The Boondocks TV Series

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  1. Spade115

    Spade115 New Member

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    I was wondering if anyone has seen this series? I actually dont watch much TV (On Local or anything) and have just been watching movies and shows I purchased or have seen on Netflix. I saw a few episodes of this show on TV when it first came out that I bought the three seasons.

    I was wondering what everyones opinion on it was?

    I like certain episodes and it is also a political show to a point.

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    This is some information about the characters (Wikipedia)
    Huey Freeman is one of the three main characters. He is each episode's primary narrator (usually), the voice-of-reason and moral compass of the family, and a spokesperson for contemporary Afrocentrism. He is an intelligent, wise-beyond-his-years ten-year-old who is an avid reader and knowledgeable about a variety of subjects. He is heavily influenced by the theories of various left-wing social movements and social justice leaders. He is constantly ridiculed and underestimated by his family, who thinks he is a fool for having goals and values that aim higher than those of the lower class environment from which they came. While Huey promotes various social causes, he is openly contemptuous of African-American pop culture as portrayed in mainstream American media for glamorizing wasteful extravagance, self-defeating lifestyles, and ignorance. Unlike the other characters, Huey rarely smiles; although, in the episode "Let's Nab Oprah", he smiles after his duel with Riley. He also smiles when Riley begins to succeed in winning basketball games in the episode "Ballin'".

    Riley Freeman is Huey's trouble-making, eight-year-old younger brother. Unlike his brother, Riley is an enthusiastic follower of contemporary African-American pop culture. Though he is otherwise charming, clever, and artistically gifted, Riley maintains loyalty to those pop culture ideals, even in the face of their self-destructive consequences. In the episode "The Fundraiser" Huey tries to warn him directly about the foregone conclusions of his poor decisions, but Riley offhandedly rebuffs him. The bulk of the series' episodes focus on Riley's misadventures (most of which are fueled by his love of gangsta rap, and a desire to emulate other people he admires), or on his various outlandish schemes, which his grandfather often endorses and assists in. Despite his wild nature and attempts to appear tougher than he actually is, Riley occasionally shows a softer, innocent side.

    Robert Freeman, a.k.a. "Granddad," is the grandfather and legal guardian of Huey and Riley. While he loves his two grandsons, he sometimes explodes in tirades of angry frustration over the constant schemes, misadventures, and wise-cracking observations they have brought into his life. Robert himself is no stranger to this; for instance, his eager, misguided dating pursuits invariably attract bizarre or dangerous women. According to the Season 3 episode "It's a Black President, Huey Freeman", "Nobody knows exactly how old Robert Freeman is -- not even Robert Freeman himself. A big believer in the values of a long-gone generation of African-Americans, Robert often threatens to discipline on his grandsons through Three Stooges-style corporal punishment. He generally uses his belt for this purpose and has developed a remarkable degree of speed and dexterity in wielding it.

    Thank you all for taking the time to read
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  2. Really People?

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    It is hilarious...

    That is all...
     
  3. Spade115

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    I guess you really ligot into it...
    ...Pause.......no homo...

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