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Friday, October 13, 2000 A Shocking South Park Cliffhanger! One of the Kids ...

It's not exactly "Who Killed J.R.?" but there's a cliffhanger coming to Comedy Central's South Park.

Next season, one of the kids will ... move away!

Will it be Cartman, Kenny, Kyle or Stan? No one knows for sure. But co-creator Matt Stone told me at the Friars Club roast on Friday night that it's a certainty that one kid will move, and that the others will go somewhere Bart Simpson has never gone before.

"The kids will advance to fourth grade," Stone said. "They won't actually age, but they'll have new problems."

Stone has also news about the team's live action series for Comedy Central: it's a "go" for this winter.

Stone told me that even though the series with Trey Parker will start airing in February, they still have no idea who will star, or what it's really about.

"I know, it's hard to believe in October that we don't know more, but we don't. We have some ideas, but we're not ready to share them," Stone said. "We do have a soundstage and a show runner, but other than that, not much."

"The great thing is, we have a commitment for ten episodes, so we have the luxury of knowing in advance that we won't get canceled after two shows," Stone added. "That's what would have happened if we'd been on a regular network. So there's no pressure on us. If it doesn't work out, we just go back to South Park."

Matt also told me that he and Trey were overwhelmed by the attention they got for the South Park movie last year. "Between the Oscar nomination and the New York Film Critics Award, we really felt legitimized. Robin Williams did a great job on the Oscars with 'Blame Canada,' considering the material and the restrictions."

Nevertheless, don't look for a new South Park movie anytime soon. "We've done it," he said. "Now we're going to concentrate on the shows."

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Cheers, franz.