Author Topic: SEASON TWO, BITCHES (Read 1464 times)

Beezy · « **on:** August 03, 2007, 06:32:10 PM »

[youtube=425,350]qQoXMbNgUC0[/youtube]

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #1 on:** August 03, 2007, 06:33:54 PM »

ill pass lol

Beezy · « **Reply #2 on:** August 03, 2007, 06:40:19 PM »

Quote from: MrAngryFace on August 03, 2007, 06:33:54 PM

ill pass lol

Himu · « **Reply #3 on:** August 03, 2007, 06:40:46 PM »

Jesus fucking Christ what took so long.

Is Caesar in this?

I've been waiting for over a goddamn year Aaron McGruder. You cock. You filth. You killed the comic over this you pansy.

Himu · « **Reply #4 on:** August 03, 2007, 06:44:59 PM »

Goddamit, Caesar isn't in the trailer at all.

I'll never forgive you for killing off the Boondocks comics for this tv show.

Beezy · « **Reply #5 on:** August 03, 2007, 06:47:39 PM »

Himuro = emo wall

Himu · « **Reply #6 on:** August 03, 2007, 06:48:36 PM »

Where are my new Boondocks comic strips, Aaron McGruder?

Figures. Black people can't do anything right. $:-\$

FlameOfCallandor · « **Reply #7 on:** August 03, 2007, 06:51:06 PM »

Yea I really like this show.

Himu · « **Reply #8 on:** August 03, 2007, 06:51:50 PM »

Um.

Is he being sarcastic?

TVC15 · « **Reply #9 on:** August 03, 2007, 07:17:11 PM »

I've only seen a few episodes, but I found it kind of hit and miss. As a short comic strip, it hit on a beat, never long enough to overstay its welcome, even when saying something especially blatant or frank. When you drag similarly frank messages into a lengthy cartoon, the effect deteriorates into preachiness.

FlameOfCallandor · « **Reply #10 on:** August 03, 2007, 07:25:08 PM »

Quote from: Himuro on August 03, 2007, 06:51:50 PM

Um.

Is he being sarcastic?

No. are you?

Himu · « **Reply #11 on:** August 03, 2007, 07:26:01 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on August 03, 2007, 07:17:11 PM

I've only seen a few episodes, but I found it kind of hit and miss. As a short comic strip, it hit on a beat, never long enough to overstay its welcome, even when saying something especially blatant or frank. When you drag similarly frank messages into a lengthy cartoon, the effect deteriorates into preachiness.

I miss that strip so much.

FlameOfCallandor · « **Reply #12 on:** August 03, 2007, 07:29:51 PM »

I never thought it was any more preachy than recent south park episodes have been.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #13 on:** August 04, 2007, 12:56:24 AM »

south park is fuckin' preachy despite matt and trey's obnoxious handwringing over hollywood preachiness

Mandark · « **Reply #14 on:** August 04, 2007, 02:10:42 AM »

I haven't seen much of the Boondocks, but "not preachier than South Park" really isn't a meaningful standard at this point.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #15 on:** August 04, 2007, 02:14:31 AM »

Boondocks

Yes it's hit n miss but overall I found season 1 to be entertaining. I wouldn't call it preachy per se. So much of it is just social commentary

Himu · « **Reply #16 on:** August 04, 2007, 02:15:43 AM »

Boondocks isn't hit and miss at all to me. I liked every single episode except the Oprah episode.

TVC15 · « **Reply #17 on:** August 04, 2007, 02:40:13 AM »

You also like Shenmue.

Himu · « **Reply #18 on:** August 04, 2007, 03:00:19 AM »

You're not black. Of course it's hit and miss for you.

TVC15 · « **Reply #19 on:** August 04, 2007, 03:01:48 AM »

Quote from: Himuro on August 04, 2007, 03:00:19 AM

You're not black. Of course it's hit and miss for you.

I may not be black, but I can tell when something is preachy and heavy-handed, which the Boondocks toon sometimes is. The lemonade stand, in particular, is terrible. Of the ones I have seen.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #20 on:** August 04, 2007, 03:02:45 AM »

Quote from: Himuro on August 04, 2007, 03:00:19 AM

You're not black. Of course it's hit and miss for you.

I'm...black $:-\$

Himu · « **Reply #21 on:** August 04, 2007, 03:06:23 AM »

The lemonade stand ep is preachy but it's still hilarious.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #22 on:** August 04, 2007, 03:09:12 AM »

What's the difference between "preachy" content and "social commentary", and where is the line drawn? With respect to Boondocks.

I mean...is the MLK episode "preachy"? I don't think so

Himu · « **Reply #23 on:** August 04, 2007, 03:16:13 AM »

MLK ep is preachy but it's still hilarious.

Who cares if it's preachy. It's funny shit.

TVC15 · « **Reply #24 on:** August 04, 2007, 03:17:01 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on August 04, 2007, 03:09:12 AM

What's the difference between "preachy" content and "social commentary", and where is the line drawn? With respect to Boondocks.

I mean...is the MLK episode "preachy"? I don't think so

I haven't seen the MLK episode. Except the ending, of course.

The difference between prechy and social commentary? Subtlety, I'd suppose. The lemonade stand makes a fairly obvious point, and it is fairly obvious what the conclusion of the story will be once the initial premise is established. It could have worked fine in a 4 panel comic, but as a 22 minute cartoon, the obviousness of the whole ordeal dulls the original point, and instead of making you think (not that something so shallow as that episode is intelligent enough to make people think), it makes you roll your eyes. And yes, South Park does this all the time, too.

Beezy · « **Reply #25 on:** August 04, 2007, 03:58:59 AM »

Quote from: Himuro on August 04, 2007, 03:16:13 AM

Who cares if it's preachy. It's funny shit.

Agreed.

TVC15 · « **Reply #26 on:** August 04, 2007, 05:54:17 PM »

Here, PD, I came across this today, and while it's somewhat unrelated (not directly related to Boondocks, nor do the political biases of the examples match to Boondocks), I think these 2 children's books do a fine job of illustrating social commentary v preachiness:

Social Commentary

Shallow preachiness

Some of the episodes of The Boondocks are closer to B in tone than to A.

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Author Topic: SEASON TWO, BITCHES (Read 1464 times)