Written by Robert Scotchi Published
South Park He has always been able to stay culturally due to the speed at which the entire episode is assembled, as is widely documented in 6 days for air Documentary film. Although the method of “getting everything at the last minute” has served Trey Parker and Matt Stone well over the years because the pressure forces them to implement against the deadline that seems to be impossible for a week after a week while there is one episode in particular, “I am a little country”, which is destroy Before Donni and Mary Osmond.
I am not talking about a situation in which they could change the tone with something else and stay away from it, because a great amount of conspiracy for “I am a small country” has already relied on the citizens of South Park who sing the famous song throughout the entire episode.
Country, Rock & Roll, and the war in Iraq
It was broadcast only three weeks after the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, it is not surprising that “I am a small country” would spoil how South Park’s reaction to the war was by photographing the war supporting the war led by the most liberal protesters hostile to the war led by Randy Marsh. According to Parker and Stone, both of them noticed how most of the supporters of the war are to be a country, while most of the protest songs fall into the type of rock and roll music, which led them to believe that the song of Osmond will be useful in tearing it on both sides-which allows the Skyter and Randy Marsh weapon to embellish it in the jam sessions in the town’s field when not They violate each other from each other in the model. South Park fashion.
Looking at the tight timeline South Park The episodes are produced – production usually begins on Thursday night and is delivered to the network on the next Wednesday morning before the air – “I am a little country” had to be written greatly or completely canceled if they could not wipe the song on time.
The race is around the clock
Another series does not face the same problems South Park It faces when they need to secure the rights of musical numbers because the episode of Simpson family, For example, production takes about six months. According to Parker, passing through the appropriate channels in any other offer is illegal because it takes a few weeks to a few months to get a song that was wiped while producers discover the license and negotiate payment with the song owner. in case South Park “I am a little country,” or any other episode of this issue, there is no luxury of time, which leads to conversations that start with “hey, we want to use your song in the show, will be in four days, are you in it?”
Fortunately, it was scheduled to be broadcast on Sunday night before “I am a little country” South Park The hundred episode, they got the green light to end the episode as it is written, which is no less than a miracle because it means that they were able to secure rights within days, not months, without legal repercussions.
Everything met at the last minute
Although you think episodes such as “I am a small country” will make Tri Parker and Matt Stone are re -thinking about how they produce South Park Because of the amount of pressure that it can put on their crew, you have to give them credit to what they refer to in their name.Saturday night Live Production schedule. “This level of recklessness is what allows them to stay at the top of the current events without episodes that appear dated when release in a world where the news cycle means 24/7 that most of our attention can only be measured Nano again (I had to drop a Baseketball The reference here … lie in peace, DNA!).
So, the next time that “I am a little country” is shot, it is better to thank lucky stars that Osmond was great enough to allow their songs to provide them prominently in an episode of South Park With a little pre -notification.