By Jennifer Larson

Dammit, Kenny gets his own show! TVsquad.com says “Trey Parker and Matt Stone are producing a new series for Comedy Central called KENNY VS. SPENNY.” This is actually already a show in Canada, and the deal is to air 10 of the original Canadian episodes as well as finance 10 new episodes. Wow, 20 episodes of Kenny and Spencer battling it out in competitions like who can sell more bibles. I’m not sure if that premise is sustainable. Is it funny, absolutely, but I’m thinking it would work better as a Comedy Central special or a series of specials. The magic of SOUTH PARK is the wacky cast of characters that are in it. Focusing on just these two may get old pretty fast.

That being said, who ever would have thought SOUTH PARK would still be so fresh and innovative, after all these years. Parker and Stone must have had some freaky experiences growing up, to come up with the storylines and ideas they do. If they did, they channeled them in a way that benefits us all. I mean who can forget classic scenes like Santa Claus and Jesus fighting it out over who is the reason for the Christmas Season? Not too mention all the ways in which Kenny died? Thank goodness those deaths never took, otherwise we wouldn’t have this new series to look forward to. I’m not saying I don’t think the Kenny vs. Spencer premise doesn’t sound promising; I’m just perplexed as to how that merits a full series of its own.

However, if anybody can make a go of this type of show, it’s these two crazy guys. They’ve proven themselves well worth the risk, at least on the network’s part. As for the loyal viewers of SOUTH PARK, I doubt they will be crying foul. In fact, long-time fans of Parker and Stone would probably follow them anywhere they wanted to lead. I suppose they’ve earned that kind of devotion, with all their previous successes. And hey, worst-case scenario is that the show doesn’t fly. Trey and Matt didn’t create the series, they’re just producing it for American TV, so really it’s a no lose situation for them. As weary as I am, I will definitely give the show a shot, maybe it will be the next big thing.