
The geniuses behind South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, have set their sights on a new group of people to offend: Mormons. The duo will work with one of the creators of Avenue Q to produce a Broadway music based on the lives and loves of the religious group, set to run in 2009. The title? Mormon Musical.
Broadway heartthrob Cheyenne Jackson is already booked to star in the show, which he describes in the most predictable way possible: "It offends everybody but does what South Park does best, which is by the end it comes around and has something great to say."
Aaaaaaand here come the trolls.
DID 'SOUTH PARK' FINALLY GO TOO FAR? "Returning with new episodes as part of its 12th season, 'South Park' didn't level its aim at presidential candidates … Instead, the series had Hollywood heavyweights George Lucas and Steven Spielberg directly in sights. … Matt Parker and Trey Stone completely dismantled the worldwide hit 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.' The boys of 'South Park' spend much of the episode struggling to come to grips with the raping of Indiana Jones. … each scene builds upon the other, with Spielberg and Lucas eventually becoming two rednecks in the woods who demand Indy 'squeal like a pig' as the pair humiliates and degrades a cinematic icon. A Stormtrooper gets it even worse, prompting the 'South Park' police to lock up the directors to prevent such travesties from happening again. … was continually — and graphically — having Spielberg and Lucas violently rape Indiana Jones too far?"
Update: After the jump, the rape scene in question.
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RUSSIA SEEKS TO FURTHER BAN LAUGHTER "Prosecutors in Russia want to ban the award-winning satirical U.S. cartoon South Park, calling the series 'extremist' after receiving viewer complaints, a spokeswoman said on Monday. … The Russian Union of Christians of Evangelical Faith had asked prosecutors to ban South Park after it said 20 experts had studied the show for its effect on young viewers. The group's leader, Konstantin Bendas, said 'South Park is just one of many cartoons that need to be banned from open broadcast…as it insults the feelings of religious believers and incites religious and national hatred.'"
Chris Crocker has developed quite an ego these days. The lone Britney fan reportedly posted a MySpace bulletin lashing out at Oh No They Didn't's lack of Crocker coverage, calling it discrimination: "I guess being legitimate doesn't count for much on gossip blogs," he says, pointing out that being legitimate means he appeared in cartoon form on the latest episode of South Park.
Britney Spears has officially hit the big time: She was featured in the latest episode of South Park. The over-the-top cartoon was actually pretty dead-on in this clip about the media hoopla surrounding the train wreck.


