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Post by True Lies on Mar 15, 2006 4:23:54 GMT -5
I'm sure that this should go in the South Park section, but I doubt that it would be noticed if it were posted there.
Today on March 13th, 2006, it was announced that,
"Renowned soul musician and actor Isaac Hayes, who memorably voiced the role of Chef on "South Park" since 1997, has pulled out of the irreverent satirical cartoon, expressing his disgust for the show's disrespect for religious beliefs."
In other words, CHEF IS DEAD!!! Or gone until they replace him with another voice actor. But let's all be honest with ourselves for a moment; Who could replace Isaac Hayes? If you answered no one, then congratu-funking-lations, you're correct.*
*If you answered Mr. T, then you may just have it right.
Here's the story from Rottentomatoes.com:
"Hayes, who has become almost as known for his role as Chef (the "South Park" kids' only grown-up confidante) as he is for writing the legendary theme from "Shaft," is also a committed Scientologist. His objections come after "South Park" creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker ran an episode ridiculing the Scientology faith, which caricatured Hollywood's most famous Scientologist, Tom Cruise.
From the AP: "There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry towards religious beliefs of others begins," the 63-year-old soul singer and outspoken Scientologist said.
"Religious beliefs are sacred to people, and at all times should be respected and honored," he continued. "As a civil rights activist of the past 40 years, I cannot support a show that disrespects those beliefs and practices."
"South Park" co-creator Matt Stone responded sharply in an interview with The Associated Press Monday, saying, "This is 100 percent having to do with his faith of Scientology... He has no problem -- and he's cashed plenty of checks -- with our show making fun of Christians.""
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Regardless of the reasons behind Hayes' departure, the character of Chef will surely be missed, along with his soulful singing of songs like "Chocolate Salty Balls (P.S. I Love You)" and "The Prostitute Song.""
Thoughts? Comments?
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Post by Googy McFloogal Puss on Mar 15, 2006 4:35:11 GMT -5
Well, we mentioned it in the "Largest post", but we can talk about it here...
The guys have had a problem like this before when Mary Kay - who voiced most of the show's female characters - killed herself. As a result, Cartman's mum, Stan's mum, Kyle's mum, the mayor, etc. have all undergone various voice changes over the seasons. Although none of the replacements lived up to the expectations left by Mary Kay, they were vital for keeping the show alive and it made more sense to do that than have all of the town's women mysteriously die.
HOWEVER, Chef has not played an important part in the show for years. He's hardly sung at all since about season 4 and the boys now tend to go to other characters for advice. He's been replaced as the token black character by the character (co-incidentally named) Token Black (who has also taken to singing in the last season).
I don't think changing the voice of Chef is the way forwards. He was a good character, but he hasn't been a main part of it for ages, so there's no point really in dragging him up, just to spite Isaac. They really should either: a) Kill him off, good and proper. b) Resign him to background appearances, like Lionel Hutz and Troy McClure on The Simpsons.
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Post by Chupa Spotter on Mar 15, 2006 22:06:57 GMT -5
Maybe they could do an elaborate episode about the boys trying to save him but in the end they fail or some shit. Or Chef runs away to join the military. Some crap, killing him off just wouldn't be right. And giving him a new voice just shouldn't be done. Its a hard choice.
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Post by Googy McFloogal Puss on Mar 16, 2006 12:33:23 GMT -5
Chef gets AIDs.
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Post by Chupa Spotter on Mar 17, 2006 18:29:24 GMT -5
Is that what you want or is that what happens? And Alex, if you E-Maul me and I don"t E-Mail you back I'm not doing that to be an asshole, I just never check my E-Mail. Cause I just found out I recieved a message from you like, 5 months ago.
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Post by Googy McFloogal Puss on Mar 18, 2006 8:36:32 GMT -5
I don't remember it. Hehe...
That's not what happens, but it could happen. It's childish and well within the style of SP, plus Chef is a bit of a man whore, so why not?
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Post by Dimitri_GodoftheSea on Mar 18, 2006 11:40:45 GMT -5
"South Park" has declared war on Scientology. Read about it here: entertainment.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=218909And yes, it would make sense if Chef died from AIDS or some other STD cause he likes to "whore" himself to other women. There was that episode where he had sex with every woman in south park to raise enough money to hire Johnnie Cochrane.
