Boondocks... Will It Be Good?

[PapaBear]

<p><a href="http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=6268" target="_self">BOONDOCKS ON ADULT SWIM</a></p><p>I love the newspaper comic. I hope the TV show lives up to the strip. It's supposed to finally start on Nov. 6th.</p>

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[furie]

<p>i don't think it'll translate well into a cartoon.</p><p>remember how well the farside cartoon did?&nbsp;</p>


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[JesterOfSadness]

<p>and also to mention failed Cartoon Strips that have gone to do cartoon tv:</p><p>Baby Blues</p><p>Dilbert</p><p>I think the main one that did well was Garfield along with a few others that i cant think of right now</p>

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Sadness has returned...worse than before

[Kilgores Feet]

<p>&nbsp;</p><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9px;">quote:</font><p>and also to mention failed Cartoon Strips that have gone to do cartoon tv:</p><p>Baby Blues</p><p>Dilbert</p><p>I think the main one that did well was Garfield along with a few others that i cant think of right now</p><br />
<br />heathcliff (or however its spelled) did ok.<p>&nbsp;</p><p>as did the peanuts based stuff. i just lost the others i had in my brain while signing in.</p><p>anyway,
it could go either way. the simpsons went well and while not based on a
strip, the creator was a strip writer/artist. it could work. who
knows...i dont even really know the strip all that well.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[HBox]

I think it will do good. Those other strips seemed
really suited to three panel comic strips, while Boondocks deals with a
lot of issues that seem to be easily expanded into longer episodes.
Boondocks also has a lot of multi comic storylines while those others
seems to stick to one and done joke strips. That's just my opinion, if
they have a decent writing staff I think it will do fine. But Adult
Swim has been extremely spotty with its new shows lately. Stroker and
Hoop I really like, I even like 12 oz. mouse even though I know the
vast majority of people will need to be sky high to like it. Tom Goes
to the Mayor is absolute garbage, and Squidbillies seems
shaky.<br />


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[TheMojoPin]

My biggest gripe with this series is that it's never actually seemed&nbsp;funny to me.&nbsp; Magruder is a good writer and makes great points, and has interesting characters and storylines, blah-blah-blah...but at the end of the day, a comic strip is supposed to be funny on SOME level.&nbsp; As social commentary, it's fantastic...as a COMIC strip, it fails miserably.

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[JesterOfSadness]

<font style="font-size: 9px" face="Verdana">quote: </font><font color="#000080"><font size="2">I think it will do good. Those other strips seemed really suited to three panel comic strips, while Boondocks deals with a lot of issues that seem to be easily expanded into longer episodes. Boondocks also has a lot of multi comic storylines while those others seems to stick to one and done joke strips. That's just my opinion, if they have a decent writing staff I think it will do fine. But Adult Swim has been extremely spotty with its new shows lately. Stroker and Hoop I really like, I even like 12 oz. mouse even though I know the vast majority of people will need to be sky high to like it. Tom Goes to the Mayor is absolute garbage, and Squidbillies seems shaky.</font></font><br /><p><br />I agree fully on Tom Goes to the Mayor...which I dont think they are making new episodes. As for Squidbillies(I think was from the creators of ATHF), they should go back to that...Squidbillies just seems crappy.</p><p>At times when I'm getting ready for work early in the morning they have a show called &quot;Super Milk Chan&quot;....fucking weird ass shit</p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v432/Jesterofsadness/crowsig2.jpg" border="0" /> Sadness has returned...worse than before

<font color=black>This message was edited by JesterOfSadness on 10-23-05 @ 2:49 PM</font>

[armymad]

<p>when is it coming on tv ?</p>

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[Contra]

Some Super Milk Chan episodes are really funny, and then some are confusing as hell. Very hit or miss.

I think boondocks look interesting. Only the premire will tell.

I also agree on Tom Goes to the Mayor, it's like the same gag over and over again. Although I did like the episode with the theme park that the Mayor burned down.

