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If you enjoy South Park and you haven't seen "6 Days to Air" you really need to. I had no idea that the entirety of the episode was created within a week.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6_Days_to_Air

One of the keys for South Park is that it can quickly address really current topics because of its production schedule.

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It's also why so many late episodes seem half baked unfortunately

And yet, when it comes to cartoons that have been on the air for multiple decades, they almost always create something more entertaining with a production schedule of six days than The Simpsons can create with a production schedule of six months.

Yeah I still love the show, and even half baked South Park has a lot of laughs and meat to chew on. It's just a shame that a lot of the time it feels like potential was squandered or the episodes resolution is completely out of nowhere.

I really enjoyed this as well. It's often said that creativity comes from "embracing constraints" and I think it probably really helps the show that they've forced themselves to condense the process so much.

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