Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Internet oriented south park episode

A recent episode of south park called "the snuke" draws heavily on contemporary internet culture, the interconnectedness of the web and its information networks as well as how common, widespread and readily available information has become. Every character in the episode, including Cartman, Kyle as well as members of various government institutions such as the CIA and Homeland Security make use of everyday information web sites to advance their investigations, which include Google Search, Google Maps, MySpace, Craigslist, MapQuest, YouTube, Realtor.com, WebCrawler, eBay, PayPal, AOL, AIM, Ask Jeeves, JDate, Blogs, Drudge Report, and eHarmony. Kyle uses the most up-to-date web sources, like Google and MySpace; government officials, by contrast, use outmoded sources, like AOL message boards and Ask Jeeves.
I recomend you watch it. It is less raunchy than usual south park's, and it is very entertaining.