596:, The first two: they also include quotations explicitly stating this. Copy/paste: Kemp, Ella (October 1, 2020). "Go Behind the Scenes of the South Park Pandemic Special". NME. Retrieved November 15, 2020. "The episode launched season 24, and is the show’s first one-off, hour-long release." Martin, Anne (September 16, 2020). "South Park Pandemic Special to Air Sept. 30". United Press International. Retrieved November 15, 2020. "'The Pandemic Special' will serve as the show's Season 24 premiere." ―
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error, as is iTunes. UPI and Tech Radar are news aggregate sites that do not cover South Park regularly and the fact is that sometimes news sources get their information wrong. As stated above, it's the summation of all the information -- the difference in press release statements, the lack of an official press release about the launch of S24, and the sources that deal with South Park on a regular basis all agreeing that this episode was not the launch of S24. -
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490:, South Park Studios, their wiki, and Comedy Central all call this season 24. I'm not sure what constitutes an announcement but that seems pretty solid to me. Additionally, I don't know how things get listed at places like the iTunes Store but that also lists this as season 24--I'm assuming that they get their information from the publisher and don't just make up stuff but what do I know? ―
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This is another example of your poor judgement or sloppiness or willful misconstrual of facts. Choose whichever one you want. Why do you think that South Park
Studios are "most likely in error" about their own show?! And iTunes as well? Why do you think that the UPI are more likely to get their fact
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doesn't specifically state that the episode isn't the season premiere, but it also doesn't state that it is. However, it does clearly state that the episode is a "special event", which is distinctly different from the language used in other press releases by South Park/Comedy
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Ivanvector. As for the outcome, it depends. Will a season 24 exist (ie, has it been announced)? The answer to this changes the outcome. If announced, keep the article. If not, delete it. I'm not sure a redirect is appropriate, since, well, it's not a season
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to reflect the contention and debate as to whether or not the episode is or is not the debut of the season. I believe this reflects a fair and accurate statement of the debate going on, and I have included cites from both sides of the argument, including the cites given in this article. -
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714:: "I don't know that some of these sources are reliable." What a ridiculous statement. You're basically claiming that cites from CNN, Entertainment Weekly, Den of Geek, IGN, and Decider are all questionable sources? Wow. I'll admit that
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wrong than "Den of Geek"? Do please note that absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. Eagerly looking forward to you answering all of these questions: should be interesting. ―
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