Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27157617-20121114214009/@comment-6345313-20121114224522

I think the show has evolved over the years and attracts a much more diverse audience. Some of the newer South Park fans wont appreciate that, in order to stay "fresh", you have to continue to change what you do. If South Park would have stayed the way it was during the older seasons, it would have been lucky to make it to Season 10. But, because it evolved, expanded it's audience, and stayed topical it is now on it's way to Season 20.

That being said, I think the quality of the show is increasing. There's no reason to think that it's not. The animation is getting better, with improved technologies, and the stories have more and more of a deeper meaning, that is missed on a lot of viewers.

Looking back at Season 16, I'd say it was great, including "Going Native". I think a lot of viewers who say episodes are bad are missing out. Instead of focusing on being entertained and enjoying the show, they focus on their own trivial expectations on what they expect out of an episode. When they don't see what they wanted, the episode is automatically bad. Hell, I'd like to see Pip back, but I'm not going to get my hopes up.