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Fredric L. Rice
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"South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone haven't finished
messing with the Church of Scientology, or Tom Cruise, just yet.
The current issue of Rolling Stone, available on newsstands through
March 22, features a story on "South Park's" 10th anniversary and the
creators' illustrious career pushing the limits of controversy.
Accompanying that story, timed nicely to coincide with the beginning
of the show's 11th season, is a (likely altered) photo of the boys
spray-painting grafitti on the church's LA headquarters sign. It reads
"The Church of Scientology is dumb" and "Hi Tom" with a depiction of
"South Park" character Eric Cartman's head.
Parker and Stone first took on Scientology in November 16, 2005 with
one of the show's most controversial episodes, "Trapped in the
Closet."
In it, Church of Scientology leaders declare Stan Marsh the
reincarnation of Sci-Fi writer turned religion creator L. Ron Hubbard.
When Stan shows a lack of enthusiasm for Tom Cruise's film work,
Cruise locks himself in Stan's closet. Fellow high-profile
Scientologist John Travolta joins Cruise, as does R. Kelly after
failed attempts to persuade Tom to "come out of the closet."
Isaac Hayes, who voiced the character "Chef" and is also a
Scientologist, quit the show March 13, 2006. "There are reports that
Isaac had a stroke and Scientology quit the show for him, and I
believe it ... It was a brutal, up-close, personal thing with Isaac.
If you look at the timeline, something doesn't add up," the Rolling
Stone story reports.
The show attracted even more attention when Comedy Central bowed to
pressure from parent company Viacom to cancel a rerun of the episode
scheduled for March 16, 2006. Rumors abounded that Tom Cruise
threatened not to promote his new movie "Mission: Impossible: III,"
for another Viacom company, Paramount, unless the episode was pulled.
It finally aired again in July and was later nominated for an Emmy
Award for "Outstanding Animated Program."
Watch the South Park Scientology episode here:
http://www.scientomogy.com/southpark_scientology.php
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Climb off of Clinton's penis, rightard.
Big Bubba says "It's my turn to ride the Scooter" -- Bugman
"South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone haven't finished
messing with the Church of Scientology, or Tom Cruise, just yet.
The current issue of Rolling Stone, available on newsstands through
March 22, features a story on "South Park's" 10th anniversary and the
creators' illustrious career pushing the limits of controversy.
Accompanying that story, timed nicely to coincide with the beginning
of the show's 11th season, is a (likely altered) photo of the boys
spray-painting grafitti on the church's LA headquarters sign. It reads
"The Church of Scientology is dumb" and "Hi Tom" with a depiction of
"South Park" character Eric Cartman's head.
Parker and Stone first took on Scientology in November 16, 2005 with
one of the show's most controversial episodes, "Trapped in the
Closet."
In it, Church of Scientology leaders declare Stan Marsh the
reincarnation of Sci-Fi writer turned religion creator L. Ron Hubbard.
When Stan shows a lack of enthusiasm for Tom Cruise's film work,
Cruise locks himself in Stan's closet. Fellow high-profile
Scientologist John Travolta joins Cruise, as does R. Kelly after
failed attempts to persuade Tom to "come out of the closet."
Isaac Hayes, who voiced the character "Chef" and is also a
Scientologist, quit the show March 13, 2006. "There are reports that
Isaac had a stroke and Scientology quit the show for him, and I
believe it ... It was a brutal, up-close, personal thing with Isaac.
If you look at the timeline, something doesn't add up," the Rolling
Stone story reports.
The show attracted even more attention when Comedy Central bowed to
pressure from parent company Viacom to cancel a rerun of the episode
scheduled for March 16, 2006. Rumors abounded that Tom Cruise
threatened not to promote his new movie "Mission: Impossible: III,"
for another Viacom company, Paramount, unless the episode was pulled.
It finally aired again in July and was later nominated for an Emmy
Award for "Outstanding Animated Program."
Watch the South Park Scientology episode here:
http://www.scientomogy.com/southpark_scientology.php
---
Climb off of Clinton's penis, rightard.
Big Bubba says "It's my turn to ride the Scooter" -- Bugman
