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The mightier the villain does not always mean the mightier the hero. Here are 26 fictional characters who met their…

At 21 seasons deep, it’s becoming harder and harder for South Park to push the envelope with Mr. Garrison. Even…

Over the past year, South Park has often bitten off more than it can chew when it comes to current events. Tonight’s…

Nathan and Mimsy have only served as the main antagonists on a handful of South Park episodes, but it feels like…

In the typical American sitcom, the two storylines of “Doubling Down” would have converged by the end of the…

Has there been a comedy series whose parodies are as esoteric as South Park? Where one episode makes fun of a…

“Hummels & Heroin” preempts South Park’s what-we-learned-today speech by getting its message out of the way early.…

Even if Trey Parker and Matt Stone have always been shameless in their self-promotion, they’ve at least been able to…

Given the pedigree of the actors, the Rance family was never going to stick around long. And by the end of The…

Too often with South Park, we get caught up in the message. And by we, I mean us. Yes, even you. Have you ever…

Before we begin, let’s get this out of the way: I promise not to make every South Park review about whether or not…

The entire marketing campaign for South Park’s 21st season has centered around a back-to-basics promise. According…

Whenever a comedy show or film series starts up again after a lengthy break, the current trend is to acknowledge the…

In Michael D’Antonio’s 2015 biography on Donald Trump, Never Enough, Trump is quoted as saying “I don’t engage in…

When I first heard Bruce Springsteen’s “Jungleland” as a ten-year-old, it sounded gritty. It sounded real. It…

In film and television, Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Bad Moon Rising” almost always spells trouble. And why…

When reviewing The Get Down, many critics (myself included) have focused on the show’s criminal element—its…

Early on in “The Beat Says, This Is The Way,” Marrakech Star’s Roy Asheton insists that, if Mylene wants to be taken…

When reviewing the front half of The Get Down’s first season, most of my criticisms revolved around the series’…

Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Tuesday, February 28. All times are Eastern.