The Boondocks

Grimmlokk · 03-21-2006, 05:00 AM

So is anyone else watching this?

I've read the comic for a couple years now. When it first got added to my paper I figured it was gonna be 99% of black comedians, but in print. "White people be all like this, cuz dey nerds! Black people be all chillin'!". You know what I mean.

But it's actually pretty funny most of the time. And really rips into black society a *lot* more than white. Aaron MacGruder(comic creator) does *not* like hip hop culture it appears. And he generally manages to be funny while he's making his points.

SO, when I started seeing ads for it in my paper and on Cartoon Network I thought it was just a disaster waiting to happen. I didn't think it would translate well to a cartoon at all. The art looked cool but aside from that I had very low hopes. Fortunately I was very wrong. They've done a great job making it into a cartoon. The feeling of the comic has been kept mostly intact, but with more outlandish stuff and comedy added. It's working really well so far most of the time.

The biggest issue I've seen is that while the art is very good, the animation is pretty choppy. I don't know if that's a conscious decision to retain more of a print comic feel, or if it's just a money/time saving measure to cut down on total frames that need drawn. And Huey/Riley's voices can be a bit...grating. Regina King doing both may not have been the best choice, but it no longer annoys me.

John Witherspoon(dad from Friday) as grampa's voice was a perfect choice. And Charlie Murphy and Samual L. Jackson as the two gangstafied white guys was inspired. I was pretty surprised when I found out Uncle Ruckus was voiced by Stevie's dad from Malcolm in the Middle too.

Also, every time Riley throws a chair, an angel gets it's wings.

Jadaki · 03-21-2006, 06:29 AM

I'm a fan, I really enjoy it.

That is all...

Kasonic · 03-21-2006, 07:03 AM

Never saw the show, but a friend of mine is a diehard fan; I heard it got cancelled already?

Dokomo · 03-21-2006, 07:42 AM

If by canceled you mean renewed for a second season.

Grimmlokk · 03-21-2006, 07:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dokomo

If by canceled you mean renewed for a second season.

That doesn't make any sense whatsoever.

What else could he possibly mean?

James · 03-21-2006, 08:24 AM

Wait, this is a show based off of the weekly newspaper comic? Badass, I really enjoyed that one, what time does the show come on?

Grimmlokk · 03-21-2006, 08:27 AM

Sundays at 11pm.

Jubee · 03-21-2006, 08:44 AM

For some reason I have the theme song stuck in my head for hours every day. The guy that made it absolutely sucks, but he struck gold with that 30 second clip.

As for the show, I find it to be pretty "meh." Uncle Ruckus is funny as shit, but the scenes without him tend to drag on.

It's sure as hell better than Minoriteam though. That show sucks more dick than Paris Hilton and Courtney Love combined.

Jadaki · 03-21-2006, 09:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jubee

For some reason I have the theme song stuck in my head for hours every day. The guy that made it absolutely sucks, but he struck gold with that 30 second clip.

As for the show, I find it to be pretty "meh." Uncle Ruckus is funny as shit, but the scenes without him tend to drag on.

It's sure as hell better than Minoriteam though. That show sucks more dick than Paris Hilton and Courtney Love combined.

I use it for a ringtone...

I am the stone that the builder refused
I am the visual, the inspiration
That made the lady sing the blues...

I'm the spark that makes your idea bright
The same spark that lights the dark
So that you can know your left from your right...

I am the ballot in the box, the bullet in the gun
The innerglow that lets you know
To call your brother sun...

The story that just begun
The promise of what's to come
And I'm a remain a soldier 'til the war is won

chop chop chop judo flip...

redav · 03-21-2006, 02:47 PM

First of all white man, let me say that I love you, honor you, envy you, enjoy your smell, and I celebrate you in the name of white jesus.

I love this show. Boondocks and Morel Orel are the only new shows on adlut swim that make me laugh.

Schezanna · 03-21-2006, 11:03 PM

Arr. The Martin Luther King episode was awesomeness.

