I actually liked last weeks episode more than the premiere. I saw it less about being about Thugnificant and more of a Take That! at the present day rap industry and its habit of being comprised of talentless hacks who succeed by appealing to the Lowest Common Denominator. My favorite line:
Riley: "Your like Ray Charles except you can't write music, sing, or compose"
If that's the case, then I can see how that'd make for a weak episode.
*hasn't watched it yet*
edited 11th May '10 7:33:49 PM by Wicked223
You can't even write racist abuse in excrement on somebody's car without the politically correct brigade jumping down your throat!
I'm not getting all the hate for the latest episode.
Role Model
it was okay, but I'm worried that the success of the first two seasons will make this one more of the same.
The sad, REAL American dichotomy
The Gentleman Crackhead really saved the episode for me.
Sir, your crack is defective. I paid good money for good crack, not this worthless slob. Either provide a more suitable dosage or a full refund, or I shall take my business to some place more reputable.
edited 12th May '10 1:47:22 AM by Ouroboros
"hate" is a bit too strong a word. I didn't like it much compared to really powerful stuff like Return Of The King or hilariously audacious stuff like The S-Word, but Boondocks on its worst day is still better than 95% of Family Guy.
"The secret we should never let the gamemasters know is that they don't need any rules." - E. Gary Gygax
-*coughymmvcough*
Ponies who say
I can't wait to see the next episode. According to the preview it looks like it's gonna pay homage to the Baseball episode of Samurai Champloo, but in the The Boondocks unique style. Basically it's gonna be Kickball taken Up To Eleven.
"But who prays for Satan? Who...has prayed for the one sinner who needs it most?" - Mark Twain
Anyone know where I can watch the season premire
Perhaps at the Adult Swim site still?
Anyways, last night's episode was a lot better than the Thugnificent thing. While somewhat of a tortured metaphor for our Iraq/Afghanistan wars, I still loved the Shaolin Soccer-style action.
Also, I was just glad to finally have a Huey-centric episode; it seems like the first since Home Alone. The Bilingual Backfire of the Chinese team was brilliant, and it makes perfect sense, given Huey's love of kung fu movies and martial arts in general. The resulting He's Back is the episode's C Mo A... which is actually pretty impressive, given the Dragon Ball-style action at the end.
"The secret we should never let the gamemasters know is that they don't need any rules." - E. Gary Gygax
Role Model
The Red Ball was a good ass episode.
The sad, REAL American dichotomy
Don't Forget To Smile
"In my country, if you loose $20 billion, they shoot you. In your country, the give you another $20 billion."
The Philosopher-King Paradox
Web Slinger/Hope Bringer
Would 'The Red Ball' be on the [AS] site yet?
You are not alone, and you are not strange. You are you, and everyone has damage. Be the better person.
Role Model
yep. loaded slowly for me, with issues with the ads, but it was worth it.
The sad, REAL American dichotomy
That was a great episode. That Bilingual Backfire was hilarious, the interaction with Wuncler and Wong was also hilarious, and the action at the end was great.
Although, I don't see the bit about it being a metaphor.
You can't even write racist abuse in excrement on somebody's car without the politically correct brigade jumping down your throat!
Role Model
me either. I thought the analogy was a bit more obvious, and applied to don't make stupid business gambles. Also, it was more of an Excuse Plot for a homage episode.
What do you guys think of my new avatar?
Oh, and this being the second sports episode, I finally noticed that Woodcrest's team colors being green and gold may be a Visual Pun for money.
and why is Huey such a quitter this season?
edited 17th May '10 7:47:48 PM by wanderlustwarrior
The sad, REAL American dichotomy
and why is Huey such a quitter this season?Short Answer: He's retired.
Long Answer: After two seasons of idiocy he's completely fed up. He needs some way to get over himself and take it easy. Maybe a foil of some sort who can share his views while also being unafraid of lampooning them. Now where could we find a character like that..?
edited 17th May '10 11:08:28 PM by KnownUnknown
"The difference between reality and fiction is that fiction has to make sense." - Tom Clancy, paraphrasing Mark Twain.
Wait, you didn't notice that Wuncler said, of his insane gambling of their very town, "Maybe it was a stupid thing to do, but we're Americans; when we do the wrong thing, we just keep doing it until it becomes the right thing"... Which is essentially what we did in Iraq? Or the fact that, despite winning the game, the Woodcrestians (i.e. Americans) were all beat to hell, and essentially had nothing to show for it?
Hell, the Blackwater ringers even abandoned them to go to Afghanistan, I thought that was clear enough.
Let's Play Temple of Elemental Evil
Don't Forget To Smile
^ Kind of a stretch.
The Philosopher-King Paradox
Role Model
^^Yeah, us doing the wrong thing til we're right happens so often, it doesn't seem like a specific parody.
^^^I see what you did there... (and I approve.)
The sad, REAL American dichotomy
^^^ That line was likely a reference to it and all the other times we've done that, but it's very unlikely that the whole episode was one bit analogy.
"The difference between reality and fiction is that fiction has to make sense." - Tom Clancy, paraphrasing Mark Twain.
Jeez, it was plain as day to me. Much more blatant than the convenience store holdup in A Date With the Health Inspector.
"The secret we should never let the gamemasters know is that they don't need any rules." - E. Gary Gygax
The Ant King
I didn't feel like it was an analogy.
Kill all math nerds
I'd rather they wrapped up Thugnificent's character in a good episode, but I'll shut up now.
The first episode of season 3 had 2 million viewers, which is pretty damn good for a show on that late on cable. I hope they didn't lose too much market share with this last episode.
"The secret we should never let the gamemasters know is that they don't need any rules." - E. Gary Gygax