South Parkthe series by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, will intentionally avoid the 2024 US elections. Donald Trump’s unexpected victory in 2016 forced the writers to rewrite the episode dedicated to the winner of the presidential race. This year, no reference will be made to the candidate, and the series will not resume until 2025.
Co-Creators Reveal Why They Won’t Talk About Donald Trump
The famous billionaire, parodied by The Simpsons as well as South Park, is once again a candidate for the presidency. Embroiled in the affair of concealed payments to a porn star, Donald Trump is still one of the favorites in the electionswhich will take place on Tuesday, November 5. Facing Kamala Harris, the second most serious contender for the White House, the businessman could well win a second victory. But This will not be addressed live by Trey Parker and Matt Stone.the co-creators South Parkwho confided in Vanity Fair that the series will not return to the air before 2025.
We have made some South Park for four or five presidential elections. We get our brains in knots and each time, it takes on a disproportionate importance. So, obviously, it is very important, we are not saying the opposite. But it takes precedence over everything else and in the end, we are not having fun anymore… I don’t know what more we could say about Trump!
A decision that breaks with previous elections, integrated into the scenarios of South Park : in 2008, the episode About Last Night… picked up Obama’s victory over John McCain the day after it. In 2016, the episode Oh, jeezbroadcast the night after Donald Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton, had to be rewritten. This time, the reality is sufficiently parodic to not require an audiovisual commentary…
Source: hitek.fr
