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* CreatorBacklash: Somewhat in that on the commentary for ''WesternAnimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut'' Matt and Trey admitted that they now understood why George Lucas would want to change movies he had made decades ago as they felt that their own film did not match to the quality that they could make today.
* LifeImitatesArt: Though in a reverse fashion to its episode portrayal. The episode portrays Creator/StevenSpielberg as the mastermind behind all the alterations being made, with Creator/GeorgeLucas weakly following along; in real life, Spielberg came to regret changing ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' and made sure all future theatrical and home releases of the film were the original version, and never altered any of his movies again. Meanwhile, Lucas continued to alter the ''Franchise/StarWars'' films up until Disney bought Lucasfilm in 2012.
* LifeImitatesArt: Though in a reverse fashion to its episode portrayal. The episode portrays Creator/StevenSpielberg as the mastermind behind all the alterations being made, with Creator/GeorgeLucas weakly following along; in real life, Spielberg came to regret changing ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' and made sure all future theatrical and home releases of the film were the original version, and never altered any of his movies again. Meanwhile, Lucas continued to alter the ''Franchise/StarWars'' films up until Disney bought Lucasfilm in 2012.
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* CreatorBacklash: Somewhat in that on the commentary for ''WesternAnimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut'' Matt and Trey admitted that they now understood why George Lucas would want to change movies he had made decades ago as they felt that their own film did not match to the quality that they could make today.
today, though they still stood by their complaints about Lucas (and Creator/FrancisFordCoppola for the theatrical version of ''Film/ApocalypseNow'') not making the original versions available for people who preferred them.
* LifeImitatesArt: Though in a reverse fashion to its episode portrayal. The episode portrays Creator/StevenSpielberg as the mastermind behind all the alterations being made, with Creator/GeorgeLucas weakly following along; in real life, Spielberg came to regret changing ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' and made sure all future theatrical and home releases of the film were the original version, and never altered any of his movies again. Meanwhile, Lucas continued to alter the ''Franchise/StarWars'' films up until Disney bought Lucasfilm in2012.2012.
* TechnologyMarchesOn: In the years following the episode's airing, the controversy around [[GeorgeLucasAlteredVersion George Lucas Altered Versions]] largely became a non-issue, as the advent of [=DVDs=] meant it became trivially easy for studios to include both the theatrical and altered (or DirectorsCut) versions of films, outside of the very small number of cases where distribution of the theatrical cuts was intentionally suppressed.
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* LifeImitatesArt: Though in a reverse fashion to its episode portrayal. The episode portrays Creator/StevenSpielberg as the mastermind behind all the alterations being made, with Creator/GeorgeLucas weakly following along; in real life, Spielberg came to regret changing ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' and made sure all future theatrical and home releases of the film were the original version, and never altered any of his movies again. Meanwhile, Lucas continued to alter the ''Franchise/StarWars'' films up until Disney bought Lucasfilm in
* TechnologyMarchesOn: In the years following the episode's airing, the controversy around [[GeorgeLucasAlteredVersion George Lucas Altered Versions]] largely became a non-issue, as the advent of [=DVDs=] meant it became trivially easy for studios to include both the theatrical and altered (or DirectorsCut) versions of films, outside of the very small number of cases where distribution of the theatrical cuts was intentionally suppressed.
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* CreatorBacklash: Somewhat in that on the commentary for ''Film/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut'' ''WesternAnimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut'' Matt and Trey admitted that they now understood why George Lucas would want to change movies he had made decades ago as they felt that their own film did not match to the quality that they could make today.
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* OldShame: Somewhat in that on the commentary for ''WesternAnimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut'' Matt and Trey admitted that they now understood why George Lucas would want to change movies he had made decades ago as they felt that their own film did not match to the quality that they could make today.
* OldShame: Somewhat in that on the commentary for ''WesternAnimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut'' Matt and Trey admitted that they now understood why George Lucas would want to change movies he had made decades ago as they felt that their own film did not match to the quality that they could make today.
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* LifeImitatesArt: Though in a reverse fashion to its episode portrayal. The episode portrays Creator/StevenSpielberg as the mastermind behind all the alterations being made, with Creator/GeorgeLucas weakly following along; in real life, Spielberg came to regret changing ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' and made sure all future theatrical and home releases of the film were the original version, and never altered any of his movies again. Meanwhile, Lucas continued to alter the ''Franchise/StarWars'' films up until Disney bought Lucasfilm in 2012.
