New Southpark tonight...

[Bowman9]

There is a new Southpark episode on tonight (3-22-06) at 10PM on Comedy Central.

[Petrograde]

I heard Chef is leaving.... :(

[O's Fan Rich]

Issac Hayes has suffered a stroke. It's debateable whether he can come back. He did not leave of his own choice, it's medical.
I'll miss "Chef"

Hello, children....

[Petrograde]

Issac Hayes has suffered a stroke. It's debateable whether he can come back. He did not leave of his own choice, it's medical.
I'll miss "Chef"

Hello, children....

oh man,.. I hadn't heard that. That really sucks! :depress:

[bradical]

If he did suffer a stroke, who is making the "religious reasons" statements? And why did Parker and Stone rush to attack him? I can't image they would be so cold as to kick a long term cast member when he was down - if he really did suffer a stroke. Just wondering...

[duhtroll]

Didn't hear anything about a stroke - only that he was leaving because Trey and Matt spoofed Scientology again (just like they have every other religion)

[O's Fan Rich]

I'm trying to find a print reference. I heard it on the Glenn Beck Show this morning.
He was discussing how the statements credited to Hayes came from Scientology, not Hayes himself. He was pointing out that it's odd that even though the episode ran a couple of months ago, now that Hayes had the stroke, the announcement comes that he is quitting.

http://www.spscriptorium.com/ look towards the bottom.
http://wmctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4375677

[94_302]

Here is a link (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,188463,00.html) to the controversy. People are saying it was not Hayes who announced he would quit. Also that after the Scientology he sat down and talked with them and was ok with it.

[duhtroll]

After watching the episode, and seeing Chef as a pedophile (like all of the "Super Adventure Club" aka Scientologists) and then flung off a cliff, speared, mauled by a mountain lion and then a bear --

and THEN coming back as Darth Pedo . . .

I'm guessing Trey and Matt were getting back at someone for something.

[GreekGod]

Despite his official press release, however, there remains considerable speculation about the events motivating his departure. As recently as January 4, 2006, Hayes defended South Park's style of humor to the Onion's AV Club, noting that, although he was not pleased with how the show represented Scientology, he "understands what [Matt and Trey] are doing." Shortly after this statement, Hayes suffered a stroke, and some speculate that he may no longer be in a position to make major decisions for himself. In the first episode of Season 10, The Return of Chef (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Return_of_Chef), Chef was officially killed off. Although Hayes's voice is heard throughout the episode, his lines were stitched together by sampling his voice from previous episodes. While this sample editing enabled the show to contend with Hayes's departure, it was also exaggerated to maximize its comic effect. In the episode, Chef is brainwashed by The Super Adventure Club, whose mission is to molest children all over the world. This "club" is clearly another satire of the Church of Scientology. Apparently, the club brainwashed Chef to believe that molesting children could make you immortal, which the club explains in terms similar to those which describe the origins of Scientology in the episode Trapped in the Closet (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trapped_in_the_Closet_%28South _Park_episode%29). Despite a rescue attempt by the four boys, Chef succumbs to the brainwashing and returns to the club. He is then killed in a grisly accident. Gathered for his funeral, the citizens of South Park all agree that they will remember Chef as the loving, upstanding role model, and instead blame "that fruity club" for brainwashing him. In the last scene of the episode, the club resurrects Chef vis-a-vis Darth Vader, however, there's no indication yet if "Darth Chef" will become a reoccuring character. <SUP class=reference id=_ref-7>[8] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park#_note-7)</SUP> <SUP class=reference id=_ref-8>[9] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park#_note-8)</SUP>

[04MRADR]

It was outrageously funny, especially Darth Vader Chef!

[hitchhiker]

The way they killed off Chef was beyond even Southpark!

Flaming foot bridge collapse, tumble down rocky cliff, landed on impaling spike, Lion chewing arms, Bear chewing mid-section, Lion or Bear swiping face off, followed by bowel content evacuation upon death.

Quite the specktacular specktacle indeed!

Oh , and of course, "They killed Chef!"..."You Bastards!"

:lol:

[GreekGod]

[quote]:
"The way they killed off Chef was beyond even Southpark!"

Exactly! Over the top!

[dwasson]

We don't blame Chef. We blame that fruity club he joined.