Boondocks is officially byke...
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Nero Christ
Sniper out now on all digital platforms brev
I'll always have love for the Boondocks but I do believe the world has passed the "controversial adult cartoons" by
From South Park to Family Guy...these shows don't have the juice they once did and no longer raise the ire or attention of people anymore
From South Park to Family Guy...these shows don't have the juice they once did and no longer raise the ire or attention of people anymore
That doesn’t stop either series from producing season after season after season. This along with revivals of King Of The Hill and Futurama and the continued popularity of shows like Rick & Morty, proves that adult animation most certainly still has its place in American television.
Aaron Mcgruder is a notoriously slow worker. It was the same issue that he had with Sony when they were producing the fourth season, Mcgruder felt like the company was rushing him whilst Sony accused him of being lazy. Mcgruder was so angry with Sony’s deadlines that he completely abandoned the fourth season and refused to be associated with it.
Nero Christ
Sniper out now on all digital platforms brev
Those shows besides R&M are basically in the Simpsons territory...They're on because they're a brand at this point not really because they're the hottest thing on TV anymore. Those shows aren't getting news coverage from controversial episodes anymore, they don't cause protests or have people calling for them to be banned like they used too.
As for R&M...I never watched it so I can't really say much about it's material but from clips I've seen, it certainly isn't in the realm of Simpsons/South Park in regards to being counter-culture and being a sociopolitical button pusher.
ReturnOfJudah
Veteran
feelosofer
#ninergang
I have to be honest the Boondocks is a product of where Black people were at that point period and time and even with the reboot, I cannot see it really retreading any new ground.
I mean could you even say 'that nikka gay' in 2024?
I mean could you even say 'that nikka gay' in 2024?
Mike the Executioner
What went on up there? Poppers and weird sex!
I think Aaron McGruder is talented enough to know how to transition The Boondocks into the 2020s. Satire/social commentary is a reflection of the era it's created, so the show would have had to pivot into something else. Based on what they had planned for the reboot, it definitely would have been something contemporary and have new things to say.
I do hope the show finds its way back to TV in some way. I don't want the last episode to be Riley pretending to have special needs.
McGruder definitely has the talent to keep the show fresh in modern times. There’s so much material out there but sadly. He doesn’t own the ip and Witherspoon has passed. I think they’ve said about 8 episodes are already finished. They might as well release them.
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Ironman
#Knickstape
Feeling like Huey
If they can’t get an episodic reboot off the ground. Then maybe McGruder should go with his original idea. And just turn the show into specials like the Peanuts. South Park did it with their Covid specials. 25 or 45 mins Boondocks specials would be dope.
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Gizmo_Duck
blathering blatherskite!
This show and chapelle show were such huge moments in the culture that came and went so quickly.
we’ll probably never get something as funny on this level again as far as political and social commentary goes
we’ll probably never get something as funny on this level again as far as political and social commentary goes
Gizmo_Duck
blathering blatherskite!
Without grandad? And at this point Regina King?
