South Park

It may be simply drawn, but that's the only thing that's simple about the Comedy Central cartoon, South Park. Set in a Colorado mountain town its characters, Cartman, Stan, Kyle, Kenny take on everything that they find hypocritical, whether its government, religion, current events or ethnic and social groups. Some critics find this Peobody-award winning show cutting edge and hilarious, others find it offensive and the epitome of trash TV. As it's once again in the news, we explore the cultural phenomenon of South Park and our love/hate relationship with the show. Laura's guests are Mark Timney, Assistant Professor of Journalism at Keene State College and Robert Thompson, Director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture at Syracuse University, Professor of Television and Popular Culture at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and author or editor of several books on television.