Author Topic: The Boondocks (Read 15870 times)

Requiem · « **on:** May 07, 2006, 07:11:36 PM »

If any of you have seen this show, then you know how controversial this show can get. However, even with all the political humor and the provocative language, this show is a real gem. I urge you all to see it at least once.

Nile Boogie · « **Reply #1 on:** May 07, 2006, 07:30:04 PM »

The Best Show Evar based on 2 kids from the hood moving to Longcrest where Charlie Murphy and Samuel L. Jackson rob a 7-11 and kidnap Oprah. Yes Sir good TV indeed!

nickmitch · « **Reply #2 on:** May 07, 2006, 08:13:36 PM »

My favorite new cartoon of 2005. The best new cartoon of 2005.
It's really great, just the sheer irony of the 2 characters that Nile Boogie mentioned makes it worth and award.

Requiem · « **Reply #3 on:** May 07, 2006, 08:24:23 PM »

Yup...

That's my favorite aspect of the show. The irony. The irony between Huey and Riley. The irony between Unlce Ruckus and GrandDad.

In the end, it always cracks me up.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 07, 2006, 08:35:37 PM »

White Heaven.....

thats all I have to say

Renny · « **Reply #5 on:** May 07, 2006, 08:51:31 PM »

I stopped watching Adult Swim altogether. Somehow caught the episode about [Fiddy]. Funniest sh|t I've seen on AS in a long time. Haven't remembered to watch it since. As creator of this thread, you should post reminders of upcoming episodes.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 07, 2006, 09:28:25 PM »

The season has ended and DVD's aren't due to be released for quite a while. You could wait for re-runs, or you could find another way to watch all the episodes

Requiem · « **Reply #7 on:** May 07, 2006, 09:42:11 PM »

Ya just download them like I do. I'm definitely buying the DVD so I feel no guilt.

EasyCure · « **Reply #8 on:** May 08, 2006, 04:24:17 AM »

the retail store i work at is drawing crowds becuase of the 'exclusive' boondocks stuff we sell now. as much as i love the show i hate how things could get whored out that way. maybe its just because ive grown sick of working there.
great show.

oh and samuel l jackson playing a white guy is classic, charlie murphy even better because he has such a strong voice. its the equivelent of james earl jones playing vader (when you finally get to see him without the mask/helmet)!!

vudu · « **Reply #9 on:** May 08, 2006, 09:08:02 AM »

I caught parts of the first few episodes and absolutely hated it. And this is coming from someone who loved the first couple years of the comic. (It went seriously downhill after the introduction of Caesar.)

Requiem · « **Reply #10 on:** May 08, 2006, 10:01:05 AM »

That's the thing.....

You can't watch part of an episode. To enjoy it, you must watch the entire thing.

It's just like a comic strip, you must read the whole thing to enjoy it.

vudu · « **Reply #11 on:** May 08, 2006, 10:18:46 AM »

Huey's voice was too damn annoying. I couldn't make it through.

Requiem · « **Reply #12 on:** May 08, 2006, 12:01:25 PM »

Nigga.....you g@y...

vudu · « **Reply #13 on:** May 08, 2006, 12:08:15 PM »

Yeah. Right.

You really shouldn't use either of those words in the forums, as they have a tendency to get you banned. Not to mention swearing in your sig.

wandering · « **Reply #14 on:** May 09, 2006, 11:03:54 PM »

Boondocks. I've watched it. I've laughed. Perhaps Aaron McGruder would look at me the same way he looks at the upper-middle class people who laugh and clap at Huey's spiel about Ronald Reagan being the devil, Jesus being black and the government lying about 9/11. But that's okay.

I never read the comic strip regularly (because I've never read the newspaper regularly), so I can't really compare the show to the strip...though I'll agree the show is somewhat hit-or-miss. There tends to be at least one great joke in every episode, though, which makes up for it.

Frozen Atlantic · « **Reply #15 on:** May 15, 2006, 01:43:11 PM »

Boondocks is comic gold. Once in a while, they throw in something deep and thought provoking within the jokes, too.

Stogi · « **Reply #16 on:** September 24, 2007, 04:10:13 PM »

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Originally posted by: vudu
Yeah. Right.

You really shouldn't use either of those words in the forums, as they have a tendency to get you banned. Not to mention swearing in your sig.

About my previous persona's comment: that was just a quote from Riley, who is a main character of the show. He's says that all the time, and if you had watched the show you would have realized that. No need to throw a hissy-fit.

