FSeason 4The Boondocks: “The New Black”Eric Thurm6/24/14 2:20amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkAlmost 10 years ago, I discovered A Right To Be Hostile, the third collection of The Boondocks comic strip at my public…
D-Season 4The Boondocks: “Stinkmeaner: Begun The Clone War Has”Eric Thurm6/17/14 12:44amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkAt the beginning of this episode, the clone of Stinkmeaner turns to the camera in a fake cooking-show setting (that…
B-Season 4The Boondocks: “Freedomland”Eric Thurm6/03/14 2:27amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkThe worst thing satire can be is predictable. Some types of humor work by fulfilling expectations in highly predictable…
CSeason 4The Boondocks: “Granddad Dates A Kardashian”Eric Thurm5/27/14 3:54amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkEveryone just wants to be on TV. Everyone wants to be on someone else’s show, and once they’re on a show they’re…
BSeason 4The Boondocks: “Freedom Ride Or Die”Eric Thurm5/20/14 12:17amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkWhen The Boondocks was a comic strip, it got most of its mileage from using its main characters almost purely as…
B-Season 4The Boondocks: “Early Bird Special”Eric Thurm5/13/14 12:12amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkThe decision to serialize this season of The Boondocks (or any show, really) has its potential benefits and drawbacks.…
C+Season 4The Boondocks: “Breaking Granddad”Eric Thurm5/05/14 11:39pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalink“I’ve been giving it to you straight for a half hour.” That’s what the Freemans’ accountant tells Robert, trying to…
B+Season 4The Boondocks: “Good Times”Eric Thurm4/29/14 12:35amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkWhy wasn’t this the season premiere? After last week’s abysmal opener, which focused on Tom for some reason in a…
B-Without its creator, the gratifyingly tasteless Boondocks no longer tastes like itselfPhil Dyess-Nugent4/21/14 12:00amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkThe fourth, final season of The Boondocks, which was made without the participation of series creator and showrunner…
A-Season 3The Boondocks: "It's Goin' Down"Leonard Pierce8/15/10 11:10pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkI'ma be straight with you Boondocks peeps, because you've been here all the way through the season with me: if this is…
A-Season 3The Boondocks: "The Color Ruckus"Leonard Pierce8/08/10 11:10pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkHolla, Boondocks set!
BSeason 3The Boondocks: "The Fried Chicken Flu"Leonard Pierce8/01/10 11:15pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkAy yo, Boondocks watchas! Good to see you again after the one-week hiatus.
A-Season 3The Boondocks: "Mr. Medicinal"Leonard Pierce7/18/10 11:30pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkIt's always walking a thin line when TV shows — which, on balance, tend to be written, directed, and produced by people…
B+Season 3The Boondocks: "Lovely Ebony Brown"Leonard Pierce7/11/10 11:20pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkStop, drop, shut 'em down, and open up shop, Boondocks posse! Welcome to the eleventh episode of the funkiest show on…
A-Season 3The Boondocks: "The Story of Lando Freeman"Leonard Pierce7/04/10 11:30pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkDamn, Boondocks! Don't you ever take a night off? I'm all hung over from patriotic celebratin', and here you are,…
BSeason 3The Boondocks: "A Date With The Booty Warrior"Leonard Pierce6/27/10 11:10pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkWhat it be like, Boondocks fans? This week, I'm hoping to get my off-track ass back in gear after the double-up snafu…
B+Season 3The Boondocks: "Pause"Leonard Pierce6/20/10 11:20pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkThe second half of our Boondocks double-dip tonight is "Pause", and I'm sure you're just as excited as I am about the…
A-Season 3The Boondocks: "The Fundraiser"Leonard Pierce6/20/10 10:00pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkYo yo yo, haternators! My apologies for the lateness of this recap. Thanks to some crazy storm action on the home…
B-Season 3The Boondocks: "Smokin' With Cigarettes"Leonard Pierce6/06/10 11:20pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkOne of the interesting things about the Boondocks universe is that it exists in a context were violence is everywhere,…
A-Season 3The Boondocks: "Stinkmeaner 3: The Hateocracy"Leonard Pierce5/31/10 4:30pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkHappy holiday, Boon crew! Sorry for the lateness of this recap; I was having cable problems last night and couldn't…
