PROJECT ONE!

Remember the prompt that Abby and I asked you to do all those months ago? (not very long ago, but still!) Well I’m going to put bits and pieces into a video that I’m making. It’s going to be really lame and cheesy, and with the help of iMovie, I can definitely make it 30 times more cornier than it has to be.

Basically this video is just going to be, as I said, ~What South Park Means to Fans~ I’ll come up with a better title obviously, but that’s pretty much the gist of it.

****If anyone still wants to add anything, if you could please submit to my personal account (because I don’t know where Abby is right now and I want to get a head start on this and since she’s the creator of this blog, I can’t see any asks or submissions weh) Just PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR FEELS TO ME HERE.

Once again, the prompt is: What does South Park mean to you?

It’s a general and broad question so just give me a life story or something to go on if you’re stuck. It’s so very much appreciated, thanks!

Rocco

2011 is coming to an end, and since we all decided that 2012 will be the Year of the Creators, (is there any other way to make this sound flow-y by the way?) I think that the first few steps to the actual project should be made.

I was actually thinking of perhaps a video montage of sorts, perhaps with snippets of each of the entries we received of the prompts, a bit of the artwork, etc. I’ll start collecting certain parts of the entries you have written, and maybe we could incorporate that into the video? I mean, it doesn’t just all have to be in just one video, since Year of the Fan took pretty much the whole year. So different projects of many forms can ensue.

So there should be different projects every so often to drag on into the end of 2012. And the only idea that I have now for the first one is the video. 

It would be better if these projects would be done in groups and not individually, since we should be expressing how united we all are because of South Park.

So yeah, this post is just a wrap up and perhaps a lead into Year of the Creators, and hopefully we can get the show on the road soon! If you have any questions or suggestions, shoot us a message! We’re excited to see what all of your pretty heads have to say and come up with!

-Rocco 

Submitted by supermakar!

Since I was little, I’ve lived a very sheltered life. I live in a very cookie cutter style suburban neighborhood in the U.S. Basically, most people here are white, straight, extremely religious, and conservative. My family has always been sorta different and my parents consider us to be more liberal and to allow certain things other households won’t allow. But even so, I was pressured to be morally and mentally perfect. I was never allowed on certain internet sites(things like Club Penguin or Neopets) and couldn’t play a lot of video games or listen to certain music. Even now as I go through high school, I am not allowed to cuss. Education wise, I was supposed to get 100s on everything and just get straight As all the time. Everything in my life was supposed to be just so, even if my parents constantly insisted we lived differently.

I had never seen South Park before a few months ago. A friend linked me to a Book of Mormon video on Youtube and I began listening to the soundtrack via the Facebook page. I was really into the musical and I now own both the soundtrack and the book. It was probably looking at the book for the musical that I started to be interested in South Park. The writing and descriptions… they were just so funny and clever and interesting and I don’t know, different! As an aspiring writer myself, I really enjoyed the writing and kinda looked up to it because I am not that good at writing comedy.

Lately, I’ve suffered with depression mostly due to my own perfectionism. I lack motivation, interest in life, and nothing seems right sometimes. It was when I first started medication and therapy that I saw South Park for the first time. I was at a friend’s house and her little brother was watching an episode focusing on Butters as Professor Chaos. A while ago a friend of mine had mentioned Butters so I paid attention.

….And was kinda surprised and yet equally not surprised to find out how cute this show is. It’s a very special and meaningful show, even though on the surface it can appear to some people as a few fourth graders cussing every second. It’s not that. After seeing that one episode, I was hooked. I wanted to see more of Butters and just kinda everything to do with this show. I watched episodes through the website and then bought the movie DVD. I’ve now seen the movie, up to Season 4, all of the Coon Mysterion arc thing, all of Season 15, and a few random episodes here and there. And I love all of it.

When I’m sad, I watch South Park. Sometimes the episodes can be sad too, but there’s something to South Park. It makes fun of a lot of things and yet as hurtful as it may seem, it’s not that way at all. To me, South Park is a reminder that no one is perfect and no one can ever be. There’s a lot of good in all of us, and a lot of bad. We all make mistakes, but at the end of the day you can always say “You know, I learned something today.” There’s reasons to be sad, and South Park always reminds of us that. But it also always reminds us that we can always stop taking ourselves so seriously and just… laugh. South Park never fails to make me laugh. It’s so clever and heartwarming. So, thank you, Matt and Trey, and everyone who contributes to South Park. This really is an amazing show and it’s helped me so much by always giving me a reason to cheer up and laugh. There really are friendly faces everywhere because of this show.

Don’t stop yet!

Today is a damn good day to be a South Park fan. With the follow-up season to a FANTASTIC run starting in March, a full-scale multi-platform video game to be released in 2012, and critical acclaim in the form of Grammy nominations for Matt and Trey’s hit musical The Book of Mormon, it’s clear that our boys have reached a peak — and what better way to celebrate than by showing what South Park means to you?

The submissions we’ve received so far have been deeply personal and moving. But we know just how talented this fandom is, and we know how much more we can all achieve! Anything is accepted: art, videos, music, essays, graphics… as long as it pertains to the original prompt, we’ll accept it! So come on, you boner-biting bastards. Let’s officially make this the best year for South Park.

-Abby

Submitted by ramonasdippingsauce!

