The authors of the popular animated series "South Park", Trey Parker and Matt Stone, at a special panel in honor of the twentieth season, which began airing on September 14, told the media and fans how after so many years they still manage to follow the trends , but also the past, present and future of the characters from South Park town.
"We are not trying to comment and interpret society. We lock ourselves in a room six days before the episode airs, and that's why it somehow becomes relevant," Parker comments on the fact that they are still controversial after two decades.
The series, which has not spared any possible social phenomena, will focus on the current elections for the president of the United States of America in the new episodes.
Stone, however, stresses that we shouldn't expect anything similar to previous seasons.
“This is the fourth or fifth episode we've made in the sign of the election. We wanted this time to be all about new ideas, but also for that theme not to 'eat' the entire season. We needed something more than that," he explained.
Stone and Parker admitted that the show's focus has changed considerably over the past 20 years, the most obvious being that the grown-ups of South Park are now also the focus.
“Much of the jokes have moved from boys to adults. So instead of accentuating the voice of Stan or his friends, we did it to Randy, his father, because now he's the one we can relate to," explained Stone.
"Fortunately for us, Stan also has a grandfather, because obviously, one day, the focus will succeed on him," he added.
The premiere of the 20th season coincided with the opening of the South Park 20 Experience exhibition located in New York, where 2D and 3D versions of the characters from "South Park" are available in life size. The gallery will also feature 20 original works by pop artist Ron English.
The exhibition will be opened on September 25.
The "South Park" series is broadcast on the Comedy Central channel.
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