Probably Only Dan Cares

[Shire Le Buff]

Adult Swim is making a cartoon of the newspaper comic strip The Boondocks.   Here's the official statement from the forum.

Aaron McGruder’s The Boondocks To Move In to Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim in October
 
Regina King to Voice “Huey Freeman,” “Riley Freeman”; and John Witherspoon Signs on as “Granddad”
 
          Based on Aaron McGruder’s award-winning and politically charged comic strip of the same name, The Boondocks will premiere in October 2005, on Adult Swim, Cartoon Network’s late-night block of animation for adults.  Regina King (Miss Congeniality 2, Ray) and John Witherspoon (Friday After Next) are among the actors who have signed on to voice characters on the highly anticipated animated television comedy.  King will do double-duty as the voices of brothers “Huey Freeman” and “Riley Freeman” – the two characters central to the strip and series – while Witherspoon will be voicing “Granddad,” the boys’ cantankerous grandfather.
In The Boondocks, when Robert “Granddad” Freeman becomes legal guardian of his rambunctious grandkids, he moves from the south side of Chicago to the quiet and safety of “The Boondocks”  (in this case, suburban Woodcrest), hoping that he can ignore them altogether and enjoy the fourth quarter of his life in peace.  But Huey, a 10-year-old left wing revolutionary, is determined not to enjoy the affluence of suburbia.  This attitude is seconded by his 8-year-old brother, Riley, a proud product of contemporary rap culture who lives only to spread chaos and mayhem.  Although they torture each other and provoke the neighborhood, they are no match for Granddad, who is eccentric even by “crazy-ass-old-black-man” standards.
Regina King, who is starring in Miss Congeniality 2 opposite Sandra Bullock (which opens nationwide today), has also appeared in the Oscar-nominated film Ray, opposite Jamie Foxx; Cinderella Story, opposite Hilary Duff; and Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde, opposite Reese Witherspoon.  John Witherspoon has earned the reputation of playing one of America’s funniest fathers in films such as Friday, Friday After Next and Boomerang.  His television credits include The Tracy Morgan Show and The Wayans Brothers.  Cedric Yarbrough (Reno 911), Gary Anthony Williams (Malcolm in the Middle), Gabby Soleil (Johnson Family Vacation) and Jill Talley (The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie) are also among the show’s principal cast.
Meanwhile, hip-hop artist turned actor Mos Def (The Italian Job), Ed Asner (Elf) and Charlie Murphy (Chappelle’s Show) are among the eclectic mix of actors who have been enlisted to voice guest characters on the show.
Aaron McGruder serves as creator and executive producer of The Boondocks.  The series is produced by Rebel Base and Hudlin Entertainment in association with Sony Pictures Television.  Fifteen episodes are in production.

[Zoe]

Ahhh...  Boondocks is only my favorite comic strip EVER.

[The Ocean]

I saw an interview with Aaron McGruder once.... he seemed a little insane.

I don't think I've seen the word "nigger" used so many times than in his strip... well.... maybe I have on Chapelle Show.

[Violent Unrest in Allentown]

Man, fuck this stupid shit and fuck Aaron McGruder and his hippie-dippie, liberal, "I'm an activist" bullshit!

This will be one of the worst television shows to ever grace the airwaves. Mark my words.

[FAGGOT WATCHIN TRON]

This seems so wholly unremarkable.  The Boondocks is a fairly boring comic strip, just another loud, bleating, leftist voice in the already deafening flock.  I can't stand bullshit like this, and I agree with Dan that the cartoon is going to suck.

[Violent Unrest in Allentown]

Wasn't there a show made out of Doonesbury, or am I making that up?

[الله أكبر]

Meh. Better "The Boondocks" than "The Family Circus."

[Rhino......................]

Chest beatles are better than "The Family Circus."

[Shire Le Buff]

I actually think the show will be a success.   Think about it.   Adult Swim's demographic is nothing but primaryly leftist, pseudo-political, lazy pot heads who don't like coming up with their own opinions.

[TemporalRift]

I don't know if I should take offense to that as a liberal or as a fan of Adult Swim, I don't see proof either group is prone to complete follow the leader devotion, that sounds a bit more like your lot during the past election

[Violent Unrest in Allentown]

[TemporalRift]

I wasn't implying the show wouldn't be inherently the most awful thing to happen to television since America's Top Model, I was offended at the insinuation that AS pans to liberals who can't form their own opinions. AS isn't liberal, they don't have a political slant. I challenge anyone here to find a single bump that endorsed the Democratic party, or Republican for that matter.

[Shire Le Buff]

Dood!   All the writers have beards!

I was making fun of stupid liberals.   There are liberals, conservatives, stupid liberals, and stupid conservatives.   So don't be offended that way.

As and AS fan, go ahead and be offended.   Adult Swim sucks.   It's total drivel expect for the stuff that other people do.

[Larry Flyntz]

Ugh, I've never liked The Boondocks. Then again, I've never watched Adult Swim, so this does me no disservice.