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AHI-3000 Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
#1126: Mar 22nd 2021 at 5:52:31 PM

Back in 2019, didn't they announce that the reboot series would premiere in 2020? Imagine if that original plan happened on schedule, then we'd probably be getting a significantly different show than whatever's coming out in 2022. Something tells me that they're going to update the satirical plotlines to include references to COVID and Biden's administration.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#1127: Mar 22nd 2021 at 5:54:05 PM

Have they mentioned anything about recasting Granddad?

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
AHI-3000 Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
#1128: Mar 22nd 2021 at 5:56:35 PM

[up]All I know about this is that John Witherspoon's son (unsuccessfully) auditioned for the role of Granddad.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#1129: Mar 22nd 2021 at 6:22:12 PM

I just want Caesar. Gimme a teaser, and show me half a second of Caesar, and I’ll be alright.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#1130: Mar 22nd 2021 at 6:24:38 PM

[up] That’s who’s Known’s avatar image is. tongue

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
AHI-3000 Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
#1132: Mar 22nd 2021 at 10:58:36 PM

It's just weird that one of the main characters from the comics never even got the chance to be animated and voiced on the TV show.

Edited by AHI-3000 on Mar 22nd 2021 at 11:40:22 AM

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#1133: Mar 22nd 2021 at 11:20:45 PM

Looking back, I can kind of see why it didn't happen the first time around. Huey and to a lesser extent Jasmine (but mostly Huey) both got some of Caesar's traits in the show, so Huey no longer really needed the kind of foil Caesar provided - still, I could've seen him coming in after Season 1, but as the show went on the dynamic got more and more centered around Huey, Granddad and Riley to the point where there wasn't any more space for Caesar any more.

But luckily this is a reboot, so they could totally reimagine the characters and their dynamics enough that that isn't a problem this time.

Edited by KnownUnknown on Mar 22nd 2021 at 11:21:01 AM

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#1134: Mar 22nd 2021 at 11:47:37 PM

Hopefully Huey doesn't become a depressed passionless loner who doesn't do anything while Riley and Granddad hog all the spotlight.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#1135: Mar 22nd 2021 at 11:49:10 PM

Yeah, [up] this. Huey really shouldn't become a listless supporting character in his own show. The series got so granddad centric that it at times became clear they weren't sure what to do with Huey (or any voices of reason, tbh) at all, outside of his rare focus episode.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#1136: Mar 22nd 2021 at 11:53:51 PM

Plus it really hit Granddad hard with the flanderization.

I mean sure Riley was always a self-dangerous idiot but Granddad really become an utterly unlikable and moronic prick by the last season.

Real far cry from the guy who developed genuine love for a prostitute and protected her from her A Pimp Named Slickback.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
AHI-3000 Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
#1137: Mar 23rd 2021 at 4:13:16 PM

I'm kinda hoping that The Boondocks reboot well be much less of a wacky sitcom with flanderized protagonists, and more like a dramedy series where the main characters and their conflicts are treated just a bit more seriously (though of course while still retaining the irreverent and satirical sense of humor from the original show).

KouTheMad The Grey Sith from Korriban Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
The Grey Sith
#1138: Mar 23rd 2021 at 11:34:01 PM

I think I'd prefer a middle ground on that one. Some of the over the top shit in the show was part of it's charm, but it does need to dial back the flanderization by.........well alot, and the less said about Season 4 (Sans the Stinkmeiner episode, which I feel actually ended the Stinkmeiner arc damn near perfectly by FINALLY ending the cycle with Peace, Just like how Huey said was the only way.).

Sanity is the Lie, there is only Madness.
Cross (Don’t ask)
#1139: Mar 28th 2021 at 1:49:39 PM

Still love "Freedom Ride or Die".

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#1140: Mar 28th 2021 at 2:06:56 PM

Freedom Ride or Die was imo the big exception to the pile of crap that was Season 4. Freedomland was kind of okay too, in that it actually gave us a Huey-centric episode.

Sannom (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#1141: Mar 28th 2021 at 2:27:17 PM

I still want to know if the big guy from Freedom Rides had to invent a non-violent martial arts because doing nothing still ended up with people being hurt, so he had to get proactive in non-violently removing the opposition...

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#1142: Jul 12th 2021 at 10:30:07 AM

Yet more evidence that we need Ceasar in the new show.

Edited by KnownUnknown on Jul 12th 2021 at 10:30:59 AM

AHI-3000 Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
#1143: Aug 29th 2021 at 3:20:58 PM

Ed Asner, voice of Ed Wuncler I, has died at age 91.

So Charlie Murphy, John Witherspoon, and Ed Asner are all gone now. They will be missed.

Edited by AHI-3000 on Aug 29th 2021 at 3:25:14 AM

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#1144: Sep 30th 2021 at 1:52:37 AM

Man, I hope we get a trailer soon. This was around the time the show was originally supposed to come out, I think, so even if it's been pushed back to 2022 I'm hoping that at least means they have enough for a trailer soonish.

XMenMutant22 The Feline Follies of Felix the Cat Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#1145: Nov 27th 2021 at 3:04:47 PM

One of my Discords pointed out that this reboot had a 3DCG test pitch, at some point, posted around January 2021. Starting around 0:49, we see a very Spider-Verse inspired recreation of the original intro's visuals. This is a part of a demo reel for a Canadian-based studio known as IoM Media (Island of Misfits), which worked on projects like Inspector Gadget (2015) for WildBrain.

Sannom (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Zeromaeus Since: May, 2010
KouTheMad The Grey Sith from Korriban Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
The Grey Sith
#1149: Feb 3rd 2022 at 11:08:59 PM

FUCK!

Sanity is the Lie, there is only Madness.
AHI-3000 Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
#1150: Feb 4th 2022 at 12:11:01 PM

Damn, that's disappointing. I wonder what McGruder's gonna do next now that Sony pulled the plug.


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