"South Park" has declared war on Scientology. Matt Stone and Trey Parker, creators of the animated satire, are digging in against the celebrity-endorsed religion after a controversial episode mocking outspoken Scientologist Tom Cruise was yanked abruptly from the schedule Wednesday _ with an Internet report saying it was covert warfare by Cruise that led to its departure. "So, Scientology, you may have won THIS battle, but the million-year war for earth has just begun!" the "South Park" creators said in a statement Friday in Daily Variety. "Temporarily anozinizing our episode will NOT stop us from keeping Thetans forever trapped in your pitiful man-bodies... You have obstructed us for now, but your feeble bid to save humanity will fail!" The Internet blogger hollywoodinterrupted.com said Thursday that Cruise threatened to not promote "Mission: Impossible 3," a surefire summer blockbuster, if the offending episode ran. Comedy Central is owned by Viacom, as is Paramount, which is putting out the film. But Cruise's representative, Arnold Robinson, told The Associated Press Friday that the mega-star made no such demands. "Not true," Robinson said. "I can tell you that he never said that." A call by The Associated Press to a Paramount representative was not returned Friday. The episode in question, "Trapped in the Closet," which first aired last November, shows Scientology leaders hailing Stan, one of the show's four devilish fourth-graders, as a savior. A cartoon Cruise locks himself in a closet and won't come out. An animated John Travolta, another famous Scientologist, enters the closet to try to get him out. The battle began in earnest earlier this week when Isaac Hayes, another celebrity Scientologist and longtime show member _ voicing the ladies' man Chef _ quit the show, saying he could no longer tolerate its religious "intolerance and bigotry." Stone and Parker didn't buy that either. On Monday, Stone told The Associated Press, "This is 100 percent having to do with his faith in Scientology...He has no problem _ and he's cashed plenty of checks _ with our show making fun of Christians." A Comedy Central spokesman said Friday that the network pulled the controversial episode to make room for two shows featuring Hayes. "In light of the events of earlier this week, we wanted to give Chef an appropriate tribute by airing two episodes he is most known for," the spokesman said. The duo signed the statement "Trey Parker and Matt Stone, servants of the dark lord Xenu." http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/03/17/D8GDL5O05.html http://www.variety.com/VR1117939918.html --------------------------------------------------------- Hilarious stuff if you ask me - I support South Park 100% - and Isaac Hayes is a worthless hypocrite
yeah, I'm sad to see the chef go. I saw it on the news a few days ago. I catch the show on occasion, but it will be sad to see it without the chef now. funny how SP pokes at other religions, Christianity, Catholic, Jews, etc, but when they point to his, he gets offensive. sad, but it's been a good run....
His friends probably put some pressure on him. I don't know his financial situation but I doubt that he would just walk away from an easy paycheck like that. Voice Over is probably the easiest job in show business. If anything I feel bad for him. Inflation hits hard. If he didn't need the money he probably wouldn't have signed up with the show in the first place. If he does have financial trouble Tom Cruise isn't going to jump the couch over it.
In an interview now online on Entertainment Weekly, Tom Cruise addresses some of his insane tendencies of late, including flopping around on Oprah, taking shots out of nowhere on Brooke Shields and his ramped up commitment to Scientology, the only thing that can save the lost souls here on Teegeeack, or what you humans call “Earth.†Before anyone is too hard on Tom, just remember that his body is inhabited by the wandering souls of fried space aliens. So that sucks. And laugh if you want, but once Xenu is freed from his electronic mountain trap and order is restored to the Galactic Confederation, (an alliance of 76 planets founded 95 million years ago) you’re gonna feel pretty silly. No offense all of you who don't believe in Xenu, but you're kinda makin an ass out of yourself. from theSuperficial.com
Matt and Trey will probably work his disappearance (or mysterious change of voice) into a story line somehow, maybe like on Roseanne when they changed the actress who played Becky with no mention of it until the end of the episode, poking fun at shows that do that.
It's hilarious. The episode in question is available to watch on southparkx.com - it's a corker. Probably the best of the last season. Watching Tom Cruise at the end shouting 'I'll sue.. I'll sue you' to everyone is classic. Tom has now recruited Katie Holmes in to Scientology - she has been spending many hours of her days 'getting in to it'. You would assume anyone who when faced with the reality of it - it was cooked up by a failed science fiction writer - they would trash all their beliefs, but they don't. And now we're back to religion and how strong it is.. so for anyone out there believing in whatever religion it is - this is how utterly stupid you look.. just like Tom Cruise and the flippin' idiots who are into Scientology. Isaac Hayes.. he actually started a project with Presley to bring Scientology in to schools in America. Down with Hayes. Down with them all. Down with religion. Trust Matt and Trey to take on the fight - I can't wait for the upcoming episodes. They're a clever bunch. I urge you all to go over to southparkx.com and watch this particular episode if you haven't seen it yet. Somebody needs to tell Tom Cruise where to get off. He is bannanas. A total and absolute fruit cake. His smile reflects the state of his mental health. Pete
Yeah, if I was going to base my religion on science fiction, I would definitely go for Stranger in a Strange Land. Heinlein > Hubbard.
OMFG, dude! Do you have any idea how litigious the scientologists are? That's one serious hot potato you just picked up! Good luck