Editing Black Friday (section)

==Pop Culture References==
*The writers based this Mall Cop Commander off of Peter Dinklage’s portrayal of Tyrion Lannister from "Game of Thrones".
*“VHS vs. Betamax” — this is a reference to the old videotape format wars in the 80s.  VHS won…at least, until DVDs came along.
* When asked about his character in South Park, "Game Of Thrones" creator [http://southpark.cc.com/blog/2014/07/29/george-r-r-martin-talks-about-his-south-park-cameo  George R. R. Martin said]: "I’ve been told [my] character in South Park is obsessed with weenies.  I have to deny this as a scurrilous rumor.  I have nothing against weenies, weenies are fine.  But I am not obsessed with weenies.  I am definitely on the boobies side of the equation.  Boobies, not weenies."

* This episode (and the following two episodes: [[A Song of Ass and Fire]] and [[Titties and Dragons]]) are based on the popular HBO series "Game of Thrones".

* The music in this episode parodies epic “Game of Thrones” style scores. All done by composer Jamie Dunlap in our crazy 6 day production window.



{| align="center" style="width:720px;"
|style="float:right;"|http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/wiki/episodes/season-17/1707/1707_LiveTweet_Pic09_Trekkies.JPG
|}Star Trek characters parodied here: Spock, Sulu, Geordi La Forge, Data, and Dougie as an Ensign.
{{-}}


{| align="center" style="width:720px;"
|style="float:right;"|http://1.images.southparkstudios.com/blogs/southparkstudios.com/files/2014/05/1701_BTS_03_GoTa.jpg
|}
This is not the first time "Game of Thrones" has been referenced in South Park.  Earlier in Season 17 (in "[[Let Go, Let Gov]]"), Officer Barbrady admitted to masturbating to the show.  However, the first reference came during Season 16's "[[Cartman Finds Love]]", when Garrison was giving a lecture on the seven families of Westeros.
{{-}}