This episode was very funny to me, and I watched it with my friends who are not avid South Park fans like myself. They loved the episode, and they are the kind of people that would find a reason to not like something. Maybe we (regular viewers) have higher standards of South Park episodes, but considering they just got off of Imaginationland, as you said, I think they are entitled to a break from originality and to just make a fun episode, similarly to the season's ending episode, "The List". For me, it was far from disappointing. I'm also a big video game fan, and I had a bias against Guitar Hero before this episode aired, so maybe I enjoyed it too much for different reasons. Oh well, that's my 2 cents.
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Am I the ONLY one?
jimel982 August 2020
I just watched this episode of South Park for at least the 4th time. For fun, I went on this site to see if after all these years, ANYONE else noticed the blatant references to "Boogie Nights". I've never seen that comparison mentioned here and still haven't. I"m shocked. The producer (or whatever, the episode ended 1/2 an hour ago, I forget) is so obviously The Colonel from Boogie Nights and the cocktail party is clearly from that movie. It's brilliant.
The episode is terrific. I really enjoyed it and saw the comparison to so many other movies it's awesome, but since no one prior to this mentioned the BN reference before, I HAD to submit this.
I've never been disappointed by South Park and don't expect to ever be, I'll stop here. Those who say, "SOUTH PARK HAS LOST IT..." are obviously out of touch with reality and the simple fact that some episodes may not work FOR THEM, but that means nothing in the grand scheme. STFU.
Thank you.
The episode is terrific. I really enjoyed it and saw the comparison to so many other movies it's awesome, but since no one prior to this mentioned the BN reference before, I HAD to submit this.
I've never been disappointed by South Park and don't expect to ever be, I'll stop here. Those who say, "SOUTH PARK HAS LOST IT..." are obviously out of touch with reality and the simple fact that some episodes may not work FOR THEM, but that means nothing in the grand scheme. STFU.
Thank you.
The Stan & Kyle Experience
RainDogJr19 October 2008
Warning: Spoilers
I play the guitar, I have played Guitar Hero on Xbox and I really laughed with this episode. I clearly remember that when Guitar Hero was the game to play in my house my cousin once said something like "imagine a kid who is great to play Guitar Hero and now he thinks he will be awesome with a guitar!", well during this episode both Stan and Kyle are the ones that rocks in the game and the ones that will have their own rock n' roll experience.
I loved the very first minutes of this episode practically thanks to Stan's dad Randy. I think it was great since he represents anyone who barely knew something about video games but when they saw that a game with a guitar as control was out there their attention was gained. So Randy is a fella who loves rock music and who knows how to play of the songs from the game with a guitar but of course he will not impress the kids and eventually he will find out that he sucks at the video game. Then we have classic stuff that is quite fun, the top example is the game heroin hero that Stan will play once he's already a rock star. But everything is classic stuff from the manager, the producer who barely knows what it Guitar Hero (but certainly that two kids scored 100,000 points sounds pretty impressive!- "these kids are playing?" "no it is Kansas but these kids..."), the disintegration, the decadence and the reunion for the good old times to be finally fags! The music was certainly terrific (especially the acoustic versions by the new partner of Stan!). I really liked this episode!
I loved the very first minutes of this episode practically thanks to Stan's dad Randy. I think it was great since he represents anyone who barely knew something about video games but when they saw that a game with a guitar as control was out there their attention was gained. So Randy is a fella who loves rock music and who knows how to play of the songs from the game with a guitar but of course he will not impress the kids and eventually he will find out that he sucks at the video game. Then we have classic stuff that is quite fun, the top example is the game heroin hero that Stan will play once he's already a rock star. But everything is classic stuff from the manager, the producer who barely knows what it Guitar Hero (but certainly that two kids scored 100,000 points sounds pretty impressive!- "these kids are playing?" "no it is Kansas but these kids..."), the disintegration, the decadence and the reunion for the good old times to be finally fags! The music was certainly terrific (especially the acoustic versions by the new partner of Stan!). I really liked this episode!
Allegory for Parker/Stone Relationship?
serpentshollow5 October 2008
I can't help but feel like this Episode is somewhat of an Allegory to the Real-Life Relationship between the South Park Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
I believe it is no secret - and no offense to Stone whatsoever - that Parker has more artistic influence to the series, since he directed and wrote most of the episodes (including the movies "Bigger, Longer, Uncut" and "Team America: World Police") and music for South Park.
Now don't get me wrong, i think that South park would't be what it is today if it wasn't for the both of them.
