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"Make Love, Not Warcraft" is episode 147 of Comedy Central's animated series South Park which first aired on October 4, 2006. This episode is a parody of the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) World of Warcraft, and on gamers themselves. The episode was announced by Comedy Central on September 30, 2006 and was advertised as the tenth season second half premiere.^[1] Image File history File links South_Park_machinima. ... A scene from the popular machinima series Red vs. ... World of Warcraft (commonly abbreviated as WoW) is a massive multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Blizzard Entertainment and is the fourth game in the Warcraft series, excluding expansion packs and the cancelled Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans. ... Randolph Severn Trey Parker III (born October 19, 1969) is an Academy Award nominated American animator, screenwriter, film director, voice actor, actor and musician. ... Matthew Richard Matt Stone (born May 26, 1971) is an American animator, screenwriter, film director, voice actor and actor. ... Randolph Severn Trey Parker III (born October 19, 1969) is an Academy Award nominated American animator, screenwriter, film director, voice actor, actor and musician. ... is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 81st day of the year (82nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Return of Chef, or referred to as Life Without Chef Part 2, is episode 140 of Comedy Centrals animated series South Park and aired on March 22, 2006. ... Smug Alert! is episode 1002 of South Park. ... This article is about the South Park episode. ... Cartoon Wars Part II is episode 143 of South Park which aired on April 12, 2006. ... A Million Little Fibers is episode 144 of South Park and was broadcast on April 19, 2006. ... ManBearPig is episode 145 of Comedy Centrals South Park and originally aired on April 26, 2006. ... Tsst, (also known as The Dog Whisperer,) is episode #146 of Comedy Centrals animated comedy tv series, South Park which aired on May 3, 2006. ... Mystery of the Urinal Deuce is episode 148 of Comedy Centrals South Park which first aired on October 11, 2006. ... Miss Teacher Bangs a Boy is episode 1010 (#149) of Comedy Centrals South Park. ... Hell on Earth 2006 is episode 1011 (#150) of Comedy Centrals animated series South Park, aired on October 25, 2006 and marked the series fourth Halloween episode. ... Go God Go is episode 1012 (#151) of Comedy Centrals South Park. ... Go God Go XII is episode 1013 (#152) of Comedy Centrals South Park, which aired on November 8, 2006. ... Not to be confused with the Stanley Cup, a hockey trophy. ... Mr. ... With Apologies to Jesse Jackson is episode 1101 (#154) of Comedy Centrals animated comedy series South Park and the premiere of the shows 11th season. ... The following is an episode list for the Comedy Central animated television series South Park. ... Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel in the United States. ... This article is about the TV series. ... is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In contemporary usage, a parody (or lampoon) is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. ... Players interacting in Ultima Online, a classic MMORPG. Massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) is a genre of online computer role-playing games (CRPGs) in which a large number of players interact with one another in a virtual world. ... World of Warcraft (commonly abbreviated as WoW) is a massive multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Blizzard Entertainment and is the fourth game in the Warcraft series, excluding expansion packs and the cancelled Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans. ... This article is about gamers - people who play games. ... is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2007 the episode won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour).^[2] The Primetime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming. ... This is a list of the winners of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming less than One Hour). ...

Plot

A rogue griefer named Jenkins^[I] (most likely a reference to the famous Leeroy Jenkins) repeatedly kills the South Park boys' characters in the online game, World of Warcraft. The griefer, an obsessive player, is said to have been playing nearly every hour of every day for a year and a half, and has advanced through many levels, allowing him to disobey Blizzard Entertainment's rules and kill players as well as GMs (Game Masters) and Admins (Administrators) at will (even though the admins can ban on sight).^{[citation needed]} Randy, Stan's dad, becomes interested in the game, but does not survive long before being killed by Jenkins. His player is a balding, obese man with a wristband, brown hair and an unhealthy appetite. Image File history File links South_Park_Blizzard_executives. ... Image File history File links South_Park_Blizzard_executives. ... Blizzard Entertainment, a division of Vivendi Games, is an American computer game developer and publisher headquartered in Irvine, California. ... A griefer is a slang term used to describe a player in an online video game who plays the game simply to cause grief to other players through harassment. ... This article is about the game character, and World of Warcraft player. ... Players interacting in Ultima Online, a classic MMORPG. Massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) is a genre of online computer role-playing games (CRPGs) in which a large number of players interact with one another in a virtual world. ... World of Warcraft (commonly abbreviated as WoW) is a massive multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Blizzard Entertainment and is the fourth game in the Warcraft series, excluding expansion packs and the cancelled Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans. ... Blizzard Entertainment, a division of Vivendi Games, is an American computer game developer and publisher headquartered in Irvine, California. ... Randall Randy Marsh and Sharon (previously Carol) Marsh (nÃ©e Kimble) are fictional characters in the animated series South Park. ...

