Next 'South Park' Special Fattens Up In 'The End Of Obesity'; Watch Trailer

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  Where in the world is season 27 of South Park ? The public certainly doesn’t know. If the trades do, they’re not saying. But somehow, the next Paramount+ special is coming anyway, specifically next week. The streamer has announced “The End of Obesity” will take South Park on an Ozempic tale when it premieres May 24 in the United States and Canada, and May 25 in Australia, Latin America, Brazil, France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland and Austria. It’s somewhat better advance notice than what the previous special “ (Not Suitable For Children) ” received, as while it had “print” ads on websites and its trailer ran on YouTube , it wasn’t officially released and properly uploaded until the day of its December 20 release. The description tells that new weight loss drugs have entered the culture of South Park, to massive impact. When Cartman is denied access to the life-changing medicine, Kyle, Stan, Butters and Kenny jump into action on his order. Cartman gazes at himself in the mirror, lam
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Live Life, Picket There: The 'iCarly' Cast Strikes Together

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Mary Scheer, Miranda Cosgrove, Nathan Kress, Jaidyn Triplett and Jerry Trainor walk the picket line outside of Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California, on July 18, 2023. Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images

On July 14, SAG-AFTRA joined the Writers Guild of America in striking against the AMPTP for, among other things. improved streaming residuals, livable wages and to ward off AI so it can't replace them in Hollywood productions. To make picketing slightly more fun, even as back when the writers began striking in May, there would be formal show-centric themes to the point of substantial reunion, such as for The Simpsons, Bones, George Lopez, and The X-Files. There have even been less formal ones like for Legends of Tomorrow and This Is Us. 

Tuesday, it was the cast of Paramount+'s iCarly that got together. Miranda Cosgrove (Carly), Nathan Kress (Freddie), Laci Mosley (Harper), Jerry Trainor (Spencer), Jaidyn Triplett (Millicent), and Mary Scheer (Mrs. Benson) all picketed on the Paramount lot on a very hot day. Apparently Jeremy Rowley (Lewbert) was late so he missed much of the documented festivities. Granted many of them joined their writers very early in the WGA strike in May, as documented on showrunner Ali Schouten's Instagram, but this time, they were entertaining their fellow protesters with some Picket Line Karaoke, as Triplett sang the iCarly theme song "Leave It All To Me" with Scheer, Cosgrove, Kress, and Mosley singing and dancing along.

Mosley quote tweeted an observer with strike-themed lyrics: 
I know you see
somehow we will beat AMPTP
and be so wonderful
Live life, picket there
I know some how we’re gonna get there
And feel so wonderful
It’s all for real
We’re telling you just how we feel
SO WAKE UP THE MEMBERS OF MY NATION ITS OUR TIME TO STRIKE!!

SAG-AFTRA is the union representing more than 160,000 actors, while the AMPTP is a trade association that represents over 350 American television and film production companies, including Hollywood’s biggest studios. This has been the first time actors and writers are on strike simultaneously in more than 60 years. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics says the average pay for California actors last year was $27.73 per hour, though that doesn't take into account actors aren’t paid full time, year-round. Additionally, a performer must make $26,470 in a year to qualify for health insurance under SAG-AFTRA. However only 12.7% of their members qualify, per CNN, painting a picture of the low pay actors struggle with.

Triplett's performance can be found here. The iCarly revival's third season is currently running, set to conclude on July 27.

Sources: Billboard, CNN
 

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