* OldShame: Somewhat in that on the commentary for ''WesternAnimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut'' Matt and Trey admitted that they now understood why George Lucas would want to change movies he had made decades ago as they felt that their own film did not match to the quality that they could make today.2012.
* OldShame: Somewhat in that on the commentary for ''WesternAnimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut'' Matt and Trey admitted that they now understood why George Lucas would want to change movies he had made decades ago as they felt that their own film did not match to the quality that they could make today.
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* OldShame: Somewhat in that on the commentary for ''Film/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut'' ''WesternAnimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut'' Matt and Trey admitted that they now understood why George Lucas would want to change movies he had made decades ago as they felt that their own film did not match to the quality that they could make today.
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* DearNegativeReader: According to Matt and Trey, they got "the nicest 'Fuck You' letter" from Spielberg himself after this episode aired.
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* DearNegativeReader: ApprovalOfGod: According to Matt and Trey, they got "the nicest 'Fuck You' letter" from Spielberg himself after this episode aired. aired, which made them unsure whether he liked the show lampooning him or not. Years later in a [[https://southpark.cc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=40525 separate interview]], Spielberg explained that he did enjoy the episode and the contents of the letter were him telling the duo that, thanks to the episode, he and Lucas would be remastering ''Raiders'' for real, which he meant as a complete joke.
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* LifeImitatesArt: Though in a reverse fashion to its episode portrayal. The episode portrays Creator/StevenSpielberg as the mastermind behind all the alterations being made, with Creator/GeorgeLucas weakly following along; in real life, Spielberg came to regret changing ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' and made sure all future theatrical and home releases of the film were the original version, and never altered any of his movies again. Meanwhile, Lucas continued to alter the ''Franchise/StarWars'' films up until Disney bought Lucasfilm in 2012.
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* LifeImitatesArt: Though in a reverse fashion to its episode portrayal. The episode portrays Creator/StevenSpielberg as the mastermind behind all the alterations being made, with Creator/GeorgeLucas weakly following along; in real life, Spielberg came to regret changing ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' and made sure all future theatrical and home releases of the film were the original version, and never altered any of his movies again. Meanwhile, Lucas continued to alter the ''Franchise/StarWars'' films up until Disney bought Lucasfilm in 2012.2012.
* OldShame: Somewhat in that on the commentary for ''Film/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut'' Matt and Trey admitted that they now understood why George Lucas would want to change movies he had made decades ago as they felt that their own film did not match to the quality that they could make today.
* OldShame: Somewhat in that on the commentary for ''Film/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut'' Matt and Trey admitted that they now understood why George Lucas would want to change movies he had made decades ago as they felt that their own film did not match to the quality that they could make today.
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* LifeImitatesArt: Though in a reverse fashion to its episode portrayal. The episode portrays Creator/StevenSpielberg as the mastermind behind all the alterations being made, with Creator/GeorgeLucas weakly following along; in real life, Spielberg came to regret changing ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' and made sure all future theatrical and home releases of the film were the original version, and never altered any of his movies again. Meanwhile, Lucas continued to alter the ''Franchise/StarWars'' films up until Disney bought Lucasfilm.Lucasfilm in 2012.
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* LifeImitatesArt: Though in a reverse fashion to its episode portrayal. The episode portrays Creator/StevenSpielberg as the mastermind behind all the alterations being made, with Creator/GeorgeLucas weakly following along; in real life, Spielberg came to regret changing ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' and made sure all future theatrical and home releases of the film were the original version. version, and never altered any of his movies again. Meanwhile, Lucas continued to alter the ''Franchise/StarWars'' films up until Disney bought the rights.Lucasfilm.
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* LifeImitatesArt: Though in a reverse fashion.fashion to its episode portrayal. The episode portrays Creator/StevenSpielberg as the mastermind behind all the alterations being made, with Creator/GeorgeLucas weakly following along; in real life, Spielberg came to regret changing ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' and made sure all future theatrical and home releases of the film were the original version. Meanwhile, Lucas continued to alter the ''Franchise/StarWars'' films up until Disney bought the rights.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The episode promotes the updated version of ''[[Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial E.T.]]'' as new, which firmly dates it to 2002. Since the episode aired, Spielberg has been quite open about regretting the edits made to the movie for its anniversary, and has made sure all releases, both theatrical and home media, are the original version and not the 2002 edit.
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