Well some episodes of the cartoon are good and some are just plain boring, it's funny like the episode with no chicken is hilarious of the episode where Heuy and Riley had to go to jail with their school about rape, I love that episode but then again there are some really really doll boring episode about that one when a teacher called Riley the N word, it's boring because nothing really happens, sometimes the episode can be ignorant like when Martin luther king said "Michae jackson and usher are not a genre of music" thats just ignorant and annoying but all in all boondocks can be sometimes fun and funny to watch its not like South park, South park is just amazing and funny and smart, I love south park but boondocks is good to, it's my 3rd favourite cartoon 1.South park 2.Family guy 3.Boondocks. :D
... View MoreIf you get angry just hearing the word Nigga then this show will make you commit murder so don't watch it!!!.For those who seen it and see it as only as full of stereotypes and stuff just watch BET shows from 04, Cribs, remember everyone with chains, thats what they mainly made fun of not a race of people if you think that way you yourself are ignorant or already have your mind set one way and not open enough for those who said this show blacks have trouble in suburbia well there is Tom the weak willed lawyer and truth is in life if you are a minority in an racial majority neighborhood you are treated different and it bothers you until you feel accepted.Thouse who said this has no message it, its actually clear racial equality, relax and enjoy things, no matter how full of hate give a helping hand Robert Freeman to Uncle Rucus, have faith, and don't quit on your beliefswell thats what I got out of it.
... View MoreThis is a fantastic series revolving around the life of two intelligent black youths in America, living at their odd grandfathers house. The Bookdocks offers 2 seasons of entertaining, thought-provoking, funny and even quotable episodes.I wouldn't normally use the description "black youths living in America" but leaving that out would not do justice to the series and what it stands for. The series offers contemporary ideas on the American lifestyle, through interesting characters, delivered from a unique point of view. It is difficult to go into detail without diving into a description of my favorite episode.Keeping in mind that the series attracted big names such as Samuel L. Jackson, but as my philosophy stands, what is a good actor without a good script? These 2 seasons are guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Highly recommended!
... View MoreAn antidote for an ailing contemporary black mainstream culture, Aaron McGruder's comic stip turned TV show offers finally much needed criticism of a culture jaded and leaden with ennui from years of unmitigated platitude. Whether it's played out gangsta pop, the "coonery" imagery of movies like soul plane, constant images of bling and brand flashing rappers and just plain flashing from half naked women in music videos, the resurgence of lame black stereotypes, this show satirizes all that garbage and in the process partially sanitizes the dirt and grime of mainstream black culture. To be fair, this show offers a number of new and old black stereotypes itself, but almost always they are presented as satire–though sometimes they are presented as just extreme sick jokes, like the character of Uncle Ruckus, whose basically the most submissive, uncle Tom, self-hating black man you would ever meet.Boondocks replaces Family Guy and Southpark as the animated show with the sharpest bite. With its gratuitous use of the words "nigger" or "nigga", bitch, and constant cussing beeps, the show deals in frank language, which is congruent with the general straight up frankness of the entire show. One of the great things about the it is this appeal of candour–such a refreshing break from the norm of most black TV shows--or any other kind of show for that matter. It doesn't relent on any issue. But the show has a contradictory deliverance of satirical message and apathetic nihilism. Then again, the fact that the show highlights the often undiscussed assaults on the black collective consciousness (I glad that someone finally cited the problems of BET and movies like Soul Plane)is enough to redeem it. Many shows are satirical, and there have been black satirical shows too. What's truly innovative about it has more to do with its style. A silk road is paved between the animation form and the show's content. The combination of Eastern influenced animation and the black American themes is something new to our culture It's the first black themed TV show that I ever saw animated in the anime style. The manga inspired fight scenes are particularly enjoyable to watch. I mentioned that this was an antidote for an ailing contemporary black mainstream culture; well, I'll modify that and declare it is an antidote for an ailing mainstream culture as well, because it doesn't only attack aspects of black culture. It's always such a relief when something comes along and kicks the bull---- out of the mindlessness of the current state of affairs. Two of McGruder's chief influences did it: All in the Family and Monty Python. So maybe somewhere deep down in himself, McGruder reverently strives for the greatness of his favorites comedies on the edge as he irreverently attacks the things he despises. The Boondocks is a likely candidate to be in those high ranks.
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