The headline making two episode arc that took place starting at the show's 200th episode (200th!), titled, aptly, '200' and '201,' threatened the very dynamic of the show, with Comedy Central censoring the episodes, which prompted Parker and Stone to not allow their 'South Park' Studios website to show the final product, which was not to their liking. With each season coming in two halves, with a large gap in the middle of a "season," the timing couldn't have been any worse for season fourteen. With the fourteenth season come and gone, it's somewhat easy to see that the fourteen episodes were more notorious due to a major censorship controversy than due to the constant push to offend and entertain with cable network firsts, usually concerning vulgarities. It's really quite the feat, considering the history of the show and its broadcast channel. Even more amazingly, they're capable of keeping the boundary pushing dynamic that is one of the staples of the animated show intact, despite repeatedly obliterating it. With every passing year, and another 'South Park' season under their belt, I'm amazed that creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone not only have the drive to keep their series going, but the means to keep the now fifteen year old show (which has been renewed for a sixteenth slate of episodes!) original, fresh, and relevant.
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