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The Boondocks - Complete Second Season (DVD, 2008, 3-Disc Set)
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Less than a minute into the long-awaited premiere of Aaron McGruder's the Boondocks as a TV series on Cartoon Network (as opposed to a mere comic strip in newspapers), 10-year-old Huey -- black and proud and about as fed up with white people as any self-aware kid could be -- has a dream about, well, a garden party. x / x "Boondocks" features two brothers and their feisty grandfather. Courtesy Cartoon Network IMAGES View Larger Images TIM GOODMAN 'Treme' tunes into post-Katrina New Orleans 04.09.10 Sarah Palin on Discovery? 04.05.10 New CBS series in need of triage 04.02.10 More Tim Goodman » Full of white people. He goes to a microphone and makes an announcement: "Jesus was black, Ronald Reagan was the devil and the government is lying about 9/11." Moments later he's slapped out of his dream by his grandfather, who knows all too well what occupies Huey's mind. "You better not even dream about telling white people the truth." That's a sentiment that can easily be amended, given the current TV culture, by taking "white" out of the equation. Though "The Boondocks" will audaciously strip-mine one of this country's least-talked-about issues -- race -- let's step back a second before it premieres and ponder this: As a TV nation, what are we ready for? What can we handle? With so many available options, so much content and a never-ending season that combines broadcast channels with cable outlets, there's almost nothing that hasn't been thrown at us in dramatic or comedic form. But just this week FX made official what many already feared: As a country we're not ready to watch the Iraq war dramatized in our living rooms at 10 p.m., then have the evening news announce the real-life death toll an hour later. "Over There," an aggressively daring, woefully underwatched drama, will not be picked up for a second season. Despite a limited budget and almost no "name" actors, "Over There" premiered in the summer to more than 4 million viewers. It was a powerful artistic achievement -- no new fall drama this year on any broadcast network has been as good. But all of the worries when FX launched the series came true. As the first drama depicting a war that was actually taking place, it was too close to the truth. (Both "MASH," set in Korea but meant to evoke Vietnam, and "China Beach," about Vietnam, aired well after the war.) Apparently "Over There" was too much, too soon. Viewership quickly dropped to less than half that of the premiere, and FX couldn't get a significant number of women to tune in. It was an admirable effort that couldn't be sustained. "The Boondocks" will have a different set of obstacles to overcome. Whereas comedies in the 1970s reveled in being overtly political or introspective about social issues ("All in the Family," "The Jeffersons," "Maude"), that kind of hot-button probing fell out of favor, and less weighty subject matters have ruled ever since. The last great subversive take on race was "Chappelle's Show" on Comedy Central, an underdog series that captured the imagination and sense of humor of the young demographic and turned it into cash with some of the highest-selling TV-show DVDs of all time. The catch came when Dave Chappelle abruptly quit before the third season, leaving a contract valued at more than $50 million sitting at Comedy Central.Read full review
When Boondocks season 1 came out, I was hooked. So as soon as the 2nd season came out I had to get it ASAP. I admit that it is pretty hard to make me laugh when watching a TV show but Boondocks is hilarious...if you dont mind the cursing, occasional nudity, and racial slurs... which is pretty funny coming from animated characters. Its the type of comedy adults would love. The characters are very entertaining and full of life and personality, which really makes the show itself so dynamic. Riley wants a gangsta lifestyle, Huey thinks the gov't is after him and wants white people to know "the real truth", and Grandad simply wants his orange juice! Its basically the best TV show out there. If you like Family Guy then you will more than likely like this.
Best animation around ...funny and interesting Luther King, Jr. woke up circa 2000 after a lengthy coma. That was only the beginning of the unique approach to social commentary this popular animated series has to offer. Now, Huey and the rest of the Chicago-dwelling Freeman family--Grandad Robert and troublemaking kid brother Riley--are once again at the forefront of another crop of hilarious and scathing storylines. Sarah meets R&B superstar Usher and her obsession with him grows to damaging proportions. Grandad demonstrates unconventional values when he sneaks the boys into a movie theater and later refuses to cooperate with the police even after two thieves steal his car. Punctuating the relatively mundane with the positively supernatural, Stinkmeaner's sinister spirit seeks revenge on Grandad via Tom's possessed body. This release includes every episode of the smart series' second season.Read full review
I’m a fan of this show and I always found it funny and entertaining.
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A great DVD where the laughs and antics never end. But, it is definitely not suitable for children. The content though cartoon, is not geared at a younger audience. Unless you want your children cussing up a storm and possibly getting kicked out their classroom, adults ONLY.
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