I was at Comedy Central when we launched the first season of South Park and I am thrilled to see them continue through 2008, ... Matt and Trey are creative geniuses and a huge part of the Comedy Central family and we look forward to continued success.

When . . . little, tiny Comedy Central is on the cover of Newsweek magazine -- who's battling Time magazine for the rights to do the cover -- that's pretty significant, ... That says, 'bigger than just hit cable television show.' That says, 'cultural phenomenon.'

We have to do this because we have no idea what the future foretells. He hasn't been able to articulate what he would like to do, so we're moving forward.

We have repeatedly tried to get Dave to figure out what he'd like to do with this stuff and it hasn't really gone anywhere.

The audience has been telling us for a long time that they want to see more, so we thought we'd try and give them what we have.

It's a sensitive issue and we'll be keeping our eye on it, no question about it.