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Post by True Lies on Mar 20, 2006 14:54:12 GMT -5
It WAS Cruise! EVERYONE, READ THIS!! (Sorry if it's already been posted somewhere, Al, heh...) www.wwtdd.com/index.php?type=one&i=736I don't know about the rest of you guys, but as far as I'm concerned, from this day forward, Tom Cruise is an official enemy of the Brotherhood of Steel! This is possibly even more devious than the tyrant Disney Dave's actions! TO WAR, MY BROTHERS!!! GLOOOOOORRRRRYYYYY!!!!!
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Post by Googy McFloogal Puss on Mar 20, 2006 17:32:06 GMT -5
News from South Park!!! Episode release for the season 10 premiere: The launch of "South Park's" 10th season is marked by the triumphant homecoming of school chef, Jerome McElroy. "The Return of Chef!," premieres Wednesday, March 22 at 10:00 p.m., only Comedy Central.
The town is jolted out of a case of the doldrums when Chef suddenly reappears. While Stan, Kyle, Kenny and Cartman are thrilled to have their old friend back, they notice that something about chef seems different. When Chef's strange behavior starts getting him in trouble, the boys pull out all the stops to save him.
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Post by Dimitri_GodoftheSea on Mar 20, 2006 19:12:48 GMT -5
I dont know, Hayes is being bitchy. I mean South Park makes fun of every religion, Stone even said: "In 10 years and over 150 episodes of South Park, Isaac never had a problem with the show making fun of Christians, Muslim, Mormons or Jews." And now they poke fun at Scientology and he's upset and quiting the show.
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Post by Googy McFloogal Puss on Mar 21, 2006 3:05:50 GMT -5
But he also said he was fine with them airing the episode AFTER it had been aired and made a quote about having to be willing to poke fun at yourself and your own beliefs. However, Scientologists are renowned for ostracising people and the popular opinion now is that Isaac was pressured into it by the leaders of the insane cult. Shame.
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Post by Dimitri_GodoftheSea on Mar 21, 2006 8:02:07 GMT -5
Those bastards!
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Post by Googy McFloogal Puss on Mar 23, 2006 8:27:23 GMT -5
Did anybody else see the episode? It was hilarious. Spoilers/plot synopsis below:
The episode started with a clipreel of "previously on South Park" in which Chef announced he was leaving to join the "Super Adventure Club" and this departure was mourned by the other residents. When the rest of the episode commenced, Chef returned! His voice was cut and paste from various clips from across the seasons and, for the most part, it was done blatantly and made it clear that Chef had been brainwashed on his adventure. Chef got worrying when he started saying things like "I'm gonna make love to ya... children". The town became increasingly worried that Chef was a paedophile and (after investigating the "Super Adventure Club" and finding out that they brainwashed people into becoming Paedophiles) the boys took him to a therapist who in turn took them to the Peppermint Hippo nightclub where Chef spotted a big fat black woman dancing and snapped out of his trance. Unfortunately, the Super Adventure Club shot Chef with tranquilisers and took him away to brainwash him again. The boys went after him and eventually rescued him (there was a parody of the way South Park dealt with the scientologists beliefs when explaining the "Super Adventure Club"'s policy) and they were fleeing until Chef decided that he really did belong to the club and wanted adventure. He began to cross the rope bridge back, but was struck by lightning, the bridge collapsed, he smacked into the rockface, slid down the mountain and landed on a jagged rock which went through his stomach. He was then attacked by a mountain lion. The SAC members tried shooting the lion, but missed and hit Chef. Then a grizzly bear came, fought the lion, and they both teamed up and ripped Chef appart. Then, after Cartman claimed that Chef couldn't be dead 'cause he hadn't shit himself, he shit himself. The boys returned home and had a memorial service for Chef with the rest of the town where they vowed to remember him for the good times. We then cut back to the SAC members who had rebuilt Chef as Darth Chef in a hilarious reference to "Star Wars episode III".
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Post by Chupa Spotter on Mar 23, 2006 18:08:29 GMT -5
I saw it as well... My new favorite episode has changed... Its now that. That was well done. That had to be some of the greatest things ever done. I wonder if they will actually bring his character back for later episodes.
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