Anyway to the real post:

BOONDOCKS SEASON 2 PREMIERES OCT. 8

You can watch an explicit trailer here.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #17 on:** September 24, 2007, 04:45:32 PM »

nice, thanx 4 da trailer

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #18 on:** September 25, 2007, 01:50:32 PM »

Back when it premiered I enjoyed the show. I thought it was one of the best shows on AS. But after a while I got annoyed by it.

My main issue is that the characters are so dysfunctional that its hard to like them and Boondocks being a character heavy show it makes it less fun. I know that the point of the show is to make political commentary on society but it doesn't mean that ALL characters must be that way.

The stories themselves are quite frustrating and hard to enjoy sometimes.

So I won't be looking forward to the second season. If its your thing go ahead.

The_Rabbit · « **Reply #19 on:** September 25, 2007, 09:45:10 PM »

The comic was very down to earth and insightful, which is what made it funny, but the show was just crazy. The episodes when Samuel L. Jackson and Charlie Murphy come on as the hardcore wankstas are awesome though.

Crimm · « **Reply #20 on:** September 26, 2007, 05:21:52 AM »

My main issue is that the show is way to preachy. You are a comedy, not a sermon. It doesn't even do the sermons particularly well, because no character has a moral high ground from which to give them, yet he insists on using characters to do it (rather than situations).

Stogi · « **Reply #21 on:** September 26, 2007, 08:10:24 AM »

I don't take the episodes seriously, maybe that's why I enjoy it so much.

I laugh at all of Uncle Ruckus's racist comments ("Don't trust them new niggas over there; spreading their nigga essence in the air). I laugh at Riley when he acts gansta (I was like "blick-caaow! blick-caaow!" I was SOOOO gansta!). I laugh at Grand-dad when he draws his belt. I rarely laugh at Huey, but he is suppose to be the really smart one. He's also suppose to be the really radical one, with his crazy ass conspiracy theories (and that's when I usually laugh). I do remember one funny episode where Huey records himself watching nothing but black television, and by the end of it he's a dumbass.

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #22 on:** September 29, 2007, 06:58:56 PM »

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Originally posted by: Crimm
My main issue is that the show is way to preachy. You are a comedy, not a sermon. It doesn't even do the sermons particularly well, because no character has a moral high ground from which to give them, yet he insists on using characters to do it (rather than situations).

I agree, and South Park has the same problems. Its so bad sometimes that it led me to believe something; fictional characters should stay fictional, as in they shouldn't be a vessel for the creator's ego.

At times, it felt like Matt Stone and Trey Parker were the ones speaking, not Stan, Cartman or Kyle. I know that writers love to put themselves inside of one of their creators, but come on! It sometimes looks like a cheap way to stroke your ego and say that its vital for the story.

This happened a lot in the Boondocks and thus why I stopped watching all together.

EasyCure · « **Reply #23 on:** September 29, 2007, 09:00:54 PM »

i slightly agree with you Pap on the southpark comment, though its never actually ruined the show for me. Sure there are times when it seems too preachy but atleast theres still comedy to be found. It's not like the show is nothing but rants about views they disagree with (and by the way, im not saying thats what you think), its still funny and most of the time its done in a way to disguise the preachiness. Most of the time.

The cartoon wars episodes were pretty preachy, and you can just tell that was Matt and Tre getting it off their chest that they despise family guy, but then they acknowledge the fact that they get "preachy and up its own as$ with messages" so i thought it balanced those episodes out fairly well. Then theres episodes like "Stupid Spoiled Whore" where they just have to take 5 minutes out of the episode just to give a morale lecture at the end when they could of just been making more jokes and hinting at the morale lectures.

Then there are times when Matt and Tre speak thru their characters in a positive way, mainly the episode when they kill off Chef. The scene where the town is mourning Chef and Kyle makes his speech is pretty touching. The message there was for all the fans that felt betrayed at Isaac Hayes leaving the show, telling them not to blame him for leaving and just remember the good things he brought to the show. I'm sure many die hard south park fans were mad at that bit of news but Matt and Tre made their voices heard, thru Kyle, that they loved Isaac and respected his decision for leaving the show, even if they thought personally that it was for the wrong reason. Most importantly they wanted the fans to know, and respect, that too.

SixthAngel · « **Reply #24 on:** September 30, 2007, 04:38:18 AM »

Stop arguing, you guys just need a little thugin' love.

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Author Topic: The Boondocks (Read 15870 times)