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[JesterOfSadness]

<p>Adult Swim was pushing that show to the moon, and well it crashed.</p><p>TGTTM had cameos from Tenacious D along with other comics/actors that are somewhat known for doing stupid shit or something...even they couldnt save that show.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And wtf happened to SeaLab2021? it went to complete shit after the voice of Cpt. Murphy died</p>

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[HBox]

<font color="Navy">[size=2]Sealab was cancelled, but some of the episodes from the final season were getting better.</font><br />


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[JesterOfSadness]

<font style="font-size: 9px" face="Verdana">quote: </font><p>when is it coming on tv ?</p><img src="http://hmail.flamingtext.com/hmail/2002/10/19/flamingtext_com_1035058796_28093.gif" border="0" /> [UR <br />I believe November 6th

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[PapaBear]

Yes... the 6th. At 11:00PM.

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[Se7en]

<p>I'd like to present, &quot;Every Boondocks Comic Ever.&quot;</p><p><img height="191" src="http://img319.imageshack.us/img319/116/boondocks4gd.jpg" width="600" border="0" /></p><p>Seriously, that's his whole act.&nbsp; Comics in general suck nowadays, though, the only ones that I really enjoy nowadays are Get Fuzzy and Pearls Before Swine.</p><p>Oddly enough, though, as much as I'm sure that the new cartoon show will be filled with annoying social commentary, I think it has the potential to be a decent show.&nbsp; Better than a lot of the recent entries.&nbsp; Tom Goes To the Mayor is one of the most godawful pieces of shit I've ever seen, Squidbillies is rather lackluster at best, and 12 Oz. Mouse makes me question whether it was created in a conscious effort to make the most nonsensical, retarded cartoon possible.&nbsp; They need to make new episodes of the Venture Bros. and quick.</p>

[HBox]

<p>I just saw the pilot and it was good. Not
mind-blowingly good, but enjoyable. Started slow, but the second half
really picked up. The animation was bad, very choppy. Disappointing
because the art and character models are very good. This show could
have been very good looking. I really liked the Huey angle in the
second half. And the black security guard as well. They definitely made
a transition from the comic, it felt different. There wasn't much
overtly political stuff in this episode. And what there was wasn't
addresses in any sort of serious tone. So that's my immediate reaction.
Better than most of the stuff that Adult Swim has come up with.
Definite potential.<br />
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[Death Metal Moe]

<p>I don't remember ever being SHOCKED by that strip.&nbsp; I also don't remember ever being amused by it.</p><p>Pass.</p>

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[Tall_James]

Again...nothing groundbreaking.&nbsp; I'm still waiting for the Mallard Fillmore strip to be picked up by Adult Swim.

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[ADF]

<p>I'm actually with Se7en on this one.&nbsp; Look, I know Bush sucks,
but I don't need to read about it in my comic strips ad nauseum.&nbsp;
Even the apolitical ones aren't funny.&nbsp; Mallard Fillmore is worse,
though.</p><p>I'd never read Pearls before Swine, but found it funny.&nbsp; I also like Overboard.<br />
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[HBox]

Bush wasn't mentioned once in the pilot. I was
surprised at the lack of politics. Just some social commentary and some
Reagan slams, and if you saw the commercial, you've pretty much seen it
all.<br />


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[PapaBear]

I think the comic is hillarious. Most of the funny ones don't have much at all to do w/ politics. The funniest ones usually deal with how out of touch the grandpa is, or when the older kid tries to be smart and tough, and ends up looking like a fool.

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[HBox]

<p><font size="0" face="verdana" color="black">The funniest ones usually
deal with how out of touch the grandpa is, or when the older kid tries
to be smart and tough, and ends up looking like a fool.</font></p><p>Well, that's pretty much what this pilot is about.<br />
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[Se7en]

I've decided that the best thing about this show is probably the opening title sequence, which, and I don't know if this is conscuous or not (though I hope it is), seems to be a parody of Samurai Champloo's title sequence.

