South park V.S. The simpsons

No, thank you for instigating this debate. It has, indeed, been fabulous. "I am quite aware of this, good sir, and was only using this to prove a point. " But what is this point for which you speak of? "But the jokes are not meant to be interpretted as falling flat" Clearly not, but the fact of life is that they sometimes do. "For example in south park if someone said something completely dumb, they let the joke hang there and have everyone stare at the individual in dis-belief that someone could make such an idiotic comment. " I absolutely understand what you mean, and that can be very funny at times. But it will also sound forced at times. That's what I mean when I say that the jokes fall flat. "Where as in the simpsons if someone said something dumb, they would jump on it and call the person dumb, not leaving the audience to catch on to it as much, therefor not as funny. " Or it could allow for some sort of witty comeback, which would make it even more funny. "Not nessecarily, because everytime its more than fairl obvious what the director intended the audience to figure out, Another brilliant aspect about south park. " Perhaps, but you haven't really made any real argument as to whether The Simpsons does not do the same thing. "This is why south park specifically designs a different theme for each episode in order to ensure the piece is funny. " See last argument: hit or miss. "At the same time the goal of this show is to obviously provide entertainment, which is what makes the show funnier, when we can see how through crude and vulgar comments and characters, we can still offer good view points on reality, where as with shows like the simpsons, there is genreally no purpose or point other than to be funny. " The Simpsons does sometimes utilize real world issues, but when it does, it is for the pure purpose of comedy. When I look for a comedy show, all I care about is comedy. Again, see my argument about Monty Python, which you conveniently address next (sort of). "The point here was to prove that simpsons are the same and easily get old. " But half a second ago, the point was that it doesn't allow for intelligent interpretation of real world issues. I'm afraid I can't hit a moving target. But, as I said, John Cleese ultimately left Monty Python because he felt that they were doing the same things over and over. But the rest of the members disagreed, so it, like The Simpsons, is open to interpretation. "I think it's safe to say that based off my evidence provided in round one, that we are in a new ever changing era, and the simpsons have generally stayed the same. " I watch Whose Line is it Anyway all the time. They haven't even made any new episodes of that show in years, yet it's still funny. Heck, I'll even watch I Love Lucy when it's on, and that show ended before I was born. "And while some maybe fans of the older ways of the simpsons, younger people are no longer as interested, thus leading into a new television revolutionary idea. " I'm sorry, are you ageist? Old people like me want to watch TV too. But I know young people who enjoy The Simpsons. "The age of people who watch it is really irrelevant to the argument ( as you said yourself) that one show is better than the other. " Well, when evaluating the quality of a show, we do have to look at whether it is a good show for everyone, or just a good show for some people. While I am not trying to imply that The Simpsons is good for everyone, it can't be denied that it is much more accommodating of younger (and older) people than South Park. "However my argument was in response your saying the simpsons was a more family friendly show, in which I replied that simpsons is not so family friendly for a family friendly networking show. " If someone has cable, their child can access Comedy Central just as easily as they can access FOX. And frankly, they don't care. So, your point is moot, not mine. "Highlight WIki" Excuse my ignorance, but I'm not entirely sure as to what you mean by this. "This makes it funny because it gives people the chance to laugh at themselves and the things we as a society do every day. While simpsons focus more and being completely fictional and more or less fake. " I don't know what you mean by "more or less. " The Simpsons is completely fake. And, while these two facts may be true, you neglect to explain how that is bad. Many hilarious shows have nothing real about them, such as Monty Python, Family Guy, or Glenn Beck. I would like to thank my opponent for an excellent, intelligent, and quirky debate. Both South Park and The Simpsons are excellent shows, but The Simpsons is funny to a much wider range of people, and it has been entertaining people for 20+ years. While they are both great shows, The Simpsons is clearly better. Thank you.