years, we came to realize that our favorite people in the world are ourselves.” The pair will join a short line of Hollywood players who have formed their own studios as a way to gain control over the creative, production and distribution process. Merv Griffin created a television empire that he parlayed into real estate and other ventures. Dick Clark created Dick Clark Productions, which continued after his death last year. In 2006, the “American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest created Ryan Seacrest Productions, which produces reality shows including “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” and related spinoffs. Lately, those independent studios have become ripe for acquisition as media conglomerates look to expand their library of intellectual property and consumer products. In October, Disney said it would pay $4.05 billion in cash and stock for Lucasfilm, the production studio created by George Lucas, and the company that produced “Star Wars” and its lineup of lucrative sequels and prequels. Mr. Stone initially said he hoped Steven Spielberg’s DreamWorks or Mr. Lucas’s Lucasfilm could serve as a model for Important Studios, then paused for a moment. “In some ways it’s a stupid comparison because they are gargantuan,” he said. “We want to be a smaller, more humble version of that.” He continued: “If DreamWorks is Walmart, we are over here knitting sweaters.” The “South Park” creators have made millions and attracted both fans and detractors in satirizing everything from Christmas (celebrating the holiday with singing fecal matter) to Islamist extremism (depicting Muhammad in a bear suit) and race relations (naming one of the only black characters on the series Token). Important Studios will incorporate revenue from “South Park” and “The Book of Mormon,” as well as revenue from future projects. “The Book of Mormon,” one of the highest-grossing Broadway musicals in recent years, received nine Tony Awards in 2011 and has grossed more than $200 million. That amount continues to grow because the New York production makes $1.6 million a week, according to the producers. A touring version of the show makes about $1.6 million a week, and another production in Chicago grosses $1.5 million a week. And the show is about to go into production in London. Mr. Stone and Mr. Parker, who created the musical, are the largest shareholders in “The Book of Mormon,” followed by the film producer Scott Rudin and others. Among the first projects that Important Studios is likely to develop is a movie version of the musical. Mr. Stone said he and his partner had been considering forming an independent studio for almost two years. “At first we thought we’d get some money from a hedge fund or a Russian oligarch or something,” Mr. Stone said, seemingly half-joking. Instead, they teamed with a nascent Hollywood oligarch. Through their relationship with Ariel Z. Emanuel at the talent agency William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, they met Joseph Ravitch. Mr. Ravitch heads the Raine Group, a boutique merchant bank that focuses on entertainment, digital media and sports. (William Morris is an investor in Raine.) Mr. Ravitch, a former Goldman Sachs banker who advised on the sale of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and helped the N.B.A. set up its business in China, hit it off with the two men. Raine invested about $60 million in Important Studios in exchange for a stake of just under 20 percent. Mr. Stone called Raine “big brains with big Rolodexes” and said “the money has some intellect with it.” For his part, Mr. Ravitch said, “Our bet is they will create some exciting stuff over the next five years, and this allows them the creative and financial flexibility to own their future.” Invariably, Mr. Ravitch and his investors will eventually want to sell their stake, raising the prospect that Important Studios could ultimately be sold to a larger media company like Viacom. In the meantime, the deal speaks to a huge shift in power in the entertainment industry, thanks to the Internet and the changing ways people watch television. Creators like Mr. Stone and Mr. Parker have the opportunity to have a more direct relationship with their millions of fans, potentially bypassing the traditional Hollywood machinery to promote new projects and make old ones available. “South Park,” in particular, is an early pioneer of making television available through online streaming. Even as Viacom, which owns Comedy Central, filed a lawsuit against Google over the unauthorized posting of clips of its shows on YouTube, factions within the company pushed to make episodes of “South Park” available free almost immediately after their initial broadcast. In a meeting in 2007 on online piracy, Erik Flannigan, executive vice president for digital media at the Viacom Entertainment Group, typed “South Park” into Google on a giant screen in a conference room. The first several Web sites that came up offered illegal pirated versions of the series. That put the impetus on the media company to make “South Park” available online, which sharply cut down on piracy. Its early and robust online presence gave “South Park” a more direct relationship with fans, which Mr. Stone said would help in introducing future projects. “Ten years ago, you needed that studio machinery to start cranking its marketing muscle,” Mr. Stone said. “Now we could market a movie-size project. We bring a lot of heft.” Mr. Stone said he and Mr. Parker hoped to use the new money to allow