I honestly do not know where I would be without South Park at all. Without South Park, I would’ve never been as close as I am with my stepbrothers, and I would’ve never met some of the people I met throughout my life. I started watching South Park when I was ten years old, and I was going through a hard time in my life. In school, I wasn’t allowed to see my best friends because of the many disputes that have sent us all to the principal’s office. But then one day, I logged onto deviantART and my friend Erika was drawing fanart for it. I didn’t know what the show was about, and I figured it must be a good show or something. I went on southparkstudios and watched a couple episodes. I was hooked. That spring break, I finished all the seasons from that time, and watched interviews and commentaries. South Park made me happy. Matthew and Kevin, my stepbrothers, weren’t close with me, so I decided to man up and show them South Park. I figured they may like it. They were hooked as well. We spent days just watching episodes and at public places we all hung out and made Cartman, Kyle, Stan and Kenny impressions. A couple times at Six Flags, we saw plushies so we played the game so many time until we got the plushies. We used to hang onto them and play with them together. My stepbrothers aren’t as into South Park anymore, but we’re still close as ever. I don’t think if I have showed them South Park, I would’ve never been as close as I am with them.

Another thing South Park helped me with was friendships. It may not have been offline, but online I sprouted many friendships with people who shared my obsession with South Park. I don’t talk to many of those people anymore but I won’t ever forget the memories and good times South Park has led me to.

Finally, South Park has led me to one of the greatest relationships I have ever had. There was this girl Nicole, and we met when she watched me on deviantART because I posted a lot of South Park fanart. We both loved the show and as we got closer, we started to have an interest in each other. We started dating and we used to have phone calls when South Park episodes were on and those were some of the best calls in the world. She used to be the Craig to my Stan and we always used South Park references for a lot of things. We may not be together now, but I thank Matt and Trey for making this show that sprouted such wonderful things in my life.

Matt and Trey, I don’t know how to ever repay you for the moments your perfect show has caused in my life. I just know I wouldn’t be the same without South Park.

Submitted by plinkoid!

I train as a classical dancer.

Last year was very difficult.

The person I used to call my best friend was in the hospital.

She had stopped eating…  Until her heart had starved as well.

I wanted to be there for her…  To bring her comfort and presents.

Her parents had banned dance related things from her life.  Which included me.

All I heard at school was weight related.  I didn’t want to think about that.

I was told I had been losing weight.

And had to continue if I hoped to achieve my dreams.

My friend no longer danced because of anorexia.

Dance or health?

At a younger age, I had told myself: Dance or nothing.

Losing weight made me unhappy I wanted to…      Die.

Everyone around me was unhappy…

Being the artist that I am, I check DeviantArt daily.

There was fanart for South Park on the Front Page.

I had never watched it.  As a child, I only spoke French and German.

Both versions of the show had not been funny…

I was tired of crying, I wanted to laugh.

I started watching South Park after school.

In a month I saw all of it.  episodes/movie/interviews/commentaries

I was happy.

Things were still hard at school…

But I could think of South Park and laugh.

To me South Park means happiness.

I sleep with my Kenny plushy every night.

When I feel down my two best friends will use South Park to cheer me up.

I still have so much South Park to look forward to…

Merci.

Keep sending in submissions to answer the prompt, “What does South Park mean to you?”

It could be in the form of anything you want (written, art, video, etc), but be sure to submit it to the blog so everyone can see your ~creativeness!~

We’re looking forward to get this show on the road! Plus, it’s so heartwarming and special to read everyone’s thoughts on why South Park means so much to them! Keep the entries coming!

Submitted by sugapieissofly!

To me, South Park is so much more than a rather raunchy show on Comedy Central. South Park is a reflection of the feelings and emotional changes that we all go through. South Park is a reflection of both the ugliness and beauty of society. South Park is a unique entity that is both comedic, touching, and deeply insightful. It has more heart than any show I’ve ever seen. Each episode has something I can learn from, something I can relate to. 

South Park has brought me together with some of the most amazing friends I could ever ask for. Friends who value humor and are witty at that.

South Park also brought me together with my beautiful girlfriend. And for that, I will be forever grateful.

Thank you Matt and Trey for bringing to television something that every one of us can relate to on some level. Thank you for bringing laughter, joy in our hearts, and tears of understanding. Thank you for caring enough to continue making the show despite hardships just to please your fans. 

Thank you for creating South Park. 

Submitted by zombie-teaparty!

I am very close to my dad. He is a hero to me in every way. Unfortunately, my parents are divorced, and I don’t get to see my dad much anymore. My dad and I had a tradition: He would wake me up whenever the new South Park premiered, and sneak me down to watch it with him. I was 3 years old, and my mother had no idea and still doesn’t to this day. This happened for the first 3 seasons. Then, my parents split and I no longer had anyone to wake me up for the episodes. I missed my dad. I cried every night wishing I could have gone with him. Then, on the night of the season 8 premiere, my new cell phone rang. It was my dad. “Wake up, kiddo, you’re missing South Park.” My dad and I watched the season 8 premiere through the phone. That show increased the already strong bond I had with my dad. To this day, we still talk about it and laugh about all the old and new episodes. I can never thank Matt and Trey enough for this show. It has changed my life and kept my dad and I together even when we couldn’t actually be together. It is one of the most important things in my life.