CD Giveaway - 33Miles, "One Life"
Ends Aug 4, 2010
The country-pop sound established in their eponymous debut is a mainstay for this album as well, and even adds a little more southern flavor.
CD Giveaway - Phil Wickham, "Cannons"
Ends Aug 3, 2010
With an opening shot that hits the sonic pinnacle, this collection of spiritual Brit pop/rock is heavily influenced by Keane, Travis, Coldplay, and U2.
Rating: Country: United States Release Date: March 21, 2006 Distributor: Paramount Home Video Director: · Trey Parker · Matt Stone Grade: A-
South Park is back for this seventh season release, with a total of fifteen episodes on three DVDs. There are many great episodes here, with “South Park is Gay!”, where crab men try to turn the town gay with the metrosexual craze, ”All About The Mormons?” when Kyle’s family is all converted by their new Mormon neighbors, and “Fatbutt and Pancake Head” in which Cartman steals J. Lo’s record deal and boyfriend when his hand starts churning out hits that sound just like hers topping my personal favorite list. All three are pretty controversial, but definitely funny in the process. While South Park is still quite crude with its humor at times, the show is starting to show a bit more maturity by moving away from the random potty humor jokes and adding some more intelligent lines. Overall I think it helps give the show a much needed breath of fresh air.
While many feel that the quality of the episodes start to deteriorate with this season, I feel the opposite, the episodes are just as good if not better then the older ones. The box set features the episodes on three discs, and a small commentary on each episode lasting from five to seven minutes on each episodes. Other then that, the set is devoid of extras, which is the reason it got knocked down a step on the grading scale. It is still a great set though and a must for fans of the series. The following is the episode information for each disc as well as the original air date and synopsis straight from the inside covers of the box.
DISC ONE
Episode 704 CANCELLED Original Air Date: 3/19/2003
Stan, Cartman, Kyle, and Kenny find out that planet Earth is just one big intergalactic reality show and it’s about to be cancelled. When the satellite dish in Cartman’s ass reactivates, the four boys have to travel through space, again, to meat the Joosyans, the heads of all the media in the galaxy, to try and convince them not to cancel their show.
Episode 702 KRAZY KRIPPLES Original Air Date: 3/26/2003
Jimmy and Timmy pull together a group of people like themselves and call their new club the “Crips.” When they find out there is another gang by the same name in the city, the venture into the Denver “Crips” territory to try and work out a way to merge the two organizations.
Episode 703 TOILET PAPER Original Air Date: 4/2/2003
Cartman convinces the boys to “toilet paper” their teacher’s house. After the fact, Kyle is overwhelmed with guilt and on the verge of confessing his part in the prank. Officer Barbrady is hot on the perpetrator’s trail, while Cartman contemplates killing Kyle so he doesn’t rat them all out.
Episode 701 I'M A LITTLE BIT COUNTRY Original Air Date: 4/9/2003
The boys join some anti-war protesters because it’s a free pass out of school for the day. Their simple plan to protest their way out of class goes south when they find themselves in the middle of the two opposing sides of the issue. Meanwhile, Cartman attempts a flashback to 1776 to avoid studying for his American History assignment.
Episode 705 FAT BUTT AND PANCAKE HEAD Original Air Date: 4/16/2003
One of Cartman’s body parts becomes famous overnight and rivals the popularity of another superstar. The real “Jenny From the Block” is enraged to learn that a new “Diva” has stolen her record deal and her boyfriend. Taco kisses!
DISC TWO
Episode 706 LIL' CRIME STOPPERS Original Air Date: 4/23/2003
The kids start their very own South Park detective agency. After they return a missing doll to a little girl, the police department recognizes the boys’ efforts and officially names them “junior deputies.” Their next assignment – to break up a meth lab.
Episode 707 RED MAN'S GREED Original Air Date: 4/30/2003
The owners of the Three Feathers Indian Casino have acquired the town of South Park. The citizens are being forced off their land to make way for a new super highway. Face with saying goodbye to their friend and their way of life, the boys rally the townspeople to fight back against the rich and powerful Indians.
Episode 708 SOUTH PARK IS GAY! Original Air Date: 10/22/2003
The town of South Park celebrates the new, hip metrosexual craze. Cartman, Stan, and Kenny are super hot to be gay. Jyle is cut from the group because he doesn’t “feel” metrosexual and Garrison accuses the guys from “Queer Eye” of selling out.
Episode 709 CHRISTIAN ROCK HARD Original Air Date: 10/29/2003
When the other boys kick Carman out of their band, he pulls his own group together to make music for Jesus. While Cartman’s “Faith + 1” rockets to the top of the Christian charts, Stan, Kyle, and Kenny are arrested for downloading music from the Internet.
Episode 710 GREY DAWN Original Air Date: 11/5/2003
With South Park’s senior citizens behind the wheel, more then a few farmer’s markets have been mowed down. The residents no longer feel it’s safe to go out on the streets. With their lives at stake, the boys decide to take action against the older generation. Unwilling to surrender their driver’s licenses, the elderly fight back.
DISC THREE
Episode 711 CASA BONITA Original Air Date: 11/12/2003
Kyle’s parents are taking him and three of his friends to Casa Bonita for his birthday. Kyle chooses Stan, Kenny, and Butters to celebrate with him at Colorado’s version of a Mexican Disneyland. When Cartman finds out he’s not invited, he arranges for Butters to conveniently go “missing.”
Episode 712 ALL ABOUT THE MORMONS? Original Air Date: 11/19/2003
A Mormon kid movies to South Park and it’s up to Stan to kick his ass. But when Stan and his dad meet their new Mormon neighbors, they become fascinated with him genuinely nice they are. While the other boys mock Stan relentlessly for wimping out, Randy forces the rest of his family to become Mormon.
Episode 713 BUTT OUT Original Air Date: 12/3/2003
After singing-and-dancing representatives from the anti-smoking campaign rap about the dangers of smoking, the kids at South Park Elementary realize how cool it really is and take up the habit.
Episode 714 RAISINS Original Air Date: 12/10/2003
After Wendy breaks up with Stan, the boys take him to “Raisins,” a local restaurant known for its great chicken wings and hot girls. While everyone tries to cheer Stan up, Butters meats the girl of his dreams.
Episode 715 IT'S CHRISTMAS IN CANADA Original Air Date: 12/17/2003
The Broflovski family is dealt a devastating blow when Ike’s Canadian birth parents show up unexpectedly and want their baby back. When the townspeople decide to forgo Christmas gifts and take up a collection to get Ike home to South Park, the boys are distraught. Before all the money for the Christmas presents gets spent, they hightail it to Canada to bring Ike home themselves.
BONUS FEATURES:
Mini-commentary (5-7 minutes on each episode) by the creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
