6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park

Back in the day, South Park was a pretty polarizing show; people loved it or hated it.  When it first aired, I wasn't particularly interested in it.  Once Mark entered the picture, it became required viewing.  Once I realized it was more than poop jokes, I actually started to like it.  I will still watch South Park if it is on, and I have caught my mom laughing at it when we have had it on at the house in the past.  You probably won't change anyone's mind about the show at this point.  

Luckily, 6 Days to Air isn't trying to change anyone's mind.  Instead, you get a peek into the process that generates South Park episodes.  This little documentary was created in the spring of 2011, around the time the Book of Mormon opened.  The guys were coming back to South Park after a pretty long break.  The documentary chronicles the six days they took to create the first episode when they returned, HUMANCENTiPAD.  

HUMANCENTiPAD is not one of my favorite episodes, but like all episodes, it has some very funny moments.  The documentary lets you see the creative process, from the writer's room to the storyboards, from the animation to the recording.  There is some history thrown in so you have a sense of where South Park and the creators have come from, what they've been through.  The relationship between Trey and Matt is great, and they even talk about who does what and compare their working relationship to Van Halen.  

If South Park doesn't offend you, 6 Days to Air is worth watching.  If you are fascinated by behind the scenes peeks, this documentary is definitely for you.  They actually make the documentary pretty funny, as well as informative.  Granted, nothing you learn is going to come up at Team Trivia, but your useless knowledge will increase by at least 5.  If you do decide to give it a watch, you can find it on Netflix.  When you're watching it, be sure to check out the expressions and reactions of the women who are present; it's kinda funny.  Also, I didn't know Bill Heder wrote with them.  Thanks, Netflix!

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