them to “be more prolific with less struggle.” “We want to have a little control over our life,” he explained. “We used to walk into a studio and try to become an employee. We’re done with that. We are too grown up for that.” Important Studios’ balance sheet will also probably give Mr. Stone and Mr. Parker more leverage when negotiating with other studios. Doug Herzog, president of the MTV Networks Entertainment Group, who brought “South Park” to Comedy Central, said of the new studio: “Bringing money to the table goes a long way. Money talks.” He said the studio would allow the two men “to pursue their vision in as pure a way as possible. Matt and Trey with a lot of money. Be afraid.” Mr. Stone and Mr. Parker have had an unlikely journey to moguldom. After meeting at the University of Colorado in Boulder in 1992, the two introduced a stop-motion animated short called “The Spirit of Christmas” (known as “Jesus vs. Frosty”). A second Christmas-inspired short film, known as “Jesus vs. Santa,” had its debut in 1995 and further built the team’s cult following. In 2007, Mr. Stone and Mr. Parker, with the help of their lawyer, Kevin Morris, cut a sweetheart deal with Comedy Central: a 50-50 joint venture on all revenue not related to television. That meant the two men have had a huge stake in the all-important digital rights to “South Park” as well as movies, soundtracks, “Oh my God! They Killed Kenny!” T-shirts and other merchandise. That deal was said to be worth $75 million for the two men. Mr. Stone and Mr. Parker are at work on a second “South Park” video game. Despite their goofy characters and collaborations, Mr. Stone said, “We’re closet responsible.” Of course, even with a couple of hits under their belts, nothing is foolproof. “We could fall flat on our faces,” he said.
With South Park renewed through 2016, fans no longer have to worry about the animated comedy returning to television. However, that doesn't necessarily determine the number of episodes we'll see. As co-creator Matt Stone revealed in a recent interview with The New York Times, South Park won't be getting the usual 14-episode order for Season 17. Normally, South Park seasons are split into two, delivering seven episodes on each run. Now, though, the creators have decided to scale back and create ten episodes to air uninterrupted. "Why did we do seven and seven to begin with? We just sort of made that up," Stone said. "We are switching to ten for the same reason. It just sounded like a good number, and we won't break up the year so we can more easily do other stuff." While this decision may seem arbitrary, Stone explained that there's a reason behind cranking out these seasons all at once. "There is no appointment viewing anymore," he said. "In our first season, you had to show up on Wednesday nights at 10 pm on the Comedy Channel to catch the show. Now, I don't even know where or how people watch our show. We sort of don't really care about ratings. It's more important to come up with work that will add to the library in a way that we're proud of and will make people want to catch the show wherever they want to." Added co-creator Trey Parker, "Now instead of putting out two albums a year, we are only going to do one, which is more manageable and ensures that it will be something we are proud of." Along with this news, it was revealed that South Park: Season 17 has been delayed and won't begin airing new episodes until September 25 (as opposed to its usual spring start date).
They must have done some actual planning before they started the season. The episodes are actually building off each other which is nice.
it isn't as consistently good as it once was, but this show still hits some absolute home runs a couple episodes a season.
I love south park but that's a bit much Hell Bob's Burgers is at this time a better show. As is Archer. It's in the Simpsons tier which is a hell of a compliment but means that it's far from its prime
The show deserves major plaudits for still being as good as it is 20 years in. The Simpsons will always be the most important show of my life but it was getting to the point of being unwatchable by season 20. South Park and Documentary Now! are the funniest running shows for me. Big fan of Bill Hader obviously.
south park is still great and definitely one of the best shows of all time, but calm down on calling it the best show on tv
i made a thread dedicated to South Park, to me it's the greatest shit out there. Last season was amazing btw and hopefully season 20 will be too.
season 19 was perhaps the best they've ever done. hopefully they continue on with the overarching story approach.
Yep, last season was absolutely phenomenal. Season 18 was great too. They hit a bit of a lull (for them) while they were focusing on Book of Mormon.
NAMBLA episode is so great may have never laughed as hard in my life then when I saw this for the first time:
"Genghis Khan, Jeffrey Dahmer, Hitler, Johnny Cochran" almost made me piss my pants. I got my parents tickets for their anniversary but just my luck it was for the next show after Andrew Rannels left the cast. I think Brother Mouzzone was there but my parents don't know who that is.
A fake classy show that is hosted by Dame Helen Mirren that celebrates the history of documentaries. Bill Hader and Fred Armisen make spoofs of past documentaries. Some stray from the source doc way more than others. I'd recommend watching Dronez first which is just them making fun of Vice where they have them try and track down an el Chapo type in Juarez.