Cartman gathers all the boys of South Park to plan a retaliatory attack on the griefer, conspiring to all log in simultaneously and attack him. However, once the battle begins, the griefer summons scorpions and easily dispatches the boys' characters. Afterwards, the defeated players give up and find other interests. The executives at Blizzard then realize that many players will soon become too frustrated from being killed every time they log on, and will quit playing altogether, which would very well cause "the end of the World... of Warcraft". However, Cartman isn't ready to give up, and convinces Stan, Kyle, and Kenny to keep playing. "You can stand out in the sun tossing a ball around... or you can sit at your computer, and do something that matters." For the next two months, they play the game for twenty-one hours a day (giving themselves 3 hours of sleep), killing boars in the game's forests to gain experience points (very slowly), and hiding from Jenkins.^[II] In the process, the boys become lazy, long-haired, grossly overweight, except Cartman, who was already overweight, becomes morbidly obese. Cartman refuses to leave the game to the extent that his mother has to hold out a bedpan when he needs to use the bathroom. They also become acne-ridden from eating mainly Hot Pockets and Rockstar energy drinks during their crusade. In addition, the boys develop large Internet vocabularies, using terms such as "über" and "pwned" and "r-tard" in daily conversation. The boys' characters grow so quickly that the Blizzard executives take notice, realizing that the boys have no personal lives at all. They see this as chance to stop the griefer since he will end Warcraft's popularity if he's not stopped. However, they calculate that the boys have a 90% chance of death. Eric Theodore Cartman, commonly referred to by his family name, Cartman, is a fictional character in the animated series South Park. ... Stanley Stan Marsh is a fictional character in the animated television series South Park. ... Kyle Broflovski is a fictional character in the Emmy-award-winning animated series South Park. ... Kenneth Kenny McCormick is a fictional character in the animated series South Park. ... Obesity is a condition in which the natural energy reserve, stored in the fatty tissue of humans and other mammals, is increased to a point where it is associated with certain health conditions or increased mortality. ... The Hot Pockets brand logo used from 2001 to 2007. ... Original 16 fl. ... For the Sturmgeist album see Ãœber (album). ... The slang term Pwn (see pronunciation note below), used primarily in the Internet gaming culture, means to soundly defeat an opponent. ...

Determined to help the boys slay the evil griefer, the executives decide to give the boys the Sword of a Thousand Truths, a weapon so powerful (120 damage per second, instant mana burn, stamina plus 80) that it was removed from the game and stored on a 1 GB flash drive. However, "Salzman from Accounting" foretold that it would eventually be put to use. Unaware of the plan, however, the boys have already initiated what becomes a seventeen-hour crusade against the griefer, which the executives predict to be unsuccessful without the aid of the powerful sword. The executives arrive at Stan's house with the flash drive, unaware that the boys are actually at Cartman's house. Randy tells the executives that although he is a "noob", he can log in with the sword and give it to the battling boys' characters online. The executives then eventually, though reluctantly give Randy the sword, initially stating that, "We can't trust the Sword of a Thousand Truths to a noob!" Eventually logging onto a Warcraft demo at Best Buy, Randy gives Stan the weapon, but Randy's character is mortally wounded by the griefer in the process. Angered, Stan attacks the griefer with the sword, completely draining his mana, leaving him unable to use his shields. Taking advantage of Jenkins' weakness, Kenny shoots him with his bow followed by Kyle hitting him with a fire spell. He falls to the ground and Cartman crushes his head, moments before Randy's character finally dies. â€œNewcomerâ€ redirects here. ... For the defunct chain of catalog showrooms, see Best Products. ...

As the World of Warcraft players celebrate his demise, Cartman declares that the boys can now "finally play the game".

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Production

The episode uses machinima in many of its scenes to create a better emulation of the game.^[3] It was originally scheduled to air as episode #145, but was later delayed because of difficulties in creating the machinima.^[4] A scene from the popular machinima series Red vs. ...

Collaboration

The South Park creators collaborated with Blizzard Entertainment to craft the machinima used in the episode. They stated in their commentary for the episode they were completely shocked that the company was on board to help them out. The machinima scenes were created using shots of the in-game footage, and re-creation of the characters in Maya, with Blizzard Entertainment providing their own character models and computers to test with.^[4] Blizzard also gave the producers permission to use the alpha server of the expansion pack World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade to shoot the scenes on.^[4] Michael Morhaime, president and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment, issued a statement over the collaboration: Blizzard Entertainment, a division of Vivendi Games, is an American computer game developer and publisher headquartered in Irvine, California. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Mike Morhaime is the president and a co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment, a video game developer located in Irvine, California and currently owned by the Vivendi Games group of Vivendi. ...

