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Imagine paying for Paramount Plus to then have missing episodes (slrpnk.net)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

There are multiple series I liked on Paramount+ that are missing entire seasons, and not necessarilly the oldest or newest seasons either. Bob Abishola, which I started watching on Paramount+(or was it CBS? this was around the time they merged), suddenly had only the latest season available, right when it turned out I had somehow missed a season.

I hate a lot of Streaming services for various reasons, am constantly wrestling with password resets for my family's Hulu/Disney accouts, but Paramount+ is still the worst by far.

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[–] [email protected] 87 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

This is legitimately the exact example I cite when explaining to people why I pirate. It's not just about about stuff being moved around across an ever increasing amount of services. The ability to pretend entire episodes don't even exist(super best friends and 200/201 have been banned for awhile now, long before this) is why I returned to piracy.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago

fuck streaming services. just pirate it.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 days ago (2 children)

What was the controversy in Simpsons Did It? All I remember is the epitomal line.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago

¥You sucked it out of a garden hose huh?"

I mean at this point, why even allow South Park to be streamed at all? The whole point of the show was deeply offensive tomfoolery and the social commentary.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Wasnt that that one where they show Mohammed

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That's Super Best Friends

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

The audio on Ghosts (UK) still doesn't work on the app, and I have to watch it on the web. Only that show, too.

[–] [email protected] 78 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I was super confused when I got to the second D&D episode of Community. Turns out, streaming banned the first one because an Asian man wears drowface. He appropriated dark elf culture. Eventually I pirated the episode and was very happy. Good story.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 days ago (2 children)

The first D&D episode is so good, and it's unfortunate that you miss what was an excellent story because of overreaching insensitivity.

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[–] [email protected] -3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

because it was too close to blackface, i assume?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Probably, but like, that's silly in this case

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Thought I'd get a pic for reference:

aaand, I can see why it's offensive. The joke is that he's tonedeaf about blackface, and he didn't wear any other elf clothes... so at first glance, it's a guy in blackface with a white wig....
p.s. in a lot of modern depictions they're a dark blue, or grey... I always played a drow in D&D and I never imagined my character as completely black.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago

Meanwhile, Aerodynamics of Gender is good to go:

One of the best episodes of the show though for sure.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Yep. And that's the joke.

Anyone notice that we never see All in the Family or The Jeffersons media, and haven't for a decade or two? How odd. Two of the most popular sitcoms of all time just... disappeared.

Those shows taught my young self more about racism and it's ills than anything else in life. Yes, Archie and George were racist AF! And they were the buffoons, always losing because of their boolshit. (OK, maybe it was too heavy handed for today's audiences, I'll grant that.)

Liberals: "NAOOWW! THAS RACISTH!"

Conservatives: "WOKE!"

What a damned shame. Fucking meatheads.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Not every joke lands. I think this is one of those where there's some obvious intent behind it but the joke is a bit too high concept (and not really that funny tbh) in relation to the controversy. And I say this as a big community fan - they went for shock value and it didn't really work because there was no punchline besides "it looks like blackface but technically isn't blackface."

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

Anyone who thinks a drow looks like a black person is racist

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago (2 children)

i feel that… it’s becoming a thing that can’t be talked about anymore.
on the other hand, if allowed more it’d be an excuse people make to make racist jokes… stuff like, “no the character is racist, and i’m showing why it’s bad”.

also worth noting, they kept making Chevy Chase’s character racist on that show and he hates the writers for it and got in a lot of arguments.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

And yet they keep the Scott Tenorman episode?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Well yeah, that's just murder/cannibalism. Nothing weird or immoral about that.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Just watch them on their website for free https://www.southparkstudios.com/

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Ironic. CANCELLED was mine when I clicked watch random episode.

I think Trey and Matt know something...

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago

This is why I still pirate stuff.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Wtf that's like the best episodes

[–] [email protected] 121 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Has anyone watched the most recent season of The Rehearsal? Nathan mentions that an episode of his previous show "Nathan for You" was taken off Paramount Plus because it had a segment where he started a fashion line where the profits would go toward holocaust education and remembrance. So even though this was a positive thing, it still brings up the holocaust and is therefore too sensitive subject to air. He then proceeds to paint Paramount Plus as literal Nazis in proceeding episodes to drive his point home. Highly recommend if you haven't seen his new show yet.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 days ago (3 children)

That was such an amazing clip, I was absolutely howling.

By the way, have you managed to convince anyone to watch The Rehearsals or Nathan for you? I like both these shows but it's so hard to describe them to someone and make them even consider watching it

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

How to with John Wilson is the same vibe. I want to recommend it but it's very difficult to explain why it is so funny

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I love love this show. To me, it's more like a comfy/slice of life kinda experience. I mean it still is funny, but it's becoming one of my comfort shows

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Rehearsals really is impossible to describe. I watched the first episode, and the last 2 minutes hit so hard, that I seriously questioned if the show is attempting to genuinely help the people or is it for the comedy. He walks the line so well. Can't wait to watch more.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Familiar with the shows but I’m now going to try both based on your recos, thank you!

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