The style works for the series and allows for some hilarious fights and serious moments which might not have been possible Unfortunately, some of the transitions from comic-strip to animated show has hurt the series. Although never an outright anime copy, certain framing and movements of characters are very obviously inspired by and based on Japanese animation. It's an episode that both makes you laugh and - yes, believe it or not - also really makes you think.Another element that helps the show is its anime-inspired sensibilities. In the episode, Martin Luther King, Jr., not actually dead, wakes from a coma and finds the post-September 11th America worse than the world he left behind thirty-two years ago. "Return of the King" is a hilarious episode that isn't afraid to break any boundaries.
While I won't ruin the details, the before and after in the scenario are both hilarious and a particularly poignant take on politics in America.Although never as strong as the comic strip, certain episodes of The Boondocks serve as amazing examples of Aaron McGruder's chops as a writer. The first episode has one of my favorite moments in the series - Huey fantasies about telling white people "the truth" about America, only to find that changing people's minds isn't as easy as saying things they don't want to hear. It's these real-life issues dragged to such a ridiculous extent which makes The Boondocks fun to watch. While their grandfather enjoys an environment where rich people invite him to parties and women see him as a possible sugar-daddy, Huey and Riley find themselves shocked to be in a world which doesn't take currency in what they have to say or how they live their lives. Is it worth the wait or should the comic have stayed in the funny pages? The MovieIf you haven't read the strip, The Bookdocks follows Huey and Riley Freeman, two young African-American boys moved from their home in Chicago to a comfortable, upper-middle class white neighborhood in the suburbs. After a few false starts - mostly caused by networks not realizing that McGruder intended to stay true to his vision of the comic - The Boondocks finally premiered on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim last year.Now, the first season of The Boondocks is available on an uncensored and unedited DVD. Often receiving criticism for his politically-oriented strips, such as "Condi Needs a Man," McGruder has never shied away from speaking his mind.With its massive popularity and controversial nature, McGruder was offered repeated chances to make his strip into an animated series. Unlike most strips, which use everyday, family-friendly humor to amuse the masses, "The Boonducks" challenged readers with its portrayal of a black family combating with the white American dream.
Since 1997, Aaron McGruder's "The Boondocks" has become one of the most popular (and controversial) syndicated comic strips in America.
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