However, the animation in the episode is modified from the gameplay of World of Warcraft, and contains elements that do not exist in the game: talking animations, controlled NPCs, Humans in the Hunter character class,^[III] and increased gore.^[6]^[7] An NPC from the video game The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. ...

As a reference to the episode, certain South Park Season 10 DVDs include a 14-day free trial for the World of Warcraft.^[8]

Since the airing of the episode, it was planned that the fictitious Sword of a Thousand Truths used in the episode would be added as a part of World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, although it would not have the same capabilities as in the show. The weapon was released as The HungeringCold, a sword that shares the visual of the sword, but not the stats. The in-game caption reads "For killing that which has no life".^[9]

Time

Although the planning of the episode and data-collecting began on September 1, 2006, the actual production of the machinima was done in five "shooting" days, the first being September 20, 2006, which lasted about 3-5 hours, and the last being October 3, 2006.^[4] The regular South Park animation was created simultaneously, with all the other non-machinima episodes of the series routinely finishing within 12 hours of their airing as well.^[4] is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Reception

The episode received generally high review ratings. IGN, a multimedia news and reviews website, reviewed the episode and gave it an overall rating of 9.3, labeling it as "one of the funniest episodes ever produced".^[10] IGN - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

The original television airing of the episode drew 3.4 million viewers, most between the ages of 18 and 49.^[11] This popularity made the episode Comedy Central's highest-rated midseason premiere since the year 2000.^[11] However, the highest ratings for the tenth season belong to the season's premiere, "The Return of Chef", which drew more than 3.5 million viewers.^[12] The Return of Chef, or referred to as Life Without Chef Part 2, is episode 140 of Comedy Centrals animated series South Park and aired on March 22, 2006. ...

In the May 2007 UK poll Paramount Comedy's Top 10 Episodes, this episode was ranked number 1.^{[citation needed]} That year it also obtained the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour).^[2] The following is an episode list for the Comedy Central animated television series South Park. ... The Primetime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming. ... This is a list of the winners of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming less than One Hour). ...

See Also

Dungeons and Wagons, an episode of American Dad! List of American Dad! episodes Dungeons and Wagons is a second season episode of the animated series American Dad!. The title is a reference to Dungeons & Dragons. ... American Dad! is a satirical American animated television series produced by Underdog Productions and Fuzzy Door Productions for 20th Century Fox. ...

Notes

^ Although never named within the episode, the official FAQ of the show states that the renegade is named Jenkins, probably after Leeroy Jenkins, an Internet phenomenon character from the game.^[13]
^ "Live to Win", the title track from Kiss vocalist Paul Stanley's solo album, is played in the background during this. The episode, however, was aired over two weeks before the release of the album.^{[citation needed]}
^ Stan's father Randy claims to have a "level 2 hunter," although his character is shown as a human with a shield on his back. In World of Warcraft the hunter class can neither be human nor use a shield.^[14]

References

^ Ross Miller (2006-10-2). South Park: make love, not Warcraft (update 1). Joystiq. Retrieved on 2006-11-12.
^ ^a ^b 2007 Primetime Emmy® Awards nominations. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (2007-09-8). Retrieved on 2007-01-09.
^ Dave Spohn (2006-10-1). World of Warcraft Meets "South Park". internetgames.about.com. Retrieved on 2006-11-12.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Make Love, Not Warcraft" interview. machinima.com (2006-11-15). Retrieved on 2006-11-19.
^ South Park celebrates 10 groundbraking seasons!!!. blizzard.com. Retrieved on 2006-11-04.
^ Blizzard Entertainment. World of Warcraft. Vivendi Universal.
^ South Park."Make Love, Not Warcraft".October 4, 2006
^ Hayward, Andrew (2007-08-07). South Park DVD to Pack World of Warcraft Trial. 1UP.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-27.
^ James Orry (2006-10-13). The Sword of a Thousand Truths is in Burning Crusade. Pro-G. Retrieved on 2007-08-27.
^ Dan Iverson (2006-10-05). South Park: "Make Love, Not Warcraft" review. tv.ign.com. Retrieved on 2006-11-13.
^ ^a ^b TV/Radio notes, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 12, 2006
^ Reuters (2006-03-24). Chef's grisly exit is a South Park hit. smh.com.au. Retrieved on 2006-11-14.
^ South Park official FAQ. southparkstudios.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-20.
^ The Hunter. www.worldofwarcraft.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-09.

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