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''The Boondocks'' was | '''''The Boondocks''''' was an American animated sitcom that aired from 2005-2014. The show involved two brothers Huey and Riley Freeman along with their grandfather who would go about day to day life in a suburb of Woodcrest. Each episode was unique an obscure plot that sometimes involving celebrities would accrue. In 2003, the Fox network ordered a seven-minute '''pilot''' for an animated series based on the popular comic strip that ''The Boondocks'' was based on. | ||
==Development== | ==Development== | ||
The | The creator of the series, Aaron McGruder, and film producer/director Reginald Hudlin worked on the pilot that Fox had ordered. Aaron McGruder faced many difficulties during the production of the Fox pilot. In an interview with Avclub.com McGruder: | ||
''We did our best to do a Fox show, but, frankly, I don't think the difficulties we had at Fox would be exclusive to Fox, I just think broadcast television in general is a very restrictive place. It's tough to be funny, because there's so many eyeballs and there's so much money at stake that I think everything is just kind of over-thought. And it's tough to be daring and do something different, either with regards to content or even structure. It's really a rigid landscape. And you can honestly see it in the show.''<ref>[https://www.avclub.com/aaron-mcgruder-1798208839 Aaron McGruder's interview with Avclub] Retrieved 22 Mar '18</ref> | |||
In the summer of 2004, ''The Boondocks'' pilot was formally announced to have been rejected by Fox. During the same time, Cartoon Network expressed interest in the pilot of ''The Bookdocks'' to have it air on the Adult Swim block. Mike Lazzo, vice president of programming for Cartoon Network and Adult Swim, reported that the pilot felt "watered down" after viewing it, and told McGruder that due to cable's less restrictive policies, he would be able to make the show he wanted to make. Cartoon Network ended up formally picking ''The Boondocks'' up for a 15 half-hour episode order, where its success allowed it to last four seasons on Adult Swim. | |||
In the summer of 2004, | |||
==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
Nothing from the pilot had been released online until May 2016, in which Carl Jones released a 21-second clip from the pilot onto his Twitter. This clip reveals that the pilot had a different animation style - closer to the comic strip rather | Nothing from the pilot had been released online until May 2016, in which Carl Jones released a 21-second clip from the pilot onto his Twitter. This clip reveals that the pilot had a different animation style - closer to the comic strip rather than the anime-influenced art of the series. | ||
Some sources say that the pilot has been shown at conventions, though this is unconfirmed. | Some sources say that the pilot has been shown at conventions, though this is unconfirmed. | ||
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The show's title card.
Status: Partially Found
The Boondocks was an American animated sitcom that aired from 2005-2014. The show involved two brothers Huey and Riley Freeman along with their grandfather who would go about day to day life in a suburb of Woodcrest. Each episode was unique an obscure plot that sometimes involving celebrities would accrue. In 2003, the Fox network ordered a seven-minute pilot for an animated series based on the popular comic strip that The Boondocks was based on.
Development
The creator of the series, Aaron McGruder, and film producer/director Reginald Hudlin worked on the pilot that Fox had ordered. Aaron McGruder faced many difficulties during the production of the Fox pilot. In an interview with Avclub.com McGruder: We did our best to do a Fox show, but, frankly, I don't think the difficulties we had at Fox would be exclusive to Fox, I just think broadcast television in general is a very restrictive place. It's tough to be funny, because there's so many eyeballs and there's so much money at stake that I think everything is just kind of over-thought. And it's tough to be daring and do something different, either with regards to content or even structure. It's really a rigid landscape. And you can honestly see it in the show.[1] In the summer of 2004, The Boondocks pilot was formally announced to have been rejected by Fox. During the same time, Cartoon Network expressed interest in the pilot of The Bookdocks to have it air on the Adult Swim block. Mike Lazzo, vice president of programming for Cartoon Network and Adult Swim, reported that the pilot felt "watered down" after viewing it, and told McGruder that due to cable's less restrictive policies, he would be able to make the show he wanted to make. Cartoon Network ended up formally picking The Boondocks up for a 15 half-hour episode order, where its success allowed it to last four seasons on Adult Swim.
Availability
Nothing from the pilot had been released online until May 2016, in which Carl Jones released a 21-second clip from the pilot onto his Twitter. This clip reveals that the pilot had a different animation style - closer to the comic strip rather than the anime-influenced art of the series.
Some sources say that the pilot has been shown at conventions, though this is unconfirmed.
Gallery
References
- The Comic-Strip Revolution Will Be Televised - The New York Times
- Carl Jones' posting of the pilot clip on Twitter
- The Boondocks/Pilot - The TV/IV
- ↑ Aaron McGruder's interview with Avclub Retrieved 22 Mar '18