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Post by Feologild Oakes on Aug 5, 2021 19:44:33 GMT
Paramount Plus Orders 14 ‘South Park’ Movies, Comedy Central Renews Series Through Season 30“South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have set an expansive new deal with ViacomCBS’ MTV Entertainment Studios that calls for the pair to produce 14 movies for Paramount Plus based on the enduring Comedy Central animated franchise. The pact also renews “South Park” as a series for Comedy Central through its 30th season in 2027. Bloomberg News reported that the deal was valued at $900 million over the six-year term. That’s an eye-popping number that includes the license fees for 14 movies and three additional 10-episode seasons of the “South Park” series, produced through the pair’s Park County banner. It See full article at Variety - TV News »
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Post by Winston Wolfe on Aug 6, 2021 3:41:23 GMT
Yeeeesh...taking after The Simpsons, hopefully their quality doesn't decline as much.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2021 21:39:44 GMT
This show is still something people watch? I’m honestly surprised by that.
I think modern studios are just IP crazy. They assume they can just milk them forever. And they probably can with some, like Star Wars for example, because people eat up brand names like sheep these days. But 1 billion for… South Park? Really?!
I guess this is all about these studios desperately needing a constant supply of “content” to shove out at people weekly. Netflix’s new slogan is “New movies. Every week!” Never mind if most of them are forgettable garbage. So Paramount pays a billion dollars for 14 new movies from a show that hasn’t been remotely relevant to popular culture since 1999. Makes sense… ?
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Aug 8, 2021 0:24:33 GMT
They haven't made a South Park movie in 22 years, and now they're making 14 of them? Okay then.
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Post by Prime etc. on Aug 8, 2021 2:42:38 GMT
This show is still something people watch? I’m honestly surprised by that. I think modern studios are just IP crazy. They assume they can just milk them forever. And they probably can with some, like Star Wars for example, because people eat up brand names like sheep these days. But 1 billion for… South Park? Really?! I think that is why the Simpsons is still on. It's not about popularity--it's milking brands.
They obviously are not hurting for money unless "Hollywood accounting" is exaggerating the amount to try draw attention to it. Oooh look at us! We just made a billion dollar deal that nobody wanted!
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Post by darkpast on Aug 8, 2021 4:17:41 GMT
They haven't made a South Park movie in 22 years, and now they're making 14 of them? Okay then. Streaming Wars, Viacom sold streaming rights to the tv series to HBOMax for years , but if they call them "movies" Paramount can have them on Paramount+
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Aug 8, 2021 4:18:38 GMT
Cool with me Im a huge South Park fan.
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Aug 8, 2021 8:09:30 GMT
This show is still something people watch? I’m honestly surprised by that. I think modern studios are just IP crazy. They assume they can just milk them forever. And they probably can with some, like Star Wars for example, because people eat up brand names like sheep these days. But 1 billion for… South Park? Really?! I think that is why the Simpsons is still on. It's not about popularity--it's milking brands.
They obviously are not hurting for money unless "Hollywood accounting" is exaggerating the amount to try draw attention to it. Oooh look at us! We just made a billion dollar deal that nobody wanted!
And there are obviously still people who watch it. Sometimes i wonder if some people think that because they stopped watching a show everybody stopped watching it.
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Post by Prime etc. on Aug 8, 2021 16:32:06 GMT
And there are obviously still people who watch it. Sometimes i wonder if some people think that because they stopped watching a show everybody stopped watching it.
This is new territory-keeping a show on the air forever.
Even Mel Blanc did not do Bugs Bunny as much.
And they limit themselves because they can't have Apu anymore and god knows what other restrictions they have now to be politically correct.
And South Park--my god-the animation, voice acting etc is so primitive.
So this is around $60 million per movie?
Talk about throwing away money.
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Post by bluerisk on Aug 8, 2021 22:50:58 GMT
I stopped watching it a long time ago - like the Simpsons.
I never liked it that much because it was often a hit or miss, but when it hit, it nailed it.
But 14 movies...alone the workload and lack of actual topics makes it near impossible to maintain a certain quality level. But this assumption I might be completely off.
As for the 900 mill: ridiculous, but I guess these companies are desperate. They are in a brutal competition with each other and it is sink or swim. The few survivors will rule the market afterwards, but for now they have to invest more than they will get ever out of it - for this very content. It a huge bet on the future, and you need content and brands to win.
It's a ruinous cutthroat competition in which the winner takes it all. In this case a few winners.
Nearly half a billion from Amazon for the next LotR show. CBS keeping a struggling Star Trek franchise alive. Netflix throwing money at bad robot. Disney paying 4 billion for Star Wars etc. pp.
HBO, Hulu...you name them.
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Post by pennypacker on Aug 9, 2021 0:12:56 GMT
I’m curious if by movie they just mean longer specials like the pandemic and vaccination ones.
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Post by politicidal on Aug 9, 2021 0:27:38 GMT
*shrugs* Okay.
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Post by Winston Wolfe on Nov 28, 2021 2:17:48 GMT
Anybody watch the first "movie"? "Post COVID"?
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Post by Vits on Nov 28, 2021 14:42:56 GMT
Anybody watch the first "movie"? "Post COVID"? It was pretty good, but I don't understand why it's been labeled as a movie instead of a third special episode. Not only is it around the same length, and not only does it reference the events from those 2 episodes (like a direct continuation), but it also plays out like the beginning of a season-long storyline.
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Post by HumanFundRecipient on Dec 3, 2021 11:28:33 GMT
Anybody watch the first "movie"? "Post COVID"? More like Post Delta Variant. Matt and Trey aren't that quick in trying to be topical. I've not watched the particular movie. |
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Post by Winston Wolfe on Dec 10, 2021 19:30:20 GMT
Trailer for the next “event” airing Thursday, “The return of COVID””
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Post by onethreetwo on Dec 10, 2021 20:37:52 GMT
I don't know why Paramount is making this big push in the Streaming Wars all of a sudden. We've got 1883 starting soon (Which I get. They sold the streaming rights to the biggest show on Cable TV. They need a spinoff on their service.) and now this. Do they really think they have a chance? Or do they think spending this much money is going to get them more when they sell?
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Dec 11, 2021 18:45:18 GMT
If Post Covid is Paramount's idea of a movie, Trey and Matt must be laughing all the way to the bank.
As for Post Covid itself, eh. I was expecting seeing the kids all grown up to be more exciting than it was, but only Cartman as a Jew was really entertaining (and the punchline that he converted, got married, and had kids just to pull a gotcha on Kyle as soon as Kyle lets his guard down seems inevitable).
But also, SP is instantly less funny when the main characters are no longer little children. Granted, the characters acted barely anything resembling 8 years old when I quit watching (and Stan and Kyle are more or less exactly the same now as adults), but that and the focus on being "topical" over telling jokes all contributed to the show's downfall for me. I think Post Covid got one vocal chuckle out of me.
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Post by Winston Wolfe on Dec 17, 2021 3:10:47 GMT
Anyone watch “COVID Returns” yet? Haven’t gotten to it.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Dec 17, 2021 18:38:55 GMT
Anyone watch “COVID Returns” yet? Haven’t gotten to it. I did. I liked it a little more than the first. Oddly depressing ending, but befitting. |
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