South Park: Joining the Panderverse Blu-ray review

Jun 01, 2024- Permalink

South Park: Joining the Panderverse is a South Park special that has the denizens of South Park tackling two issues that have society twisted in knots: the rise of AI and the fan wars over diverse recasting in remakes. In typical fashion, Trey Parker and Matt Stone don’t take sides but rather skewer the extremism on both sides of the issues. Paramount has just released a Blu-ray of this 49 minute episode and I had a chance to take a look.

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The 1080p AVC encoded digital transfer is presented in a 1.78:1 aspect ratio. The video presentation is clean with good edges on the animation. Primary colours really pop. It’s a good looking disc.

On the audio side of things, the disc comes with an English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 soundtrack. Subtitles are available for English SDH. It’s a very front-heavy track with the surrounds only getting occasional use. Dialogue is clear in the mix.

The South Park: Joining the Panderverse Blu-ray does not come with a digital code nor any special features.

South Park: Joining the Panderverse is a forty-nine minute South Park special episode with a solid AV presentation. Though it may not be for everyone, fans of the show will want to add this Blu-ray their collection.