South Park Looks DIFFERENT Now (1997-2023)

#shorts #southpark #cartoon
Ever notice how much DIFFERENT South Park Looks Now compared to when it first aired in 1997?

[LSMark]

Which style do you prefer for South Park 🤔

[super]

“You ever notice how different South Park looks naur”

[DeadHouseMouse]

I like how goofy the old animals look, but imo it’s a bit more comical to have them be jarringly realistic compared to every thing else

[zebbyy]

Definitely prefer the old simpler animals over the new more realistic ones, but other than that, the style changes don't really bother me

[HeisenbergFam]

Its a historic moment, Mark has finally found out about shorts, his power grows stronger each day

[Haunted_Plush]

Honestly the jank ass animation from season one is so charming in its own way

[spoingelerboib]

The older art style is my favorite honestly, I just love the more crude and shotty stop motion construction paper look, it just fits with the show and its humor a lot better to me

(yes I know the older episodes weren't done in stop motion besides the first but you know what I mean lol)

[anthonyrodriguez]

The older ones definitely made me laugh more, especially when cartman was on the couch and went “I am so pissed off right now” in the Americans funniest home video just the voice of rage but barley any emotion on his face

[thesteelshow]

I like both equally for different reasons as well. I like how crude the style looks from the older seasons but I can't deny how much more visually appealing and cinematic everything feels now.

If I had to choose one I think I would prefer the way the show looks now, since it reminds me of elaborate paper sets and I think it naturally lends itself better to the show for the stories they want to tell now.

[williamrichter]

I like the older designs for the animals

[lebenszerstorer]

Tekken 2 Character Select Theme goes hard

[Millieror]

- removed shadows
- animation isn't as choppy
- GRADIENTS (not possible with construction paper)
- certain animals have the token eyes and some dont
- high amount of detail put into one scene

[saness]

I know that this boy did not just say "NoOoOoor"

[Craglicious]

South Park has always had this uniqueness that it carries over with each season stylistically, slight improvements or changes giving almost every season a distinct look but still being similar to the ones near it, take the jump from season 18 to 19 as an example, or the contrast between season 4 and 5, it's very slight but they all feel slightly different

[moonlight_sparkle]

I love going back to the original seasons for the nostalgia and charming atmosphere but I also love the new style as it brings this certain freshness to it and it doesn't take them as long as everything is computer generated and they can push episodes out faster than they would if they still used the cutouts, both styles have their pros and cons.

[santiago]

The green complain is so true! One of the best episodes (The one about Kenny's death and whether or not unplug people) has the hospital floor using the same green as Kyle and man, it sucks. If they're gonna use it then at least a different tone

[PacifistNihilist]

I personally love the original style. That gave it more depth and character to its authenticity. It made the facial animations and animals it’s on identity and humor. Most of the time when I quote South Park it’s that time period.

I grew up with South Park since it first aired on Comedy Central back in 1997. It’s my all time favorite show along with Futurama.

[Bananabanana]

Side note, they were using digital since the second episode and like the Simpson the style changes with the audience, it’s been over 20 years.

[roselynn]

Definitely prefer the paper cut out style. To me, handcrafted/hand drawn animation will always be more interesting than digital animation in my eyes. There’s no shortcuts. The ideal south park would synthesize the two approaches

[Metronomical]

Style has never really been an issue for me when it comes to this show as long as the humor is consistent and trey and matt still arent afraid of controversy.