Based on the comic strip, Huey and Riley move away from the city and out to the suburbs with their irascible grandfather. Biting socio-political commentary ensues. Based on the original comic strip Boondocks, Two young brothers (Huey and Riley) move away from their birth city to live with their irascible grandfather out in the suburbs. With one brother being socially and politically motivated and the younger brother a stereotypical black youth who likes rap music and culture etc Biting socio-political commentary ensues when they meet a whole cast of crazy exaggerated characters set in a mainly white middle upper class neighbourhood. School kids Huey and Riley move out of the city to live with their grandfather in the suburbs. The predominately white area provides a more stable environment but it is not going to be easy for the family to fit in. Huey immediately sees neo-conservative conspiracies at every step, while Riley is determined to keep it real and be thugged out even though the streets are far from gritty. Meanwhile both boys only drive their grandfather to despair.<br/><br/>I happened to be in the US when this series started on Adult Swim so my opinions of it are based on just the first episode not something I would normally do but I'm guessing it will never make it to the UK since the comic strip gets zero love over here. Which is a shame because, like the strip, the series has plenty of funny moments that provide good digs at various things. These targets are similar to the strip and include the white/black divide, rich/poor divide, politics and the black culture (people who think McGruder has an anti-white agenda have never bothered to read his work beyond a few strips). It doesn't all work of course (it isn't the new Simpsons) but it should be enough to please fans. The main "plot" of each episode might be a problem (although not a massive one) because the series shows its strip roots by being best in very small snippets and thus the plot tends to be a way of producing lots of small snippets, rather than being an end in its own rights.<br/><br/>I wasn't sure about the use of King in the two main roles but she actually does it pretty well. Her voices do have a bit of a winey edge to them which could get a bit annoying but generally she is well suited. No such reservations about Witherspoon though, he fits Granddad like a glove and does really well with the character. Everyone seemed to do well in the first episode's supporting cast but really these main three are the ones that matter the most. The animation matches the strip well while also expanding on the magna-influenced art work in some of the strips (and book covers). It borrows from other styles of course but I didn't think this was a massive problem and thought it actually looked goo Overall a pretty enjoyable 20 minutes that will please fans even if the "patchy" nature of the delivery will mean it may not win new ones easily. I would have liked to have seen more. That's the question I keep asking myself. My favorite character is Uncle Ruckus. How in the hell did this get onto relatively mainstream television is completely beyond me. Today, this would have howls of twitter protests and nervous nancies screaming at the top of their lungs. Thank God there was a time when artists were allowed to take risks.<br/><br/>This is a show that anyone with a brain should be able to relate to, you don't need to be black, I'm not. It is brilliant. It is up there with the Simpsons in animated comedy, not quite as good, but close. Highly recommended. Except if you're easily offended, then do everyone a favor and stay away. I'm someone that doesn't care much for vulgarity, unless it serves a purpose. It does here.
"The Boondocks Theme" by <a href="/name/nm2182707/">Asheru</a>. <a href="/name/nm1412298/">Aaron McGruder</a> decided to discontinue the daily comic strip in order to focus on the show. McGruder said in an interview: "I wanted to hang on to both, but ultimately I made the decision that the show could not be sacrificed. Once I decided that, it was an easy decision, even if it cost me. I didn't want to do the strip badly and the show badly." He has not ruled out reviving the strip once the show has run its course.<br/><br/>Source:http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-ca-boondocks30sep30,1,4034796.story?coll=la-entnews-tv Tom's name appears to be a reference to the tragic African-American slave in <a href="/name/nm0832952/">Harriet Beecher Stowe</a>'s anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (1853). Due to his spiritual beliefs, Uncle Tom was very loyal to his masters despite suffering horrible abuse. Although the novel portrayed African-Americans in a positive light and was partly responsible for the ending of American slavery, subsequent stage and film adaptations changed Uncle Tom into a weak-minded, docile, happy slave. This stereotype endured through the 20th century. The name "Uncle Tom" became an insult to African-Americans who are accused of being subservient to Whites. However, Tom's last name, Dubois, comes from W.E.B. Dubois, a black philosopher and one of the founders of the NAACP; Dubois theorized that African Americans would be elevated in the eyes of the rest of society by the "talented tenth," the ten most intellectually astute percent of all African Americans. Thus, a conflicting dichotomy is created between the character of Tom and the origins of his first and last names.<br/><br/>Uncle Ruckus's name and appearance appear to be a reference to Uncle Remus, the narrator from <a href="/name/nm0364873/">Joel Chandler Harris</a>'s series of folktales (1880-1905). Remus was a kindly, elderly slave who enjoys telling whimsical, educational stories to White children. Ruckus's love of White children in "A Huey Freeman Christmas" also is a reference though his hatred of African-Americans is not a characteristic of Remus. Like Uncle Tom, Uncle Remus became controversial in the 20th century as many felt the character perpetuated the stereotype of the happy slave. A film adaptation, <a href="/title/tt0038969/">Song of the South (1946)</a> (1946), was very popular at the time but has not been released on home video or DVD in the US. Many consider Ruckus to be a parody of controversial writer <a href="/name/nm0189459/">Stanley Crouch</a> with whom he shares a passing resemblance. Crouch is controversial for his belligerence, his criticism of several African-American intellectuals, and his frequent use of the word "Negro" which is considered derogatory. In episode #14 of the 3rd season, he cries to his estranged father, Mister Ruckus, "I hate you! You the reason why, after I say the name 'Ruckus,' I always say, "No relation." I am adopted! I am adopted!" a5c7b9f00b Untamed hd full movie downloadCrep sculo rojo movie free download hdCelebrity Wrestling full movie in hindi free download mp4Natural Order full movie hindi downloadThe Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury tamil dubbed movie downloadFriend or Foe full movie torrentGargoyles full movie hd downloadThe Jewel of the Nile full movie in hindi free downloadTsugumomo tamil dubbed movie torrentdownload The Transporter Refueled
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