Hey! Who Killed Southpark?

So the new series of the once legendary Southpark is coming to The Paramount Comedy Channel [Yeah I was like WTF? too!] Normally this channel only has shows that while normally very good are also old too [they showed the first series of Scrubs years after Skyone and Channel4 had it, and often have old episodes of Fraiser, Seinfeld and Spin City. So the fact they have got something new potentially means it's poor and they got it 'on the cheap'. To be honest I don't remember when I last watched Southpark [it was certainly last year]. It inevitably got a weaker show as each series passed, the peak of it's success being the film, which while basically just being a long episode grossed millions worldwide [well it was Bigger Longer And Un-Cut afterall]. It's a fate that many TV shows are sadly doomed for, a show that is successful will always continue to run and run until the makers/actors/studio decide enough is enough or until things start to slip, whether it be ratings or quality. Even The Simpsons now looks tired and pathetic, half the cartoon it used to be, but it has a fine excuse though it's the longest running cartoon ever [I don't count Scoobie crappy doo]. It's a choice of whether to go out on a high [Futurama, Friends, Fraiser] or to bleed the show dry until there is nothing left [Southpark, Six Feet Under (possibly)]. At the end of the day it usually comes down to money, which is a bit of a shame really.