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What I'd Like to See in Animated TV in 2008

By Nancy Basile, About.com

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More "To Be Continued" on South Park

South Park - Imaginationland

South Park - Imaginationland

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The "Imaginationland" trilogy of episodes on South Park earned Comedy Central remarkable ratings, recording the most-watched (total viewers) and highest-rated (Men 18-24) season since 1998, as well as the highest-rated season since 2000 among people aged 18-49, the demographic that makes advertisers swoon. I'm not surprised. The "Imaginationland" trilogy featured a plot about a hot topic, terrorism, and a subplot as vulgar as anything on South Park, a bet between Cartman and Kyle that involved Cartman's dry testicles. Not only did I tune in eagerly every Wednesday night for three weeks to see what would happen next, I loved spotting iconic characters in the background of Imaginationland, including the Kool-Aid pitcher and Toad from Nintendo's Mario video games. The council of nine, another South Park parody of The Lord of the Rings, was another brilliant stroke, including a wide range of characters from Aslan to Popeye.

I'm not saying the whole season should become an animated 24, but a few storylines that continue from episode to episode would be nice, considering that Matt Parker and Trey Stone could use the time to tell a really good, in-depth story.

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Index: What I'd Like to See in Animated TV in 2008

  1. More Futurama DVD Movies
  2. More "To Be Continued" on South Park
  3. Occasional Progress in Timelines
  4. More Lengthy Parodies of Pop Culture
  5. Less Gore on Adult Swim

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