But since Stan and Kyle are Parker and Stones alter-egos, i think it is very possible that their real-life relationship has reached that point which is described in this episode somewhere in the recent past and they tried to cope with it or get closure on it by processing it into an South Park episode.
just my 2 cents.
I believe it is no secret - and no offense to Stone whatsoever - that Parker has more artistic influence to the series, since he directed and wrote most of the episodes (including the movies "Bigger, Longer, Uncut" and "Team America: World Police") and music for South Park.
Now don't get me wrong, i think that South park would't be what it is today if it wasn't for the both of them.
But since Stan and Kyle are Parker and Stones alter-egos, i think it is very possible that their real-life relationship has reached that point which is described in this episode somewhere in the recent past and they tried to cope with it or get closure on it by processing it into an South Park episode.
just my 2 cents.
Good soundtrack for a good episode
gangstahippie14 March 2009
Guitar Queer-o is the second to last episode of Season 11.This episode spoofs the popular "Guitar hero" video game series, as well as rock stars in general.Stan and Kyle are excellent at guitar hero and reach 100,000 points.Afterwords a record producer comes and asks them to beat 1,000,000 points.They start hanging out with all the celebrities and the life seems well, until Stan betrays Kyle after a talk with the producer.Stan then buys a game called "heroin hero" and becomes addicted to it.This causes him to play worse and eventually lose his 1,000,000 points.He then does some thinking and asks Kyle for forgiveness and if they can play again as friends.The ending of this episode is fairly funny and the character "Randy" is hilarious as usual.The episode has a fairly good soundtrack of actual songs such as "Carry On My Wayward Son" by Kansas & "John The Fisherman" by Primus.The episode is pretty funny and interesting as well.Overall a good south park episode.
Disappointing Episode
KingMFreak9 November 2007
Warning: Spoilers
This season South Park has had many great episodes, a good sign there's a lot of life left in them. But unfortunately, South Park has hit a down turn in probably the least interesting episode of the season (though we'll have to see what next week brings).
It's kind of hard to blame Matt and Trey for not having anything original in this episode, since they just came off the massive and impressive Imaginationland Trilogy, probably one of the greatest South Park story lines. But when I saw the announcement that Guitar Hero was their next target, I was excited for some new and original biting commentary on the game.
Instead, the story follows the overdone arc of the rise and fall of rock stars. It's fine when South Park uses clichéd story lines, but only when they have a new way to do them. I don't much like Stanley's Cup, which finished off the 10th season, but I do admit I admire how the episode ripped on the Mighty Ducks sports formula in a very shocking way. The closest that this episode comes to shocking is Stan and Kyle attending "coke and sex" parties.
Basically, Stan and Kyle reach 100,000 points on Guitar Hero and are signed up to try and smash 1,000,000 points live (kind of like Steve Wiebe from King of Kong). Then Kyle gets replaced and Stan and Kyle have a row but in the end decide their friendship is more important.
At the end of the episode the do manage to reach 1,000,000 points, but instead of unlocking Superstardom (which I guess is what happens), the game tells them that they are fags. Ha ha, okay, so people who play Guitar Hero are fags. That's REAL original. It feels like Matt and Trey weren't even trying. But like I said, I guess they need a break after Imaginationland.
It's kind of hard to blame Matt and Trey for not having anything original in this episode, since they just came off the massive and impressive Imaginationland Trilogy, probably one of the greatest South Park story lines. But when I saw the announcement that Guitar Hero was their next target, I was excited for some new and original biting commentary on the game.
Instead, the story follows the overdone arc of the rise and fall of rock stars. It's fine when South Park uses clichéd story lines, but only when they have a new way to do them. I don't much like Stanley's Cup, which finished off the 10th season, but I do admit I admire how the episode ripped on the Mighty Ducks sports formula in a very shocking way. The closest that this episode comes to shocking is Stan and Kyle attending "coke and sex" parties.
Basically, Stan and Kyle reach 100,000 points on Guitar Hero and are signed up to try and smash 1,000,000 points live (kind of like Steve Wiebe from King of Kong). Then Kyle gets replaced and Stan and Kyle have a row but in the end decide their friendship is more important.
At the end of the episode the do manage to reach 1,000,000 points, but instead of unlocking Superstardom (which I guess is what happens), the game tells them that they are fags. Ha ha, okay, so people who play Guitar Hero are fags. That's REAL original. It feels like Matt and Trey weren't even trying. But like I said, I guess they need a break after Imaginationland.
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