[HBox]

For a show that's supposedly so big, this show has absolute shit production values. Choppy, heavily repeated animation and crap voice acting. I'm rapidly losing interest.<br />

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[WhistlePig]

<font face="Verdana" style="font-size:9px;">quote:<hr color="cococo" align="left"></font><p>I don't remember ever being SHOCKED by that strip.&nbsp; I also don't remember ever being amused by it.</p><p>Pass.</p><br>

I agree with Moe on this.

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[JesterOfSadness]

Some people may find this show good, but I think this show sucks

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[PapaBear]

Personally, I LOVE it! I can see why some people don't &quot;get&nbsp; it&quot;, but I think it's great. I hope it stays on TV.

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[badorties]

<p>&nbsp;</p><p>i tried several times to watch it, and kinda really disappointed by it ... i don't like the way it's drawn, the color pallette and it just not that entertaining ...</p><p>i never found the comic strip all that funny, and i was hoping that the TV show would turn me around -- but no such luck</p>

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[Kobe8]

Watched it for the first time last night.&nbsp; Thought it sucked ass.&nbsp; The kids voices were grating across my brain like a rasp.

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[Johnny4]

<font size="2">Where is the comedy?<br />
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For example: Kindest Regards, Your Name

[badorties]

<p>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="2">Where is the comedy?</font></p><p>i got your comedy right here</p><p><img height="273" src="http://www.laist.com/images/aquateen.jpg" width="353" border="0" /></p>

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[HBox]

<p>If anyone is still interested in this show I think you should give next week's episode a try. The writing has greatly improved since the show started. Unfortunately the animation and voice acting hasn't all that much, but I've been finding myself tuning in more often, and I think the episode airing tomorrow is the best one I've seen yet, and has the potential to bring the show to the next level.</p><p>And if you are wondering, no Bush/Republican/conservative bashing in this episode, and just some light satire of black culture in a sub plot and a character driven, surprisingly touching main plot.&nbsp;</p>

[Doctor Manhattan]

patsopinion posted another thread and mentioned this was back on the air. I had no idea. I'm downloading the 5 episodes of season 2 now and can't wait to watch them. Isn't anyone else watching? I had to pull this thread out of the mothballs.

[stinkbud]

i dont just like this show....

I LOOOOOOOVE IT!

[Gmann]

Best cartoon on Adult Swim Monday nights!!!!

[Doctor Manhattan]

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God Damn I love The Boondocks. And Riley is still my favorite part of the show!

[TheMojoPin]

Live, thread, LIVE!!!

I'm definitely not a fan of the comic strip.

I have, however, come to love the cartoon. In the spirit of that, I present to you all links to the kindasortamaybe "banned" episodes from the 2nd season that go after BET. Cartoon Network says there was no pressure to pull them, but that was the scuttlebutt, and they never aired when they were supposed to, and as of now have only aired on the Canadian version of CN.

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[Slumbag]

Yeah, I didn't know this thread was even here.
I think Aaron MacGruder is an absolute genius. The comic and the show are both gold. There both WAY underappreciated right now, but in 25-30 years, everyone will look back and see how brilliant it is.

[keithy_19]

When the show originally aired I couldn't get into it. I now really enjoy the show. It's not my favorite on Adult Swim, but it's definately in my top five. A fantastic satire.

[TheMojoPin]

Correct if I'm wrong, but is that Turk from Scrubs doing the voice of the Reggie Hudlin parody? It sounds like him, just pitched higher and sped up a bit, and he's done voices on the show before.

[patsopinion]

holey shit
did anyone else see that

boondocks
Martin Luther King episode


holey shit thats good tv

[Slumbag]

Is that the one where Martin Luther King comes to the 21st century?

If so, then yes. That one is possibly one of the best.
I watched this one the other day, and it killed me.
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Air Marshall 50 Cent.
:lol:

[Doctor Manhattan]

holey shit
did anyone else see that boondocks Martin Luther King episode

The episode called "Return of the King" from last season? Anthony's friend Al Sharpton hated that one! one of my favorites.

[TheMojoPin]

Buncha people hate that one, but it kicks ass.