Grooverider · 03-21-2006, 11:52 PM

Boondocks is excellent. Easily the best animated show for a long long time. Far better than the new Family Guy and that American Dad garbage.

Kuro · 03-22-2006, 07:47 AM

I enjoy it.

seraa · 03-24-2006, 09:12 PM

I got hooked when they played the R. Kelly episode, I believe that might have been the first. I've never seen the comic strip but this show is pure genius.

Sithro · 03-27-2006, 12:52 AM

The show is brilliant. The whit Jesus episode was awesome.

03-21-2006, 05:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
Grimmlokk Unlicensed Vaginoplasty Surgeon Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 3,492 +12 Internets	The Boondocks So is anyone else watching this? I've read the comic for a couple years now. When it first got added to my paper I figured it was gonna be 99% of black comedians, but in print. "White people be all like this, cuz dey nerds! Black people be all chillin'!". You know what I mean. But it's actually pretty funny most of the time. And really rips into black society a lot more than white. Aaron MacGruder(comic creator) does not like hip hop culture it appears. And he generally manages to be funny while he's making his points. SO, when I started seeing ads for it in my paper and on Cartoon Network I thought it was just a disaster waiting to happen. I didn't think it would translate well to a cartoon at all. The art looked cool but aside from that I had very low hopes. Fortunately I was very wrong. They've done a great job making it into a cartoon. The feeling of the comic has been kept mostly intact, but with more outlandish stuff and comedy added. It's working really well so far most of the time. The biggest issue I've seen is that while the art is very good, the animation is pretty choppy. I don't know if that's a conscious decision to retain more of a print comic feel, or if it's just a money/time saving measure to cut down on total frames that need drawn. And Huey/Riley's voices can be a bit...grating. Regina King doing both may not have been the best choice, but it no longer annoys me. John Witherspoon(dad from Friday) as grampa's voice was a perfect choice. And Charlie Murphy and Samual L. Jackson as the two gangstafied white guys was inspired. I was pretty surprised when I found out Uncle Ruckus was voiced by Stevie's dad from Malcolm in the Middle too. Also, every time Riley throws a chair, an angel gets it's wings. __________________ "The eyes are the groin of the face" Last edited by Grimmlokk : 03-21-2006 at 05:11 AM.

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Grimmlokk Unlicensed Vaginoplasty Surgeon Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 3,492 +12 Internets	Sundays at 11pm. __________________ "The eyes are the groin of the face"

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seraa GO FORTH AND BECOME A HAPPY CABBAGE Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 126 +1 Internets	I got hooked when they played the R. Kelly episode, I believe that might have been the first. I've never seen the comic strip but this show is pure genius. __________________ Sera Team Ice

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03-21-2006, 06:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
Jadaki This space for rent! Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,238 -2 Internets	I'm a fan, I really enjoy it. That is all...

03-21-2006, 07:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
Kasonic dumb Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,627 +1 Internets	Never saw the show, but a friend of mine is a diehard fan; I heard it got cancelled already?

03-21-2006, 02:47 PM	#10 (permalink)
redav Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 532 +0 Internets	First of all white man, let me say that I love you, honor you, envy you, enjoy your smell, and I celebrate you in the name of white jesus. I love this show. Boondocks and Morel Orel are the only new shows on adlut swim that make me laugh.

03-21-2006, 11:03 PM	#11 (permalink)
Schezanna Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 270	Arr. The Martin Luther King episode was awesomeness.

03-21-2006, 11:52 PM	#12 (permalink)
Grooverider hildog Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 844 -1 Internets	Boondocks is excellent. Easily the best animated show for a long long time. Far better than the new Family Guy and that American Dad garbage.

03-22-2006, 07:47 AM	#13 (permalink)
Kuro Support Beam Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,473 +15 Internets	I enjoy it.

03-27-2006, 12:52 AM	#15 (permalink)
Sithro Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,667 -1 Internets	The show is brilliant. The whit Jesus episode was awesome.