The Boondocks

Boondocks is a black Daria, only more sitcommy.

Each episode features several misanthropic observations of American pop culture, and may be focused around one particular element of that culture.

The three episodes I saw featured country clubs with one black member, a pop idol on trial for moral turpitude, and a fight between two old guys.

Personally, I think the character animation, comic pacing, dialogue, and voice acting are extremely weak. The backgrounds, character design, storyboards and action animation are very good.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

You're right about the party bit. That's the one ep I don't have on tape.

American Black culture *IS* American culture -- even if it is a subset that bleeds into the mainstream every so often.

Both Daria and Boondocks featuring bitching about some element of the worlds in which their characters inhabit. Daria skewers the values of her younger sister, her classmates, her teachers, her "sick, sad world".

MacGruder, to a similar extent, skewers celebrity worship, the insularity of wealthy Caucasians, and the irrational, self-destructive behavior of "niggas". He pretty much skewers his sick, sad world, too.

Dismissing Daria's observations ars "bitching", while propping MacGruder's misanthropy is understandable, but nonetheless strange. Both shows appear to be the products of cantankerous cartoonists.

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In my eyes, Daria's indirectness is more effective, because it's slightly more subtle. Huey's directness ("Niggas are crazy!") isn't more serious; it's just less subtle. Pointed but not well honed, if you catch my metaphor

Surprisingly, both series feature the occassional bout of sympathy. Daria talks Quinn out of getting some sort of nose surgery that could permanently change her, and Huey still believe that "crazy, dumb, blind nigga" was a brother who needed to be loved. Daria was swooning over a guy, and had a future that imagined her as a stable, working mom. Grandpa's prayer for the fallen crank was a nice beat to end a pretty downbeat third act.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Newbie1234

I just saw several episodes of the show, and I must say that I enjoyed it fpr what it is. The show isn't as clever as I thought it would be, but the episode "Let's nab Oprah" was absolutely brilliant.

The animation fits the tone of the show quite well in my opinion, and reminds me of the old Men In Black animated series. Voice acting has its ups and downs, but considering that this is its first season, it's good enough. The show itself actually reminds me of Duckman, in how it isn't afraid to go all out.

Sony produced this show, as well as Men in Black. Not sure how many staff members share credits on both shows, however.

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