The comic strip was brilliant, and I think many early reviews of the show were based on the greatness of the strip...the show though doesn't live up to it's promise. I'm used to the book being so much better than the movie, because of course there's not as much room for character development and all, but I don't see how so much was lost in translation here. A comic strip really doesn't leave that much more room for character development, or deep analysis of societal problems...but somehow the strip did that in a smart and funny way, whereas the animated show seems to be just devolving into the kind of BET garbage that McGruder infamously flamed in his strip. I guess maybe you just have to trade in some of your edge for commercial success (wouldn't that be selling out?) I hope I'm wrong and McGruder will turn this around, because I loved "The Boondocks", I loved Huey Freeman, he was my hero and it would be great to see him comeback.
Review of The Boondocks
